toxic metal News
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Decorative Drink Ware & Heavy Metals
A recent study in the UK found harmful levels of toxic metals in some types of painted glassware. The samples were purchased new or acquired second-hand including tumblers, beer glasses, shot glasses, wine glasses and jars. A large portion of the decorative drink ware tested contained high levels of lead and cadmium. These two toxic heavy metals are sometimes added to paint to create vivid ...
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Batteries in Germany exceed new EU toxic metal limits
Levels of toxic metals in batteries were not immediately reduced in line with new limits imposed by EU regulations, according to a survey from Germany. The study focuses on concentrations of toxic metals contained in batteries sold in Germany in 2010 and 2011, but its authors say the results are relevant to other EU countries. The EU Batteries Directive1 sets limits for the content of hazardous ...
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Top Ingredients at Risk for Heavy Metals
Jaclyn Bowen, the Executive Director of Clean Label Project (a non-profit focused on health and transparency in consumer product labeling) recently posted an article providing a “cheat sheet” for consumers to be aware of ingredients which may contain toxic heavy metals. The top offenders on the list include: Chocolate (Cadmium) Rice and rice-based ingredients (Arsenic) ...
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Recent Government Report Reveals Toxic Heavy Metals in Popular Baby Foods
According to a recent government report, some common baby food products contain dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals. The investigation found that top baby foods are tainted with inorganic arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury. The committee hopes companies will commit to making safer baby foods and to develop better standards in the industry. Some in congress plan to introduce legislation to ...
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Greenland ice core reveals history of pollution in the arctic
New research, reported this week in the online early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, finds that coal burning, primarily in North America and Europe, contaminated the Arctic and potentially affected human health and ecosystems in and around Earth's polar regions.The study, titled 'Coal Burning Leaves Toxic Heavy Metal Legacy in the Arctic,' was conducted by the ...
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Bacterial remediation of groundwater depends on environmental conditions
New low cost methods using bacteria to remove toxic metals from groundwater have been investigated using both actual contaminated groundwater and artificially controlled systems. Environmental conditions, such as changing levels of acidity or alkalinity, can have a significant effect on the removal of toxins, results show. Contamination of soils and groundwater with toxic metals, such as lead ...
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European successes in reducing toxic metal pollutants
Strategies in Europe to protect human health and the environment from the harmful effects of heavy metals have been successful in reducing atmospheric emissions of cadmium, lead and mercury, according to a recent study. The study suggests further reductions are possible. Heavy metals are toxic to human health and can damage the environment. For example, if large amounts of lead build up in the ...
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ERM-BB185: a new CRM for the determination of toxic metals in liver
Maximum levels for contaminants such as cadmium and lead in foodstuffs are set by EC Regulation 466/2001 and amendments 1881/2006 and 488/2014. Related to its role to support Member States in implementation of legislative requirements, the JRC has just released a new certified reference material (CRM) containing the following elements in bovine liver: lead and cadmium, as well as arsenic, copper, ...
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Exhibiting at EUEC 2017 - San Diego, CA
Mississippi Lime will be exhibiting at EUEC on Wednesday, February 8th – Friday, February 10th at the San Diego Convention Center, Booth #469. Stop by our booth to discuss: DSI for SO2, SO3, HCI removal High Reactivity Hydrated Lime Products for Air Pollution Control Ash effects of DSI Sorbents On Thursday, 2/9, Richard Zhang, Senior Research Engineer will present Toxic Trace ...
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EU seeks decision to start negotiation process on an international agreement on mercury
The European Union is calling on the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Governing Council to start the negotiation process on an international legal agreement on mercury, at its meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, this week (16-20 February). The EU strongly favours legally binding measures to regulate the toxic metal, which poses a major threat to humans, animals and ecosystems. The agreement ...
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Lead Hazards in the Home Exposed in New Public Outreach Video
Today, the IAQ Video Network released the 19th in a series of public outreach videos meant to educate families about important environmental and indoor air quality issues. The public outreach videos have all been produced in the past year covering everything from mold, asbestos, radon and Legionella, to the latest video about lead hazards in the home. Lead is a toxic metal that was used for ...
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EPA issues rule to reduce mercury releases from steel manufacturing facilities
EPA issued new air emissions standards that will reduce mercury releases from steel manufacturers using electric arc furnaces. The rule requires these steel making facilities to buy motor vehicle scrap from providers that participate in an EPA-approved program for the removal of mercury switches. This program, the National Vehicle Mercury Switch Recovery Program, is designed to remove ...
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NITON Launches New Plastics Analyzer
Untitled Document Billerica, MA - NITON LLC, the world’s leading manufacturer of portable x-ray fluorescence (XRF) instrumentation, is pleased to announce the release of yet another industry revolution – the portable XLt 794 Plastics Analyzer. The x-ray tube-based XLt 794 Plastics Analyzer is the first handheld XRF instrument of its kind. NITON has long set the ...
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HDXRF Offers Many Advantages Over ICP Methods
HDXRF® technology is fast, precise, and easy to use. In addition, the technology offers a 1-mm analysis area that provides the ability to test small features for the presence of potentially toxic heavy metals, including lead. When it comes to analyzing glass materials for lead, HDXRF can offer many advantages over ICP methods. In 2013, the CPSC expanded upon its approval of HDXRF ASTM method ...
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Mercury-resistant bacteria useful for studying toxic metal cycling
Mercury-resistant bacteria could help scientists to understand more about mercury cycling in the environment. In a new study, researchers identified one particular strain of soil bacterium that could serve as a model for the conversion of the toxic metal into less toxic forms. They also discovered a new gene involved in the conversion process. Bacteria play an important role in the cycling of ...
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New Rule to Protect Workers from Occupational Exposures to Beryllium Discussed in New Video
Today, the IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of their latest educational video. Their newest production discusses OSHA’s final rule to prevent chronic beryllium disease (CBD) and lung cancer in American workers by limiting their exposure to beryllium and beryllium compounds. “Beryllium and beryllium compounds are important materials, but ...
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Baltimore Landlord Pleads Guilty to Violations of the Toxic Substances Act
Last month, The Baltimore Sun reported that an area landlord with a history of lead paint abatement law violations has agreed to plead guilty to several violations. The violations stem from the Toxic Substances Control Act and are connected with the landlord’s failure to notify tenants of possible lead hazards. The man owns and manages 175 apartments across Baltimore. According to ...
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Chromium pollution publication marks 10 years of NPL`s Heavy Metals Network
Scientists at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have detailed the changing levels of chromium pollution across the UK Heavy Metals Monitoring Network, which celebrates 10 years of NPL operation this month. Chromium, a toxic metal, is being increasingly recognised as an important environmental pollutant, and its emission from industrial facilities is controlled by European legislation. ...
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WHAM7 metal speciation modelling software released
The Centre for Ecology and Hydrology have recently released an updated version of the Windermere Humic Aqueous Model (WHAM). WHAM is a chemical speciation model for predicting the speciation of metals in aqueous systems containing naturally occurring organic ligands. Previous versions of WHAM have been critical in the development of Biotic Ligand Models (BLMs) for predicting the toxicity of trace ...
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UK`s MTI drives mercury monitoring in groundwater to parts per trillion levels
Environmental monitoring specialists MTI (UK) have made a significant advancement in mercury monitoring with the new portable PDV6000plus, by announcing that the highly toxic metal can now be accurately determined down to 100 ppt (parts per trillion) in drinking and ground water.A common water pollutant, mercury is well known for its toxic effects, with young children at the greatest risk from ...
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