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Climate change to lead to toxic spills and refugees
New warnings have this week again underlined the myriad of threats that climate change presents to the global economy, with experts predicting rising temperatures could result in 50 million environmental refugees by 2020 and a significantly increased risk of toxic spills.
According to a UN-commissioned report obtained by news agency Associated Press, climate change will make it difficult to meet targets set out in the 2004 Stockholm Convention, which is designed to reduce exposure to 21 dangerous chemicals.
The 66-page report warns that the increased risk of flooding and extreme ... |
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Six dangerous substances to be phased out by the EU
Six substances of very high concern will be banned within the next three to five years unless an authorisation has been granted to individual companies for their use. These substances are carcinogenic, toxic for reproduction or persist in the environment and accumulate in living organisms. Operators wishing to sell or use these substances will need to demonstrate that the required safety measures have been taken to adequately control the risks, or that the benefits for the economy and society outweigh the risks.
Where feasible alternative substances or techniques exist, a timetable for ... |
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- Schools Battle IAQ Problems across the Mid-Atlantic
Sussex Environmental Health Consultants provide indoor environmental quality (IEQ) consulting services and solutions for schools to ensure students and ...
- Saugus, Mass. Company to pay fine for environmental notification violations (MA)
A company in Saugus, Mass., that manufactures metal roofing equipment has agreed to pay a fine of $32,000 to settle EPA claims that it failed to file ...
- Phigenics receives three patents for Phigenics Validation Test
Today, Phigenics, LLC received notice of allowance from the US Patent and Trademark Office for the third in a series of three patents. The three new patents ...
- EPA awards $5.5 million to support nanotechnology research to help determine whether health risks exist
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $5.5 million to three consortia to support innovative research on nanotechnology. EPA, in collaboration ...
- Gas hazards in the oil, gas and petrochemical industries
Although flammable and toxic gas hazards are generally well understood by operators, technicians and safety personnel in the oil, gas and petrochemical ...
- Underwater vibration measurements even at high temperatures
Until now, the most appropriate solution for vibration measurements underwater or in situations of temporary submersion, has been to use the DeltaTron® ...
- Pollution triggers genetic resistance mechanism in a coastal fish
For thirty years, two General Electric facilities released about 1.3 million pounds of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) into New York`s Hudson River, ...
- PFOS not widespread contaminant of drinking water
Although limited data exists on perfluorinated chemicals in water, a recent study published in CIWEM’s Water and Environment Journal has found that ...
- Southeast missouri farm supply retailer to pay $54,922 civil penalty for chemical risk management program violations
ADI Agronomy, Inc., which owns a group of farm supply facilities in southeast Missouri and northeast Arkansas, has agreed to pay a $54,922 civil penalty ...
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