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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 9, 2010 | Boing Boing
More than 27,000 abandoned oil and gas wells waiting to leak in Gulf of Mexico, USA
An Associated Press investigation shows that there are more than 27,000 abandoned oil and gas wells in the hard rock beneath the Gulf of Mexico, and the constellation of aging wells has been ignored for decades...
July 9, 2010 | The Jakarta Post
Illegal LPG cylinder factory busted in Tangerang, Indonesia
Jakarta Police on Thurs-day raided a warehouse in an industrial complex in Kosambi, Tangerang, that was allegedly used to produce illegal 3-kilogram LPG cylinders... July 9, 2010 | The Nation
Farm chemicals pollute village tap systems, Thailand
The Chaiyaphum's Phu Laenkha headwaters have been contaminated with agricultural chemicals, prompting natural tap water systems at two villages to be suspended and a special clinic opened to treat locals suffering from allergic skin problems... July 9, 2010 | The Nation
Abhisit orders a review of NEBs report, Thailand
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday ordered a review in the National Environment Board's conclusion detailing 18 businesses deemed hazard to human health in relation with the Map Ta Phut industrial estate... July 8, 2010 | Xinhua
McDonald's under pressure in China over chemical ingredients, China
An online survey in China showed Thursday that three out of four people would no longer buy a McDonald's product as it reportedly contains two chemical additives that, if taken in excess, may cause nausea and vomiting... July 8, 2010 | The Times of India
Closure notice to polluting chemical units on BT Road, India
KOLKATA: The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (PCB) has ordered Hindustan Heavy Chemicals, a firm that runs a chlor-alkali factory and a sulphuric acid plant on BT Road in Khardah, to close its units from July 30 for repeatedly failing to comply with environment norms by discharging excess amount of mercury as effluents... July 8, 2010 | Arab Times
Plan to plant trees to cut pollution in south Kuwait, Kuwait
KUWAIT CITY, The Cabinet discussed, at its weekly meeting on Thursday, His Highness the Premier’s upcoming Latin American tour, the outcomes of the Afro-Arab ministerial meeting that was attended by the Foreign Minister earlier in the week... July 8, 2010 | Beyond Coal Campaign
EPA Takes Action to Protect People from Dangerous Coal Pollution, EPA
How’s this for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fulfilling its role to protect environmental and public health: On Tuesday, EPA proposed a rule that would prevent between 14,000 and 36,000 premature deaths annually... July 7, 2010 | WORLD-HERALD BUREAU
To EPA, milk is ' toxic sludge', USA
WASHINGTON — Imagine treating milk the same as the toxic sludge now washing up on Gulf Coast beaches. It may sound absurd, but some dairy producers are worried that it could happen under U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations intended to prevent oil spills from polluting waterways... July 7, 2010 | Gulf-Times
Qatar bans four ‘toxic’ shampoos, Qatar
Qatar’s health and environment authorities have banned the sale and use of four brands of shampoos which were recently found containing a high concentration of harmful substance called 1,4 dioxane.... July 6, 2010 | New York Post
Gulf 'toxic bomb', Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is increasing the level of arsenic in the water, and the poison could reach humans as fish consume it and pass it up the food chain, British scientists reported yesterday... July 6, 2010 | Seacoast Online
Report details pollution of local waters, UK
PORTSMOUTH — A new report shows exactly what is hurting the waters of the Great Bay Estuary, and it doesn't paint a pretty picture... July 6, 2010 | Xinhua
Oil spill in N. Philippines causes water pollution, Philippine
Covered with black sheen, the shores of Talibayog village in Calatagan, a town in northern Philippine province of Batangas, has been marred by oil spill since Sunday, local television ABS-CBN reported on Tuesday... July 6, 2010 | Xinhua
Pollution still hinders water diversion in E China, China
BEIJING - Authorities are still struggling with concerns about the poor water quality of the eastern route of the South-to-North Water Diversion (SNWD) project eight years after the eastern route's construction began... July 6, 2010 | MedWire News
Urban air pollution linked to asthma, pollen sensitization in children, MedWire News
MedWire News: Long-term exposure to increased levels of urban air pollution is significantly associated with an increased risk for asthma and sensitization to pollen in children, research shows... July 6, 2010 | Yorkshire Post
Workers in walkout over fatal blast at refinery, UK
A 24-year-old man from Grimsby died in the explosion at the Lindsey Oil Refinery (LOR), in North Killingholme, north Lincolnshire, on Tuesday lunchtime. Two others were treated for minor injuries... July 6, 2010 | CNTV
CNN: McDonald's chicken nuggets contain chemical, USA
According to Britain's Daily Mail newspaper, citing a CNN study, chicken nuggets sold in U.S. branches of McDonald's contain a chemical used in the children's play item, Silly Putty... July 6, 2010 | Global Times
McDonald's defends chemical in chicken nuggets, USA
Some customers in China seem to be wondering whether fast food giant McDonald's has been referring to a chemical ingredient used in McNuggets when they say "extra value meal" in ads... July 5, 2010 | The East African
EU, US dumping toxic waste in Africa, Africa
European states are still using African coasts as a dumping ground of toxic waste, even after enactment of legislation aimed at ending the practice by the European Union... July 5, 2010 | The Hindu
Wide use of toxic pesticides in State, India
Thrissur: Some pesticides banned in many foreign countries, including PAN Bad Actor chemicals, are being indiscriminately used in Kerala, according to studies conducted by Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) with the support of the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment...

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