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• Fallout shelter
  During the Cold War many countries built fallout shelters for high-ranking government officials and crucial military facilities. Plans were made, however, to use ...tectives/pdf/709_near.pdf</ref> In the U.S. in September 1961 the Federal Government started the Community Fallout Shelter Program.<ref>
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• 1983 Beirut barracks bombing
  ...dmark|name=USMCBarracksatBeirutAirport|display=inline,title}}<br/>[[United States Marine Corps]] [[barracks]], [[Beirut Airport]] ...s struck separate buildings housing [[Military of the United States|United States]] and [[Military of France|French military forces]]—members of the Multin
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• USS Ricketts (DE-254)
  ...isarming of the Japanese on that bypassed island, and to set up a military government. Further duty included the repatriation of natives of [[Pohnpei|Ponape]] an * [[List of United States Navy ships]]
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• USS Vance (DE-387)
  ...aircraft entering or approaching the air space of the northwestern United States. On Labor Day 1957, ''Vance'' drew emergency duty—an engineering casualty ...r, as the United States stepped up its efforts to aid the South Vietnamese government in countering internal and external communist aggression, the ship received
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• USS Thomas J. Gary (DE-326)
  ...in the [[Mediterranean]] and the [[United Kingdom]] and back to the United States. Here is a list of the ETO convoys: ...e 18 months, breaking the routine duty with a visit to [[Belgium]] and the United Kingdom in August 1958.
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• USS Camp (DE-251)
  ...n command; and reported to the [[United States Fleet Forces Command|United States Atlantic Fleet]]. ...and a half of convoy escort operations from [[New York]] to ports of the [[United Kingdom]], guarding convoys whose ships brought troops and mountains of equ
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• USS Absecon (AVP-23)
  |Ship country=United States |Ship notes=Served as U.S. [[United States Coast Guard Cutter|Coast Guard cutter]] [[USCGC Absecon (WAVP-374)|USS ''Ab
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• USS Castle Rock (AVP-35)
  |Ship country=United States |Ship fate=Loaned to [[United States Coast Guard]] 16 September 1948<br/>Permanently transferred to Coast Guard
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• USCGC Gresham (WAVP-387)
  ..., WAGW-387) sometime after the Coast Guard's 1967 adoption of the [[United States Coast Guard#Symbols|"racing stripe"]] markings on its ships. |Ship country=United States
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• USS Willoughby (AGP-9)
  |Ship country=United States |Ship fate=Transferred to [[United States Coast Guard]] 27 May 1946
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• USCGC Chincoteague (WAVP-375)
  ...sometime between 1949 and the Coast Guard's 1967 adoption of the [[United States Coast Guard#Symbols|"racing stripe"]] markings on its ships. |Ship country=United States
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• USCGC Staten Island (WAGB-278)
  |Ship fate=Turned over to the [[United States Coast Guard]] |Ship flag={{shipboxflag|United States|coast guard}}
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• Barnegat class seaplane tender
  The '''''Barnegat'' class''' was a large class of [[United States Navy]] small [[seaplane tender]]s built during [[World War II]]. Thirty wer Before World War II, the United States Navy foresaw a need for a large force of seaplane tenders in the event of a
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• Sugar beet
  The European Union, the United States, and Russia are the world's three largest sugar beet producers,<ref>[http:/ In the United States, genetically modified sugar beets resistant to [[glyphosate]] (marketed by
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• Arc Welding
  ...ese masks to be used for arc welding, but they were not used in the United States. They may have disappeared.<ref>''Papers of the International Shipyard Heal
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• USCGC Triton (WPC-116)
  |Ship country=[[United States]] |Ship flag={{shipboxflag|United States|coast guard}} {{USN flag|1967}}
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• USS Tacoma (PGM-92)
  ...k = [[Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]] | publisher = [[United States Navy]] }}</ref> The keel of ''Tacoma'' was laid 24 July 1967 at the Tacoma ...urned to Guam on 27 May and commenced preparations to return to the United States.
