chemical hazard assessment News
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Riaz Zaman to Speak at the American Coatings Association Seminar
The American Coatings Association will be hosting a seminar on Managing Hazard Communication and Chemicals Regulation in the North American and European Marketplace on November 9-10, 2015 in New Orleans. Designed to assist professionals in the coatings industry comply with increasingly complex product stewardship requirements, this seminar will assist industry professionals comply with ...
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EPA Promotes Safer Chemicals and Products with a New Alternatives Assessments Tool
As part of Administrator Lisa P. Jackson’s commitment to strengthen and reform chemical management, the U.S. EPA has announced new criteria to help companies and other groups, such as states and environmental organizations, identify safer chemicals. As part of the agency’s Design for the Environment (DfE) program, EPA unveiled the new criteria which are an important tool under its DfE ...
By HSI
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EPA announces new tool to promote safer chemicals and products
As part of Administrator Lisa P. Jackson’s commitment to strengthen and reform chemical management, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced new criteria to help companies and other groups, such as states and environmental organizations, identify safer chemicals. As part of the agency’s Design for the Environment (DfE) program, EPA unveiled the new criteria which ...
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The Wercs Automates GreenScreen™ Methodology
Organizations aiming to market safer chemicals and chemical formulations—or avoid regulatory challenges—can now automatically assess their ingredients against industry-accepted health and environmental data. The Wercs, Ltd.’s safer chemistry software, GreenWERCS™, now incorporates the GreenScreen™ List Translator. The full GreenScreen™ for Safer Chemicals is a ...
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EkotoxInfo 2/2023
We encourage you to read the current issue of EkotoxInfo chemical legislation news. In the summary in Febuary 2023 EkotoxInfo you will find the following topics: European Commission published in january 2023 „Transition pathway for the chemical industry“ New product categories for notifying poison centres Monomer and polymer guidance updated REACH Conference will be held in ...
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EPA’s FY 2012 budget proposal reflects tough choices needed for the nation’s fiscal health
The Obama Administration today proposed a FY 2012 budget of $8.973 billion for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This proposal reflects President Obama’s commitment to ensuring the government lives within its means while ensuring that EPA can carry out its core mission: protecting public health and our environment while reducing air and water pollution in communities across ...
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NRC Committee on IRIS Process Holds Public Session
The National Research Council (NRC) Committee to Review the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Process held its first meeting on September 17-18, 2012, opening with a public session on September 17, 2012. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has asked NRC to review the IRIS process and changes being implemented or planned by EPA, and recommend modifications or additional changes ...
By Acta Group
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A first responder`s best friend: reconnaissance without exposure
The MIRA XTR DS handheld Raman spectrometer and Autofocus Standoff Attachment (AFSO) from Metrohm can be integrated into the IBEX CBRNe robot system equipped with environmental sensors. Operated remotely, IBEX can assess hazards, gather detailed intelligence, and identify unknowns without ever placing a human in harm’s way. Fast ID of unknown materials The most powerful ...
By Metrohm AG
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Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, testimony before the U.S. senate committee on environment and public works
Madame Chair, Ranking Member Inhofe, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for inviting me to testify about President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2012 budget request for the Environmental Protection Agency. Congress enacted the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and America’s other bedrock environmental protection laws on a broadly bipartisan basis. It did so to protect American children ...
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NRC Committee on IRIS Process Holds Public Session
he National Research Council (NRC) Committee to Review the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Process held its first meeting on September 17-18, 2012, opening with a public session on September 17, 2012. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has asked NRC to review the IRIS process and changes being implemented or planned by EPA, and recommend modifications or additional changes ...
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EkotoxInfo 1/2023
We encourage you to read the current issue of EkotoxInfo chemical legislation news. In the summary in January 2023 EkotoxInfo you will find the following topics: REACH Candidate List +9 = 233 entries PFASs restriction proposal 2,4-dinitrotoluene restriction proposal International Panel on Chemical Pollution (IPCP) Metals and Inorganics Sectoral Approach (MISA) EU RoHS Pack-23 Exemption ...
