http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/archives.jsp?sm=fr7%3Bsubject10%3B5ourplanet13%3BInternational&termtype=Topic&topicsurl=%2Fsubjects.jsp%3Ftermtype%3DTopic&term=ourplanet&title=International en-US Copyright 2004, Environmental Health Sciences 2012-02-08 Links to articles in today's press about environmental health. Many more links available today at www.EnvironmentalHealthNews.org jpmyers@ehsic.org http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/archives.jsp?sm=fr7%3Bsubject10%3B5ourplanet13%3BInternational&termtype=Topic&topicsurl=%2Fsubjects.jsp%3Ftermtype%3DTopic&term=ourplanet&title=International http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/images/ehn_channel.png http://bit.ly/xewxOu When biologist Tyrone Hayes discovered that a top-selling herbicide – atrazine – messes with sex hormones, its manufacturer went into battle mode. Thus began one of the weirdest feuds in the history of science. 2012-02-08T09:00-05:00 Mother Jones International Domestic Health feed US contamination and people EDCs Fertility/Infertility Environmental health science Hispanic News Green Chemistry Drivers Human Health Activism Amphibians Automobile/trucks Biological Birds Drinking water Environmental justice Fish Herbicide Litigation Organophosphate Triazine Mammals Other birth defects Reptiles Endocrine disruption Endogenous chemicals http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gV5w25dYTPCr_NCYTHR7gOvTXcaQ An international watchdog said Tuesday it will cost about $4 million to clean up toxic lead and secure mines in northern Nigeria, where activists say "the worst outbreak of lead poisoning in modern history" has taken place. 2012-02-08T09:00-05:00 Associated Press International Health feed Children's health Human Health Activism Accidental exposure Reproductive disorders Oil Lead Children's health http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12037/1208431-114-0.stm PPG Industries has been selling house paint high in lead content in the African nation of Cameroon for years, and although it says it stopped production of that paint late last year, it has rejected a request that it recall or accurately label its lead paints now selling in stores there. 2012-02-08T09:00-05:00 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette International Health feed Children's health Human Health Cognitive/behavioral Automobile/trucks Law Learning disabilities Regulatory Accidental exposure Death Lead Cognitive/behavioral in children http://www.ceskapozice.cz/en/business/energy-green-biz/tale-two-pollution-programs Big polluters can get big state and EU support to improve their performance; small ones can get peanuts or nothing at all. 2012-02-08T09:00-05:00 Prague Czech Position International Health feed Coal fight Atmosphere Economics Organophosphate Legislative Nitrogen and NOx Coal Regulatory http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/politics-may-be-real-climate-hazard/ Climate change impacts may turn out to be a catalyst for worsening conflict. If so, keeping an eye on local politics and the quality of governance could be as important in heading off climate crises as breeding drought-resistant crops or protecting forests, climate security experts said at a recent meeting in London. 2012-02-08T09:00-05:00 Reuters International Health feed Water quantity Climate - Politics Climate - Top Stories Climate - Adapting Atmosphere Water Economics Electricity River Drought Flooding Climate change http://www.scotsman.com/news/international/trouble_in_maldives_as_eco_icon_president_is_forced_out_1_2102951 The president of the Maldives resigned yesterday in what one aide described as a coup d’etat. President Mohamed Nasheed has been credited with bringing democracy to the archipelago and raising awareness of the impact of global warming, at one point holding a cabinet meeting subsea, in scuba gear. 2012-02-08T09:00-05:00 Edinburgh Scotsman International Health feed Climate - Politics Climate - Sea Level Rise Atmosphere Alcohol Legislative Environmental politics http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/07/us-europe-weather-idUSTRE81516B20120207 Heavy snowfall across eastern Europe cut off hundreds of villages on Tuesday and rescue teams struggled to evacuate people in southern Bulgaria where rain and melting snow had caused a dam wall to break, flooding an entire village. 2012-02-08T09:00-05:00 Reuters International Health feed Atmosphere Electricity Fossil fuel Lake River Flooding Death http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/02/08/china-pollution-shanghai-idINDEE81701K20120208 Shanghai authorities are on alert after a chemical leak polluted the Yangtze River, the main source of water for China's most populous city, although there appeared to be no health threats, the Shanghai Daily newspaper reported on Wednesday. 