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TSCA reform webinar invitation S. 847 -- Lautenberg`s TSCA reform bill
B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM), The Acta Group, L.L.C. (Acta), and The Acta Group EU, Ltd (Acta EU) are hosting a free webinar to discuss Senator Frank R. Lautenberg's (D-NJ) recently introduced bill, S. 847, the Safe Chemicals Act of 2011, a bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). This webinar will focus on S. 847; identify and discuss key differences between it and ...
By Acta Group
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EPA Fails to Ban Toxic Chemical in Flea Collars and Pet Products; Ignores Health Risks to Kids
In a major public health setback that will allow pet product companies to continue use of a hazardous neurotoxin called tetrachlovinphos (TCVP) in flea control products, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today denied Natural Resources Defense Council’s 2009 petition seeking to cancel all pet uses of the toxic chemical TCVP because of the risks to kids. Miriam Rotkin-Ellman, senior ...
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Lunchboxes Recalled After Toxic Chemical Leak
Insulated lunchboxes made by California Innovations, Inc. of Toronto, Canada have been recalled due to the risk of ingestion of toxic chemicals in the freezer gel packs. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the company recommended that consumers stop using the product immediately. The freezer gel packs inside of the lunchboxes contain diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol, which ...
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Block MEMS Receives Tibbetts Award from the U.S. Small Business Administration
Block MEMS, a developer of chemical detection products for safety and security, recently was honored by the Small Business Administration (SBA) with a Tibbetts Award for technological achievements and commercial success involving its laser-based chemical detection systems. Block's products are used to protect people from chemical threats at distances of hundreds of meters away. Past Tibbetts ...
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House approves bill to overhaul chemical regulation
The House on Tuesday approved a bipartisan bill that would update regulation of harmful chemicals for the first time in nearly 40 years. The House vote, 398-1, moves the bill to the Senate, where a similar measure awaits a floor vote after winning approval from a Senate committee. Both bills would set safety standards for tens of thousands of chemicals that now are unregulated. The bills also ...
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EPA analysis shows decrease in 2009 toxic chemical releases in New Hampshire (NH)
EPA’s most recent Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) data is now available for the reporting year of 2009. TRI reporting provides Americans with vital information about their communities by publishing information on toxic chemical disposals and releases into the air, land and water, as well as information on waste management and pollution prevention activities in neighborhoods across the ...
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Matexcel Updated Its Electronic Product Analysis Service for Research Use
Matexcel, a leading supplier in material science, recently announced the update of its electronic product analysis service for consumer & industrial product testing. Electronic products are related products based on electric energy, including watches, smartphones, telephones, television sets, DVD players (VCD, SVCD, DVD), video recorders, cameras, radios, recorders, laser players (CD), ...
By Matexcel
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Are Toxic Chemicals in Your Gardening Tools?
Testing shows that many common gardening tools—including hoses, gloves, kneeling pads, shovels, and trowels—are contaminated with harmful chemicals, claims the nonprofit environmental group Ecology Center. CNN reports that the organization analyzed 200 popular gardening products and found that two-thirds of them contained significant levels of phthalates, bisphenol A (BPA), and lead. ...
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New York City Schools Pressured to Remove Light Fixtures Contaminated with PCBs
In New York City, 754 schools have fluorescent lights that are likely to contain polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, claims the city’s School Construction Authority. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), PCBs are a group of man-made chemicals that can cause cancer and other adverse effects in the immune system, reproductive system, nervous system, and endocrine system. New ...
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Senate Holds Hearing on Oversight of EPA Authorities and Actions to Control Exposures to Toxic Chemicals
The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, and Environmental Health held a joint hearing yesterday entitled "Oversight of EPA Authorities and Actions to Control Exposures to Toxic Chemicals." The hearing examined current initiatives related to flame retardant chemicals as a means of exploring the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ...
