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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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June 6, 2010 | San Francisco Chronicle
Bill would brake on bay's copper pollution, USA
Every time Bay Area drivers tap their car brakes, they pollute San Francisco Bay and harm one of Northern California's most threatened fish - salmon...
June 6, 2010 | INQUIRER.net
No more tests; coal ash is non-toxic, DENR says, Philippines
THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR-7) will no longer conduct new tests on coal ash in Naga City, after saying that samples it checked last year were non-toxic industrial wastes... June 6, 2010 | Manila Bulletin
Some plastic school materials highly toxic, says EcoWaste, Philippines
A waste and pollution watchdog advised Sunday the public to be wary of buying school supplies made of plastic after monitoring high levels of a hazardous organic compound as well as toxic chemicals in a number of them... June 6, 2010 | Oldham Advertiser
Chemical leak causes supermarket to shut, UK
A supermarket was evacuated after chemicals left in the boot of a shopper's car corroded through a container in the heat... June 6, 2010 | Express News Service
CHEMREC will help mitigate chemical disasters, India
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Chemical Emergency Response Centre (CHEMREC), to be inaugurated at Kakkanad in Ernakulam on June 7, will be a major step in mitigating the chemical disasters in the state... June 6, 2010 | NZPA
Chemical, radioactive concerns after school fire, New Zealand
Firefighters are being decontaminated after concerns about the spread of radioactive material and chemicals from a large fire at Kerikeri High School at 4.30am... June 6, 2010 | Bloomberg
Toxic Undersea Oil Plumes Lurk in Gulf of Mexico (Update2), Mexico
Undersea clouds of oil that kill marine life have spread for miles in the Gulf of Mexico from BP Plc’s leaking Macondo well, according to data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration today... June 6, 2010 | The Daily Star
Nimtoli reels from shock, Bangladesh
The Old Dhaka neighbourhoods, where the deadliest blaze in recent memory claimed 117 lives on Thursday, are still numb with grief for the dear ones lost. June 5, 2010 | Mail Online
Air pollution 'could help to trigger heart attacks', UK
The dirtier the air, the more likely people are to suffer sudden heart attacks, researchers have found... June 5, 2010 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Rwanda faces other green challanges after plastic bag ban, Rwanda
KIGALI – Rwanda has successfully banned plastic bags but the tiny central African country, which Saturday led celebrations to mark World Environment Day events, faces several other green challenges... June 5, 2010 | The Nation
Chemical leak in Chon Buri injures 24 workers, Thailand
Twenty-four workers were unconscious after a chemical leak yesterday at an auto-parts plant in the Amata Industrial Estate in Chon Buri. One of the workers remained in a serious condition last night... June 5, 2010 | Daily Democrat Online
Highly toxic pesticide nears approval in state, USA
State regulators are set to approve the use of a highly toxic pesticide that would replace a soil fumigant that is being phased out because of the damage it does to the ozone layer... June 5, 2010 | The Monterey County Herald
California regulators ready to approve toxic pesticide methyl iodide, USA
State regulators are set to approve use of a highly toxic pesticide that would replace a controversial soil fumigant that is being phased out because of the damage it does to the ozone layer... June 5, 2010 | The Hindu
‘Soft drink plants cause chromium pollution', India
NEW DELHI: Your daily dose of cola could be poisoning the lives of communities living near soft drink manufacturing plants, according to a study by Hazards Centre... June 5, 2010 | The Brunei Times
The blight of polystyrene, Brunei
WHILE reusable bags are currently the focus of public attention, we also need to acknowledge another threat to the environment, polystyrene foam containers. Take a walk around the night market, or an adventurous tour of Kampung Ayer, and the evidence is quite clear... June 5, 2010 | The Brunei Times
Cadmium-tainted Shrek glasses pulled, USA
CADMIUM has been discovered in the painted design on Shrek-themed drinking glasses being sold nationwide at McDonald's, forcing the fast-food company to recall 12 million of the cheap US-made collectibles while... June 4, 2010 | Thanh Nien Daily
Polluters will face criminal charges: minister, Vietnam
The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Pham Khoi Nguyen said on June 1 that he has forwarded related documents regarding recent pollution cases to police and prosecutors to press criminal charges... June 4, 2010 | Reuters
Lead poisoning from mining kills 163 in Nigeria, Nigeria
Lead poisoning caused by illegal gold mining has killed 163 Nigerians, most of them children, in remote villages in the past few months, a government official said on Friday... June 4, 2010 | Masslive.com
Closing of Route 47 in Hadley prompted by discovery of explosive chemical known as picric acid, USA
HADLEY – The discovery of a potentially explosive chemical known as picric acid in a barn on Hibbard Lane Thursday afternoon prompted emergency officials to close Route 47 for over four hours... June 4, 2010 | Perth Now
Toxic chemical spill brought under control, Australia
A CHEMICAL spill at the Neerabup light industrial site has brought under control with the area now declared safe...

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