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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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451. June 21, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Researchers and clinicians acknowledge the role of chemicals in spurring obesity
For the first time, prominent obesity researchers and clinicians have acknowledged the potential role of environmental chemicals in the obesity public health crisis. 452. June 20, 2023 | Grist
Race has to be a factor in efforts to decrease air pollution
A new study shows that decreasing greenhouse gases alone isn't enough to save neighborhoods of color from toxic air pollution. 453. June 19, 2023 | The Guardian
Action to tackle air pollution failing to keep up with research
Globally, outdoor air pollution is second only to tobacco as greatest cause of lung and respiratory cancers. 454. June 19, 2023 | The Guardian
EPA sued over reapproval of toxic herbicides using Agent Orange chemical
Federal suit brought by public health groups alleges agency’s science shows human risks and harm to endangered species. 455. June 19, 2023 | The New York TImes
Study compares gas stove fumes to secondhand cigarette smoke
One burner could raise indoor concentrations of benzene, which is linked to cancer risk, above levels that have prompted investigations when detected outdoors. 456. June 14, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Are you replenishing your electrolytes with a dose of PFAS?
Nine electrolyte products have detectable levels of total fluorine, an indicator of the group of chemicals known as PFAS, according to a new report from Mamavation. 457. June 2, 2023 | Stanford Medicine
Turmeric’s unexpected link to lead poisoning in Bangladesh
Scientists find that a colorant that makes turmeric more yellow is the leading source of high lead levels in pregnant women in Bangladesh. 458. June 1, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Recycling plastics “extremely problematic” due to toxic chemical additives
Plastics contain toxic chemicals that can enter products and interact to create new harmful substances during the recycling process, a new report from Greenpeace and the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) shows. 459. May 12, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Testing finds glyphosate in two popular oat milks
Two out of 13 popular brands of oat milk had detectable levels of the controversial herbicide glyphosate, according to a new report from Mamavation. 460. May 9, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Scientists warn of disinfectant dangers
Disinfectants have had a moment since the COVID-19 pandemic began — and scientists are warning that this widespread use is spurring health problems, antimicrobial resistance and harming the environment. 461. May 5, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Toxic exposures accumulate in more than 100 categories of consumer products
Products used at home and in the workplace frequently contain toxic chemicals that are linked to reproductive and developmental harms, and cancers, according to a new study published in Environmental Science & Technology. 462. April 26, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Are you putting PFAS on your eyeballs?
Eighteen kinds of soft contact lenses have detectable levels of organic fluorine, an indicator of the group of chemicals known as PFAS, according to a new report from Mamavation. 463. April 7, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Air pollution exposure during pregnancy linked to reduced lung function in kids
Exposure to air pollution from sources like traffic and heavy industry during pregnancy has been linked to reduced lung function in children in a new study. 464. April 5, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Not only are PFAS toxic — they’re bad at their job when applied to furniture
The group of chemicals referred to as PFAS are known for their ability to repel water and stains from fabric, but a new study found that treatments containing PFAS had a low impact on protecting furniture fabrics and that the fabric type did more to prevent stains. 465. March 30, 2023 | Science News
50 years ago, air pollution was linked to more reports of animal bites
Scientists spent decades tying air pollution to health and behavior problems. Now, there’s more evidence that dirty air influences aggression in animals. 466. March 24, 2023 | Science Newsw
Microplastics are in our bodies. Here’s why we don’t know the health risks
Researchers are racing to try to understand how much humans are exposed and what levels are toxic. 467. March 23, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Get phthalates, parabens out of the bathroom drawer to reduce breast cancer risk
Switching to phthalate and paraben-free personal care products could reduce the risk of developing breast cancer, according to new research. 468. March 21, 2023 | Environmenatl Health News
Every stage of plastic production and use is harming human health
Plastic production is on track to triple by 2050, a potential influx of hazardous materials that the Earth and humans can't handle, according to a new report from the Minderoo-Monaco Commission on Plastics and Human Health. 469. March 21, 2023 | Annals of Global Health
The Minderoo-Monaco Commission on Plastics and Human Health
Plastics have conveyed great benefits to humanity and made possible some of the most significant advances of modern civilization in fields as diverse as medicine, electronics, aerospace, construction, food packaging, and sports. It is now clear, however, that plastics are also responsible for significant harms to human health, the economy, and the earth’s environment. 470. March 15, 2023 | Environmental Health News
PFAS: EPA releases proposed drinking water standards for six “forever chemicals”
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today new proposed drinking water standards for six individual PFAS chemicals —a move that could re-shape how drinking water is tested, sourced and treated throughout the U.S. 471. March 2, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Kids’ glyphosate exposure linked to liver disease and metabolic syndrome
Over the last decade, Dr. Charles Limbach noticed something strange in his family medicine practice in East Salinas, California. 472. March 2, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Good news: Some toxic insecticides are vanishing from the atmosphere
Some once-common insecticides linked to harmful human health impacts are disappearing from the air in the Great Lakes region, though others still persist, according to new research. 473. February 22, 2023 | Environmental Health News
The FDA needs to start protecting us from obesity-promoting food chemicals
The Western diet is a triple threat for causing obesity: the diet itself, the additives used in the food processing and the chemicals used in the food packaging are all culprits, according to a new report from the Center for Science in the Public Interest. 474. February 14, 2023 | Scientific American
The Brain and Long COVID
Long COVID Now Looks like a Neurological Disease, Helping Doctors to Focus Treatments The causes of long COVID, which disables millions, may come together in the brain and nervous system 475. February 2, 2023 | Environmental Health Perspectives
Effects of Sociodemographic Characteristics, Comorbidity, and Coexposures on the Association between Air Pollution and Type 2 Diabetes: A Nationwide Cohort Study
Exposure to air pollution has been associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D), but studies investigating whether deprived groups are more susceptible to the harmful effects of air pollution are inconsistent.
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