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4541. October 1, 2012 | allAfrica.com
Africa: Indoor Pollution Increases Death Rate, Africa
Dar es Salaam — World Bank has warned on an increasing number of pre-mature deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa as a result of indoor air pollution and other associated health complications...

4542. October 1, 2012 | TNN | Times of india
Vegetables grown near thermal plant toxic: Study, India
NEW DELHI: Worried about pesticide residues in vegetables? Your diet may consist of many more toxic contaminants that you overlook...

4543. October 1, 2012 | STV
Paisley street closed amid fears of chemical incident near high school, UK
A large police operation in Paisley was stood down on Monday night after reports of a chemical incident proved to be false. Strathclyde Police closed McKerrell Street, which runs behind the town's Paisley Grammar School, at 4.40pm...

4544. September 30, 2012 | The Associated Press (AP)
Next cold war? Gas drilling boom rattles Russia, Russia
PITTSBURGH (AP) The Kremlin is watching, European nations are rebelling, and some suspect Moscow is secretly bankrolling a campaign to derail the West's strategic plans...

4545. September 30, 2012 | NPR
On The Road: Reporting On Lead Poisoning In Nigeria, Nigeria
If you want to witness the health consequences of unsafe gold mining in northwestern Nigeria, the first thing you have to do is get to the mines...

4546. September 30, 2012 | Mail Online
The toxic trade in fake make-up: How counterfeit cosmetics containing dangerous levels of arsenic are being sold online to unsuspecting bargain hunters, UK
When Mandy Lanham saw her favourite foundation for sale online at a greatly reduced price she snapped it up — after all, few of us can resist a beauty bargain...

4547. September 30, 2012 | CTV News
Even BPA-free bottles might leach worrisome chemicals, Canada
By now most Canadians are familiar with bisphenol A or BPA, a chemical still widely used in food containers that many worry might present a health risk...

4548. September 30, 2012 | Reuters
Fish to shrink as global warming leaves them gasping for oxygen, USA
Fish are likely to get smaller on average by 2050 because global warming will cut the amount of oxygen in the oceans in a shift that may also mean dwindling catches, according to a study on Sunday...

4549. September 30, 2012 | DAWN.COM
Pollution endangers Chitral River, Pakistan
CHITRAL, Sept 30: Showing concern over river pollution in Chitral, a conservationist has said that high density pollutants in the town have endangered the Chitral River...

4550. September 29, 2012 | Kyodo News | Associated Press
Explosion at, Japan chemical plant kills 1, dozens injured
TOKYO — An explosion at a chemical plant in western Japan has killed a firefighter and injured dozens of people...

4551. September 29, 2012 | Korea JoongAng Daily
Gas leak at chemical plant kills 5, injures 18, South Korea
A gas leak in a chemical plant at the Gumi National Industrial Complex in North Gyeongsang on Thursday led to five deaths, while 18 others were hospitalized after exposure to the gas...

4552. September 28, 2012 | Environmental Health News
Waste tapped to capture carbon dioxide at mines, EHN
A natural way to capture carbon dioxide waste from mining and transform it into a mineral could reduce the amount of the greenhouse gas released into the air, according to Canadian chemists...

4553. September 28, 2012 | eng.24.kg
13 Indian students hospitalized with a diagnosis of “chemical burn” in Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyzstan
In Kyrgyzstan, 13 students, citizens of India, were hospitalized with a diagnosis of “chemical burn”. 24.kg news agency was reported in the Ambulance Station of Bishkek...

4554. September 27, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Countries Agree New Plan for Global Shark Conservation, Germany
Bonn, Government representatives from 50 countries have gathered in Bonn, Germany, for the first meeting of signatories to the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Sharks...

4555. September 27, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Organized Crime Trade Worth over US$30 Billion Responsible for up to 90% of Tropical Deforestation,
Rome, Between 50 to 90 per cent of logging in key tropical countries of the Amazon basin, Central Africa and South East Asia is being carried out by organized crime threatening efforts to combat climate change...

4556. September 27, 2012 | Environmental Health News
Rats harmed by great-grandmothers' dioxin exposure, study finds, ENH
Pregnant rats exposed to an industrial pollutant passed on a variety of diseases to their unexposed great-grandkids, according to a study published Wednesday...

4557. September 27, 2012 | China Daily
2 dead, 7 injured in chemical plant blast, China
Two workers were killed and another seven injured on Thursday in a chemical plant explosion in south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, police said...

4558. September 27, 2012 | RTE' News
Unstable chemical found during school renovations in Cavan, UK
The Army bomb disposal squad has dealt with a quantity of unstable chemical, which was found during renovations of a school laboratory in Co Cavan...

4559. September 27, 2012 | phys.org
Scientists link nutrient pollution to coral bleaching, phys.org
Too many nutrients can put corals at risk, a new study shows. Excessive nitrogen in the water affects their ability to cope with rising water temperatures and other environmental pressures, making them vulnerable to harmful bleaching...

4560. September 27, 2012 | ABC News
Plastic pollution invades the last frontier, Antartica
It was thought of as one of the last remaining pristine ecosystems on the planet, but European researchers have found a disturbing amount of plastics pollution in the Antarctic...