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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 10, 2023 | Mongabay
Back-to-school: Avoid PFAS in your kids’ backpack
Residents near one of India’s largest uranium mines suspect contamination is affecting their fields and health, reports Meena Menon in Mongabay.
August 9, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Pollution at Australia’s largest Antarctic research station exceeded guidelines for almost 20 years
“To my knowledge this is the first study to measure PFAS levels in the U.S. military population and to investigate associations with a cancer endpoint in this population."
August 9, 2023 | The Guardian
Carcinogens found at Montana nuclear missile sites as reports of hundreds of cancers surface
Levels of contaminants such as arsenic and lead at Casey eclipsed international quality guidelines between 1997 and 2015, study finds.
August 9, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Air pollution linked to antibiotic resistance, new study suggests
Thirteen popular children’s backpacks have detectable levels of organic fluorine, an indicator of the group of chemicals known as PFAS, according to a new report from Mamavation.
August 9, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Sex toys shed fertility-damaging chemicals
Associated Press journalist Tara Copp reports that the Air Force has detected unsafe levels of a likely carcinogen in samples taken at a Montana nuclear missile base where a striking number of men and women have reported cancer diagnoses.
August 7, 2023 | The Standard
Diesel Exhaust and Lung Cancer—Delayed Findings Confirmed, but Consequences Continue
Data shows an 187% jump in the number of children in London with asthma being admitted to hospital between August and September 2021.
August 6, 2023 | The Washington Post
How air pollution became one the UK's deadliest problems
Two of the world’s most urgent public health concerns might be connected, researchers from Cambridge and Zhejiang universities say.
August 5, 2023 | The Hill
Public health alert issued for raw beef that may contain plastic
The Hill reports on how cancer-linked “forever chemicals” and certain compounds used in plastic production may be associated with a heightened risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, according to a study from researchers at the University of California at San Francisco.
August 3, 2023 | Newsweek
Ramped-up US construction exposes workers to an unregulated toxic
Scientists have found that several types of sex toys contain phthalate chemicals at levels higher than the regulatory limit in children's toys.
August 2, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Scientists link early-life lead exposure to heightened risk of criminal behavior in adulthood
Since the late 1960s research has shown that a plastic additive in polyvinyl chloride (PVC), leaches from medical devices and is toxic to multiple organs, especially for premature infants.
August 1, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Webinar: Chemicals and pregnancy complications: Findings from nontargeted analysis
People who eat just one U.S. freshwater fish a year are likely to show a significant increase of a cancer-causing chemical in their bloodstream, new research warns.
August 1, 2023 | The Hill
Air pollution increases COVID-19 risks
Although previous studies have shown statistical associations between lead exposure and criminal behavior at an entire-population level, scientists at George Washington University sought to understand how such connections present at an individual degree.
July 31, 2023 | Health and Environment
Risk of prolonged exposure to wildfire smoke needs study
This Sept. 14 EDC Strategies Partnership webinar will feature Drs. Jessica Trowbridge and Tracey Woodruff discussing their new study on chemicals not usually studied that were found in U.S. pregnant people, and their association with complications during pregnancy.
July 31, 2023 | EOS
EPA posts databases of pesticide harm to people, pets and wildlife for first time in agency history
Exposure to air pollution increases the risk of contracting COVID-19 and results in more severe disease, according to two new studies comparing medical outcomes and pollution levels in Belgium and Denmark, published in the European Respiratory Journal.
July 31, 2023 | Stat News
VA to review link between military toxic exposures and additional cancers
Scientists are calling for research on the health effects of increasingly frequent exposure to wildfire smoke. Emerging evidence suggests it’s even more problematic than "normal" air pollution from exhaust or industry, especially for lung health.
July 28, 2023 | Investigate Midwest
Environmental groups call on the EPA to ban the toxic chemical vinyl chloride
“This is the most significant step the EPA has taken in years to increase transparency about pesticides’ harms,” one advocate said.
July 28, 2023 | Stars and Stripes
Mercury pollution is worsening mental health for the Grassy Narrows First Nation
The Department of Veterans Affairs will review whether three more types of cancers will be added to the list of conditions presumed to be caused by exposure to toxins from military burn pits, the agency announced.
July 25, 2023 | Grist
PFAS associated with sex hormones in European teens
Mercury poisoning among members of the Grassy Narrows First Nation in Ontario, Canada, is contributing to high rates of attempted suicide among Indigenous youth.
July 24, 2023 | Environmental Health News
More than 300,000 children’s cups recalled due to high lead levels
Nearly all people have endocrine-disrupting chemicals in their bodies. Here’s what these chemicals are and how we can avoid exposure to them.
July 20, 2023 | Environmental Pollution
New studies shed light on how genes might shape a person’s experience with COVID-19
This study, published in Environmental Pollution, found that exposure to perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAS) was associated with higher levels of testosterone in girls, and to lower levels of follicle-stimulating hormone in boys. The teens were from Belgium, Spain, and Slovakia.
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