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The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management in South-East Asia Region
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5176. March 25, 2012 | McClatchy Newspapers
Environmentalists take aim at toxic lead in ammunition, USA
WASHINGTON — Using a canoe or her 10-foot-Zodiac boat, Martha Jordan has scooped up hundreds of sick or dead trumpeter and tundra swans from Judson Lake in northwestern Washington state... 5177. March 25, 2012 | The Wall Street Journal
Japanese Struggle With Shape of Nuclear Regulation, Japan
TOKYO—The Fukushima Daiichi disaster yielded a key lesson, Japanese lawmakers broadly agree—that the country needs a more independent nuclear-safety regulator. But more than a year after... 5178. March 24, 2012 | clickorlando.com
Chemical spill evacuates post office, USA
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - Orange County firefighters were at the Aloma post office at 4214 Metric Drive, trying to figure out what sort of chemical spilled, Saturday morning... 5179. March 24, 2012 | Thanh Nien News
Vietnam police confirm banned chemical used in rearing pigs, Vietnam
Police in Dong Nai Province on Friday confirmed that a banned substance has been used by the local pig breeding industry... 5180. March 24, 2012 | Your Local Guardian
Pollution kills more than alcoholism and obesity, UK
More people are dying prematurely in Wandsworth from air pollution than either alcoholism and obesity, it emerged at a public meeting on Wednesday... 5181. March 24, 2012 | IANS
Greenpeace protests toxic pollution of Mexican waters, Mexico
Mexico City, March 24 : Environmental watchdog Greenpeace denounced on World Water Day the pollution of rivers and other surface waters in Mexico and asked the government to establish a policy of zero dumping of toxic substances by 2020... 5182. March 24, 2012 | ABC Radio Australia
MERCURY – A HAZARD IN THE OCEANS AND ON THE LAND, Australia
Mercury vapour enters the body through the air. It destroys kidneys, brain and eyes. Symptoms include loss of teeth and neurological problems which leads to death... 5183. March 23, 2012 | The Seattle Times
Research shows fog worse than rain in absorbing toxic mercury, USA
Researchers have found that coastal fog can carry toxic mercury that can harm ecosystems and human health... 5184. March 23, 2012 | stltoday.com
Top 10 Toxic U.S. Waterways, 2010, USA
The states listed are home to industries that reported dumping toxins into these rivers... 5185. March 23, 2012 | Ceylon Today
Toxic gas at Ramada Hotel, Sri Lanka
The tests conducted by the government analyst on the room at Ramada Hotel in Seeduwa where the Emirati family had resided, have revealed toxic gas had been emitted from the substance used as pesticide... 5186. March 23, 2012 | The Associated Press (AP)
Chemical explosion at Portland factory injures 2, USA
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A Portland Fire spokesman says an explosion involving a chemical reactor at a silicon factory has injured two people... 5187. March 23, 2012 | BBC
Hawick Scotbet bookmakers shut in chemical incident, Scotland
A bookmakers in the Borders has been sealed off after a suspected chemical incident... 5188. March 22, 2012 | Timeofmalta.com
Toxic smoke from cookstoves kills two million a year, Malta
A UN-linked body launched a campaign in Nigeria aimed at preventing deaths due to toxic smoke from rudiment-ary cookstoves, one of the developing world’s worst public health threats... 5189. March 22, 2012 | People's Daily Online
Beijing to increase pollution monitoring, China
BEIJING - Beijing plans to mobilize two additional vans to monitor fine particle pollution by the end of this year, according to city's Municipal Commission of City Administration and Environment... 5190. March 21, 2012 | Environmental Health News
Mercury exposure linked to ramp up of thyroid antibody, USA
Women with high mercury exposures are more than twice as likely to have higher levels of antibodies that are associated with autoimmune disorders... 5191. March 21, 2012 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Illegal toxic waste dump sparks anger in Russia, Russia
Russian authorities on Wednesday announced plans to clean up more than 160 tonnes of highly toxic waste that was illegally dumped close to a town after outraged residents appealed to the Kremlin... 5192. March 20, 2012 | The Nation
Cabinet approve 5-year pollution management plan, Thailand
The Cabinet Tuesday approved the five-year pollution management plan that was going to put into use the polluters-pay concept... 5193. March 20, 2012 | ANI
Cheap costume jewellery may contain toxic chemicals, UK
London, Mar 20 : Experts have detected alarming levels of harmful chemicals in the composition of low-priced jewellery items targeted at youngsters, which may have dangerous health implications... 5194. March 20, 2012 | The Age
Toxic taint drives cosmetic change, Australia
Confused by makeup scare stories? Worried that lead in your lipstick and arsenic in your mascara might be damaging your health? It might be time to ditch the contents of your make up bag and switch to organic... 5195. March 20, 2012 | Lakehouse Newspaper
CDA introduces pollution free chimney system, Sri Lanka
The Coconut Development Authority (CDA) is planning to introduce a pollution free chimney system to manufacture coconut based activated carbon in Sri Lanka with an investment over Rs 2.5 million... 5196. March 19, 2012 | UTSASanDiego.com
Clean up bay pollution, USA
There is good news, finally, regarding the largest cleanup ever of polluted sediment from San Diego Bay... 5197. March 19, 2012 | China Daily
Carbon emissions: a taxing problem for air transport, China
The European Union has hinted that it hopes to avoid levying its controversial carbon-emissions tax on flights from China, if Beijing introduces its own carbon-trading scheme to cover aviation... 5198. March 19, 2012 | News.com.au
You might as well face it you're addicted to coal, Australia
IN A world increasingly turning away from fossil fuels, Australia is now less prepared to prosper than it was 25 years ago, a new report says... 5199. March 19, 2012 | TNN
Eight sugar mills raided in Punjab, India
PATIALA: The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) in raids on Saturday and Sunday found all eight sugar mills of the state violating various provisions of environment laws... 5200. March 19, 2012 | The Sacramento Bee
Editorial: State must stem nitrate pollution from agriculture, USA
Nitrogen pollution under some of California's most intensively farmed areas has posed a threat to drinking water for decades. But the full extent of the problem...
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