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Lead in Paint

Le Saturnisme, un problème de santé publique qui tarde à être reconnu au Cameroun

Tuesday, 28 October 2014 - 12:57pm

Document:

pdf CREPD press release Semaine d'action contre le Saturnisme.pdf

International Lead Poisoning Awareness Week 2014

Lead paint is a major source of potential lead poisoning for young children. The International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action, co-led by the World Health Organization (WHO)and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), was established to raise awareness of the widespread availability of lead paint.

Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Africa a tenu un atelier local de renforcement des capacités en des femmes rurales du Sud du Sénégal

Tuesday, 28 October 2014

(English below)

Alerte média

AWHHE Featured in a Special 6-Part Series for the Armenian Weekly

Monday, 27 October 2014

Eight Women Strive for Health and Healthy Environment in Armenia

Special for the Armenian Weekly

This is the first article in a six-part series about environmental organizations in Armenia.

POPs

U.S. battles international ban on toxin used on utility poles that Health and Human Services calls a “carcinogen” and state lawmakers seek to eliminate in New York

Thursday, 23 October 2014

Press Releases:

U.S. battles international ban on toxin used on utility poles that Health and Human Services calls a “carcinogen” & state lawmakers seek to eliminate in New York

Press release:(Rome) The U.S. government is opposing international efforts to halt the global use of a toxic chemical, pentachlorophenol (PCP), used in the U.S. on wood utility poles, at the same time as a bipartisan group of New York state lawmakers are seeking a state ban, and a lawsuit, filed by a group of Long Island residents, charges that hundreds of new PCP-treated utility poles are causing serious injury to health and property values. This month, the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services added PCP to its carcinogen list, saying that PCP is “reasonably anticipated to cause cancer”.

POPs

U.S. battles international ban on toxin used on utility poles that Health and Human Services calls a “carcinogen” & state lawmakers seek to eliminate in New York

Thursday, 23 October 2014 - 10:01am

Document:

pdf PCP News Release.pdf

Mercury

Athari za dawa zenye zebaki katika tiba ya meno

Thursday, 23 October 2014

IPEN Participating Organization AGENDA is featured in this article on the health effects of dental amalgam in a Tanzania Kiswahili daily newspaper, Tanzania Daima.

New Report on Lead in Household Dust in Nepal

Wednesday, 22 October 2014

This newly released report shows that lead levels in dust from some schools and preschools in Neapl are of high concern.

POPRC

Quick Guide to IPEN Views on POPRC10

Wednesday, 22 October 2014

In preparation for the 10th meeting of the Stockholm Convention's POPs Review Committee (POPRC), which will take place the last week of October in Rome, IPEN has developed a Quick Guide to IPEN Views on POPRC10 in English and français.

POPRC