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Managing alarms to eliminate overload
Added: 15 May 2002
Today's control technology has given plant operators unprecedented insights into the running of the…
Could this kill you?
Added: 7 May 2002
The World Health Organization (WHO) is to determine the extent of the public health risk from acryl…
EPRI develops economical NOx reduction process
Added: 29 Apr 2002
A new NOx reduction process developed by EPRI provides coal-fired generating units with a c…

Trichloroethylene reclassified as a carcinogen
Added: 28 Mar 2002
Trichloroethylene, a solvent used for degreasing surfaces has been reclassified as a carcinogen by …
Stripper stamps out the stink
Added: 18 Mar 2002
That 'new smell' - the one that hits you when you step into a brand new car - is on the way…

Allergic reactions
Added: 11 Mar 2002
Stuart Nathan looks at some of the facts behind food allergies, the ways food processors can minimi…
Buried dams help clean recycled water
Added: 6 Mar 2002
Scientists from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation have found that di…
EC adopts proposal to restrict use of dangerous chemicals
Added: 22 Feb 2002
The EC has adopted a proposal to restrict the use by the general public of forty three chemicals wh…
Fuel cells for Nissan
Added: 19 Feb 2002
UTC Fuel Cells has signed development agreements with the Nissan Motor Company to develop f…

Arsenic and old wood
Added: 18 Feb 2002
The US wood industry has reached an agreement with the EPA to stop using arsenic in pressur…

Biomass-based power comes to Germany
Added: 18 Feb 2002
Foster Wheeler Energia Oy has been awarded three power plant projects in Germany in the wake of the…
Shecco keeps cars cool
Added: 18 Feb 2002
Denso Corporation has signed a global licensing contract with Hydro Pronova AS for the use of its S…
llama droppings combat water pollution
Added: 30 Jan 2002
Scientists from Newcastle University are using llama droppings to help combat environmental…

Soybeans dissolve foam
Added: 30 Jan 2002
The amount of Styrofoam disposed of in landfills could be reduced in the future thanks to the work …
Engineers develop odour eaters for pulp mills
Added: 23 Jan 2002
An academic in Canada is researching biofiltration techniques that use bacteria to 'eat' smelly, ai…
BP and ChevronTexaco to build $23 million wind farm
Added: 16 Jan 2002
BP and ChevronTexaco today announced that they are to build and operate a 22.5-megawatt wind farm a…
Now there is just one step to phenol
Added: 16 Jan 2002
Japanese process engineers have designed a process to convert benzene to phenol in a single…

Bug may help clean up PCB deposits
Added: 16 Jan 2002
Researchers from the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute have discovered a strai…

Are you in control?
Added: 16 Jan 2002
A recent survey was carried out by the Energy Efficiency Best Practice Programme (EEBPP) to find ou…
Helium recovery good for fibre makers
Added: 9 Jan 2002
BOC has patented a new helium recovery system that aims to reduce the cost of manufacturing…