Art Practice: Goodbye to Turpentine
Fri, 04 May 2012 15:00:04 -0700

These solvents are assumed to be part of the artistic process, with painters working in rooms without ventilation, using materials that can cause serious reactions -- materials that are illegal in schools and restricted in the general workplace.

The Valence Group Advises Arsenal Capital on the Sale of Novolyte to BASF
Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:42:47 -0700

NEW YORK, Apr 26, 2012 ( business wire) -- The Valence Group has advised Arsenal Capital on the sale to BASF of Novolyte, a leading global producer of electrolyte materials for lithium batteries and high-performance solvents .

More About Solvent Attack on Plastic
Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:05:07 -0700

I am a materials engineer for an auto parts manufacturer. We supply plastic components to the industry, so I have a lot of experience in molding and painting plastics. You are usually right on the money, and your response to the person having solvent ...

BNSF Railway's plume cleanup trial starts today
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:01:00 -0700

During BNSF Railway's ownership of this locomotive facility in Livingston, oil and solvents seeped into the soil, creating a plume that remains under areas of the town. tribune file photo/Rion sanders livingston a trial to determine BNSF Railway ...

Dispose of Hazardous Household Materials Saturday
Thu, 03 May 2012 08:16:36 -0700

According to a press release from the County, materials being collected at the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day include pesticides and herbicides, paint thinners and solvents , oil-based paint, chemistry sets, barbecue propane tanks, ...

Hazardous waste collection event scheduled for June 9 in West Milford
Sun, 06 May 2012 22:17:00 -0700

According to Passaic County Solid Waste and Recycling Programs Administrator Nina Seiden, residents may dispose pesticides, herbicides, propane tanks, solvents , thinners, varnishes, waxes, household cleaners, corrosives, pool chemicals, ...

Harper Government Investment Supports Innovative Technology to Strengthen ...
Fri, 04 May 2012 09:47:52 -0700

EDMONTON, ALBERTA, May 04, 2012 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- A new leading-edge technology capable of converting agricultural waste materials into high-value commercial products is one step closer to becoming a reality thanks to support from the Harper ...

Sustainable Solutions: Scientists Honored for Greener Solvents Research
Tue, 01 May 2012 07:47:12 -0700

Professor Wolfson said he and his colleagues have been researching how glycerol and its derivatives can be used as sustainable solvents in industrial applications. The sustainability of a chemical process is derived from its materials and energy ...

BNSF Railway Company Plume Trial To Begin
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:01:51 -0700

By Wes Venteicher | April 30, 2012 A trial to determine BNSF Railway Company's responsibilities for cleaning up plumes of fuel and toxic solvents beneath Livingston starts Monday in Great Falls. The trial is set to resolve a suit 165 Livingston ...

Arabian American Announces First Quarter 2012 Financial Results
Thu, 03 May 2012 13:06:42 -0700

Future opportunities may include upgrading the current facility, constructing a separate facility further north near the growing Canadian markets, or building a Middle Eastern facility near the world scale growth of the petrochemical business .

Dehmlow family back in control of Composites One
Thu, 03 May 2012 13:28:14 -0700

(May 3, 4:20 pm ET) -- Seventy-two years after it opened for business , composites distributor Composites One LLC, is 100 percent owned by the Dehmlow family once again. The family's Synergy 55 Corp. business bought out the 51 percent stake in ...

Video: Flaming hash explosion follows High Times concentrates panel
Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:26:59 -0700

Solvent -extracted hash is beneficial medicine, but it's also only as good as the materials used to make it. And yes, there are some very real dangers. "I think they are all good for you, as long as you're not using anything that's bad," said Melamede.

Glues and Adhesives...
Sat, 05 May 2012 04:16:12 -0700

Semi liquid: still a mixture of solvent and plastic, but a lot thinner. The only supplier I know of is Revell and it comes in a bottle with hollow metal 'needle' for application. It is much easier to use than tube cement and had more 'body' than the ...

Four Wanaque homes need test for toxic vapor
Tue, 01 May 2012 23:09:53 -0700

By james m. O'NEILL New Jersey wants the owner of a Wanaque industrial site to investigate how far a plume of groundwater contaminated with cancer-causing solvents has spread off its First Avenue property. The state Department of Environmental ...

R&D Activity and Newer Application Areas Sustain Growth in the Global ...
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:05:36 -0700

San Jose, California (PRWEB) April 30, 2012 Follow us on Linked In - Alkylamines are used in a broad range of applications, such as in pharmaceuticals, water treatment plants, as solvents in the manufacture of fibers and microchips, in the manufacture ...

SMU prof invents a greener CO2 catcher
Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:15:11 -0700

Invented by chemistry professor Jason Clyburne, the scrubber system is based on a solvent formulation that is much less volatile and corrosive than traditional solvent systems, uses less energy and fewer materials , and captures significantly larger ...

Toss hazardous waste free at Catawba County Government Center
Thu, 03 May 2012 16:16:46 -0700

Paint, cleansers, solvents , antifreeze, batteries or used motor oils should never be thrown in the garbage. This stuff is not good for the environment, especially groundwater. The same is true about outdated or non-functioning computer equipment, ...

It's time to dispose of hazardous materials : Saturday event planned
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:25:54 -0700

An employee of Clean Harbor Environmental Services collects materials at the 2011 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day event in Warrenton. Posted: Monday, April 30, 2012 11:01 am | Updated: 1:10 pm, Mon Apr 30, 2012. There's literally tons of ...

Louisville meets new ozone standards, with a little luck, EPA says
Thu, 03 May 2012 12:00:25 -0700

Caused by emissions from sources such as industrial facilities, electric utilities, motor vehicles, lawn-care equipment, boats, trains, airplanes, gasoline vapors and chemical solvents . Triggers chest pain, coughing, throat irritation, congestion; ...

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Sat, 14 Apr 2012 20:52:29 -0700

Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically through www.regulations.gov or in hard copy for public inspection during normal business hours at the Air Protection Division, US Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, ...