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24 - 26th June 2013
The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management
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February 8, 2011 | The Hindu
TNAU to set up labs to analyze toxic residues on vegetables, India
Analysis of toxic residues on food, particularly vegetables will soon be possible as the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University plans to set up Pesticide Testing Laboratories at its constituent colleges in Madurai and Killikulam, according to a top university official...
February 8, 2011 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Hungarian plant still releasing toxic mud: Greenpeace, Hungary
BUDAPEST (AFP) – A Hungarian alumina plant that caused a massive toxic sludge spill in October, is releasing poisonous substances straight into the surrounding area, Greenpeace revealed on Tuesday... February 8, 2011 | The Arizona Republic
Chandler crews contain toxic chemical spill, USA
Nearly 300 gallons of the toxic liquid xylene spilled out of a holding tank in a light industrial park near 101 South Mckemy Avenue in Chandler on Tuesday, according to the Chandler... February 7, 2011 | Bloomberg
Hong Kong's Air Pollution Index `Very High' at All Three Roadside Stations, Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s Air Pollution Index was “very high” at all three roadside monitoring stations today, the city’s Environmental Protection Department said on its website... February 7, 2011 | RTRS
Road pollution tied to asthma, USA
NEW YORK, Feb 6, (RTRS): Teenagers living close to a busy road are more likely to have allergies and asthma than those living farther from traffic, a study of one shantytown in Peru suggests... February 7, 2011 | The Gulf Today
42% air pollution in Dubai caused by vehicles, Dubai
THE transport sector contributes about 42 per cent of air pollution in Dubai, and the carbon dioxide emission per vehicle varies from 110 to 250 g/km, revealed Dubai Municipality on Sunday... February 7, 2011 | The Daily Star
Warm weather, weak wind make Beirut air pollution worse: study, Lebanon
BEIRUT: Traffic and urbanization have led to Beirut exceeding global air pollution safety levels, but warm weather and weak winds also contribute to alarmingly poor air quality in the capital, new research has shown... February 7, 2011 | HSE
Chemical firm sentenced after worker suffers toxic burns, UK
A chemical company has been sentenced after a worker suffered toxic burns to his arms and chest at an Ellesmere Port factory... February 7, 2011 | WebWire
Are Your Children Being Exposed to Toxic PCBs at School?, USA
EMSL Analytical provides polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) testing solutions to keep students and faculty safe from the dangerous associated with PCB exposure... February 6, 2011 | The Columbus Dispatch
Water-treatment method can create pollution problem, USA
‘Reverse osmosis’ can create expensive disposal problem for cities... February 6, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Ethanol problems expected to increase in small engines and older car engines, USA
William Gray was on a routine fishing trip to Arkansas' scenic Lake Chicot about three years ago when his bass boat needed a fill-up... February 6, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Alaska grapples with pollution standards and regulation, USA
FAIRBANKS -- Even though the state of Alaska is tasked with trying to convince federal officials that it's tackling air pollution problems in Fairbanks, the state says it hasn't sought more money to help enforce standards... February 5, 2011 | BBC
Chernobyl birds are small brained, Ukraine
Birds living around the site of the Chernobyl nuclear accident have 5% smaller brains, an effect directly linked to lingering background radiation... February 5, 2011 | BBC
Toxic fish, UK
Tins of toxic fish have been withdrawn from sale in the UK. Tins of Mas-River fried dace with black beans came from an unapproved source in Malaysia, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA), the BBC reports... February 5, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
EPA to limit rocket fuel chemical in tap water, USA
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is setting the first drinking water standard for a toxic rocket fuel ingredient linked to thyroid problems in pregnant women and young children, the Obama administration is to announce on Wednesday... February 5, 2011 | Times of Malta
Giant snails monitor air pollution in Russian city, Russia
The St Petersburg waterworks is putting six giant gastropods to work monitoring emissions from a sewage incinerator... February 4, 2011 | Science News
Extinctions breed carbon chaos, USA
Big extinctions don’t just wipe out a lot of species. They also send ecological cycles reeling for millions of years, a new study suggests... February 4, 2011 | ENS
Toxic Diesel Fuel Used Without Permits in Fracking Operations, USA
WASHINGTON, DC, February 4, 2011 (ENS) - Oil and gas service companies have injected over 32 million gallons of diesel fuel or hydraulic fracturing fluids containing diesel fuel into wells in 19 states between 2005 and 2009, without permits, a congressional investigation has revealed... February 4, 2011 | NewsObserver.com
N.C. ranks eighth in toxic mercury, USA
North Carolina ranks eighth in the nation for emissions of mercury, a neurotoxin that comes from coal-burning power plants and can cause birth defects... February 4, 2011 | NaturalNews
Popular infant juices loaded with toxic fluoride, USA
(NaturalNews) A study to be presented at the March 17, 2011, annual meeting of the International Association for Dental Research in San Diego reveals that infant fruit juices of all types contain toxic fluoride, and many contain levels that far exceed federal guidelines...

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