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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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December 22, 2025 | M Live
Thousands of U.S. farmers have Parkinson’s. They blame a deadly pesticide.
Paraquat, a heavily regulated weed killer, is banned in more than 70 countries, but still legal in the United States. It's the subject of thousands of lawsuits claiming it’s linked to Parkinson’s disease.
December 20, 2025 | Le Monde
More than 1.7 million French schoolchildren face high 'pesticide pressure' levels
InvestigationLe Monde and a team of 10 scientists have established a barometer to measure the potential pesticide exposure level around every French school. December 19, 2025 | The Independent
How global seafood trade is moving ‘forever chemicals’ from contaminated waters to dinner plates
New study finds consumption patterns and trade matter as much as where fish are caught. December 19, 2025 | PNAS
PFAS exposure linked to a nearly 200% increase in infant mortality, study finds
The infants of New Hampshire mothers whose water sources flowed through sites contaminated by PFAS experienced significantly higher rates of adverse health outcomes, and even death December 18, 2025 | The New Lede
Ultra-processed diets drive obesity and climate change — but solutions are within reach
Diets around the world dependent on ultra-processed foods and animal-based agriculture are driving obesity rates and climate change, but solutions exist that would bolster health, and save money and the planet, according to a new review. December 16, 2025 | Michigan Advance
Poor air quality hinders Detroit veterans’ access to green space
While access to nature bring mental health benefits, air pollution and poor walkability create barriers December 14, 2025 | Science Norway
The EU bans PFAS in children's toys. When will toys become safe?
Toys will become much safer in a few years, says researcher. In 4.5 years, all toys must be free from PFAS and carry digital passports that provide information about production and safety testing. December 12, 2025 | Mongabay
Banned for years, dangerous pesticides persist in Nigerian farming
Nigeria has banned a list of organochlorine pesticides since 2008, due to their potential health effects, but lab tests reveal small amounts of several such substances in soil, vegetable and soil animal samples in farm fields. December 11, 2025 | BBC
Warning as lead and arsenic wash up on beach
Heavy metals, including lead, arsenic and cadmium, have been found on plastic pellets which washed up in their millions along the Sussex and Kent coast. December 10, 2025 | The Lancet Planetary Health
Exposure to plasticizer chemicals linked to hundreds of thousands of U.S. deaths each year
A recent study examined the public health risks of exposure to a mixture of common plasticizer chemicals, including bisphenol A (BPA) and eight phthalates. December 10, 2025 | Wired
Scientists Thought Parkinson’s Was in Our Genes. It Might Be in the Water
New ideas about chronic illness could revolutionize treatment, if we take the research seriously. December 10, 2025 | Environmental Health News
“An escalating and underrecognised threat”
Human health, including the health of men, is a mirror of our chemical environment. Europe’s regulatory choices will determine whether the next generation live in a cleaner, healthier world — or face escalating infertility, hormonal disease, and reproductive harm. The evidence is clear, and the time to act is now December 10, 2025 | UNDARK
Can Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Affect Gender Identity? Republish
Some scientists see it as a question worth exploring. But others say it’s dubious — and fodder for right-wing prejudice. December 10, 2025 | Civil Eats
What to Know About PFAS in Pesticides
The EPA refutes that several of its recently approved pesticides are ‘forever chemicals.’ Here’s what the science says about these complicated substances. December 10, 2025 | The Guardian
Synthetic chemicals in food system creating health burden of $2.2tn a year
Scientists issue urgent warning about chemicals, found to cause cancer and infertility as well as harming environment December 10, 2025 | IOL
New study links pesticide exposure to impaired brain development in South African children.
The findings suggest that routine, low-level exposure to agricultural pesticides may be affecting children’s brain development, with potential long-term effects on their cognitive skills and emotional well-being. December 9, 2025 | The Ecologist
Recycling 'worsens microplastics problem'
New laboratory research found that recycled polyester creates 55 per cent more microplastic pollution particles on average during washing than virgin polyester, which is less brittle. December 9, 2025 | Fast Company
Getting rid of old furniture immediately starts lowering the toxic flame retardants in your body.
Old sofas are filled with flame retardants, which have been linked to cancer risk and neurodevelopmental issues. A new study looks at what happens in your body when you get new furniture. December 7, 2025 | AP News
Toxic smog blankets New Delhi, disrupting travel and plunging air quality to hazardous levels
Dense toxic smog blanketed India’s capital on Monday, pushing air pollution levels to their worst levels in weeks, disrupting travel and causing authorities to impose the strictest containment measures. December 6, 2025 | Euronews
High exposure to PFAS is linked to a higher risk of endocrine disruption among women
The study, published on Friday in the medical journal JAMA Network Open, analysed blood samples for seven types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) compounds and found that certain chemicals were associated with hormonal disruption.

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