Greenlist(tm) Bulletin 07/08/2005
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Titles here, abstracts below them:
- Final EPA Staff Paper Recommends Stronger Particle
Pollution Standards. July 2005
- The Current Status of Fuel Cell Technology for Mobile and Stationary Applications. March 2005
- Roadmap to Compliance: The Role of Electronic Data Exchange in Supporting the European Union RoHS and WEEE Directives. May 2005
- CFCs: A Dying Breed. June 2005
- ACC Reports Downward Trend in TRI. May 2005
- Facility Sustainability Reporting Guidance Released. May 2005
- Concerns Grow About Bisphenol A Safety. May 2005
- Technical Trends in Automotive Waterborne Coatings. June 2005
- PVC Replacements Offer Some Advantages. June 2005
- This Closed Process Recycles Co and Li from
1. Final EPA Staff Paper Recommends Stronger Particle
Pollution Standards
ABSTRACT A key document in EPA's review of national air quality standards for particle pollution recommends the administrator consider strengthening and refining current standards to better protect public health and visibility. Based on the latest science, the "final staff paper" does not change current air quality standards. It does, however, contain EPA staff recommendations for the administrator to consider in upcoming decisions about revising the agency's national standards for fine (PM2.5) and coarse particles (PM10). The Clean Air Act requires EPA to periodically review air quality standards to ensure they provide adequate health and environmental protection and to update those standards if necessary. In December 2004, EPA and states began implementing the first fine particle standard when the agency designated areas of the country that require additional local, state and federal steps to reduce PM 2.5. The staff paper recommends that EPA continue to regulate but revise the current PM10 standards with a new health-based standard for particles known as "thoracic coarse" particles -- particles between 2.5 and 10 micrometers in diameter that can be deeply inhaled. Staff recommends that such a standard apply to more toxic urban coarse particles. In addition to the changes to improve public health protection, the staff paper recommends that the administrator consider revising the existing secondary fine particle standard to improve protection of visibility in urban areas.
2. The Current Status of Fuel Cell Technology for Mobile and Stationary Applications
AUTHOR de Bruijn, Frank
SOURCE Green Chemistry, v7 n3, March 2005, pp132-150
ABSTRACT This review of fuel cell technology gives an overview on the status of low and high temperature fuel cells, both on materials and component levels as well as on a system level. Their application in transport and the combined generation of heat and power is discussed in relation to their environmental benefits.
3. Roadmap to Compliance: The Role of Electronic Data Exchange in Supporting the European Union RoHS and WEEE Directives
AUTHOR Kubin, Richard
SOURCE Global SMT & Packaging, v5 n5, May 2005,
pp14-18
ABSTRACT The upcoming European Union RoHS and WEEE directives are driving new requirements for the management and exchange of information, both across the extended electronics manufacturing value chain, and across the product lifecycle. The Restriction of Certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS) bans or severely restricts the use of certain substances in the manufacture and assembly of electronics products to be marketed in the EU. Some estimates place the cost of enhancing and updating IT systems to support environmental compliance for an average electronics producer at $2-$3 million over the next 3 years.
4. CFCs: A Dying Breed
SOURCE Environmental Health Perspectives, v113 n6, June
2005, pA373
ABSTRACT
5. ACC Reports Downward Trend in TRI
SOURCE Chemical Market Reporter, v267 n21, 23-29 May
2005, p9
ABSTRACT Chemical manufacturers have reduced environmental releases by 75 percent since the EPA began tracking emissions under the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) in 1988, says the American Chemistry Council (ACC). During the same period, the industry increased production of chemical products by almost 29 percent, according to the ACC.
6. Facility Sustainability Reporting Guidance Released
SOURCE Business and the Environment, vXVI n5, May 2005,
p1
ABSTRACT The Facility Reporting Project (FRP) has
released the pilot draft of the "Sustainability Reporting
Guidance." Facilities can use the
Draft FRP guidance as a basis for developing voluntary, facility-level
sustainability reports. While potentially globally applicable, the Draft FRP
Guidance has been written primarily for the
7. Concerns Grow About Bisphenol A Safety
AUTHOR Scott, Alex
SOURCE Chemical Week, v167 n17,
ABSTRACT A growing body of scientific evidence suggests that bisphenol A (BPA) is an endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC) and that BPA is present in extremely low, but biologically active, levels in the human body. BOA can leach from plastic products derived from it, including polycarbonate and epoxy resins, and could be the cause of several adverse human health effects, including liver enzyme damage, and damage to brain and reproductive organs, some researchers say. Other researchers say that the development of embryos could also be highly sensitive to EDCs. These researchers challenge the conclusions of the majority of studies to date, which say that BPA does not present a health risk to humans. The American Plastics Council disputes that BPA presents a health risk, based on the findings of the bulk of research so far.
8. Technical Trends in Automotive Waterborne Coatings
AUTHOR
SOURCE PCI Paint & Coatings Industry, v21 n6, June
2005, pp28-32
ABSTRACT The automotive painting process is highly complex and utilizes five major coating processes: cleaning and pre-treatment; electrocoat; primer surfacer; basecoat; and clearcoat. A survey of major automobile producers indicates that all producers are seeking a shorter, more efficient painting process with less investment and shorter process times. This article describe current trends in automotive coating products and processes, highlighting increases in the use of environmentally-friendly materials.
9. PVC Replacements Offer Some Advantages
SOURCE Modern Plastics Worldwide, v82 n6, June 2005, p35
ABSTRACT Alternatives
to PVC trumpet weight savings and compliance with new standards for waste
incinerators. Eastman Chemical supplies the elastomer used in the
puncture-resistant outer layer of three-layer IV bags made by B. Braun Medical
Inc. Officials at the medical device maker say the Excel IV containers weigh
between 28% and 48% less when empty than comparable PVC bags. Weight savings
could increase in significance in the
10. This Closed Process Recycles Co and Li from
SOURCE Chemical Engineering, v112 n6, June 2005, p20
ABSTRACT Kawasaki Heavy Industries has developed an economical process to receover high-purity cobalt metal from the electrodes of waste lithium ion batteries. Up to now it has been difficult to reuse Co recovered from batteries unless a costly refining step is used to purify the metal, says the firm.
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