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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 19, 2021 | The Guardian
Doctors issue official guidance on effects of air pollution and bushfire smoke on pregnant people
New patient resources warning of the dangers of air pollution and bushfire smoke to pregnant people or those planning to conceive have been issued by the Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, in what is thought to be a world-first.
July 18, 2021 | AP News
Maine requires so-called PFAS to be phased out by 2030
A bill requiring manufacturers to report their use of a class of toxic chemicals and phase them out by 2030 is now the law in Maine.
July 17, 2021 | The Guardian
Maine bans toxic ‘forever chemicals’ under groundbreaking new law
State is the first to enact a broad ban of PFAS compounds, which are found in everything from cosmetics to cookware
July 16, 2021 | The Washington Post
Johnson & Johnson recalls Neutrogena, Aveeno sunscreen products containing carcinogen benzene
The recall involves four Neutrogena aerosol sunscreen versions and Aveeno Protect + Refresh aerosol sunscreen.
July 15, 2021 | Wyoming Publish Media
EPA proposes listing PFAS as drinking water contaminants
The EPA is proposing to include PFAS in its list of water contaminants, and that lays the groundwork for potential regulation down the road.
July 15, 2021 | International Business times
Prenatal air pollution exposure linked to poor response inhibition, academic achievement
Researchers of a recent study found yet another adverse effect of air pollution exposure. Children who had elevated prenatal exposure to air pollution were more likely to have poor response inhibition and academic achievement.
July 13, 2021 | The Sacramento Bee
CA wildfire unleashed toxic smoke 150 miles, study says
A study released Monday by the California Air Resources Board said the 2018 Camp Fire subjected area residents to unhealthy levels of particulate matter, zinc, lead and other dangerous chemicals.
July 13, 2021 | MSN
Dirty air can worsen COVID-19 symptoms, study suggests
A doctor has warned that air pollution can make severe COVID-19 worse, following a small study from one of America's most polluted cities.
July 13, 2021 | E & E News
Face masks emerge as flashpoint in PFAS debate
Republicans opposing measures aiming to crack down on "forever chemicals" are pointing to the presence of the toxic substances in face masks worn to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 to bolster their arguments against broad, bipartisan legislation making its way through the House.
July 13, 2021 | The Times UK
Childhood obesity may be linked to dirty, noisy roads
Children living in urban areas with high levels of air pollution, noise and traffic may be at higher risk of childhood obesity, a study suggests.
July 12, 2021 | The New York Times
EPA approved toxic chemicals for fracking a decade ago, new files show
The compounds can form PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” which have been linked to cancer and birth defects. The E.P.A. approvals came despite the agency’s own concerns about toxicity.
July 10, 2021 | WESM913
The pesticide paraquat and Parkinson's Disease
Lawsuits are now underway against the use of the pesticide paraquat that has been linked to Parkinson's diesease with implications for farmers. Delmarva
July 9, 2021 | CBC
Longer-burning, larger forest fires raise smoke exposure health concerns, new report says
With forest fires burning longer and larger due to climate change, more research is needed to understand the long-term health effects of prolonged exposure to smoke, a new international report concludes.
July 8, 2021 | New Scientist
Fish are becoming addicted to methamphetamines seeping into rivers
Methamphetamines and other drugs can enter freshwater rivers through wastewater, and lab tests show trout can become addicted, changing their behaviour by reducing their activity levels.
July 8, 2021 | EFI
Entire French population contaminated with heavy metals, study warns
A study has found that nearly all French people are contaminated with heavy metals such as arsenic and mercury – and that exposure levels are higher than in other European countries.
July 7, 2021 | Fast Company
Trees inoculated with probiotics could clean America's contaminated land
Trees that are used to clean contaminated soil often die from the toxins. Microbes could keep those trees healthy—offering a low-cost, low-energy way to clean hazardous sites across the U.S.
July 6, 2021 | Michigan Radio
The chemical soup that can get into your drinking water
Some of the industrial byproducts that end up in sewers, the agricultural chemicals that runoff farmland, and pharmaceuticals that pass through our bodies, all can end up in our streams and lakes.
July 5, 2021 | Air Quality News
Air pollution may affect the growth of newborn babies
Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy may affect the development of thyroid hormones which are essential for regulating fetal growth and metabolism, according to researchers at the University of the Basque Country.
July 2, 2021 | Mongabay
Mining exposes Indigenous women in Latin America to high mercury levels
A recent investigation has found dangerously high levels of mercury among women from different Indigenous communities in four Latin American countries.
July 1, 2021 | Environmental Health News
Black and Latinx hairdressers exposed to high levels of phthalates
The clouds of vapor in Katrina Randolph's salon that lingered after she and her stylists worked on customers' hair in tight quarters all day made her uneasy.
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