Biodiversity
Tobacco the twin killer of health and environment, says WHO
WHO has revealed new information on the extent to which tobacco damages both the environment and human health, calling for steps to make the […]
Tag: Toxic
Climate
Toxic lead in petrol has been eliminated globally
When service stations in Algeria stopped providing leaded petrol in July, the use of leaded petrol ended globally. This development follows an almost two […]
Data & Reports
Cadmium levels in waste pickers ‘four times higher’
Washington Castilhos Cadmium, lead and mercury are highly toxic and carcinogenic. High levels of cadmium and lead can have neurological, digestive and cardiovascular impacts, […]
Sustainable Business
Fishing village hit by chemical leak in China
Early in the morning of November 4, workers at Donggang Petrochemicals were hosing C9 aromatic solvent onto a tanker at Quanzhou’s port. The hose broke and 69 tonnes...
Sustainable Business
12,000 U.S. schools are within a mile of a hazardous chemical facility. What should we do about that?
Elizabeth Grossman In the absence of a federal U.S. policy for schools located near potentially dangerous sites, community activists search for safer solutions. On […]