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• USS PC-1141
  |Ship country={{nowrap|United States}} ...-1141''''' was a {{sclass|PC-461|submarine chaser}} built for the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]]. She was renamed '''USS ''Pierre'' (PC-1141)
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• Armstrong Gun
  ...ught iron]] coils which kept the central tube under compression<ref>Holley states that [[Daniel Treadwell]] first patented the concept of a central steel tub ...ng guns. In 1864, even before they had concluded their investigations, the Government stopped the manufacture of Armstrong breech-loaders. When the Committee fin
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• Air Defense Anti-Tank System
  ...t of an extensive competition during which it was selected by the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] for the Forward Area Air-Defense (FAAD)<ref>[http://www.fa In September 2005, the [[Government of Canada|Canadian Government]] and the [[Canadian Forces]] announced a modernization program, transformi
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• 14"/50 caliber gun
  |origin= {{flag|United States}} ...rk B was the most powerful 14&nbsp;inch weapon ever designed by the United States. However, the prototype of this gun was not completed.<ref name="mark b" />
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• 5"/38 caliber gun
  |origin= United States The '''Mark 12 5"/38 caliber gun''' is a [[United States|US]] naval gun.
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• 5"/54 caliber Mark 42 gun
  |origin= United States ...r countries. It consisted of the Mark 18 gun and Mark 42 gun mount. United States naval gun terminology indicates the gun fires a projectile 5&nbsp;inches (1
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• Dahlgren gun
  ...Admiral John A. Dahlgren.<ref>''Admiral John A. Dahlgren: Father of United States Naval Ordance'' - Page 26 by Clarence Stewart Peterson, John Adolphus Berna ...red to be Dahlgen designs. In Mrs. Dahlgren’s petition to the national government for compensation for the use of Admiral Dahlgren's inventions, both the 32-
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• M230 Chain Gun
  |origin= [[United States]] |used_by= [[United States of America]], and other countries
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• M2 Browning machine gun
  |origin= {{flag|United States}} ...e War]] <br>[[Falklands War]] <br>[[South African Border War]]<br>[[United States invasion of Panama]] <br>[[Gulf War]] <br>[[Somali Civil War]] <br>[[Operat
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• Parrott rifle
  The gun was invented by [[Robert Parker Parrott]], a [[United States Military Academy|West Point]] graduate. He resigned from the service in 183 ...came in two bore sizes: 2.9 inch (74 mm) and 3.0-in (76 mm). [[Confederate States Army|Confederate]] forces used both bore sizes during the war, which added
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• QF 1 pounder pom-pom
  |origin= {{flag|United Kingdom}} ...War Memorial Committee|accessdate=2008-08-28}}</ref>, was an early 37 mm [[United Kingdom|British]] [[autocannon]]. It was used by several countries initiall
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• TEC-9
  {{flag|United States}} ...[Carl Gustav M/45]] for military applications, Interdynamic did not find a government buyer, and the gun did not enter production.{{Citation needed|date=November
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• Type 91 torpedo
  ...two, returned their base safely. Original photo is PD, the Property of US Government. ...]], an operating division of the Ministry of the Navy of Imperial Japanese government, which had the primary responsibility for naval weapon system, had their ow
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• Hydroelectric
  ...gest, switched to support Alcoa aluminum in Bellingham, Washington, United States for American World War II airplanes before it was allowed to provide irriga ...<ref>http://archives.cbc.ca/economy_business/energy/topics/1750/</ref> The government-run power utilities in these provinces are called [[BC Hydro]], [[Manitoba
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• Quinine
  | pregnancy_category = C <small>([[United States of America|USA]])</small>, D <small>([[Australia|Au]])</small> ...is available with a prescription in the [[United States of America|United States]] and over-the-counter, in very small quantities, in [[tonic water]]. Quini
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• Chloroquine
  ...was considered too toxic for human use. During World War II United States government-sponsored clinical trials for anti-malarial drug development showed unequiv
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• Naloxone
  ...p://www.tga.gov.au/hp/medicines-pregnancy.htm#.U1Yw8Bc3tqw|work=Australian Government|accessdate=22 April 2014|date=3 March 2014}}</ref> Naloxone is a pure [[opi ...BAJ&pg=PA174}}</ref> Its wholesale price is between 0.50 and 5.30 [[United States dollar|USD]] per dose.<ref>{{cite web|title=Naloxone HCL|url=http://erc.msh
