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WHO Regional Workshop on Chemical Safety
24 - 26th June 2013
The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management
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June 10, 2016 | Environmental Health News
Air pollution may cause more premature deaths in India, China.
Next week, sources say, the European Commission will take up regulations on endocrine-disrupting chemicals. The text driving the decision remains cloaked in covertness worthy of the most sensitive state secrets. Part 1 of 3.
June 10, 2016 | Press Trust of India, India
Kids from Chicago school where high lead levels found to be tested further.
Air pollution could cause 6-9 million premature deaths by 2060, with India and China facing threat of maximum number of such mortalities, according to an OECD report.
June 8, 2016 | Weekend Edition, NPR
Endocrine disruptors: Brussels’ industry-linked scientists sow doubt.
Thanks to research by Dr. Herbert Needleman, we now know that even in small amounts, lead can cause children long-term learning disabilities and IQ deficits.
June 8, 2016 | Environmental Health News
Air pollution cuts life of Indians by average 3.4 years: Study.
As European leaders in Brussels debate how to regulate endocrine-disrupting chemicals, industry-backed scientists appear to have more than just a seat at the table. Part 3 of 3.
June 8, 2016 | Press Trust of India, India
Endocrine disruptors: The secret history of a scandal.
Air pollution has reduced the life expectancy of Indians by an average of 3.4 years with Delhi topping the list at 6.3 years, according to a study.
June 6, 2016 | Reuters
Alarming levels of mercury found in Vembanad sediments.
One of the most popular herbicides in U.S. agriculture can be dangerous to animals and fish and leaves behind worrisome residue levels, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday in a draft report that sparked outrage among farmers.
June 6, 2016 | Hindu, India
Lead poisoning: A doctor's lifelong crusade to save children from it.
The sediments on the floor of Vembanad Lake near the industrial belt in Kochi are flush with toxic heavy metals, according to researchers at the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies.
June 5, 2016 | Portland KGW, Oregon.
Reduced tuberculosis vaccine response with exposure to environmental chemicals.
Portland Public Schools announced late Wednesday night that tests showed elevated levels of radon in multiple schools in the district. The revelation comes as PPS faces criticism for its response to tests that showed high levels of lead.
June 4, 2016 | Environmental Health Perspectives
U.S. EPA draft report calls out atrazine for risk to animals.
There is some evidence that early-life exposures to PCBs and other persistent environmental chemicals can alter the developing immune system and may be associated with diminished effectiveness for vaccines.
June 3, 2016 | The Guardian
Microplastics killing fish before they reach reproductive age, study finds.
Water departments that use controversial lead-testing practices have told the Guardian they will change their methods after an investigation revealed they were not following environmental guidelines.
June 3, 2016 | The Guardian
Tories to review ban of cosmetic pesticides.
Fish are being killed, and prevented from reaching maturity, by the litter of plastic particles finding their way into the world’s oceans, new research has proved.
June 3, 2016 | Winnipeg Free Press, Manitoba
PPS announces tests shows elevated levels of radon at several schools.
The Progressive Conservative government will review a provincial law that bans the use of cosmetic pesticides.
June 2, 2016 | Reuters
Pesticides in your toothpaste.
China aims to curb worsening soil pollution by 2020 and stabilize and improve soil quality by 2030, the cabinet said in an action plan published on Tuesday.
June 2, 2016 | Washington Post
Chicago residents take action to be rid of lead pipes as fear of toxic water grows.
Scientists may have significantly underestimated a dangerous source of pollution in the atmosphere, new research suggests.
June 2, 2016 | The Guardian
Water departments to change lead-testing methods after investigation.
Residents who can are paying to have their home’s pipework replaced amid concern over water quality but for most the cost is way beyond their means.
June 1, 2016 | Think Progress
China releases new action plan to tackle soil pollution.
Some four decades after mining moved into Madre de Dios, rivers are polluted, fish are toxic, people have elevated levels of mercury running through their blood, and deforestation is rampant, according to authorities and studies.
June 1, 2016 | Narrowsburg River Reporter, New York
Scientists just discovered dozens of new sources of air pollution.
Triclosan has been the subject of a lot of testing, just about all of which shows that humans and the environment would be better off without it.
May 31, 2016 | Korea Times, South Korea
Extreme weather increasing level of toxins in food, scientists warn.
A Ministry of Environment report stated that frying mackerel was the worst indoor cause of housing air pollution, generating a harmful level of fine dust particulates when cooked without proper ventilation.
May 31, 2016 | Reuters
A toxic gold rush is poisoning the Peruvian Amazon with mercury.
As they struggle to deal with more extreme weather, a range of food crops are generating more of chemical compounds that can cause health problems for people and livestock who eat them, scientists have warned.
May 30, 2016 | Chemical & Engineering News
Consumers avoid mackerel for 'causing fine dust.'
The U.S. House of Representatives last week approved a measure that would reduce Clean Water Act permitting requirements for applying pesticides.
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