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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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September 26, 2023 | The Guardian
Growing number of studies show forever chemicals harm wildlife
Poor diet, stress, smoking and obesity are known factors impairing sperm health, but they don’t paint the entire picture
September 25, 2023 | The Guardian
Air pollution in Ireland linked to premature deaths at ‘concerning’ level in urban areas, report finds
Studies of cetaceans stranded in UK waters show high levels of toxins 20 years since global ban of most PCBs, say scientists
September 24, 2023 | New York Post
The cost of straight hair: Straighteners linked to cancer
Pregnant or breastfeeding women who consume diet soda or other foods and drinks containing aspartame could experience higher rates of autism diagnoses in their sons, a new study has revealed. But the study has limitations.
September 22, 2023 | Public Health Watch
Gold mining is poisoning the planet with mercury
At least 77 fabricators of engineered-stone countertops in the state have been diagnosed with an accelerated form of the fatal lung disease since January 2016.
September 20, 2023 | City Live
The air tastes like burnt plastic’: Skopje’s chronic pollution problem
A groundbreaking study conducted by researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has revealed the successful engineering of two synthetic bacteria strains capable of transforming plastic waste into valuable chemicals.
September 18, 2023 | Mongabay
‘Forever chemical’ exposure linked to higher cancer odds in women
While PFAS impacts on human health are well known, scientists are also finding severe impacts on wildlife, including hawksbill turtles, American alligators, Arctic kittiwakes, hooded seals, striped bass, bottlenose dolphins and other species.
September 18, 2023 | DW
Everyone is likely overexposed to BPA
Officials deny it but a DW investigation has found that the rubble from Tukey's devastating February earthquake contains life-threatening amounts of asbestos. The southern city of Hatay now faces a new health crisis.
September 11, 2023 | Science News
Weedkiller glyphosate shows up in all but one of the samples tested on Irish volunteers
Chemical clues in embalming vessels reveal previously unknown ingredients used to prepare bodies for mummification and their far-flung origins.
September 11, 2023 | Environmental Health News
The gold jewelry made from old phones
This month Science Magazine explores research into disturbing ways that THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, binds to cannabinoid receptors abundant in the brain, including in fetal brains while still in the mother’s womb.
September 8, 2023 | PubMed
Wildfires are bad for air quality. Fireworks can make the smoke worse.
A regional cohort study aims to quantify paraben exposure via drug administration in a group of very pre-term infants cared for in neonatal intensive care units.
September 8, 2023 | The Guardian
Are your clothes making you sick? The opaque world of chemicals in fashion
PFAS was found in seven of eight samples bought at US stores, with organic kale containing higher levels of the toxic compounds.
September 8, 2023 | The Guardian
New air pollution satellite could support environmental justice 19 JuneNew air pollution satellite could support environmental justice
Federal suit brought by public health groups alleges agency’s science shows human risks and harm to endangered species.
September 8, 2023 | Science Newsw
How does cannabis impact developing brains?
Researchers are racing to try to understand how much humans are exposed and what levels are toxic.
September 8, 2023 | New York TImes
How does cannabis impact developing brains?
Students and parent volunteers from a school in Washington State said in a lawsuit that they had become sick after being exposed to chemicals known as PCBs that had dripped from light fixtures.
September 5, 2023 | Reuters
Children in London’s most deprived boroughs most at risk of asthma attack
A few weeks after saying it will curb its low emission zone, the new right-wing coalition government in the Spanish city of Valladolid is calling on people to stop using private cars due to high levels of ozone contamination.
September 5, 2023 | Environmental Health Perspectives
Bone marrow in the skull could be used to monitor Alzheimer’s, MS and more
Exposure to air pollution has been associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D), but studies investigating whether deprived groups are more susceptible to the harmful effects of air pollution are inconsistent.
September 1, 2023 | Wired.com
Paper coffee cups are just as toxic for the environment as plastic ones
Supposedly eco-friendly cups are still coated with a thin layer of plastic, which scientists have discovered can leach chemicals that harm living creatures.
September 1, 2023 | Propublica
EPA proposes regulations to curb cancer-causing emissions from coke plants
A new EPA proposal could soon limit the toxic emissions that pollute Birmingham’s historically Black north side.
September 1, 2023 | The Colorado Sun
Tests find more Colorado towns’ drinking water is contaminated with “forever chemicals”
New EPA test results for PFAS “forever chemicals” in drinking water supplies turn up more Colorado communities with contamination problems.
August 31, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Using AI to track coal train dust
Undark reporter Emma Foehringer Merchant writes about scientists in California who are working with local communities — and a suite of AI tools — to understand air pollution from coal transport.
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