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• Lopinavir
  | pregnancy_category = C <small>([[United States|U.S.]])</small> ...atus = ℞-only <small>(U.S.)</small>, [[Prescription drug|POM]] <small>([[United Kingdom|UK]])</small>
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• Ketamine
  ..., [[neurotoxicity]] and [[seizure]]s. The drug was first given to [[United States|American]] soldiers during the [[Vietnam War]]. It is still widely used in ...illicit use prompted ketamine's placement in Schedule III of the [[United States]] [[Controlled Substance Act]] in August 1999.<ref name="csa">{{Cite web| u
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• Ciprofloxacin
  ...ted worldwide with over three hundred different brand names. In the United States, Canada, and the UK, it is marketed as '''Baycip''', '''Ciloxan''', '''Cifl ...ently approved by the United States [[Food and Drug Administration (United States)|Food and Drug Administration]] (FDA) in 1987. Ciprofloxacin has 12 FDA-app
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• Aspirin
  ...demark in [[France]], [[Russia]], the [[United Kingdom]], and the [[United States]], where it became a generic name and can be spelled in lower case.<ref>
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• Mercury (element)
  In these compounds, mercury displays two oxidation states: +1 and +2. The +1 state oxidation involves the dimeric cation, Hg{{su|b=2| Higher oxidation states of mercury were confirmed in September 2007, with the synthesis of [[mercur
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• Morphine
  ...//www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/library/studies/ledain/nonmed4.htm Canadian Government Commission - Opiate Narcotics]</ref><ref>[http://civilwartalk.com/forums/ar Morphine became a controlled substance in the [[United States|US]] under the [[Harrison Narcotics Tax Act]] of 1914, and possession witho
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• Ephedrine
  ...[[methcathinone]]. Ephedrine is listed as a Table I precursor under the [[United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotrop Ephedrine distribution is controlled by the government, and pharmacists may refuse to sell it to customers without a prescription.
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• Diazepam
  Diazepam was the top-selling pharmaceutical in the [[United States]] from 1969 to 1982, with peak sales in 1978 of 2.3 billion tablets.<ref na * Treatment of [[anxiety]], [[panic attacks]], and states of [[excitement|agitation]]<ref name="DrugBank" />
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• Cicuta
  ...Stinchfield | authorlink = | title = An illustrated flora of the Pacific States: Washington, Oregon, and California| publisher = Stanford University Press ...te web | last = | first = | title = Water Parsnip | work = | publisher = Government of Saskatchewan | date = | url = http://www.agriculture.gov.sk.ca/Default
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• Agave
  ...[[Mexico|Mexican]], agaves occur also in the southern and western [[United States]] and in central and tropical [[South America]]. They are [[Succulent plant ...r blue agave plant, to rigorous specifications and only in certain Mexican states.
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• Giant Hogweed
  ...t agency"/> It has also spread in the northeastern and northwestern United States and central Canada. It is equally a pernicious [[invasive species]] in Germ ...culture]].<ref>"Invasive and Noxious Weeds: Federal Noxious Weeds," United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service [http://pl
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• Autarky
  ...lf-sufficiency|self-sufficient]]. Usually the term is applied to political states or their [[economic]] policies. Autarky exists whenever an entity can survi ...t Robert LeFevre used "autarchy" and "[[autarchism]]" in the sense of self-government to describe his own political philosophy and to distinguish it from [[anarc
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• Airspeed Oxford
  ..., including Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand, Poland, and the United States. Following the end of the conflict, the Oxford continued to achieve export ...xpansion of the [[Royal Air Force]] (RAF) had been directed by the British government, which led to the formulation and issuing of a number of [[operational requ
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• Temazepam
  [[File:Temazepam DOJ.jpg|thumb|15 & 30 mg capsules ([[United States|US]])]] The United States Air Force uses temazepam as one of the hypnotics approved as "no-go pills"
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• Encyclopædia Britannica
  | country = United Kingdom (1768–1900)<br>United States (1901–present) ...'Index'' preface}}</ref> Although publication has been based in the United States since 1901, the ''Britannica'' has maintained [[American and British Englis
