Sentences with phrase «accidental releases of»

According to data obtained by ProPublica, oil companies in North Dakota reported more than 1,000 accidental releases of oil, drilling wastewater or other fluids in 2011, about as many as in the previous two years combined.

One of the largest accidental releases of oil in Alberta's history isn't a burst pipeline and it doesn't involve a train of tanker cars derailing into a river.

Concerns about the safety of DOT - 111 tank cars date back to the mid-1990s, when the Transportation Safety Board recommended Transport Canada «take immediate action to further reduce the potential for the accidental release of the most toxic and volatile dangerous goods transported in Class 111A tank cars.»

But Facebook said it didn't mean to deploy the hate - speech question, calling its appearance the accidental release of an in - house experiment.

The end of the film made an appeal for viewers to care about the ocean, citing the accidental release of the lion fish coinciding with overfishing in the Caribbean for how we humans can cause great problems with what we see as minor mistakes.

However, George Church, a synthetic biologist at Harvard Medical School, is calling for increased surveillance, licensing and added measures to prevent the accidental release of synthetic life.

But he is far more concerned about the potential for accidental release of gene - drive organisms by scientists, he says.

The Fukushima nuclear accident resulted in the largest ever accidental release of radioactivity to the oceans.

The eighth patient in the study had a malfunctioning chip that did not release any medication, which might lead some to worry about potential for accidental release of excessive dosages.

Many have compared the gathering to the 1975 gathering in Asilomar, California, where a small group of biologists debated then - new but much cruder techniques for recombining DNA sequences and famously called for a moratorium on such work until concerns over the accidental release of genetically modified organisms were resolved.

For example, the Army wrongly concluded that an accidental release of the Ebola virus and the bacteria that causes Q fever would lead to insignificant ground concentrations of the microbes in the surrounding area and would not be hazardous to locals.

Yesterday was chaotic due to the accidental release of my exact co-ordinates,» McAfee wrote on his blog.

Any accidental release of fluorine could also be an issue: Fluorine is a toxic and corrosive gas and, at high concentrations, can retard plant growth and damage teeth and bones.

Further complicating this option, there was an accidental release of radioactive material from WIPP in February.

«Could an accidental release of MCR - bearing organisms into the environment result in their spreading potentially deleterious mutation to the vast majority of individuals in a wild population?»

Regulators need to take steps to prevent accidental release of designer organisms into the environment, where they might replicate and damage plants, animals and habitat, Snow said.

«Clearly, this kind of research needs to be conducted using appropriate security and precautions, with consideration of how any published findings could be manipulated by those with malicious intent, or lead to an accidental release of a dangerous pathogen.

Corporations have been found guilty of violations of the MBTA for the accidental release of toxic chemicals which were subsequently ingested by and resulted in the death of migratory birds.

Interesting to note that the Trailer for Manhunt was also removed, which was available through the Australia Steam store prior to the accidental release of Manhunt yesterday - as you can see in the screenshot we posted bellow, the trailer had been in the store since January 2008.

Shipping presents dangers both on - and offshore from pollution by purposeful and accidental release of oil and other noxious substances, by transporting potentially invasive species, and, on coasts, by groundings.

Not exact matches

«Multiple lines of defence must be in place and work properly to prevent the disaster of accidental release,» Zhu said.

«There is conclusive evidence that intentional or accidental exposure to e-liquids» — the chemicals in the vaping cartridge that, when heated, release the aerosolized inhalant of nicotine and perhaps one of 7,700 flavors — «can result in adverse health effects such as seizures, anoxic brain injury, vomiting, and lactic acidosis.»

the ordering principle which originated life is the potentiality of a stable open system; while the inanimate matter on which life feeds is merely a condition which sustains life, and the accidental configuration from which life had started had merely released the operations of life.

He believes that the risks of accidental release are low compared with the scientific and public - health benefits.

Many developing countries that would probably bear the brunt of any accidental release have long backed the destruction plan.

The DARPA programme explicitly prevents the release of gene - drive organisms and requires contract winners to work under stringent biosafety conditions and to disclose their planned experiments to the public — measures that should reduce the risk of any accidental release, Esvelt adds.

