Manufacturers contaminate toys by improper management of E-waste
Popular Rubik's Cube puzzle are hiding two brain teasers. First how to solve the teaser and what they are composed of. A new survey by the environmental organization Arnika found...
Toxic Chemicals from E-Waste Found in BrainToys Sold in Markets in Sixteen Countries
Florence, Italy. Some toys that are designed to exercise the mind may contain toxic chemicals from recyled electronic waste, which can damage the central nervous system and...
You'd Better not Serve the Christmas Eve Dinner on a PVC Tablecloth. The Legislation Has Gaps.
What should you surely avoid on Christmas? For example, tablecloths made of PVC, especially if you have children. Organisms of children are sensitive to negative effects of...
Environmental Law Clinic in Banja Luka helped the people to protect their environment
More than thirty law students passed a special course. They provided almost two hundred free-of-charge consultations for the citizens together with their mentors from Center for...
Hazardous Substances from the Abandoned Farm Premises in Lhenice Apparently Get Even to Eggs
Highly contaminated soils that were transported into the premises of the former united agricultural cooperative in Lhenice, Prachatice region pose a threat to human health and to...
Amounts of Some Toxic Substances Reported by the Polluters Decreased, but Spolana Released More of them Again
Both good and bad news is brought by the new list of the biggest Czech polluters, drawn up by the environmental association Arnika this year again, on the basis of data of the...
Prague Children Playgrounds Have Problems with Cadmium Contents. Luckily, Contents of Other Toxic Substances Are within Limits.
Arnika's experts visited 9 playgrounds in 6 parts of the city of Prague in the past months, in order to take sand samples from sandpits, as well as from the whole playground...
High levels of dioxins found in chicken eggs sampled near waste incinerators and metallurgical plant in China
High levels of dioxins and similar dangerous pollutants were found in free range chicken eggs samples taken close to waste incinerators and other industrial hot spots in six...
Enormous Levels of Lead in Mugs for Children Are Not an Exception
The Arnika Association examined hundreds of pieces of printed china dishes, within the framework of its campaign Let's Eat Toxics Free. A vast majority of them, including goods...
Fish and Sediments from Elbe and Odra Contain High Concentrations of Toxic Substances, Confirms Arnika
Experts of the Arnika Association took samples of fish and sediments in river basins of two different rivers, and found alarming concentrations of toxic substances in the both of...
“Environmental Law Clinic” will help citizens to protect their environment and fight for justice
While in the European Union, people are less and less afraid of politicians and state officials. Citizens are beginning to defend their rights at the court. Citizens of Bosnia...
Biggest polluters of Bosnia and Herzegovina: ArcelorMittal steelworks and Elektroprivreda power stations
Today, non-governmental organizations published a list of the top ten of the biggest polluters of Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to them, the environment in recent years has...
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