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Pollution behind 1 in 6 global deaths in 2019: study
AFP, Published on 18/05/2022
» PARIS: Pollution caused some 9 million people to die prematurely in 2019, according to a new global report published Wednesday, with experts raising alarm over increasing deaths from breathing outside air and the "horrifying" toll of lead poisoning.
Mountain of electrical waste reaches new peak
AFP, Published on 19/04/2015
» PARIS - A record amount of electrical and electronic waste hit the rubbish tips in 2014, with the biggest per-capita tallies in countries that pride themselves on environmental consciousness, a report said Sunday.
Oil company blamed for toxic tap water in China
AFP, Published on 12/04/2014
» A Chinese oil giant was to blame for a toxic leak that contaminated tap water in a northwestern city, leading panicked residents to clear stores of bottled water, state media said Saturday.
Toxic tap water spurs panic buying in China city
AFP, Published on 11/04/2014
» Tap water in a Chinese city was found to contain excessive levels of the toxic chemical benzene, prompting residents to rush to buy bottled water, state media said on Friday.
China fertiliser leaves tons of harmful waste: report
AFP, Published on 03/04/2013
» Mountains of hazardous waste left from China's huge phosphate fertiliser industry are polluting nearby communities and waters, the environmental group Greenpeace said in a report on Tuesday.
Fear factor: China's toxic overload
AFP, Published on 03/06/2012
» "Every day I ask myself, what is safe to eat? The pork is laced with clenbuterol; the beef and lamb contain other toxic additives; and we don't dare drink the milk."
Yangtze river pollution sparks panic in China
AFP, Published on 08/02/2012
» A cargo ship spilled acid into China's longest river last week, contaminating tap supplies and sparking a run on bottled water in eastern China, the government and state media said.
Eight executives detained in China pollution case
AFP, Published on 02/02/2012
» China has detained another company official, bringing the total to eight, over a massive river pollution case in the country's south, the government and state media said Thursday.
China detains seven as water pollution fears widen
AFP, Published on 31/01/2012
» China said on Tuesday that it had detained seven company executives after tonnes of industrial waste including a toxic metal polluted a river, threatening water supplies for millions of people.
Pollution sparks panic water buying in China
AFP, Published on 26/01/2012
» Pollution in China's southern region of Guangxi sparked panic buying of bottled water this week after a mining firm dumped toxic cadmium into a river, according to state media.