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6451. March 30, 2011 | The Kansas City Star
Watch out for lead-contaminated gum, labeled ‘Toxic Waste’, USA
Turns out that some Toxic Waste Short Circuits Bubble Gum really may be toxic... 6452. March 30, 2011 | UNEP
UNEP engineer honoured for contribution to Sudan water sector, Sudan
Khartoum, 30 March 2011 - A distinguished engineer working with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Dr Hamid Omer Ali, has been honoured for his lifetime contribution to the water sector in Sudan... 6453. March 29, 2011 | China Daily
'Time to clean up rural area pollution', China
BEIJING - The program to reduce pollution between 2011 and 2015 will include emission targets for rural areas, Li Ganjie, vice-minister of environmental protection, said on Monday... 6454. March 29, 2011 | The Daily Star
16 tonnes of toxic poultry feed seized, Bangladesh
Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday seized 265 sacks of poultry feed made from tannery waste and various chemicals, weighing 16 metric tonnes, from a house at Adabar in the city and arrested one person in this connection... 6455. March 29, 2011 | UPI
Fire out at California waste-oil refinery, USA
NEWARK, Calif. (UPI) -- Firefighters in the San Francisco Bay Area said equipment failure was the likely cause of Tuesday's explosion at a small waste-oil refinery... 6456. March 29, 2011 | The Jakarta Globe
Philippines Detects Radiation from Japan, Philippine
Small amounts of radiation from Japan’s damaged nuclear plant have been detected in the Philippines, the government said Tuesday, while emphasizing the traces posed no danger to humans... 6457. March 29, 2011 | ANI
High radiation water found outside Japan's Fukushima nuke plant, Japan
Tokyo, Mar.29 : Highly radioactive water has been found outside No.2 reactor of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan, said Tokyo Electric Power Company officials... 6458. March 29, 2011 | People's Daily Online
Japan finds highly toxic plutonium at radiation-leaking nuke plant, Japan
Highly toxic plutonium has been found in soil in five separate locations at the crippled Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in northeast Japan, the facility's operator said Tuesday, which has caused global concern about the growing severity of the crisis at the leaking plant... 6459. March 28, 2011 | Halesowen News
Two in hospital after toxic chemical leak in Kidderminster, UK
TWO people have been taken to hospital and a whole workforce evacuated after a toxic chemical leak at a factory in Kidderminster... 6460. March 28, 2011 | UNEP
Harvard University recognizes Refrigerants, Naturally! with prestigious award, UK
The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University announced Refrigerants, Naturally! as the recipient of the prestigious 2011 Roy Family Environmental Award. The award will be presented to the recipients at a Harvard Kennedy School event on 4 May 2011... 6461. March 28, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
NKorea closely monitoring radiation from Japan, South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea — SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A North Korean scholar says Pyongyang is closely monitoring whether radiation from Japan's stricken nuclear plant will reach its territory... 6462. March 28, 2011 | Scotsman.con News
Kids taken to hospital after chemical alert, UK
FOUR children were taken to hospital to be checked over after an alleged spillage of waste chemicals near a dental practice... 6463. March 28, 2011 | ABC News
Scientists monitor toxic air-borne chemicals, Australia
Australian scientists have started monitoring air pollution levels of toxic, cancer-causing chemicals as part of a global project... 6464. March 28, 2011 | CNN
Japan officials: No place to put tainted water from nuclear plant, Japan
Tokyo (CNN) -- Japanese officials on Monday worked to determine what to do with highly radioactive water collected at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant as they tackled other problems, including rising temperatures in one of the nuclear reactors... 6465. March 27, 2011 | Kuwait Times
Kuwait ready to face chemical risks, Kuwait
KUWAIT: Participants in the first course to be offered to GCC officials on weapons of mass destruction yesterday visited the headquarters of the Kuwait National Guards' chemical defense unit, where they were welcomed by the unit commander, Major General Fawaz Al-Aradeh... 6466. March 27, 2011 | Bradenton Herald
In Tallevast, beryllium concerns persist, USA
Remediation plan, razing of old plant’s buildings have remaining residents steamed... 6467. March 27, 2011 | Reuters
China battery plant manager held in lead poisoning case, China
(Reuters) - The general manager of a battery plant in eastern China faces environmental pollution charges after lead emissions from the plant poisoned nearly 170 villagers, including 53 children, state news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday... 6468. March 27, 2011 | Reuters
Disaster-Hit Japan Faces Protracted Nuclear Crisis, Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan appeared resigned on Monday to a long fight to contain the world's most dangerous atomic crisis in 25 years after high radiation levels complicated work at its crippled nuclear plant... 6469. March 27, 2011 | Express.co.uk
Shocking toll of poisoned air crew, UK
AIRLINE pilots are secretly donning oxygen masks and ­issuing emergency warnings because of poisonous fumes seeping into passenger jets... 6470. March 26, 2011 | The Daily Express
Children in chemical spill fears, UK
Four children have been taken to hospital as a precaution after fears they may have come into contact with waste chemicals near a dental practice, police said... 6471. March 26, 2011 | The Economic Times
Bhopal Gas tragedy toxic waste may be shipped out, India
NEW DELHI: The Group of Ministers on the Bhopal Gas tragedy have abandoned the plan to burn down 350 tonnes of toxic industrial waste at a privately run facility at Pithampur, some 300 km from Bhopal... 6472. March 26, 2011 | KWQC
Hazmat Scare At Rock Island Water Treatment Facility, USA
The hazmat team contained a dangerous situation after a corrosive material spilled at the Rock Island Water Treatment Plant... 6473. March 26, 2011 | The New York Times
Japanese Rules for Nuclear Plants Relied on Old Science, Japan
TOKYO — In the country that gave the world the word tsunami, the Japanese nuclear establishment largely disregarded the potentially destructive force of the walls of water. The word did not even appear in government guidelines until 2006,... 6474. March 26, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Some 200,000 in Germany protest nuclear power, Germany
BERLIN – Tens of thousands of people on Saturday turned out in Germany's largest cities to protest the use of nuclear power in the wake of Japan's Fukushima reactor disaster, police and organizers said... 6475. March 26, 2011 | Denton Record-Chronicle
Atmosphere of concern, USA
DISH — A mother directs her four children about the living room, helping each to comb through an assortment of papers, books, blankets and clothing. One child closes a cardboard box and carries it upstairs to a spare bedroom, already stacked high with boxes and plastic bins filled with shoes, craft supplies and keepsakes...
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