Acting on advice from the NSABB, the U.S. government last month asked Science and Nature to publish only the broad conclusions of the two studies, and not to reveal the scientific details, in order to limit the risk that uncontrolled proliferation of such research might lead to accidental or intentional release of similar mutant viruses.

In the U.S., the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) oversees chemical and other facilities that deal with hazardous materials, making sure various «process safety» routines are followed so as to «prevent or minimize the catastrophic injury or death that could result from an accidental or purposeful release of toxic, reactive, flammable or explosive chemicals.»

The National Pest Management Association released a report last week warning homeowners of «accidental invaders» — pests that fight their way inside as a last - ditch effort to survive.

The leak continued until 15 July, releasing about 5 million barrels of oil into the Gulf, the largest accidental marine oil spill in history.

Even in a seemingly implausible accidental - release scenario in which all of a well's hydraulic fracturing fluid and untreated wastewater were discharged directly into surface waters for the lifetime of the well, shale - gas electricity had a lower lifetime human toxicity impact, or HTI, than coal electricity, according to the study.

Ebright: The primary risks are accidental release through accidental infection of a lab worker who then infects others — for which there are many precedents — and deliberate release by a disturbed or disgruntled lab worker, for which the 2001 US anthrax mailings provide a precedent.

A combination of accidental aquarium releases and mosquito control projects have spread the species from its native range in the Caribbean and the northern coast of South America to at least 69 countries, according to a 2011 survey.

People need to be aware of what may be entering the water after heavy rains, accidental spills, or after intentional sewage releases.»

... But just logically, the more places where work with dangerous pathogens goes on, the more possibility there is of accidents or accidental releases.»

We would like to assure the public that these experiments have been conducted with appropriate regulatory oversight in secure containment facilities by highly trained and responsible personnel to minimize any risk of accidental release.

It draws on a huge amount of data, from the likelihood of a punctured glove to historical reports of lab break - ins, to put numbers on the low odds of an accidental or deliberate lab release and resulting risks to the population.

The option — mixing plutonium oxide with an inert material and disposal in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)-- would require modifying the PMDA and increasing the statutory capacity of WIPP (operations at WIPP are currently uncertain due to the February accidental radiation release).

On January 8, 2002, astronomers announced the accidental discovery of a giant planet around this star (see UCSD or exoplanets.org press release and graphics, more details below).

Aug. 23, 2017 - In the event of an accidental radiological release from a nuclear power plant reactor or industrial facility, tracing the aerial plume of radiation to its source in a timely manner could be a crucial factor for emergency responders, risk assessors and investigators.

The findings suggest «a strong relationship between poorer hearing and accidental injury, especially since the rate of injury increased steadily as the reported hearing worsened,» Bhattacharyya said in a hospital news release.

With all the hype of the accidental early release of Paper Mario: Color Splash, everyone's been talking about the Paper Mario series, and The Lost Levels are no exception!

After an extremely difficult production process on a film titled Nailed, it looked like Russell was persona non grata in the film industry (Nailed was not even released until 2015, now under the title of Accidental Love).

GoldenEye: The Declassified Report looks at every aspect of the popular game; from its early development period where it started off as a Virtua Cop clone, to its accidental multiplayer mode that was knocked together a few short months before the game's 1997 release.

Typically, a home insurance policy protects you against sudden and accidental entry, or release of, water in your home (e.g. burst pipes).

«If an accidental chemical leak, aerial application of a pesticide, or failure to install equipment to protect birds from power lines can result in a person being charged with violation of the MBTA, why not release of cats into the environment?

It's where the release of some new policy was accidental, but only insofar as it was accidentally released earlier than intended.

She was senior editor at Fodor's and Frommer's, she's translated Rough Guides from British to American English and having turned to freelance writing for several years, has recently released her own book, «Getting Naked For Money: An Accidental Travel Writer Reveals All» (Amazon link here) detailing her experiences both sides of that divide.

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Only days after the schedule was released, the PAX EAST 2013 Expo Hall map has been somewhat leaked, more of an accidental release.