2012-02-08T09:00-05:00 Reuters International Health feed Lead Cancer Drinking water Cadmium Circulatory system disorder Economics Food River Municipal water Accidental exposure Dairy products http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/china-news/after-chinese-river-poisoned-doctors-forbidden-from-diagnosing-185331.html A river in China is poisoned with the toxic chemical cadmium, but a local hospital put up a notice forbidding doctors from diagnosing patients with cadmium poisoning. 2012-02-08T09:00-05:00 Epoch Times International Health feed Human Health Cadmium Law Fish River Accidental exposure http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/lifestyle/a/-/health/12844870/diet-and-environment-affect-evolution-study/ Scientists have revealed desirable traits can become more common in a population over generations without changing a person's genetic code. Researchers at Sydney's Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute say characteristics can become more prevalent via "epigenetic changes" which can also be reversed. 2012-02-08T09:00-05:00 Australian Associated Press International Health feed Environmental health science Atmosphere Gene expression Obesity Zinc Mammals http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/no-way-of-stopping-leak-of-deadly-new-flu-says-terror-chief-6660997.html The bioterrorism expert responsible for censoring scientific research which could lead to the creation of a devastating pandemic has admitted the information "is going to get out" eventually. 2012-02-08T09:00-05:00 London Independent International Pandemic Flu Birds Drugs and medical products Pathogens Virus Biological agent http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2012/s3425285.htm Human activity has put Antarctica's penguins on thin ice. Over-fishing, melting sea ice and pollution are threatening these iconic creatures. But one species is faring better than most – and researchers are using them to find out what's changing in this vast and fragile ecosystem. 2012-02-08T09:00-05:00 Australia ABC News International Climate - Consequences Climate - Science Ecosystem Atmosphere Birds Ocean Climate change http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/07/us-crops-biotech-idUSTRE8161JE20120207 The United States remained the primary backer of biotech crop technology in 2011, but adoption spread internationally as the total global planted area of genetically-modified seeds grew 8 percent from a year ago, according to a report issued Tuesday. 2012-02-08T09:00-05:00 Reuters International Herbicide Insecticide GMO/bioengineering Grains Legumes http://news.yahoo.com/brazil-lead-world-biotech-crops-association-191138598.html Brazil is on course to dislodge the United States as the world's top producer of biotech crops in the coming years, a leading promoter of farm biotechnology said Tuesday. 2012-02-08T09:00-05:00 Agence France-Presse International Ethanol Forest International Litigation GMO/bioengineering Drought Legumes http://news.mongabay.com/2012/0207-hance_ffdreport.html Eighty-seven global corporations disclosed their "forest footprint" in 2011, according to the third Forest Footprint Disclosure (FFD), which asks companies to report on their impact on forests based on their use of five commodities: soy, palm oil, timber and pulp, cattle, and biofuels. 2012-02-08T09:00-05:00 Mongabay International Ecosystem Atmosphere Forest Flooding Legumes Oil http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/SWW-fined-pollution-cases/story-15166508-detail/story.html South West Water has been ordered to pay more than £33,000 after admitting pollution offences at three sewage treatment works: one at Treskinnick Cross, Poundstock, Bude, and two in Devon. 2012-02-08T09:00-05:00 Cornish Guardian International Disinfectants Fish Sewage systems Nitrogen and NOx Surface water Prosecution Death http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/death-toll--tops-400-in-europes-big-freeze-20120208-1raq5.html Ice-breakers have battled Europe's big chill as the Danube river froze over more than 170 kilometres, and dozens died of cold on a continent gripped by some of the lowest temperatures in decades. 2012-02-08T09:00-05:00 Agence France-Presse International Atmosphere Electricity International River Death Injury http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/quality-of-israel-s-drinking-water-shows-clear-improvement-1.411606 Less than half a percent of drinking water supplied by the Mekorot water company exceeded allowable pollution limits in 2010 - a dramatic improvement. 