Coalition of Northeastern

Co-operation on International Traceability in Analytical Chemistry Coalition of Northeastern Governors (USA)... 

The Coalition of Northeastern Convemors (CONEG) has released in a regulation nearly the same requirements as written in 94/62/EEC (see above). 

CONEG. The Model Toxics in Packaging Legislation, developed by the Coalition of Northeastern Governors (CONEG) and adopted in one form or another by 18 states, directly affects the colorant and additive industry. 

The CONEG legislation, which began to take effect in the early 1990s, has to do specifically with packaging materials. An acronym for Coalition of Northeastern Governors, CONEG prohibits the intentional addition of four heavy metals (mercury, lead, cadmium, and hexavalent chromium) into these materials at any level and sets the maximum incidental combined quantities for these metals as follows ... 

CONEG Coalition of Northeastern Governors, the group that devised the regulations on the heavy metal content of certain packaging materials. 

A more productive approach resulted from the action of the Coalition of Northeastern Governors (CONEG) Source Reduction Council. This was a body composed of representatives of government, industry, and environmental organizations, put together to heip come up with ways of reducing the impact of packaging on problems associated with MSW disposal. In the area of heavy metals, the approach they advocated was based on the simple principle that what does not go into the... 

Carbon monoxide and ozone levels are in excess of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards in the Northeastern states, which constitute a corridor from Virginia to New England. The principal source of carbon monoxide are emissions from automobiles. The coalition of Northeastern regulators have mandated cleaner burning fuels for the region however, demand is uncertain since the member states can opt into the plan until 1995. The use of methyl-tert-butyl-ether (MTBE) as an octane enhancer provides significant reductions in carbon monoxide emissions. 

A special thanks to members of the Cleveland, Ohio chapters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Leadership Cleveland, The Coalition of too Black Women, the Presidents Council and The Presidents Council Foundation, Jack andjill of America, Inc. Associates, and Northeasterners for your encouragement and support. 

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