University College London researchers published their study whose results show that users of ecigarettes who want to quit smoking are 60% more likely to succeed than when they use NRTs or simple willpower. Like other aspects of ecigarettes, ...
Tags: E cigarettes, E-cigarettes
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a final risk assessment for trichloroethylene (TCE). The assessment identified health risks from TCE exposures to consumers using spray aerosol degreasers and spray fixatives. ...
Tags: Certification, Service, EPA, Trichloroethylene
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a final risk assessment for trichloroethylene (TCE). The assessment identified health risks from TCE exposures to consumers using spray aerosol degreasers and spray fixatives. ...
Tags: Certification, EPA, Service
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the third edition of a report, Climate Change Indicators in the United States. The report pulls together observed data on key measures of our environment, including U.S. and ...
Tags: EPA, certification
The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) published the fourteenth edition of the AAFA Restricted Substances List (RSL), covering apparel, footwear, travel goods, home textiles, and other fashion accessories. The updated RSL ...
While industrial behemoth General Electric (Fairfield, CT) is overall doing well, with earnings peer share one cent above the average of analysts' expectations according to a New York Times article, GE Healthcare posted worse-than-expected ...
Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) co-owner associations have announced the new Service Professionals Program for the 2014 event, slated for Tuesday, Nov. 4, through Thursday, Nov. 6, at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas. ...
Tags: Auto Parts
AkzoNobel's Marine Coatings business, supplier of International advanced hull coatings, and The Gold Standard Foundation have announced a new and unique methodology to reward the improved fuel efficiency of ships within the international ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Coating
"Clariant had a promising start to the year with good volume growth and an increase in operating profitability," said CEO Hariolf Kottmann. "Overall, our businesses performed well in an improving but still mixed economic environment. The ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, economy
Sorin's just-approved Mitroflow valve (Courtesy Sorin Group) Italy's Sorin Group has announced that FDA has given its approval to the latest iteration of the company's Sorin Mitroflow aortic pericardial heart valve. This newest version ...
Adequate levels of rhizobia organisms can help to increase nitrogen fixation; satellite imagery and mapping capabilities help growers identify yield-limiting factors; and developments in drought stress tolerance. Adequate Rhizobia ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Jing Jin, Wei Dong, and Yong Liang, who co-authored a paper on “Determination of Acrylamide in Textiles by GC-MS using 13C3-labeled Acrylamide as Internal Standard” published in the January/February 2013 issue of AATCC Review, ...
Tags: Peer Review Paper, Textile
The biggest objection I hear from flooring dealers about becoming immersed in social media has to do with time. Their days are busy enough without having to add another layer of work that seems overwhelming when new social networks seem to ...
Tags: Flooring, Construction, Decoration
AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has been recognized as a finalist for UBM Tech's EE Times and EDN Annual Creativity in Electronics ACE Award for Ultimate Products, AVX's TCJ Series ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has begun public consultation on its draft guidelines on sugar intake, which recommends that sugars should be less than 10 per cent of total energy intake per day, but that reduction to below 5 per cent ...