physical integrity News
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Rothamsted Research and Delta-T Devices announce Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum event for October 2015
Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum 2015 is a prestigious 2 day event organised by Dr Richard Whalley (Rothamsted Research) and Dick Jenkins (Delta-T Devices). It will take place on the 13th and 14th October 2015 at The Rothamsted Conference Centre in Harpenden UK. The event will see 20 leading academics from across the globe presenting their latest research findings in the fields of soil physics, ...
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Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum 2015
Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum 2015 is a prestigious 2 day event organised by Dr Richard Whalley (Rothamsted Research) and Dick Jenkins (Delta-T Devices). It will take place on the 13th and 14th October 2015 at The Rothamsted Conference Centre in Harpenden UK. The event will see 20 leading academics from across the globe presenting their latest research findings in the fields of soil physics, ...
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ASTM D4179 - 11 standard test method for single pellet crush strength of formed catalysts and catalyst carriers
This test method is intended to provide information concerning the ability of a catalyst shape to retain physical integrity during use. 1. Scope 1.1 This test method covers determining the resistance of formed catalysts and catalyst carriers to compressive force and is applicable to regular catalyst shapes such as tablets and spheres. ...
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Pitney Bowes partners with RIF to celebrate the importance of family literacy
Sixty Pitney Bowes volunteers in Washington, Dallas, and Atlanta partnered with Reading Is Fundamental to host nearly 1,400 participants for "Share the Message: READ!" family literacy events. The events were held at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School in Washington, Cleveland Elementary School in Atlanta, and Robert L. Thornton Elementary School in Dallas. "Pitney Bowes understands the ...
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Inter-American Commission Considers Global Warming-Human Rights Link
WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the Organization of American States has agreed to hold a hearing to investigate the relationship between global warming and human rights. The hearing is scheduled for March 1, 2007. The hearing is in response to a request by Nobel Peace Prize nominee Sheila Watt-Cloutier and two environmental law organizations - ...
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Lab Impex confirms CAM performance under seismic conditions
Laboratory Impex Systems in alliance with qualification test experts Trac ,recently performed a further qualification procedure on their SmartCAM AB+ (Continuous Air Monitor) to demonstrate its physical integrity and functionality when subjected to simulated Seismic conditions. The Testing was carried out at the highly regarded Earthquake Engineering Laboratory, Bristol University. The ...
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Biosero Expands Laboratory Automation Capabilities With New Product Launches.
Biosero, Inc., a BICO company, and a developer of laboratory automation solutions to orchestrate scientific discoveries, today announced the launch of several new products and features in the company’s Green Button Go® software suite. Together, these products deliver an array of advanced capabilities to help customers streamline, control, and generate better results from their automated ...
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Grundfos Cuts CO2 While Growing its Business
The Grundfos Group does what many responsible companies only dream of: it is generating economic growth while reducing its environmental footprint. In addition, its employees are involved in providing clean drinking water for their fellow citizens around the world. These are parts of the messages in the Group’s reporting on sustainability for 2013. Back in 2008, Grundfos set a goal of ...
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Department of the interior regional climate science centers
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Blackfeet Tribe applies for clean water act standards program
The Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in north-central Montana has applied to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for eligibility to administer the Water Quality Standards program under the Clean Water Act. This eligibility is also referred to as Treatment in a similar manner as a State, or TAS. EPA is reviewing the Tribe’s application and will solicit comments ...
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Preventing and remediating degradation of soils in Europe through land care
The European Commission recently granted Wageningen University and partners a 11 million euro international research project focusing on preventing and remediating soil degradation in Europe. The RECARE project is a joint initiative of 27 institutions and organisations in Europe. Wageningen University is lead contractor, with a.o. Alterra and ISRIC as partners. The cross-cutting aim of the ...
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House Bill Would Trump Supreme Court Clean Water Act Rulings
WASHINGTON, DC, July 18, 2007 (ENS) - Congressional hearings began Tuesday on what may be the most important Clean Water Act legislation in 30 years. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee scheduled two committee hearings this week on the current state of the Clean Water Act in light of two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions as well as administrative actions that are jeopardizing ...
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United States and Canada Sign Amended Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and Canada’s Minister of the Environment Peter Kent today signed the newly amended Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement at a formal ceremony in Washington, D.C. First signed in 1972 and last amended in 1987, the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement is a model of binational cooperation to protect the world’s largest ...
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Smiths Detection & Western Advance install Downing Centre Court security system
Smiths Detection, a global leader in detection and screening technologies, and Australian security designer and integrator, Western Advance, have successfully completed one of the most comprehensive security system installations in an Australian community court, officially opened this month at Sydney’s Downing Centre Court Complex. Setting the highest standard for personal and physical ...
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EPA awards $2.4 million to restore coastal habitats in the Gulf
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded more than $2.4 million to revitalize coastal areas along the Gulf of Mexico. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program (CBBEP), and the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) are the grant recipients. They will use the money to restore land lost in areas where commercial and ...
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Pueblo of Santa Ana Granted Federal Authority to Protect Water Quality
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that the Pueblo of Santa Ana in N.M. has gained authority to administer its own water quality standards and certification programs under the Clean Water Act. The announcement was made today at the Regional Tribal Operations Committee (RTOC) meeting at the Pueblo of Isleta, N.M. Santa Ana is the 50th tribe of 567 federally recognized tribes ...
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Bentley publishes May 2010 annual report
Be Together: The Be Communities LIVE Conference – May 18, 2010 – At this gathering of infrastructure professionals, Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for the infrastructure that sustains our world, today announced the availability of its May 2010 Annual Report at www.bentley.com/annualreport. The report ...
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Wildfire risk index: highlights human causes
A new risk index allows areas to be identified which are most at risk of wildfires as a result of human activity. Understanding which factors affect the risk of humans causing wildfires could help inform strategies for fire prevention. Between 1980 and 2004, there were approximately 380,000 fires in Spain. The majority of these were caused by people, whether unintentionally or not. As well as ...
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EPA approves Blackfeet Tribe’s Water Quality Standards program
The Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in north-central Montana has been granted the authority by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to administer the Water Quality Standards program under the Clean Water Act (CWA). With this approval, the Tribe likewise is authorized to administer water quality certifications conducted under CWA Section 401. “EPA is excited to have ...
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EPA approves Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ Water Quality Standards program Clean Water Act program a foundation for pollution control and watershed management
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (Tribe) in western North Carolina has been granted the authority by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to administer the Water Quality Standards program under the Clean Water Act (CWA). With this approval, the Tribe likewise is authorized to administer water quality certifications conducted under CWA Section 401. The Tribe is the third tribe in Region 4 ...
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