contaminated air News
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California’s Prop 65 and Chrysene Public Health Concerns
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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EPA investigation of Gowanus canal identifies widespread contamination, health and ecological problems; hundreds of samples find PAHs, PCBs, heavy metals and other Toxins (NY)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has completed its investigation of the Gowanus Canal Superfund site in Brooklyn, N.Y. The investigation confirmed the widespread presence of numerous contaminants in the canal and identified the sources of contamination. The investigation also identified characteristics of the canal that will influence future plans for a cleanup. A companion human and ...
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IFAT 2016: econ industries shows how to remediate industrial waste and contaminated soil
From May 30th until June 3rd econ industries will present its method for remediation of contaminated soil at the IFAT – World’s Leading Trade Fair for Environmental Technologies in Munich (Hall B3, stand 251). The technology favoured by the cleantech company from Starnberg is vacuum distillation. The VacuDry® technology was specifically developed in-house to completely remove ...
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PERKINELMER INTRODUCES NEW HPLC SOLUTION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND FOOD ANALYSIS LABORATORIES
BEIJING, China. – PerkinElmer Life and Analytical Sciences, a global leader in application-focused measurement and analysis solutions, today announced a new preconfigured system for the analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), organic pollutants widely distributed in the environment that can be carcinogenic at certain levels. The PAH Analyzer provides laboratories conducting High ...
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EPA finds cleanup of sayreville landfill superfund site protective; proposes removal from federal superfund list
A review of conditions at the Sayreville Landfill Superfund site in the Borough of Sayreville, Middlesex County, New Jersey by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has found that the cleanup continues to protect people’s health and the environment. Based on its findings and recent monitoring data, EPA is proposing to remove the site from the federal Superfund list of the most ...
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