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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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August 24, 2023 | Chemical & Engineering News
Activists slam coal pollution from Indonesia’s production of ‘clean’ batteries
HFPO-DAF may present unreasonable health risks, US agency says.
August 24, 2023 | Mongabay
Cancers among younger Americans are on the rise, new study shows
Indonesia’s nickel smelters are powered by purpose-built coal-fired plants, which environmental activists say are causing illness, killing crops and polluting fish farms.
August 23, 2023 | The Washington Post
Hempcrete shows promise for healthy housing
Some of the biggest increases were seen in women and in younger people diagnosed with gastrointestinal and breast cancers.
August 23, 2023 | Energy News
As wildfires multiply, a new era of air pollution
The material is still hard to find and expensive — but proponents see a bright future for the concrete alternative.
August 23, 2023 | rfi.fr
Ship-breaking workers suffer lifelong illness due to asbestos exposure
Fires in Canada and the island of Maui, in the US state of Hawaii, have damaged massive areas of land and raised questions about lasting health effects.
August 23, 2023 | TBS News
Wildfire smoke may increase dementia risk, new study says
Many workers of the ship-breaking industry become victims of asbestos unknowingly, as the symptoms of asbestosis – a chronic lung disease – usually do not appear until many years after the initial exposure
August 22, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Organic diets reduce glyphosate exposure for pregnant people: Study
Black, Hispanic and low-income children are more exposed to toxics like air pollution and lead — and this disparate exposure is linked to autism, lower IQ scores and worse memory, according to a new scientific review of more than 200 studies.
August 22, 2023 | The Washington Post
From grassroots to government, Singapore takes lead in tackling e-waste
A new study has found that people living in areas with persistent exposure to wildfire smoke may have higher risks of developing dementia.
August 21, 2023 | Mongabay
American exposure to smoke pollution reached 17-year high in 2023
Innovative legislation enacted by Singapore’s government in 2019 puts the onus on producers to collect used electrical appliances and electronic goods and send them to sorting and recycling facilities.
August 20, 2023 | The Hill
Indonesian capital Jakarta opts for remote working, learning to curb pollution and beat the smog
Since health officials began collecting data in the 1970s, charts tracking cancer in children and young adults are distressingly uniform, with diagonal lines steadily climbing upward.
August 18, 2023 | Bloonberg
EPA’s new definition of PFAS could omit thousands of ‘forever chemicals’
The US is on track to experience its worst year for smoke exposure in decades, after wildfires in Canada sent toxic plumes drifting across the border to the Midwest and the East Coast earlier this summer.
August 18, 2023 | undark.com
Paul Brodeur, reporter who exposed the hazards of asbestos, dies at 92
Silicosis is an incurable illness affecting millions of factory workers. A new tool may lower the barrier to diagnosis.
August 16, 2023 | Environmental Health News
How toxic fertilizers create toxic municipal bonds
A new report from Mamavation found evidence of PFAS chemicals in food packaging including a McDonald’s filet-o-fish carton, a Starbucks’ sandwich wrapper and a KFC bucket of fried chicken.
August 16, 2023 | The NEw York TImes
In India, a spark of hope for detecting a chronic lung disease
PFAS lurk in so much of what we eat, drink and use. Scientists are only beginning to understand how they’re impacting our health — and what to do about them.
August 16, 2023 | The Star
‘Forever chemicals’ are everywhere. What are they doing to us?
The Jakarta administration will impose remote working for city employees and learning for students ahead of the Asean Summit in September, a move aimed to curb the severe air pollution that has been choking the city in recent months.
August 16, 2023 | The Guardian
A Pennsylvania study suggests links between fracking and asthma, lymphoma in children
Agency plans to take a ‘case-by-case’ approach that allows it to be more flexible, but critics argue ‘it is a lack of definition, and it makes no sense.’
August 15, 2023 | The New York TImes
Many users of skin-lightening products are unaware of risks Study: Many users of skin-lightening products are unaware of risks
In his long career at The New Yorker, he specialized in writing about this and other threats to people’s health, including chlorofluorocarbons.
August 12, 2023 | The Guardian
New research shows washing fruits fails to eliminate pesticide residues
A recent study indicates that simply washing fruits and vegetables does not remove pesticide residues, raising concerns about food safety.
August 11, 2023 | AP News
Pioneering study links testicular cancer among military personnel to ‘forever chemicals’
Researchers in heavily drilled Pennsylvania are adding to a body of evidence suggesting links between the natural gas industry and certain health problems.
August 10, 2023 | The Washington Post
Residents near one of India's largest uranium mines suspect contamination affecting their fields and health
Nearly half of the participants said they didn’t know what active ingredients were in the skin-lightening products, which was a concern for researchers.
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