Nuclear EU

Ignores decommissioning, radioactive waste disposal

Gross violation

Pak army factory pollutes stream, kills livestock

Delhi has joined several Indian states in banning glue pads for rodent control. But what about poison?

Despite well-known dangers, anticoagulant rodenticides remain a popular, unregulated method to control rats in India

Is Arctic rush worth it?

With Shell's proposed oil exploration in the Chukchi Sea, we revisit the potential impact of exploring oil, natural gas, minerals and fish …

A complete American diet

Lethal and toxic chemicals found in US citizens

Asian rubbish

Shear waste

Efficient e-waste recycling technology on the anvil

"Waste minimisation, a training manual"

No investigation into Jharkand radioactive waste accident yet

Who is liable?

Gom seems lenient towards Union carbide’s new owners  

A fill of wastes

A special landfill site has been designed in New Zealand to exclusively handle toxic wastes. The use of a unique leachate system helps in …

First birthday

Although setting up of the EPA did result in policies to control pollution, political interference has blunted its effectiveness

Waste: Unavoidable dangers

Industrialisation has brought prosperity. And increasing amount of wastes, especially plastics. The answer: burn it. But there is a problem: …

Dealing with waste

On the 10th anniversary of the Basel Convention, member states reiterate the need to minimise the generation of hazardous waste

Developing countries are dumpyards for e-waste

A recent study in the US shows that by 2004, over 315 million computers will become obsolete. By 2005, for every single computer an American buys,…

A cleansing effect

A new bacterium can convert a toxic groundwater pollutant into a harmless hydrocarbon

Hot air

Biogas emissions less hazardous than believed

Desperately seeking waste

Alang glutted by ships, workers at risk

Hill of death

More than 200 people in 14 villages near Roro hill in Jharkhand are dying slowly because of an abandoned asbestos mine

Choking slowly to death

The Damodar is the most polluted river in the country today, thanks to the several industries that have sprouted on its mineral-rich banks. …

Washing water

Microbes can rid polluted water of toxic metals and colours

Poisoned land

Though Spain celebrates for saving Donana national park, danger still brews, say experts

Seas of despair

Heavy metals are polluting the North Sea. And there is nothing we can do