NUS researchers turn plastic bottle waste into ultralight supermaterial
(National University of Singapore) A team led by researchers from the National University of Singapore has found a way to turn plastic bottle waste into ultralight polyethylene terephthalate (PET) aerogels that are suitable for various applications, including heat insulation and carbon dioxide absorption.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - November 2, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: news

Canada Announces Ban of Asbestos, But with Exemptions
The Canadian government released the final draft last week of its much-anticipated ban on asbestos, making it illegal to import, manufacture, sell, trade or use products made with the toxic mineral. The ban, which goes into effect Dec. 30, 2018, contains exemptions that still allow its use in the chlor-alkali industry, the military, nuclear facilities and for magnesium extraction from asbestos mining residue. It will be known as The Prohibition of Asbestos and Products Containing Asbestos Regulations. Canadian Environment Minister Catherine McKenna touted the tough new regulations during the announcement, but critics stil...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - October 22, 2018 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Matt Mauney Source Type: news

Canada Announces Asbestos Ban with Exemptions
The Canadian government released the final draft last week of its much-anticipated ban on asbestos, making it illegal to import, manufacture, sell, trade or use products made with the toxic mineral. The ban, which goes into effect Dec. 30, 2018, contains exemptions that still allow its use in the chlor-alkali industry, the military, nuclear facilities and for magnesium extraction from asbestos mining residue. It will be known as The Prohibition of Asbestos and Products Containing Asbestos Regulations. Canadian Environment Minister Catherine McKenna touted the tough new regulations during the announcement, but critics stil...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - October 22, 2018 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Matt Mauney Source Type: news

Asbestos Case Among First for Kavanaugh in Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear a product liability case filed by widows of Navy sailors seeking to recover damages for injuries related to asbestos exposure. It will be the third case on the docket for Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who was sworn in Saturday by Chief Justice John Roberts and retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy. The asbestos case, Air and Liquid Systems Corp. v. DeVries, involves a group of Navy sailors who developed mesothelioma from asbestos exposure. Defendants include Air & Liquid Systems and other large companies that manufactured equipment used by the Navy. Key facts about the case: Eq...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - October 10, 2018 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Matt Mauney Source Type: news

As Hurricane #Michael nears land, take shelter & stay safe. Follow weather updates on your phone or radio. In a tornado WARNING, go to an interior, windowless room. If water comes in, go to the highest floor that ’ s not flooded but do NOT enter a closed attic.pic.twitter.com/KD5WZ7gamP
As Hurricane #Michael nears land, take shelter & stay safe. Follow weather updates on your phone or radio. In a tornado WARNING, go to an interior, windowless room. If water comes in, go to the highest floor that’s not flooded but do NOT enter a closed attic. pic.twitter.com/KD5WZ7gamP
Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew - October 10, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: ( at fema) Source Type: news

Worldwide Effects of Asbestos Use
By Emily WalshWALLINGFORD, CT, US, Sep 14 2018 (IPS)Earlier this summer, the Environmental Protection Agency of the United States (EPA) issued a Significant New Use Rule (SNUR) on asbestos, a naturally occurring mineral that is also a known carcinogen. Asbestos is the only definitive cause of mesothelioma, a cancer which affects the linings of internal organs.What is a Significant New Use Rule?A SNUR can be required when chemical substances or mixtures are under review for new uses that may cause changes to current policy, or create concerns around environmental health. There are four criteria to determine whether a SNUR i...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - September 14, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Emily Walsh Tags: Environment Headlines Health North America Source Type: news

Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, September 2018
(DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory) ORNL story tips: Lab, field tests show improved building insulation performance; ORNL-developed software runs quantum programs on multiple quantum computers; ORNL moved single atoms below a crystal's surface; certain bacteria turns mercury into methylmercury at varying rates across species; ORNL hosts Molten Salt Reactor Workshop in October.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - September 4, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: news

