Sentences with phrase «when chemical companies»

Agricultural greenhouse gas emissions are mainly produced when chemical companies burn fossil fuels to produce synthetic fertilizers, and when distributors fly food around the world.

Dear EarthTalk: December 2010 marked the 26th anniversary of the infamous Bhopal disaster in India when chemical company Union Carbide leaked deadly gases, killing thousands of people.

That happened in the mid-1990s, when the chemical company Rohm and Haas learned that a ban on tin - based marine paints was in the works.

I remember when a chemical company in Basel had a chemical spill into the Rhine a few years ago, the environmental jawboners were lamenting how the Rhine would be dead for decades.

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FRANKFURT, May 1 - The incoming boss of BASF has thrown his weight behind the chemical titan's contentious strategy of keeping divergent businesses folded into one company, at a time when its major rivals such as DowDuPont are breaking themselves up.

FRANKFURT, May 1 (Reuters)- The incoming boss of BASF has thrown his weight behind the chemical titan's contentious strategy of keeping divergent businesses folded into one company, at a time when its major rivals such as DowDuPont are breaking themselves up.

FRANKFURT The incoming boss of BASF has thrown his weight behind the chemical titan's contentious strategy of keeping divergent businesses folded into one company, at a time when its major rivals such as DowDuPont are breaking themselves up.

«WILMINGTON, Del. — Ron Ozer was thrilled to get a job with DuPont, the two - centuries - old chemical company, when he finished his Ph.D. from Cornell in 1990.

When evaluating chemical waste disposal services companies, customers know they can rely on Clean Harbors.

The company got its start when he combined pressure washing, chemical injection, wet vacuuming and other tools on a single platform to create the KaiVac No - Touch Cleaning System, Morrison says.

The toughening of Chinese regulations stems originally from a series of health scandals in China involving Chinese companies cutting corners in their production, the worst of which was in 2008 when six babies died and 300,000 were seriously ill after drinking formula contaminated with the toxic industrial chemical melamine.

Zack & Ali handcrafts this pillow to give it the best quality, and the company does not use any chemicals when doing this.

When Barry Cik launched Naturepedic ® — a company specializing in the design and manufacture of organic, non-toxic mattresses for infants and children — he knew how critical it was to reduce babies» exposure to chemicals and other indoor air pollutants.

The Long Island legislator never disclosed to anyone that his son had secured a second contract with the company to sell its technology to frackers looking to purify the chemical - laced water used in the extraction process — an arrangement that came to naught when Mr. Cuomo banned the practice last year.

Clinton told Anderson Cooper that she supports fracking only when local governments approve, when companies reveal what chemicals they are using in the fracking fluids, and if they can prove they are not polluting the water or the land.

When I graduated with my doctorate in 1974, the standard chemical engineering job was to work at an oil company.

That's when gas companies blast a concoction of water, sand and chemicals underground to split shale rock and release natural gas.

It can require companies to test chemicals thought to pose a health risk only when there is explicit evidence of harm.

Now life imitates art: A French biotechnology company has created a transgenic tadpole that fluoresces when it encounters chemical contaminants in water that disrupt thyroid functioning.

The way became clearer in 2012 when The Dow Chemical Company, spearheaded by William Banholzer, at the time the company's chief technology officer, approached chemistry departments at several universities, including the University of Minnesota, offering to work with them to improve lab Company, spearheaded by William Banholzer, at the time the company's chief technology officer, approached chemistry departments at several universities, including the University of Minnesota, offering to work with them to improve lab company's chief technology officer, approached chemistry departments at several universities, including the University of Minnesota, offering to work with them to improve lab safety.

Dow Chemical Company began when the innovative mind of Herbert Dow met the rich quantities of magnesium, chlorine, calcium, and bromine stored deep below the soils of Midland, Michigan.

To find out, Xueping Chen and colleagues at Vitargent, a biotechnology company in Hong Kong, have created a genetically engineered fish that glows green when it is exposed to oestrogen - like chemicals.

The problem is, that when companies reduce table salt in their foods to make it low - sodium, they don't replace it with trace minerals and healthier options, they often replace it with MSG and other chemical additives to achieve the flavor.

When I got the call that I had landed the job of my dreams at a chemical manufacturing company, I knew things were starting to look up for me.

«When we launched the company, we did a few trade shows and groomers said they hate doing dog nail polish because the brushes were so bad and got filled with hair, plus the horrible smells of chemicals,» says Bittman.

Pet owners can help themselves by doing a little research, by choosing a food that meets their needs as well as Rover's, and by demanding proof when told that so - and - so company uses roadkill, harmful chemicals, or rendered pets in its food or that a home - prepared raw meat and vegetable diet is healthy and commercial foods are making dogs sick.

In most public parks and locations when grass has been treated with pesticides or other chemicals, companies are required to display warning signs so that pet owners can keep their dogs off the grass completely.

«When they are paying for the collection and recycling of their own products, companies like Philips will now have the added incentive to develop cleaner, more recyclable products because recycling costs are influenced by the amount of toxic chemicals present and how easy products are to recycle,» explained Harrell.

A chemical company in Hunan province was compensated 11,000 yuan for an environmental liability policy it bought from Ping An Insurance when chlorid gas leaked from its plants and poisoned vegetable fields of some 120 villagers.

A ProPublica investigation into oil and gas money received by members of the Natural Gas caucus found that they received 19 times more money on average than members of Congress who signed a letter in support of a proposal to require fracking companies to disclose the chemicals they use when drilling on public lands.

On 1 June 2007, when the «REACH Regulation» aimed at ensuring a high level of protection of human health and the environment and enhancing competitiveness and innovation in chemical industry came into force, the honeymoon period for all companies in any way involved in manufacture, supply or distribution of chemicals in Europe ended.

If a product used a harmful chemical when a less harmful substitute could have been found, a company might find their product banned, just as it was ready to hit the market!

When National Public Radio mentioned that a company had been dumping toxic chemicals into the ground for 25 years in a San Diego suburb, Toby Danylchuk knew he'd be working overtime at the office.

In April, the Federal Court made the largest patent infringement award in Canadian history when it awarded Dow Chemical Company $ 645 million from Nova Chemicals Corp., which was found to have infringed Dow's Canadian patent for polyethylene compositions used in packaging and heavy - duty wrapping.

However, when a company fails to properly warn a consumer of the danger of its chemical or substance, they may be held accountable for any toxic exposure and illnesses caused by their product.

When Robin writes resumes, she draws upon her broad knowledge gained during her 20 - years leadership experience as a Senior Chemical Engineer, Quality Engineer, Business Planner and Computer Simulation Applications Engineer, saving millions of dollars for Fortune 500 company bottom lines.

SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS • Reduced water wastage by 50 % by installing automatic valves that sensed when water was being wasted in the grounds areas and cut off supply automatically • Increased supplies inventory efficiency by 78 % by suggesting an «alert» to be placed when running low • Revamped the cleaning system by introducing state - of - the - art cleaning equipment that decreased entire building cleaning time by 60 % • Devised a chemical - free cleaning concoction used as the «cleaning product of choice» by the company owing to its no harmful effects