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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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4201. December 19, 2012 | GMA News Online
Most air pollution deaths occur in Asia –study, Asia
Up to a whopping 65 percent of deaths from air pollution occur in Asia, according to a new global study... 4202. December 18, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP launches pioneering water initiative in DRC to protect the supply of safe water to Kinshasa, Congo / Switzerland
Investments needed are expected to be upscaled to circa US$10 million over a five-year period... 4203. December 18, 2012 | Haverhill West Suffolk
Worker hospitalised after chemical incident at factory, UK
A worker was taken to hospital suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning after a chemical incident at a food factory... 4204. December 18, 2012 | ECN Magazine
Monitoring pollution exposure on your smart phone, USA
San Diego, Calif - Computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego have built a small fleet of portable pollution sensors that allow users to monitor air quality in real time on their smart phones... 4205. December 18, 2012 | The Telegrap India
Delhi air pollution lessons for other metros, India
New Delhi, Air pollution over Delhi kills at least 20 people every day and triggers an estimated six million asthma attacks each year, a study has suggested... 4206. December 18, 2012 | Hindustan Times
Pollution level rising, govt turns a blind eye, India
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has expressed "deep shock" at the findings of the new Global Burden of Disease (GBD) count. The findings say air pollution has become one of the top 10 killers in the world — a three-fold increase in the last 10 years... 4207. December 17, 2012 | Bangkok Post
Experts issue warning as farm chemical imports double, Thailand
Thailand imported more than 160,000 tonnes of agricultural chemicals, worth up to 22 billion baht, last year _ more than double the 2005 figure when the country imported 78,000 tonnes of farm chemicals, the group said, citing Agriculture Department records... 4208. December 17, 2012 | The Economic Times
Green Ministry eases SEZ clearance norms, India
NEW DELHI: The environment ministry has simplified the procedures for granting clearances to special economic zones as it seeks to shed the anti-industry image... 4209. December 17, 2012 | FRANCE 24
Invisible pollution, EU
This week we take a look at the fashion giants which have been pressured into stopping the use of hazardous chemicals... 4210. December 16, 2012 | Herald Scotland
Air pollution at Waverley seven times higher than safety limits, UK
Exhaust fumes from trains and taxis, coupled with toxic dust kicked up by construction works, are endangering the health of commuters, tourists and workers – particularly those with asthma, lung or heart conditions, experts say... 4211. December 16, 2012 | The Sydney Morning Herald
Uranium smelter's legacy moves on, Australia
THE controversial clean-up of a radioactive site in Hunters Hill is set to begin early next year, with any hazardous waste to be moved from the harbourside suburb to Lidcombe, the NSW government says... 4212. December 16, 2012 | TheState.com
Rising radiation at SC nuclear dump prompts cleanup talk but no action, USA
COLUMBIA, SC — Radioactive pollution is getting worse on parts of South Carolina’s nuclear-waste dump near Barnwell, but state regulators say cleaning up the contaminated groundwater isn’t in their plan... 4213. December 16, 2012 | The Columbia Daily Tribune
Citizens raise concerns about fluoride, USA
Columbia is joining a long list of U.S. cities taking another look at the decades-old practice of adding fluoride to public drinking water... 4214. December 16, 2012 | The Japan Times Online
WHO downplayed health effects of nuclear crisis on Fukushima residents : German physician, Germany
BERLIN — A German doctor and member of a Nobel Peace Prize-winning physicians' group has criticized a World Health Organization report on the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe for underestimating its impact on human health... 4215. December 16, 2012 | The Garden Island
PCBs found in Princeville water tank officials say water does not pose a threat, USA
HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i State Department of Health announced Friday that a chemical contaminant was found in a drinking water reservoir in Princeville. The department also states that water distributed from the drinking water system, which serves about 1,700 people, “does not pose a health threat and continues to be safe.”.. 4216. December 16, 2012 | Examinaer.com
19 horses die, 9 others fall ill after eating toxic plant at Colorado facility, USA
The consumption of a highly toxic plant is believed to be the reason more than two dozen horses suddenly died or fell ill early this month at the Canon City Wild Horse Inmate Program facility in Colorado... 4217. December 15, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel
Florida rivers getting sicker, Sentinel investigation finds, USA
That's what the Orlando Sentinel found after a yearlong evaluation of some of the state's biggest and smallest, most urban and remote, cleanest and dirtiest, protected and abused rivers... 4218. December 15, 2012 | The News Journal
Pollution limit tightened, USA
Federal officials have adopted a tighter limit on chronic levels of very fine soot in the nation’s air while also predicting that 99 percent of the nation’s counties – including New Castle County – will reach compliance within seven years because of regulations already in place... 4219. December 14, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Key Protocol Signed at Caspian Environmental Conference, Russian Federation
In Moscow, Russian Federation, the five Caspian states have reaffirmed their strong commitment to protect the Caspian marine environment and pledged to maintain close cooperation in addressing common environmental challenges... 4220. December 14, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and Green Economy in Focus During UNEP Meeting with Government of Russia, Russia
UNEP Executive Director and Minister for Environment and Natural Resources Discuss Continued Cooperation...

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