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24 - 26th June 2013
The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management in South-East Asia Region
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7376. October 17, 2010 | The Vancouver Sun
Kids’ jewelry shows high levels of toxic metal cadmium: Health Canada documents, Canada
OTTAWA — Three in 10 pieces of children’s jewelry tested by Health Canada for cadmium in the past year were made of as much as 93 per cent of the highly toxic metal, internal government test results show... 7377. October 17, 2010 | Hindustan Times
India's super toxic air, unmasked, India
Have you ever heard of a highly poisonous chemical called Bisphenol-A? It's been found in several kinds of plastics, such as some hard water bottles and containers, added to give them specific properties... 7378. October 16, 2010 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Canada declares Bisphenol A toxic, Canada
CANADA has become the first country in the world to declare as toxic Bisphenol A, a compound used in many consumer products, despite opposition by the chemical industry... 7379. October 15, 2010 | The Age
Australia unswayed by Canada's move to ban chemical, Australia
THE country's top food safety regulator has defended the use of a chemical that has been linked to hormonal defects, despite a decision by the Canadian government to declare it toxic... 7380. October 15, 2010 | ABC News
Choice calls for ban on plastics chemical, Australia
Consumer group Choice is calling on Australia's food safety regulator to follow Canada's lead and declare a chemical found in plastics toxic... 7381. October 15, 2010 | Bernama
Five Students Hospitalised Due To Chemical Fumes Inhalation, Malaysia
YAN, Five students of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Guar Chempedak were admitted to the Yan Hospital Thursday due to inhalation of chemical fumes believed to be from a factory here... 7382. October 15, 2010 | The Straits Times
Bisphenol A toxic: Canada, Canada
OTTAWA - CANADA has become the first country in the world to declare as toxic Bisphenol A, a compound used in many consumer products, despite opposition by the chemical industry... 7383. October 14, 2010 | The Times-Tribune
Midvalley industrial spill sends 40 to hospital, thousands into lockdown, USA
OLYPHANT - It moved down the valley "like a great, big fog." "It was probably 200 to 300 feet in the air," Throop Patrol Officer Michael Huffstutler recalled. "It looked like a cumulus cloud, one of those puffy clouds.".. 7384. October 14, 2010 | Carnousite Today
Polystyrene Pollution Fury, Scotland
THE TENS of thousands of polystyrene pellets found on Broughty Beach during the recent Beach Watch survey caused outrage at Tuesday's meeting of Broughty Ferry Community Council... 7385. October 14, 2010 | JSOnline
Suit filed over Fox River pollution cleanup, USA
With negotiations faltering over a final settlement to clean up the polluted Fox River, state and federal officials filed a lawsuit on Thursday against a group of companies and municipalities over paying for the massive project in northeastern Wisconsin... 7386. October 14, 2010 | The Sofia Echo
Hungarian toxic flood plant director released, Hungarian
Hungarian authorities have released the director of an alumina plant that flooded several towns with toxic waste, killing nine people, injuring at least 100 others. Government officials say production at the metals plant will resume by Friday, despite concerns among local residents about more flooding... 7387. October 13, 2010 | Zanesville Times Recorder
Insecticide spill leads to Ohio school evacuation, USA
MARION -- Three students and an instructor were taken to Marion General Hospital and about 850 students were evacuated from Tri-Rivers Career Center after a can of insecticide broke open in a floral design class Tuesday afternoon... 7388. October 13, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Chemical cloud in NE Pa. sends dozens to hospital, USA
OLYPHANT, Pa. — A nasty smelling chemical cloud was released from a manufacturing company in the northeastern Pennsylvania borough of Olyphant on Wednesday morning, sending about 30 people to hospitals and prompting schools to lock down... 7389. October 13, 2010 | Wilmslow Express
Chemical spill closes road and pollutes brook, UK
The Environment Agency were last night testing water samples after a major chemical spill closed parts of the Handforth Bypass and contaminated a 600-metre stretch of nearby water... 7390. October 13, 2010 | Common Dreams
Chemical Threat: Groups Call for Pesticide Ban
, USA
YAKIMA, Wash. - October 13 - 13,000 individuals and organizations from across the U.S. sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today calling for a ban on the pesticide chlorpyrifos and a phase out of other organophosphate (OP) pesticides... 7391. October 13, 2010 | Arab News
Liver diseases linked to environmental pollution, Egypt
Most liver complaints are linked to environmental pollution, an Egyptian liver specialist has claimed. “No one these days believe that liver diseases are related to bilharzia... 7392. October 12, 2010 | ABS-CBN News
Chemical odor downs 14 people in Iloilo, Philippines
ILOILO CITY, Philippines – Thirteen students and a teacher at a college in Iloilo City were brought to a hospital Monday when they fell ill after reportedly inhaling a foul chemical... 7393. October 12, 2010 | WBNS-10TV
3 Students, Instructor Hospitalized After Chemical Spills Inside Marion School, USA
MARION, Ohio — A chemical spilled inside a classroom Tuesday afternoon, forcing four people to a hospital and evacuating the Tri-Rivers Career Center... 7394. October 12, 2010 | Indian Express
Pollution levels headed south, India
With many private and most commercial vehicles staying off the roads for the Commonwealth Games, Delhi has reported a steep fall in pollution levels in the last two weeks... 7395. October 12, 2010 | Indian Express
Pollution levels headed south, India
With many private and most commercial vehicles staying off the roads for the Commonwealth Games, Delhi has reported a steep fall in pollution levels in the last two weeks... 7396. October 12, 2010 | 9NEWS.com
Firefighters quickly stop ammonia leak, USA
Denver - Firefighters helped prevent a haz-mat situation from getting much worse on Monday... 7397. October 12, 2010 | International Business Times
Australia to set a price on coal pollution, Australia
As the country struggles to retain its global competitiveness but retaining its current energy production levels to sustain local industries, the Australian Parliament has dedided to put a price on coal emissions.... 7398. October 12, 2010 | The Guardian
Recycling electrical waste can be made safer, researchers say, UK
Dealing with our electronic waste is hazardous – but a new course hopes to make it safer for the 'dismantlers'... 7399. October 12, 2010 | The Ecologist
Poverty forces Roma people to scavenge toxic e-waste, France
Persecuted Roma communities in France are being forced to scavenge for dangerous e-waste, potentially threatening health and questioning the country's recycling policies... 7400. October 11, 2010 | Northants ET
Chemical spill closes A6003, UK
A chemical spill has closed a busy road. The A6003 has been closed from the Fourways roundabout to the junction with the A6116 by Rockingham Castle after a lorry overturned and shed its load of forklift batteries...
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