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The planning of decommissioning activities involves extensive periods of consultations with the relevant authorities and interested parties, such as fishing and environmental groups. [Pg.366]

The land under the facilities may also have to be reconditioned if pollutants have been allowed to escape during operation. The return of industrial sites to green field conditions has proved very expensive for many companies in the USA, and a number of law suits are currently outstanding, brought by local authorities and environmental groups. [Pg.371]

Furthermore, it is not tme that other plastics are more environmentally friendly than vinyl. A more recent study compared vinyl to a number of other packaging materials and found that vinyl consumed the least amount of energy, used the lowest level of fossil fuels, consumed the least amount of raw materials, and produced the lowest levels of carbon dioxide of any of the plastics studied (184). In fact, the Norwegian environmental group BeUona has concluded that a generally reduced use of vinyl plastics can lead to a worsening of the environmental situation (185). [Pg.509]

The nine states that have enacted such laws were led by Oregon in 1972. Massachusetts and New York were the last two states to pass forced deposit legislation in 1983. Environmental groups and industry leaders continue to encourage other states to look beyond the narrow scope of regulating just beverage containers and to look at the entire soHd waste issue. [Pg.16]

A number of states such as New Jersey have passed into law the "Pollution Prevention Act" which requires industry to reduce and eventually eliminate toxic waste in the 1990s (295). Cooperation between industry government academia and private environmental groups to implement these pollution prevention acts have begun in earnest (296—302). [Pg.386]

Incineration The only practical method of disposal for some wastes. Has opposition from many environmental groups. [Pg.152]

A good example of the many successftil DfE Partnerships is the Furniture Flame Retard-ancy Partnerhip. Pentabromodiphenylether (PentaBDE) was the primary flame retardant used in low density, flexible polyurethane furniture foam. Due to concerns over its use and the fact that the chemical was found widespread in the environment and in human tissue and breast milk, PentaBDE was voluntarily phased out of production by US manufacturers in January 2004. The industry needed alternatives in order to meet furniture flame retardancy requirements, but did not have the human and environmental health and safety information needed in order to compare the alternatives. DfE worked with the furniture manufacturers, foam manufacturers, and flame-retardant chemical suppliers along with governmental and environmental groups to evaluate possible alternatives. [Pg.285]

The DfE partnership will develop information to improve the understanding of the environmental and human health impacts of new and current materials that can be used to meet the fire safety requirements for circuit boards. Project partners include electronics manufacturers, component and board manufacturers, chemical companies, trade associations, environmental groups, universities and governments. The project will consider environmental and human health impacts that can occur throughout the life cycle of a material, from development and manufacture, through product use and end of life of the material or product. Stakeholders have expressed a particular interest in understanding the combustion products that could be formed during certain end of life scenarios. The list of active partners includes ... [Pg.301]

The environmental group Friends of the Earth, which commissioned independent lab testing of the corn product, first reported contaminated taco shells. Greenpeace writes Taco Bell or Taco Hell ... [Pg.107]

It seems Metsahallitus wants to have its cake and eat it too—friendly talks with environmental groups at the same time they keep logging critical habitat. To be blunt, their commitment to the dialog process has proven untrustworthy. The new logging has been without con-(25) sensus from the dialog process or proper consultation with the Sami reindeer herders. Now there s a risk the logging will expand to include other old-growth areas. [Pg.182]

The disposal and destruction of chlorinated compounds is a subject of great importance. In fact, in 1993, some environmental groups had proposed the need for a chlorine-free economy. The cost of complete elimination of chlorinated compounds is quite staggering with the latest estimate as high as 160 billion/year.46 The most common method to destroy chlorocarbons is by high-temperature thermal oxidation (incineration).47 The toxic chlorinated compounds seem to be completely destroyed at high temperatures however, there is concern about the formation of toxic by-products such as dioxins and furans.48... [Pg.53]

