Sentences with phrase «chemical plants around»

-- Charlene Colchester, via e-mail Bhopal should have been a wake up call, but it is unclear whether chemical plants around the world are any safer a quarter century after the December 1984 disaster — during which some 40 tons of toxic methyl isocyanate gas leaked from a pesticide plant owned by Union Carbide (now part of Dow Chemical), killing 2,259 people immediately and causing lifelong health problems and premature death for tens of thousands more.

They also draw attention to chemicals plants around Belgrade which could pose a threat to the 1 million people living nearby if damaged.

Not exact matches

Well before modern genetic engineering technology was around, humans found ways to tweak the DNA of plants by zapping it with chemicals or radiation — resulting in crops that are not considered GMOs.

The official archives of The Coca - Cola Company that includes exhibits such as the original stock certificates of forbearer Pemberton Chemical Company, an opportunity to sample 100 drinks from the beverage giant's portfolio of brands from around the world, a retail store, an advertising archive, a miniature bottling plant that allows you to see the process of turning the syrup into the finished product, an advertising theater with commercials from the past century in multiple languages around the world, and more.

RAYNE, La. (AP)-- A fire has broken out at a Louisiana chemical plant, sending massive smoke plumes in the air and prompting an evacuation for a mile (1.6 kilometers) all around.

From what I've read, the theory goes that as plants feed useful chemicals back into the soil, birds make nests and beavers build dams, we too create mini ecosystems around us, except that as well as physically, we do it through culture.

Did you know that the sea around the UK is home to more than 8000 different of species of plants and animals, but this wonderful marine environment is being ruined by pollution, including rubbish left on beaches, sewage and chemical and oil spills.

And because it contains plant - based ingredients and is free from harsh chemicals like formaldehyde and chlorine, you'll feel good about having it around.

We reported Monday that the risk to public health from air pollution released from chemical and industrial plants, most of them in or around Niagara Falls, is higher in Niagara County than in nine out of -LSB-...]

We reported Monday that the risk to public health from air pollution released from chemical and industrial plants, most of them in or around Niagara Falls, is higher in Niagara County than in nine out of every 10 counties across the United States where emissions are reported to the federal government.

Jennifer Barone wrote about how plants detect and respond to changes in the world around them and even communicate with their neighbors through chemical signals.

The idea of using the sun to make a liquid fuel has been kicking around ever since Melvin Calvin elucidated the chemical steps by which a plant turns sunlight into sugar, for which he won the 1961 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Fungi around the plant's roots shape the levels of those chemicals that specific milkweed species produce.

Israeli scientists Raphael Mechoulam and Yechiel Gaoni discovered THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, in 1964, kick - starting the scientific study of the plant and its chemical constituents around the world.

But a number of companies are starting up and growing, with the California - based Amyris, for example, which produces renewable specialty chemicals and fuels from plant sugars, employing around 400 people.

What's more, the substance seems to stick around in the body: Novice ski wax technicians showed a spike in PFOA blood levels during the season that barely diminished in the off - season; experienced technicians sported massive, year - round concentrations similar to those seen in employees at plants manufacturing the chemical.

Tobacco plants released the same eight compounds when wounded by either pest, but five of these chemicals were consistently more concentrated around plants hit by the tobacco budworms.

At the American Chemical Society (ACS) meeting here earlier this month, he proposed that chemists rally around an initiative to synthesize most of the hundreds of thousands of known organic natural products: the diverse small molecules made by microbes, plants, and animals.

Dozens of chemical plants produce ammonia around the world.

The goal of this activity is to get as many people as possible around the world fascinated by plants and enthused about the importance of plant science for agriculture, in sustainably producing food, as well as for horticulture, forestry, and all of the non-food products such as paper, timber, chemicals, energy, and pharmaceuticals.

While you definitely want kids, pets, and food in your life, the best way to deal with your remaining indoor air - quality problem is to add plants around the home that absorb harmful chemicals over time.

• Tape loose electrical cords to baseboards • Store household chemicals and other hazardous items out of your puppy's reach • Remove plants and rugs • Remove or repair «wobbly» furniture • Block puppy's access to the back of television cabinets, computer desks, wall units and other furniture • Install gates • Set up the playpen When you think you have completely puppy - proofed your home, lie on the floor and look around once more from a puppy's - eye - view to be sure.

Not only can some grasses treated with chemicals be toxic, but some weeds and decorative plants growing in and around grass can also be harmful to your dog.

However when you read the background studies, it appears that it has been around since the 1980s and is used now to destroy PCBs and chemical weapons, and there is a demonstration plant running in Orlando, Florida.

These include the TDA Research Inc. chemical absorbent - based air separation process for low - cost oxygen to be used in IGCC power plants, and a grant, of around $ 2 million, to Ohio State University for developing a chemical looping gasification technology.

GE has committed itself only to the first phase of the cleanup, during which 22 tons of PCBs will be dredged from «hot spots» around Fort Edward and nearby Hudson Falls, where GE plants discharged the chemicals (used to make capacitors) from 1946 to 1976.

As such, if your employees work in and around sensitive areas such as power plants, utilities, ports, chemicals, airports or transportation, you should consider adding this program to your employment screening process.