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WHO Regional Workshop on Chemical Safety
24 - 26th June 2013
The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management in South-East Asia Region
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126. October 11, 2023 | The Guardian
Segregation’s toxic past re-emerges in North Carolina’s lead-poisoned playgrounds
Lead was found in several parks in Durham, North Carolina, a legacy of industrial waste in the city’s Black neighborhoods – and worsening segregation doesn’t help. 127. October 6, 2023 | Environmental Health News
How do microplastics impact our gut health?
In 1997, the American Plastics Council ran a New Yorker ad calling plastics “an important part of a healthy diet.” 128. October 4, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Texas is underestimating cancer risk from air pollution
HOUSTON — The Texas department responsible for monitoring air pollution is using different science to analyze risks than the federal government recommends. Health advocates say this leaves people breathing more cancer-causing compounds. 129. October 3, 2023 | The Hill
Opinion: We’re missing a critical opportunity to prevent childhood cancer
Since health officials began collecting data in the 1970s, charts tracking cancer in children and young adults are distressingly uniform, with diagonal lines steadily climbing upward. 130. October 3, 2023 | Health and Environment
Webinar: PFAS, phenols, and parabens: Links to hormone-mediated cancers
This October 19 webinar features Dr. Max Aung discussing new research that found a link between environmental chemical exposure and a prior cancer diagnosis. Sponsored by the EDC Strategies Partnership. 131. October 3, 2023 | The Washington Post
Life expectancy in U.S. is falling amid surges in chronic illness
The United States is failing at a fundamental mission — keeping people alive. 132. October 1, 2023 | The Guardian
Does glyphosate cause cancer? Australia’s Roundup case against Monsanto will offer a fresh legal answer
The class action will be decided by a single judge and could be a ‘genuine problem for Monsanto and Bayer if we’re successful’, lawyer says. 133. September 30, 2023 | Independent
Case of deadly brain disease linked to COVID-19
This isn’t the first time the disease has been associated with COVID, experts say. 134. September 28, 2023 | Bloomberg
Got plastic with a no. 2 recycling symbol? Beware a toxic problem
A little-known American company has been giving plastic a special touch called fluorination for 40 years. After the EPA discovered treated containers can leach “forever chemicals,” the company refused to stop. 135. September 28, 2023 | Aljazeera
Silent killer: How deadly is air pollution?
It kills 7 million people a year. New research shows it also raises antibiotic resistance and is linked to cancer risks 136. September 28, 2023 | Bloonberg
Got plastic with a no. 2 recycling symbol? Beware a toxic problem
A little-known American company has been giving plastic a special touch called fluorination for 40 years. After the EPA discovered treated containers can leach “forever chemicals,” the company refused to stop. 137. September 27, 2023 | NY Post
Study identifies possible link between drinking diet soda during pregnancy and autism
Pregnant or breastfeeding women who consume diet soda or other foods and drinks containing aspartame could experience higher rates of autism diagnoses in their sons, a new study has revealed. But the study has limitations. 138. September 27, 2023 | Mongabay
PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ harming wildlife the world over: Study
While PFAS impacts on human health are well known, scientists are also finding severe impacts on wildlife, including hawksbill turtles, American alligators, Arctic kittiwakes, hooded seals, striped bass, bottlenose dolphins and other species. 139. September 27, 2023 | City Live
Genetically engineered bacteria convert plastic waste into useful chemicals
A groundbreaking study conducted by researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has revealed the successful engineering of two synthetic bacteria strains capable of transforming plastic waste into valuable chemicals. 140. September 27, 2023 | Public Health Watch
Impact: OSHA announces enforcement initiative after Public Health Watch reveals silicosis cluster in California
At least 77 fabricators of engineered-stone countertops in the state have been diagnosed with an accelerated form of the fatal lung disease since January 2016. 141. September 27, 2023 | New York Post
Study identifies possible link between drinking diet soda during pregnancy and autism
Pregnant or breastfeeding women who consume diet soda or other foods and drinks containing aspartame could experience higher rates of autism diagnoses in their sons, a new study has revealed. But the study has limitations. 142. September 27, 2023 | AP News
Japan's court recognizes more victims of Minamata mercury poisoning and awards them compensation
A Japanese court on Wednesday ordered the central government, the Kumamoto prefecture and a chemical company to recognize more than 120 plaintiffs as patients of the decades-old Minamata mercury poisoning and pay compensation they have been denied because they developed symptoms after moving away from the region. 143. September 27, 2023 | The Guardian
Scientists use water fleas to filter pollutants out of wastewater
Tiny water fleas could play a big role in filtering out drugs, pesticides and industrial chemicals from wastewater to make it safe, according to scientists. 144. September 27, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Burgers and fries with a side of PFAS
A new report from Mamavation found evidence of PFAS chemicals in food packaging including a McDonald’s filet-o-fish carton, a Starbucks’ sandwich wrapper and a KFC bucket of fried chicken. 145. September 27, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Black, Hispanic and poor children are more exposed to pollution that ends up harming their brains: Study
Black, Hispanic and low-income children are more exposed to toxics like air pollution and lead — and this disparate exposure is linked to autism, lower IQ scores and worse memory, according to a new scientific review of more than 200 studies. 146. September 26, 2023 | WRAL News
Growing number of studies show forever chemicals harm wildlife
A growing body of research indicates exposure to PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, can cause adverse health effects that are similar to those found in human studies. 147. September 26, 2023 | DW
Asbestos: The silent killer in Turkey's earthquake region
Officials deny it but a DW investigation has found that the rubble from Tukey's devastating February earthquake contains life-threatening amounts of asbestos. The southern city of Hatay now faces a new health crisis. 148. September 25, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Air pollution in Ireland linked to premature deaths at ‘concerning’ level in urban areas, report finds
Irish Times journalist Kevin O'Sullivan reports that the Irish Environmental Protection Agency advises using less solid fuel to heat homes and reducing use of cars if Ireland is to meet World Health Organization pollution guidelines. 149. September 24, 2023 | The Cut
The cost of straight hair: Straighteners linked to cancer
The products Black women rely on to give their locks body and shine are now alleged to give them cancer, too. 150. September 22, 2023 | The New York TImes
Gold mining is poisoning the planet with mercury
Ten years after an international treaty to ban mercury, the toxic metal continues to poison. The reason might have to do with your wedding ring.
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