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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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March 26, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Some 200,000 in Germany protest nuclear power, Germany
BERLIN – Tens of thousands of people on Saturday turned out in Germany's largest cities to protest the use of nuclear power in the wake of Japan's Fukushima reactor disaster, police and organizers said...
March 26, 2011 | The New York Times
Japanese Rules for Nuclear Plants Relied on Old Science, Japan
TOKYO — In the country that gave the world the word tsunami, the Japanese nuclear establishment largely disregarded the potentially destructive force of the walls of water. The word did not even appear in government guidelines until 2006,... March 26, 2011 | KWQC
Hazmat Scare At Rock Island Water Treatment Facility, USA
The hazmat team contained a dangerous situation after a corrosive material spilled at the Rock Island Water Treatment Plant... March 26, 2011 | The Economic Times
Bhopal Gas tragedy toxic waste may be shipped out, India
NEW DELHI: The Group of Ministers on the Bhopal Gas tragedy have abandoned the plan to burn down 350 tonnes of toxic industrial waste at a privately run facility at Pithampur, some 300 km from Bhopal... March 26, 2011 | The Daily Express
Children in chemical spill fears, UK
Four children have been taken to hospital as a precaution after fears they may have come into contact with waste chemicals near a dental practice, police said... March 25, 2011 | UNEP
New international co-operation to tackle marine debris, USA/Kenya
Honolulu (USA) / Nairobi, 25 March 2011 - Government representatives, major industries and leading marine researchers have come together to make a new set of commitments to tackle the widespread problem of debris in the world's seas and oceans... March 25, 2011 | ABC News
Chemical spill in the Goldfields, Australia
Upper House MLC Helen Morton has told State Parliament resource company Anglo Gold Ashanti is being investigated for a second chemical spill at its Laverton minesite... March 24, 2011 | Daily Mail
Three of the Fukushima Fifty rushed to hospital with radiation poisoning as panicked Tokyo residents clear shop shelves of bottled water, Japan
They are an anonymous band of lower and mid-level managers who are risking their lives at the very heart of Japan’s nuclear crisis... March 24, 2011 | TEPCO
Detection of trace amounts of radioactive iodine around an exhaust stack and others of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station, Japan
TEPCO has measured exhaust air from an exhaust stack and vent of each building of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station with a filter for a week, and detected iodine 131 up to... March 24, 2011 | BBC
50 tonnes of toxic waste found in County Armagh, UK
More than 50 tonnes of toxic waste has been uncovered following the discovery of a mobile fuel laundering plant by Customs officers... March 24, 2011 | Mail Online
Killed by pollution: Hundreds of pieces of plastic found inside stomach of sea turtle,
They look like the pieces of a colourful mosaic. But these shards of plastic were found in the stomach of a young sea turtle that lost its battle against the rising tide of pollution... March 24, 2011 | Daily News
Chemical elements found in deep well water, Sri Lanka
An extensive research on deep well water will be launched shortly. It is believed that ground water from tube wells and deep wells in the North Central Province is the main cause for kidney diseases... March 24, 2011 | TransWorldNews
China Chemical Pesticides Industry Profile - CIC2631 - new market research report, China
China Chemical Pesticides Industry Profile - CIC2631 - Through a comparative analysis on the development of chemical pesticides industry in 31 provincial regions and 20 major cities in visualized form of data map, the report provides key data and concise analyses on the chemical pesticides industry in China,... March 23, 2011 | UNEP
Sochi 2014 Olympic Partners Commit to Mzymta River Basin Restoration, Russia/Kenya
Sochi / Nairobi, 23 March 2011 - Leading partners involved in the construction of the Olympic venues and infrastructure in the Russian city of Sochi, host of the 2014 Winter Olympics, signed a Declaration,... March 22, 2011 | UNEP
Smart investments needed to tackle drinking water crisis in DR Congo, Congo/Kenya
Kinshasa/Nairobi, 22 March 2011-The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) possesses over half of Africa's water reserves, yet 74 percent of its population - or approximately 51 million people - lack access to safe drinking water according to a new study by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)... March 22, 2011 | UNEP
Mongolia Faces Critical Water Shortfall Warns UNEP Report, Mongolia/Thailand
Ulaanbaatar/Bangkok, 22 March 2011 - Climate change and rapid urbanization are threatening fragile water resources in Mongolia, where more than half of the inhabitants have no access to clean water, says a report released today by the Mongolia Water Authority and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)... March 22, 2011 | The Register
Fukushima's toxic legacy: Ignorance and fear, Japan
Events at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear powerplant in Japan continue to unfold, with workers there steadily restoring redundancy and containment measures across the site... March 22, 2011 | The Nation
People worried about water pollution: poll, Thailand
People living near industrial factories are concerned about the toxic contamination of water sources as the government has failed to prevent this problem, Greenpeace Southeast Asia revealed yesterday... March 21, 2011 | The Canadian Press
Study can't find link between town's cancers and chemical, Canada
QUEBEC — A new study suggests it is impossible to say if there is a link between a chemical found in wells in a Quebec town and the high level of cancer among the community's citizens... March 21, 2011 | Japan Today
Radiation discovery fans food fears in Japan, Japan
TOKYO — At a bustling Tokyo supermarket Sunday, wary shoppers avoided one particular bin of spinach...

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