Negotiators in Geneva Favour Industry to Children's Health Protection
The current negotiations of the world government representatives concerning ban of two hazardous toxic substances have been very bitter. As proved by the recently published...
Recycling Contaminates Plastic Children’s Toys with Toxic Chemicals from Electronic Waste
A new global survey finds that recycling plastics containing toxic flame retardant chemicals found in electronic waste results in contamination of the world's best-selling toy...
The project of non-governmental organizations enhanced environmental democracy in Kazakhstan and helped local communities defend their rights
Thousands citizens of the Mangystau Region can feel an improvement in their environment thanks to a three year project of non-governmental organizations financed by the EU (1)....
Polluted environment in Kazakhstan seriously contaminates foodstuff and threatens human health
Chicken eggs and camel milk are common components of the daily diet in Kazakhstan. They are also good indicators of possible pollution of the environment. That is why the...
Children’s Toys Contaminated with a Toxic Industrial Chemical that is Recommended for Global Prohibition
A survey of children's products in 10 countries (1) including Czech Republic finds widespread contamination with an industrial chemical recommended for global prohibition. The...
Prague Sandpits 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...
Municipalities with the Lowest Waste Production Obtained Oscar
The second year of the Waste Oscar competition has its winners. Which municipalities and towns produce the lowest annual amounts of waste per an inhabitant in the Czech Republic?...
Belarusian ecological activists jailed, “Let them go!” demands Arnika
Although the meeting took place quietly and with the correct permit, approximately fifty people were arrested without justification and brutally attacked on 15 March in Minsk,...
The Regional Authority Decided that the Company Quail Is Not Allowed to Transport Hazardous Fly Ash into Hůrka near Temelín
The company Quail s.r.o. is not allowed to accept for treatment fly ash from hazardous waste incinerators anymore. The fly ash probably contributed to contamination by toxic...
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...
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