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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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October 10, 2011 | PRNewswire-USNewswire
Toxic BPA: Chemical Industry Claims Baby Bottles, Sippy Cups are BPA-Free, Asks FDA for New Rule, USA
Advocacy Groups Respond, Demand Environmental Health Protections Now from bisphenol A (BPA)...
October 9, 2011 | The Asian Age
To control pollution, Italian city bans cars on Sunday, Italy
In an effort to control dangerous levels of pollution, the Italian city of Milan is set to ban vehicles from the street on Sunday - for up to 10 hours, the BBC has reported... October 9, 2011 | Sundayobserver.lk
Chemical imports to be regulated, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka will regulate the use of hazardous chemicals and monitor industries that use them to draw international investments into the chemical sector and to create industrial awareness,... October 7, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Royal Launch in Bhutan for New Ozone and Climate Plan, Bhutan
Thimphu (Bhutan), 7 October 2011 - The Royal Government of Bhutan has unveiled a new commitment to phase out ozone-depleting substances... October 6, 2011 | AAP
Blasting suspended at toxic cloud mine, Australia
A southeast Queensland mine has been ordered to suspend blasting pending an investigation into an explosion that spewed toxic fumes beyond the limits of a safety zone... October 6, 2011 | The Dallas Morning News
EPA eases coal pollution rules after Texas complaints, USA
The Environmental Protection Agency will ease restrictions on trading pollution allowances, particularly for Texas, under a new rule that critics say could shut down coal-fired power plants and threaten electricity outages... October 6, 2011 | The Daily Star
DoE fines industry for pollution, Bangladesh
Department of Environment (DoE) fined two brickfield owners Tk 5 lakh after a drive at Anwara upazila in Chittagong yesterday for destroying hills and the environment... October 6, 2011 | BBC
Bilston fire canal contamination kills fish, UK
About 5,000 fish have died as a result of water contamination after a fire in Wolverhampton... October 5, 2011 | The Times of India (TOI)
Pollution board draws up plan to tackle oil spills, India
MUMBAI: Alarmed by the damage caused to environment due to oil spills, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has drafted an integrated local contingency plan (LCP),... October 4, 2011 | South China Morning Post
Health warning as pollutants build in delta fish, China
Oysters with 740 times the safe level of copper and 90 times the cadmium limit. Big-head croaker fish with 24 times the safe level of chromium. Lizardfish with 53 times the permitted lead level... October 4, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Only bottled water to drink in rain-starved swath of South Pacific as sea levels rise, New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Crops are wilting, schools have shut their bathrooms and government officials are bathing in lagoons because of a severe shortage of fresh water in a swath of the South Pacific... October 4, 2011 | California Watch
Could BPA predispose girls to breast cancer?, USA
A new study suggests that early exposure to a chemical found in hard, clear plastics and the linings of cans may cause changes in breast tissue, predisposing laboratory animals to breast cancer... October 4, 2011 | Environmental Health News
Chemicals in the womb linked to hearing loss in adult rats, General
Rats exposed to mixtures of persistent chemicals while developing in the womb and while nursing had impaired inner ear function and hearing loss as adults... October 4, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Chemical mixing sparks massive Texas plant fire, USA
WAXAHACHIE, Texas (AP) - A fire sparked as workers mixed chemicals at a plant south of Dallas shot massive plumes of black smoke and bright orange flames into the sky Monday,.. October 4, 2011 | China Daily
Water pollution blow for fishermen, China
EXCESSIVE emissions of contaminated water in the Pearl River Delta in southern China has "severely polluted" fishing ports and seafood in the area, experts said... October 4, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
NM power plant sued over pollution controls, USA
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—A coalition of environmental groups on Tuesday sued the owners of one of the nation's largest coal-fired power plants over allegations that the plant has failed to install the best available equipment to control pollution... October 4, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Chemical in Lejeune water tagged as carcinogen, USA
RALEIGH -- Although federal scientists have now classified a chemical present for decades in the Camp Lejeune drinking water as a known cause of cancer in humans... October 4, 2011 | Waikato Times
Large chemical leak at Kinleith paper mill, New Zealand
Firefighters are dealing with a large chlorine leak at Carter Holt Harvey's Kinleith plant... October 4, 2011 | Express.co.uk
8 HURT IN CHEMICAL FACTORY BLAST, UK
A MASSIVE explosion at a chemical recycling plant left eight people in hospital last night, four of them seriously injured... October 3, 2011 | LiveScience
Incredible Shrinking Animals: Surprising Effect of Climate Change, General
Melting ice, outbreaks of disease, more intense storms and more forest fires are just some of the effects scientists say will accompany human-caused climate change...

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