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• Hydroelectric
  ...argest hydroelectric power stations|largest hydro-electric power station]] in the world]] ...an installed capacity of 777 [[GWe]] supplied 2998 TWh of hydroelectricity in 2006.<ref>http://www.eia.doe.gov/ Energy Information Administration interna
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• Potassium chloride
  ...r = soluble in [[ether]], [[glycerol]], [[alkali]]es <br> slightly soluble in [[alcohol]] ...lethal injection]]. It occurs naturally as the [[mineral]] [[sylvite]] and in combination with [[sodium chloride]] as [[sylvinite]].
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• Mercury (element)
  Mercury occurs in deposits throughout the world mostly as [[cinnabar]] ([[mercuric sulfide]]) ...ration]]. It is used in lighting: electricity passed through mercury vapor in a phosphor tube produces short-wave [[ultraviolet light]] which then causes
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• Sodium chloride
  {{about|the chemical compound|sodium chloride in the diet|Salt|sodium chloride as a mineral|Halite}} ...oluble in [[glycerol]], [[ethylene glycol]], [[formic acid]]<br/>insoluble in [[hydrochloric acid|HCl]]
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• Materials Knowledge Transfer Network
  ...sations, [[trade associations]], the financial market, academia and others in the materials community. ...ials. It helps to broker vocational and other training for people involved in materials. Membership of the KTN is free.
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• Building insulation materials
  '''Building insulation materials''' are [[thermal insulation]] used in the construction or retrofit of buildings. ...duction]], [[Radiant energy|radiation]] or [[convection]] and are employed in varying combinations to achieve the desired outcome (usually [[thermal comf
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• Vermiculite
  | pleochroism = X in paler shades than Y and Z ...te]].<ref name=Mindat/> Large commercial vermiculite mines currently exist in [[South Africa]], [[China]], and [[Brazil]].
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• Kerosene
  ...The word ''Kerosene'' was registered as a trademark by [[Abraham Gesner]] in 1854 and for several years only the North American Gas Light Company and th ...called paraffin wax or just [[paraffin]]); the term ''kerosene'' is usual in much of Canada, the United States, Australia (where it is usually referred
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• Cellulose insulation
  ...from external climate and sounds. Cellulose insulation is plant fiber used in wall and roof cavities to separate the inside and outside of the building t ...and adding a fire retardant, began in the 1950s and came into general use in the US during the 1970s.
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• Iron
  ...veryday use. Fresh iron surfaces appear lustrous silvery-gray, but oxidize in air. ...rth most common in the Earth's crust. It is produced as a result of fusion in high-mass stars, and it is the heaviest stable element produced by stellar
  67 KB (9,808 words) - 09:24, 20 September 2010
• Joseph LaDou
  ...se that trained more than 3,000 physicians (500 from developing countries) in [[occupational medicine]]. * LaDou, Joseph. 2006. "Occupational Medicine in the United States: A Proposal to Abolish Workers’ Compensation and Reesta
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• Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance
  ...adult blood lead surveillance programs which can accurately measure trends in adult blood lead levels and which can effectively intervene to prevent lead ...from work exposures'', pp. B20-18,19 (Objective 20-7) in Tracking Healthy People 2010 [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hphome.htm], U.S. Department of Health and Hu
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• Indoor air quality
  ...nd source control are the primary methods for improving indoor air quality in most buildings. ...few weeks. However annually thousands of people go to radon contaminated [[Mining|mine]]s for purposeful exposure to help with the symptoms of [[arthritis]]
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• Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
  ...e]]s and "dangerous occurrences" that take place at [[employment|work]] or in connection with work.<ref name=hse>[http://www.hse.gov.uk/riddor/ UK Govern ...essed 9 March 2008</ref> Even today, hundreds are killed at work each year in the UK|thumb|left]]
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• American Society of Safety Engineers
  ...(SH&E) professional members lead, manage, supervise, research and consult in all industries worldwide. ...feguards and regulations. The Society will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2011 and commemorate 100 years of dedicated service to workplace safety and
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• Workplace safety
  ...orkplace safety & health''' is a category of [[management]] responsibility in places of employment. ...>http://www.emhf.org/resource_images/Vienna_Declaration_Bgrd_Doc.pdf</ref> In the UK the disparity was even greater with males comprising 97.4% of workpl
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• Asbestos
  ...re to asbestos is more likely to cause health problems, as asbestos exists in the ambient air at low levels, which itself does not cause health problems. ...late wiring for its [[electrical insulation]] at elevated temperature, and in buildings for its [[flame retardant|flame-retardant]] and insulating proper
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• Health and safety law
  ...however the injured employee can also seek damages for the injury caused in the civil courts under areas of civil law such as [[negligence]] and occupi ...chele also received a prison sentence. In the civil courts over $1 billion in claims have been made by the families of the dead and injured with defendan
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• Samuel Stockhausen
  ...Rammelsberg]] in the [[Harz]] mountains. In [[1656]] he published a book, in Latin, attributing the disease to noxious fumes from [[litharge]] (a [[lead discusses Stockhausen on page 207 in the context of a history of lead poisoning.</ref>
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• Institute of Occupational Medicine
  ...] and [[occupational safety]]. Its mission is to benefit those at work and in the community by providing quality research, consultancy and training and b ...antitative research|quantitative]] data to set protective health standards in the industry. 50,000 coalminers were eventually recruited into the study fr
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