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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Govt. gets a month to take a stand on plywood units
Kerala government has been given one month time to submit a reply to the Supreme Court in a case pertaining to pollution caused by plywood manufacturing units in Vengola panchayat in Ernakulam district.
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Indian Ocean nations face $100-m loss due to marine pollution
The spread of harmful algal blooms and marine pollution are a serious threat to the fishery resources of the Indian Ocean RIM countries. The expansion of these algal blooms in the past 25 years is responsible
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Italy passes decree against illegal waste disposal
Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta announced measures on Tuesday to try to combat a fresh rubbish emergency in the area around the southern city of Naples where organized crime and widespread abuse have
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Non-utilisation of Rs 4 crore for safely disposing carbide waste: Audit
About Rs 4 crore earmarked for safe disposal of toxic waste lying at Union Carbide site in Bhopal was not utilised by Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB), an audit report has said. The state
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29 years later, Bhopal gas victims still wait for justice
It was on the night of Dec 2-3, 1984, that a toxic gas leak from the Union Carbide Corporation's pesticide plant in the Madhya Pradesh capital killed and maimed thousands of people. Nearly three decades
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Report on plastic waste disposal through plasma pyrolysis technology
Plasma pyrolysis is one of the technologies which could be opted for disposal of plastic waste. In Plasma pyrolysis, high temperature is produced using plasma torch in oxygen starved environment to destroy
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Development authority dumps toxic Hussainsagar wastes in crowded area
Ignoring serious environmental concerns by agencies, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) is dumping tons of pollutants dredged from Hussainsagar in an abandoned stone quarry near thickly-populated
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Toxic Taal: Upper Lake is sewage dumping ground
More than a lakh litre of sewage and waste water flow into the Upper Lake every day. Besides, chemical oxygen demand (COD) increases sharply after idols' immersion at three immersion ghats in the city,
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The worlds worst 2013: the top ten toxic threats
<p>This 2013 report published by Blacksmith Institute and Green Cross Switzerland presents a new list of the top ten polluted places in the world and also provides updates on the sites published in the previous editions.</p>
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Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board says firecrackers produce 1,600mt tonnes of toxic waste
Before lighting up a bomb or sparkler this diwali, think of the harmful metals and chemicals that go into the making of firecrackers to emit bright, colourful and shimmering lights and a booming sound.