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The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management in South-East Asia Region
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2451. March 12, 2015 | News-Medical.net
Rat study reveals role of lead in schizophrenia
A study of the brains of rats exposed to lead has uncovered striking similarities with what is known about the brains of human schizophrenia patients, adding compelling evidence that lead is a factor in the onset of schizophrenia. 2452. March 10, 2015 | Science News
Replacement for toxic chemical in plastics, receipts may be just as toxic
Mounting evidence suggests that bisphenol S, or BPS, may cause the same health hazards as its older relative, bisphenol A, or BPA. 2453. March 9, 2015 | Associated Press
EPA pushing regulations to limit pollution from newly manufactured residential wood heaters
Citing health concerns, the EPA is pressing ahead with regulations to significantly limit the pollution from newly manufactured residential wood heaters. 2454. March 9, 2015 | Columbia State, South Carolina
Nuclear waste, arsenic at South Carolina coal plant raise concern
Documents that have surfaced recently show that an unlined 55-acre waste pond near Lake Robinson has leaked arsenic - and it has the unusual legacy of being a dump site for low-level nuclear waste. 2455. March 9, 2015 | BBC News
Killer dust asbestos still present in schools (Video)
Figures seen by the BBC suggest asbestos is still present in nearly nine out of ten schools in the UK - higher than previous official estimates. 2456. March 7, 2015 | The Guardian
20th century lead pollution in South America was worst in two millennia
Mankind’s increasing potential to damage and then partially remediate the environment has been underlined by a new study of lead pollution found in Bolivian ice cores. 2457. March 6, 2015 | The Washington Post
Phthalates, found in hundreds of household products, may disrupt sex development of male fetus
New research regarding phthalates, a known hormone disruptor found in hundreds of plasticized consumer products, adds to the growing scientific consensus of the public health danger they pose. 2458. March 5, 2015 | New York Times
Children’s lung health improves as air pollution is reduced
The new study, conducted in Southern California, provides evidence that better air quality improved health among children, experts said. 2459. March 5, 2015 | Inter Press Service
In India, an indoor health crisis
For years, Kehmli Devi, a middle-aged woman from the village of Chachadeth in India’s northern Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, has prepared her family’s meals on a wood-burning stove. 2460. March 4, 2015 | New York Daily News
Breathing polluted New York air can increase risk of stroke
Exposure to fine particle matter could significantly increase risk of developing carotid artery stenosis. 2461. March 4, 2015 | Science
Pollution, human health tracked with sewage microbes
Microbiologists have a new way to tell whose sh-t is dirtying the waters. A survey of sewage across the United States shows that every city has a distinct microbial character that can reveal signs of health, such as how obese its residents tend to be. Dozens of the microbes identified in the survey are common throughout the United States, and could provide better ways to tell whether bacterial pollution comes from humans. 2462. March 4, 2015 | Newsweek
BPA is fine, if you ignore most studies about it
Bisphenol-A (BPA) is either a harmless chemical that’s great for making plastic or one of modern society’s more dangerous problems. Depends whom you ask. 2463. March 4, 2015 | Mail & Guardian Online
Meet the silent but dangerous pollutant on our block: E-waste
As the world continues to grow increasingly dependent on the world of IT and computers, the volume of electronic waste is rising, and with it comes a new threat – risk of ­exposure to lead, cadmium, chromium and other hazardous materials that can be toxic to human health and the environment. 2464. March 3, 2015 | CBC News
Traffic pollution tied to slower cognition in schoolchildren
Children who attend school in heavy traffic areas may show slower cognitive development and lower memory test scores, Spanish researchers have found. 2465. February 25, 2015 | National Geographic News
Chemical in BPA-free products linked to irregular heartbeats
Many consumers avoid products that contain bisphenol-A (BPA) because the estrogen-imitating chemical has been linked to an array of health effects in people and animals. But new research published Thursday suggests that an ingredient that has replaced BPA in many items may have a similar effect on the heart. 2466. February 23, 2015 | Chemical & Engineering News
Boosting safety at chemical facilities.
The chemical industry and a coalition of environmental, labor, and other activist organizations are clashing over whether stricter regulations are needed to enhance safety at the nation’s industrial facilities. 2467. February 17, 2015 | The Washington Times
21 new cancer cases found in study of miners
Minnesota health officials and university researchers said Tuesday they’ve found 21 new cases of a rare form of lung cancer among a group of miners who they’ve been following since the late 1990s. 2468. February 16, 2015 | The Guardian News
Nicaraguans demand action over illness killing thousands of sugar cane workers
At least 20,000 people are estimated to have died of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Central America in the past two decades – most of them sugar cane workers along the Pacific coast. 2469. February 12, 2015 | National Geographic News
Eight million tons of plastic dumped in ocean every year
A plastic bag floats in the sea off the Philippines. Ocean plastic has turned up literally everywhere. It has been found in the deep sea and buried in Arctic ice. 2470. February 11, 2015 | Worthington Daily Globe, Minnesota
Small plastic, big problem
Tiny plastic beads found in soap and other personal care products may be on the way out. 2471. February 11, 2015 | Los Angeles Times
High levels of benzene found in California fracking waste water
Testing results from hundreds of wells showed, on average, benzene levels 700 times higher than federal standards allow, according to a Times analysis of the state data. 2472. February 9, 2015 | Environmental Health News
Michigan’s bald eagles full of flame retardants
Michigan’s bald eagles are among the most contaminated birds on the planet when it comes to phased-out flame retardant chemicals in their livers, according to new research. The study found that the top predators in the Great Lakes are highly exposed to banned flame retardants, still widespread in the environment. 2473. February 9, 2015 | Reuters
Critics of Dow herbicide sue U.S. EPA over approval
A coalition of U.S. farmer and environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking to overturn regulatory approval granted last week for an herbicide developed by Dow AgroSciences. 2474. February 9, 2015 | Reuters
Bhopal's toxic legacy lives on, 30 years after industrial disaster
Beyond the iron gates of the derelict pesticide plant where one of the world's worst industrial disasters occurred, administrative buildings lie in ruins, vegetation overgrown and warehouses bolted. 2475. February 6, 2015 | The New Yorker
China tries a new tactic to combat pollution: transparency
Is radical disclosure the solution to Beijing’s smog problem? Beijingers who care to know how much poison they’re inhaling are familiar with the Air Quality Index, which measures smog levels at different locations around the city and applies labels like “good,” “unhealthy,” and “hazardous.”
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