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Countertop and Stone Fabrication Workers and Silicosis Risks from Engineered Products

Earlier this fall, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new report in the agency's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). The article examined 18 cases of silicosis, including two fatalities, which occurred in stone fabrication workers. Silicosis is caused by exposure to respirable crystalline silica dust and is a progressive, disabling and often fatal lung ...

Silica-Very High on OSHA’s Inspection List

Summary of OSHA Regulation Separate regulations were issued for Construction (29CFR1926.1153) and General Industry/Maritime (29CFR1910.1053). The general provisions to both regulations are ...

JRC and NIST release two new CRMs for electrophoretic mobility and zeta potential

The Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission (EC), in collaboration with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), produced its first Certified Reference Materials (CRM) for electrophoretic mobility and zeta potential ...

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Single-Parameter Online Analyzers

The Plug and Analyze series of online analyzers come complete, preconfigured, and programmed for their specific applications. Simply connect the power, sample, and reagent lines and the units are up and running producing reliable results. The analyzers can be used for monitoring a variety of components in water, such as silica, phosphate, ammonia, nitrate, zinc, and copper, to name but a few.