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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 4, 2010 | Reuters
Pollution affects China water, China
BEIJING - A TOWN of 50,000 people in China's export hub has warned residents not to drink tap water after finding manganese contamination, local media said, the latest in a string of mass heavy metal poisonings to hit industrial areas...
August 4, 2010 | Mumbai Mirror
Pollution level mounts up in rivers around the city, India
Rivers such as Kundalika, Amba and Vashishti surrounding the city are getting more and more polluted from the industrial waste water dumped in the rivers... August 4, 2010 | The Daily Star
'City's air pollution level three to four times higher than national standard', Bangladesh
Though the gaseous pollutants have reduced than before, the capital's air pollution level round the year remains three to four times higher than the national standard... August 4, 2010 | The Times of India
Exposure to plastics chemical harms sperm quality, India
Researchers have found that urinary concentrations of chemical Bisphenol A, or BPA, may cause decreased sperm quality and sperm concentration... August 3, 2010 | Offshore
Deepwater Horizon: EPA finds dispersants less toxic than oil, USA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After two rounds of testing, the US Environmental Protection Agency says the dispersant used at the Macondo oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico had no “biologically significant endocrine disrupting activity.” ... August 3, 2010 | ShanghaiDaily
Toxic leak sends 19 to hospital, China
Unknown poisonous gas has sickened 19 residents, including seven children, in the central China city of Wuhan after a cylinder rolled off a truck and leaked pungent gas to a nearby complex... August 3, 2010 | Times of Malta
Ship was in Maltese waters with toxic waste on board, Malta
A Dutch-owned ship implicated in the illegal export of toxic waste was in Maltese territorial waters four times in the period when it took on board dirty oil from a Maltese-registered tanker, Transport Malta has confirmed... August 3, 2010 | IPS
Asbestos, a Toxic Neighbour, Mexico
MEXICO CITY, It's summertime, so the "Año de Juárez" public primary school in Barrios de San Lucas, a working-class neighbourhood on the east side of the Mexican capital, is deserted... August 3, 2010 | Bangkok Post
New emission rules coming to Rayong, Thailand
Euro 4 emission standards will be adopted in Rayong starting next year in a move to control excessive air pollution, particularly in the Map Ta Phut area.The move comes one year ahead of the planned deadline for the adoption of the standard nationwide on Jan 1, 2012... August 2, 2010 | The Star
Toxic smoke rescue drama, UK
A PENSIONER who had been overcome by toxic smoke in a fire at her Sheffield flat was minutes from death when she was saved by hero firemen... August 2, 2010 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Water quality defended at toxic rivers, China
Officials said flood-related chemical spills have spread through main rivers, but added there has been little impact on water quality... August 2, 2010 | ABC News
Review reveals Indigenous community's toxic water, Australia
The Broome Shire says it has evidence to suggest hazardous waste is contaminating the water supply in Western Australia's largest Aboriginal community... August 2, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
19 coal workers killed in China as gas explodes, leaks in two separate mines, China
China’s worst known oil spill is dozens of times larger than the government has reported -- bigger than the famous Exxon Valdez spill two decades ago -- and some of the oil was dumped deliberately to avoid further disaster, an American expert said Friday... August 2, 2010 | Bangkok Post
North to have less haze next year, Thailand
The Department of Pollution Control forecasts that the haze problem in the North will not be severe next year, thanks to the strong influence of La Nina, which will maintain its influence until next March... August 1, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Toxic chemical used on Gulf oil spill, USA
The US Coast Guard has routinely approved BP requests to use thousands of gallons of toxic chemical a day to break up oil slicks in the Gulf of Mexico... August 1, 2010 | Xinhua
Chemical-tainted water affects second province, China
ZHAOYUAN, Heilongjiang Province - Tests show that chemical-tainted waters of a major northeast China river has flowed into Heilongjiang Province from Jilin where some 7,000 chemical barrels were initially swept into the river by floods last Wednesday, a senior local official said Sunday... August 1, 2010 | The Record
Westwood man injured in chemical fire, USA
WESTWOOD - A 29-year-old man was severely burned Sunday evening after attempting to rid his property of a beehive, police said... August 1, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Coast Guard allows BP requests to use toxic chemicals to disperse Gulf of Mexico oil slicks, USA
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard has routinely approved BP requests to use thousands of gallons of toxic chemical a day to break up oil slicks in the Gulf of Mexico... August 1, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
US expert: China oil spill far bigger than stated, China
BEIJING — Gas exploded at a Chinese coal mine Tuesday, killing 10 people and trapping seven just hours after lethal gas leaked into another coal mine and killed nine, state media said... August 1, 2010 | PTI
Now, toxic dyes in branded garments made in China Read more: Now, toxic dyes in branded garments made in China, China
BEIJING: The discovery of cancer-causing textile dyes in clothing manufactured by some of the popular Chinese brands has set off alarm bells in the country...

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