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  • ...ated fiberboard|cardboard]], and eating utensils that, because they are by-products, may be branded as "[[environmentally friendly]]." ...is flavopicta''), and the [[beetle]] ''Migdolus fryanus''. The planthopper insect ''[[Eumetopina flavipes]]'' acts as a [[phytoplasma]] vector, which causes
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  • ...rries are toxic and must be removed before eating red elderberries or food products from red elderberries. The berries are edible after cooking and can be used ...n |title=[[Wild Flowers: An Aid to Knowledge of our Wild Flowers and their Insect Visitors]] |year=1900 |publisher=[[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]] |locat
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  • ...es mainly as [[Antipredator adaptation|defense]] against [[herbivorous]] [[insect]]s.<ref name="Agrawal"/> Many people are [[latex allergy|allergic to latex] ...icularly for non-[[vulcanization|vulcanized]] rubber. Such is the case in products like latex [[glove]]s, latex [[condom]]s and [[latex clothing]].
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  • ...ovide a sticky hold on the trunk. This insect is in the same family as the insect from which [[cochineal]] is obtained. The insects suck the sap of the tree ...oss sheen. For applications where a flatter (less shiny) sheen is desired, products containing amorphous silica,<ref>[http://americanwoodworker.com/blogs/shop/
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  • ...ination of materials are used to achieve an optimum solution and there are products which combine different types of insulation into a single form. ...VOC emission. Chemically inert (no known symptoms of exposure per MSDS). Insect resistant. Mold Proof. Insoluble in water. Disadvantages: Fragile at the lo
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  • ...covers, ropes and cables, reinforcement fibre for [[composite material]]s, insect netting, flame-retardant and protective fabric, soundproof, fireproof, and ...which contains limits levels for the use of certain chemicals in textiles products.
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  • * Vegetable products such as cotton * Animal products such as wool and silk
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  • ...and smelly, they can be purified and bleached to give commercially useful products. ...ned by cracking polyethylene by heating for a few minutes at 400 °C. The products have formulas of about (CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>n</sub>H<sub>2</sub>, where n i
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  • ...uties]] on imported [[timber]], or [[quarantine]] rules to avoid foreign [[insect]] [[Pest (organism)|pest]]s getting offshore, and as a result often the unw ...amping gear and food supplies, but do not carry passengers. In fishing net products "dunnage" may refer to a reinforcement of the edges of the net. It is some
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  • ...tion)|R-value]] of 2.0 - 3.5, significantly more than that of other siding products including [[fiber cement siding|fiber cement]], [[brick]] and [[stucco]]. H ...eed, Exterior Portfolio by Crane, Heartland Building Products, KP Building Products, Mastic, Mitten, Inc., Norandex/Reynolds, Gentek/Revere, RMC/Style Crest, V
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  • [[Engineered wood]] products have properties that usually differ from those of natural timbers. (see bel ...unsoundness. The black check in western [[Tsuga|hemlock]] is the result of insect attacks. The reddish-brown streaks so common in hickory and certain other w
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  • ...ction]], in which pesticides are used on inbound international flights for insect and disease control, can also make flight attendants sick.<ref name=WHO/><r ...at "...our industry has a moral and ethical obligation...to know how these products impact humans."<ref name=testing/> Surveillance of pesticide-related injur
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  • ...ction]], in which pesticides are used on inbound international flights for insect and disease control, can also make flight attendants sick.<ref name=WHO/><r
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  • The toxicity of arsenic to [[insect]]s, [[bacteria]], and [[fungi]] led to its use as a wood preservative.<ref> ...s high level of toxicity, most countries banned the use of CCA in consumer products. The [[European Union]] and United States led this ban, beginning in 2004.<
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  • ...need to treat wood materials of a thickness greater than 6mm, used to ship products between countries. Its main purpose is to prevent the international transp ...M 15 are made from alternative material, like paper, plastic or wood panel products (i.e. OSB, hardboard, and plywood).
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