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WHO Regional Workshop on Chemical Safety
24 - 26th June 2013
The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management in South-East Asia Region
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3351. April 18, 2013 | National Geographic News
Explosion Highlights Dangers of Anhydrous Ammonia, USA
A fertilizer plant in the community of West, Texas that exploded on Wednesday to deadly effect was known to produce and store a volatile and potentially dangerous form of nitrogen-based fertilizer known as anhydrous ammonia... 3352. April 18, 2013 | Environmental Health News
BPA levels in fetal livers higher than adult exposures, EHN
A new study shows bisphenol A can cross the placenta and get into the developing livers of fetuses. Even more importantly, 80 percent of the BPA measured in the fetal livers was the more active type of BPA -- free BPA -- which is thought to cause health effects... 3353. April 18, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Nigerian Doctor and Writer Wins World Environment Day Blogging Contest, Kenya
Nairobi, A 24-year-old doctor and environmentalist from Nigeria has won the 2013 World Environment Day blogging competition after picking up almost half of close to 70,000 votes cast in an online vote organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)... 3354. April 17, 2013 | The Salt Lake Tribune
Sulfuric chemical spills in downtown Provo, USA
A contained sulfuric chemical spill on Wednesday forced the evacuation of a building in downtown Provo... 3355. April 17, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Wind power surges to new record
The Global Wind Energy Council released its Annual Market Update today, with a comprehensive snapshot of the global wind industry at the end of 2012, along with a 5-year forecast out to 2017... 3356. April 17, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Scaled-Up Investments in Sustainable Cities Crucial for Improved Resource Efficiency and Poverty Eradication, Kenya
Nairobi, Investing in sustainable infrastructures and resource efficient technologies in cities offers a golden opportunity to deliver economic growth with lower rates of environmental degradation... 3357. April 16, 2013 | The Asahi Shimbun
Researchers: Air pollution from China raises mercury levels around Mt. Fuji, Japan
Levels of mercury in the skies around Mount Fuji were found to be 10 times higher than that of the average urban area in 2007, a new survey says... 3358. April 16, 2013 | BBC
University studies drug residue pollution in water, Scotland
Researchers in Scotland are taking a leading role in a project to reduce pharmaceutical residues in waste water... 3359. April 16, 2013 | Furniture Today
California adds BPA to Prop 65 toxic chemical list, USA
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment last week added the chemical bisphenol A to its list of Proposition 65 chemicals known to the state to cause reproductive toxicity... 3360. April 16, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Russia and UNEP Sign Agreement to Strengthen Partnership, Kenya
Nairobi, The partnership between the Russian Federation and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) was strengthened today with the signing of a bilateral agreement, covering priority areas such as the conservation of biological diversity... 3361. April 16, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
2013 SEED Awards Applications Now Open, Kenya
Nairobi, Innovative and inspiring social and environmental entrepreneurs can win a tailor-made support package to help expand their business, as part of the 2013 SEED Awards, which open today... 3362. April 15, 2013 | High Country News
How the amount of fish you eat impacts water quality, USA
daho plans to conduct a $300,000 study to learn how much fish its residents eat from state waters. The amount consumed helps determine regulatory limits for pollutant levels in rivers and lakes... 3363. April 15, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
New Study Shows Multi-Trillion Dollar Natural Capital Risk Underlining Urgency of Green Economy Transition, UK/India
The report shows that the scale and variation in impacts provide opportunities for companies and their investors to differentiate themselves by optimizing their supply chains and investment strategies... 3364. April 15, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Major Chinese Company Signs on as Strategic Partner in UN's Flagship Environment Award, China
The company has invested in environmental scholarships for young university students, organized clean-up operations and, in 2005, donated 2,000 tonnes of purifying tablets to clean up sections of a polluted river in Guangdong Beijiang... 3365. April 14, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Reducing Air Pollution, Chemical Coolants Can Quickly Cut Sea-Level Rise, USA
The damage from rising seas and higher storm surges is one of the most visible and costly effects of climate change... 3366. April 11, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP Portrait of Kenyan Forest Activist among Winners of First International Forest Photograph Contest, Kenya
The awards were presented as 197 member States met at the tenth session of the United Nations Forum on Forests in Istanbul... 3367. April 11, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Canada Provides Further Backing for Action on Black Carbon and Clean Air, Kenya
The contribution of $10 million is in addition to Canada's previous contribution of $3 million to the CCAC's Trust Fund and $7 million for projects that support the mitigation of short lived climate pollutants in developing countries... 3368. April 9, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
2013 Ozone2Climate Technology Roadshow Highlights HCFC Alternatives to Safeguard Ozone Layer, China/Thailand
A move to such alternatives is in line with the objectives of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (CCAC), of which UNEP is one of the founding partners... 3369. April 9, 2013 | TIME.com
Car Pollution Linked To Childhood Cancers, USA
Even in utero, children may be affected by exposure to certain compounds in car exhaust... 3370. April 9, 2013 | ANI
Now, a Japanese solution for curbing air pollution in India, Japan | India
Tokyo/New Delhi, Beijing's air pollution made news recently when fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in the city air rose to an 'out-of-index' level of 755 mg/cu m (Milligrams per cubic meter)... 3371. April 9, 2013 | hydrogenfuelnews.com
Air pollution becomes a target for Beijing, China
Beijing, the second most populated city in China, in struggling with air pollution... 3372. April 9, 2013 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Plastic chemical may expose foetuses to cancer: agency, France
France's food safety agency raised the alarm anew Tuesday over the use of bisphenol A, a chemical found in certain plastics, saying it said may expose unborn children to breast cancer later in life.Bisphenol A, or BPA, is a common component of plastic bottles and canned food and drink linings... 3373. April 9, 2013 | wowktv.com
Parents express concerns about asbestos exposure, USA
On the last day of spring break, Ivy Davis, like many kids, dreads going back to school... 3374. April 9, 2013 | Shanghai Daily
Interior pollution problem in mass-market car brands, China
CANCER-CAUSING substances have been found in mass-market brands of cars sold in China... 3375. April 9, 2013 | East & Horn Africa
Cadmium contamination menaces Cocoa exports, Africa
New European regulations on cadmium in cocoa beans increase the burden on African producers, who say livelihoods will be lost unless they are given time to adapt...
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