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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 11, 2010 | The Hindu
Gas leak in dairy unit; 20 workers hospitalised, India
NELLORE: Some 20 workers suffered respiratory problems and giddiness when ammonia gas leaked in Tirumala Milk Dairy near Gudur town in the district on Saturday. The mishap occurred in the chilling plant of the dairy at 3.30 p.m. in second shift...
July 11, 2010 | The New York Times
Day 82: The Latest on the Oil Spill, USA
BP is discussing selling $10 billion worth of assets, including a stake in an Alaska oil field, to the Apache Corporation, which is based in Texas, a person briefed on the talks said Sunday. The potential deal was first reported by The Sunday Times of London... July 11, 2010 | allAfrica.com
Oil Spill - Firm Tackles Mobil, Insists On Representing Victims, Nigeria
Lagos — A firm of Estate Valuers in Eket says it has an agreement with Eket and Esit Eket communities to demand,on their behalf , for compensation from Mobil for the oil spill from Qua Iboe oil fields... July 10, 2010 | The New York Times
Analysis Triples U.S. Plutonium Waste Figures, USA
WASHINGTON — The amount of plutonium buried at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington State is nearly three times what the federal government previously reported, a new analysis indicates, suggesting that a cleanup to protect future generations will be far more challenging than planners had assumed... July 10, 2010 | Examiner
Toxic Levels of Hydrogen Sulfide registered in Venice, Louisiana, USA
During June, people living in Venice, Louisiana near EPA’s air pollution test station (V06) breathed toxic hydrogen sulfide gas at concentrations up to 40 times in excess of minimum risk levels set by government health agencies... July 10, 2010 | The Hindu Business Line
Anti-dumping duty on pesticide chemical from China, India
NEW DELHI: The Government has imposed anti-dumping duty of up to $1.15 per tonne on a chemical used in pesticides, to protect the domestic industry from the cheap Chinese shipments... July 10, 2010 | Daily Post North Wales
North Wales company charged over chemical leak, UK
A BIOTECHNOLOGY company has been charged over a chemical leak that put 11 people in hospital... July 10, 2010 | The Washington Pose
Indian government presents new plan to clean up Bhopal gas-leak site, India
A month after seven former Union Carbide employees were given relatively light two-year jail terms for their role in a deadly gas leak in Bhopal a quarter-century ago, a senior Indian official met with angry survivors groups Friday with a new plan to clean up the abandoned factory site... July 10, 2010 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
China seizes melamine-tainted milk powder, China
Chinese authorities have seized 76 tonnes of milk powder tainted with melamine, the same chemical responsible for the deaths of six babies two years ago, state media said yesterday... July 10, 2010 | Thanh Nien Daily
Australian-invested dye plant closed for polluting environment, Vietnam
Inspectors in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau Friday closed a foreign-invested dye factory found releasing untreated wastewater into the environment the day before... July 9, 2010 | The Economic Times
New toxic milk powder scandal hits China, China
Chinese authorities seized 64 tonnes of milk powder and products laced with the same deadly toxic additive that sparked an uproar in 2008, officials and state media said, underscoring the persistence of food safety breaches... July 9, 2010 | St Helens Today
Toxic gas sparks hotel evacuation, England
Hundreds of guests had to be evacuated from a top hotel after two swimming pool chemicals were accidently mixed together – forming a potentially toxic gas... July 9, 2010 | Torinto Sun
China finds more toxic milk powder, China
BEIJING - Chinese authorities have seized 38 tonnes of milk powder laced with a toxic additive that killed children and sparked a nationwide uproar in 2008, official media reported, underscoring the stubbornness of food safety failings... July 9, 2010 | The Sydney Morning Herald
Navy ship's paint is toxic with lead, says expert, Australia
A former navy warship earmarked for sinking off Avoca, on the NSW central coast, is thought to contain tonnes of lead despite claims by the Minister for Planning, Tony Kelly, that paint on the ship was lead-free... July 9, 2010 | The Sydney Morning Herald
Navy ship's paint is toxic with lead, says expert, Australia
A former navy warship earmarked for sinking off Avoca, on the NSW central coast, is thought to contain tonnes of lead despite claims by the Minister for Planning, Tony Kelly, that paint on the ship was lead-free... July 9, 2010 | European Voice
Review into safety of chemical delayed, European Voice
European Food Safety Authority postpones decision on bisphenol A. A scientific review into the safety of one of the world's most commonly-used chemicals has been delayed, after scientists said they needed more time to study the evidence... July 9, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
China seizes 76 tons of dairy items tainted with chemical that killed 6 babies in scandal, China
BEIJING — Chinese officials have found 76 tons of milk powder and dairy products laced with a deadly industrial chemical in at least three provinces that was apparently left over from a milk scandal in 2008 that killed six babies and sickened hundreds of thousands... July 9, 2010 | Democrat and Chronocle
Chemical spill sickens Yates County woman, Israel
JERUSALEM — A woman was hospitalized and four haz-mat units were called to a Yates County home Thursday after the woman inadvertently mixed two dry chemicals while cleaning up debris the day before... July 9, 2010 | Business Standard
Govt urged to ban chemical pesticides, India
City-based CSRI Associated NGO’s Tree of Insurance (Canti) on Thursday urged the Andhra Pradesh government to take action against the ongoing fraud in the bio-pesticides business... July 9, 2010 | The Barbados Advocate
Caribbean states warned to consider the effects of sea pollution on tourism, Finland
FINLAND’S Ambassador to CARICOM and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) is challenging those attending the consultation on the Caribbean Sea Commission, to look at such issues as the impact of tourism development...

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