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Huffing Dust Spray Causes Man’s Odd Bone Disease
A man in New England developed a bone disease rarely seen in the United States due to his habit of huffing computer cleaner, according to a new report of the case. The 28-year-old man’s case began in September 2010, when he went to the doctor after experiencing hip pain, difficulty walking, trouble moving his right […]
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AG files felony reckless endangerment, illegal dumping charges against Tacoma truck wash
Worker fell into basin of acid, hazardous materials discharged into street, sewer TACOMA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today filed criminal charges against a Tacoma man and his company accused of discharging hazardous substances into the street and sewer near his industrial truck wash, and allowing an employee to fall into a basin of dangerous […]
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Corvallis: Residents vent concerns at H&V forum
A roomful of local residents peppered state regulators with questions about air pollution from the Hollingsworth & Vose plant in south Corvallis during a three-hour public meeting Wednesday night that frequently turned testy. About 75 people turned out for the event, hosted by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality at the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library. […]
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Corvallis: Neighbors air pollution concerns at H&V factory
South Corvallis residents worried about living in the shadow of the Hollingsworth & Vose glass fiber plant got responses to some of their concerns from company representatives and state environmental regulators at a public meeting Monday night, but some questions remained unanswered. More than three dozen people turned out for the two-hour meeting in the […]
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Corvallis: H&V Fiber faces hefty DEQ fines
Hollingsworth & Vose Fiber Co. has agreed to pay $240,000 in penalties and fees to settle environmental violations relating to air pollution at its south Corvallis glass fiber plant going back nearly 20 years. In a mutual agreement and final order announced Friday afternoon by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, H&V does not acknowledge […]
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Magnetic nanosorbents used to remove fluoride from water
Researchers from Tehran University of Medical Sciences used low-cost and available raw materials for the laboratorial production of nanosorbents with high efficiency in elimination of fluoride from contaminated water, INIC reports. Presence of high concentration of fluoride in water reservoirs, specially in drinking water, results in serious hygiene concerns. Adsorption is one of the effective […]
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Aviation expert presents a new theory for what happened to missing flight MH370
Why have both the Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing suddenly both gone public in issuing warnings about the “immediate and urgent risk” (quoting the FAA) of allowing consignments of lithium-ion batteries to be shipped in the cargo of passenger-carrying flights? Last Thursday’s statement by the FAA’s Angela Stubblefield, a hazardous materials expert, that there is […]
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Hydrofluoric acid burns 6 Eden Prairie firefighters, equipment quarantined
It started out as a business fire on Wednesday, but as Eden Prairie firefighters began taking off their gear, it all changed. “That’s when firefighters were experiencing tingling in their hands and arms, and also we had at least two firefighters developing rashes,” Eden Prairie Fire Chief George Esbensen said. “And that’s just a very, […]
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An explosion that shows why fluorine is “the tiger of chemistry”
Fluorine has a dangerous reputation. It’s been nicknamed “the tiger of chemistry” because it has killed so many chemists. We’re going to show you one of its most volatile explosions, and explain how it nearly killed one of the first researchers to work with it. Fluorine is one of the halogens. Halogen means “salt former,” […]
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University of Lethbridge fluorine research leader
The University of Lethbridge’s strength in fluorine chemistry was boosted this week with the launch of the Canadian Centre for Research in Advanced Fluorine Technologies (C-CRAFT). Michael Gerken, a professor in the chemistry and biochemistry department and a renowned fluorine chemist, has been named as the centre’s first director. “C-CRAFT is a centre that focuses […]
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