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EPA releases draft findings of pavillion, wyoming ground water investigation for public comment and independent scientific review
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released a draft analysis of data from its Pavillion, Wyoming ground water investigation. At the request of Pavillion residents, EPA began investigating water quality concerns in private drinking water wells three years ago. Since that time, in conjunction with the state of Wyoming, the local community, and the owner of the gas field, Encana, ...
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Forever Chemical Levels in Water “Extremely Alarming”
Late last month (November), the Guardian, Watershed Investigations and the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) published a report revealing that potentially toxic forever chemicals were detected in drinking water supplies at 17 out of 18 water companies in England, with 11, 853 samples testing positive… something that experts have said they find “extremely [alarming]”. The ...
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Testing of private drinking water wells continues this week at compass plaza well trichloroethylene site near Rogersville, Mo.
EPA staff and contractors will be continuing work near Rogersville, Mo., this week to conduct sampling efforts at private drinking water wells in the vicinity of the Compass Plaza commercial development, as part of a continuing investigation into trichloroethylene (TCE) contamination of groundwater. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) detected the chemical solvent TCE in water ...
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US Nuclear Reports 3rd Quarter 2018 Results - 35.6% Increase in Revenue
US Nuclear Reports 3rd Quarter 2018 Results - 35.6% Increase in Revenue Los Angeles, CA. November 20, 2018 - US Nuclear Corp. (OTCBB: UCLE) Sales for the three months ended September 30, 2018 were $1,145,480, an increase of 35.6% for the same period in 2017 Gross profit was $512,096, an increase of 34% for the same period in 2017 During the three months ended September 30, 2018, the ...
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What were they drinking? Researchers investigate radioactive crock pots
Radioactive toothpaste, suppositories, makeup: Would-be inventors seeking to capitalize on the discovery of radioactivity in the late 19th century produced a plethora of questionable medical devices and treatments. Among the most famous of these was the Revigator, an earthenware vessel that, according to an advertisement, would infuse drinking water with “the lost element of original ...
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Senate Panel Advances Bill to Overhaul Chemical Regulation
A bipartisan bill to update regulation of harmful chemicals for the first time in nearly 40 years won approval from a Senate committee Tuesday, moving it closer to a vote in the full Senate. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved the bill, 15-5. Four Democrats joined all 11 committee Republicans to support the bill, which would set safety standards for tens of thousands of ...
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Senate Panel Advances Bill to Overhaul Chemical Regulation
A bipartisan bill to update regulation of harmful chemicals for the first time in nearly 40 years won approval from a Senate committee Tuesday, moving it closer to a vote in the full Senate. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved the bill, 15-5. Four Democrats joined all 11 committee Republicans to support the bill, which would set safety standards for tens of thousands of ...
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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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West Virginia spill shows vulnerability of water supply: no standards existed for measuring it in water
It's a nightmare scenario that became all too real in West Virginia: A chemical seeped into the water supply and threatened to sicken hundreds of thousands of people. While no one became seriously ill from last week's chemical spill, some homeland security experts said the emergency was proof the United States has not done nearly enough to protect water systems from accidental spills or ...
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New Compact Process Photometer – Economical Online Monitoring of Industrial Wastewater and More
Metrohm Process Analytics presents the new 2029 Process Photometer, an integrated solution for 24/7 online analysis of critical chemical parameters in industrial processes and wastewater streams. This single-method system performs photometric absorption measurements in the visible light range and is available in several application-specific configurations for monitoring up to 2 process streams. ...
By Metrohm AG
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New compact process photometer – economical online monitoring of industrial wastewater and more
Metrohm Process Analytics presents the new 2029 Process Photometer, an integrated solution for 24/7 online analysis of critical chemical parameters in industrial processes and wastewater streams. This single-method system performs photometric absorption measurements in the visible light range and is available in several application-specific configurations for monitoring up to 2 process ...
By Metrohm AG
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