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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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1201. October 7, 2020 | WBUR, US
Study finds regional pact to reduce transportation pollution could yield major health benefits
The most aggressive version of TCI could avoid about 1100 deaths, nearly 5000 asthma cases, and save $11.1 billion in heath costs. 1202. October 5, 2020 | AP
Indian capital launches campaign to curb toxic air pollution
Authorities in New Delhi launched an anti-pollution campaign on Monday in an attempt to curb air pollution levels ahead of winter, when the capital is regularly covered in toxic haze, and warned that filthy air could make the coronavirus pandemic more dangerous. 1203. October 5, 2020 | Bloomberg
J&J to pay more than $100 million to end over 1,000 talc suits
Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay more than $100 million to resolve over 1,000 lawsuits blaming its baby powder for causing cancer, in the first set of major settlements in four years of litigation, people with knowledge of the pacts said. 1204. October 4, 2020 | CBC
Testing the waters: Do Regina's asbestos-cement water mains pose a risk?
Snaking beneath Regina's streets are 600 kilometres of water mains built with asbestos-cement. 1205. October 2, 2020 | The Straits Times
Malaysia river pollution leads to water supply cut to more than 300,000 people
Hundreds of thousands of people in four districts in the Klang Valley were affected by water-supply cuts due to a river-pollution incident, barely a month after the previous incident raised widespread public anger. 1206. October 2, 2020 | The Guardian
New British standard for biodegradable plastic introduced
A new British standard for biodegradable plastic is being published which scientists say will cut through a jungle of classifications that leave consumers confused. 1207. October 1, 2020 | Bloomberg Law
EPA lets two toxic chemicals fall into regulatory ‘black hole’
The EPA has failed to regulate or review two fragrance ingredients considered to be among the most hazardous chemicals in production—and among those Congress directed the agency to address faster than any others. 1208. October 1, 2020 | The Hill
EPA finalizes rule allowing some major polluters to follow weaker emissions standards
The Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule that could reclassify many "major" sources of pollution as minor ones, allowing facilities to abide by less-stringent emissions standards for dangerous substances such as mercury, lead and arsenic. 1209. October 1, 2020 | KALW Studios
Pregnancy and pesticides: a study as old as its subjects reveals health concerns
Researchers have been studying nineteen year old Maritza Flores, and hundreds of other young adults in the Salinas Valley, since before they were born, trying to see what happens when farmworker's kids are exposed to pesticides very early on in their lives. 1210. October 1, 2020 | National Geographic
Does wildfire smoke harm whales and dolphins? Here’s what we know
As North America's West Coast burns, scientists are concerned marine mammals will be harmed by smoke inhalation, an unstudied phenomenon. 1211. September 30, 2020 | Endocrine News
Lack of key considerations in FDA food chemical safety process leaves consumers at risk of chronic diseases
Health, environmental, and consumer organizations challenged the Food and Drug Administration's practice of not accounting for the cumulative health effect of chemicals in the diet when allowing new chemicals in food, despite Congressional mandate put in place 60 years ago requiring the FDA to do just that. 1212. September 30, 2020 | Environmental Health News
The chemical BPA is widespread on beaches around the world
Beach sands around the world are laced with the chemical bisphenol-A (BPA), according to new research that calls attention to a less well-known source of exposure to the hormone-mimicking chemical. 1213. September 29, 2020 | EOS
Leaded soil endangers residents in New York neighborhoods
New research documents dangerously high levels of lead in the soils of New York City parks and growing communities. 1214. September 29, 2020 | The Times of India
Toxic chemicals in baby diapers a huge risk: Study
A study released by a Delhi-based advocacy organization raises concern about the presence of toxic phthalates in disposable baby diapers available in the Indian market. 1215. September 28, 2020 | The Times of India
High cadmium levels in fly ash at 2 waste plants
New Delhi: High cadmium levels have been found in the fly ash at two out of the three waste-to-energy plants in the capital. 1216. September 28, 2020 | Consumer Reports
What’s really in your bottled water?
Consumer Reports found toxic PFAS chemicals in several popular water brands, especially carbonated ones. 1217. September 25, 2020 | The New York Times
Emails show how pesticide industry influenced U.S. position in health talks
The U.S. insisted that new international guidelines on combating drug resistance omit any mention of fungicides — a demand that the industry made but that ran counter to science. 1218. September 25, 2020 | The Free Press Journal, India
Maharashtra farmers move Switzerland court against Syngenta
According to official data 886 patients were admitted for treatment in hospital for poisoning through insecticide spraying in the fall of 2017 alone. 1219. September 25, 2020 | Post-Gazzett
Study: Air pollution linked to more strokes in people with Afib
Higher air pollution levels increase risk of stroke for individuals with the common heart ailment atrial fibrillation. 1220. September 24, 2020 | Enterprise-Record
Local impacts of wildfire smoke connected to rise in recent deaths, researchers say
California deaths due to wildfire smoke on the rise, as most of the state was exposed to heavy concentrations of dangerous chemicals during massive wildfires. 1221. September 24, 2020 | VOX
Wildfires 2020: Scientists fear smoke could lead to long-term lung damage
During the peak of the recent wildfires, cities like Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, suffered some of the dirtiest air in the world, making breathing the air like smoking a pack of cigarettes in a day. 1222. September 24, 2020 | Trib Live
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County officials talk about household lead issues with experts
Children exposed to lead have lower IQs and are more likely to develop attention deficit disorders, and adults who are exposed are at greater risk for heart disease. That's what a leading researcher of the problem told Pittsburgh City Council members Tuesday. 1223. September 24, 2020 | The New York Times
These everyday chemicals may be hurting pregnant women and their babies
PFAS, industrial chemicals used to waterproof jackets and grease-proof fast-food containers, may disrupt pregnancy with lasting effects. 1224. September 24, 2020 | Forbes
Some cities see air pollution surge after Covid lockdowns
As countries have emerged from strict Covid-19 lockdowns over the past months, air pollution has seen a significant surge, according to a new report released today. 1225. September 23, 2020 | ABC News
How to protect yourself from low air quality, pollution amid raging wildfires
Wildfire smoke can be harmful to both animals and humans, and people with preexisting lung conditions, children and pregnant women are especially at risk for becoming seriously ill from poor air quality.
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