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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U.S. Robot to Tackle Toxic Water Leaks at Fukushima Atomic Plant
Kurion Inc. in California said it’s developing a robotic arm to go where humans can’t and repair water leaks in the Japan nuclear power plant crippled by an earthquake and tsunami almost four years ago.
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Town near wrecked Fukushima No. 1 plant to host 30-year radioactive dump
IWAKI, FUKUSHIMA PREF. – An irradiated, abandoned town adjacent to the wrecked Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant has agreed to let the central government build a dump there which will house contaminated waste
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European Union should curb mercury emissions from cremations, campaigners say
Environment campaigners are calling for curbs on mercury emissions from human cremations as part of pollution controls that EU authorities will debate this month. Increased cremation as shortage of
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Wastes pollute rivers, water bodies in Rajshahi
RAJSHAHI: Existing surface water resources especially the Baranai River flowing through the northern part of the city is being heavily polluted and contaminated with disposal of wastes and toxic chemicals,
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Permanent radioactive waste disposal facing significant hurdles
There are significant questions over where radioactive material from the 2011 nuclear accident will be permanently stored after plans to build repositories have encountered heavy opposition from candidate
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Recycling electronic waste responsibly
MAYBE you replaced old electronics over the holidays or you’re just sweeping out the old and ushering in the New Year. Either way, you’ll need to do something with your old devices. For everyone’s sake,
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Toxic water, tainted justice- Thailand's delays in cleaning up Klity Creek
This 32-page report describes 16 years of failure by Thailand’s Pollution Control Department and public health authorities to prevent further exposure to lead among the village’s ethnic Karen residents.
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Contamination still hounds Bhopal residents
Thirty years after India’s worst industrial disaster in Bhopal, contamination owing to the leakage of poisonous gas from the Union Carbide pesticide factory continues to affect residents. The leak of
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Key legal cases related to Bhopal Gas Disaster after 2009
Key legal cases and its outcome filed in India and US related to Bhopal Gas Disaster after 2009.
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Bhopal: Still suffering, 30 years after tragedy
For years Union Carb-ide had been dumping chemicals and wastes around the factory sites and these have leaked into the soil and contaminated the drinking water. Even after 30 years of the world’s worst