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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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June 12, 2011 | The Wall Street Journal (WSJ.com)
Tepco Delays Plan to Treat Toxic Water, Japan
TOKYO—The start of a crucial operation to treat highly radioactive water at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has been delayed again because of a series of equipment problems, the plant's operator said Sunday...
June 11, 2011 | The New York Times
Protests Challenge Japan’s Use of Nuclear Power, Japan
TOKYO — Beating drums and waving flowers, protesters in Tokyo and other major cities rallied against the use of nuclear power on Saturday, three months after a devastating tsunami set off a nuclear crisis... June 11, 2011 | Businaess Standard
Pollution control board lists 21 contaminated soil sites, India
The Orissa Pollution Control Board (OPCB) has identified 21 sites in the state, where soils have been contaminated by the existing or earlier industries... June 10, 2011 | YLE
Dartford chemical spill: 16 treated at hospital, UK
A spill involving the chemical boron trichloride was reported to have taken place Sunday evening on the Joensuu campus of the University of Eastern Finland... June 10, 2011 | This is the West Country
South West Water fined for river pollution, England
SOUTH West Water was this week ordered to pay £28,000 in fines and costs for discharging sewage effluent into the River Yeo near Crediton... June 10, 2011 | Independent.ie
Toxic waste incinerator for Ringaskiddy is blocked, Ireland
Indaver Ireland has been refused planning permission to build a €150m toxic waste incinerator at Ringaskiddy, Co Cork... June 9, 2011 | FS-WORLD.com
Five hundred gallons of oil, solvent fuel a fire in Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Five hundred gallons of oil and solvent fueled a fire at Nebraska Machine Products in North Omaha. The heat was so intense that the side walls of the building buckled... June 9, 2011 | BBC
Solvent barrels dumped in road at Uppertown, England
Barrels of potentially hazardous solvent have been found dumped in a rural Derbyshire road... June 9, 2011 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Revealed: Pollution kills more in Afghan capital than war, Afghanistan
KABUL (AFP) – War may kill thousands of civilians a year in Afghanistan, but choking air pollution in the capital Kabul is more deadly, experts say... June 9, 2011 | BusinessGreen
Defra seeks national low emissions zones to reduce nitrogen oxide pollution, UK
Government launches consultation on plans to meet European Union NO2 limits and considers national low emissions zones... June 9, 2011 | IANS
200 tonnes of toxic herbs flood China markets, China
Beijing, June 9 : An estimated 200 tonnes of herbs contaminated by a banned chemical have entered the Chinese market, a media report said Thursday... June 8, 2011 | The Bulletin
Hazmat team called to acid spill at Montville plant, USA
A hazardous materials team was called to Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. on Wednesday afternoon to deal with an acid spill at the plant, according to the fire marshal... June 8, 2011 | UPI
Seven injured in blast at Intel facility, USA
PHOENIX, June 8 (UPI) -- Seven employees have been injured in an explosion and flash fire at Intel's Ocotillo campus near Phoenix, fire officials said... June 8, 2011 | Xinhua
Chemical firm probed for river contamination, China
HANGZHOU - A chemical firm in East China's Zhejiang province is being investigated on suspicion of discharging waste that may have polluted a local river and disrupted tap water supplies since Sunday... June 8, 2011 | The West Australian
Pollution blamed for dual-sex fish, Australia
A study of fish and mussels in Claisebrook Cove has uncovered alarming rates of male fish with male and female sex organs, DNA damage in mussels and other evidence suggesting exposure to high concentrations of pollutants... June 8, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Phosphate plant leak sends toxic cadmium into Tampa Bay, USA
BRADENTON -- High levels of a toxic metallic element have been detected in the millions of gallons of seawater that have been gushing into Tampa Bay and Bishop Harbor for more than a week... June 7, 2011 | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Firefighters douse chemical blaze in Marietta, USA
A two-alarm fire and a hazardous material call brought about 50 firefighters and 14 pieces of equipment Tuesday afternoon to a burning chemical plant in Marietta... June 7, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Eye on Earth Brings Access to Environmental Data for Emerging Economies, The United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi, 7 June 2011 - Abu Dhabi will host the first Eye on Earth Summit on December 12-15 2011, in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)... June 7, 2011 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Schools shut in two Chinese towns after toxic leak, China
BEIJING - Authorities have closed schools in two towns in China after industrial waste contaminated the water supply for 200,000 residents, officials and state media said on Tuesday... June 7, 2011 | The Brunei Times
MoH recalls Taiwan food products with toxic DEHP, Brunei
THE Ministry of Health (MoH) has recalled several products from Taiwan, which were found to be contaminated by the toxic chemical Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate or DEHP...

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