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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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7776. July 29, 2010 | VientianeTimes
Hazardous mining practices emitting powerful toxins, Lao PDR
Villagers across Laos are being put at risk of serious illness by the unsafe practices of amateur gold miners. The prospectors churn the soil at rivers and streams and use mercury – a highly toxic metal – to separate the gold before it is burned... 7777. July 29, 2010 | Deccan Herald
2 die, 20 take after consuming toxic water, India
Two girls have died reportedly due to diarrhoea and vomit at Kolar (B) of Bidar taluk while more than 20 people in Kerakamatti have taken ill after drinking contaminated water in the last two days... 7778. July 29, 2010 | UNEP
Chinese businesses aim for a low-carbon economy, UNEP
The Nature of Cities Forum: "Low Carbon transformation for Chinese enterprises"... 7779. July 29, 2010 | OnlineAthens
Fire destroys chemical plant, USA
Fire destroyed a chemical plant in Northeast Clarke County early Wednesday, sending plumes of toxic smoke into the air and chemicals into a nearby creek... 7780. July 29, 2010 | People's Daily Online
3,000 chemical-filled barrels washed into major northeast China river: authorities, China
About 3,000 barrels filled with chemicals have been swept into a major river in northeast China's Jilin Province, thousands more than originally thought, authorities said Thursday... 7781. July 29, 2010 | TIME
China's Environmental Disasters on the Rise — Quietly, China
A massive explosion in a southern Chinese city is only the latest in a series of industrial accidents that have hit China in recent weeks... 7782. July 28, 2010 | Sky News Online
Toxic Fumes Kill Hero Panda At Chinese Zoo, China
A man has been arrested after a panda died from inhaling poisonous fumes in its enclosure at a Chinese zoo... 7783. July 27, 2010 | The Indianapolis Star
Explosion leads to chemical spill, USA
An explosion led to a hazardous chemical spill Tuesday night on the Eastside... 7784. July 27, 2010 | NZPA
Banned chemical found in food, New Zealand
A study has found concerning levels of chemical residues in the vegetable bok choy with some samples containing residues of a chemical banned last year... 7785. July 27, 2010 | TechEye
Foxconn shuts toxic plant, India
Foxconn has had to shut one of its "definitely not a sweatshop" plants in India after 250 workers fell mysteriously sick... 7786. July 27, 2010 | The Times of India
Focus on non-toxic colours, India
KOLKATA: With only two and half months left for Durga puja, the state pollution control board (PCB) is desperately trying to ensure that paint manufacturers come up with lead- and cadmium-free colour... 7787. July 27, 2010 | The Los Angeles Times
China says ocean cleared of oil 10 days after spill, China
Chinese officials say crude from a pipeline explosion near the port city of Dalian has successfully been cleaned up. Environmentalists say much of the oil has been removed, but damage is extensive... 7788. July 26, 2010 | nzherald
Chemical explosion kills four, Iran
An explosion at a petrochemical factory on Iran's largest oil terminal has killed four people and injured several others... 7789. July 26, 2010 | ABC News
Solar plans for toxic waste site, Australia
The Victorian Government says land originally earmarked for a toxic waste dump near Mildura could become the site for a major solar development... 7790. July 26, 2010 | The Press & Journal
Toxic gas leaks on dive vessel, UK
Firefighters were called to Aberdeen harbour to contain a highly toxic gas leak on board a ship at the weekend... 7791. July 26, 2010 | OpEdNews
Toxic Black Rain Falling In The Gulf, USA
A toxic black rain is now falling in the Gulf and the EPA and BP are doing everything to deny its existence but the truth is slowly emerging as millions of GulfCoast residents are now becoming sick because of the lethal effects of oil and dispersants... 7792. July 26, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Two Die in Pittsburgh-area Well Explosion, USA
An oil storage tank at a natural gas well exploded Friday morning, killing two workers, leaving a third man remarkably uninjured and sparking a smoky well fire that smoldered for hours... 7793. July 26, 2010 | Indy's News Center
Fumes Force Evacuation of Southwestside Business, USA
Diesel fumes, reportedly, forced an evacuation of a business called Aspen Systems in the 5100 block of Decatur Boulevard... 7794. July 26, 2010 | NewJerseyNewsroom.com
Radioactivity rampant in New Jersey well water, USA
Radioactivity in drinking water is more widespread in New Jersey than previously reported, according to well-testing data and a state report... 7795. July 26, 2010 | Detroit News Lansing Bureau
Report: Children's exposure to toxic chemicals costs Michigan billions, USA
Lansing -- Michigan could save billions annually by protecting children from exposure to environmental hazards, according to a study released today... 7796. July 26, 2010 | The New York Times
BP Health Tests on Offshore Workers May Overstate Chemical Exposure, USA
BP PLC's monitoring of offshore oil-leak workers in the Gulf of Mexico may be overstating the potential chemical exposures facing those workers due to an emphasis on sampling the most vulnerable populations, according to the company and the Obama... 7797. July 26, 2010 | UNEP
Back on land: ‘Bottle boat’ Plastiki completes its voyage across the Pacific, UNEP
Message in a bottle to beat waste has global impact to create change... 7798. July 25, 2010 | The Daily Star
Remove chemical factories from city, India
Environmentalists yesterday demanded immediate eviction of chemical factories and storehouses from old Dhaka to avoid any incident of fire and explosion in future, said a press release... 7799. July 24, 2010 | The Independent
Take toxic waste. Add caustic soda. Worry about the danger later, Netherlands
When the Panama-registered cargo tanker Probo Koala sailed into the port of Amsterdam on 2 July 2006, its arrival was just the latest stage in a quest for substantial profits from an oil deal spanning three continents... 7800. July 24, 2010 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Dutch court fines firm over toxic waste, Netherlands
A Dutch court yesterday slapped a one-million-euro fine on multinational shipping company Trafigura for illegally exporting toxic waste to Ivory Coast that the West African nation says killed 17 people...
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