Affidavit in NGT against Okhla waste plant

Edit The Times of India 13 Sep 2016
New Delhi. Residents of Sukhdev Vihar recently filed an affidavit in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) alleging that the Okhla waste-to-energy plant violates the Delhi Master Plan 2021 and needs be shut down ... It claims that Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) laboratory, where the tests were conducted, are not NABL accredited to test for dioxins and furans ... But the plant is located merely 150m away from the residential area ... RELATED....

Why La Fura’s Norma is playing with fire at Covent Garden

Edit The Guardian 02 Sep 2016
With its chilling nods to druidic practices, Islamic State and hardline Catholicism, La Fura dels Baus’s new production of Bellini’s Norma packs a political punch – but how will it fair with the purists?. Bellini operas are like buses ... Read more ... religion, fanaticism ... Nearly as tantalising is what they call the “Furan language”, a phrase that attempts to encompass their freewheeling blend of audiovisual wizardry, acrobatics and puppetry....

'New rules for bio waste mgmt strict'

Edit The Times of India 01 Sep 2016
Indore. The ambit of bio-medical waste management rules, 2016 has been expanded and made stringent for better implementation ... This will eliminate the emission of dioxin and furans from burning of such wastes ... RELATED....

Iraqi children pay high health cost of war-induced air pollution, study finds

Edit The Guardian 22 Aug 2016
Researchers identify exposure to toxic materials from explosion of munitions and burning of military waste by US army as cause of birth defects and cancers. Global development is supported by ... Related ... Twitter ... An air sampling study by the US Department of Defense at Balad base in 2008 detected high levels of particulate matter, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, volatile organic compounds, as well as Agent Orange-type dioxins and furans....

Commercial Crab Harvester Fined $20,000 for Fishing in a Closed Contaminated Area (Government of Canada)

Edit Public Technologies 16 Aug 2016
(Source. Government of Canada). August 16, 2016. Danny My Ho Pleaded Guilty to Violations of the Fisheries Act ... The Honourable Judge Steven Merrick fined Mr ... The charges stem from Mr ... Quick Facts In B.C. consumption advisories, fishery closures, and monitoring programs have been in place for areas with shellfish, and fish that are contaminated by dioxins and furans, since the 1980s ... - 30 -. Contacts. For more information. ... Tel ... 604-612-6837....

Commercial Crab Harvester Fined $20,000 for Fishing in a Closed Contaminated Area (Department of Fisheries and Oceans of Canada)

Edit Public Technologies 16 Aug 2016
(Source. Department of Fisheries and Oceans of Canada). August 16, 2016. Danny My Ho Pleaded Guilty to Violations of the Fisheries Act ... The Honourable Judge Steven Merrick fined Mr ... The charges stem from Mr ... Quick Facts In B.C. consumption advisories, fishery closures, and monitoring programs have been in place for areas with shellfish, and fish that are contaminated by dioxins and furans, since the 1980s ... - 30 -. Contacts ... Tel ... 604-612-6837....

Large furan and oxygenate formation in flames [Chemistry]>

Edit PNAS 27 Jul 2016
Many oxygenated hydrocarbon species formed during combustion, such as furans, are highly toxic and detrimental to human health and the environment. These species may also increase the hygroscopicity of soot and strongly influence the effects of soot on regional and global climate. However, large furans and associated oxygenated species have... ....

Low Levels of Contaminants Found in Great Lakes Tree Swallow Eggs (USGS - US Geological Survey)

Edit Public Technologies 22 Jul 2016
July 22, 2016 While exposure was low at most sites, USGS scientists found high concentrations of dioxins and furans in tree swallow eggs from Midland, Michigan, and from the Saginaw River and Bay.​​​​​​​ (Thomas W ... While exposure was low at most sites, the scientists found high concentrations of dioxins and furans in eggs from Midland, Michigan, and from the Saginaw River and Bay AOC downstream of Midland....

Componenta Corporation Interim Report 1 January - 30 June 2016: Net sales and operating profit declined from previous year, financing arrangements and structural changes continue (Componenta Oyj)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Jul 2016
(Source. Componenta Oyj). Componenta Corporation. Interim report. Componenta Corporation Interim Report 1 January - 30 June 2016. Net sales and operating profit declined from previous year, financing arrangements and structural changes continue ... The transfer of the production of the Furan line in Heerlen to Ferromatrix and the sale of the operations of Suomivalimo accounted for some EUR 3 million in total of the decline in the order book....

Municipal Solid Waste Processing Plant: Since 2008, in the news more for wrong reasons

Edit Indian Express 18 Jul 2016
A STUDY conducted by School of Public Health in 2011 highlighted the ill-effects of dioxin and furans to the health of residents of nearby areas of the dumping ground. The Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee (CPCC), in a number of communications to the plant management between 2009 and 2010, highlighted the need for monitoring of dioxin and furans being emitted....

Componenta plans to merge the Heerlen foundry and the Weert foundry in the Netherlands (Componenta Oyj)

Edit Public Technologies 18 Jul 2016
(Source. Componenta Oyj). Componenta Corporation. Company Announcement. Componenta plans to merge the Heerlen foundry and the Weert foundry in the Netherlands. Componenta Corporation Stock Exchange Release 18.7.2016 at 15 ... During the spring 2016, Componenta has also finalized a process to combine its production of large furan cast components with Belgian Ferromatrix and closed down a furan line located in Heerlen. Helsinki, 18 July 2016....

Health and Safety at Work: DFG Senate Commission Submits 52nd List of Maximum Workplace Concentrations and Biological Exposure Limits (DFG - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft)

Edit Public Technologies 11 Jul 2016
(Source. DFG - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft). DFG Presents List to Federal Minister / 86 Changes and Additions / High Number of New MAK Values ... The DFG presented the list to the Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs on 1 July. It includes 86 changes and additions and is available in digital open access format as well as in a printed version ... By contrast, the two chemicals furan and nitrobenzene have a systemic effect ... Contact.....

Global and Chinese 2-Methyl Furan (CAS 534-22-5) Market Report 2016 - Research and Markets

Edit Business Wire 06 Jul 2016
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global and Chinese 2-Methyl Furan (CAS 534-22-5) Industry - 2016" report to their offering. The 'Global and Chinese 2-Methyl Furan Industry, 2011-2021 Market Research Report' is a professional and in-depth study on the current state of the global 2-Methyl Furan industry with a focus on the Chinese market....
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