What ’s Included in the EPA’s New Asbestos Use Rule?
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving forward with a proposed rule critics fear will expand the commercial use of asbestos — a toxic mineral known to cause mesothelioma and other diseases. The EPA received nearly 6,000 comments about its significant new use rule (SNUR) as of Aug. 10, the last day for public commenting. In June, the agency proposed SNUR under the reformed Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). It would allow companies to manufacture, import and process more than a dozen asbestos-containing products no longer in use as long as the EPA approves them first. The EPA’s summary of SN...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - August 24, 2018 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Daniel King Source Type: news

Abbott ’ s St. Jude Medical must face negligence suit over Riata leads
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) subsidiary St. Jude Medical must face a negligence lawsuit brought over its recalled Riata defibrillator leads after a federal judge ruled that the case is not rpeempted by fedral rules. Plaintiff Kristen Bull was implanted with a St. Jude implantable cardioverter defibrillator using Riata leads in November 2010, just a month before the company pulled the silicone-coated wires after finding that some of the internal conductors had worn through their insulation. In November 2011 the company warned that the Riata leads appeared to fail more frequently than previously reported, leading to a Class I rec...
Source: Mass Device - July 16, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Brad Perriello Tags: Cardiovascular Legal News Product Liability Abbott Cardiac Rhythm Management stjudemedical Source Type: news

Health Tip: Asbestos Tips For Homeowners
-- Asbestos is a mineral fiber that is found in rock and salt. The fibers are strong and heat-resistant, so they have been used in construction materials for insulation and to prevent the spread of fire. But the fibers can be released into the air...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 9, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Two-channel model for ultralow thermal conductivity of crystalline Tl3VSe4
Solids with ultralow thermal conductivity are of great interest as thermal barrier coatings for insulation or thermoelectrics for energy conversion. However, the theoretical limits of lattice thermal conductivity () are unclear. In typical crystals a phonon picture is valid, whereas lowest values occur in highly disordered materials where this picture fails and heat is supposedly carried by random walk among uncorrelated oscillators. Here we identify a simple crystal, Tl3VSe4, with a calculated phonon [0.16 Watts per meter-Kelvin (W/m-K)] one-half that of our measured (0.30 W/m-K) at 300 K, approaching disorder values, alt...
Source: ScienceNOW - June 28, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Mukhopadhyay, S., Parker, D. S., Sales, B. C., Puretzky, A. A., McGuire, M. A., Lindsay, L. Tags: Materials Science, Physics reports Source Type: news

Cincinnati Children ’s research offers hope for autism
Scientists at Cincinnati Children ’s Hospital have solved the mystery of why a gene already linked to some people with autism is critical to healthy neuronal connections in the developing brain, which offers hope for patients. A study by the researchers at the Avondale hospital indicates that disruption of the gene CHD8 hinders t he production and maintenance of nerve insulation, which harms the brain’s neuronal connections and contributes to white matter damage. Although previous studies showed…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - June 20, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Barrett J. Brunsman Source Type: news

Cincinnati Children ’s research offers hope for autism patients
Scientists at Cincinnati Children ’s Hospital have solved the mystery of why a gene already linked to some people with autism is critical to healthy neuronal connections in the developing brain, which offers hope for patients. A study by the researchers at the Avondale hospital indicates that disruption of the gene CHD8 hinders t he production and maintenance of nerve insulation, which harms the brain’s neuronal connections and contributes to white matter damage. Although previous studies showed…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - June 19, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Barrett J. Brunsman Source Type: news

Medical News Today: MS: New findings may 'prevent future loss of brain cells'
Scientists have now identified a unique cell death mechanism behind the destruction of nerve insulation in MS, and an anti-inflammatory that blocks it.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 14, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Multiple Sclerosis Source Type: news

EPA Releases New Rules for TSCA Asbestos Review
As part of the latest updates to the reformed Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week proposed new rules for the risk evaluation of asbestos. The EPA released a significant new use rule (SNUR) proposal which would allow the agency to prevent new uses of asbestos, the naturally occurring mineral linked to deadly cancers such as mesothelioma. It is the first time the EPA has issued such an action. The SNUR would require the agency’s approval before asbestos-containing goods can be manufactured, imported or processed. It would grant the EPA power to evaluate the intended...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - June 5, 2018 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Daniel King Source Type: news

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