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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The grey continent
Statistics is only one part of the story. The grime combined with apathetic governments and poverty in certain parts of Asia and the craze to rapidly industrialise makes for an epic by itself. Environment mostly figures way down the list of official pri
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A cleansing effect
A new bacterium can convert a toxic groundwater pollutant into a harmless hydrocarbon
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Crime and pollution
Environmental pollution is responsible for a significant share of violent crime and antisocial behaviour, according to an analysis by Roger Masters of Dartmouth College, New Hampshire.
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TOXIC THREAT
The Delhi High Court recently banned the import of toxic zinc and lead ash and their skimmings till further orders. The court was ruling on a petition seeking implementation of the
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Washing water
Microbes can rid polluted water of toxic metals and colours
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The muck stops here
Indian lakes are no longer serene waterbodies. Instead, they have become stinking cesspools, a result of continuous inflow of sewage and massive siltation. As the lakes die a premature death, the question that arises is who is responsible for this sorry s
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Clean up actions
• Finalisation of master plan of Udaipur city, setting apart adequate areas for construction of hotels and prohibiting new construction within 200m of the lakes. • Diversion of all
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Majestic lakes
Local chieftains constructed the lakes of Udaipur
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Rebirth
The government announces a project to revitalise the dying upper lake
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Waste receptacle
The twin cities of Secunderabad and Hyderabad have converted the historic Hussain Sagar lake into a convenient effluent site