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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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September 29, 2025 | U.S. Right to Know
Toxic harvest: Hazardous pesticides harm food production, exports — Experts
Even low exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals could promote prostate cancer growth
September 25, 2025 | Science of the Total Environment
Common pesticide linked to health impacts across multiple generations
Prenatal exposure to low levels of the pesticide glyphosate caused significant disruptions to metabolic and behavioral health in mice, with effects seen over two generations.
September 24, 2025 | Cell Reports
Wireless radiation increased the expression of autism-related genes in laboratory models
A recent study found that exposure to wireless radiofrequency (RF) radiation — emitted by cell phones, cell towers, and Wi-Fi — interfered with neurodevelopment and increased the expression of autism-related genes in laboratory models of the fetal brain.
September 8, 2025 | Frontiers in Neurology
Smog in the brain: Dirty air speeds Alzheimer’s decline
A recent review examined the research about the influence of wireless radiation on oxidative stress and its possible relationship with Alzheimer’s disease. It found that exposure to wireless radiation at 2.4 gigahertz (GHz) — the frequency commonly used for Wi-Fi technology — could alter the expression of genes responsible for key cellular functions such as DNA repair and metabolism.
August 4, 2025 | Environmental Health News
India’s booming leather trade is poisoning its rivers, fields, and families
Tanneries along India’s Palar River are supplying the global leather market while contaminating farmland, sickening residents, and pushing the region’s water to toxic extremes. First of a two-part series on the leather industry in the Palar River basin.
August 1, 2025 | ACS Nano
Nanoplastics linked to lower fertility in couples
A new study of 51 couples published in ACS Nano found that exposure to nanoplastics, which are even smaller than microplastics, is linked to lower fertility.
July 30, 2025 | The Guardian
Skin lightening products linked to rising cancer cases among African women
Doctors in several African countries are reporting new cancer cases tied to decades of skin-lightening cream use, raising concerns about weak regulation and growing market demand.
July 28, 2025 | The Guardian
Microplastics spread from household waste to soils, animals, and human food chains
Tiny plastic fibers shed from clothing enter wastewater systems, contaminate soils and accumulate through food chains, reaching humans in food, water and air worldwide.
July 28, 2025 | Environmental Health News
Georgia sterilization plants using ethylene oxide get two-year delay on new pollution rules
President Donald Trump granted medical sterilization facilities in Georgia and other states an extra two years to meet stricter ethylene oxide emission standards, citing concerns over supply chain disruptions and national security.
July 28, 2025 | Environmental Health News
EPA prepares to approve dicamba weedkillers despite history of crop damage
Federal regulators signaled plans to approve new dicamba-based herbicides for genetically engineered cotton and soybeans, reigniting debates over farm chemical drift and environmental safety.
July 25, 2025 | CBC News
Wildfires in Manitoba may release decades of hidden toxic metals, scientists warn
Wildfires burning through northern Manitoba peatlands could release toxic metals from historical mining and smelting sites, raising unanswered questions about the health risks to nearby communities.
July 25, 2025 | Environmental Health News
Plastic particles may be quietly sabotaging your hormones and fertility
A new scientific review finds that microplastics are not only polluting the planet but interfering with our hormones, damaging reproductive organs, and costing the U.S. billions in healthcare.
July 24, 2025 | The Guardian
Airborne pollutants tied to rising dementia risk, Cambridge study finds
A large review of more than 29 million people links fine particulate matter and soot from traffic and wood burning to higher dementia risk, adding weight to calls for stricter air quality rules
July 23, 2025 | The Washington Post
EPA proposes bringing dicamba herbicide back to farms after court bans
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has moved to re-register dicamba, a weedkiller banned twice by federal courts for damaging neighboring crops and ecosystems, by proposing new restrictions on when and how it can be used.
July 23, 2025 | Newsweek
Air pollution during midlife may accelerate brain aging, study finds
Exposure to polluted air between ages 45 and 69 is linked to cognitive decline and structural brain changes, new research shows.
July 23, 2025 | The Washington Post
How a microplastics researcher avoids plastic in daily life
A leading scientist studying microplastics details how she limits everyday exposure to plastic in food, cookware, and household dust.
July 22, 2025 | The Hill
Reusable period products found to contain harmful PFAS chemicals, study finds
Scientists have found that many reusable menstrual products, including period underwear and washable pads, contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), raising concerns about prolonged skin exposure to these persistent and potentially toxic chemicals.
July 22, 2025 | Environmental Health News
Bald eagle chicks in Great Lakes region show signs of toxic chemical exposure
Baby bald eagles nesting near the Great Lakes are testing positive for PFAS and other long-banned pollutants, raising alarms about the persistence of toxic chemicals in the ecosystem.
July 21, 2025 | Environmental Health News
Pesticide exposure during pregnancy may be harming farmworkers’ kids in California
Working in the fields while pregnant is common in Watsonville, but many women don’t realize the pesticides around them could be endangering their children’s long-term health.
July 19, 2025 | The Guardian
Pesticide mixtures may increase pregnancy risks, new study finds
Pregnant women exposed to multiple pesticides face higher chances of complications than those exposed to a single pesticide, according to new research from Argentina.
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