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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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August 20, 2011 | nzherald
Police station evacuated after chemical smell detected, New Zealand
The top floors of Wellington central police station have been evacuated after a chemical smell was detected in the building this morning...
August 20, 2011 | Xinhua
Local gov't to probe toxic waste dumping in SW China, China
KUNMING, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Authorities in southwest China's Yunnan Province said on Saturday that they will launch an investigation into corruption involving watchdog officials in the wake of the dumping of toxic waste... August 20, 2011 | BostonHerald.com
Toxic paint chips could delay two school openings, USA
The upcoming school year should be looking bright for Jamaica Plain school kids, but it won’t until flaking paint with trace amounts of a hazardous chemical is scraped from their school building... August 19, 2011 | The Times of India (TOI)
2 women killed in chemical factory explosion in city, India
HYDERABAD: Two daily-wage workers died in an explosion at a chemical unit in Amberpet on Thursday morning... August 19, 2011 | Ekklesia
Toxic waste survivors still awaiting compensation, five years on, UK
Amnesty International has today (19 August) called on the new government of Ivory Coast to ensure that the compensation paid out by the oil-trading corporate group Trafigura reaches the thousands of victims affected by a toxic waste dumping in 2006... August 18, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Rangers say highway pollution killing trees, USA
The Pikes Peak Ranger District says highway pollution is killing evergreens on the Pikes Peak Highway... August 18, 2011 | The Daily Star
2 factories fined for pollution, Pakistan
Environment officials fined yesterday a steel mill and a textile mill for air and water pollutions in Narayanganj and Gazipur... August 18, 2011 | Dayton Daily News
Chemical vapors send one person to hospital, USA
HUBER HEIGHTS -- Vapors from a hazardous chemical sent one person to a hospital and prompted a hazardous materials response at Veolia Environmental Services on Thursday... August 18, 2011 | BBC
Man dies after collapsing in Dundee chemical tank, UK
A man has died after collapsing in the chemical tank he was working in at an industrial estate in Dundee... August 17, 2011 | The Hindu
PCB's pollution-control initiative, India
Alarmed by the increasing incidents of pollution of water resources in the State, the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (PCB) has decided to set up a continuous (online) ambient air and water quality monitoring station along the Periyar River... August 17, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Toxic chemicals linked to tourist deaths, Thailand
Bangkok: An investigation into the mysterious deaths of five foreign tourists in hotels in northern Thailand suggests a link to toxic chemical exposure but has failed to determine exactly what killed them, according to a government website yesterday... August 17, 2011 | World News Australian on SBS
Mercury-loving bugs to mop up toxic spills, Australia
Scientists say they have engineered bacteria that can mop up mercury, a step forward in the goal of using "bioremediation" to cleanse toxic chemicals from the environment... August 17, 2011 | China Daily/Asia News Network
Plant in China stored toxic waste, endangering residents, China
BEIJING (CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - A chemical plant implicated in a major dumping investigation in South-west China has admitted to storing huge amounts of toxic waste for decades, authorities said on Tuesday... August 16, 2011 | National Geographic News
Carbon Recycling: Mining the Air for Fuel
Recycling bottles, cans, and newspapers is on any short list of simple actions for a cleaner environment... August 16, 2011 | ABC News
Bigger chemical leak zone identified, Australia
New South Wales Government documentation has revealed a much wider residential area of the Newcastle suburb of Stockton may have been affected by last week's toxic chemical leak... August 16, 2011 | CNN
Chlorine leak sends 20 to the hospital, USA
Chlorine can cause a burning sensation in the nose, throat and eyes A problem with the mechanical system at the park may have caused the leak, a fire official says An investigation is underway... August 16, 2011 | Kyodo News
Toxic Nuclear Sludge Found 60 Miles Away from Fukushima Reactor, Japan
More proof that March's crisis persists: the Japanese government's found deadly cesium isotopes near the Fukushima district courthouse—that's over 60 miles from the plant... August 15, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Efforts Strengthened to Protect the Caspian Sea from Oil Spills, Switzerland/Kazakhstan
The five countries bordering the Caspian Sea have agreed on new commitments to strengthen regional responses to oil spills and to improve the way potential sources of pollution are monitored and managed across national borders... August 15, 2011 | China Daily
Illegal dumping pollutes water, China
BEIJING - More than 5,000 tons of highly toxic industrial waste were dumped illegally in rural areas near a Southwest China city, causing livestock deaths and soil and water pollution, local authorities said over the weekend... August 15, 2011 | NorthJersey.com
Cancer cases elevated in Pompton Lakes, USA
Women throughout Pompton Lakes had 38 percent more hospitalizations for cancerous tumors compared with their neighbors in six surrounding towns and the state as a whole, a new state study has found...

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