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3441. July 18, 2013 | uttoxeter-news.co.uk
Chemical spill leads to elderly residents' health scare, UK
CHEMICALS and human waste spilled on the hot tarmac of Uttoxeter road have caused health concerns for its elderly residents...

3442. July 18, 2013 | brightsurf.com
Spot on chemical contaminants in our food, UK
In general, Danes have no reason to worry about unwanted chemical compounds in the food they put on their table - especially not if they eat a varied diet. However, a monitoring survey puts focus on certain compounds - e.g. inorganic arsenic and acrylamide, the intake of which should be reduced due to health risk...

3443. July 17, 2013 | Environmental Health News
Neighborhood contributes to heat-related deaths
Older people who live in lower income, less educated and less green neighborhoods are more vulnerable to extreme hot weather, finds a study in Phoenix, Ariz...

3444. July 16, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Winners of Chinese Children's Painting Competition on the Environment Unveiled, Kenya
Nairobi, An auctioneer gestures with his hammer as an excited crowd frantically thrusts wads of cash in the air all competing to buy the last bottle of water left on Earth. Elsewhere, a tiger, deer and antelope try in vain to share the water from a fast-shrinking lake, as other thirsty animals approach in the background...

3445. July 16, 2013 | Philippine Daily Inquirer
Air in Metro Manila could be cancerous: study, Philippines
It has been reported that the Philippines has one of the highest incidences of breast cancer in Asia...

3446. July 15, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
World Environment Day: Greening the Blue Photo Pledge Campaign Winners Announced, Kenya
Greening the Blue aims at raising awareness of the importance of sustainability throughout the UN system...

3447. July 14, 2013 | India Today
Exclusive: Study reveals Delhi air is full of cancer-causing particles leading to respiratory ailments, India
Air pollution has returned to haunt Delhiites and this time it appears to be more lethal than ever...

3448. July 14, 2013 | TNN | Times of India (TOI)
Lead poisoning affects 20% Kolkata kids, India
KOLKATA: It's a silent killer that could be taking a heavy toll on young children. A study by doctors in Kolkata reveals that at least 20% of the city's children are affected by lead poisoning, which is turning out to be a bigger threat than anyone imagines...

3449. July 14, 2013 | Scotman.com
High energy snacks and drinks link to bowel cancer, UK
CONSUMPTION of high- energy snacks and drinks has been linked for the first time to bowel cancer by a group of Scottish scientists...

3450. July 14, 2013 | Thegardenisland.com
Attorney: Pesticides at WCMS violates federal law, Hawaii
LIHUE — Atrazine, chlorpyrifos and bifenthrin somehow made it inside Waimea Canyon Middle School. And according to an attorney, federal regulations forbids it from ending up there...

3451. July 14, 2013 | The Marion Star
Coal industry on edge as White House moves to curb emissions, USA
WASHINGTON — As the Obama administration prepares to roll out tough new standards aimed at sharply curbing carbon pollution, it’s hard to overstate the high stakes for Ohio...

3452. July 14, 2013 | The Asian Age
Air pollution kills over two million people every year, USA
Washington: Human-caused outdoor air pollution is directly responsible for over two million deaths globally - many of them in South and East Asia - each year, a new study has claimed...

3453. July 14, 2013 | Mail Online
Pollution in Delhi is at its most lethal level ever as study points to alarming levels of aerosol and metals in the air, UK
Air pollution has returned to haunt Delhiites and this time it appears to be more lethal than ever...

3454. July 13, 2013 | NYTime.com
City in Russia Unable to Kick Asbestos Habit, Russia
ASBEST, Russia — This city of about 70,000 people on the eastern slopes of the Ural Mountains is a pleasant enough place to live except for one big drawback: when the wind picks up, clouds of carcinogenic dust blow through...

3455. July 13, 2013 | The Fresno Bee
Birth defects linked to bad Valley water
An extensive new study confirms a long-suspected link between crippling birth defects and the nitrate contamination that threatens drinking water for 250,000 people in the San Joaquin Valley...

3456. July 13, 2013 | South China Morning Post
Landmark medical study offers first statistical link between pollution and rising cancer deaths, China
Landmark three-decade medical study establishes first comprehensive statistical proof linking rising malignancies and pollution on mainland...

3457. July 13, 2013 | The Asahi Shimbun
TEPCO's plan to halt spread of radioactive water based on shaky theory, Japan
Tokyo Electric Power Co. has started taking measures to contain highly radioactive groundwater at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, but its strategy is based on a theory that is disputed by industry experts...

3458. July 13, 2013 | StarTribune.com
Health beat: Radon study shows new homes have radon, USA
A new state building code that took effect a few years ago was supposed to reduce the risk of radon exposure in Minnesota, where roughly 40 percent of homes tested come back at unsafe levels...

3459. July 12, 2013 | StarTribune.com
Electronic cigarettes could rekindle battles over smoking in public, USA
It was trivia night, and Michael Jamnick didn’t want to leave the TGI Friday’s in Maple Grove to go outside and have a smoke. So he started puffing right where he sat...

3460. July 10, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UN General Assembly Sets up New UN Forum to Boost Sustainable Development Efforts, USA
The Forum will convene annually at the ministerial level under the auspices of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and it will, every four years, bring together heads of State to provide added momentum for sustainable development...