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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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April 8, 2010 | UNEP
Greening the Global Economy-the Role of Environmental Impact Assessments, UNEP
Geneva, 8 April 2010 - More than 600 experts from 75 countries gather in Geneva today to consider the social and environmental impacts of transitioning to a green economy...
April 8, 2010 | UNEP
Climate change negotiators agree on intensified UNFCCC negotiating schedule for 2010, UNEP
Bonn, 11 April 2010 - The first round of UN climate change talks since the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen at the end of 2009 concluded Sunday in Bonn with agreement to intensify the negotiating schedule in order to achieve a strong outcome in Mexico at the end of the year... April 7, 2010 | The Brunei Times
25 dead in worst US mine blast, USA
THE death toll in a US coal mine explosion rose to 25, making it the country's worst mining disaster in more than two decades, officials said yesterday as they worked to clear the mine of poisonous gases so they could try to find four missing miners... April 6, 2010 | FOXNews
Traffic-Related Air Pollution Tied to Stroke Death, UK
Traffic-related air pollution may be linked to a higher death rate among people who initially survived strokes, hint study findings from the United Kingdom... April 6, 2010 | The China Post
Gas explosion injures 10-year-old girl, Taiwan
CHANGHUA, Taiwan: There was a gas explosion at a residence in Changhua yesterday morning... April 5, 2010 | The Island
Climate change causes hardships to many, Sri Lanka
Directly affects the rural poor and those depend on nature Urgent policies needed despite Ministry initiatives SL lacks teamwork among ministries to counter the climate change... April 4, 2010 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Chinese ship leaks oil near Great Barrier Reef, Australia
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - A Chinese coal carrier is leaking oil after running aground near Australia's Great Barrier Reef, authorities said Sunday... April 3, 2010 | The Daily Star
Ship breaking yard pollution threatens extinction of hilsa, Bangladesh
Speakers at a roundtable yesterday said country's national fish Hilsa may go extinct in five years if ship breaking activities continue to degrade the environment... April 3, 2010 | China Daily
Tons of oil spills into Luohe River, China
LUOCHUAN, Some 1,000 tons of oil sludge spilled from a sewage treatment plant has contaminated Luohe River in Luochuan county of Northwest China's Shaanxi province, local officials said on Friday... April 2, 2010 | The Daily Star
Toxic waste chokes Louhajang river, Bangladesh
The Louhajang river, a tributary of Dhaleswari in Tangail, has turned extremely poisonous due to rampant dumping of toxic industrial waste... April 2, 2010 | The Brunei Times
Tokyo unveils Asia's 1st carbon credit scheme, Japan
THE city of Tokyo yesterday launched Asia's first scheme to trade carbon credits, aiming to lead Japan in the battle against greenhouse gas emissions blamed for climate change... April 1, 2010 | The Brunei Times
75 nations set carbon targets, France
SEVENTY-FIVE countries accounting for more than 80 per cent of greenhouse gases from energy use have filed pledges to cut or limit carbon emissions by 2020, the UN climate convention said yesterday... April 1, 2010 | UNEP
Ministers Launch Rejuvenated Nairobi Convention to Protect the Western Indian Ocean's Environment, UNEP
New Protocol and Strategic Action Programme for the Protection of the Coastal and Marine Environment of the Western Indian Ocean launched today... March 31, 2010 | China Daily
Toxic vegetables uncovered in south China, China
The diesel fuel leak into a tributary of the Yellow River has spread downstream into Shanxi and Henan provinces, contaminating and potentially affecting the drinking water supply of many local residents... March 31, 2010 | China Daily
Toxic vegetables uncovered in south China, China
NANNING - A total of 9,610 kg of toxic vegetables were found in Nanning, capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, the Nanning health bureau announced on Monday... March 31, 2010 | UNEP
UNFCCC publishes reports summing up results of 2009 UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, UNEP
Bonn, 31 March 2010 - The UN Climate Change Secretariat Wednesday published official reports on the results of last year's UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen (7-19 December 2009)... March 30, 2010 | CBC News
Police will rinse streets after using chemical spray, Canada
Montreal police say from now on fire crews will wash down streets and other surfaces after officers use chemicals such as tear gas to control crowds... March 30, 2010 | The Jakarta Post
Polluted rivers ‘are a CO2 ticking time bomb’, Indonesia
Nine of Indonesia’s main rivers are contaminated with dangerously high levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) due to the dumping of industrial chemicals and agriculture and domestic waste, a four-year study shows... March 29, 2010 | Swissinfo.ch
Bottle-fed babies exposed to disruptive chemical, Switzerland
Babies fed using certain plastic bottles are exposed to higher quantities of the controversial chemical bisphenol A (BPA) than any other age group, a Swiss study has found... March 29, 2010 | Environmental Health Perspectives
Plastic nanoparticles can move from mom to baby through placenta, Environmental Health Perspectives
Research shows for the first time that plastic nanoparticles can cross the human placenta, possibly exposing the developing fetus to the tiny materials that are increasingly used in medicines, vaccines and personal care products...

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