Sentences with phrase «first chemicals tested»

«I'm asking, specifically, to have PFOA be one of the first chemicals tested under the new TSCA law to say, is it safe or not?

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As part of the very first audit that takes place on a farm, auditors test the soil for chemical residue.

When I first read the title of the article, Tests reveal high chemical levels in kids» bodies, I had a feeling I knew where it was going, but the results were pretty alarming nonetheless.

The Britax seats were ranked first among the car seat companies tested because of Britax's comprehensive policy regarding chemicals in our products and our elimination of halogenated flame retardant chemicals.

The state Department of Health has sent out the first results to 370 residents whose blood was tested for a toxic chemical found in Newburgh's water supply.

Malatras explained, for the first time, that DOH was struggling to process the blood tests and what they mean, because he says not that much is known about PFOA, which until recently was considered an unregulated chemical.

Before the vote, several residents at the town board meeting spoke against the purchase, particularly without first having the soil tested for toxic chemicals.

Malatras explained, for the first time, that DOH was struggling to process the blood tests and what they mean, because he says not that much is known about PFOA, which until recent was considered an unregulated chemical.

He first designed an artificial pump two years ago, but it required more than a year of testing prototypes before he found the ideal chemical structure.

The testing is the first step toward including hormone data in the regulation of pesticides and industrial chemicals.

Packham's two weeks of isolation was the first experiment in a series of tests designed to develop a life - support system based on both plants and chemical processes.

But alternative approaches, like capturing CO2 directly from the air using chemical reactions or absorbing it with ground - up minerals added to soils, are just beginning to see their first real - world tests.

In tests, batteries with both chemicals added operated at 99 percent efficiency after more than 300 charge - discharge cycles, compared to significantly decreased efficiency after 150 cycles for batteries treated with lithium nitrate alone, said Fiona (Weiyang) Li, a postdoctoral researcher in Cui's lab and first author of the paper.

First, they tested the antibodies and other reagents that Wagers» group had used to measure GDF11 levels, and found that these chemicals could not distinguish between myostatin and GDF11.

Testing of the first chemicals, including the herbicides 2,4 - D and atrazine and the insecticide malathion, was scheduled to follow, but the EPA pushed back its deadlines yet again, to early 2009.

If any of the thousands of chemicals in common use today adversely affect the human hormone system, the EPA's testing program should catch them — but only if Sprague Dawley catches them first.

This kind of GM maize accounts for more than half the US crop, yet the French team says this is the first time it has been tested for toxicity throughout a rat's lifespan (Food and Chemical Toxicology, DOI: 10.1016 / j.fct.2012.08.005).

The adolescents were at first examined in their homes after which they received intensive hearing tests as well as blood tests for the cotinine chemical, a metabolite of nicotine.

First, the chemical was tested in the lab, where it partly blocked liver cells from producing glucose (a form of sugar).

The first step towards attaining hormonal health is to understand what these chemicals coursing through your body actually are, and then discussing with your physician and getting the appropriate tests.

Price first became aware of the presence of the activator while performing a chemical test called the Yoder test for determining vitamin D values.

Clariant, a leading global specialty chemicals company, together with Mercedes - Benz and Haltermann Carless, a well - established HCS Group brand, tested the use of sustainable cellulosic ethanol from agricultural residues in a fleet test with Mercedes - Benz series vehicles over a period of 12 months for the first time in Germany.

The tool we tested first was chemical dispersants.

If you refuse a chemical test (such as a blood, breath or urine test) for the first time, the driver's license will be suspended for one year.

In addition to the court imposed fines and penalties, anyone convicted of DUI or chemical test refusal is subject to: • an insurance surcharge of $ 1,000 a year for three years ($ 3,000) for the first and second conviction within a three - year period.

If you are pulled over for drunk driving in Oregon and refuse to take a chemical test, you will be subject to a fine of $ 500 - $ 1,000 and automatic license suspension for a first offense.

Chemical cleaning agents may damage the wood surface, so test first in an inconspicuous area.