2012-02-08T09:00-05:00 Haaretz International Aquifer/groundwater Biological Bottled water Drinking water Pesticides Law Fines Municipal water Bacteria http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/environment/uae-equipped-to-handle-any-leak-from-sunken-ship-1.977400 The UAE is well equipped to contain any possible leak from sunken White Whale oil tanker, says UAE Minister of Environment and Water Rashid Ahmad Bin Fahd. 2012-02-08T09:00-05:00 Dubai Gulf News International Diesel Fish Accidental exposure Prosecution Oil http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/chevron-rig-fire-damage-hits-shores/108750/ The damage caused by the fire on KS Endeavour, a drilling rig operated by FODE Drilling Nigeria Limited for Chevron Nigeria Limited, has hit the coastal communities, polluting water and the environment. 2012-02-08T09:00-05:00 Lagos This Day International Crude oil Fish Fossil fuel Precautionary principle Dairy products Grains Oil Fowl Fruits http://www.herald.co.zw/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33325:faecal-contamination-blamed-for-typhoid-&catid=49:health&Itemid=140 Typhoid used to be a rare condition in Zimbabwe but progressive deterioration of public infrastructure like water and sewage reticulation has seen it sprouting. 2012-02-08T09:00-05:00 Harare Herald International Water Food Sewage systems Cosmetics and personal hygiene products Municipal water Bacteria http://ibnlive.in.com/news/nigerias-lead-poisoning-worst-in-modern-history/228160-2.html A lead poisoning in Nigeria's northern state of Zamfara which has killed more than 400 children and affected thousands is "worst" in modern history, an international watch dog has said. 2012-02-08T09:00-05:00 CNN-IBN International Children's health Lead Accidental exposure Death http://allafrica.com/stories/201202070956.html Mulonga Water and Sewerage Company has denied that it supplied contaminated water to Mupambe township residents in Mufulira. But the residents contend that the water utility firm supplied contaminated water between October and December last year, which resulted in typhoid cases. 2012-02-08T09:00-05:00 Ndola Times of Zambia International Drinking water Litigation Sewage systems Municipal water http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120208f1.html In December, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda announced the "conclusion" of the meltdown crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. But a former special adviser to Naoto Kan warned that the situation is far from resolved, and said Fukushima has exposed a raft of nuclear problems that Japan will have to confront for years. 2012-02-08T09:00-05:00 Japan Times International Japanese earthquake Activism Electricity Nuclear Radiation/radioactive materials http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201202070027 Tokyo Electric Power Co. is taking steps to prevent a possible self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. 2012-02-08T09:00-05:00 Asahi Shimbun International Japanese earthquake Electricity Water quantity Radiation/radioactive materials http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/usa/epaper/2012-02/07/content_14551683.htm Experts estimate that 20 tons of cadmium leaked into the Longjiang, polluting up to 300 kilometers of the river. Its peak concentration was 80 times the allowable limit. Downstream, Liuzhou city scrambled to neutralize the chemical spill and its threat to tap water for more than 3.5 million people. 2012-02-08T09:00-05:00 China Daily International Metal Aquifer/groundwater Arsenic Cadmium Chromium Electricity Fish Mercury Pharmaceutical River Sewage systems Soil/sediment Zinc Municipal water Accidental exposure http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-16940407 Shanghai authorities are on alert after a chemical leak from a cargo ship polluted the Yangtze River in the country's second water pollution scare in a month. 2012-02-08T09:00-05:00 BBC International Bottled water Drinking water Cadmium Water River Municipal water http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=493873&type=Metro Government vehicles and those used by state-owned companies will have to stay off the road for one day each week in a new nationwide campaign to conserve energy and curb pollution. 2012-02-08T09:00-05:00 Shanghai Daily International Activism Automobile/trucks Litigation Recycling Oil http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=493881&type=Metro Shanghai authorities have stepped up supervision of water supplies after a chemical leak into the Yangtze River in neighboring Jiangsu Province. 2012-02-08T09:00-05:00 Shanghai Daily International Bottled water Drinking water River Municipal water http://english.cri.cn/6909/2012/02/08/2941s679893.htm Authorities in Zhenjiang, east China's Jiangsu Province, said on Tuesday that the water in the city had been polluted by phenol. 2012-02-08T09:00-05:00 China Radio International International Bottled water Chlorines Disinfectants Search the EnvironmentalHealthNews.org archives tv http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/archives.jsp