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ANSES Evaluates R-Nano Register, Offers Recommendations to Improve Reliability and Optimize Its Use
On December 1, 2020, the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) announced the results of an assessment of R-Nano, France’s national reporting scheme for substances in nanoparticle form. In 2013, France began requiring companies that manufacture, import, and/or distribute a “substance with nanoparticle status” in an amount of at least ...
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UK Air Quality Targets and Legislation 2022
The Environment Act 2021 established a legally binding duty for the UK Government to bring forward two new air quality targets by the end of October. It’s clear that changes are coming for legal requirements around air quality, but what does that mean for Local Authorities and, further down the line, private commercial companies? We asked our expert partner, Dustscan Ltd, for an account of ...
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Climate change could triple population at risk from coastal flooding by 2070, finds OECD
The impact of climate change and urban development could more than triple the number of people around the world exposed to coastal flooding by 2070, according to a new report by the OECD, co-authored by experts from academia and the private sector (1). Ranking port cities with high exposure and vulnerability to climate extremes finds that around 150 million people could be exposed to a 1 in 100 ...
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EPA Reorganizes Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) recently noted that it successfully completed the Agency's reorganization process and that the effective date will be sometime after June 9, 2014. The reorganization, which Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) had discussed in its "Predictions" memo, available online, represents a significant ...
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EPA Reorganizes OPPT
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) recently noted that it successfully completed the Agency's reorganization process and that the effective date will be sometime after June 9, 2014. The reorganization, which The Acta Group had discussed in its "Predictions" memo, available online represents a significant shuffle in responsibilities and ...
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EPA calls for nominations for 2011 presidential green chemistry challenge awards (HQ)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting nominations for the 2011 Annual Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards. This year the agency is encouraging nominations for the design of safer and more sustainable chemicals, processes, and products that will protect the public, particularly children and other sensitive populations, from exposure to harmful chemicals. Nominations ...
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Using models for air quality assessment and planning: a guide
Computer models are increasingly used for estimating air quality or forecasting changes in pollution levels. Various different models are currently used across Europe. The new FAIRMODE reference guide aims to make these models comparable, well documented and validated in order to achieve reliable results. In the past, assessment and reporting of air quality was largely based on monitored ...
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Potential Exposure Risks to Acrylamide Discussed in New Online Video
Today the IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of their latest educational video. Their newest production discusses potential exposures to acrylamide for workers and the general public. “Workers in a number of industries could potentially be exposed to acrylamide,” said Paul Cochrane, President of Cochrane and Associates and the IAQ Video Network. ...
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Faster results using spatial splitting: modelling the West Midlands with ADMS-Urban
The spatial splitting option introduced in ADMS-Urban version 5.0 has been used to speed up run times for modelling of the UK West Midlands region. Both turnaround time and total CPU time for modelling large regions with ADMS-Urban can be significantly reduced by judicious use of spatial splitting in combination with task farming. The effect on run time and computational expense when using ...
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Histoplasmosis and Histoplasma capsulatum Exposure Risks 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 the fungal infection known as histoplasmosis and potential exposure risks to Histoplasma capsulatum. “Histoplasma capsulatum lives in the environment, particularly in soil or other materials that contain large amounts of bird or bat ...
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EPA awards $355K to Utah DEQ for air monitoring in Salt Lake City area
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ) a $355,000 grant to conduct air toxics monitoring and evaluate population exposure in West Valley City, a community located on the west side of the Salt Lake valley. The grant, awarded through EPA’s Community Air Toxics Monitoring program, is among $4,000,000 provided to more than ...
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Haiti Dominates Earthquake Fatalities in 2010
While the U.S. Geological Survey recorded 22 magnitude-7 or larger earthquakes in 2010, almost all the fatalities were produced by one — the major quake that hit Haiti on Jan. 12. In 2010, about 227,000 people were killed due to earthquakes, with over 222,570 from the magnitude-7.0 Haiti event, as reported by the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. According to ...
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Aspergillosis and Aspergillus Exposure Risks 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 the fungal infection known as aspergillosis and potential exposure risks to Aspergillus in the indoor environment. “Aspergillus is a common mold that lives indoors and outdoors according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...
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Ramping up our POPs monitoring role
As a Party to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, Australia and 172 other countries are committed to eliminating or restricting the production and use of a range of chemicals that pose a major, long-term threat to humans and the environment. CSIRO atmospheric scientist, Dr Melita Keywood, said POPs typically have the ability to: remain intact in the environment for long ...
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Long term reductions in airborne heavy metals
Since many heavy metals, including lead and iron, can be harmful to human health at high concentrations, their atmospheric levels are monitored. The UK Heavy Metals Monitoring Network has been monitoring ambient metals for 25 years, and during that time there has been a steady reduction in the levels of most metals in the air - with a few important exceptions. Airborne metals are produced by the ...
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Protecting Workers and the Public from Acrylamide and Other Chemical Exposure Risks
Acrylamide is described by the Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR) as a colorless, odorless, crystalline solid that can react violently when melted. It is used to make polyacrylamides, which are mainly used in treating wastewater discharge from water treatment plants and industrial processes. In addition, the agency reports that acrylamide and polyacrylamides are used in ...
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Preventing Occupational and Environmental Exposures to Acrylamide and Other Potentially Hazardous Chemicals in Puerto Rico
Acrylamide is a colorless, odorless, crystalline solid that made national headlines a few years ago when a judge in California ruled that coffee would soon have to carry a cancer warning because of the presence of acrylamide, a potential carcinogen formed in the roasting process. A year later, a new state rule determined coffee would not have to carry the warning. For many, this was the first ...
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Universal mercury analyser with direct Hg determination for human biomonitoring
Human biomonitoring (HBM) remains a high priority for medical and biomedical laboratories. Exposure to toxic metals is a special focus in HBM, while mercury is recognised by WHO as one of the top 10 chemicals or groups of chemicals of major public health concern. HBM is included into the UNEP/WHO global observation system for mercury (GOS4M) in support of the Minamata Convention. Elevated ...
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New NOAA Tool Pinpoints Natural Disaster Risk Down to County Level
NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) has released an innovative mapping tool that provides county-level information on natural disaster hazards across the United States. This new feature provides significant enhancements to the state-level data on NOAA’s Billion-Dollar Disasters website. Developed by NCEI with data from NOAA, FEMA and academic institutions, this ...
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Forum to Address Impact of Fuel Choices on the Environment in Developing Countries
Pittsburgh, PA (June 2, 2005) - As emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and particulate matter decline or slow in industrialized nations, many developing countries are seeing rapid growth in energy-related pollution as a result of urbanization and the associated growth in industry and transportation systems. This pollution frequently coincides with a higher incidence of respiratory ...
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