Day: 11 December 1998

Don’t landfill TVs and monitors, study warns

Cathode ray tubes inside televisions and computer monitors contain enough lead to be considered hazardous waste, according to a University of Florida study designed to encourage states to end the practice of dumping these electronic devices in landfills.

Lebanon needs over $1 Bn investment in water supply

Current water demand outstrips supply by over 70%, and plans to spend $1.23Bn on news water supply and wastewater treatment projects will satisfy little over half of expected water demand.

Japanese water quality falling

Only 75% of Japan's coastal waters met environmental standards in 1997, a fall of 6% from the previous year, and endocrine disrupter chemicals were detected in 94% of the nations rivers, according to new surveys by the environment agency.

Philippines polluters – gallery of shame

The Philippines Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has released a list of the worst polluters in Metro Manila in an attempt to publicly shame environmental offenders, and invited the media to "treat this information to your editorial hearts content".

OECD working group on chemical accidents stresses need for immediate action

Governments and industry in OECD countries are taking a long hard look at the potential impact of the "millennium bug" (Y2K problem) on the safe operation of hazardous chemical factories and storage facilities.

Energy efficiency essential to transition economies

An energy efficiency centre in Ukraine became self sufficient Nov. 30 in the fight against high energy consumption and environmental degradation, the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory announced.

21st Century World Water Commission established

The World Water Council has set up a commission to guide long-term thinking on water and environment policy into the next century.

Venice tidal barrage sinks

Plans to protect the floating city of Venice by building 79 tidal barrages have been shelved after a negative opinion by the Italian Environment Ministry's environmental impact committee.

African states co-operate to protect marine environment

On-going efforts to help solve Africa's environment and development problems received a boost last week as African countries agreed on the way forward for a more integrated and co-ordinated approach to deal with critical marine and coastal issues.

Environmental reporting awards announced

This year's awards for corporate environmental reporting have been announced in Denmark, Canada and Australia.

Pollution has lower impact on poorer areas?

Expected mortality from industrial air pollution is highest in the top income brackets, according to the results of a recent World Bank study on pollution from different sized industrial plants.

Product policy essential to sustainable development

Integrated product policy (IPP) is a relatively new and difficult to implement side of environmental policy, but will there is a widely held perception that it will be necessary, since current environmental policies tend to be ineffective as they are insufficiently product-focussed, according to a recent report prepared for the EU.

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