Lingering death scare

Strange ailments have besieged a town of Nigeria that was used as a dump-site for hazardous waste

South Asia: A Trash Can?

It's time South Asian countries took Iaction to tackle the POP menace. To begin with, they should tell the West that South Asia is not a dirty …

In the dumps

Despite international regulations and campaigning by environmentalists, hazardous waste continues to be dumped in India

Well-oiled racket

Two incidents of illegal handling of waste oil have come to light recently, underscoring the fact that trade in the hazardous product continues …

Sweet torture

Menace at work

SHUT DOWN

CHEMICALS ALERT

Despite protests, a tainted company tries to set up a fungicide unit

Treating hospital waste

No bric-a-bracs

Bricks can be made with 30 per cent sewage sludge

Scrap from Russia is cheaper

So Pakistani shipbreakers accept hazardous warships

Charges of poisoning

Using automobile batteries both Indian and foreign, Clandestine lead-smelting units near the Delhi border have played havoc with the health of …

Uproar over a burning issue

With rising awareness regarding the hazards of incinerating waste, a lot of proposals for incinerators have been ruled out in the West and the …

Death on its agenda

An expert team report exposes highly dangerous pollution inflicted by a chemical plant on the environment of Sayala in Gujarat

Occupational hazard

At a Gujarat chemicals factory, workers have holes in their noses. Apathy of the owner is to blame

Dumpyard

Hazardous materials from Taiwan were dumped in a village in Cambodia about a month ago. UnsuspeoAng villagers now complain of a host of diseases

The protection racket

Fine for a firm

All that is bad

ends up in Africa? A suspect consignment reaches the shores of Kenya riling the natives

Lethal cargo

For cleaner air

IN FOCUS

Norms for coal mines

Space scrap

Dumping defects

Landfill sites linked to birth defects