International Week of Mercury- free Dentistry Observed in Bangladesh and South Asia

  To phase out mercury from dentistry in Bangladesh by 2017, Asian Center for Environmental Health observed the “International Week of Mercury free Dentistry from 17th to 25th August, 2015 in Bangladesh. In collaboration with Environment and Social Development Organization- ESDO and World Alliance for Mercury Free Dentistry (WAMFD), Asian Center implemented the week long […]

Bangladesh Products Consume 50 Tons Mercury in a Year

Dhaka, 16 August 2015: A huge amount of toxic mercury, approximately 58.5 metric ton, was legally and illegally imported in 2014 which was used in producing cosmetics, jewelry, electronics, measuring devices etc, found by a study conducted by Environment and Social Development Organization- ESDO. This finding was disclosed in the national Workshop on “Reduction of […]

Study: Mercury exposure a major environmental, health threat

Absence of quality alternatives, standardization and certification of products and high costs are some of the barriers to shifting from the use of mercury in healthcare instruments and dental amalgam, a recent study has concluded. Bangladesh does not yet have any specific guidelines regarding the management of mercury release into the environment or how to […]

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Researchers use wastewater treatment to capture carbon dioxide, produce energy

Cleaning up municipal and industrial wastewater can be dirty business, but engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder have developed an innovative wastewater treatment process that not only mitigates carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, but actively captures greenhouse gases as well. The treatment method, known as Microbial Electrolytic Carbon Capture (MECC), purifies wastewater in an environmentally-friendly […]

Yamuna Pollution Threatens Taj Mahal: Parliamentary Panel

A parliamentary panel has expressed concern over pollution affecting the Taj Mahal and linked it to the polluted Yamuna River that flows along the monument in Agra. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology and Environment and Forest headed by Congress MP Ashwani Kumar suggested that a water body should be formed near the Taj […]

Secured and Available Public Transportation in Dhaka City

Public transportation system should be secured, more available and accessible in Dhaka, said the young activists of Gender and Transportation Bangladesh Working Team (GTBWT) yesterday morning, Saturday, during a human chain jointly organized by GTBWT and Environment and Social Development Organization- ESDO in front of the National Press Club.  They demanded for safer and secured […]

The World’s Tigers—There Are Only 3,200 Left in the Wild

Tigers may be relegated to zoos in the future if we’re not careful. Only about 3,200 tigers can be found in the wild today—a far cry from the iconic cat’s situation a century ago, when 100,000 tigers roamed vast stretches of the Asian continent. “People don’t realize how dire the situation is for tigers because […]