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3481. July 3, 2013 | chemweek.com
EU Parliament adds 12 substances to water pollution priority list; 3 pharmaceuticals placed on watch list, EU
The European Parliament (Brussels) has added 12 chemicals to the EU list of substances known to pose a pollution risk to surface waters, following a vote on 2 July, the parliament announced...

3482. July 3, 2013 | Suffolk Free Press
High levels of toxic pesticide found in parts of River Stour, UK
Concerns have been raised after record levels of toxic pesticides – up to 100 times the limit for EU drinking water – were found in the River Stour...

3483. July 2, 2013 | Ceylon Today
Cosmetics contaminated with toxic metal, Sri Lanka
The Cosmetics Devices and Drug Regulatory Authority (CDDA) is to bring regulations on heavy metal content in cosmetic products, following reports indicating that lipstick and lip gloss contain heavy metal...

3484. July 2, 2013 | The Jakarta Post
10,000 sick in Indonesia due to haze, Indonesia
The heavy smog, which has been engulfing Riau, Indonesia for the past few weeks, may have started to fade but the region’s problems are not yet over as the disaster has left an estimated 10,382 residents suffering from acute respiratory infections (ARIs)...

3485. July 2, 2013 | China Daily
No quick end in sight for Beijing smog, China
The filthy air clogging the skies over Beijing is not expected to clear anytime soon, according to forecasters...

3486. July 2, 2013 | The Nation
Indonesia must stop hiding behind the smoke, Indonesia
A regional agreement is in place to prevent annual haze from forest fires, but the main source of the problem has so far refused to ratify it...

3487. July 2, 2013 | BBC
Three taken to hospital after Manx hotel chemical leak, EU
Three people have been taken to hospital after a "chemical spillage" in a swimming pool at an island hotel...

3488. July 2, 2013 | Shanghai Daily
6 charged over chemical leak, China
SIX people responsible for a chemical leak on a ship which polluted a creek and hospitalized 46 residents in January were charged with causing an accident involving dangerous goods, Jinshan District prosecutors said yesterday...

3489. July 1, 2013 | The Associated Press (AP)
Oil Thefts Threaten Nigeria's Economy, Environment, Nigeria
The first drops of crude float in the languid muddy currents of Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta, then slowly grow into the splatter of a massive crime scene...

3490. July 1, 2013 | chicagotribune.com
Editorial: BP is polluting Lake Michigan, USA
BP, one of the world's biggest companies, dumps nearly 20 times more toxic mercury into Lake Michigan than federal regulations permit...

3491. July 1, 2013 | Shanghai Daily
Protecting China's good earth, China
THE "cadmium rice" scandal has raised awareness of the extent of heavy metal pollution in China, but the situation in Shanghai is considerably better. Zhang Qian talks to researchers mapping city pollution...

3492. July 1, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Powerful Posters Bring Wildlife Protection Message to Millions on Shanghai Metro, Kenya
Nairobi, A major poster campaign aimed at sensitizing the public to the true cost of illegal wildlife products such as ivory and rhino horn is reaching millions of travellers on the Shanghai metro system each day...

3493. July 1, 2013 | Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN)
The Hidden Value Of Carbon Dioxide
Carbon dioxide gets a lot of attention—most of it negative—as a greenhouse gas. But if CO2 could be converted in a cost-effective manner to valuable products, the ubiquitous small molecule so often reviled for its role in climate change might start to lose its bad rap...

3494. July 1, 2013 | Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN)
Crowdsourcing Toxicity Prediction
A unique competition is under way to encourage computationally minded people to develop new models for predicting the toxicity of chemicals. The goal is to crowdsource the analysis of large sets of in vitro toxicity data...

3495. July 1, 2013 | NorthJersey.com
Lead contamination on West Milford’s Wallisch property likely to stay until 2014, USA
The lead contamination on Lincoln Avenue’s historic Wallisch farmstead is likely to stick around through 2013...

3496. July 1, 2013 | newsok.com
UPDATE: Northbound lanes of Interstate 35 reopened after chemical spill, USA
Northbound Interstate 35 was closed between NE 10 and NE 23 for several hours due to a chemical spill, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol...

3497. July 1, 2013 | bit-tech.net
Intel chemical leak injures 43 workers, USA
Intel has confirmed reports of a chemical leak at its Arizona facility, the result of which has injured 43 people and hospitalised 12 through nitrogen inhalation...

3498. July 1, 2013 | Tampa Bay Times
15 people hospitalized after chemical leak in Ybor City post office, USA
YBOR CITY — Investigators have determined the chemical that caused 15 people to be evacuated from a post office Monday morning was eucalyptus oil, fire rescue said...

3499. July 1, 2013 | OneWorld South Asia
Australia extends help to check pollution in Ganga river, Australia
Funded through the Australian development 'AusAID', the project aims to clean the river that is one of the five most polluted rivers in the world...

3500. July 1, 2013 | NaturalNews
Is autism linked to air pollution?
Results of a new study were released and suggest that moms-to-be that are exposed to high levels of pollution are almost twice as likely to give birth to a child with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD)...