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PCBs in Aging Fluorescent Light Ballasts a Potential Threat to Students and Other Building Occupants
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) belong to a broad family of man-made organic chemicals known as chlorinated hydrocarbons. They were domestically manufactured from 1929 until manufacturing was banned in 1979 in the United States. PCBs were once used in a number of products due to their non-flammability, chemical stability, high boiling point and electrical insulating properties. In fact, they ...
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Protecting New York Workers and Residents from Mercury Poisoning Hazards
Last month, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) announced that a remediation contractor from Schenectady has been fined over $140,000 for exposing workers to mercury poisoning and for not providing the proper employee safeguards. According to the OSHA news release, the employees were removing liquid mercury and mercury-contaminated soil and wood from the third and fourth ...
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California’s Prop 65 and Public Health Concerns over Mercury and Mercury Compounds
In 1986, California voters approved an initiative to address increasing concerns over 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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Could Your Lotions & Antiseptic Soaps be Contaminated with Mercury?
Earlier this month, CNN published a report about skin creams, beauty and antiseptic soaps and lotions that may be contaminated with mercury. The report cited a U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warning of mercury poisoning being linked to skin products. Federal health officials are warning consumers not to use these consumer products that might contain mercury. The products are marketed ...
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