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• Propædia
  ...],<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[States of Matter]] || '''1.2.1'''&nbsp;Chemical&nbsp;[[Chemical element|Elements]] ...nsation]],&nbsp;[[Perception]] '''4.3.3'''&nbsp;[[Psychology|Internal&nbsp;States]]&nbsp;Affecting&nbsp;[[Behavior]]&nbsp;and&nbsp;[[consciousness|Conscious&
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• Abramowitz and Stegun
  ...work edited by [[Milton Abramowitz]] and [[Irene Stegun]] of the [[United States|U.S.]] [[National Bureau of Standards]] (now the ''National Institute of St ...widely distributed and most cited NIST technical publication of all time. Government sales exceed 150,000 copies, and an estimated three times as many have been
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• Dictionary of Australian Biography
  ...ast 5% were from the rest of the world which included 12 from the [[United States]], 9 from [[Germany]], and 6 from [[New Zealand]]. ...Dictionary of Australasian Biography from the Inauguration of Responsible Government]]'', 1892
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• Copyright status of work by the Florida government
  ...iated committees and divisions created or established by the laws of the [[Government of Florida]].<ref name="fl_stat_119.011"/> ...division, board, committee, bureau, commission, or other separate unit of government created or established by law are consequently in the [[public domain]] acc
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• CIA developed country list
  to the list, alongside the OECD members. The criteria for including these states are not mentioned. ...untry|Liechtenstein}} || • {{flagcountry|Portugal}} || • {{flagcountry|United Kingdom}}
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• The World Factbook
  | image_caption = Last Government print edition of ''The World Factbook'' (2010 edition) cover. ...y of the [[demography|demographics]], [[geography]], [[communication]]s, [[government]], [[economy]], and [[military]] of 266 entities<ref name="ents">{{cite web
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• Federal Standard 1037C
  ...''Telecommunications: Glossary of Telecommunication Terms''' is a [[United States]] Federal Standard, issued by the [[General Services Administration]] pursu ...telecommunications]] and directly related fields by international and U.S. Government telecommunications specialists.
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• National Information Assurance Glossary
  ...ormation Assurance Glossary''', published by the [[United States]] federal government, is an unclassified [[glossary]] of [[Information security]] terms intended [[Category:Publications of the United States government]]
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• Copyright status of work by the U.S. government
  ...nts of "non-organized territorial areas" under the jurisdiction of the U.S Government,<ref name="206.02e">[[Compendium II: Copyright Office Practices]], § [http ...right.html#317|title=Does the Government have copyright protection in U.S. Government works in other countries?}}</ref>
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• Paper
  ...ishing in Business'', p. 144, Hammermill Papers, 1989.</ref> In the United States, printing paper is generally 20&nbsp;lb, 24&nbsp;lb, or 32&nbsp;lb at most. ...o.gov/acquisition/paperspecs.htm United States Government Printing Office: Government Paper Specification Standards]
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• Petroleum
  ...b|title = Oil Sands – Glossary|work = Mines and Minerals Act|publisher = Government of Alberta|year = 2007|url = http://www.energy.gov.ab.ca/OilSands/1106.asp| ...'t'' is in Celsius and ''d'' is the specific gravity at 15 °C.<ref>United States Bureau of Standards, "Thermal Properties of Petroleum Products". Miscellan
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• Depleted uranium
  ...ons exposed to DU."<ref name="Hindin" /> The [[World Health Organization]] states that no consistent risk of reproductive, developmental, or carcinogenic ef ...e/faq16.cfm How much depleted uranium hexafluoride is stored in the United States]</ref><ref>[http://web.ead.anl.gov/uranium/documents/index.cfm Depleted UF<
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• Building insulation materials
  * According to the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency‎|U.S. Environmental Protection Agency‎] ...{cite web|url=http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/isocyanates/ |title=NIOSH US government fact sheet |publisher=Cdc.gov |date=2008-02-11 |accessdate=2009-05-08}}</re
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• Polystyrene
  ...t require a 15 minute thermal barrier) according to [[Building code#United States|US building codes]]. A growing use of EPS in construction is [[Insulating c ...a trademarked name for XPS; however, it is often also used in the [[United States]] as a generic name for all polystyrene foams.
