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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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May 27, 2016 | The Telegraph, United Kingdom
US House passes pesticide deregulation bill.
Exposure to air pollution may increase the risk of stillbirth, new research suggests.
May 26, 2016 | New York Times
Air pollution could increase risk of stillbirth, research suggests.
Thousands of children working in Indonesia’s tobacco industry, one of the world’s largest, are being subjected to nicotine poisoning and exposed to pesticides, according to a report released Wednesday.
May 25, 2016 | The Guardian
Childhood goes up in smoke for Indonesian tobacco farm workers.
Biodegradable plastic water bottles and shopping bags are a false solution to the ubiquitous problem of litter in the oceans, the UN’s top environmental scientist has warned.
May 25, 2016 | Reuters
Treating cows with antibiotics doubles dung methane emissions.
Several big companies lack procedures to screen out tobacco that involves the effort of children working in hazardous conditions, the group said in a report on Wednesday.
May 25, 2016 | New Scientist
Gauging the health risk of lead in lipstick.
Antibiotic-treated cows are bad news for climate and possibly ecosystems, because the drugs play havoc with microbes living inside dung beetles.
May 25, 2016 | Chemical & Engineering News
Indonesian children face hazards on tobacco farms, report says.
Mouse study suggests that average use of lip products may not pose major health risks from lead exposure, but heavy users could exceed limits.
May 24, 2016 | Ecologist
Biodegradable plastic 'false solution' for ocean waste problem.
The real problem is not one of specific 'bad actors', but the entire system that allows new, likely to be toxic compounds to pollute the environment in near-total ignorance of their impacts. It's time to take our campaigning to a whole new level.
May 22, 2016 | Associated Press
PCB discovery hits Exide pollution cleanup with new delay.
Federal regulators are tightening the limit for human exposure to an industrial chemical used for decades to make such widely used consumer products as non-stick pans, stain-resistant carpets and microwave popcorn bags.
May 22, 2016 | Fairfield Citizen, Connecticut
The problem is not glyphosate, or DDT, or BPA - we must challenge the entire system!
Polychlorinated biphenyls have been found in some samples of sediment dredged from the Mill River as part of the latest cleanup of the former Exide Battery property on the Post Road.
May 20, 2016 | Now Toronto, Ontario
EPA issues tighter limits for industrial chemical in water.
Study participants who reported eating fast food in the previous 24 hours had significantly higher levels of DEHP and DINP in particular, two hormone-disrupting plastic softeners now restricted from children’s toys in North America because of their potential health risks.
May 17, 2016 | Vice
Some plasticizers with those fries?
Quaker Oats sells oatmeal labeled "100% natural," even though it contains trace amounts of the not-so-natural herbicide glyphosate, also known as Roundup. How freaked out should we be?
May 14, 2016 | Reuters
Study: PFCs reduce ability to breastfeed.
The Environmental Protection Agency will unveil on Thursday a rule to target methane emissions from new or modified oil and gas facilities, the first regulations to tackle the greenhouse gas from the sector, two sources briefed on the matter said.
May 14, 2016 | Portsmouth Herald, New Hampshire
No one knows exactly how much herbicide is in your breakfast.
One of the dangerous chemicals found in a city-owned well has been linked to shorter breastfeeding times for mothers who had been exposed to higher levels of perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA.
May 12, 2016 | Washington Post
WHO: Global air pollution is worsening, and poor countries are being hit the hardest.
Many homeowners want to throw a lifeline to beleaguered bees and butterflies by planting pollinator gardens, but the unwitting use of insecticides may lure these beloved insects to their doom.
May 12, 2016 | Washington Post
BPA warning signs go up in California stores. How dangerous is it?
Air pollution is growing worse in urban areas across much of the globe, hitting the poorest city dwellers hardest and contributing to a wide range of potentially life-shortening health problems.
May 12, 2016 | Los Angeles KPCC Radio, California
EPA to set first rule to cut methane from oil, gas sector.
Starting Wednesday, grocery stores across California must post signs in their check-out areas notifying customers that bisphenol A is in some food and drink containers.
May 11, 2016 | Reuters
PFOA groundwater contamination spurs new toxics legislation.
Thailand has ordered the closure of its only active gold mine by the end of the year, the industry ministry said on Tuesday, in the wake of concerns it was responsible for contamination suffered by villagers.
May 11, 2016 | Vermont Public Radio, Vermont
Tent camping could lead to flame retardant exposure.
The discovery of a possible carcinogen in private drinking supplies in North Bennington spurred the passage of new toxics legislation in Montpelier this year.
May 11, 2016 | Columbus WTVM TV, Georgia
A common pesticide may be a menace to pollinators. Know how to protect them.
Firefighters face many risks during their jobs, but, ironically, the most dangerous part of running into a burning building isn’t the flames, it’s the smoke. It billows off furniture, appliances and carpets in toxic waves of cancer-causing fumes.
May 10, 2016 | Korea Herald, South Korea
Thailand to shut sole gold mine over environmental concerns.
The number of South Korean babies with birth defects has increased significantly since the early 1990s, likely due to traffic-related air pollutants and endocrine disruptors, a study showed Monday.
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