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A primary source of environmental pollution from printing ink comes from the metal-based pigments used, as well as various resins, waxes, and drying agents that are also part of the inks. These materials are added to inks regardless of the source of the oil. As a result, petroleum inks are just as suitable for landfill disposal under U.S. EPA regulations as are vegetable oil inks. 

Initially, the source of environmental risk from cooling water was assumed to be the pollutant discharged, ie, heat, in the form of the elevated temperature of the water released from the condensers. Heat is now recognized as being only one of several potential risks of power station cooling (Fig. 2). 

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Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless and odorless gas molecule. This inorganic compound, at standard temperature and pressure, is chemically stable with low solubility in water but high solubility in alcohol and benzene. Incomplete oxidation of carbon in combustion is the major source of environmental production of CO. When it burns, CO yields a violet flame. The specific gravity of CO is 0.96716 with a boiling point of -190°C and a solidification point of-207°C. The specific volume of CO is 13.8 cu ft/lb (70°F). 

There are two other related sources of environmental disturbances, seismic and acoustic vibration. Optical testing facilities should be located far from highways and railroad lines. The test hardware should be isolated from the building structure to avoid seismic disturbances. Acoustic disturbances are often overlooked and can be a bigger problem than seismic. Loud noises of any sort are a problem. The sub normal hearing frequency noise made by many air conditioning and handling units is often an unforeseen problem. 

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The use of aromatic brominated compounds as flame retardants has been a potential source of environmental contamination. Incomplete incineration of these compounds and wastes (plastics, textiles, oils etc...) containing brominated flame retardants caused formation of brominated/chlorinated dibenzodioxines (PBDDs/ PCDDs) and dibenzofurans (PCDFs/PBDFs) (refs. 1 - 4). 

When DDT was widely used, it was released into the environment in a number of different ways. The spraying of crops, and the spraying of water surfaces and land to control insect vectors of diseases, were major sources of environmental contamination. Waterways were sometimes contaminated with effluents from factories where DDT was used. Sheep-dips containing DDT were discharged into water courses. Thus, it is not surprising that DDT residues became so widespread in the years after the war. It should also be remembered that, because of their stability, DDT residues can be circulated by air masses and ocean currents to reach remote parts of the globe. Very low levels have been detected even in Antarctic snow ... 

Concerning anthropogenic sources, methyl arsenic compounds such as methyl arsonic acid and dimethylarsinic acid have been used as herbicides, and were once a significant source of environmental residues. Dimethyl-arsinic acid (Agent Blue) was used as a defoliant during the Vietnam War. 

The nuclear power plant accident at Chernobyl in April 1986 (IAEA Technical Report 1991) proved to be a much more potent source of environmental contamination in many surrounding countries, over distances up to several thousands of kilometers, and was a cause of worldwide problems in international trade in food products contaminated (or possibly contaminated) with radionuclides. The resulting requirement by many countries to establish systems for monitoring radionuclides in foodstuffs and in the environment led to a large worldwide increase in the demand for suitable reference materials. 

Dust created by mining and milling activities blown by the wind from ore stockpiles is a potential source of environmental contamination. The watering of stockpiles or erection of enclosures is resorted to when necessary in order to prevent the spread of dust. Where ventilation systems collect significant amounts of uranium dust in mills, scrubbers are used to remove the dust from the air before it is discharged to the environment. 

Simply put, paper is manufactured by applying a watery suspension of cellulose fibers to a screen that allows the water to drain and leaves the fibrous particles behind in a web. Most modem paper products contain nonfibrous additives, but otherwise they fall within this general definition. Only a few paper products for specialized uses are created without the use of water, using dry forming techniques. The production of pulp is the major source of environmental impacts from the pulp and paper industry. 

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The ability to provide data on the isotopic composition of analyte elements, is a further special feature of the technique. This has already been exploited in a number of ways, including geological dating and the identification of sources of environmental lead contamination and poisoning. The radiogeneric source of lead means that different deposits may have different isotopic composition. In the UK this feature has been used to... 

Fertilisers are an essential prerequisite for obtaining acceptable biomass yields. The average contribution of fertilisers to yields ranges from 40% to 60% and tends to be higher in the tropics (Stewart et al. 2005). However, most fertilisers are produced on base of exhaustible raw materials and/or are sources of environmental... 

Primary sources of environmental contamination with PCDD/PCDFs in the past were the production and use of organic chemicals containing chlorine. PCDFs were formed as inadvertent by-products in the production and use of PCBs and, in combination with PCDDs, in such high-temperature processes as waste incineration, the metal industry, home heating and other energy production processes. 

A review is presented on European regulatory initiatives focussing on products containing chemicals, which are potential sources of environmentally hazardous materials. Particular attention is paid to brominated flame retardants in the light of the European Commission s official position in relation to the Precautionary Principle. 18 refs. EUROPEAN COMMISSION... 

One of the key components of any green industrial process has to be the selection of the solvent, since working with conventional solvents results in the emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), a major source of environmental pollution (see Figure 5.4). There are four principal strategies to avoid conventional organic solvents ... 

Hawkshead JJ (2008) Hospital wastewater containing pharmaceuticals active compounds and drag-resistant organisms a source of environmental toxicity and increased antibiotic resistance. J Residual Sci Tech 5 51-60... 

Industrial releases contribute only a small fraction of the total environmental loading of 1,4-dichlorobenzene (ICF 1987). Use of consumer products containing 1,4-dichlorobenzene is the major source of environmental releases (EPA 1981a). Quantitative information on releases of 1,4-dichlorobenzene to specific environmental media are discussed below. 

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All potentially exposed populations should be identified. The exposed populations should be associated with the activity, task, or source of environmental releases that lead to the exposure. Highly exposed or highly susceptible populations should be addressed whenever possible. All routes of exposure should be included. 

These large mass flows are, themselves, the source of environmental problems. To describe the plant simply in terms of its production capacity of 300,000 tons/day is an over simplification. In any such process there will be other process flows which, in some instances may amount to much more than the simple product flow. The amounts of trace materials, even at a few p.p.m. in concentration, which can accumulate or which may have to be released amount, in times of months or years, to large quantities. We are concerned about the potential environmental effects of these trace materials. In spite of this concern, however, we have little hard knowledge of these effects, in part because we know so little about the chemistry of small amounts of trace elements and compounds in large amounts of water or air. If we then are going to come to rational terms with the environment, knowing what can be safely released and what cannot, we have to know a lot more about chemistry or trace concentrations. 

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