NEMA’s Lighting Systems Index increased in the fourth quarter of 2012 after a decline in the third quarter, growing 1.9 percent on a quarter-to-quarter basis and by 3.3 percent on a year-over-year basis. Lighting equipment demand has ...
What do toffee, volcanic lava; enameled baths and Perspex have in common? They are all examples of what has been called the fourth state of matter-they are GLASSES, just as much as a bottle or windowpane. A glass is a material with the ...
US-based bubba brands has introduced new dual wall insulated sport bottles, the bubba Hero sport and Raptor, which are BPA-free, leak proof and dishwasher safe. The bottles have been designed with a sport lid for easy drinking and ...
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The new controller platform is taking the place of the D1Ca/D2Ca controller from ProMinent. The multi-parameter controller is available in versions with one or two channels. The corresponding sensors can be connected per channel using ...
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The need to meet new environmental standards, the growing demand for water and the need to replace obsolete infrastructure are causing U.S. water utilities to embark on thousands of capital improvement projects. These projects are tracked ...
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Do you remember what it was like before there was at least one television in every home? How did we spend our spare time? Let me assist you in remembering the good old days. There were beautiful summer evenings, drinking a glass of iced ...
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No matter how small the outside space of your property - be it a domestic or commercial building - cleverly designed lighting could not only immeasurably enhance its look from a purely aesthetic point of view, but could also offer valuable ...
This research focuses on pyrosequencing analysis of bacteria in an experimental drinking water distribution system. Bulk water and biofilms had markedly different bacterial community structures. Biofilms had higher species richness and ...
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US public interest groups - Center for Science in the Public Interest, Consumer Federation of America, National Consumers League and Shape Up America! - have proposed Treasury Department to finalize the rules for standardizing the alcoholic ...
The Water Canadian Group has secured 30 year licenses to harvest 1.5 billion liters of glacial drinking water every year from collection points in close proximity to the port of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The group will use an ...
News reports indicate that Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg may propose restrictions on the use of polystyrene foam foodservice products in New York City, ostensibly as a way to increase recycling rates. American Chemistry Council (ACC) vice ...
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Ultrafiltration has become an increasingly important membrane separation technology in recent years. Anthony Bennett describes the fundamentals of ultrafiltration and highlights some current trends, as well as recent innovations in the ...
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Bürkert, the German fluid technology specialist, has developed an automated system for continuously monitoring reverse osmosis systems for the desalination of seawater. Filtration+Separation reports. Reverse osmosis is the most ...
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Harold Fitch, the man charged with overseeing Michigan's 15,000 oil and gas wells, told a House subcommittee Friday that growing hydraulic fracturing operations in his state have not caused any groundwater contamination or any other serious ...
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Australian bottler and distributor of Coca-Cola soft drinks, Coca-Cola Amatil has recalled five drinks suspecting glass fragments in the bottles. The affected products are 330ml clear glass bottles of Schweppes lemonade, tonic water, ...
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