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| Regulatory & Environmental Resources for the Chemical Industry |
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This issue of the ChemIndustry.com newsletter highlights selected free regulatory & environmental resources for the chemical industry. There are many more good resources on the world wide web, including national / regional and subject-specific resources, however, any chemical industry professional whos interested should be aware of the selected resources provided here. If you are familiar with other "must" related web based resources and would like to bring them to the awareness of our subscribers, please drop a line to yaron@chemindustry.com. Your suggestions for future topics of this newsletter are also welcome.
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Xiameter, from Dow Corning, is a web-enabled business model offering the lowest base price for commonly used silicones through transparent and unprecedented pricing and transaction simplicity.
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US Resources
Environmental Protection Agency
EPAs directory-like portal with its simple and friendly user interface is the best place to start any environmental related search in the USA or abroad.
http://www.epa.gov/
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA's mission is to assure the safety and health of America's workers by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach, and education? A gateway to everything that is safety & health related in the chemical industry.
http://www.osha.gov/
US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
This governmental body is in charge of investigating accidents. The site includes full records of completed investigations as well as news releases.
http://www.chemsafety.gov/
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) is the federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness. NIOSH is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the Department of Health and Human Services. The site is easy to navigate and includes wealth of tools and resources.
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html
Small Business Environmental Home Page
A good start point for US based businesses that are looking for environmental related assistance.
http://www.smallbiz-enviroweb.org/
A comprehensive list of State environmental agencies is available at:
http://www.smallbiz-enviroweb.org/sba/seasbapweb.html
ChemAlliance
Wealth of information, resources and tools for industry professionals, regulators and technical assistance providers.
http://www.chemalliance.org/index_old.asp
ChemAlliance web links page:
http://www.chemalliance.org/Handbook/weblinks.asp
The National Pollution Prevention Roundtable - links to local environmental programs
The NPPR directory is an on-line tool for locating pollution prevention business assistance and services.
http://www.p2.org/inforesources/p2rxpd.cfm
EU Resources
European Environmental Agency
Site includes reports and environmental data browsable by topic and by country.
http://www.eea.eu.int/
Web resources related to EEA are listed here:
http://www.eea.eu.int/networks/
European Pollution Register
Site includes reports on the emissions of industrial facilities into the air and waters, made by members of the European Union. Data could be retrieved by pollutant or by region / country / facility.
http://eper.cec.eu.int/
Europa Environment
Environmental section of the European Union web portal.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/
Global/National Resources
Energy Information Administration
The EIA portal includes comprehensive reviews of environmental issues in countries and regions around the globe.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/contents.html
National environmental agencies
Links to national environmental agencies and committees from the International Energy Agency web site:
http://www.iea.org/Textbase/subjectqueries/morelinks.asp?KEYWORD_ID=4106&LINKNAME=ABARE
Japan's Ministry of Environment
Japans environmental overview, regulations and resources
http://www.env.go.jp/en/
More environmental related organizations, agencies and programs can be found in ChemIndustry.coms directory category: Organizations, associations
Market research
For market research, type in a relevant term in the search box at the MarketResearch.com - ChemIndustry.com Web site: http://www.marketresearch.com/fp/default.asp?partnerid=825034902&categoryid=91
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Particle characterization
Micromeritics is a leading supplier of particle characterization analytical laboratory instruments for R&D, QA/QC, production, and process control applications. Characteristics determined include: particle size, surface area, pore volume, pore size, material density, catalytic activity, and active surface area. A Materials Analysis Laboratory provides
sample analyses on a contract basis.
www.micromeritics.com
Perry Videx
Quality used chemical, plastics, & paper process equipment. 25,000 items priced right for immediate worldwide delivery - www.PerryVidex.com
Malvern Instruments Ltd.
Malvern is a leading supplier of analytical solutions for particle characterization (size, shape, zeta potential, molecular weight) and rheological applications. Advanced technologies are combined with robust mechanical designs and comprehensive software to provide on-line, at-line and off-line solutions for QA/QC, control and development applications. An extensive support service facilitates the exploitation of any given system. www.malvern.co.uk
Alfa Aesar
Free Research Chemicals Catalog
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including organics, high purity inorganics, pure metals and precious
metal compounds and catalysts. A new CD version with substructure search
is now available as well. www.alfa.com...
MDL Information Systems Inc.
Scientific software and databases for discovery informatics. Free product downloads
and demos. Visit www.mdli.com
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Lubrizol Corporation
Lubrizol Corporation is an international fluid technology company concentrating on high performance chemicals, systems and services for industry and transportation. Visit www.lubrizol.com
Mitsui Chemicals America, Inc.
Producer and supplier of specialty chemical products and services. Products include chemicals & intermediates, chemical solvents, specialty polymers, engineering plastics, functional and electronic materials, and adhesive resin. www.mitsuichemicals.com
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