The illegal trade in chemicals
<p>Chemicals provide important benefits to society and play a vital role in the global economy, but they also carry risks for the environment and human health, with greater risks to vulnerable social groups.
Toxic Wastes
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Toxic waste
stockpiles of obsolete pesticides, inclu ding dieldrin, chlorinated organomercury compounds and ddt, stored in a warehouse at the National Agricultural Research Council, Kathmandu, are posing a
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Dung menace
Did anyone have wild thoughts about cow dung harming the Alpine pastures? Yes it can, claim French researchers. According to them, cow dung in the Alpine pastures is extremely toxic due to the use
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Lake in peril
lake Ontario of Canada is in a perilous condition due to leakage of nuclear waste from a facility managed by Cameco Corporation, the world's big gest supplier of uranium. The leakage of toxic
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What "alternatives" farce
Organisations are not looking for <br>solutions to the air pollution problem,<br>they are looking for problems in the<br>CNG solution
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PUERTO RICO
The us navy has decided to stop its military training on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques. "The military exercises on Vieques will come to an end within two years and a panel will be asked to
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Polluters at large
one out of every four industrial, municipal and federal facilities in the us have
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Use me
How industrialised countries tried to make Africa the biggest dumping destination
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Pops out
at least 120 countries have agreed to become signatories to a un treaty banning or restricting the use of 12 toxic chemicals known as persistent organic pollutants ( pop s). The treaty,
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Mercury threat
the former employees of the Hindustan Lever Limited's ( hll ) thermometer factory in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, are protesting against the com pany's "unrepentant and insensitive attitude'
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THAILAND
Emissions from incinerators on the Thai resort islands of Phuket and Koh Samui are affecting human health, alleges Greenpeace, an international pressure group. The emission levels of toxic chemicals