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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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4801. August 9, 2012 | Deccan Herald / IANS
Remove Bhopal toxic waste in six months, orders SC, India
The Supreme Court Thursday gave six months to the central and the Madhya Pradesh governments to dispose of toxic waste lying in and around the abandoned Union Carbide factory in Bhopal for the past 28 years... 4802. August 9, 2012 | CBS News
Diacetyl chemical in artificial butter popcorn linked to Alzheimer's plaque build-up, USA
An ingredient used in artificial butter flavoring for popcorn may worsen the effects of an abnormal brain protein that's been linked to Alzheimer's disease... 4803. August 8, 2012 | ABC News
EPA goes online with pollution list, Australia
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) says it does not think an online index of environmental issues in communities will trigger any drop in real estate values in those areas... 4804. August 8, 2012 | Bloomberg
Hong Kong Air Pollution ‘Very High’ At All 3 Roadside Stations, Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s Air Pollution Index was “very high” at all three of its roadside-monitoring stations, according to the city’s Environmental Protection Department... 4805. August 7, 2012 | donga.com
Tap water pollution, Korea
Staff at the Arisu tap water purification center in Seoul`s Amsa-dong neighborhood do work to purify tap water Monday... 4806. August 6, 2012 | Terra Daily
Cut emissions further or face risks of high air pollution, study shows, Belgium
Most of the world's population will be subject to degraded air quality in 2050 if man-made emissions continue as usual. In this 'business-as-usual' scenario, the average world citizen 40 years from now will experience similar air pollution to that of today's average East Asian citizen... 4807. August 6, 2012 | University of Colorado
Earth Absorbs Carbon Pollution, USA
Despite sharp increases in carbon dioxide emissions by humans in recent decades that are warming the planet, Earth's vegetation and oceans continue to soak up about half of them, according to a surprising new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder... 4808. August 5, 2012 | The Independent
Heatwave turns America's waterways into rivers of death, UK
The cruel summer heat-wave that continues to scorch agricultural crops across much of the United States and which is prompting comparisons with the severe droughts of the 1930s and 1950s is also leading to record-breaking water temperatures in rivers and streams... 4809. August 5, 2012 | TheState.com
Toxic threat brings hard times to Easy Street, USA
Drenching rains almost always meant one thing on Easy Street: The road became a watery playground for neighborhood children... 4810. August 5, 2012 | The Associated Press (AP)
Doctors: Japan nuclear plant workers face stigma, Japan
TOKYO (AP) — A growing number of Japanese workers who are risking their health to shut down the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant are suffering from depression, anxiety about the future and a loss of motivation, say two doctors who visit them regularly... 4811. August 5, 2012 | The Guardian
Air pollution: should it stop you exercising?, UK
Before the London Olympics, athletes were warned about the city's smog levels. And perhaps they're not the only ones who should worry... 4812. August 5, 2012 | Al Jazeera English
Court case on water pollution in South Africa, South Africa
Residents in the South African town of Carolina are taking the local government to court after their water supply was polluted by run-off from nearby coal mines... 4813. August 5, 2012 | Xinhua
Toxic gas kills 4 in NW China landfill, China
YINCHUAN - The bodies of four workers were pulled from a well Saturday after the men were allegedly poisoned to death by a gas leak while working at a landfill in northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region... 4814. August 4, 2012 | The Fresno Bee
Kettleman City's toxic landfill almost at capacity, USA
KETTLEMAN HILLS -- The West's largest hazardous-waste landfill is running out of room after four years of expansion attempts have been stymied by tragedy in nearby Kettleman City... 4815. August 4, 2012 | The Associated Press (AP)
NEW STUDY LINKS CURRENT EVENTS TO CLIMATE CHANGE, USA
WASHINGTON (AP) — The relentless, weather-gone-crazy type of heat that has blistered the United States and other parts of the world in recent years is so rare that it can't be anything but man-made global warming... 4816. August 4, 2012 | Reuters
China detains almost 2,000 in fake drug sweep, China
Chinese police have detained almost 2,000 people in a nationwide sweep on fake drugs, seizing more than $180 million worth of counterfeit products and destroying some 1,100 production facilities, the public security ministry said on Sunday... 4817. August 4, 2012 | Reuters
UPDATE 1-Hong Kong govt criticised over plastic spill on beaches, Hong Kong
Hundreds of millions of potentially toxic plastic pellets from containers knocked off a vessel during Hong Kong's worst typhoon in 13 years have washed up on its beaches where they lay for more than a week, activists said on Saturday... 4818. August 4, 2012 | Star-Telegram
EPA fails to regulate livestock pollution, report says, USA
CHICAGO -- The report to Congress was blunt: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had failed to regulate pollution from the nation's livestock farms -- many capable of generating more waste than some cities -- because it lacked information as basic as how many farms even existed... 4819. August 4, 2012 | The Daily Star
Forests, rivers and pollution, Bangladesh
Amid growing industrialisation and pressure of increasing population, and consequent massive pollution due to gross violation of environmental rules, the government has cut this year... 4820. August 4, 2012 | Whittier Daily News
Steve Scauzillo: Keeping an eye out for toxic substances,
THOSE health-obsessed Olympic swimmers who dutifully watch what they eat to maintain their perfect bodies may not realize that the nail polish painted on their toenails may be more unhealthy than ingesting a double cheeseburger with fries...

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