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CPI and Air Pollution: Important message for every operator with a clean air permit
EPA has been instituting new levels of enforcement even in absence of new official standards. They are doing this under the guise of Environmental Research and calling it Community Air Monitoring. Basically EPA is engaging and training the public to identify suspect emitters. Here is a link to the “research” page. http://www2.epa.gov/air-research on this page you can find topics ...
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Air Quality Management Training Dates Are Announced Following Positive Feedback from Students
Untitled Document Following positive feedback from Local Authority Environmental Health & Technical Officers Enviro Technology plc, the UK's leading exporter of environmental monitoring instrumentation for air quality and industrial emissions, has announced a series of dates for their 2005 one-day 'Air Quality Monitoring' training courses. The one-day course, which ...
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Emergency Regulation to Protect Workers in California from Wildfire Smoke Exposure Risks is in Effect
The frequency and severity of wildfires across California have increased in recent years. Tragically, a number of residents have been impacted, losing homes and businesses to these natural and manmade disasters. Many others have had to deal with exposure to wildfire smoke, ash and residues that can travel a tremendous distances from the actual fire. Earlier this year, the California Division of ...
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Protecting Workers in the Recycling and Reuse Industries from Occupational Exposure Risks
While there is no federal law that mandates recycling, many states and municipalities have introduced recycling requirements over the past several decades. Some states and cities have even enacted landfill bans on certain recyclable items and yard waste, and in some areas, government entities can fine people for including recyclable materials with garbage waste. The end result of these efforts, ...
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Exemplary Clean Air and Climate Initiatives Win EPA Honors
This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is honoring seven projects for their work on clean air and climate initiatives, including investment in alternative fuel vehicle fleets, business partnerships to reduce pollutants, and air quality education and outreach. The 2015 Clean Air Excellence Award recognizes innovative state, local, tribal, and private sector programs that protect ...
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EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy Joins Senator Booker, Mayor Baraka and ICC to Visit Newark’s Community Air Pollution Project Which Utilizes EPA Science
Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy joined Senator Cory Booker, Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Isella Ramirez of Ironbound Community Corporation at the Ironbound Community Corporation Family Success Center to visit the site of a first-of-its-kind community air monitor, which measures air quality in greater Newark where 25 percent of children suffer from asthma, three ...
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Ecomesure sponsors the Healthy Green Schools program
Ecomesure is taking a step to guarantee healthier environments in schools by collaborating with the Healthy Green School & College. This collaboration aims to improve air quality monitoring and promote sustainable practices in schools and universities. ...
By Ecomesure
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Casella intrinsically safe Tuff Personal Air Sampling Pump and dBadge Sound Level Meter are a hit down under with Australian Department of Defence
Following a competitive tender process, the Australian Department of Defence has taken delivery of 180 TUFF personal air sampling pumps and 180 CEL-350 dBadge personal noise dosimeters from Casella CEL (www.casellameasurement.com; 01234 844100), leading global specialist in industrial hygiene and occupational health monitoring equipment. Ronald Azar, Business Manager at Casella’s ...
By Casella
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Ormantine to Exhibit at the EPA National Ambient Air Monitoring Conference
Ormantine USA will be exhibiting at the National Ambient Air Monitoring Conference, where we will present our latest air quality monitoring products, including the Rapid Air Monitor for VOCs and inorganic compounds. EPA in conjunction with NACAA will hold the National Air Quality Conference - Ambient Air Monitoring 2012 from May 14-17, 2012 at the Denver Marriott City Center in Denver, CO. ...
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Veterinary Workers Issued Isoflurane Workplace Hazard Update from the California Department of Public Health
Last year, the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) Hazard Evaluation System & Information Service (HESIS) published a Workplace Hazard Update about veterinary workers and potential exposure risk to isoflurane, a commonly used anesthetic gas. Isoflurane is used for both animals and humans and is sold under various trade names. It is a general anesthetic that is inhaled and ...
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Workplace Ventilation during Cold Weather and Resources to Optimize Indoor Environmental Conditions
Last year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an OSHA Alert about improving workplace ventilation during the cold winter months. A key focal point of the announcement emphasized indoor air quality (IAQ) during cold weather and how it is especially critical when influenza, cold and COVID-19 viruses are circulating in the workplace. Key steps to improve ventilation ...
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Protecting Workers from Occupational Exposure to Glutaraldehyde and Other Chemicals
Back in 2006, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released Best Practices for the Safe Use of Glutaraldehyde in Health Care. The 48-page document provides information for health care employers and employees to understand and control exposures to glutaraldehyde to prevent adverse health effects. In the healthcare industry, glutaraldehyde is most often used to disinfect ...
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St. Croix Fossil Fuel Power Plant to Comply with Clean Air Act
Under a legal agreement announced today by the U.S Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice, the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (VIWAPA) will come into compliance with air pollution control requirements in the federal Clean Air Act at its Estate Richmond Generating Facility on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. These air pollution controls will reduce emissions of ...
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Identifying and Mitigating Asbestos Exposure Risks to Protect Workers and Building Occupants
Thousands of different building materials and products containing asbestos were once commonly used in the United States. This went on for decades and some of these materials can still be found in schools, hospitals, office buildings, factories, and even ships. The mere presence of an asbestos-containing material is not an immediate threat necessarily. However, if the material has become friable ...
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