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Map of the USA showing borders of states and counties. Adapted by Wapcaplet from a public-domain map courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau website. Date: 25 September 2006: Source: en:File:Map of USA with county outlines.png: Author
Materials may polymerize, decompose, self-react, or undergo other chemical change at normal temperature and pressure with moderate risk of explosion (e.g., ammonium nitrate). 2. Materials that are unstable and may undergo violent chemical changes at normal temperature and pressure with low risk for explosion.
NFPA 704 safety squares on containers of ethyl alcohol and acetone. "NFPA 704: Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response" is a standard maintained by the U.S.-based National Fire Protection Association.
The pictogram for harmful substances of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals.. The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) is an internationally agreed-upon standard managed by the United Nations that was set up to replace the assortment of hazardous material classification and labelling schemes previously used around ...
The CERCLA federal law authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. [1] These locations are known as Superfund sites, and are placed on the National Priorities List (NPL).
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board is authorized by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 and became operational in January 1998. The Senate legislative history states: "The principal role of the new chemical safety board is to investigate accidents to determine the conditions and circumstances which led up to the event and to identify the cause or causes so that similar events might be prevented."
[7] [8] In 2009, Cabot completed construction of and began operating two additional rubber black production plants at its carbon black plant in Tianjin, China, increasing capacity to 150,000 metric tons. [3] In July 2012, Cabot purchased Norit NV, the largest producer of activated carbon, for US$1.1 billion. [9]