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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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4441. October 23, 2012 | Bundaberg News Mail
Asbestos in 10% of homes, Australia
HOUSES built in Bundaberg before 1985 would probably have asbestos in them, according to a roofing specialist... 4442. October 23, 2012 | ABC News
Web Extra: Newman backflips on uranium ban, Australia
TONY EASTLEY: The Queensland Premier Campbell Newman rejects claims he lied about plans to lift a ban on uranium mining... 4443. October 23, 2012 | WCVB Home
Haz-mat team investigates chemical odor in Stoughton, USA
STOUGHTON, Mass. — A hazardous waste team and local fire departments were called to 292 Page St. in Stoughton on a report of a chemical smell. About a dozen people evacuated the building... 4444. October 23, 2012 | UPI
Arctic Ocean pollution doubled in 10 years, Germany
BREMERHAVEN, Germany, The seabed in the arctic deep ocean is increasingly strewn with litter and plastic waste, a German researcher says, with twice as much debris as ten years ago... 4445. October 23, 2012 | thenews.com.pk
Multan: Section 144 to reduce pollution, Pakistan
MULTAN: District Coordination Officer Nasim Sadiq has imposed Section 144 on burning different items to keep the environment clean... 4446. October 23, 2012 | Blackpool Gazette
Sounding alarm over toxic water, UK
PRESSURE groups campaigning against the controversial fracking process say they are worried about plans to remove toxic waste water from a shale gas drilling site... 4447. October 22, 2012 | Bloomverg BNA
POPs Review Panel Agrees to Propose Limits On Four Chemicals Under Stockholm Treaty, Switzerland
GENEVA--Scientific experts meeting under the aegis of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) concluded a five-day meeting in Geneva Oct. 19 with an agreement to advance proposals that would lead to eventual restrictions on the production and sale of four chemicals... 4448. October 22, 2012 | The Associated Press (AP)
US pollution case tests international law, USA
SPOKANE, Washington (AP) The glistening waters and sandy beaches of the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area have drawn millions of tourists over the years... 4449. October 22, 2012 | WSJ.com
Report Supports Organic Produce, but Not Milk, USA
When it comes to feeding your children organic food, pediatricians have new advice for parents. Organic produce and meat might be worth the hefty price tag, but you can probably skip the organic milk... 4450. October 22, 2012 | Deccan Herald
Mercury rising, India
A new report by researchers from Bangalore and Mumbai suggests that India could witness a two-degree and 4.8-degree rise in mean temperatures by 2030 and 2080 respectively, writes Madhumitha B... 4451. October 22, 2012 | NPR
Docs Say Choose Organic Food To Reduce Kids' Exposure To Pesticides, USA
For the first time, the nation's pediatricians are wading into the controversy over whether organic food is better for you – and they're coming down on the side of parents who say it is, at least in part... 4452. October 22, 2012 | Brisbanetimes.com.au
Uranium mining ban to be overturned, Australia
Queensland's ban on uranium mining will be lifted, with the Newman government confirming the decades-long prohibition is to be axed... 4453. October 22, 2012 | Voice of OC
Small Hydrogen Leak Reported at San Onofre Nuclear Plant, USA
Officials at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station are working to fix a small hydrogen gas leak that began Sunday morning, according to the senior federal inspector at the plant... 4454. October 22, 2012 | The Goog Human
5 Toxic Chemicals To Avoid In Your Home, USA
Eco-friendly shoppers who choose green cleaners, organic produce and BPA free water bottles might think they’ve eliminated the majority of toxic materials from their home. Plenty of home furnishings, however, can be dangerous... 4455. October 21, 2012 | The India Express
In this PCMC-run school, students come drunk, inhale toxic whiteners, India
PCMC-run Madhyamik Vidyalaya in Kasarwadi is getting famous for all the wrong reasons. Students here are coming to school drunk, are using toxic whiteners for intoxication in school and are indulging in quarrels... 4456. October 20, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
At United Nations Biodiversity Conference, Countries Agree to Double Resources for Biodiversity Protection by 2015, India
Hyderabad (India), The world's governments have agreed to increase funding in support of actions to halt the rate of loss of biodiversity at the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, which ended today... 4457. October 20, 2012 | ColomboPage
Health Ministry of Sri Lanka to enact new regulations on chemical fertilizers, Sri Lanka
Colombo: Sri Lanka's Health Ministry is considering enacting legislation to ban or control the use of chemical fertilizer, insecticides and weedicides and other agro chemicals containing harmful elements... 4458. October 19, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UN chemical experts recommend that widely used flame retardant be phased out of global production and use, Switzerland
19 October 2012, Geneva - A UN expert body has recommended that the industrial flame retardant hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) be eliminated from the global marketplace to protect human health and the environment... 4459. October 19, 2012 | Environmental Health News
Clean air regulations reduce hospital admissions in New York, USA
One of the few studies to measure whether air pollution regulations lead to fewer illnesses found they do in most cases. Overall, regional rules required by the federal Clean Air Act helped decrease smog levels across the state of New York during the 3-year period from 2004 - 2006 and resulted in fewer hospital admissions for respiratory illnesses... 4460. October 19, 2012 | Mail Online
Toxic fumes released by World War II 'Dad's Army' hand-grenade leaves 13 people needing treatment in hospital, UK
A 'Dad's Army' hand-grenade left over from the Second World War left 13 people needing hospital treatment...

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