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Senate Holds Hearing on Oversight of EPA Authorities and Actions to Control Exposures to Toxic Chemicals
The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, and Environmental Health held a joint hearing yesterday entitled "Oversight of EPA Authorities and Actions to Control Exposures to Toxic Chemicals." The hearing examined current initiatives related to flame retardant chemicals as a means of exploring the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ...
By Acta Group
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Thermo Fisher Scientific offers industry’s most diverse handheld instrument portfolio deploying critical analytical technologies in the lab, at the line and in the field
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, offers a selection of handheld analytical instruments that is now among the industry’s most diverse, serving applications ranging from airport security and consumer product testing to supply chain integrity and industrial hygiene. The company continues to build on its strategy of translating analytical technologies proven ...
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Hexavalent Chromium Contamination Forces EPA to Demolish New Jersey Building
According to the Environmental Protective Agency (EPA), the E.C. Electroplating building in Garfield, NJ will be carefully torn down due to hexavalent chromium contamination. Groundwater beneath the building has also been impacted by the chemical, which affects nearby residents as the water seeps into their basements. Preliminary samples reveal that parts of the E.P. Electroplating building, its ...
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EPA’s Review of PCBs in the Hudson River Will Take Another Month to Complete
Decades ago, the General Electric Company released poly-chlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) into the Hudson River in New York. The company is now looking at a clean up which will cost around $1 billion. After 2 years of dredging the river, crews from the Environmental Protection Agency will be returning to the river this season. The EPA was originally scheduled to finish their review of the PCB ...
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PCB Leaking From Light Fixtures in New York Schools
According to CBS New York, there have been at least two reported cases of toxic PCBs dripping out of light fixtures atNew York schools. At one school, the chemical leaked from the light fixture and onto a guidance counselor’s desk. At another, PCBs leaked from a light fixture onto a 10-year-old girl’s desk and contaminated her clothes. Parents and elected officials have protested ...
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Air Pollution Damages from Plant’s Emissions Prompt Lawsuit
Residents of Muscatine, Iowa have filed a lawsuit against Grain Processing Corp., which they allege emits so much pollution that homes, cars, and buildings across the city have been damaged. According to the Huffington Post, residents say that the plant, which makes corn-based products, spews toxic chemicals and particulate matter into the air that then travels for miles with the wind. Recent ...
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GOP wwges war on safeguards that protect us all
GOP Wages War on Safeguards That Protect Us All Matt Madia, a Policy Analyst at OMB Watch, Robert Weissman, President of Public Citizen, Peter Iwanowicz of the American Lung Association, and Jeffrey Hollender, Co-founder of Seventh Generation and the American Sustainable Business Council joined together to call attention to Representative Darrell Issa's plans to hold hundreds of hearings to ...
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Emma Louise Jackson Joins The Acta Group as Regulatory Specialist
The Acta Group (Acta®) is pleased to announce that Emma Louise Jackson CBiol MSB has joined our firm as a regulatory specialist, serving clients in the European Union (EU) and worldwide from our Manchester, UK office. Ms. Jackson is distinguished by more than a decade of experience in testing and regulatory environments, most recently as a regulatory manager at a large commercial laboratory. ...
By Acta Group
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Emma Louise Jackson Joins The Acta Group as Regulatory Specialist
The Acta Group (Acta®) is pleased to announce that Emma Louise Jackson CBiol MSB has joined our firm as a regulatory specialist, serving clients in the European Union (EU) and worldwide from our Manchester, UK office. Ms. Jackson is distinguished by more than a decade of experience in testing and regulatory environments, most recently as a regulatory manager at a large commercial laboratory. ...
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Implementation update of global harmonized systems for the classification and labelling of chemicals
This memorandum provides an update on recent events pertinent to the adoption of the third version of the United Nations (UN) Globally Harmonized System (GHS) guidance document, commonly referred to as the “Purple Book.” Further, this memorandum offers an update on GHS implementation efforts by country and/or region. Background on GHS Implementation The third revision of the UN GHS Purple Book ...
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