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PFAS in Clothing: Study in Indonesia, China, and Russia Shows Barriers for Non-toxic Circular Economy

Sunday, 13 February 2022 - 11:22am

This study tested for PFAS and related chemicals in water-resistant clothing sold in China, Indonesia, and Russian.

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A Call to Action: Free Children from BPA's Toxic Legacy

Sunday, 13 February 2022 - 11:13am

This report studied BPA in products in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Russia, Sri Lanka & Tanzania that come into contact with food or with children’s mouths.

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Environmental Experts Will Investigate the Toxic E-waste Dump in Kalasin

Wednesday, 09 February 2022

An international team of experts will investigate the industrial hot spots in Khok Sa-ad sub district, Kalasin province. The area is infamous for Thailand’s largest e-waste dump, where scrap from all over the world was formerly collected. The toxic pollution is even enhanced by local dubious dismantling and recycling sites affecting its wider vicinity, including poor local communities. Environmentalists from Arnika [1], EARTH [2], and the local administrative organisation will collect samples for analysis of toxic chemicals in early February.