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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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January 8, 2012 | Deccan Herald
40 taken ill after inhaling toxic gas, India
At least 40 people were taken ill after inhaling toxic gas leaked from a pesticide plant at Maitapur in Simulia area of Odisha's Balasore district, the police said...
January 8, 2012 | BBC
Pollution rise 'worsens' S Asia's winter smog, South Asia
A rapid rise in air pollution from fossil fuels and biomass burning has worsened winter smog and extended its duration in many parts of South Asia, scientists and officials have said... January 8, 2012 | Bulington Free Press
New $800,000 study provides path to reducing lake pollution, USA
SWANTON — A just-completed $800,000 study provides data that could dramatically improve the effectiveness of money spent on pollution prevention in northern Lake Champlain — but barriers stand in the way of putting the information to use... January 7, 2012 | Journal.com
Toxic emissions rise in N.C., USA
CHARLOTTE -- The volume of toxic chemicals N.C. industries released into the air, water or land rose nearly 4 percent in 2010, reversing a four-year trend of declining emissions... January 7, 2012 | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
6 sites in West Oahu emit toxic chemicals, USA
Six of the 10 facilities in Hawaii that released the highest volumes of toxic chemicals into the environment in 2010 were in West Oahu, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said... January 7, 2012 | theage.com.au
Call for smokers to butt out as beaches become 'toxic' ashtrays, Australia
MELBOURNE'S beaches are littered with millions of cigarette butts, causing harm to the environment, wildlife and beachgoers, a recent study conducted by the Port Phillip Eco Centre has found... January 7, 2012 | The Times of India (TOI)
DRI seizes 10 chemical containers of city firm, India
AHMEDABAD: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials has seized 10 containers of a city-based chemical company for alleged misdeclaration of contents inside... January 6, 2012 | Bloomberg
Toxic releases in U.S. increase by 16% in 2010, USA
Toxic chemicals released into the environment by U.S. industry jumped 16 percent in 2010, led by an increase in debris from mining metals such as zinc and gold, the Environmental Protection Agency said in an annual report... January 5, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Man and Nature Exhibition with a Focus on Environmental Sustainability Opens at the UNEP Headquarters, UNEP
The exhibition demonstrates the role of art as an outreach tool for increasing public awareness with a focus on the environmental pillar of sustainable development, as the world heads towards Rio+20 in June 2012... January 5, 2012 | Idaho Stateman
Toxic chemical releases up in Idaho, USA
A report released Thursday from the Environmental Protection Agency shows that toxic chemical releases into the air, land and water rose 17 percent in 2010 in Idaho... January 5, 2012 | Shanghai Daily
1 missing, 3 injured in chemical plant explosion, China
One worker is missing and three others were injured after an explosion ripped through a chemical plant in Shanghai's Songjiang District early this morning... January 4, 2012 | Irish Examiner
Toxic waste may stay on island forever, Ireland
THE 500,000 tonnes of toxic waste dumped in Cork harbour may never be removed from Haulbowline Island — and instead could be just taped up with an environmental seal, according to Marine Minister Simon Coveney... January 4, 2012 | TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk
Study: Air pollution to blame for drought and flooding, UK
With the movement towards green cars partly spurred by the need to eliminate harmful emissions and air pollution, it’s interesting to note that there is arguably even more reason to cut them out... January 4, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
2012: Road to Rio+20 - Fresh Opportunity to Scale-Up Sustainable Development?, UNEP
2012 also marks the 40th anniversary of the environment programme of the UN... January 3, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP's Year in Review 2011: July to December, UNEP
2011 has proven to be a defining year for the environmental pillar of sustainable development as the world heads towards Rio+20 in June 2012... January 3, 2012 | TheState.com
Poisoning cases illustrate dangers of pesticide misuse, USA
Pesticide-laced globs of meat are strategically located to get rid of animals that people view as pests, but the concoctions are as deadly as land mines and equally indiscriminate... January 3, 2012 | The Chronicle Herald
Lead poisoning threatens eagles, UK
Birds getting sick, dying after eating bullet fragments in animals, vet says... January 3, 2012 | Scotman.com
Climate change in Scotland ‘to kill the curlew’, UK
AN ICONIC bird linked to Scotland’s wild moors will struggle to survive the impacts of climate change, new research suggests... January 3, 2012 | The Independent
Faulty breast implants contain toxic chemicals, scientists warn, UK
New warning from France as Government doctors in UK advise women to undergo surgical removal... January 3, 2012 | Contra Costa Times
Richmond Superfund site toxic pollution increasing, USA
Leonardo Bravo likes to fish on the Richmond shoreline because it relaxes him...

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