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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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5541. February 8, 2012 | AAP
Toxic chemicals found in Pilliga NSW soil, Australia
The NSW government should suspend all coal seam gas (CSG) exploration licences following reports toxic chemicals were detected in Pilliga State Forest, the opposition says... 5542. February 8, 2012 | Monsters & Critics
24 die after drinking toxic liquor in eastern India, India
New Delhi - At least 24 people died after drinking illegally-brewed poisonous alcohol in India's eastern state of Orissa, media reports said Wednesday... 5543. February 8, 2012 | healthinsurance.co.uk
Toxic hip replacements increase cancer risk, UK
The health risk of metal on metal hip replacements rises as research signals the devices increase cancer risk. Read what is happening here... 5544. February 7, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Top Kenyan Athletes Support Half-Marathon Run to Celebrate UNEP's 40th Anniversary, Kenya
Kenya's top runners will join the public later this month for a half-marathon to mark the fortieth anniversary of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)... 5545. February 7, 2012 | latimes.com
Proposed Utah mine expansion reflects politics of coal, USA
An obstacle to greening L.A.'s energy portfolio is the DWP's contract with a Utah plant, which requires the city to buy coal power until 2027... 5546. February 7, 2012 | Environmental Health News
Childhood obesity linked to phthalate exposure, USA
Higher urinary concentrations of phthalates most commonly used in personal care products were associated with body size measures in overweight children... 5547. February 7, 2012 | The Washington Post
Reports: China environmental accidents on rise, chemicals industry key cause, as costs mount, China
SHANGHAI — Environmental accidents are on the rise in China, mainly due to chemicals industry-related traffic and industrial mishaps, and the costs of such damage to the economy are rising... 5548. February 7, 2012 | Voice of America
Lead Poisoning Rampant Among Nigerian Children Rights Group Says, Africa
Thousands of children in northwestern Nigeria are in urgent need of treatment for lead poisoning... 5549. February 7, 2012 | The Hindu
Rise in Bangalore's temperature attributed to high carbon emissions, India
Bangalore, which was once known for its salubrious climate, is getting hotter by the day because of the rise in global and local pollution levels, according to J. Srinivasan, Chairman of the Divecha Centre for Climate Change... 5550. February 7, 2012 | Bloomberg
Carbon Capture Projects Imperiled by Worst-Case Scenario: Energy, Africa
The cloud of carbon dioxide that burst out of Lake Nyos in Cameroon and asphyxiated 1,700 people haunts the plans of oil and power companies to bury their greenhouse gases underground... 5551. February 7, 2012 | The National
3,000 tonnes of waste dragged from creek, Dubai
DUBAI // Authorities are urging boat owners to stop emptying dirty water and diesel into the Dubai Creek, after more than 3,000 tonnes of waste, mostly black mud, was dragged from the creek bed... 5552. February 7, 2012 | News24
Nigeria poisoning 'worst in modern history', Nigeria
Lagos - A lead poisoning epidemic in Nigeria's north that has killed 400 children and affected thousands is the worst in modern history, but cleanup has not even begun in many areas, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday... 5553. February 7, 2012 | SCMP.com
Cadmium plants given marching orders, China
All heavy-metal smelting plants in Hechi , Guangxi province, will be relocated by 2015, a move that comes amid ongoing efforts to tackle a toxic cadmium spill that has threatened the drinking water of millions of people for weeks... 5554. February 7, 2012 | CNA
Pollution in 32 gas stations exceeds allowable levels: EPA, Taiwan
Taipei, Feb. 7 (CNA) Pollution in soil and underground water in 32 gas stations exceeds allowable levels, with three of them reaching an extent that requires remedial measures, the Environment.. 5555. February 7, 2012 | ContraCostaTimes.com
Smoky air can harm dogs and cats, too, says vets and pollution experts, USA
Spare the air. Spare the human health. Now, spare the pets... 5556. February 7, 2012 | The Associated Press (AP)
5 hurt in chemical blast at South Carolina State, USA
ORANGEBURG, S.C.- Five people have been hurt in an explosion in a science building at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg... 5557. February 6, 2012 | Nature News & Comment
US environment agency misses dioxin deadline, USA
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has missed a self-imposed deadline to release recommendations for the regulation of dioxins... 5558. February 6, 2012 | Environmental Health News
'Inactive' phthalates widespread in medications, USA & Canada
The use of phthalates as inactive ingredients in medicines and supplements is common but possible health risks from these exposures is not known... 5559. February 6, 2012 | MinnPost
After decades of warnings and pollution controls, newborns arrive with a burden of mercury, USA
I hold one share in the corporate earth and am uneasy about the management. — E.B. White, "Sootfall and Fallout," 1956... 5560. February 6, 2012 | Reuters
Male smokers lose brain function faster as they age, UK
Men who smoke suffer a more rapid decline in brain function as they age than their non-smoking counterparts, with their cognitive decline as rapid as someone 10 years older but who shuns tobacco, scientists said on Monday...

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