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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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5521. February 14, 2012 | Reuters
Air pollution tied to stroke, memory loss: study, USA
Living in a crowded city or near a busy highway where the air quality is poor might lead to a higher chance of stroke or memory loss, according to two US studies...
5522. February 13, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
From Soil Carbon to Decommissioning Nuclear Reactors, UNEP Year Book Highlights Key Emerging Issues, Kenya
Dramatic improvements in the way the world manages its precious soils will be key to food, water and climate security in the 21st century...
5523. February 13, 2012 | California Watch
Southern Californians at risk of death from air pollution, EPA says, USA
Southern Californians are among those at highest risk of death due to air pollution, according to recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency research published in the journal Risk Analysis...
5524. February 13, 2012 | The New York Times
With Tips From Whistle-Blowers, More Hands on Deck in Pollution Cases, Baltimore
BALTIMORE — Nothing seemed amiss aboard the Maltese cargo ship Aquarosa when Chief Warrant Officer William D. Dodson and his Coast Guard inspection team climbed the gangway...
5525. February 13, 2012 | ANP/AFP
Italy court sentences two in asbestos trial, Italy
A Swiss billionaire and a Belgian baron were found guilty and sentenced to 16 years each in prison by an Italian court on Monday in a groundbreaking trial over 3,000 alleged asbestos-related deaths...
5526. February 13, 2012 | Chicago News Cooperation
Power Station’s Closing Could Create Problems, USA
For years, environmental and health organizations have called for the closing of the 83-year-old coal-fired State Line Power Station, one of the Chicago area’s top polluters...
5527. February 13, 2012 | The Associated Press (AP)
17 to hospital after Calif. hotel chemical spill, USA
A hazardous materials spill at a Monterey, Calif., hotel sent more than a dozen workers to the hospital and led to the evacuation of about 200 guests...
5528. February 13, 2012 | Voice of America
Toxic Waters Threaten Johannesburg, Africa
The discovery of gold was the reason for the birth and the rise of Johannesburg, long called the "City of Gold." But a century later, those same mines, where toxic water has built up in abandoned shafts...
5529. February 12, 2012 | The Guardian
Fukushima reactor readings raise reheating concern, Japan
Temperature inside No 2 reactor may have risen to 82C, and Tepco reportedly steps up cooling efforts...
5530. February 11, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Blue Planet Prize Winners Call for Transformational Change to Achieve Sustainable Development, UNEP
A group of the world's leading scientists and experts in sustainable development today called for urgent changes to policies and institutions to enable humanity to tackle environmental crises and improve human wellbeing...
5531. February 10, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Domestic Consumption is Main Contributor to Africa's E-Waste, Swizerland
UN Report Finds Imports of Waste Electronics from Europe Continue to Add to Problem...
5532. February 10, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Tara Oceans expedition arrives in New York City, USA
The French scientific research vessel, Tara Oceans, which is backed by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), has made a stopover at UN headquarters in New York as part of its campaign to raise awareness on the state of the oceans and marine life...
5533. February 10, 2012 | Environmental Health News
Is cadmium the new lead? Link reported between the ubiquitous metal and kids with learning disabilities, USA
It’s a heavy metal. It’s linked to learning problems in school children. And every child is exposed. Sounds like lead? It’s cadmium...
5534. February 10, 2012 | Reuters
Beijing to cut air pollution by 15% by 2015, China
BEIJING -- China's heavily polluted capital plans to reduce air pollution levels by 15 percent by 2015 and 30 percent by 2020 by phasing out old cars, relocating factories and planting new forests, state media said on Feb. 9...
5535. February 10, 2012 | The Times of India (TOI)
2 pollution check centres sealed, India
CHANDIGARH: State transport authority has sealed two pollution check centres in the city for discrepancies...
5536. February 9, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
From Soil Carbon to Nuclear Reactors: UNEP Yearbook Outlines Major Emerging Issues for Global Environment, Kenya
Launch to Include Media Preview of UNEP Governing Council...
5537. February 9, 2012 | IOL.co.za
Toxic liquor kills 30 in India, India
New Delhi - The death toll among people who drank illegally brewed toxic liquor rose to 30 on Thursday in India's eastern state of Orissa, media reports said...
5538. February 9, 2012 | Stuff.co.nz
Lake Horowhenua toxic enough to kill a child, New Zealand
Water in Lake Horowhenua is so toxic that it could kill a small child, regional councillors have been told...
5539. February 8, 2012 | straitstimes.com
China officials on alert after Yangtze chemical leak, China
SHANGHAI (REUTERS) - Shanghai authorities are on alert after a chemical leak polluted the Yangtze River, the main source of water for China's most populous city,...
5540. February 8, 2012 | BBC
Smoky coal raises pollution level, UK
The Department of the Environment has warned of the lung cancer risk posed by households in Northern Ireland's urban areas burning smoky coal...
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