Press Release

Two years on, lead levels in paints still dangerously high

Submitted by ToxicsLink on Thu, 06/04/2015 - 16:59

New Delhi ,4 June 2015: Is your child having learning or attention issues? May be those colorful paints on the walls are to be blamed. Two years on, household paints in India still contain alarming levels of lead which can pose a serious threat to children and pregnant women alike.
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Policy Brief to help clean urban India!

Submitted by ToxicsLink on Wed, 05/06/2015 - 10:53

New Delhi 5 May 2015 : Amidst the ongoing government’s waste management initiatives as part of its commitment to achieve Swachh Bharat, Toxics Link along with University of Sussex based STEPS centre and Center for Studies in Science Policy, JNU; conducted a workshop on this issue today at
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Gross mismanagement of mercury bearing CFL waste!

Submitted by ToxicsLink on Tue, 03/24/2015 - 12:22

New Delhi, 24 March 2015,: Massive amount of CFL waste get accumulated in and around cities and are mismanaged thus emitting large amount of poisonous mercury, states the latest report of Toxics Link “The Dark End- CFL Need Better Management”.
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Civil Society Organizations sign “Dhaka Declaration,” A call for Asia to end of dental amalgam

Submitted by ToxicsLink on Mon, 01/12/2015 - 17:09

New Delhi, 12 January 2015, India : More than 137 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), individuals and professionals from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Thailand have signed a declaration calling for Asia to be the largest population on the planet to end the use of mercury in dental care. Amalgam fillings are 50% mercury, a major neurotoxin.
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Dangerous Levels of Lead Found in Household Paints in India Threaten the Health of Present and Future Generations of Our Children

Submitted by ToxicsLink on Tue, 12/30/2014 - 17:42

Press release by IPEN & Toxics Link
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Plastic ban - Who cares! Finds out Toxics Link latest study

Submitted by ToxicsLink on Tue, 12/23/2014 - 14:54

New Delhi, 23 December 2014,: It‘s really shocking that in spite of plastic being banned in many states/UTs, including Delhi, it’s rampantly used by local shopkeepers, fruit sellers, by branded shop owners, and most of all, by the common people.
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Toxics Link study on “Toxicity Load of Yamuna River in Delhi”

Submitted by ToxicsLink on Fri, 12/12/2014 - 13:51

New Delhi, 12 December 2014 : Toxics Link released a research based report “Toxicity Load of Yamuna River in Delhi” that examines toxics load (such as pH, turbidity, solids, and heavy metals) in water and sediments of Yamuna River.
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Clean India: Inspiring change through Films

Submitted by ToxicsLink on Tue, 12/02/2014 - 10:30

Toxics Link & IIC present Environmental Film Festival “Quotes from the Earth”
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Beware-your baby feeding bottle may contain toxic chemical! says Toxics Link latest study

Submitted by ToxicsLink on Fri, 10/31/2014 - 13:03

New Delhi 31 October 2014 : Currently, a range of chemicals are used in manufacturing plastic products that interfere with our body’s hormonal production, release, transportation, binding, and other activities that are instrumental in normal human growth; and one of the most harmful chemicals is the Bisphenol A (BPA).
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Press Release: Toxics Link releases a policy report-Mercury Free India as India gears to be Mercury Free

Submitted by ToxicsLink on Thu, 09/25/2014 - 16:08

New Delhi, 16 September, 2014: In the wake of excitement on Indian government’s decision to become mercury free; Toxics Link released a well researched & grounded policy report “Mercury Free India-Right Choices”. The exhaustive report based upon decade old advocacy initiatives and research by the organization, focuses on existing mercury usage and provides framework for policy formulation and control, to reduce its use in the country.
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Toxics Link - for a toxics-free world

Toxics Link Key Impacts

Bio – Medical Waste Management Rules

Inclusion of several suggestions by Toxics Link in the revised bio-medical waste management rules, 2016

State level Workshop on Bio-Medical waste management conducted in Rajasthan in Collaboration with Rajasthan SPCB & State Department of Health & Family Welfare

Lead in paint

Mandatory Standard for Lead in Paint

Ten years long campaign, many study reports and continuous follow-up and meetings with different stakeholders including respective ministries resulted into "Mandatory Standard for Lead in Paint" for the country.