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24 - 26th June 2013
The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management
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September 13, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Environment Ministers to Gather this Week in Bamako to Firm Up Africa's Position ahead of Crucial Durban Conference on Climate Change, Kenya
Bamako (Mali)/Nairobi (Kenya), 13 September 2011- Lead African Climate change negotiators and high level experts from about 50 countries are meeting in Bamako,...
September 12, 2011 | Medical News Today (MNT)
High Levels Of Toxic PCBs Discovered In Indiana Harbor And Ship Canal, USA
niversity of Iowa researchers have found high levels of toxic polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the deep sediments lining the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal (IHSC) in East Chicago, Ind... September 8, 2011 | WHDH-TV
Chemical leak sends 12 to the hospital in Millbury, USA
MILLBURY, Mass. -- A chemical leak caused concern on Tuesday when nearly 50,000 gallons of phenol spilled from a tank behind a chemical storage building in Millbury... September 8, 2011 | nzherald
'Toxic tide' of booze takes deadly toll, New Zealand
More than one young New Zealander under 25 is dying every week from "a toxic tide" of alcohol-related causes, an official review has found... September 8, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Settlement to help limit toxic cadmium in jewelry, USA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Major national retailers, including Target Corp. and Gap Inc., have agreed to all but eliminate the toxic metal cadmium in jewelry and other accessories they sell... September 7, 2011 | guardian.co.uk
EU bans GM-contaminated honey from general sale, EU
Bavarian beekeepers forced to declare their honey as genetically modified because of contamination from nearby Monsanto crops... September 7, 2011 | Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Chemical spill sends 12 to hospital, USA
MILLBURY — A dozen people, mostly rescue workers, were taken to the hospital after a hazardous chemical spill yesterday at Barrday Composite Solutions, 86 Providence Road (Route 122A)... September 6, 2011 | IPS
Toxic Waste Victims Wait Years for Compensation, USA
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 6, 2011 (IPS) - Thousands of victims affected by toxic waste dumping in 2006 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire's commercial capital, still have not received the economic compensation they were promised... September 6, 2011 | NYTime.com
Exec Played Toxic Shell Game With Mercury-Laced Soil, USA
Sixth story in an occasional series about EPA's fugitives list... September 6, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Pollution in Rio's bay poses Olympic challenge, Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Oceanographer Vinicius Palermo reaches into Guanabara Bay with a hand-held net, scooping another soggy load of candy wrappers, soda bottles and shredded plastic bags... September 6, 2011 | The Journal Sentinel
DNR report on sand mining pollutant inconclusive, USA
There is little conclusive information on possible negative health effects of a pollutant linked to Wisconsin's burgeoning sand mining industry, the Department of Natural Resources said in a new report Tuesday... September 6, 2011 | New America Media
Banned Pesticide Use Remains High in CA Strawberry Fields, USA
SAN FRANCISCO—In some of California’s top strawberry-growing counties, levels of banned methyl bromide remain nearly as high as they were a decade ago, despite a mandated phaseout, according to an analysis by New America Media... September 6, 2011 | The Providence Journal
Kwei Quartey: E-waste in Accra, USA
An environmental-programs manager for Public Works here in Pasadena, where I live, says that “electronic waste contaminates our air and water, and is hazardous to human health.”... September 6, 2011 | China Daily
16 punished over lead pollution in S China, China
GUANGZHOU - Sixteen people have been punished in connection with a lead pollution incident that sickened 241 villagers and students near a battery plant in Guangdong province, local authorities said Tuesday... September 6, 2011 | Daily News
Pollution causing extinction of rare fish, Sri Lanka
Several varieties of fresh water fish that live on streams, oyas and rivers in Sri Lanka are in the verge of extinction due to water pollution and selling them to foreign tourists... September 5, 2011 | DNA
People must know the hazards of PoP idols: Pollution control board, India
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has launched a campaign to promote the use of eco-friendly Ganesha idols... September 5, 2011 | The Hindu
Pollution-hit to be rehabilitated, India
The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation would take steps to rehabilitate the people of Pittavanipalem, Devada and Marididasaripalem who have been severely affected by pollution,... September 3, 2011 | Bloomberg
Reports of hazardous substance leak at Exxon refinery, USA
Exxon Mobil Corp. released an unknown amount of nitrous oxide and nitrogen dioxide to a flare at its Channahon refinery in Illinois because of an electrical power-supply failure, according to a filing with the National Response Center... September 3, 2011 | Deccan Herald
Minister hints at law to curb pollution, India
Public Works Minister C M Udasi hinted at strong steps to curb pollution on Friday. The government would soon take a decision on bringing a legislation to control pollution, he said... September 3, 2011 | WTAE Pittsburgh
Chemical Spill Pollutes Monongahela River, USA
PITTSBURGH -- Henwil, an industrial wastewater treatment plant in Fayette County, spotted a leak at their plant that dumped 2,600 gallons of an alcohol-based chemical into the Monongahela River...

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