Special Correspondent The Hindu June 06, 2006 It had the largest number of chemicals that affect most organs Presently, none of the toxic, volatile, organic and sulphur compounds tested by the study is being systematically monitored by the Government. CHENNAI: If results of a recent nation-wide study of air quality are anything to go by, […]
New Delhi, 3 June 2006: Millions of Indians are exposed to dangerous levels of highly toxic gases, including Volatile Organic Compounds and Sulphur gases, through the air they breathe, according to a report released by Chennai-based Community Environmental Monitoring. Titled “Smokescreen: Ambient Air Quality in India,” the report documents at least 45 chemicals, including 13 […]
CHENNAI, June 5, 2006: Two samples from Tamilnadu, out of 21 air samples taken from various parts of India, were found to be among three most polluted samples in a first-of-its-kind National study of toxic gases in ambient air. An air sample from open garbage burning in Perungudi contained the highest number of chemicals found […]
Cuddalore 4 June, 2006: 45 year old Shanmugam of Masapettai village in Vellore district was found dead yesterday inside the chemicals tanker lorry (TAV 5796), which he owned and drove. According to SACEM reports the accident occurred on 1 June 2006, which was the last that the service station owner saw Mr. Shanmugam. According to […]
Cuddalore, 28 May 2006: SACEM conducted two pollution patrols – one in the early morning and the other in the afternoon of 28 May, 2006, a Sunday. In their afternoon patrol, they were accompanied by visitors from the US, New Delhi, Chattisgarh and Kolkata. A five-year old child, the daughter of Durga Jha of Chattisgarh-based […]
Cuddalore, 28 May 2006: 35 year old J. Kaliamurthy of Periya Karaikadu sustained a severe head injury and fractured both hands after falling from a height on the third floor of an unapproved construction within Pioneer Miyagi Chemicals. The mishap took place at 7:45 am on 28 May, 2006. Mr. Kaliamurthy’s friend rushed him to […]
Cuddalore, 20May 2006: A fire at the premises of the now-abandoned Coromandel Indag factory in SIPCOT, Cuddalore, spread thick white smoke and panic among local residents. Lakshmi (35), wife of Rajiv, reportedly fainted, upon which the villagers alerted the SIPCOT Area Community Environmental Monitors. Lakshmi was admitted to Surendra Hospital. The breeze blowing from the […]