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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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March 29, 2010 | Bloomberg
Halliburton Hunts New Bacteria Killer to Protect Shale-Gas Boom, USA
Halliburton Co. and Schlumberger Ltd., trying to forestall a regulatory crackdown that would cut natural-gas drilling, are developing ways to eliminate the need for chemicals that may taint water supplies near wells...
March 29, 2010 | Alternaet
3 Things the Chemical Industry Needs to Do to Keep Us Safe From Toxic Products, USA
The industry is meeting this week and on the table is much-needed reform of a federal law overseeing chemical safety. Here's three things they need to do to protect public health...
March 29, 2010 | Greenpeace
Dell targeted for breaking promise on toxic chemicals, Greenpeace
International — Greenpeace activists unfurled banners of every size today outside the offices of Dell in Bangalore, Amsterdam, and Copenhagen, just as Dell executives meet to discuss a roadmap to finally remove...
March 29, 2010 | The Northern Echo
Gas leak closes major route through Darlington, UK
ONE of the main routes through Darlington was closed last night after a major gas leak.
March 29, 2010 | Irish Sun
Bugs can help rid oceans of plastic pollution, UK
Bits of plastic floating in the ocean are not just unsightly but are also a potential threat to marine life and our eco-system. But there is some hope, say researchers...
March 29, 2010 | The China Post
Formosa Plastics to face heavy fines, EPA
The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) announced Monday heavy fines on the Formosa Plastics Group (FPG) for groundwater pollution at its Jenwu plant...
March 28, 2010 | BBC
Air pollution is 'killing thousands of Londoners' , UK
Early results of a study commissioned by the mayor suggest 4,300 Londoners will die prematurely every year as a result of poor air quality...
March 28, 2010 | The Jakarta Post
Air pollution level in Jakarta drops, Indonesia
Air pollution in Jakarta has dropped significantly in March, a city government official says...
March 27, 2010 | The Nation
Bioplastic the wave of the future, Thailand
The Thai Bioplastics Industry Association is urging the government to draw up manufacturing standards and assistance measures aimed at promoting the development of more innovative products...
March 26, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
11 at Camp Williams seek treatment for possible hazmat exposure: Leaked acid reacted with substance in drywall to create an irritant, USA
Mar. 26--A reaction between a "weak acid" leaking from a heating system and drywall sickened 11 people at Camp Williams on Thursday morning, prompting a full-scale hazardous materials response and sending the group to a Riverton hospital...
March 26, 2010 | The Post and Courier
Spill prompts evacuation, USA
No injuries reported at MeadWestvaco A toxic chemical spilled at MeadWestvaco in North Charleston on Thursday afternoon, prompting workers to be evacuated...
March 26, 2010 | NZPA
Toxic gas cited as factor in woman's death, New Zealand
The death of a Nelson woman who became ill after handling products fumigated by methyl bromide has been referred to a coroner to determine if the cancer she died from was caused by the toxic gas...
March 26, 2010 | The Daily Star
Man dies after inhaling toxic gas in manhole, Bangladesh
A day-labourer died inhaling toxic gas after he went down into a manhole to clean it without wearing a mask in the city's Tejgaon industrial area yesterday afternoon...
March 26, 2010 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Europe to expand list of harmful chemicals: commissioners, Europe
Europe will expand its list of potentially highly dangerous chemicals to 135 from a current 29 by the year 2012, the European commissioners for the environment and for industry said Thursday...
March 26, 2010 | Vientiane Times
Illegal gold mine poisons water sources, Vietnam
Work to combat the dangerous after-effects of illicit gold mining in the Phouhae area of Phoukoud district, Xieng Khuang province, is continuing as local residents face fears of chemical pollution...
March 26, 2010 | China Daily
New pollution reduction targets listed, China
China will meet its binding targets to reduce emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2), the major cause of air pollution, and chemical oxygen demand (COD) - the main indicator of water pollution - by 10 per cent...
March 25, 2010 | UNEP
Copenhagen Accord pledges take world a long way towards 2??C path, but should go further, UNEP
London/Nairobi, 25 March 2010 - The targets and intended reductions for greenhouse gas emissions that have been submitted by countries to the Copenhagen Accord take the world a long way towards a path that...
March 25, 2010 | The News Journal
Firefighters decontaminated after plant fire, USA
Two firefighters had to be decontaminated after a fire Wednesday morning involving hazardous materials at a New Castle area packaging plant...
March 25, 2010 | Express Buzz
Gas leak at LPG plant in Nelamangala, India
BANGALORE: A major fire tragedy was averted after a gas leak was reported at a private LPG refill plant at Nelamangala, about 27 km from the city on Wednesday...
March 25, 2010 | Thanh Nien News.com
Water causes most sickness in Vietnam, Vietnam
Eighty percent of all diseases suffered by Vietnamese citizens are due to water pollution, the Water Resources Management Department said Tuesday...
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