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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 6, 2025 | The Independent
Five ways microplastics can harm your brain and fuel diseases
Study estimated humans consume 250g of microplastics, the size of a dinner plate, every year.
December 5, 2025 | Newsweek
Forever Chemicals Disrupt Placenta, May Add Risk to Pregnancies
Six common "forever chemicals"—may disrupt early placental development and endanger pregnancy health before most women are even aware they are pregnant, according to a new study.
December 5, 2025 | VOGUE
Do You Need to Be Worried About Asbestos in Makeup Again?
The rule, which was first proposed in December 2024 as part of the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022, brought the industry closer to setting up standardized testing of asbestos in talc.
December 5, 2025 | Science of The Total Environment
Supposedly “safer” substitutes for BPA continue to drive metabolic disease globally
A recent analysis found that exposure to bisphenol chemicals — including BPA and its replacements BPS and BPF — were responsible for over 127 million cases of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic syndrome globally in 2024.
December 4, 2025 | U.S. Right to Know
Hormone-disrupting chemicals contaminate breast milk.
The most common health problems linked to early exposure to endocrine disruptors in breast milk were effects on brain development and changes in normal thyroid hormone levels
December 4, 2025 | The Guardian
High levels of ‘forever chemical’ found in cereal products across
Pesticide Action Network Europe study finds average concentrations 100 times higher than in tap water
December 4, 2025 | ABC
Microplastics in brains, bloodstreams
There is a new and major push to understand the level of microplastics in drinking water in Chicago and throughout the country
December 3, 2025 | BBC
Delhi records 200,000 acute respiratory illness cases amid toxic air
More than 200,000 cases of acute respiratory illnesses were recorded in six state-run hospitals in Delhi between 2022 and 2024 as the Indian capital struggled with rising pollution levels, the federal government has said.
December 3, 2025 | Mongabay
‘Silent epidemic of chemical pollution’ demands radical regulatory redo
The scientists found that synthesized pesticides and plasticizers contain petroleum-based waste and heavy metals such as arsenic that can make them “at least 1,000 times more toxic” than the active ingredients alone, posing chronic disease and health threats, especially to children — claims that the chemical industry denies.
December 2, 2025 | Iowa Capital Dispatch
Nitrate levels in Iowa water remained high through fall
Experts see the trend as increased need for sufficient water quality monitoring
December 1, 2025 | Euronews
Air pollution linked to over 180,000 deaths in the EU.
Which country was hit the hardest? A new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) found that between 2005 and 2023, premature deaths attributable to fine particulate matter fell by 57 per cent.
December 1, 2025 | Frontiers in Neurology
New research links pesticides to serious brain development issues in South Africa
Review of the evidence on the influence of Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz radiation on oxidative stress and its possible relationship with Alzheimer’s disease
November 27, 2025 | UNDARK.org
Common pesticides and plastic chemicals stifle healthy gut bacteria
Regulatory and testing gaps have long been filled by third-party groups with what critics say are questionable methods.
November 26, 2025 | Science Daily
Clinicians can help address environmental toxics in reproductive health, international experts say
Living in areas with high concentrations of air pollution is associated with increased buildup of amyloid and tau proteins in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients, accelerating cognitive decline.
November 26, 2025 | IOL
Infant Formula Needs Evidence-Based Oversight.
A new study led by scientists from the Centre for Environmental and Occupational Health Research at the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute at the University of Basel is now forcing that conversation into the light.
November 25, 2025 | The New York TImes
Pharma Pushes Back on State PFAS Regulations Republish
Despite decades of evidence on the toxic effects of lead battery recycling, companies opted not to act and blocked efforts to clean up the industry.
November 25, 2025 | FirstPost
Lethal smog is back in the world’s most polluted capital.
A new study by the US-based Stimson Centre think tank warns that toxic runoff from thousands of unregulated mining sites across Southeast Asia is contaminating major rivers like the Mekong, threatening millions of lives, regional ecosystems, and key economic sectors.
November 25, 2025 | International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
Atrazine probably causes cancer in humans, WHO cancer agency says
In a recent opinion paper addresses how exposures to environmental toxics — including endocrine disrupting chemicals — have a wide range of impacts on reproductive health, and how clinicians can play a role in addressing this issue.
November 25, 2025 | U.S. Right to Know
FDA withdraws proposal to require talc-containing cosmetics to test for asbestos
The World Health Organization’s cancer research agency has classified atrazine – the second most widely used herbicide in the United States – as “probably carcinogenic to humans,” adding to growing concerns about toxic exposures in the nation’s farm belt.
November 25, 2025 | The New Lede
The Auto Industry Was Warned: Battery Recycling Was Poisoning People
More than a hundred chemicals in pesticides, plastics and other products that people are routinely exposed to stifle the growth of health-promoting gut bacteria, according to a new study.
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