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In the past decade, the vision of a hydrogen-fuelled future has gained remarkable momentum with US policymakers and industry. The US Federal government pledged its support for hydrogen research, development and implementation when it announced a five-year, 1.2 billion programme that included the FreedomCar and... 

In the August 2006 decision of a suit between the US federal government and major US cigarette manufacturers, federal Judge Gladys Kessler concluded that tobacco manufacturers ... 

Governmental agencies have set limits on lead in the drinking water and in occupational settings. State laws also exist and may be more stringent that the US Federal government. 

Arsenic was used in embalming fluids in Europe from about AD 650 until the early twentieth century (Spongberg and Becks, 2000), 314. During the US Civil War (1861-1865), arsenic became a popular embalming chemical. Bodies needed to be preserved for medical schools or until they could be delivered to relatives and buried. In some cases, as much as 1.4 kg (three US pounds) of arsenic were added to every corpse (Fetter, 1993), 275. By 1910, the US federal government banned arsenic in embalming fluids... 

Superfund A program funded by the US federal government and managed by the US Environmental Protection Agency to remediate seriously contaminated sites in the United States. 

The risks posed by an intentional outbreak of anthrax cannot be minimized, as the potential effects go beyond merely the medical. The primary costs of a biological terrorism-related anthrax event in terms of lives lost, medical resources required to treat affected individuals, and economic burden to decontaminate spores are significant. Certainly, the subsequent psychological and societal costs could be as high or higher, based on the US Federal government experience with the 2001 anthrax letters. On a collective level, a major epidemic of anthrax can destroy the social order (Guille-min, 1999). 

Polystyrene loose-fill packaging material used in US Federal Government applications must meet US Government Specification PPP-C-1683 (12/5/ 1988), Cushioning Material, Expanded Polystyrene Loose-Fill Bulk (for Packaging Application) . Compliance with eight properties is the basis for this... 

My work on the Encyclopedia of Toxicology was undertaken as a private citizen, not as a government employee. The views expressed are strictly my own. No official support or endorsement by the US National Library of Medicine or any other agency of the US Federal Government was provided or should be inferred. 

TRI discharges to all media Air Products file annual figures to the US federal government on Toxic Release Inventory (TRI). The internet report lists releases of each reported chemical for 1998 by media. In both the internet and short CER comparative figures are presented for the past ten years for air-sensitives, releases to the environment and for discharges from Air Products facilities (including transfers for off-site treatment). 

Clean and wholesome drinking water is of essential importance for any society. Therefore, water intended for human consumption is one of the most comprehensively regulated and monitored media in any country. In this section, an overview is given on the standards for drinking water quality which are laid down by the European Community (EC), by the US Federal Government and by the Word Health Organization (WHO). 

The total cost of corrosion to the US federal government was estimated to be 8 billion, comprising capital costs of 6 billion and maintenance costs of 2 billion. The total corrosion cost was estimated at 8 billion of which 20% or 1.6 billion was estimated to be avoidable. The total capital and corrosion maintenance costs of government assets are given in Table 5.5. 

A program sponsored by the US federal government and administered by states that is intended to provide health care and health-related services to low-income individuals. 

The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the US Federal Government, defines the criteria for the operation of Mimicipal Solid Waste Landfills (MSWLF), effective October 1993. Daily and alternative daily cover (ADC) requirements are described under Subtitle D, as follows ... 

At the present time, no comprehensive database or statistics exist within the US federal government that encapsulate all of the process industry incidents, nor were such information available, would it be analyzed for trends, root causes, etc. 

Similarly, Perrow, in a marvellous book entitled Normal Accidents, describes how Ford and Firestone hid data about dangerous tyres from the US. federal government... 

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