dust containment News
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ECHA risk assessment committee adopts first opinion on harmonized classification
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) Committee for RiskAssessment (RAC) agreed by consensus not to support a proposal to classify and labeldiantimony trioxide (DAT) as a skin irritant throughout the European Union (EU). RACconcluded that the data available are insufficient to justify the proposal. This is RAC’s firstopinion on harmonized classification and labeling throughout the EU. ECHA will ...
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Open chute box dumper unveiled by flexicon
BETHLEHEM, PA — An all-new Open Chute Box Dumper from Flexicon offers a safe, low cost method of discharging bulk solid materials from boxes, totes and other containers when dust containment is not a requirement. The dumper accommodates Gaylords and other boxes from 36 in. to 48 in. (915 mm to 1220 mm) on a side and 39 in. to 44 in. (990 mm to 1117 mm) overall height. The box-container ...
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EPA proposes tightening standards for lead-safe renovation practices and lead paint dust to protect children
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is marking National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week by announcing several actions the agency proposes to take to prevent lead poisoning. Lead poisoning may cause a variety of adverse health effects, including brain and nervous system disorders, high blood pressure, and hypertension. Children six years old and under are most at risk. EPA has issued a ...
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Efficient dust control for belt conveyor transfer points
Sandvik’s dust suppression system Clear is an electrostatic dust binding device for bulk material conveying systems, developped and widely used in Europe and offering guaranteed dust suppression of over 90%, has now been launched in Australia and South Africa by Sandvik Mining and Construction. The system is ionization-based and has been designed to bind dust where it is formed. It is a ...
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Dusts Containing Asbestos can be found in Some Older California Buildings
Across California, asbestos was used heavily in many building materials up until the mid-1980s. If these asbestos containing materials are disturbed or become friable with age, the asbestos may become airborne and spread throughout a property. Eventually these asbestos fibers will settle and may contribute to dusts found in buildings. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), ...
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How to choose a pulse bag filter
The pulse bag filter is a dry filter equipment. It is suitable for capturing fine, dry, non-fibrous dust. The filter bag is made of woven filter cloth or non-woven felt. The filter effect of fiber fabric is used to filter the dust-containing gas. When the dust-containing gas enters the bag filter, the particles are larger and more severe than the dust. The effect settles down and falls into the ...
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Cypher announces next generation of Dust Stop
Cypher's previous Dust Stop was an amazing product but this next generation is so perfect at suppressing road dust and dozens of other soil and dust containment, erosion, serious health conditions and numerous other problems created by fugitive dust that Cypher is pleased to advise to all of those that have been anxiously awaiting this release that it is now here. Dust Stop, as accepted by the ...
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Measuring the impact of air quality management
Dust from mineral deposition sites and transportation from mines has made an imprint on the urban air in Callao, Peru. When measures were introduced to modernise mineral management, the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, SMHI, was commissioned to design a new station network for measuring the air quality. Situated in a central location at the port of Callao, Peru, there are large ...
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EPA fines violators of the lead renovation, repair and painting rule
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced three enforcement actions for violations of the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (RRP) and other lead rules. The RRP rule requires the use of lead-safe work practices to ensure that common renovation activities like sanding, cutting and demolition, which can create hazardous lead dust, are conducted properly by trained and ...
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Canada supreme court to decide limits to environmental class actions
Lawyers for two environmental groups intervened at the Supreme Court of Canada last week, challenging a Quebec Court of Appeal decision that could impair the rights of citizens to launch class action lawsuits over environmental nuisances. Represented by pro bono counsel from the law firm Ecojustice and the firm of Lauzon Bélanger, the Quebec Environmental Law Centre and Friends of the Earth ...
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Demolition Dust Containing Asbestos, Lead and Other Substances a Threat to Residents of Puerto Rico Following Earthquakes
In the last several weeks there have been over 1,000 tremors that have hit Puerto Rico. While the largest earthquake was a 6.4 in magnitude, there have been a number over 5.0 and many smaller ones. The tremblors have reportedly damaged over 800 homes and many businesses, schools, institutions and infrastructure in parts of the island. Once all the damage has been assessed over the coming weeks, ...
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Single-Trip Bulk Bag Unloader with Flexible Screw Conveyor
A new Single-Trip Bulk Bag Unloader from Flexicon allows rapid, low cost discharging in low headroom areas, and conveying of the material at any angle to downstream processing, storage or packaging equipment. The unloader relies on the user's forklift or plant hoist to lower single-use bulk bags onto a four-bladed bag piercing knife that cuts the bag bottom from seam-to-seam, promoting complete ...
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Occupational Exposure Risks to Nickel Discussed in New Online Video
The IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of their latest educational video today. Their newest production discusses occupational exposure risks to nickel as well as nickel alloys and compounds. “Workers in various occupations can be exposed to nickel by breathing dust containing it, through skin contact, or by consuming food or water with it,” said ...
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Principle of Cartridge Dust Collector
Pulse filter cartridge dust collector is more and more widely used in production and life now, so will the pulse filter cartridge dust collector affect the processing air volume? As the temperature of the dust source changes, the processing air volume of the pulse filter cartridge dust collector also changes. However, the large value of the air volume of the dust collector should not be ...
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Are all kinds of stainless steel pipes rusty?
In a sea fog containing a lot of salt. After adding chromium and other elements to the steel, scientists found that it is not easy to rust, and it can change the properties of steel. However, its corrosion resistance is related to its chemical composition, mutual phase, use conditions and environment. Changed by the type of media. People are very surprised: "Stainless steel is not rusting, such ...
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The gamma/ X: excellent protection to IP 66 level
The air contains dust which is constantly being swirled around. Then there's water. And high-pressure jets from all directions, for minutes at a time. Harsh conditions – but no problem for the gamma/ X, because it now offers IP 66 protection. Protection for equipment – and for investments Often, metering pumps operate in environments which are anything but clinically clean. But even ...
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Environmental Expert Reminds Industry of the Dangers Associated with Crystalline Silica Exposure
Silica exposure remains a serious threat to several million U.S. workers, including many in the Mid-Atlantic region. Included in this list are more than 100,000 workers in high risk jobs such as abrasive blasting, foundry work, stonecutting, rock drilling, quarry work, and tunneling. Exposure to crystalline silica also occurs during many different construction activities and some manufacturing ...
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It is Not Just Lead-Based Paints, Lead Hazards Exist in Some Old Varnishes in Puerto Rico
While lead-based paints are still widely considered the most likely source of lead exposure for most people, another surface coating risk exists in some older properties in Puerto Rico and across the globe. The culprit, aging varnishes that contain lead. According to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services: Lead in varnish is typically found on floors, stairs, doors, windows and wood trim, ...
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Bag Dumping System with Glove Box, Compactor, Conveyor
A new Flexicon Bag Dumping System with glove box, bag compactor and flexible screw conveyor, isolates bulk material from the operator and plant environment throughout opening, dumping and compaction of bags, and the conveying of material downstream. Bags are staged on a stainless steel tabletop and then transferred through a plastic strip curtain into a dumping enclosure comprised of a glove ...
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Test Kit Swabs Fail to Detect Lead Dust in Homes
ROCHESTER, New York (ENS) - The quick, inexpensive test kits used by homeowners nationwide to detect lead-laced dust are prone to high error rates, according to a new University of Rochester study. Researchers found that 64 percent of the locations that LeadCheck Swabs indicated were safe, actually had hazardous concentrations of lead in dust, according to federal standards. Katrina ...
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