Toxins

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of lakes, ponds, rivers and water bodies by the immersion of idols, 18/08/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Subhash C. Pandey vs. Municipal Corporation, Bhopal & Others dated 18/08/2015 regarding pollution of lakes, ponds, rivers and water bodies by the immersion of idols.

Judgement Date:

18/08/2015

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Water Pollution, Religious Beliefs, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Municipal Corporation, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Toxins

Environment

Stem Cell Research Identifies Effects of Pollution on Human Health

A recent study published in the Journal of Environmental Sciences (JES) shows that embryonic stem cells could serve as a model to evaluate the physiological effects of environmental pollutants effi

Publication Date:

11/08/2015

Source: Environment News Network

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Environment, Pollution, Health Effects, Industrial Pollution, Toxins

Pesticides And Toxins

Associations between selected xenobiotics and antinuclear antibodies in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2004

The study investigated exposure to individual environmental chemicals and selected mixtures in relation to the presence of antinuclear antibodies (ANA), a widely used biomarker of autoimmunity, in a representative sample of the U.S. population.

Original Source

Publication Date:

07/08/2015

Author(s): Gregg E. Dinse, Todd A. Jusko, Irene Z. Whitt & et al

Source: Environmental Health Perspectives

pp:

1-47

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Environmental Health, United States Of America (US), Toxins, Dioxin, Heavy Metals, PCBs, Women, Health Effects

Sanitation

Experts give wake-up call on poor hand hygiene in Bhopal

A customary 'namaste' rather than a handshake suits best when you visit a patient in a hospital, said experts at a workshop on hand hygiene at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhopa

Publication Date:

05/08/2015

Source: Times Of India (Bhopal)

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Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal (T), Sanitation, Health Care, Toxins, Health Effects, Urban Sanitation

Health

Researchers investigate effect of environmental epigenetics on disease and evolution

Washington State University researchers say environmental factors are having an underappreciated effect on the course of disease and evolution by prompting genetic mutations through epigenetics, a

Publication Date:

03/08/2015

Source: Medical Express

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Health, Diseases, Medical Research, Environment, Toxins, Pesticides, Dioxin

Health

Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food or Health Supplement, Nutraceuticals, Food for Special Dietary uses, Food for Special Medical Purposes, Functional Foods and Novel Foods) Regulation, 2015

The FSSAI has recently issued a draft of Food Safety and Standards (Food or Health Supplements, Nutraceuticals, Foods for Special Dietary uses, Foods for Special Medical Purposes, Functional Foods, and Novel Foods) Regulations, 2015 (Draft Regulations).

Publication Date:

30/07/2015

Source: Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI)

Tags:

Food Safety, Food Standards, Food Contamination, Food Additives, Health Effects, India, Toxins, Food Safety and Standards Act 2006

Pesticides And Toxins

UK suspends ban on pesticides linked to serious harm in bees

Farmers allowed to use two neonicotinoid pesticides on their crop for 120 days despite concerns over serious risk to bees and other pollinators

Publication Date:

24/07/2015

Source: Guardian (UK)

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Pesticides And Toxins, Bees, United Kingdom (UK), European Union (EU), Toxins, Pesticide Use

Environment

Ministry acts to eliminate 'toxic school uniforms'

The Ministry of Education released a regulation on Monday urging manufacturers of school uniforms to follow national quality standards and grant more autonomy to students and parents in choosing an

Publication Date:

15/07/2015

Source: China Daily

Tags:

Environment, Hazardous Products, Toxins, Child Health, Health Effects, China

Hazardous Waste

Toxic boom

frican and Asian countries such as Ghana, Nigeria, China, Pakistan, India, and Vietnam are turning into illegal e-waste hubs, bypassing the legitimate global waste and recycling market that is thought to be worth $410bn a year. Unep warns the growing volumes of e-waste, municipal waste, food waste, discarded chemicals and counterfeit pesticides are all having significant environment and economic impacts.

Publication Date:

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Source: India Environment Portal

Tags:

Electronic Waste, Hazardous Waste, Toxins, Waste Disposal, Asia, Europe, Africa, Illegal Trade

Science And Technology