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Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, testimony before the U.S. house appropriations subcommittee on interior, environment and related agencies
Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Moran, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for inviting me to testify about President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2012 budget request for the Environmental Protection Agency. Congress enacted the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and America’s other bedrock environmental protection laws on a broadly bipartisan basis. It did so to protect American ...
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Lynn L. Bergeson Featured on NPR`s `All Things Considered` Coverage of Chemical Spill in West Virginia
Chemical lawyer and Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) expert Lynn L. Bergeson was featured Monday, January 13, 2014, on the National Public Radio (NPR) program "All Things Considered." In a story on the mysteries that persist around a chemical spill in the Elk River near Charleston, West Virginia, NPR reporter Elizabeth Shogren interviewed Ms. Bergeson, whose comments were included in the ...
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Informex Sustainability Winners Offered Viable Chemical Projects
2/19/2010 Informex Show Management announced the first five 'Profiles in Sustainability' winners at an award ceremony designed to honor companies that demonstrated their commitment to improving sustainability. The five companies honored were DSM, IoLiTec, Lonza, Segetis, and The Wercs. One of the most important factors in their success, according to the judges, was that all the projects were ...
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Lynn L. Bergeson earns highest ranking in Chambers USA Guide 2015
Lynn L. Bergeson has once again been awarded a Band 1 ranking, the highest attainable, among Washington, D.C. environmental lawyers by Chambers USA Guide 2015. This is Ms. Bergeson's tenth consecutive year of being ranked by Chambers USA as one of the best lawyers in America. In the commentary accompanying her 2015 ranking, Chambers asserts "Lynn Bergeson of Bergeson & Campbell PC has ...
By Acta Group
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OSPAR Commission's Harmonized Offshore Chemical Notification Format
The OSPAR Commission's (OSPAR) Harmonized Offshore Chemical Notification Format (HOCNF) is of paramount importance for a wide range of personnel, including chemical manufacturers and product manufacturers whose products are used on an offshore oil platform. Despite its significance, many in the U.S. are largely unaware of its role in the petrochemical community. We describe the program generally ...
By Acta Group
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Sears Holdings and The Wercs announce collaboration
The Wercs, Ltd., a global leader in chemical compliance, assessment, and hazard communication software and services announces that Sears Holdings has selected to implement the WERCSmart program. The WERCSmart program ensures that retailers have the critical information about chemical-containing products they merchandise before products are available for sale to consumers on store shelves.A ...
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Lynn L. Bergeson Listed Among Top Ten Environmental Lawyers in the World
Lynn L. Bergeson has been named one of the ten "Most Highly Regarded Individuals" in the world in the field of environmental law by Who's Who Legal in its 2014 compendium. This is the third year Ms. Bergeson has been named in the top ten list of individuals recognized as the most highly regarded by clients and peers, and the tenth year she has been listed in the publication overall. In addition ...
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Lynn L. Bergeson Listed Among Top Ten Environmental Lawyers in the World
Lynn L. Bergeson has been named one of the ten "Most Highly Regarded Individuals" in the world in the field of environmental law by Who's Who Legal in its 2014 compendium. This is the third year Ms. Bergeson has been named in the top ten list of individuals recognized as the most highly regarded by clients and peers, and the tenth year she has been listed in the publication overall. In addition ...
By Acta Group
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Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.’s Affiliate, The Acta Group, L.L.C., Announces The Launch of Its UK Office, The Acta Group EU, LTD
UK Center to “Fast-Track” Regulatory Response Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. is pleased to announce that its consulting affiliate, The Acta Group, L.L.C. (Acta), has launched its UK-based consulting affiliate, The Acta Group EU, Ltd (Acta EU). Acta EU focuses on chemical product approval, support, and regulatory defense to help industry tackle the intimidating landscape of increasing chemical ...
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