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3-MCPD and glycidol in infant formula
SpeedExtractor E-916, MultivaporTM P-6: Extraction of 3-MCPD and glycidyl-esters from infant formula Esters of 2- and 3-MCPD (monochloropropanediol) are formed during the refining process of vegetable oils. Therefore, any food that contains vegetable oils can potentially contain 2- or 3-MCPD esters. 3-MCPD has been classified as potentially carcinogenic to humans, whereas glycidol is ...
By BUCHI
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A dangerous list
California has proposed Prop 65 Listings under the Labor Code mechanism, but using such listing methods could set a dangerous precedent. On March 4, 2011, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) proposed to list four chemicals as known to the state to cause cancer under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (Prop 65) based on the Labor Code mechanism ...
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A Dangerous List
On March 4, 2011, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) proposed to list four chemicals as known to the state to cause cancer under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (Prop 65) based on the Labor Code mechanism contained in Health and Safety Code Section 25249.8(a). The four substances are: cyclopenta[cd]pyrene, ethanol in alcoholic beverages, ...
By Acta Group
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Why do you need to measure BTEX in Ambient Air?
Accurate and reliable BTEX testing (Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene and Xylenes) is critical in determining the levels of exposure and contamination in the environment. High levels of BTEX exposure can affect human health and the environment, which has resulted in a European Directive and with EPA guidelines to set allowable limits. The World Health Organisation (WHO) considers the exposure to ...
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School bus retrofits one local air
The Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services, a local air agency covering the Greater Cincinnati Area in Southwest Ohio, has experienced many successes and failures obtaining grant money to fund school bus retrofits. However, seven years of persistent work has paid-off enormously. The adverse health effects of diesel exhaust were making national headlines in the early 2000s. The U.S. ...
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Learn how GC is used in Alcohol Profiling to ensure product quality and to keep consumers safe
Gas Chromatography (GC), a core technique for separating and analyzing compounds, is commonly used across multiple industries. One of those industries is the alcohol industry, where GC is used to keep consumers safe and to ensure flavors are at their best. In beer analysis and brewing, beverages are characterized by complex mixes of compounds which create the signature aromas and flavors enjoyed ...
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Road user charges for heavy goods vehicles (HGV)
In this report, the European Environment Agency (EEA) presents updated estimates of the external costs (1) of air pollution for different categories of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs). This report on road transport is a continuation of previous reporting from EEA on estimates for the external costs of air pollution from industrial facilities (EEA, 2011). The amended Eurovignette Directive ...
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Carbon Tetrachloride and Prop 65, What You Need to Know
In 1986, California voters approved an initiative to address increasing concerns about exposure to toxic chemicals. That initiative, the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, is better known by its original name of Proposition 65. Proposition 65 requires businesses to notify Californians about significant amounts of chemicals in the products they purchase, in their homes or ...
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Non-carcinogenic risk assessment of groundwater in South Gobi, Mongolia
Thirty-nine groundwater samples were collected from wells near the Tavan Tolgoi and Oyu Tolgoi mines in Mongolia and at a relatively pristine site in northern Mongolia during August to September 2013, and analyzed for the concentrations of F−, NO3−, Hg, As, Al, V, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Se, Mo, Cd, Sb, and Pb. A probabilistic risk assessment found that >95% of the population in the areas was ...
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BOHS welcomes new HSE guidance as Society wins European recognition for its Welding Fume Control Selector Tool
The British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) has applauded the publication of new guidance from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on the effective management of exposures to welding fume. In 2018 The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) published a report with the reclassification of welding fume as carcinogenic to humans. Up until then it was previously thought that ...
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California Bill would require disclosure of cleaning product ingredients
On September 13, 2017, the California Senate passed the final version of the Cleaning Product Right to Know Act of 2017 (S.B. 258), which would require manufacturers of cleaning products to disclose certain chemical ingredients on the product label and on the manufacturer’s website. The Senate passed the bill by a vote of 27 to 13. The California Assembly passed the bill by a vote of 55 to ...
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Process-generated contaminants
Overview: There is not currently a formal and universally recognised definition of a process-generated substance. Process-generated contaminants can be generated as emissions from combustion processes, abrasion and/or other processes that physically or chemically degrade or otherwise modify the starting material(s), e.g. degradation/composting of organic materials. Such emissions are generally ...
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Less Than One Month until California Online Ingredients Disclosure Requirements in Effect for Designated Cleaning Products
There is less than one month before the effective date of the online requirements set forth in California’s Cleaning Product Right to Know Act of 2017 (S.B. 258). S.B. 258 sets forth new requirements on manufacturers of “designated products” to disclose certain chemical ingredients on the manufacturer’s website and product label. The online ingredient disclosure ...
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Glyphosate and AMPA in drinking water
Carcinogenic or not? The broad-spectrum herbicide glyphosate is used all over the world in agriculture. Alongside farming, the chemical is also used for weed-killing in domestic gardens and in public and private spaces kept free from «vegetal invasion», such as railway tracks. Glyphosate has been used since the 1970s in pesticides and was hitherto thought to be harmless at typical ...
By Metrohm AG
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Surface Decontamination of Aromatic Solids (Naphthalene) by DeconGel 1101
Abstract Surface decontamination efficacy determination of DeconGelTM 1101 on stainless steel, aluminum, and concrete surfaces contaminated with aromatic solids (naphthalene) was performed using LC/MS (Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry) according to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SW-846 Methods: 3500C (sampling) and 8321B (analysis). Hazardous Materials Relevance Naphthalene is a ...
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Waterways and ponds contaminated with pulp & paper PCBs are contained & dewatered using Geotube container, providing an economical environmental solution - Case Study
Abstract: Polychlorinaled biphenyls (PCBs) were unknowingly generated in ihe waste of some of the pulp and paper systems, a known carcinogen in animals and a probable carcinogen in humans. PCBs are stable, man-made compounds. They absorb heat and do not easily break down. Because of these properties, they have been widely used in electrical equipment, hydraulic fluids, fire retardants, and many ...
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On the role of ex post uncertainty assessment for risk management
A risk management decision whether a chemical compound present in the environment is potentially hazardous to human health will be among others based on large-scaled statistical analyses of empirical data of various sources. Observations from highly exposed and well-documented occupational cohorts are usually a matter of particular interest. Due to scientific progress, various new aspects will ...
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A closer look at urban transport - TERM 2013: transport indicators tracking progress towards environmental targets in Europe
Transport guarantees our mobility and access to goods. Moreover, the transport sector helps maintain and develop our societal and economic systems. Transport is also a main source of pressures on the environment, such as the unsustainable use of natural resources, as well as greenhouse gas, air pollutant and noise emissions. Many of these environmental problems are inter-linked, requiring ...
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Degradation of atrazine by microbial consortium in an anaerobic submerged biological filter
Atrazine (2-chloro-4-ethylamino-6-isopropylamino-1,3,5-triazine) (ATZ) is one of the components of S-triazine. Due to its certain characteristics, ATZ causes pollution in various ecosystems and has been of concern for its probable carcinogenic effects on humans. Researchers have used chemical and physical methods for removing ATZ from the environment. Although these methods are quick, they have ...
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Industrial Hygiene Report: Control of Hexavalent Chromium Welding Fume - Non-cleanable Filter Media
Sentry Air Systems, Inc. manufactures equipment designed to capture welding fume and/or other air contaminants and, after filtering, return the cleansed air to the local environment. For the purposes of this test, SAS wanted to determine the effectiveness of the Model 300 Welding Fume Extractor and filter media against Hexavalent Chromium fume commonly found during the welding of stainless ...
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