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Metrohm Mira DS: Identification of white powder narcotics at the touch of a screen
Metrohm is excited to offer Mira DS, a robust handheld Raman analyzer for Defense and Security. Mira DS permits safe and accurate identification of complex white powder street drugs by any user, anywhere. Identification begins with Smart Acquire and succeeds through Mixture Matching to internal Illicit Libraries. Mira DS supplies immediate information for fast decisions in critical ...
By Metrohm AG
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Tsunami conspiracy theories in the Caribbean
As soon as I arrived at last week’s meeting on tsunami science here in the Caribbean, I encountered two delegates who shared a worrying rumour with me: “Somebody knows something about a tsunami that’s coming soon.” That’s the way rumors work: with ill-defined but arresting claims like this one. As usual, the rumour is based on a (distorted) reality. The last major ...
By SciDev.Net
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Mixed readiness for tsunamis in the Caribbean
The Caribbean region is working hard to prepare for tsunamis, but has more to do, a workshop heard last week (13-15 May). Around 75 per cent of the region’s countries have emergency plans, delegates were told at the Ninth Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and Other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions. For example, the US ...
By SciDev.Net
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Nisso America, Inc., to pay $6,864 civil penalty for failure to label and file notice of imported pesticide
Nisso America, Inc., a subsidiary of Nippon Soda Co., Ltd., of Tokyo, Japan, has agreed to pay a $6,864 civil penalty to the United States for failing to properly label 44 drums containing 880 pounds of imported pesticides from Italy as well as failing to provide EPA with a required notice that it had imported the drums. According to an administrative consent agreement filed by EPA Region 7 in ...
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Multi-hazard early warning systems vital for managing growing risks
As climate change and demographic change boost the number of people exposed to floods, heatwaves and other hazards, improved early warning systems and greater coordination of disaster management activities will be needed to manage risks and protect lives and property, according to the World Meteorological Organization. As a key contribution to the World Conference for ...
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Arc flash labeling best practices guide
Graphic Products has announced the release of its Arc Flash Labeling Best Practices Guide. This new guide is a comprehensive source of information about labeling arc flash and shock hazards throughout any facility. In October 2007, an NEC survey showed only 14% of equipment installed before 2002 had arc flash warning labels, and only 52% of the equipment installed in 2002 and later had arc flash ...
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New Jersey Agency Fails to Warn Families About Toxic Waste
TRENTON, New Jersey, July 9, 2007 (ENS) - Hackettstown children played baseball and rode bicycles for years on mounds of toxic waste, but state officials who knew of the danger did nothing to warn or protect them, according to records released Friday by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, PEER, a national association of workers in natural resources agencies. For more than four ...
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Reverse Logistics for Retail Gain Wider Regulatory Acceptance
Reverse logistics (or reverse distribution) is a process within the retail community that describes the return of unwanted, damaged, unsold, or dated retail products back to the distribution center, warehouse, supplier or manufacturer, for the purpose of redistribution, recycling, reuse, or disposal. However, retailers can sometimes run afoul of long-standing regulations developed for industrial ...
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Scienceware® right-to-know 4-color bottles make identifying hazards easier and improve safety
It is no secret that consistent safety efforts can reduce accidents, and having properly labeled supplies is a must. Manufacturers spend countless dollars on labeling to insure against accidental misuse. But, what happens if those substances are transferred to other containers? The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) mandates that in the workplace, each container ...
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LaserWarn Wins Prestigious MILIPOL Innovation Award
SHENZHEN RADIUSEN SYSTEMS LIMITED’s partner - Block Engineering, LLC has won the prestigious MILIPOL 2019 Innovation Award in the category of Crisis Management. The award was given to Block for its new LaserWarn™ early warning hazardous gas and chemical detection system. MILIPOL is one of the world's leading homeland security and safety events, with over 1,000 exhibitors. The prize ...
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Indian research boost overlooks agriculture, renewables
India's science has received a 14 per cent boost in the 2011–12 budget presented yesterday (28 February) by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee. But renewable energy and agriculture research saw cuts of 24 and six per cent respectively. The total allocation for scientific research in 2011–12 across eight key science-related departments and ministries, science and technology, ...
