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Fluid Dynamics wins contract to supply hard water anti scaling conditioners in Jordan
British water treatment company Fluid Dynamics has won a contract to supply water conditioners to a large residential development in Jordan. The development being built by DAMAC is situated in downtown Amman Jordan. The 14 Conditioners will provide non chemical protection against scaling caused by hard water throughout the complex. Established 40 years ago Fluid Dynamics is the world’s ...
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Trelleborg launches lightest Level A ensemble ever certified to NFPA 1991-2005
Trelleborg Protective Products announces the launch of Trellchem NEO, the lightest Level A protective ensemble ever certified to NFPA 1991-2005. The garment utilizes a unique laminate material to create an ultra lightweight Level A suit with outstanding strength, integrity and chemical resistance. In addition, its chemical barrier is imbedded on the inside of the suit material giving added ...
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Free Webinar - U.S. State-Level Environmental Product Regulations: What Lies Ahead for 2017?
Indications from Washington D.C. are suggesting a significant shift away from Federal environmental regulation. However, at U.S. State-level there has been significant increase in activity. This webinar will bring you up-to-date on the flurry of proposals for environmental product compliance at U.S. State level with recent developments in relation to product safety, chemicals, consumer ...
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Cleaning Chemicals, Protecting Workers & Indoor Air Quality Discussed in New Video
Today, the IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of their latest educational video. Their newest production discusses cleaning chemicals, protecting workers and indoor air quality (IAQ). Cleaning chemicals are used in the workplace to ensure the cleanliness of a building. Workers who frequently handle these products include building maintenance workers, janitors ...
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Do you use inert gas blanketing within your manufacturing process?
Do you use inert gas blanketing within your manufacturing process? Inert gas blanketing is a process used to protect volatile, combustible or perishable products from undesirable reactions such as oxidation or explosion. The Rapidox 1100 and Rapidox 2100 zirconia oxygen gas analysers can measure oxygen content at the lowest level in parts per million, ensuring that the inert environment is as ...
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Port Orchard adhesive manufacturer settles clean air violations
Westech Aerosol Inc. of Port Orchard, Wash. will pay a penalty for risk management violations of the federal Clean Air Act, according to a consent agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Westech makes adhesives using propane/isobutane, a potentially dangerous, flammable chemical. Few problems happen when propane/isobutane is handled properly and process equipment is maintained; ...
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NRDC: White House sides with chemical industry, yanks EPA public health efforts
The Obama Administration today moved to protect chemical-industry secrets from consumers and undermine health protections by withdrawing two pending proposals that would have helped inform the public about potentially dangerous chemicals. One would have listed bisphenol A (BPA), eight phthalates, and a class of flame retardants known as PBDEs (polybrominated diphenyl ethers)—as ...
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Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., Presents “TSCA New Chemicals” During GlobalChem Webinar Series, May 13, 2020
The 2020 GlobalChem webinar series addresses major developments in chemicals management and provides participants a chance to engage with policymakers and other key experts throughout the chemical industry value chain. On May 13, 2020, at 12:00 p.m. (EDT), Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., Director of Chemistry, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C), will present during the “TSCA New ...
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EWG Approach “No Better Than Chance” At Predicting Carcinogens
Today, the American Chemistry Council issued the following statement in response to the most recent analysis by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) on per- and poly-fluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS): “The EWG analysis published today is based on the controversial theory that a substance’s cancer potential can be predicted by the presence of certain ‘key ...
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Iowa Senate Approves Renewable Chemical Production Tax Credit Legislation
On March 17, 2016, the Iowa State Senate voted 46-3 to approve Senate File 2300, a bill creating a production tax credit for renewable chemicals. The legislation was created to attract investment in renewable chemical manufacturing and biorefining to Iowa, and covers the production of higher value biochemicals from plant materials left over from biofuel production. The House Ways and Means ...
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Groth Corporation announces appointment of new director of operations
Groth Corporation announces the appointment of Mitchell Anderson to the position of Director of Operations effective January 25, 2010. He will be reporting directly to the President of Groth Corporation and Continental Disc Corporation, Dave Brown.A graduate of Texas A&M University, Anderson began his career with Groth Corporation in April 2006 as a Manufacturing Engineer and was promoted to ...
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Puraflex - Hydrocarbon and Chemical Resistant Barrier Membrane
Puraflex is a new chemical resistant barrier membrane material resistant to hydrocarbons and toxic industrial chemicals. Industrial Textiles & Plastics Ltd is a manufacturer of chemical protective clothing materials and membranes resistant to chemical and biological warfare agents. Developed specifically as a chemical barrier membrane, Puraflex’s patented technology incorporates a ...
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China labor watch: worst sweatshop in the world
As most people know, Dollar General Corporation (DGC) is one of the biggest retailers in the U.S., and Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts (KKR) is the major investor of DGC. However, what many people may not know is that employees working for the world's biggest brand are doing their jobs in conditions with the lowest health and safety standard, and getting the lowest pay. Between February and June ...
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Groth Corporation Launches New Website Redesign
Stafford, Texas – April 13, 2010 - Groth Corporation unveils the new website redesign of www.grothcorp.com. The clean and modern new design builds upon Groth Corporation’s relationship to its parent company, Continental Disc Corporation, and features an easy to navigate and information-rich design. Last updated in 2007, the site’s new layout includes a comprehensive document library, market ...
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New Gas Generator to check personal Gas Detectors
Personnel working in chemical plants protect themselves with personal gas detectors from gas exposure. Gas leaks are very unlikely to occur, so the gas detector will always display „0“. An instrument displaying zero can do so for two reasons: a) The concentration is zero. b) The instrument is defective. For good reasons a daily check of the instrument is mandatory. It would be too ...
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Körting Hannover AG at Achema 2012
Körting Hannover AG will be exhibiting at the 30th International Exhibition Congress on Chemical Engineering, Environmental Protection and Biotechnology. 18. - 22. June 2012 Hall 4.0 / Booth J22 We are looking forward to meeting you! www.achema.de About Körting Hannover AG. In our capacity as a modern engineering company we advise and support our customers in the fields of jet ...
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NON CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENTS PROTECT FOUNTAINS FROM SCALING
Leader in non chemical water treatment systems launches FountainClear a special non chemical package for protecting fountains against bacteria and scaling. Fluid Dynamics International – a world leader in treating water without using chemicals has launched FountainClear its new package for the non chemical treatment of Fountains. Fountains like so many other pieces of water using ...
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Chemical reform bill creates long overdue changes for public protection
Chemical companies will have to disclose more information about the chemicals they produce, including the environmental and health effects, and will be required to prove that their chemicals are safe to remain on the market, based on legislation introduced in the House and Senate today. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, (D-N.J.), introduced the Safe Chemicals Act in the Senate, and Rep. Bobby Rush, ...
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House Subcommittee Holds Second TSCA Hearing
On July 11, 2013, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy held a hearing on "Regulation of New Chemicals, Protection of Confidential Business Information, and Innovation." The Subcommittee held a June 13, 2013, oversight hearing on Title I of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The July 11, 2013, hearing was intended to provide the Subcommittee an ...
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EPA expands list of safer chemical ingredients
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) today added more than 130 chemicals to its Safer Chemical Ingredients List. For the first time, 119 fragrance chemicals for commercial and consumer cleaning products have been added to the list. “Fragrances are an important yet complex part of many consumer cleaning products. By adding fragrance and other chemicals to the Safer Chemical ...
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