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5851. July 24, 2011 | Hurriyet Daily News
Pesticides in Thrace threatening bee populations, Turkey
The usage of pesticide on crops in Thrace poses a grave threat to honeybees in the area, according to a leading Turkish academic on the subject... 5852. July 24, 2011 | NPR
EPA Seeks To Tighten Ozone Standards, USA
The Environmental Protection Agency is expected any day now to tighten the standard for how much ozone is safe to breathe, but the level of ozone that scientists say is safe doesn't sit well with industry... 5853. July 23, 2011 | SouthCoastToday.com
Three hospitalized in SMAST haz-mat incident, USA
NEW BEDFORD — A faculty member and two lab technicians were taken to the hospital Friday afternoon following an apparent chemical reaction at UMass Dartmouth's School for Marine Sciences and Technology, university and fire officials said... 5854. July 23, 2011 | The Mercury
Acid leak reported at West Chester business, USA
WEST CHESTER — Emergency crews responded to an acid leak Friday morning at Kidde Firefighting National Foam Division in the 300 block of East Union Street... 5855. July 22, 2011 | South Florida Business Journal
Florida third-worst state for toxic pollution, USA
Toxic air pollution in Florida is so bad that the state is the third worst in the nation, according to an analysis of... 5856. July 22, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Experts concerned about level of trade in snake skins used in luxury products, Switzerland
Geneva, 22 July 2011 - The 25th meeting of the Animals Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)... 5857. July 20, 2011 | Pakistan Observer
Scientists of NUST develop ‘Blast Protection Material’, Pakistan
Islamabad—The young scientists of the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) Islamabad have developed Blast Protection Material having capacity to absorb shock and can be applied upon existing construction... 5858. July 19, 2011 | 3 News
Air pollution killing hundreds of Aucklanders annually – report, New Zealand
The Auckland Council has received a ticking off from its own officials, who say not enough is being done to combat air pollution in our biggest city... 5859. July 19, 2011 | UPI
Mercury pollution from power plants seen, USA
INDIANAPOLIS, July 19 (UPI) -- Researchers in Indiana say they have conducted the first study measuring mercury levels in soil near coal-fired U.S. power plants... 5860. July 19, 2011 | WNDU.com
EPA: Indiana and Michigan among the worst in toxic air pollution, USA
The Environmental Protection Agency has released a report that puts Indiana and Michigan among the worst states in the United States for toxic air pollution ahead of the publication of the Federal Toxins Release Inventory... 5861. July 19, 2011 | Thanh Nien Daily
Taiwanese shoe-maker fined for environment pollution, Taiwan
A Taiwanese shoes producer in Ho Chi Minh City has been fined more than US$28,000 for multiple violations of environmental protection laws, the Tuoi Tre newspaper reported Tuesday... 5862. July 19, 2011 | Reuters
Birth defects linked to coal smoke, pesticides: China study, Hong Kong
Pregnant women who are exposed to coal smoke and pesticides are up to four times more likely to have babies with serious birth defects than women not exposed to these chemicals, a Chinese study has found... 5863. July 19, 2011 | The Independent
Passive smoking linked to DNA damage and birth defects, USA
Passive smoking can cause genetic damage to sperm cells that may result in birth defects, miscarriages and other reproductive problems which make it difficult to father a healthy child, scientists have found... 5864. July 19, 2011 | The Wall Street Journal
Japan Links More Cattle to Cesium-Tainted Feed, Japan
TOKYO—Local officials in Fukushima prefecture said on Monday that 411 more cattle potentially contaminated with radioactive cesium have been shipped around Japan, a development sure to fuel food-safety fears... 5865. July 19, 2011 | Bangkok Post
Sick villagers wait for waste disposal, Thailand
The Pollution Control Committee will make a final decision next month on what to do with almost 3,000 tonnes of ore tailings which are suspected to have caused lead poisoning among residents of Lower Klity village in Kanchanaburi's Thong Pha Phum district... 5866. July 19, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Scientists Discuss Trade in Marine Species and Reptiles used in Luxury Products, Switzerland
Geneva, 19 July 2011 - Scientists from around the world are gathering in Geneva for a meeting of the United Nations-backed international organization aimed at stopping trade in endangered species... 5867. July 19, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Statement on UNEP's Ogoniland Environmental Assessment Report, Kenya
Nairobi, 18 July 2011 - In response to reports mainly in the Dutch media over the past 48 hours, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) wishes to clarify several points... 5868. July 18, 2011 | BBC News
Toxic fumes at Haverhill factory after chemical spill, UK
Spilled chemical powder at a Suffolk factory is reacting with rain to produce toxic fumes... 5869. July 18, 2011 | thestar.com
Man taken to hospital after inhaling an airborne chemical, USA
A 24-year-old man was taken to hospital after inhaling an airborne chemical on Monday... 5870. July 18, 2011 | The New York Times
N.R.C. Chief Plans Quick Response to Post-Fukushima Study, USA
The chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Monday that it should decide within 90 days on how to address recommendations to be issued this week by a task force that examined the lessons of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident in Japan... 5871. July 18, 2011 | Los Angeles Times
Triclosan: Is Bath & Body Works' new soap harmful to teens?, USA
Health and environmental groups have mounted a campaign against Bath & Body Works, urging the retailer to stop selling its line of “Summertime Scent” soaps that contain triclosan, a chemical categorized as a pesticide... 5872. July 18, 2011 | The New York Times
EPA Backs Away From Lead Dust Testing Renovation Proposal, USA
U.S. EPA announced Friday that it decided against a proposed rule that would have required contractors to test dust to prove the absence of lead following renovations... 5873. July 18, 2011 | The Washington Post
Learning lessons from Fukushima, Japan
AFTER THE MELTDOWNS at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex this year, it was sensible to ask how safe are America’s nuclear plants... 5874. July 18, 2011 | The Record
Toxic cleanup, USA
THE NEWS that Ford Motor Co. will soon dig out tons of toxic paint sludge from land in Rockland County, N.Y., came just days before the release of a powerful television documentary that chronicles a lawsuit brought by the Ramapough Mountain Indians of Upper Ringwood against the car giant... 5875. July 16, 2011 | Ekklesia
UK air pollution is an 'invisible killer', says new report, UK
A new report about air pollution and its health impacts, 'Air Pollution: The Invisible Killer' was launched in Southampton yesterday (15 July 2011)...
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