Safety evaluation of certain food additives and contaminants

The toxicological monographs in this volume summarize the safety data on two contaminants in food: cadmium and lead. Monographs on nine groups of related flavouring agents evaluated by the Procedure for the Safety Evaluation of Flavouring Agents are also included.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2011
World Health Organization
Tags:
Food Safety, Food Additives, Food Contamination, India, Global, Lead
Environment

Heavy Metals Pollute A Tenth Of China's Farmland-Report

About one tenth of China's farmland is polluted by lead, zinc and other heavy metals to "striking" levels exceeding official limits, a government expert said according to reports on Monday.

Publication Date: 
08/11/2011
Chris Buckley
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
China, Lead, Zinc, Agriculture, Land, Pollution, Land Pollution, Health Effects, Children, Water Supply, Water Pollution
Hazardous Waste

E-Waste Dump in Africa Contaminating Community

Electronic waste, or "e-waste", is a major problem of the information age.

Publication Date: 
02/11/2011
Environment News Network
Tags:
Africa, Electronic Waste, Hazardous Waste, Toxic Wastes, Ghana, Waste Disposal, Zinc, Copper, Nickel, Lead
Pollution

The world’s worst toxic pollution problems report 2011

This report by Blacksmith Institute reveals that worst pollution problems stem not from MNCs, but from poorly regulated small-scale operations and it also calculates for the first time, the health impacts of toxic sites.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2011
Jessica Harris, Andrew McCartor
Blacksmith Institute
Tags:
Pollution, Environment, Mercury, Arsenic, Pesticides, Health Effects, Developing Countries, India, Industrial Pollution, Pollution Control, Heavy Metals, Mining, Radioactive Waste, Lead
Hazardous Waste

Transboundary movements of hazardous wastes: quantities moved, reasons for movements and their impact on human health and the environment

This paper is a preliminary attempt to illustrate and quantify the harm being caused to human health or the environment by the transboundary movements of hazardous waste.

Publication Date: 
17/10/2011
United Nations
Tags:
Hazardous Waste, Waste Disposal, Basel Convention, Developing Countries, Health Effects, Environment, Electronic Waste, Hospital Waste, Pesticides, PCBs, Lead, Batteries
Health

Govt decides to crack down on toxic sindoor

The sacred sindoor (vermilion), a symbol of married Hindu women and also liberally used at Hindu shrines, will have to comply with safety standards.

Publication Date: 
15/10/2011
Kounteya Sinha
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Women, Health, Hazardous Products, Health Effects, Environment, Lead, Cancer, Skin Diseases
Water Pollution

Yamuna chokes on toxins as puja samitis flout norms

New Delhi: As Durga idols slowly sank into the Yamuna, nostalgia hung heavy and so was an overbearing stench over the ghats.

Publication Date: 
07/10/2011
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Yamuna, Water Pollution, River Pollution, Toxic Wastes, Lead, Faridabad (D), Plastics, NGO
Environment

Shanghai Closes Plants Using Lead

Shanghai environmental-protection authorities said a battery factory operated by U.S.-based Johnson Controls Inc.

Publication Date: 
05/10/2011
Asian Wall Street Journal (Hong Kong)
Tags:
China, Environment, Batteries, Lead, Hazardous Waste
Mining

Report of Sub-group - II on metals and minerals – strategy based upon the demand and supply for mineral sector for the 12th five year plan

The Planning Commission constituted a Working Group on Mineral Exploration and Development (other than coal and lignite) in the context of formulation of the Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-17) , for over all development of mining sector keeping in view of future requirement of sector, under the Chairmanship of Secretary, Ministry of Mines, Governm

Publication Date: 
01/10/2011
Planning Commission
Tags:
Minerals, India, Mineral-Based Industry, Mining, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Cement, Limestone, Gold
Environment

China shuts US plant over lead poisoning scare

Shanghai said Friday it had ordered the temporary closure of two plants, including a unit of US Fortune 500 company Johnson Controls, over fears they may be causing lead poisoning in children.

Publication Date: 
17/09/2011
Business Recorder (Pakistan)
Tags:
China, United States Of America (US), Lead, Health, Children, Environment, Industrial Pollution

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