Health Effects

The best and the worst

Pondicherry-based Chemfab Alkalis Ltd (cal) has been rated as the greenest caustic-chlorine company in India. With an overall score of 46.7 per cent, it has been given the Three Leaves Award. Set

Publication Date:

14/09/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20020915

pp:

0

Tags:

Pollution, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Industrial Dispersal, Pesticides, Health Effects, Chemical Industry, Cancer, Hydrogen, Ozone Layer, CFCs, Plastics, Waste Disposal, Mercury, Dioxin, Energy, Awards, Europe, India, Statistics

India

OBSERVATION: Mercury rising

With lax regulations and a huge mercury loss unaccounted for, a disaster is waiting to happen in India

Publication Date:

14/09/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20020915

pp:

0

Tags:

Pollution, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Industrial Dispersal, Pesticides, Health Effects, Chemical Industry, Cancer, Hydrogen, Ozone Layer, CFCs, Plastics, Waste Disposal, Mercury, Dioxin, Energy, Awards, Europe, India, Statistics

India

OBSERVATION: Chemical roadmap

If the industry wants to survive in an environmentally conscious world, the search for chlorine alternatives must go hand in hand with product stewardship

Publication Date:

14/09/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20020915

pp:

0

Tags:

Pollution, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Industrial Dispersal, Pesticides, Health Effects, Chemical Industry, Cancer, Hydrogen, Ozone Layer, CFCs, Plastics, Waste Disposal, Mercury, Dioxin, Energy, Awards, Europe, India, Statistics

India

Toxin trial blazer

Cost effective and easy way to test aflatoxin contamination evolved

Publication Date:

14/08/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Food Contamination, Groundwater, Health Effects, Cancer, Diagnostic Methods, India, Andhra Pradesh, Toxins

India

Dumping nuclear burden

Australia s move to return to aborigines land located on former nuclear test site draws flak

Publication Date:

30/07/2002

Author(s): Nitin Sethi

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Land Resources, Land Degradation, Health Effects, Tribals, Child Health, Nuclear Research, Governance, Australia, Toxins

Wildlife

Cause for concern

Extract from the Draft Inhalation Dose Assessment for Remediated Land at Maralinga

Publication Date:

30/07/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Land Resources, Land Degradation, Health Effects, Tribals, Child Health, Nuclear Research, Governance, Toxins

Solid Waste

Dumping worries

There are fears that Britain could become a stockpile of used tyres with a change in the European Union (eu) directive prohibiting tyres to be dumped in landfills. Around 50 million tyres a year are

Publication Date:

30/07/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Health Effects, Solid Waste, Legislation, European Union (EU)

India

Can business be responsible?

Publication Date:

14/07/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20020715

pp:

0

Tags:

Pollution, Health Effects, CNG, LPG, Child Health, Endosulfan, Pesticide Residues, Public Sector, Private Sector, Government Of India (GOI), Sustainable Development

Climate Change

Can business be responsible

Call it paranoia or plain silliness. But it is amazing. The Centre for Science and Environment cse has been studying gas pricing in the country to assess how environmentally acceptable fuels can be

Publication Date:

14/07/2002

Author(s): Sunita Narain

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20020715

pp:

4

Tags:

Pollution, Health Effects, CNG, LPG, Child Health, Endosulfan, Pesticide Residues, Public Sector, Private Sector, Government Of India (GOI), Sustainable Development