The transboundary movement of hazardous waste in the Mediterranean regional context.
I. TWO CASES INVOLVING ITALY BEFORE THE ADOPTION OF THE BASEL CONVENTION Despite some loopholes and ambiguities, the Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (Basel, 22 March 1989)(1) should be considered a major achievement in international environmental law.(2)...

Accident at rail yard spills toxic chemical.
Byline: Susan Palmer The Register-Guard A hazardous materials team responded to a chemical spill in the west Eugene rail yard on Monday that injured three railroad employees. The incident occurred at 12:50 p.m. in the rail yard when liquid phenol splashed out of a tank...

Eating fish is good for you ... sort of ...
If you purchase fish at a California grocery store, you'll see a sign that says: "WARNING! Pregnant and nursing women, women who may become pregnant, and young children should not eat the following fish: SWORDFISH, SHARK, KING MACKEREL, TILE FISH. They should also limit their consumption of other fish,...

The water dilemma: water, water, everywhere--but not a drop fit to drink!
We were once known as the "sanitary Americans. " Visiting foreign lands, we practically brought our own water along. "Don't drink the water," returning American tourists warned their compatriots. Today, the alarms are reversed. Europeans and Asians are forewarned by their travel experts not to trust the drinking water...

Global toxics treaties: U.S leadership opportunity slips away--.
Once again, the U.S. is squandering an opportunity for leadership in the international environmental policy arena. As the Bush administration continues to backtrack on environmental protection at home and abroad, these opportunities are increasingly few and far between. The issues at hand are global elimination of persistent chemicals and...

U.S. and Canadian water pollution jumps 26 percent. (Environmental Intelligence).
The amount of industrial pollution dumped into U.S. and Canadian rivers, lakes, and streams rose 26 percent in the period from 1995 to 1999, according to a report released in May by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). The report also noted that air emissions declined. In 1999, the...

Project to recycle TVs, computers.
Byline: SCOTT MABEN The Register-Guard From glass and cardboard to aluminum and motor oil, recycling has become the norm in Lane County. And it soon will reach a new level of sophistication, giving residents a way to dispose of old television sets with a clear conscience. ...

Author and subject index.
Code Corresponding Volume, Keyword 1 Keyword 2 Author/Title Issue 1 Adeyemo, Olanike K., 70.9 Epidemiology Hazardous D.V.M., M.V.P.H., May 07 Materials/Toxic Ph.D. Pages: Histological 48-51 Alternations Observed in the Gills and Ovaries of Clarias gariepinus Exposed to Environmentally Relevant Lead Cocentrations 2 Aman, Mbogo Shaaban, 70.7 Drinking Water Epidemiologoy...

Lax implementation of law on toxic substances deplored.
In filing Senate Resolution 486, Legarda lamented the discovery that the capsized MV Princess of the Stars had among its cargoes the pesticide endosulfan known to be a highly toxic environmental pollutant. Legarda's resolution directed the Senate Committee on the Environment and Natural Resources to probe the...

World Trade Center scrap lands in India.
It might seem like a tangent to the tragedy of the September 11 attacks: the fate of the thousands of tons of steel that formed the twin towers. As with so many other unwanted materials from the US, more than 30,000 tons of steel scrap--possibly contaminated with asbestos, PCBs,...