3rd September 2010

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Tag: environmental-health

  • Fish stocks recovering in Moreton Bay green zones

    Created Thu, 2nd of Sep 2010

    New research has found more fish in Moreton Bay in south-east Queensland because of an expansion of green zones. Climate Change and Sustainability Minister Kate Jones has told Parliament crab ... more

  • Lead poisoning linked to children's deaths

    Created Sat, 28th of Aug 2010

    Lead poisoning is believed to have killed 30 children in northern Nigeria over the past week. Lead contaminated waste from illegal gold mining is believed responsible for the recent deaths of ... more

  • Mine safety official warns against slip in standards

    Created Fri, 27th of Aug 2010

    Queensland's commissioner for mine safety and health says Australia needs to maintain high standards for air quality in coal mines to ensure black lung does not become a problem. Stewart Bell says ... more

  • Icon_camera Growers training to improve salt problem

    Created Mon, 16th of Aug 2010

    Market gardeners on the northern Adelaide plains are being trained in sustainable farming practices to try to curb salinity problems. The Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources ... more

  • Locals still concerned about proposed Boral plant

    Created Tue, 10th of Aug 2010

    Residents living near the site of a proposed $10 million asphalt plant at Cameron Park have expressed concerns about the potential impact on their health if it goes ahead. Boral wants to build the ... more

  • Scores in hospital after Mumbai gas leak

    Created Wed, 14th of Jul 2010

    Scores of people were treated in hospital on Wednesday after a chlorine gas leak in an industrial area of India's commercial capital Mumbai, officials said. Four firefighters were among about 90 ... more

  • Mining report dismisses health fears

    Created Tue, 13th of Jul 2010

    A long-awaited report into the cumulative impacts of mining around an Upper Hunter village has dismissed fears mines are making people sick. Air, water and noise experts contributed to the ... more

  • Fish deformities report release years away, say lawyers

    Created Thu, 8th of Jul 2010

    Lawyers for two residents on Queensland's Sunshine Coast involved in a legal battle over alleged chemical drift and fish deformities say it could be years before a final report into the matter is ... more

  • Sartor quizzed over mine plume

    Created Fri, 4th of Jun 2010

    Environment Minister Frank Sartor has been asked to explain what his department knows about a coloured plume from blasting at a Singleton open-cut mine last week. The orange-red coloured plume was ... more

  • Orange cloud sparks call for mine blast alert

    Created Mon, 31st of May 2010

    A Muswellbrook resident has appealed to the Upper Hunter's open-cut coal mines, to better inform the public when they carry out blasting activities. Robert Reid has told ABC News, he witnessed a ... more

  • Shires conference to hear air quality worries

    Created Mon, 31st of May 2010

    The New South Wales Annual Shires Association Conference begins today in Sydney, drawing more than 300 delegates from rural and regional areas. Broken Hill Mayor Wincen Cuy is attending the ... more

  • Rail traffic prompts health fears

    Created Mon, 31st of May 2010

    The Whitsunday Regional Council in north Queensland says residents in Collinsville, north-west of Mackay, are concerned an increase in rail traffic through the town might affect their health. The ... more

  • Testing finds chemical residues in two waterways

    Created Fri, 14th of May 2010

    The latest round of testing of Tasmania's waterways has found pesticide residues in one river and a herbicide in another. The Department of Primary Industries' Chemical Management Branch says the ... more

  • Waste tip blamed for cancers, birth defects

    Created Thu, 13th of May 2010

    A hazardous waste landfill site in Dandenong has been declared to be safe, despite residents' call for a health study over claims of birth defects and lung cancer. The landfill near Tullamarine ... more

  • Up to 40pc of Hunter children have had asthma

    Created Thu, 6th of May 2010

    Fears of high rates of childhood asthma in the resource rich Hunter/New England Region have been confirmed in the New South Wales Government's new child health report. The report found nearly 40 ... more

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