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AGENDA Briefs East African Business Week about Mercury Risks

Sunday, 19 October 2014

Tanzanian specialists warn on mercury

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - Health officials and civil society organizations have warned of the dangers from continued use of products containing mercury.

They cited cancer, brain damage and kidney failure as some serious illnesses caused by the chemical.

Mercury Elimination

Local NGO push for use of mercury-free dental fillings

Saturday, 18 October 2014

http://www.dailynews.co.tz/index.php/features/37251-local-ngo-push-for-u...

DailyNews Online Edition

NEXT time you visit your dentist, make sure you ask for mercury-free dental fillings. This is the message that AGENDA for Environment and Responsible Development is seeking to get across to the public as part of an awareness campaign against the use of mercury in dental care.

Lead in Paint

Lead in Household Dust in the Philippines

Friday, 17 October 2014 - 6:09pm

Document:

Lead in Household Dust in the Philippines (Oct. 2014).pdf

Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action October 19-25, 2014

October 19-25 is International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action, sponsored by the World Health Organization. More than 50 events are scheduled around the world. IPEN Participating Organizations will host a number of these, including educational meetings in Armenia, school programs in Nepal, an art competition in Bangladesh, a new radio jingle in India, a banner raising in Indonesia, media activities in Cameroon and many more. Find a full list of activities here.

Lead

Lead in Household Dust in the Philippines

Friday, 17 October 2014

This newly released report shows that lead levels in dust from some households and schools in the Philippines are of high concern.

Herbicide

CIEL Press Release: Rights Violated and Environment Damaged by Aerial Fumigations, Argues Amicus

Thursday, 09 October 2014

Media Contact:

Marcos Orellana, Center for International Environmental Law, morellana@ciel.org, +001 202 742 5847

Rights Violated and Environment Damaged by Aerial Fumigations, Argues Amicus

IPEN Global Meeting Held in Kunming, China

Wednesday, 01 October 2014

The meeting convened nearly 100 NGO representatives from more than 30 countries, with over 30 NGO representatives from China. It was conducted with simultaneous English / Chinese translation, and covered issues related to IPEN’s global operation, as well as: chemical safety and pollution victims in China, electronic waste, POPs and the Stockholm Convention, lead paint elimination, highly hazardous pesticides, nanotechnology, mercury pollution and the Minamata Convention, endocrine disrupting chemicals, and others.