chemical safety News
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Chemical safety a must in summer
Agricultural and veterinary chemical store owners are urged to conduct safety checks on their premises in preparation for fire and cyclone season. They can also do their farmer clients a favour by encouraging them to do the same back on their properties. Agsafe has developed a simple five-point Summer Safety Checklist to help both rural businesses and their farmer clients to plan ahead for the ...
By Agsafe
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Qld farmers commended for chemical waste safety
Property owners throughout Queensland proved their worth as land heroes when they surrendered a whopping 28 tonnes of unwanted farm chemicals for safe destruction in the recent six-week state wide collection. Agsafe’s ChemClear program collects and disposes of unwanted products that display the drumMUSTER logo on the chemical label for free, during set collection times in each ...
By Agsafe
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EPA and National Science Foundation Support Research for Safer Chemical Design
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in collaboration with the National Science Foundation (NSF), announced two funding opportunities for up to ten grants totaling up to $32 million for research on the design of safer chemicals. These two Requests for Applications (RFAs), which focus on sustainable chemical design and assessment of the life cycle impacts of chemicals from ...
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Suppliers Partnership for the Environment Shares Strategies for Integrating Sustainability into Manufacturing Performance at 2012 Southern Automotive Conference
Members of the Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP) – an innovative collaboration between automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), their suppliers and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) working to green the automotive supply chain – led a breakout session at the 2012 Southern Automotive Conference (SAC) in Chattanooga, TN last week on integrating sustainability into ...
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Hydro Systems Enhances Reliability with its FM-800 Flush Manifold Series
Hydro Systems, the world’s largest independent manufacturer of chemical proportioning and dispensing systems, today introduced its FM-800 Flush Manifold series for commercial laundry and other similar applications. The FM-800 minimizes leak points and is designed to optimize safety and reliability by completely flushing chemical products to the washer. “Delivering incomplete ...
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Annacis Research Center, Vancouver, praises the speed, safety and accuracy of the PeCOD COD testing system
The Annacis Wastewater Centre Sustainability Academy has recognized MANTECH for its donation of water analysis and testing equipment, which is being used by the faculty and students of the University of British Columbia (UBC) to conduct wastewater research. Their director, Jeff Carmichael, has praised the speed, safety and accuracy that the PeCOD system offers their researchers. In 2013 Metro ...
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Use ECO Funnel® to segregate your waste streams
Now you can segregate your waste streams with color-coded ECO Funnels. https://www.calpaclab.com/eco-funnels/We offer both our Original and new EF2 ECO Funnels (8" models only) in four different lid colors to keep incompatible waste streams separate. While every organization has its own color-coding rules and preferences, proper segregation of hazardous waste is a requirement for all laboratories ...
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EPA Honors Winners of the 20th Annual Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards/Innovative technologies tackle climate change, water, and chemical issues
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is recognizing landmark green chemistry technologies developed by industrial pioneers and leading scientists that turn climate risk and other environmental problems into business opportunities, spurring innovation and economic development. “From academia to business, we congratulate those who bring innovative solutions that will help solve ...
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European funding for our innovations in the maritime sector
The Operational Program South-Netherlands 2014-2020 (OPZuid) is a European funding program for the Zeeland, Limburg and North-Brabant provinces. In 2015, PureBlue received this OPZuid funding for our research and development of new products for the river cruise sector. The increasing economical and touristic potential of this sector goes hand in hand with an increased environmental impact on the ...
By PureBlue
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Algenol in Fort Myers, Fla. Among Winners of the 20th Annual Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards/Innovative technologies tackle climate change, water, and chemical issues
Algenol in Fort Myers, Florida is among the winners to be recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for landmark green chemistry technologies developed by industrial pioneers and leading scientists that turn climate risk and other environmental problems into business opportunities, spurring innovation and economic development. “From academia to business, we congratulate ...
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EPA honors 2012 presidential green chemistry challenge award winners
“EPA congratulates the 2012 winners for designing, developing, and implementing these innovative green chemistry technologies that will help create more sustainable industries and greener, safer products to protect people’s health and the environment,” said Jim Jones, EPA’s acting assistant administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. ...
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India proposes draft national chemical policy
On March 29, 2012, India's Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC), located within the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, announced the availability of a draft National Chemical Policy, 2012. The draft Policy is intended to facilitate the growth and development of the chemical sector in India. DCPC states that the policy "accords high importance" to research and development ...
By Acta Group
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S. Portland maine facility faces EPA sanction for unsafe storage of hazardous chemicals
A chemical manufacturing and distribution facility in South Portland, Maine, faces an EPA fine of up to $151,900 for improper storage of hazardous materials, in violation of federal and state laws. Monson Companies Inc. of Leominster, Mass., which operates a warehouse, distribution, repackaging and custom blending chemical manufacturing facility, was recently issued a complaint by EPA for its ...
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Clean Harbors Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Safety-Kleen – A Leading Provider of Environmental and Recycling Services
Clean Harbors, Inc. (“Clean Harbors”) (NYSE:CLH), the leading provider of environmental, energy and industrial services throughout North America,today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Safety-Kleen, Inc. (“Safety-Kleen”), the largest re-refiner and recycler of used oil in North America and a leading provider of parts cleaning and environmental ...
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