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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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July 18, 2010 | Daily Herald
Leaking acid forms toxic cloud at Elk Grove High School, USA
Fire officials from more than a dozen suburbs were called in Sunday to help clean up a hydrochloric acid leak at Elk Grove High School's pool...
July 18, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Officials investigating Santa Clara recycling fire, USA
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Santa Clara fire officials are investigating a fire at a recycling center that sent plumes of smoke into the air Sunday afternoon... July 17, 2010 | Bangkok Post
Staff fall ill in repeat mishap at jewel firm, Thailand
AYUTTHAYA : Over 3,000 workers at a jewellery factory in Bang Pa-in district have been evacuated, while 50 were rushed to hospital after inhaling a toxic vapour in a repeat of a chemical accident at the plant... July 16, 2010 | UNEP
Ship Recycling Safety in Pakistan Explored at UN Workshop, Switzerland
Ship Recycling Workshop seeks to improve Pakistan's ability to convert end-of-life ships into recyclable materials and dispose of hazardous wastes safely... July 16, 2010 | The Hindu
24 workers fall ill after inhaling toxic gases, India
KOLKATA: Twenty-four workers fell ill after inhaling a heavy concentration of toxic gases inside the Durgapur Steel Plant at Durgapur in Bardhaman district on Thursday... July 16, 2010 | Xinhua
Chinese authority dismisses shampoo chemical danger reports, China
BEIJING, China's food and drug watchdog Friday passed shampoos made by domestic firm Bawang International as safe to use, saying the levels of a potentially carcinogenic ingredient were within standards... July 16, 2010 | People's Daily Online
Chemical additive in McNuggets within limits: Chinese food watchdog, China
China's food safety watchdog Friday passed McDonald's chicken McNuggets as safe for human consumption, saying a petrol-based chemical additive in the fast food was within legal limits... July 16, 2010 | AAP
Gas plan shut down after cancer-causing chemical found in water, Australia
Queensland authorities have shut down an underground gas project in the state's south after water from nearby bores was found to be contaminated with a cancer-causing chemical... July 16, 2010 | The Hindu
Pollution-affected villagers up in arms, India
Anantapur: People in the district, particularly those in Guntakal, Gooty and Uravakonda areas are up in arms against the transporting of iron ore by more than 5000 lorries every day... July 16, 2010 | The Economic Times
Another day, another gas leak, India
KOLKATA: Barely a day after 100 people were exposed to toxic chlorine fumes in the Mumbai Port Trust, another leakage of industrial gas affected 25 people at the Durgapur Steel Plant (DSP) in West Bengal... July 15, 2010 | DHNS
Toxic tanker falls into Krishna; Alamatti, Bijapur under watch, India
The Krishna Bhayga Jala Nigam (KBJN) has swung into action to treat the waters of River Krishna, following contamination, as a tanker transporting Potasium Bromide D-34 fell into a rivulet near Karad in Maharashtra on Thursday... July 15, 2010 | The Wall Street Journal (WSJ)
Toxic-Waste Sites Haunt Silicon Valley, USA
Hazardous Materials Used in Early High-Tech Manufacturing Remain a Burden for Local Companies and Communities.. July 15, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
EPA OKs more hazardous waste for Calif. toxic dump, USA
KETTLEMAN CITY, Calif. — The Environmental Protection Agency has allowed a central California landfill that local residents blame for birth defects to keep accepting hazardous waste from Superfund sites... July 15, 2010 | Bay City Times
Toxic coal ash requires federal regulation, USA
Many of us breathed a sigh of relief with the announcement that Consumer Energy was suspending its efforts to build a coal plant on Saginaw Bay... July 15, 2010 | Xinhua
US orders child jewelry recall for toxic levels,
LOS ANGELES: The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) ordered a recall of about 137,000 pieces of children’s jewelry that contain toxic levels of cadmium. The agency urged consumers to stop using the products immediately... July 15, 2010 | Press-Telegram
Ban chemical in plastic bottles, USA
When it comes to product safety, science, not politics, should rule. For years, scientists and health experts have pondered the safety of bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical product found in a wide range of plastic containers... July 15, 2010 | Flintshire Chronicle
Excelsyn Molecular Development Ltd in court after chemical leak in Greenfield, USA
A BIOTECHNOLOGY company has been charged with a chemical leak that put 11 people in hospital... July 15, 2010 | Health.com
Air pollution, asthma linked to suicide, USA
When most people think of suicide, they think of psychological problems such as depression and anxiety. But new research suggests that lung trouble may also play a role... July 15, 2010 | Times of Oman
Al Buraimi suffers from carcass, waste pollution, Oman
MUSCAT: Some waste dumps in the Sultanate are being used to throw dead animals, causing serious health hazards for people who live near them... July 15, 2010 | China Daily
Mine pollution ravages farmland, China
SHAOGUAN, Guangdong - Once nestled in a land fertile with waterways and lush with trees, Baxin village, like other areas near the mountainous city of Shaoguan, is facing an acute agricultural shortfall, producing fewer crops than at any time since the 1990s...

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