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• Vermiculite
  ...the asbestos litigation.{{Citation needed|date=December 2008}} One large [[United Kingdom|British]] manufacturer of asbestos products even had to discontinue The largest and oldest vermiculite mine in the United States was started in the 1920s, at [[Libby, Montana]], and the vermiculite was so
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• Textiles of Mexico
  ...ose communities are concentrated in the center and south of the country in states such as [[Mexico State]], [[Oaxaca]] and [[Chiapas]]. The textile industry ...ic fragments in Mexico have been found in the arid north of the country in states such as [[Coahuila]], [[Chihuahua]] and [[Durango]] and date to approximate
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• Kerosene
  ...[paraffin]]); the term ''kerosene'' is usual in much of Canada, the United States, Australia (where it is usually referred to colloquially as ''kero'') and [ ...artner and then travelled to [[Vienna]] to register his technique with the government. Lukasiewicz moved to the [[Gorlice]] region of Poland in 1854 and sank sev
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• Plaster
  ...f Paris has also been used to smuggle [[cocaine]] across the Mexico-United States border. The cocaine powder is mixed with the plaster mixture and sculpted. ...second report on the inquiry into hazardous chemicals|publisher=Australian Government Publications Service|location=Canberra : Australia|year=1982|oclc=66780789|
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• Cellulose insulation
  ...nd consumers about price, safety and quality control problems, the federal government began enacting insulation standards beginning in 1978. There was a great co ...try meanwhile benefited from most of the regulations passed by the federal government. The heavy lobbying by the more centralized [[fiberglass]] and mineral insu
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• Aquia Creek sandstone
  ..., for their contributions to the construction of the Capital of the United States|publisher=U.S. Department of the Interior}}</ref> ...lding]] and the Patent Office (now the [[National Portrait Gallery (United States)|National Portrait Gallery]]) also used the stone.<ref name=USGSstone>{{cit
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• Dimension stone
  ...about radon emission from granite countertops; the National Safety Council states that the contributions of radon to inside air come from the soil and rock a ...lion in 2007 and 559,000 tons valued at $96.1 million in 2006. The United States is at best a mid-level dimension stone producer on the world scene; Portuga
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• Strobilanthes callosus
  ...sig=AHIEtbThkTo-jAJiXjmi9VIrNo9_FMbeeg THE KARNATAKA FOREST MANUAL]; 1976; Government of Karnataka, India. Pdf: [http://www.karnatakaforest.gov.in/English/Acts_R ...split up between [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Bombay state]] (later divided into states of [[Maharashtra]] and [[Gujarat]] in 1960 with the original portions of Hy
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• Chipseal
  ...ral and urban.<ref>[http://www.lgam.info/sprayed-seal Sprayed Seal], Local Government & Municipal Knowledge Base, accessed January 29, 2010</ref> ...oncrete]] pavement, but not as long lasting. In some states of the United States, chip sealing is used in conjunction with new road construction to make the
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• Permeable paving
  ...r quality]], and the similar [[sustainable urban drainage systems]] in the United Kingdom. ...].'' 37: 4369-4376. {{DOI|10.1016/S0043-1354(03)00410-X}}</ref><ref>United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Washington, D.C. [http://www.epa.gov
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• Alternative natural materials
  ...housands of years. Much more recently, in the 1920’s, the United States government promoted [[rammed earth]] as a fireproof construction method for building f ...-HQ.jpg|left|thumb|The Dubiotech headquarters, soon to be completed in the United Arab Emirates.]]
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• Hemp
  publisher=Government of Alberta, Agriculture and Rural Development}}</ref> In the past three yea ...ported to the United States than to any other country, the [[United States Government]] does not consistently distinguish between [[marijuana]] and the non-psych
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• Rubberecycle
  ...s for private, public, government and commercial users across the [[United States]]. ...rs Association, pointed to studies completed in both Europe and the United States,<ref> The Use of Recycled Tire Materials on Playgrounds http://www.epa.gov/
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• Concrete
  ...title = Minerals commodity summary - cement - 2007 | publisher=US [[United States Geographic Service]]|date=2007-06-01|url=http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/ ...ust 2008}} More than {{convert|55000|mi|km}} of [[highway]]s in the United States are paved with this material. [[Reinforced concrete]], [[prestressed concre
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• Dry stone
  In the United States they are common in areas with rocky soils, such as [[New England]], [[New Y ...tion needed|date=October 2009}}, for instance that commissioned by [[local government|local authorities]] or private patrons in the UK, quarried stone is almost
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• Malachite green
  ...ted with malachite green, and this finding is the basis of controversy and government regulation. ...''USA Today'', 7/1/2007</ref> The substance has been banned in the United States since 1983 in food-related applications. It is banned in the UK also.<ref>
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• Skilcraft
  [[File:SkilcraftUSGovtPen.jpg|thumb|right|Skilcraft pen marked "U.S. Government".]] ...[[United States federal government]] institutions, including the [[United States Postal Service]]. They are also commonly sold in U.S. [[Base exchange|milit
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• Vibration white finger
  ...in compensation to seven [[coal miners]] for vibration white finger. A UK government fund set up to cover subsequent claims by ex-coalminers had exceeded £100 ...tions for commonly found tools from large commercial vendors in the United States were surveyed. Further testing is underway for more and newer tools.
