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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 25, 2011 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
European carbon market suffers in annus horribilis, EU
Europe's market in carbon emissions is hoping for outside help after a year in which prices slumped to record lows, savaging claims that trading in CO2 brakes the rise of dangerous greenhouse gases... 5577. December 24, 2011 | The Times of India (TOI)
Pollution certificates cost double, India
NEW DELHI: The city's sultry and long summer has had an unusual effect. It has prompted the Delhi government to hike the rate for the pollution under control certificate (PUCC)... 5578. December 24, 2011 | ABC News
Strike action could lead to increased pollution, Australia
The Australian Services Union says strike action by Hunter Water employees at Newcastle's sewerage treatment plants could see increased levels of coastal pollution... 5579. December 23, 2011 | Times LIVE
Toxic and hazardous toys still being sold, USA
SOUTH Africans should be on the lookout for hazardous toys - some of them highly flammable - the authorities warned this week... 5580. December 22, 2011 | ABC.net.au
Ban on fruit fly chemical hits exports to NZ, New Zealand
A fresh produce exporter says it's lost its major market for tomatoes and capsicums because of an insecticide ban... 5581. December 22, 2011 | Wired-GOV Newswire
WWF - Environmental groups hail historic court decision upholding European law to curb airplane pollution, address climate change,
Statement by environmental intervenors on U.S. airline’s challenge to EU emissions trading system (ETS) for aviation... 5582. December 22, 2011 | Truthout
EPA Caps Toxic Air Pollution From Power Plants After Years of Industry Opposition, USA
More than 20 years after Congress passed the Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Wednesday new national standards that will limit the amount of mercury, cyanide, acid gas... 5583. December 22, 2011 | Sky News
Illegal Toxic Skin-Bleaching Trade Exposed, UK
Sky News investigation has discovered shops in London selling unlicensed or prescription-only skin-bleaching products... 5584. 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... 5585. 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... 5586. 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... 5587. 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... 5588. 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... 5589. 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... 5590. 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... 5591. 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... 5592. 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... 5593. 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... 5594. 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... 5595. 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... 5596. 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... 5597. 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... 5598. 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... 5599. 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... 5600. 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...
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