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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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December 15, 2011 | AAP
Chemical leak a 'wake-up call' for Orica, Australia
Orica says leaks from its Kooragang Island plant in Newcastle have been an enormous wake up call to the company...
December 15, 2011 | Bury Times
Fight to ban chemical in hair dye, UK
A BURY solicitor is spearheading a national campaign to ban a hair dye chemical which he claims can cause an allergic reaction...
December 15, 2011 | SeacoastOnline.com
Toxics rule limits exposure to pollution, USA
There is no denying that the health-care costs associated with respiratory illnesses continue to increase...
December 14, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UN System Provides Its Perspectives on a Green Economy, UNEP
In the first-ever inter-agency report on the Green Economy, the Environment Management Group (EMG), representing the work of UN agenciesn...
December 14, 2011 | Asia Times Online
China's toxic soup, Hong Kong
HONG KONG - When residents of this city - now a special administrative region of China - complain about rising levels of air pollution...
December 14, 2011 | PRNewswire-USNewswire
Report: 20 Additional Toxic Coal Ash Contamination Sites Found in 10 States, USA
As Congress Considers "Deregulating" Toxic Coal Ash, Citizens Plea for Federal Enforcement of Standards to Protect Their Drinking Water; EIP Report Details How Arsenic & Other Dangerous Pollutants Contaminated Groundwater and...
December 14, 2011 | PTI
Moneycontrol ? News ? Wire News Ten people die after drinking toxic liquor, India
Canning (WB), Dec 14 (PTI) At least ten people died and several others were taken ill today after drinking toxic illicit liquor at Mograhat in South 24-Parganas district...
December 14, 2011 | Vietnam latest News
Malaysian firm fined for pollution, Malaysia
A Malaysian company in south central Vietnam has been fined more than US$6,000 for polluting the environment...
December 14, 2011 | MLive.com
Environmental group calls out Michigan waterways and lakes for mercury pollution, USA
GRAND RAPIDS – A statewide environmental group is publicizing mercury warnings for lakes and streams throughout Michigan in an effort to promote new air pollution standards the Environmental Protection Agency is considering...
December 14, 2011 | China Power
Beijing Pollution at “Crisis Level”, China
No one who has visited Beijing recently will be surprised to learn that pollution in the capital has been so bad that the air quality monitoring system used by the U.S. Embassy here has described the pollution as being off the scale...
December 14, 2011 | Thanh Nien News
Hunger, pollution makes Hanoi turtle emerge, experts suggest, Vietnam
Experts said hunger and water pollution might be causing the old turtle at Hanoi iconic lake to emerge above water frequently in the past month...
December 13, 2011 | Pakistan Observer
Environment pollution, Pakistan
Earth is perhaps the only planet in this vast universe, which is inhabited by human and other living being in supporting environment...
December 13, 2011 | 7DAYS
UN?cleans up with pollution penalties, UN
Climate change talks have agreed a pact that will force all the biggest polluters to take action to slow the pace of global warming for the first time..
December 13, 2011 | Reuters
Before Chemical Insecticides, Ancient Humans Used ... Bedding?, South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Almost 80,000 years before humans began using chemical sprays to control insect pests, Africans were using mattresses made from bug-repelling plants to ensure a good night's sleep...
December 13, 2011 | ABC News
Chemical fumes spark hospital evacuation, Australia
The Royal Hobart Hospital is in partial lock down as emergency services investigate reports of a chemical smell inside...
December 13, 2011 | Ann Arbor.com
Toxic toys? Report finds hazardous chemicals in common products, USA
That rattle your baby is chewing on might be hazardous to her health...
December 12, 2011 | The Roanoke Times
Uranium in Pittsylvania County: buried treasure or threat?, USA
More than 100 million pounds of uranium lie beneath the surface of this peaceful Pittsylvania County farm. It's up to the state to decide whether it will ever see the light of day...
December 12, 2011 | Postmedia News
Electricity plants dwarf emissions from oilsands Industry blamed for 33% of global greenhouse gas, USA
Never mind the oilsands, what about all that pollution coming from electricity plants?...
December 12, 2011 | China Real time Report - WSJ
Beijing Environment Official: City Air Faces ‘Crisis’, China
Beijing is facing its third air-pollution “crisis” of recent years and needs to crank up its efforts to cut emissions, a city environmental official said Monday, acknowledging a big metaphorical cloud hanging over the city...
December 12, 2011 | Naples Daily News
Report: Naples lakes fail to filter enough pollution, USA
The lakes that dot Naples' neighborhoods do more than attract graceful wading birds and provide waterfront views...
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