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Indian paints high on lead: Study

17.09.2007 Close on the heels of a shocking study about high levels of heavy metals in plastic and PVC toys, cutting across brands and country of make, Toxics Link today released a new study that found dangerously high amounts of lead in household paint samples picked from Delhi and Mumbai markets.

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Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [India] [Cities] [Health]

ENVIRONMENT: Worst Places on Earth Are Home to Millions

14.09.2007

Credit:Blackstone Group

Rapidly industrialising India and China have claimed four of the top 10 most polluted places on the planet for the first time, according to a report by U.S. and European environmental groups

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Related topics/regions: [China] [India] [Environment] [Disease]

Mining Projects Need Stiffer Standards - Report

Members of Indias Kuntia Kondh community arrive in London ahead of mining giants AGM to protest over aluminiun mining and processing plants.

08.09.2007 NEW YORK, Sep 8 (OneWorld) - Less than one month after a devastating mining incident rocked the United States, a coalition of some of the world's leading environmental and humanitarian aid groups is calling for tighter environmental and safety rules for the global mining projects financed by the World Bank.

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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [Water/sanitation] [Credit and investment] [Finance] [Codes of conduct]

Image: Members of Indias Kuntia Kondh community arrive in London ahead of mining giants AGM to protest over aluminiun mining and processing plants. © ActionAid UK