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Pesticides And Toxins

Study finds cadmium in rice samples

A study found high concentrations of cadmium in rice samples from 12 upazilas.

Publication Date: 
15/06/2013
New Age (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Bangladesh, South Asia, Rice, Food Crops, Toxins, Sri Lanka, Health Effects, Mercury, Cancer
Health

94pc mangoes of capital formalin-treated: report

Formalin is used in 93.75 per cent of mangoes selling in the capital, said a report of Save the Environment Movement on Tuesday.

Publication Date: 
12/06/2013
New Age (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Food Contamination, Health, Mango, Apple, Grapes, Orange, Cancer, Asthma, Skin Diseases, Health Effects, Toxins
Pesticides And Toxins

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Satish Kumar Vs Union of India & Ors. regarding plastic collection and burning in the area of Mundka and Nangloi villages of Delhi

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Satish Kumar Vs Union of India & Ors. regarding plastic collection and burning in the area of Mundka and Nangloi villages of Delhi dated 20/05/2013. NGT directs the Police to ensure that no plastic is burnt in that area nor any plastic waste is carried out from that area.

Judgement Date: 
22/05/2013
Tags:
Plastics, Delhi, Waste Incineration, Dioxin, Toxins, Waste Disposal, Waste Recycling, High Court
Pesticides And Toxins

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sureshbhai Keshavbhai Waghvankar Ors Vs State of Gujarat Ors on making of idols of Hindu Gods and Goddesses by using Plaster of Paris

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sureshbhai Keshavbhai Waghvankar Ors Vs State of Gujarat Ors on making of idols of Hindu Gods and Goddesses by using Plaster of Paris dated 09/05/2013.

Judgement Date: 
15/05/2013
Tags:
Artisans, Gujarat, Water Pollution, High Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Toxins
Hazardous Waste

Gujarat most polluted, Maha follows

Gujarat tops the list of being the most polluted state in India, accounting for 29 per cent of the nation’s hazardous waste.

Publication Date: 
04/05/2013
Rashme Sehgal
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Gujarat, Maharashtra, Hazardous Waste, Waste Disposal, Andhra Pradesh, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Ahmedabad (D), Industrial Waste, Chemical Industry, Rivers, Groundwater Pollution, NGO, Water Pollution, Toxins
Health

Toxic Metals in Lipstick

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley's School of Public Health tested 32 different lipsticks and lip glosses commonly found in drugstores and department stores.

Publication Date: 
03/05/2013
Environment News Network
Tags:
Lead, Health, Toxins, Health Effects
Health

Concentrations and potential health risks of metals in lip products

The researchers measured lead and eight other metals in a convenience sample of 32 lip products used by young Asian women in Oakland, California, USA, and assessed potential health risks related to estimated intakes of these metals.

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Publication Date: 
02/05/2013
Sa Liu, S. Katharine Hammond, Ann Rojas-Cheatham
Environmental Health Perspectives
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Tags:
Cosmetics, Health Effects, United States Of America (US), Heavy Metals, Lead, Toxins, Women, Health Policy, Asia, California
Pesticides And Toxins

Carbide-ripened mangoes telling on people's health

Mangoes ripened by using chemicals sold in local markets of Janakpur have started making people ill.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2013
Himalayan Times (Nepal)
Tags:
Nepal, India, South Asia, Mango, Toxins, Imports, Delhi, Chennai (D), Kolkata
Pesticides And Toxins

Heavy use of herbicide Roundup linked to health dangers: study

- Heavy use of the world's most popular herbicide, Roundup, could be linked to a range of health problems and diseases, including Parkinson's, infertility and cancers, according to a new study.

Publication Date: 
26/04/2013
Reuters
Tags:
Health, Agriculture, Herbicide, Pesticides And Toxins, Diseases, Cancer, Toxins, Monsanto, United States Of America (US), Farmers
Pesticides And Toxins

Endosulfan panel to begin work next week

The expert panel constituted by chief minister Oommen Chandy to prepare a report on new scientific norms for the inclusion of remaining Endosulfan affected persons to avail government compensation

Publication Date: 
25/04/2013
Times Of India (Kozhikode)
Tags:
Endosulfan, Kozhikode (D), Kerala, Toxins, Health Effects, Kasaragod (D), Compensation

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