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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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November 30, 2023 | Salon
Why indoor air pollution can be just as deadly as wildfire smoke and coal plant smog
Household air pollution is a hidden source of death and illness and climate change seems to be making it worse.
November 29, 2023 | Newsweek
Sperm really is frazzled by modern life
"Sperm concentration has been decreasing over the past 50 years in industrialized countries," researchers told Newsweek.
November 28, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Levels of toxic PCB chemicals found at 30 times ‘safe’ limits in stranded whales
Our exposure to a common plastic additive linked to breast cancer and obesity likely exceeds health thresholds set by governments worldwide.
November 27, 2023 | Inside Climate News
A new law regulating the cosmetics industry expands the FDA's power but fails to ban toxic chemicals in beauty products
The Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act empowers the FDA to recall harmful cosmetics. Advocates want to know why manufacturers still don’t have to prove their products are safe before they’re sold to millions of consumers.
November 27, 2023 | Inside CLimate News
Black women face disproportionate risks from largely unregulated toxic substances in beauty and personal care products
The FDA has finally proposed a ban on formaldehyde in hair straighteners, and new regulations on the cosmetics industry take effect next month. But one activist called them “a floor, not a ceiling.”
November 27, 2023 | The Guardian
Exposure to widely used insecticides decreases sperm concentration
Study’s author says ‘we need to reduce exposure in order to ensure men who want to conceive are able to without interference’.
November 26, 2023 | NBC News
Several more children sickened by fruit pouches tainted with lead
The FDA has received 52 reports of elevated lead levels among children who reportedly consumed the products, which is up from 34 cases reported last week.
November 23, 2023 | The New York Times
Why we're still breathing dirty indoor air
The pandemic and recent wildfires have shown how unhealthy indoor air can be. But scientific and governmental inertia have slowed the necessary remedies.
November 22, 2023 | The Guardian
EPA considers approving fruit pesticide despite risks to children
Internal emails show pressure from chemical industry lobbyists and politicians led Trump-era agency to change position on aldicarb.
November 21, 2023 | Environmental Health News
New Delhi's struggle with hazardous air pollution continues
New Delhi grapples with severe air quality issues, leading to school closures, traffic restrictions and a surge in air purifier sales.
November 21, 2023 | Public Health Watch
The science on benzene keeps getting scarier. Industry remains in denial
The federal government has struggled to control the carcinogen, which threatens workers and residents who are exposed to it. Users and manufacturers have gone to extremes to argue that it’s dangerous only in high doses, hiding data and spending millions on questionable studies.
November 17, 2023 | The New Lede
A new analysis shows a “crisis” of male reproductive health
Exposure to a widespread, toxic chemical called PFOS may interfere with bone development in children and young adults, potentially putting them at higher risk for osteoporosis and other bone problems later in life.
November 17, 2023 | CNN
New Delhi air pollution: Why can’t India’s capital clean up its toxic air like Beijing?
More than 20 million people woke last week to a thick, acrid, and noxious smog that settled densely across the Indian capital.
November 15, 2023 | Telegraph
‘Tsunami’ of plastic damaging health must be stopped, scientists warn UN
Global population 'eat and drink' hazardous material, world leaders told amid treaty negotiations.
November 15, 2023 | CNN
Common pesticides in food reducing sperm count worldwide
Pesticides used in our homes, gardens and lawns and sprayed on foods we eat are contributing to a dramatic decline in sperm count among men worldwide, according to a new analysis of studies over the last 50 years.
November 14, 2023 | ABC News
Toxic chemicals found in dead Australian magpies spark environmental concerns
Toxicology tests by the New South Wales Environment Protection Authority have revealed banned pesticides in the bodies of magpies found sick or dead in Cootamundra, raising questions about illegal chemical use.
November 12, 2023 | Mongabay
Study links pesticides to child cancer deaths in Brazilian Amazon & Cerrado
For every 5 tons of soy per hectare produced in the Brazilian Amazon and Cerrado, an equivalent of one out of 10,000 children under 10 succumbed to acute lymphoblastic leukemia five years later.
November 9, 2023 | Grist
Mercury is still an environmental threat, especially for Indigenous peoples
The heavy metal is poisoning Indigenous peoples' environment and health, but no one can agree on how or when to get rid of it.
November 9, 2023 | CNN
Reducing pesticides in food: Major food manufacturers earn an F grade
Seventeen major food manufacturers earned an average grade of F for their lack of progress in reducing pesticides in the products they sell, according to a new analysis by As You Sow, a nonprofit specializing in shareholder advocacy.
November 8, 2023 | The Guardian
Gas cookers pump out toxic particles linked to childhood asthma
Scientists find average levels of nitrogen dioxide almost twice as high in homes cooking with gas as in those cooking without.
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