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• Brimstone missile
  ...g the [[BL755]] [[cluster bomb]]. This requirement was issued following an assessment of the British military's performance in the [[Gulf War]]. [[GEC-Marconi]] ...ets, the Brimstone has the capacity to determine where on a target to best impact causing the most damage or resulting in elimination of the target.
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• Hydroelectric
  ...for electric power production, possibly eliminating the new environmental impact of any demolition operation. Small hydro can be further divided into mini-h ...ic]]<ref name="ExternEGraphs"/>. The extremely positive [[greenhouse gas]] impact of hydroelectricity is found especially in temperate climates. The above st
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• Nitrous oxide
  ...Assessment Report (AR4) by Working Group 1 (WG1), [http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar4/wg1/ar4-wg1-chapter2.pdf Chapter 2 "Changes in Atmospheric Const
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• Mercury (element)
  ...living near coal-fired power plants. The court opinion cited the negative impact on human health from coal fired power plants' mercury emissions documented ...[[room temperature]]. Disadvantages were concerns regarding environmental impact associated with ground testing and concerns about eventual cooling and cond
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• Paracetamol
  ...<ref name=Hawkins>{{cite journal |author=Hawkins LC, Edwards JN, PI |title=Impact of restricting paracetamol pack sizes on paracetamol poisoning in the Unite ...ohnston J, Savarie P, Primus T, Eisemann J, Hurley J, Kohler D |title=Risk assessment of an acetaminophen baiting program for chemical control of brown tree snak
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• Polyethylene terephthalate
  ...tional "barrier" treatment) and [[solvent]]s. It is strong and [[toughness|impact-resistant]]. It is naturally colorless with a high transparency. ...last2=Shi|first2=H|last3=Adams|volume=17|first3=CD|last4=Ma|first4=Y|title=Assessment of metal contaminations leaching out from recycling plastic bottles upon tr
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• Polycarbonate
  <tr><td>[[Izod impact strength test|Izod impact strength]]</td><td>600–850 [[Joule|J]]/m</td></tr> <tr><td>[[Charpy impact test|Notch test]]</td><td>20–35 [[Kilo-|k]]J/m²</td></tr>
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• Polyethylene
  ...octene]]). LLDPE has higher tensile strength than LDPE, it exhibits higher impact and [[puncture resistance]] than LDPE. Lower thickness (gauge) films can be ...bing, ice and frozen food bags, food packaging and stretch wrap as well as impact modifiers when blended with other polymers.
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• Depleted uranium
  ...pleted uranium munitions can potentially contaminate wide areas around the impact sites or can be inhaled by civilians and military personnel.<ref name="ncbi |title= Draft Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement For Army Growth And Force Structure Realignment
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• Building insulation materials
  * Environmental impact and sustainability ...national Agency for Research on Cancer]] (IARC) re-evaluated the 1988 IARC assessment of glass fibers and removed glass wools from its list of possible carcinoge
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• Polystyrene
  |[[Charpy impact test|Notch]] test ...CD.jpg|thumb|CD case made from General Purpose Polystyrene (GPPS) and High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)]]
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• Tissue paper
  ...he rest of the paper manufacturing sector, has worked hard to minimise its impact on the environment. Recovered fibres now represent some 46.5% of the paper ...on the industry’s environmental performance since 2005. The industry’s impact on the environment is, in fact, relatively small. For example, less than 1%
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• Dimension stone
  ...houndstooth pattern, creates a rough, but uniformly patterned surface with impact tools varying in coarseness. A sandblasted surface provides an irregular p ...one to reduce heat-island effects, using dimension stone's thermal mass to impact indoor ambient air temperature thereby increasing energy efficiency, and es
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• Laser safety
  ...losion can subsequently cause damage relatively far away from the point of impact. [[Ultrashort pulse]]s can also exhibit [[self-focusing]] in the transparen ...inster et al. (2003)<ref>Mainster, M.A., Stuck, B.E. & Brown, J., Jr 2004. Assessment of alleged retinal laser injuries. Arch Ophthalmol, 122, 1210-1217</ref> pr
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• Safety climate
  ...tors’, measures that precede or predict safety outcomes and indicate the impact of human, organizational and managerial factors on safety performance. ...al are examples of how an organization’s safety culture has had a direct impact on safety performance. Along with other catastrophic events like Piper Alph
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• Cancer
  Cancer pathogenesis is traceable back to [[DNA mutations]] that impact cell growth and metastasis. Substances that cause [[DNA mutations]] are kno ...dami HO, Boffetta P |title=Tobacco use, cancer causation and public health impact |journal=Journal of internal medicine |volume=251 |issue=6 |pages=455–66
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• Global road safety for workers
  ...f>Darby, P., Murray, W. & Raeside, R. (2009). Applying online fleet driver assessment to help identify, target and reduce occupational road safety risks. Safety ...D. LaMontagne advanced a similar systems-based approach. It focuses on the impact of occupational light vehicles (OLV) as a leading cause of traumatic deaths
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• Asbestos
  ...ved close to asbestos factories and mines.<ref>Marbbn, C.A. "Asbestos Risk Assessment", ''[http://www.jubs.educatorstop15.com The Journal of Undergraduate Biolog ...e web|url=http://www.epa.gov/region8/superfund/libby/risk.html |title=Risk Assessment - US EPA |publisher=Epa.gov |date=2008-12-22 |accessdate=2010-01-12}}</ref>
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• Institute of Occupational Medicine
  ...d on exposure modelling, data management and studies for regulatory [[risk assessment]]. Studies in relation to [[metals]], including dermal exposure to [[nickel ...mal]] exposure, leading to the enumeration of new principles of [[exposure assessment]], the development of predictive exposure models, and investigations into d
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• Quantitative risk assessment software
  Quantitative risk assessment software is software that helps to calculate the single loss expectancy (SL ...or many gases including common ones as CO². This prevents an accurate QRA-assessment for certain projects as it prevents the calculation of casualties upon inha
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