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Issue 35
April , 2012
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Image for bulleted text  National Conference on Toxic Chemicals Management: Availing Opportunities under Stockholm Convention

On 28th of February, 2012 Toxics Link, New Delhi, organized a national conference on toxic chemicals management at India ...More

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Image for bulleted text  Bio-Medical Waste Management (Regional Engagements)

The management and disposal of wastes in India largely in cities leaves a great deal to be considered. There is an absen ...More

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Image for bulleted text  MIT: Rare earth demand to outstrip supply

Rising demand for rare earth minerals could outstrip demand, according to new research from scientists at the Massachuse ...More

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Image for bulleted text  CEA, Environmental Defense Fund tackle CRT glass

CEA, Environmental Defense Fund, CRT glass, unwanted CRT monitors, Consumer Electronics Association, Environmental Defen ...More

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Image for bulleted text  Japan to develop rare earth recycling plan

In response to unstable supplies, the government of Japan is drafting a bill aimed at increasing recycling of rare earth ...More

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Image for bulleted text  Coastal California Fog Carries Toxic Mercury, Study Finds

Fog blankets the coast of central California each summer, hydrating the region’s majestic redwood trees and chilling b ...More

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Image for bulleted text  Low doses, big effects: Scientists seek 'fundamental changes' in testing, regulation of hormone-like chemicals

Small doses can have big health effects. That is a main finding of a new report, three years in the making, published We ...More

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Image for bulleted text  Poisoned lotion? FDA warns of mercury in cosmetics

Women in at least seven states may have been unwittingly slathering poison on their faces by using mercury-tainted cosme ...More

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Image for bulleted text  Gulf of Mexico Dolphins Sick, Dying After BP Oil Spill

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, - Bottlenose dolphins in Barataria Bay, Louisiana now are showing signs of severe ill health aft ...More

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Image for bulleted text  Uranium Mines Dot Navajo Land, Neglected and Still Perilous

CAMERON, Ariz. — In the summer of 2010, a Navajo cattle rancher named Larry Gordy stumbled upon an abandoned uranium m ...More

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Image for bulleted text  Draft Bio-Medical Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 2011

The MoEF has notified the new Draft Bio-Medical Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 2011 on 21st September, 2011 under ...More

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Image for bulleted text  Indian NGO calls for action on POPs, chemical stockpiles

Indian pressure group Toxics Link says urgent action is needed to ...More

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Image for bulleted text  Taking on the Toxins

Awareness about the environment has been growing in recent years. ...More

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Image for bulleted text  Watch your junk, its piling up

At 22, Dhwani Bafna, a student, has already accumulated an old DV ...More

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Image for bulleted text  India chips at e-waste mountain

There is a growing mountain of electronics waste in India that th ...More

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