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Putting a Stop to Manufacturing Brain Drain

Putting a Stop to Manufacturing Brain Drain

Jan 26

Unless manufacturers implement programs to replace the ongoing loss of industry talent, the brain drain will make it impossible to be efficient and innovative.
Food Safety Modernization … A Year Later

Food Safety Modernization … A Year Later

Jan 25

Some manufacturers involved in food recalls have been given “superior” ratings by third-party auditors, so the FDA is now supposed to closely monitor auditors as well.

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Making Sense of European Pre-Packaged Goods Regulations

Processors exporting to Europe need to ensure that their packaging system complies with relevant legislation, while keeping giveaway to a minimum.

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Dolphins Trained to Keep Strait Open, Oil Flowing

Jan 25 | Video

Iran has threatened to block the Strait ofHormuz, but the Navy hopes its underwater-mine-detecting dolphins will save the day. 

Fears of Oil Spill near Wrecked Cruise Ship

Jan 18 | Video

Rescue efforts continue on the Costa Concordia as it slowly sinks and fears of an oil spill increase. 

Gentlemen, Thaw Your Chickens

Jan 11 | Video

Aviation authorities protect cockpit crews by firing “chicken guns” at planes’ windshields to estimate the damage a bird-plane collision will cause.  

Debris Spew from Split Cargo Ship

Jan 10 | Video

A Liberian-flagged vessel split in two over the weekend, triggering fears of a fresh oil spill.

Ohio Shale Drilling Spurs Job Hopes in Rust Belt

Nov 28 2011 | News

A rare sight in hard-luck Youngstown, a new industrial plant, has generated hope that a surge in oil and natural gas drilling across a multistate region might jump-start a manufacturing revival in the Rust Belt of the U.S. Midwest.

Asbestos Water Spurs Call for Mine Cleanup

Nov 28 2011 | News

Federal officials have entered discussions with W.R. Grace & Co. over how to clean up asbestos washing into the Kootenai River from a deadly vermiculite mine the company owns in northwest Montana.

China Sentences 113 in Tainted Pork Scandal

Nov 28 2011 | News

More than 100 people, including over a dozen Chinese government employees, have been sentenced over chemical-laced pork that caused a food safety scandal earlier this year, state media said Saturday. One person was given the death penalty.
Nuclear Waste Shipment Enters Germany

Nuclear Waste Shipment Enters Germany

Nov 28 2011 | News

Demonstrators threw Molotov cocktails at police, setting a vehicle on fire, as skirmishes intensified Friday after a shipment of nuclear waste reprocessed in France crossed into Germany on its way to a controversial storage site.
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Case Study - Fruit Grower Only Picks Quality in Fruit and Mobile Terminals

By: Oil Skimmers |  March 25, 2011 

Chem.Info

Oil Skimmers, Inc., helps a polyvinyl chloride resins plant meet state regulations for wastewater disposal, while also enabling them to re-sell the recovered waste oil. A Model 6V Oil Skimmer System was customized to fit on the existing wastewater collection and discharge system and can run 24/7 without supervision.



Complex Event Processing - IDC Report

By: ADT |  March 28, 2011 

Chem.Info

Learn how DHS continues to evolve CFATS. This paper explains the ongoing CFATS compliance process, which addresses procedural, technical, and personnel security and how it’s been adjusted to include another step, the Pre-Authorization Inspection. Tips are relevant to Site Security Plans for all tiers and should be considered for a facility’s initial SSP submission.

Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act (and CFATS) by Luke Simpson

Dec 17 2009

Chemical and water facilities are high on the current administration's list of security priorities, with the Chemical Facility Antiterrorism Act of 2009 under review by lawmakers. The bill would broaden federal juristiction over facility secutiry, and would also make inherently safer

NerveCenter: Unintended effects of biologic drug market protection.

Dec 25 2010

Market exclusivity given to biologics puts burdens on healthcare and new development.

Development and characterization of enteric-coated immediate-release pellets of aceclofenac by extrusion/spheronization technique using kappa-carrageenan as a pelletizing agen...

Dec 4 2010

In the present study, an attempt was made to prepare immediate-release enteric-coated pellets of aceclofenac, a poorly soluble nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug that has a gastrointestinal intolerance as its serious side effect. Formulation of enteric-coated pellets with...

A review of multi-responsive membranous systems for rate-modulated drug delivery.

Dec 4 2010

Membrane technology is broadly applied in the medical field. The ability of membranous systems to effectively control the movement of chemical entities is pivotal to their significant potential for use in both drug delivery and surgical/medical applications. An alteration in...

Modulation of tramadol release from a hydrophobic matrix: implications of formulations and processing variables.

Dec 4 2010

In the present investigation, hydrogenated cottonseed oil (HCSO) was evaluated as a sustained release matrix for a freely soluble drug, tramadol. Hydrophobic matrix tablets of tramadol, was evaluated by compression of physical mixture of drug and wax, dispersion of drug in HCSO...
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