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The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management in South-East Asia Region
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5576. December 21, 2011 | BBC
Toxic waste found as illegal fuel plant dismantled in south Armagh, UK
Five tonnes of toxic waste have been uncovered by HM Revenue and Customs officers during the dismantling of an illegal fuel plant in south Armagh... 5577. December 21, 2011 | The Daily Star
Teenage boy dies after inhaling toxic gas, Bangladesh
A teenage boy died after inhaling toxic gas while scavenging for scraps inside a manhole in city's Kamlapur yesterday... 5578. December 20, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
China Launches US$265 million Ozone and Climate Change Project, China
Shanghai, China's Ministry of Environmental Protection today launched the HCFC Phase-out Management Plan (HPMP), a US$270 million project to cut consumption of Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) by 1 January 2015... 5579. December 20, 2011 | Pakistan Observer
Jamali advises participatory approach for Balochistan uplift, Pakistan
Islamabad—Acting Chairman Senate Mir Jan Muhammad Khan Jamali has underlined the need for involvement of local people and elected representatives in respective constituencies for executing development projects... 5580. December 20, 2011 | ABC News
Residents return home following toxic gas scare, Australia
The company responsible for a toxic gas cloud at Wangaratta, in north-eastern Victoria, says it has engaged a number of experts to investigate the cause of the incident... 5581. December 20, 2011 | The Marietta Times
Beverage and food containers found toxic, Philippines
The EcoWaste Coalition on Monday reported that it has detected sky-high levels of toxic elements in several beverage and food containers purchased from popular retail outlets in Metro Manila... 5582. December 20, 2011 | Xinhua
Turkey threatens to cease chemical imports from France, Turkey
ISTANBUL, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Turkey threatened on Monday to cease chemical imports from France, in an attempt to prevent the French side from passing a controversial bill criminalizing the rejection of Armenian genocide claims... 5583. December 20, 2011 | USAtoday.com
More states ban disposal of electronics in landfills, USA
Want a sleek tablet or a fax-scanner-printer for Christmas? As you part with the old stuff, be aware that more states have made it illegal this year to simply throw away computers, printers and TVs... 5584. December 19, 2011 | ENN
Study finds link between air pollution and increase in DNA damage, Czech Republic
A study in the Czech Republic has found a link between exposure to certain air pollutants and an increase in DNA damage for people exposed to high levels of the pollution... 5585. December 19, 2011 | EurActiv
UK admits breach of EU pollution laws, UK
With seven months to go before the London Olympics, the British government has admitted in court that it violated European Union air quality laws by missing deadlines to address high levels of urban pollution... 5586. December 19, 2011 | innovations-report.de
Study Shows Sugarcane Ethanol Production Causes Air Pollution, USA
The burning of sugarcane fields prior to harvest for ethanol production can create air pollution that detracts from the biofuel’s overall sustainability, according to research published recently by a team of researchers... 5587. December 19, 2011 | PTI
HC asks Centre to get Bhopal's toxic waste tested at any lab, India
Jabalpur, Dec 19(PTI)In the wake of Nagpur-based DRDO lab refusing to conduct tests on samples of toxic waste lying at the defunct Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh High Court today directed the Centre to get it tested in any lab... 5588. December 19, 2011 | People's Daily Online
Radiation dresses increase contamination chances: study, China
Garments worn by Chinese women meant to shield radiation have now come under question amid a discovery radiation inside the suit can increase when near numerous radioactive materials... 5589. December 19, 2011 | Independent.ie
Town in shadow of toxic dump has 40pc higher cancer rate, UK
A TOWN living in the shadow of the country's largest toxic waste dump has a cancer rate 40pc higher than the average... 5590. December 19, 2011 | Illawarra Mercury
Orica's shame: 148 safety breaches in 11 years, Australia
An acid spill at Orica's Port Kembla chemical plant was the latest in a decade-long series of breaches, it has been revealed... 5591. December 19, 2011 | The Asahi Shimbun
Hundreds of trillions of becquerels of radioactive strontium leaked into sea, Japan
At least 462 trillion becquerels of radioactive strontium have leaked to the Pacific Ocean since the March disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant... 5592. December 19, 2011 | Knoxville News Sentinel
Thanks in part to mercury, Y-12 plant has most studied creek in Tennessee, USA
OAK RIDGE — Mike Ryon recalls wading in the upper stretches of East Fork Poplar Creek at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant... 5593. December 19, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Nuclear waste site hunt could point to granite, USA
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The likely death of a planned nuclear waste site at Nevada's Yucca Mountain has left federal agencies looking for a possible replacement... 5594. December 18, 2011 | The Daily Star
Pollution..........., Pakistan
Rupashi canal in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj district gets dangerously polluted... 5595. December 18, 2011 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Toxic liquor leaves village of widows in India, India
SANGRAMPUR, India (AFP) - They are already calling it the 'widow village'... 5596. December 18, 2011 | USAtoday.com
Editorial: To improve mine safety, prosecute rogue operators, USA
Even as federal officials were heralding this month's $209 million settlement in one of the worst U.S. mining disasters in history... 5597. December 18, 2011 | guardian.co.uk
Stray showers of mercury getting into food chain, UK
Poisonous metal released as a vapour by burning fuel, then falls back to Earth and gets absorbed by the aquatic ecosystem... 5598. December 18, 2011 | Philly.com
Aging pipes, deadly hazards, USA
Sean Sellers was standing outside his Tacony home in January, a strong smell of natural gas in the air, pointing out the bubbles escaping through cracks in the street to a utility worker... 5599. December 16, 2011 | Bloomberg
Death-by-Air in Beijing Shows China’s Heart Risk From Worsening Pollution, China
As smog grounded hundreds of flights from Beijing last week, emergency doctors at Peking University People’s Hospital faced a rush of patients... 5600. December 16, 2011 | International Business Times
Pollution 2011: Where Children Played This Year, UK
The words "pollution" and "play" shouldn't go together, but these photos show the conditions in which children have been playing this year in various parts of the world...
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