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November 2000

Reports Say Water Quality Lacking

UNEP Urges Agreement on POPs Treaty

October 2000

Air Pollution May Cause Vitamin D 

September 2000

Children and Pesticides: New Approach to Considering Risk
Is   Partly in Place. HEHS-00-175. 23 pp. plus 3 appendices (11 pp.)  September 11, 2000.

August 2000

January - March 2000:

UNEP Issues New Publication on Lead Gas Phase-out

IRAQ: Uranium-Coated Weapons Blamed For Health Risks

Study links El Nino and climate warming to diarrhea

CLIMATE CHANGE: Warming Could Spur Childhood Diarrhea

INDIA: Lead-free petrol

BOOK REVIEW: "Destroying Children's Brains With Lead Pollution"

EGYPT: Cairo Grapples With Pollution Woes

ASTHMA: Is The Environment Or Dust To Blame?

ASTHMA: Economic Costs Exceed TB And HIV/AIDS Combined

ARAL SEA: Ecological Crisis Becoming Health Crisis

October - December 1999:

Study: Tijuana children show high levels of lead in blood

LEAD: Study Finds 11% Of Tijuana Children At Risk

Lead Still a Problem for US Kids

"Kobe Declaration" Calls for a Halt to the Tobacco Menace among Women and Children

AMERICAS: First Ladies Launch Child Health Initiative

July - September 1999:

Mercury alert

MEXICO: Needs Better Studies Of Pollution, Health

India: Unleaded gasoline

IRAQ: Blames West For Children's Deformities

Russia - Move orphanage away from polluted city

April - June 1999:

Mexico: Lead Poisoning

Lead: Study Links Exposure To Tooth Decay

WHO CONFERENCE: UNEP STATEMENT

Health agency cites infectious diseases as main killer of children and youths

Children need protection against ecological threats, WHO says

Water-Quality Pact Signed

Children: WHO Urges Action On Environmental Health Risks

Electromagnetism: EMFS: Study Finds 'Lingering' Exposure Concerns

Europe: Smog Kills More People Than Car Accidents

Rare Diseases Making A Comeback?

More die from car pollution than road accidents - WHO

'Medieval' diseases on the comeback

UNEP Executive Director Urges Global Action On Dioxin And Other POPs

Europe: Countries Fight Pollution-Related Health Risks

Lead: Paint Makers Facing Major Legal Assault

HABITAT: Unanimously Approves Ban On Lead In Gasoline

Environmental Causes Of Developmental Disorders Explored

Plastics: Groups Say Bottles, Cling Wrap Pose Risk

US threatens legal action against Denmark

January - March:

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