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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Under siege
India, seen as a dumpyard by the developed countries for toxic wastes, is under pressure not to ratify the Basel Ban
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A robot for the deep
Scientists in the US have developed a device that would help search toxic wastes at seabed
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Japan
The country plans to curb emissions of highly toxic dioxin from general-waste incinerators, industrial-waste burners and electric-steel making furnaces. Nearly 12,000 faci lities are expected
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Locking horns with the bull
International agreements like the Basel Convention are not enough to defeat corporate agendas firmly rooted in the stock market
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Root causes
Factors that contribute to Asia’s continuing environmental imbalances
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Null and void
Environmental degradation in Asia could impose an onerous burden on its people
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A better option
Asian policymakers need to invest in environmental infrastructure to arrest ecodegradation
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Racing towards disaster
• The Asian continent suffers from serious problems in the areas of urban environmental degradation, industrial pollution, atmospheric emissions and loss of habitat among others •
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Poison in Thailand
Occupationally linked health problems plague Thai workers
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Sullied cities
An entire gamut of environmental disturbances accost most Asian cities