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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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November 29, 2011 | The Daily Climate
Climate change may boost a lethal disease, USA
For 17 years, the Hendra virus smoldered in its host bat population, only rarely crossing to humans. Then it exploded, likely triggered by heavy rains and floods in Australia earlier this year...
November 29, 2011 | The Times of India (TOI)
Tainted Rice Part of China's Pollution Problem, China
NEW DELHI: Once the present foggy conditions settle down, Delhiites will again have to battle with pollution-laden smog... November 29, 2011 | DNA
Chemical found in cosmetics could lead to cancer: NTU study, Singapore
If you are suffering from dust allergies, then Bangalore is the last place you should be living in. A study conducted by The Energy Research Institute (Teri) has found that 50% of Bangalore’s air pollution is caused due to dust... November 29, 2011 | straitstimes.com
2 Injured In Pleasant Prairie Chemical Leak, USA
A chemical in cosmetics and sunscreen could potentially lead to cancer, a study led by researchers from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) showed on Tuesday.00 November 29, 2011 | WISN Milwaukee
New Chemical Hazard Studies, USA
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. -- A chemical leak at a food processing plant in Pleasant Prairie sent two people to a hospital early Tuesday morning... November 29, 2011 | Scoop News
Advanced nanopackages capture environmental toxic agents, Japan
Toxic cadmium levels, soil compaction and carbon loss are looming as major problems which could affect New Zealand’s agricultural economy, a soil scientist is warning... November 29, 2011 | environmentalresearchweb (ERL)
Commentary: Beware of toxic Chinese toys, USA
Mesocages, hollow spheres and nanowire-shaped metal oxides could help to protect human health and improve the quality of the environment by monitoring and capturing toxic agents... November 28, 2011 | guardian.co.uk
Government moves to calm carbon capture funding fears, UK
Department of Energy and Climate Change insists £1bn still available for pioneering projects despite earlier comments from the Treasury... November 28, 2011 | guardian.co.uk
UK's faith in nuclear power threatens renewables, says German energy expert, UK
Jochen Flasbarth, who is advising German government on its nuclear phase-out, says UK's wind and solar industry will suffer... November 28, 2011 | AFP
Nuclear waste gets to final destination in Germany, Germany
GORLEBEN, Germany — A shipment of radioactive waste arrived at its final destination in Germany Monday after a five-day odyssey from France marred by sometimes violent clashes between police and demonstrators... November 28, 2011 | PBS NewsHour
Exclusive! 50% of Bangalore’s air pollution caused due to dust, India
EIJING, China — Xu Limin goes out of her way to make sure the rice she buys wasn’t grown in southern China... November 27, 2011 | Sunday's Zaman
Traffic pollution may be linked to diabetes risk, USA
Research has found that people with diabetes appear to be more vulnerable to the harmful health effects of air pollution exposure than nondiabetics... November 26, 2011 | Bhutan News
New human development report calls for equity and voice, Bhutan
Most shopkeepers in Pemagatshel town collect their waste in small bins, and when they are full, they take it to a small pit nearby and burn everything... November 25, 2011 | ENN
‘Yellow rain’ fuels chemical weapons fears, Burma
Some chemical information is considered confidential for a variety of reasons... November 25, 2011 | Democratic Voice of Burma
Blast at chemical plant in China; 6,000 people evacuated, China
A mysterious yellow rain that has fallen on a township close to a conflict zone in Burma’s northern Kachin state has triggered alarm among locals... November 24, 2011 | Business Line
2 workers killed in chemical leak, India
BEIJING, NOV 25: Over 6,000 people have been evacuated after an explosion ripped through a warehouse at a chemical plant in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou... November 24, 2011 | The Times of India (TOI)
Canned foods raise levels of chemical linked to heart disease, obesity and diabetes, study shows, UK
AMBERNATH: Two workers died and another two were left critically ill following a leak in a newly-opened chemical plant at the Anand Nagar MIDC in Ambernath... November 22, 2011 | Mother Jones
Rising levels of pollution to trigger dense smog, India
Officials say a new US-backed coal plant outside Johannesburg will be a boon to the community. Locals beg to differ... November 22, 2011 | The Brunei Times
Shadow over Kyoto Protocol threatening UN climate talks, France
US SECRETARY of State Hillary Clinton announced US$600 million in aid for Indonesia yesterday, most of it for "green prosperity" in the world's third-biggest greenhouse gas emitter... November 21, 2011 | CNN
China air pollution: 'Slightly polluted' or 'hazardous'?, China
As I type this week's column, I look out of my office window and stare at a depressing sight. A heavy blanket of smog and dust hangs over the sky. Buildings nearby are barely visible. Air is barely breathable...

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