By SciDev.Net
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ASTM C551 / C551M - 07(2011)e1 Standard Specification for Asbestos-Cement Fiberboard Insulating Panels
This specification covers asbestos-cement insulating panels consisting of a core of insulating fiber board sandwiched between, and bonded to, two sheets of asbestos-cement facing board. Asbestos-cement insulating panels are designed for exterior and interior walls, partitions, curtain walls, roof decks, and for decorative purposes. Asbestos-cement insulating panels shall be composed of an ...
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‘Inadequate’ Water Access for 5 Billion By 2050
The first State of Global Water Resources report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), published at the end of November, has revealed that large parts of the world saw drier than normal conditions last year… and it is now expected that over five billion people will face inadequate access to water at least one month per year by 2050. In 2021, precipitation patterns were ...
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Two Kentucky Train Wrecks Release Hazardous Chemicals
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (ENS) - In the second fiery train crash in Kentucky in two days, a number of train cars, at least three carrying liquid propane gas, derailed and exploded south of Louisville this morning. The explosion closed Interstate 65 in both directions for 18 miles and forced evacuations of homes, businesses and a school, Kentucky officials said. The Bullitt County Emergency ...
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PURE Bioscience, Inc. (OTCQB: PURE), creator of the patented non-toxic silver dihydrogen citrate (SDC) antimicrobial, and its General Services Administration (GSA) and AbilityOne partner LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired – San Francisco (Ligh
PURE Bioscience, Inc. (OTCQB: PURE), creator of the patented non-toxic silver dihydrogen citrate (SDC) antimicrobial, today announced it received a purchase order to ship EPA-registered PURE® Hard Surface disinfectant to Harmony Bioscience, a distributor in Asia with various locations. Harmony Bioscience holds Asian import and sales permits for PURE Hard Surface disinfectant. PURE Chairman ...
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RainWise Inc. Attends InterMET Asia in Singapore With Our Strategic Partners, The Weather Company, an IBM Business
RainWise attended InterMET Asia, a unique event held in Singapore focusing on the meteorlolgical industry, where The Weather Company, an IBM business, displayed a co-branded RainWise MK-III weather station. Businesses in the public and private sectors who are seeking to help manage risks of extreme weather and climate change in the Asian, African and Pacific Island regions attended this event ...
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ASTM D5058 - 12 Standard Practices for Compatibility of Screening Analysis of Waste
This practice is intended for use by those in the waste management industries to aid in determining the compatibility of hazardous wastes before they are commingled. 1. Scope 1.1 These practices cover assessment of the compatibility/reactivity of waste. The individual practices are as follows Sections Practice ACommingled Waste ...
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Block Engineering`s LaserWarn Wins Prestigious MILIPOL Innovation Award
Block Engineering, LLC has won the prestigious MILIPOL 2019 Innovation Award in the category of Crisis Management. The award was given to Block for its new LaserWarn early warning hazardous gas and chemical detection system. MILIPOL is one of the world's leading homeland security and safety events, with over 1,000 exhibitors. The prize was formally delivered on November 19th, 2019 on the ...
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DOD Technologies Introduces ChemLogic Revive CL4R Four-Point Gas Detection System
Cary, Illinois - September 27, 2023 - DOD Technologies released the ChemLogic® Revive CL4R Four-Point Toxic Gas Detection System designed to upgrade and replace fixed four-point legacy monitors. This advanced gas detector was specially engineered to retrofit into existing monitor racks, seamlessly replacing and upgrading older units. With no required modifications, the CL4R provides upfront ...
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ChemRisk Study Confirms Formaldehyde Exposure from Hair-Smoothing Products
ChemRisk LLC published the first independent study (http://oeh.informaworld.com/soeh/content~db=all~content=a942151618~frm=titlelink ) confirming that airborne formaldehyde levels associated with some keratin-based hair-smoothing treatments may exceed certain occupational exposure limits set by the U.S. government. "The results of this simulation study show that average formaldehyde levels in a ...
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