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• Mercury (element)
  ...of any metal. A heavy, silvery [[d-block]] [[metal]], mercury is also one of the five [[liquid metal|metallic]] chemical elements that are [[liquid]] at ...f mercury (such as [[mercuric chloride]] or [[methylmercury]]), inhalation of mercury vapor, or eating seafood contaminated with mercury.
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• Food contact materials
  Food contact materials can be constructed from a variety of materials like plastics, rubber, paper, coatings, metal etc. In many cases ...molecules can migrate from the food contact material to the food. Because of this, in many countries regulations are made to ensure food safety.
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• Material safety data sheet
  ...regarding the properties of a particular substance. An important component of [[product stewardship]] and [[workplace safety]], it is intended to provide There is also a duty to properly label substances on the basis of physico-chemical, health and/or environmental risk. Labels can include haza
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• Concrete
  ...dome]].<ref>[http://www.romanconcrete.com/ The Roman Pantheon: The Triumph of Concrete]</ref>]] ...ern building: [[Boston City Hall]] (completed 1968) is largely constructed of concrete, both pre-cast and poured-in-place.]]
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• Laser safety
  ...unts of laser light can lead to permanent eye injuries, the sale and usage of lasers is typically subject to government regulations. ...xample ANSI Z136 in the US and IEC 60825 internationally, define "classes" of laser depending on their power and wavelength. These regulations also presc
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• Emergency management
  ...he institutions for [[civil defense]] or within the conventional structure of the [[emergency service]]s. However, emergency management actually starts a ...anagement context. This focuses on the mitigation and preparedness aspects of the emergency cycle (see below).
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• Formaldehyde
  ...1-''tert''-Butoxypropan-2-ol | series = IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans 88 | publisher = International Agency for Rese ==Forms of formaldehyde==
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• Mining
  ...ity in [[Austria]]|Mining, Austria|the siege tactic|Mining (military)|name of the [[China|Chinese]] emperor|Daoguang Emperor}} ...e:Chuquicamata-002.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[Chuquicamata]], [[Chile]], site of the largest circumference and second deepest [[open-pit mining|open pit]] [
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• Health Level 7
  ...//www.hl7.org/about/index.cfm}}</ref> "HL7" is also used to refer to some of the specific standards created by the organization (e.g., HL7 v2.x, v3.0, H ...ich support clinical practice and the management, delivery, and evaluation of [[health service]]s, are the most commonly used in the world.{{Citation nee
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• Electronic health record
  [[Image:VistA Img.png|thumb|300px|Sample view of an electronic health record based on images]] [[File:Electronic medical record.jpg|thumb|300px|Sample view of an electronic health record]]
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• Synthetic cannabis
  [[File:Spice drug.jpg|thumb|A bag of Spice]] ...ries, but remain legal under federal law in the USA and Canada. Several US states have made it illegal under state law.
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• Buprenorphine
  ...0-08-30}}</ref> ([[USA]])<br>Schedule 8 ([[Australia|Aust]])<br> Class C([[United Kingdom|UK]])<br> Cat. A[[Singapore]]}<br> Schedule III [[Germany]]} ...tries as a [[transdermal patch|transdermal formulation]] for the treatment of [[chronic pain]].
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• Salvia divinorum
  | image_alt = A short green plant with many elliptical shaped leaves of arcuate venation ...[cloud forest]] in the isolated [[Sierra Madre de Oaxaca|Sierra Mazateca]] of [[Oaxaca]], Mexico, growing in shady and moist locations.<ref name=Reisfiel
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• Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
  {{For|the assassination of Robert's brother, John|John F. Kennedy assassination}} ...[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] [[Immigration|immigrant]], was convicted of Kennedy's murder and is serving a life sentence for the crime. The shooting
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• Counter-terrorism
  The tactic of [[terrorism]] is available to [[insurgency|insurgents]] and governments. No ...and other measures may focus more on the insurgency than the specific acts of terror. [[Foreign internal defense]] (FID) is a term used by several countr
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• Definitions of terrorism
  ...as been slow to formulate a universally agreed, legally binding definition of this crime. These difficulties arise from the fact that the term "terrorism .../ref> These divergences have made it impossible to conclude a [[Definition of terrorism#Proposed Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism|Comp
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• History of terrorism
  ...errorism]]. Scholars agree that terrorism is a disputed term, and very few of those labelled terrorists describe themselves as such. {{See also|Definition of terrorism}}
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• Terrorism
  ...errorism''' is the systematic use of [[fear|terror]] especially as a means of [[coercion]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Terrorism ...tical or ideological goal, and deliberately target or disregard the safety of [[non-combatant]]s (civilians).{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}}
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• 2001 anthrax attacks
  ..., [[NBC News]], ''[[New York Post]]'', ''[[National Enquirer]]'', [[United States Senate|Senators]] [[Tom Daschle]] and [[Patrick Leahy]] ...g investigation became "one of the largest and most complex in the history of law enforcement."<ref>http://www.fbi.gov/anthrax/amerithraxlinks.htm</ref>
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• Congressional response to the NSA warrantless surveillance program
  ...nator Dianne Feinstein |date=2005-12-20 |title=Feinstein, Bipartisan Group of Senators Seek Joint Judiciary-Intelligence Inquiry into Domestic Spying |ur ...two Committees is particularly critical where civil liberties and the rule of law hang in the balance. <br>
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