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Loading ...The Main Causes of Accidential Poisoning in Jamaica’s Children
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009From the Ministry of Health (MOH): Bleach, Pharmaceuticals and Pesticides, main agents of accidental poisoning in children … Health Ministry warns parents and caregivers The Ministry of Health’s surveillance reports have uncovered that bleach, pharmaceuticals (medications) and pesticides are still major household health hazards accounting for majority of cases of accidental poisoning in children. According […]
Colombia Offers 2 Draft Rules on Detergents for Public Comment
Monday, January 12th, 2009Colombia’s Environment Ministry (MAVDT) has released for public comment two draft resolutions that, once adopted, would become binding rules on the detergent sector. The scope for both is the same: washing and cleaning products in any form (liquid, powder, paste, bar, cake, molded forms, etc.) and whether marketed for household, institutional, industrial or service uses. […]
Coral Reef Protection III: What You Can Do
Tuesday, September 5th, 2006In part I of this “primer,” I examined why it is important to protect coral reef systems, what sort of things threaten their survival. In Part II, I looked at what coral reefs LAC has, what condition they are in currently, and a brief overview of what currently is being done to protect and/or rebuild […]