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Issue 42
May , 2013
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Image for bulleted text  Public Lecture on “The Magnificent Vulture – End of the Road?”

Vultures have existed for eons – as part of our mythology, amongst Egyptian Pharos and Greek legends. Yet in a short ...More

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Image for bulleted text  Preliminary Stakeholder Meeting on Third Party Certification for Decorative Paints

Lead is a well-known neurotoxin which damages, destroys or impairs the function of the nervous system. It has been histo ...More

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Image for bulleted text  Travelling Film Festival : Queen’s Mary School, Model Town, Delhi

As a part of the Earth Day celebrations “Quotes from the Earth” an environment film festival, travelled to Queens M ...More

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Image for bulleted text REPORT / INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Image for bulleted text  Cleaning up Nigeria’s toxic playgrounds

In a remote region of northern Nigeria the signs of a lead poisoning crisis caused by small-scale gold mining are still ...More

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Image for bulleted text  Fukushima nuclear plant: radioactive water 'leak'

A fresh suspected leak of radioactive water has been detected at Japan's tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant, its operat ...More

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Image for bulleted text  Environmental Questions Take Back Seat at Hearing for E.P.A. Nominee

WASHINGTON — Most of the biggest challenges facing the Environmental Protection Agency — climate change, major new r ...More

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Image for bulleted text  Flying the flame-free skies: High levels of flame retardants found on airliners

Spending about 100 hours each month in the air, flight attendants are bombarded with pesticides, radiation, ozone and an ...More

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Image for bulleted text  Taiwan tests recycling's limits with bus stops out of bottles

It will rise from trash," says the smiling young man sporting a white safety helmet, as he points to the bustling constr ...More

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Image for bulleted text  Medical waste must be stopped

Hong Kong is blessed with numerous sandy beaches that may rival those of island resorts. Sadly, some of our beaches are ...More

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Image for bulleted text  Mercury pollution inside dental hospitals quite high

A recent study reveals high level of ‘indoor mercury pollution’ in the air inside dental hospitals of the twin citie ...More

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Image for bulleted text  Govt. yet to ban paints laced with lead

Kathmandu, March 20: Two years ago, Indrajeet Mandan, 49, who worked as a painter, suddenly passed out while painting th ...More

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Image for bulleted text  Controversial pesticides down but not out

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is being sued by several environmental groups and beekeepers over the conti ...More

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Image for bulleted text  Worrisome Levels of Lead Found In Imported Rice

An analysis of imported brands found surprising levels of the metal. Reporting at the annual meeting of the American Ch ...More

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Image for bulleted text  Europe Bans Pesticides Thought Harmful to Bees

PARIS — The European Commission will enact a two-year ban on a class of pesticides thought to be harming global bee po ...More

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Image for bulleted text  E-Waste: What happens with your outdated or broken gadgets

Technology fans across the world could not wait to get their hands on Apple's new iPhone 5 as soon as it was released; e ...More

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Image for bulleted text  Coal Communities Fear 'Fly Ash' Poses Deadly Threat

TENNESSEE AND PENNSYLVANIA -- The burning of coal at power plants produces a byproduct known as fly ash. Many times the ...More

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Image for bulleted text  Environmental risks and Challenges of anthropogenic metals flows and Cycles

The report provides an overview of the environmental challenges of metals and the potential contribution of recycling to ...More

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Image for bulleted text  Reaching for the 2020 Goal: The need for better information and sound management to minimize chemical risks

Reaching for the 2020 Goal The need for better information and sound management to minimize chemical risks The report ...More

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Image for bulleted text  Detoxing Delhi

EVERYONE acknowledges that the Yamuna — at least for Delhi — ...More

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Image for bulleted text  Scrap dealers to get you good deals on your e-junk

Your local scrap dealer would soon offer you vouchers redeemable ...More

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Image for bulleted text  Failure to handle hospital waste

Poor segregation, disregard for public safety and lack of watchdo ...More

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Image for bulleted text  Send e-waste to the recycle bin

A towering heap of grimy CPUs and keyboards are shoved roughly in ...More

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Image for bulleted text  Time for a total ban on plastic

Say no to plastic bags’. Despite such sloganeering and some mea ...More

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Image for bulleted text  Environmental toxins may take a toll on newborns: Navi Mumbai study

A medical study conducted among 1,000 children born in a Navi Mum ...More

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Image for bulleted text  Birds of summer

Winter migratory birds have flown back to their native lands, and ...More

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