Chemical Governance & Waste management Archives - Page 2 of 3 - Ejustice
Mercury in hair samples in Puttalam
“A study conducted by CEJ from June to December 2018 revealed that thelevels of mercury in hair samples of women in childbearing age are between 0.532 – 15.584 ppm. Hair samples of 28 out of 36 had mercury, exceeding 1ppm, the level that United States National Research Council established as a “reference dose” in 2000 (U.S. EPA
Towards a Mercury free dentistry in Sri Lanka
Center for Environmental Justice took a very positive initiation towards the mercury free dental amalgam in Sri Lanka. The roundtable discussion for this was held at SLIDA toheld on 30/1/2019 day with the participation of representatives from the Ministry of Health, ministry of Mahawali Development and Environment, college of dentistry and stomatology of Sri Lanka,
International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action
(21st – 27th October 2018) Press conference to announce the week On 16th October CEJ held a press conference to announce the activities of the week of action. CEJ reminded media on the harmful effects of Lead and sources of lead poisoning in Sri Lanka in addition to the activity plan for the week of
Ongoing and most recent court cases of CEJ
CEJ HAS FILED OVER 100 ENVIRONMENTAL COURT CASES SINCE 2004 UNDER ITS FREE LEGAL AID PROGRAMME. GARBAGE DUPMING -SC FR 152/2017 – CEJ Vs President Maithreepala Sirisena (Minister of Environment & Mahaweli) and others – on violation of fundamental rights by haphazard garbage dumping WILPATTU MATTER – 291/15 -CEJ filed an application in May 2015,
CEJ-MERCURY Research paper Dec 2012
MERCURY’AND’LEAD’CONTAMINATION’IN’SELECTED’WHITENING/FAIRNESS’ CREAM’SAMPLES’FOUND’IN’SRI’LANKA©1′ by’ Centre&for&Environmental&Justice/Friends&of&the&Earth&Sri&Lanka2″ Authors:”Chalani”Rubesinghe3,”Hemantha”Withanage4″ JANUARY’2013′ (Download PDF)