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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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November 24, 2025 | Emerging Contaminants
Millions at health risk in Southeast Asia, study points to toxic chemicals from 2,400 mines
A recent review published found that eggs from chickens raised near waste disposal sites contained high levels of bromated flame retardants (BFRs), a class of long-lasting toxic industrial chemicals.
November 24, 2025 | The Hill
Toxic runoff from politically linked gold mine poisons Cambodian rivers, communities
The Trump administration is withdrawing a proposal to require cosmetic companies to test their talc-containing products for asbestos, according to a public notice Tuesday.
November 20, 2025 | Mongabay
How criminals are trafficking illegal waste in Europe
Communities along Cambodia’s O’Ta Bouk River are experiencing severe water contamination, skin ailments and the collapse of fish stocks, which they blame on an unregulated gold mine operating upstream inside Virachey National Park.
November 18, 2025 | UNDARK
Baby food fears: Are pesticides and other contaminants posing threats to children?
Drugmakers claim that broad state PFAS laws are overly burdensome. But environmental health experts aren’t convinced.
November 18, 2025 | CNN World
California farms applied millions of pounds of Pfas to key crops, study finds
New Delhi - It’s easy to tell when it’s smog season in New Delhi; the air gets darker, heavier and starts scratching the throats and testing the lungs of the city’s 34 million residents.
November 14, 2025 | The Guardian
Lead water pipes are a primary contributor to lead exposure in children, study says
‘Forever chemicals’ sprayed on almonds, grapes, tomatoes and other crops as activists warn of ‘obvious problem’
November 12, 2025 | dw.com
What the Air You Breathe May Be Doing to Your Brain
Massive mountains of waste near the Thames River in Oxfordshire, England, and in suburbs around Bucharest, Romania, reveal a hidden crisis: illegal waste dumps and the criminal gangs that profit from them.
November 12, 2025 | KFF Health News
Experts highlight hidden toxic chemicals in candles
For years, the two patients had come to the Penn Memory Center at the University of Pennsylvania, where doctors and researchers follow people with cognitive impairment as they age, as well as a group with normal cognition.
November 11, 2025 | The New Lede
What the Air You Breathe May Be Doing to Your Brain
From botulism spores in infant formula to arsenic and insecticides in baby food, concerns are swirling over contamination in foods marketed as essential nutrition for young children.
November 11, 2025 | The New York Times
Drinking water contaminated with PFAS directly linked to dangerous blood toxin levels
Studies increasingly find links between higher concentrations of certain pollutants and the prevalence of dementia.
November 11, 2025 | Environmental Science & Technology
Brain development in children linked to mother's PFAS chemical exposure
A recent study published in Environmental Science and Technology found a strong association between the presence of lead service lines (LSLs) and children’s elevated blood lead levels in Cincinnati, Ohio and Grand Rapids, Michigan.
November 6, 2025 | Gulf Coast News
Air pollution, even at low levels, may heighten breast cancer risk
Experts in Fort Myers are warning that many candles may contain toxic chemicals, urging you to choose cleaner options.
November 6, 2025 | earth.com
Hormone disrupting chemicals in sunscreens — are they a safety risk?
People in U.S. communities with higher PFAS in public drinking water also tend to carry more of these chemicals in their blood. The most important number is this: 7.1 percent of residents in high exposure areas had blood levels above 20 ng/mL, compared with 2.8 percent in low exposure areas.
November 6, 2025 | U.S. Right to Know
How dry cleaning might raise the risk of cancer, and what to do about it
Even a small drop in NO2 pollution might mean 9,500 fewer U.S. breast cancer cases each year
November 5, 2025 | New Atlas
Parkinson’s and pesticides – Inside the fight over paraquat
The 5-year study found links between PFAS levels in a mother's blood during pregnancy and brain development in her offspring.
November 5, 2025 | ABC News
Plasticizers linked to changes in kidney function
With the days getting longer and the UV warnings becoming more intense, it's a time of year many Australians are increasing their sunscreen use.
November 4, 2025 | The New Lede
How regulators decide when everyday chemicals are safe — or too risky to use
Mounting scientific evidence links the pesticide paraquat to Parkinson’s disease, a debilitating and deadly brain disease on the rise in the US.
November 1, 2025 | The Washington Post
Scientists try to prove link between Amazon gold mining and disabilities in babies
A new study found links between a toxic dry cleaning chemical and liver cancer. Trump officials are reconsidering an EPA plan to phase it out.
October 30, 2025 | Annals of Medicine
Toxin levels in fish lead to calls for UK-wide ban on mercury dental fillings
A nation-wide study of U.S. adults published found that markers of exposure to phthalate plasticizers were associated with changes in kidney function.
October 30, 2025 | The Conversation
The EPA Let Companies Estimate Their Own Pollution Levels. We Discovered Real Emissions Are Far Worse.
From nail bars to firefighting foams: how chemicals are deemed safe enough or too harmful
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