toxic chemical exposure News
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Abilene Products Co., Inc., Agrees to $90,660 Settlement for Violations of Clean Air Act at Abilene, Kan., Fertilizer Facility
Abilene Products Co., Inc., has agreed to pay a $15,290 civil penalty to settle alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) at its fertilizer facility in Abilene, Kan. As part of its settlement agreement with EPA Region 7, the company will spend an additional $75,370 to complete a supplemental environmental project. The settlement stems from an inspection that revealed Abilene Products failed ...
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EPA improves access to information on hundreds of chemicals / searchable databases on chemical toxicity and exposure data now available
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making it easier to find data about chemicals. EPA is releasing two databases — the Toxicity Forecaster database (ToxCastDB) and a database of chemical exposure studies (ExpoCastDB) — that scientists and the public can use to access chemical toxicity and exposure data. Improved access supports EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson’s ...
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GAO Finds EPA Could Improve Its Assessment and Control of Chemicals
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By Acta Group
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Toxic chemical reform is good for business
The American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC) called upon U.S. businesses this week to recognize the inevitable transformation of successful business practices that require discarding reliance on conventional understanding of toxic chemical regulations. ASBC members include Association for Enterprise Opportunity, B Lab, Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, Business for Shared ...
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Dyno Nobel Inc. to Pay $257,167 for Clean Air Act and Risk Management Program Violations at Two Facilities in Missouri
Dyno Nobel Inc., has agreed to pay a $257,167 civil penalty to settle alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA), Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) at its facilities in the cities of Louisiana and Carthage, Mo. Inspections at the two facilities in 2010 revealed the CAA violations ...
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Global effort on PBT chemicals called useful; funding seen as challenge
Governments could reduce redundant work and encourage more consistent classifications of persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBTs) chemicals by sharing data and approaches they use to determine how and when to classify a chemical as a PBT, governmental and academic science policy analysts said Jan. 17. Yet, shrinking budgets combined with the growing number of chemical laws, regulations and ...
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Marine Dies from Exposure to Toxic Chemicals
LA Testing provides chemical and hazardous waste testing services to keep soldiers and industrial workers safe from toxic materials. Garden Grove, CA, September 27th, 2010 Earlier this month it was reported that a widow of a retired Marine was awarded compensation for her husband’s death. The retired soldier had worked at the Marine Corps Air Station in El Toro, California from 1968 ...
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EPA releases draft formaldehyde assessment report for peer review and public comment
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will release for independent peer review and public comment a draft human health assessment for formaldehyde that focuses on evaluating the potential toxicity of inhalation exposures to this chemical. Formaldehyde is widely used and can be found in many consumer products. This assessment will help EPA and others to determine the level of risk it ...
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US Congress announces ban on toxic chemicals
The US Congress has sent President Bush legislation that will make toys safer for little tots and infants. The bill bans the use of six toxic chemicals, called phthalates, that are added to vinyl plastic to make it flexible. Thousands of our supporters wrote members of Congress to help overcome heavy lobbying by ExxonMobil who manufactures phthalates. The legislation will cover products made for ...
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Senate Subcommittee holds hearing regarding current science on public exposure to toxic chemicals
Today the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health held a hearing entitled 'Current Science on Public Exposures to Toxic Chemicals.' Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), Chair of the Subcommittee, criticized the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for failing to provide the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the necessary ...
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Senate Holds Hearing on Oversight of EPA Authorities and Actions to Control Exposures to Toxic Chemicals
The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, and Environmental Health held a joint hearing yesterday entitled "Oversight of EPA Authorities and Actions to Control Exposures to Toxic Chemicals." The hearing examined current initiatives related to flame retardant chemicals as a means of exploring the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ...
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Senate Holds Hearing on Oversight of EPA Authorities and Actions to Control Exposures to Toxic Chemicals
The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, and Environmental Health held a joint hearing yesterday entitled "Oversight of EPA Authorities and Actions to Control Exposures to Toxic Chemicals." The hearing examined current initiatives related to flame retardant chemicals as a means of exploring the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ...
By Acta Group
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EPA establishes national tribal toxics committee to address risks from toxic chemicals
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has established a National Tribal Toxics Committee (NTTC) to give Indian tribes greater input on issues related to chemical safety, toxic chemicals and pollution prevention. This effort will further empower tribal communities to protect their health and environment from the risks of toxic chemicals. Creation of the NTTC is part of EPA Administrator Lisa P. ...
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Oregon environmental justice task force recognized by EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Dennis McLerran today presented an award for outstanding work to further environmental justice to the Oregon Environmental Justice Task Force (EJTF). EJTF is being recognized for their effective implementation of Oregon State legislation and Task Force initiatives which incorporate environmental justice considerations into State ...
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Electronic nose sniffs out toxins
Imagine a polka-dotted postage stamp-sized sensor that can sniff out some known poisonous gases and toxins and show the results simply by changing colors. Support for the development and application of this electronic nose comes from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health. The new technology is discussed in this month’s issue of Nature ...
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California’s Prop 65 and Gallium Arsenide Public Health Concerns
In 1986, California voters approved an initiative to address increasing concerns about exposure to toxic chemicals. That initiative, the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, is better known by its original name of Proposition 65. Proposition 65 requires businesses to notify Californians about significant amounts of chemicals in the products they purchase, in their homes or ...
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California’s Prop 65 and Public Health Concerns over Methyleugenol
In 1986, California voters approved an initiative to address increasing concerns over exposure to toxic chemicals. That initiative, the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, is better known by its original name of Proposition 65. Proposition 65 requires businesses to notify Californians about significant amounts of chemicals in the products they purchase, in their homes or ...
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Caribbean Vacationers Exposed to Pesticide Banned for Indoor Use
Recently, a family from Delaware traveled to the U.S. Virgin Islands on vacation. Unknown to the family, the resort where the family stayed had recently been treated for pests with an agricultural pesticide that has been banned for use indoors. Upon arriving at the resort, the family became ill and was rushed to a nearby hospital after some family members suffered seizures. Two teenage boys ...
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PM Resources, Inc., of Bridgeton, Mo., to Pay $44,623 civil penalty for community right-to-know violations
PM Resources, Inc., a pharmaceutical manufacturer, has agreed to pay a $44,623 civil penalty to the United States to settle four violations of environmental regulations related to the public reporting of toxic chemicals at its facility in Bridgeton, Mo. According to an administrative consent agreement filed by EPA Region 7 in Kansas City, Kan., the Agency conducted an inspection of PM ...
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EPA launches green products web portal for pollution prevention week
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is observing Pollution Prevention (P2) Week (September 19-25, 2011) by launching a new tool designed to provide Americans easy access to information about everyday products like home appliances, electronics and cleaning products that can save money, prevent pollution and protect people’s health. The new green products web portal is available at ...
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