Leaders of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC Bethesda, MD) have voted unanimously to deny a petition by environmental groups to ban the use of phthalates in soft PVC plastic toys intended for children aged five and younger. The three CPSC commissioners finalised 2002 recommendations last week that were submitted by the agency s staff following live years of study. The decision validates in particular the use of diisononyl phthalate (DINP), the primary plasticiser in PVC toys, ACC says. CPSC released a report in 2002... [Pg.44]

In the UK, the World Wildlife Fund environmental group has launched a campaign to phase out bisphenol A, a key component of polycarbonate, arguing that evidence is growing that it leaches out of baby bottles and the linings of food cans, and causes harm at much lower levels than previously thought. Industry officials disagree. Both sides of the debate are presented here. [Pg.77]

Commenting ona January 5,1999 proposal, environmental groups in early April called again on EPA to lower its proposed Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reporting threshold to zero for certain chemicals. The chemicals include mercury, dioxins, and lead. Currently facilities are only required to report chemical releases if they manufacture or process at least 25,000 pounds or otherwise use 10,000 pounds annually of a fisted TRI chemical. The environmental advocates argued that any releases of chemicals considered to be persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic should be reported as a threat to public health. This abstract includes all the information contained in the original article. [Pg.96]

At the same time, others such as the environmental groups have argued that TSCA is not working and that EPA has not fulfilled their obligation to implement the law. They have been particularly critical of missed deadlines by the Agency, that only a few final rules developed and the failure to regulate chemicals under TSCA. It would appear that their measurement of success of TSCA would be — How many rules are written or — How many chemicals are banned This does not seem to be a clear-thinking approach. [Pg.88]

Work to research and control additives in food continues to come up against differences in perception about the risk they present to consumers. Many have opinions the media, the general public, those who believe they or their children may have reacted adversely to additives, the medical profession, scientists, environmental groups.. .. The views expressed to me by lay groups, over the last twenty years, seem to place additives near to or at the top of the list of substances in food that cause concern. In summary the ranking, from highest to lowest risk, appears to be as follows ... [Pg.10]

Drug discovery and development is a tortuous path—factors that constrain its development may sometimes arise from unexpected quarters, such as environmental groups (Exhibit 3.4). [Pg.58]

Environmental groups objected to this practice, and many demonstrations were staged. A solution was eventually found when the needles of the European yew tree Taxus baccata) provided a source for the paclitaxel precursor without destroying the bark. [Pg.58]

GR Agapi Vassiliou, Cretan Agri-Environmental Group,... [Pg.126]

Now the New York State Department of Environmental Conservahon and some environmental groups have advocated dredging the PCB-contaminated river bottom and transferring the PCB-containing sediment to a landhU site. Even though the cleanup costs, now estimated to run as high as 300 nuUion U.S. dollars, are acceptable to U.S. tax payers, a landfill site to receive the PCB-contaminated sediment shU cannot be found because of pubhc resistance [50]. [Pg.80]

EPA s Office of Solid Waste has proposed that an integrated system of waste reduction, recycling, incineration, and landfilling be established. This view seems to be supported by most industries and many legislative and environmental groups, but with different emphasis on the different components. EPA has also set a goal for recycling 25% of solid waste nationwide. [Pg.50]

Environmental groups Represent perspectives and interests of environmental groups Represents perspectives and interests of environmental groups... [Pg.146]

April 22) in 184 countries around the world, in cooperation with more than 5,000 national and international environmental groups. Participants took part in a very large variety of activities, many of them associated with other environmental programs, such as the Community Health Assessment Program, the Ecological Footprint... [Pg.14]

The goal may or may not be achieved. The state of Nevada and a number of environmental groups have been battling the Yucca Mountain plan since the day it was first announced in 1987. Some of the major concerns are that, in spite of all precautions, wastes may leak out of their containers and contaminate the water table ... [Pg.172]

People of Color Environmental Groups Directory 2000. Flint, Mich. ... [Pg.218]


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