San Diego, California, February 20, 2018 – Cymer, an industry leader in developing lithography light sources used by chipmakers to pattern advanced semiconductor chips, today announced the first shipment of the newly qualified XLR 800ix light source that improves performance and productivity, as well as lowers cost-of-ownership for leading-edge argon fluoride (ArF) immersion lithography systems. […]
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Protesters call for ban of modified hydrofluoric acid at Torrance refinery
TORRANCE, Calif. (KABC) — Hundreds of protesters took part in a march to the Torrance Refinery on Saturday, calling for a ban on the facility’s use of modified hydrofluoric acid, or MHF. Activists said three years ago, an explosion at the refinery nearly caused a catastrophic release of the highly-toxic chemical. “By the grace of […]
Protesters rally to mark third anniversary of explosion at Torrance refinery
A coalition of sign-wielding environmental activists on Saturday marked the third anniversary of the Feb. 18, 2015, explosion at the Torrance refinery that federal officials said nearly caused a catastrophic release of highly toxic hydrofluoric acid that could have killed and injured thousands. Led by grass-roots group the Torrance Refinery Action Alliance, hundreds of protesters […]
Free speech is free after all for refinery protesters in Torrance
The city of Torrance has backed off from requiring the organizers of a Saturday rally at Columbia Park to pay a $1-per-person fee for the privilege, blaming a “miscommunication” for a mix-up that local activists initially said undermined their right to free speech. The fee actually is one that, since the mid-1990s, has applied to […]
“California Clean Environment” Initiative would ban fluoridation
Activists in California can now move forward collecting signatures for an expansive ballot initiative that encompasses a world of non-evidence-based and fringe notions, according to California Secretary of State Alex Padilla. The initiative would eliminate vaccination requirements for schools and daycares, banish genetically modified organisms, and prohibit basic water treatments with fluoride and chlorine. The […]
California Refiners Face Tighter Toxic Acid Rules or Outright Ban (1)
Valero Energy Corp. and PBF Energy Inc. refineries in the Los Angeles area could face stricter safety requirements when using hydrofluoric acid or be forced to eliminate its use altogether under a new rule local regulators are weighing. The South Coast Air Quality Management District is still weeks away from releasing a draft rule, but […]
Hydrofluoric acid: Air regulators propose stricter controls but not ban on toxic refinery chemical
Air quality regulators rolled out a new proposal this week to keep a toxic chemical used at refineries in Torrance and Wilmington from escaping and harming the public. They will explain the steps and take public testimony at a hearing in Torrance on Saturday. South Coast Air Quality Management District staffers will present their plan […]
Delving into the atomic realm
Models and schematic diagrams are powerful tools for studying the fundamental workings of chemistry, but they’re not enough for Wilson Ho. “Atoms, molecules and the bonds that hold them together – I want to see these things as they actually appear in nature,” says Ho, UCI’s Donald Bren Professor of Physics & Astronomy and Chemistry. […]
Surviving Wonder Valley well water with filtration units
High fluoride levels are not the only reason to avoid drinking Wonder Valley well water. It contains 1,100 parts per million (ppm) of total dissolved solids, which is mostly calcium carbonate. That’s the white stuff that collects in your plumbing fixtures and evaporative cooler. The same thing happens in the body. … When the wife […]
Court order sought to require refineries to advise public about accidental chemical releases
A coalition of environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit Thursday in an effort to win a court order forcing the federal agency that oversees safety in the oil and chemical industries to require the public disclosure of accidental releases of hazardous materials. The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, which is probing the February 2015 […]