October 30, 2017Lead Paint Dangerous to Children Found in 15 African Countries, including Kenya.For immediate release: 27th October 2017 For more information: Griffins Ochieng, CEJAD, +254 726 931318, ogriffins@cejadkenya.org Lead Paint Dangerous to Children Found in 15 African Countries, including Kenya. Lead Exposure Can Cause Permanent Brain Damage Nairobi, Kenya (27th October 2017). Decorative paints containing levels of lead dangerous to children is..Read more...September 19, 2017New Study Reveals Dangerous Levels of Mercury in Women of Childbearing Age across Global RegionsRead more...June 27, 2017New Study Shows Many Kenyan Paints Still Contain High Lead LevelsFor Immediate Release: 27 June 2017 For More Information: Griffins Ochieng, CEJAD, +254 726 931318, ogriffins@yahoo.com Jeiel Guarino, IPEN, +46 31 7995930, jeielguarino@ipen.org Sara Brosché, IPEN, +46 31 7995900, sarabrosche@ipen.org New Study Shows Many Kenyan Paints Still Contain High Lead Levels Nairobi, Kenya (27 June 2017). More than 70 percent of the paint..Read more...June 19, 2017Mercury Pollution Costs Billions in Lost Earning Potential in KenyaFor immediate release: Nairobi, 19th June 2017 Mercury Pollution Costs Billions in Lost Earning Potential in Kenya New analysis finds significant mercury exposures near sources named in the Minamata Convention Nairobi, 19th June 2017: Mining communities Kenya are losing more than 174 -342 billion shilling in earning potential every year due to mercury contamination, according..Read more...April 19, 2017Press Release: Recycling contaminates plastic children’s toys with toxic chemicals from electronic wasteFor immediate release: Nairobi, 19th April 2017 Recycling contaminates plastic children’s toys with toxic chemicals from electronic waste A new global survey finds that recycling plastics containing toxic flame retardant chemicals found in electronic waste results in contamination of the world’s best-selling toy along with other children’s products. Ironically, the chemical contaminants can..Read more...April 19, 2017POPS RECYCLING CONTAMINATES CHILDREN’S TOYS WITH TOXIC FLAME RETARDANTSRead more...April 5, 2017Hon Attorney General of Kenya, commends World Alliance for Mercury Free Dentistry and CEJAD for upholding objectives of Minamata Convention on Mercury to phase down dental amalgamRead more...March 9, 2017How miners, fishers are taking life out of Lake VictoriaHow miners, fishers are taking life out of Lake Victoria Twenty meters under the ground, lit only by the torches strapped to their heads, a group of eight men are seeking their fortune. The cramped tunnels have been hewn out of the bare rock using hammers, chisels, bare hands and many days of their own..Read more...«»
