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When Will The Chinese Economic Agenda Be Noticed In Washington? (Part I)
I’ve been writing for some time in Resource Investor (RI) on my concern about a hidden U.S. dependence. Currently, oil has masked the equally as serious (if not more so) growing and now near total dependence on other imported critical raw-materials and direct sources of raw materials, e.g. minor metals and industrial minerals. In particular […]
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World Fluorspar Market to Exceed 6.8 Million Metric Tons by 2012
Fluorspar is the raw material for fluorine-containing chemicals, and is the only source of fluorine for the chemical industry. Fluorspar is a mineral containing 30 to 98% calcium fluoride. It is used in the production of hydrochloric acid, steel, and aluminum. It is a domestic source of fluorine, and is an ore from which calcium […]
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Estonia: Fluorine and Chlorine Emissions Free from Pollution Taxes
National Audit Office finds that pollution charges in general have not contributed to a reduction in ambient air pollution or the production of waste, as it is much more economical to pay the charges than it is to cover the cost of investing in environmentally friendly technology. The limited impact of pollution charges on reducing […]
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Dirty Little Secrets: The First Laser Gun Was Too Cruel To Use
This is how the U.S. Army developed the first combat laser in the 1960s and 70s, but refused to deploy it because it was considered too cruel. It all started with the Advanced Propulsion Technology Branch of the Propulsion Directorate in the Army Missile Command at Redstone Arsenal in the 1960’s. Their mission was the […]
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Fluoride toxicity in Jharkhand State of India
Tragedy has struck many a family in the Bakhari and Chukru, village of Jharkhand’s Daltanganj district, where excess fluoride in water has left several with severe physical deformities and even paralyzed some. Bakhari village, situated about 20 km from the district headquarters, has a population of nearly 700, comprising mostly tribals and members of socially […]
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Yardney Fire Evacuates Pawcatuck Area
Stonington – A fire in a large lithium-ion battery being tested at Yardney Technical Products in Pawcatuck early Tuesday afternoon forced the evacuation of a 4-square-mile area of the village along with students from nearby Pawcatuck Middle and West Broad Street schools. There were no injuries caused by the fire, whose flames were extinguished quickly, […]
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Chemical coat to mean drier socks
Almost any surface or fabric can be made waterproof but remain breathable thanks to a former military technology. The process was originally developed to ensure soldiers’ clothing remained impermeable to chemical weapons. Shoe maker Hi-Tec has signed a deal with the developers of the process to use the technology to waterproof many of its shoes. […]
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Presstek reaches agreement to compensate for 2006 chemical spill of hydrofluoric acid in South Hadley
SOUTH HADLEY – Presstek has agreed to pay $31,975 and perform a supplemental environmental project to resolve violations related to a chemical spill at one of the company’s South Hadley facilities, which is now closed. On Oct. 30, 2006, 751 pounds of hydrofluoric acid, a hazardous chemical, were released to the environment through a ventilation […]
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Baku and Sumgayit: Hydrogen Fluoride Emission Levels High
The department of environmental monitoring of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources has released a notification about the expected high level of atmosphere pollution due to weather conditions, which is expected in Azerbaijan from late August 19 until morning of August 22. According to the press service for the Ministry of Ecology and Natural […]
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Water of Kawah Ijen had caused many people to suffer from dental fluorosis
Behind the beautiful panorama of Mount Ijen, with one of the world’s largest craters, in Bondowoso, East Java, lies a health hazard to the surrounding community. At least 50,000 people live in an area threatened by acidic water from the crater lake permeating through their wells. Badawi, 45, a sulfur miner at the crater — […]
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