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NIOSH Study of Endicott TCE Spill Moving Forward With Funding
May 29, 2008
Six years ago, EPA conducted a Health Risk Assessment, endorsed by its Science Advisory Board, which determined TCE to be 5 to 65 times more toxic than originally thought.
ACHMM Unveils New Online Course for Hazmat Managers
May 25, 2008
The course provides instruction about federal environmental laws and regulations, compliance standards, health requirements, state-of-the-art technologies, and best practices.
Lockheed Martin Agrees to EPA Chromium Investigation in Glendale
May 20, 2008
Loral Librascope has joined a 2000 consent decree to implement EPA's cleanup of solvent-contaminated groundwater in the Glendale Superfund site area.
Applicants Sought for Regional Incident Survey Teams
May 15, 2008
IAFC says the teams will serve a crucial element in the development of a National Hazardous Materials Fusion Center to analyze hamat response data.
Chemical Reporting Violations Cost Company More than $80,000
May 11, 2008
"Facilities that process particularly toxic chemicals, such as lead, must follow reporting rules to ensure area residents and emergency response personnel are informed of possible chemical hazards locally," said Nathan Lau, Communities and Ecosystems Division Associate Director for EPA's Pacific Southwest region.
EPA Begins Two-Week Cleanup of Carman Chemical Inc.
May 7, 2008
EPA Region 7 is removing the last of several aging containers of pesticides from a Monroe County, Mo., agricultural chemical business, finishing a Superfund cleanup operation that owners of the business had been ordered to complete four years ago.
Hollywood, Fla. Contractor Charged with Willful Confined Space Violations
May 5, 2008
Three employees contracted from a temporary help company were injured after they were instructed by supervisors to clean the inside of a tank that contained concrete slurry waste.
ASTM Elects New Chair of Committee D22 on Air Quality
May 3, 2008
The work of Dr. James S. Webber, a research scientist at the Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, focuses on the analysis of asbestos and other hazardous microparticles in the environment.
Mining Groups Sue for Judicial Review of MSHA's Asbestos Rule
May 2, 2008
Industry associations say methods used to measure asbestos under MSHA's new rule "may indicate that asbestos is present in a mine when in fact it is not."
CSB's Report on Danvers Blast Coming May 13
May 1, 2008
The 2006 incident caused heavy damage and friction between CSB (source of this photo) and the state fire marshal. It may prompt new state rules for facilities that process chemicals.
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