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• Maquila Decree
  ...e to the [[Federal government of the United Mexican States|Mexican Federal Government]] are minimal.
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• Young worker safety and health
  ...SH- Young Worker Safety and Health |accessdate=2007-10-05|publisher=United States National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health}}</ref> ...NIOSH Issues New, Expanded Bulletin|accessdate=2007-10-05|publisher=United States National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health}}</ref>
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• Dry cleaning
  ...lammable petroleum solvents caused many fires and explosions, resulting in government regulation of dry cleaners. Perc is classified as a hazardous air contaminant by the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] and must be handled as a [[hazardous wast
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• Ethylene oxide
  |title = Process for the production of ethylene oxide. United States Patent 1998878 ...de for the preservation of [[spice]]s was patented in 1938 by the [[United States|American]] chemist [[Lloyd Hall]]. Ethylene oxide achieved industrial impor
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• Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance
  ...escription.html |title=NIOSH ABLES |accessdate=2007-10-07|publisher=United States National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health}}</ref> The ABLES pro ...me.htm], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, November 2000.</ref> The highest BLL acceptable by standar
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• Indoor air quality
  ...is probably the most pervasive serious hazard for indoor air in the United States and Europe, probably responsible for tens of thousands of deaths from lung The U.S. Federal Government (www.osha.gov) and some States have set standards for acceptable levels of [[asbestos]] fibers in indoor a
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• Federal Occupational Health
  ...c Health Service]]. It helps maintain the [[health]] of 2.9 million [[U.S. government]] employees. ..., work/life, and environmental health and safety services to the [[federal government]].
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• Carbon monoxide poisoning
  ...|title=Carbon monoxide. - 1917.24 |accessdate=2010-01-13|publisher=United States Department of Labor: Occupational Safety and Health Administration}}</ref> ...or Air Quality: Carbon Monoxide (CO) | author= Green W |publisher = United States Environmental Protection Agency | date = | url =http://www.epa.gov/iaq/co.h
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• National Occupational Research Agenda
  ...ns among universities, large and small businesses, professional societies, government agencies, and worker organizations. Together these parties identify issues ...nal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is a U.S. federal government agency with a mandate to study workplace safety and health. NIOSH and its p
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• Health and safety crime in the United Kingdom
  In the '''[[United Kingdom]]''' there are several '''[[crime]]s''' that arise from failure to | Contravention of any [[Health and safety regulations in the United Kingdom|regulation]]
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• Laser safety
  ...rmanent eye injuries, the sale and usage of lasers is typically subject to government regulations. .... These concerns have led to an inquiry in the US [[Congress of the United States|congress]].<ref>{{cite journal
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• National Fire Protection Association
  The '''National Fire Protection Association''' (NFPA) is a [[United States|U.S.]] organization (albeit with some international members) charged with c ...volunteer]]s representing the fire service, insurance, business, industry, government, and consumers develops these documents. Many state, local, and national go
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• Navy Occupational Safety & Health
  * Evaluation of emerging safety technology and processes in government and private industry. [[Category:United States Navy organization]]
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• Positive pressure enclosure
  ...these regulations are found in the [[ATEX directive]]s, and in the United States, in the [[National Electrical Code]].
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• Diacetyl
  The United States [[National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health]] has suggested tha After the workers filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers, the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] began an investigation into the chemical
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• Asbestos
  Six minerals are defined by the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] as "asbestos" including that belonging to ...has been banned in dozens of countries and is only allowed in the [[United States]] and [[Europe]] in very limited circumstances. Chrysotile has been used mo
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• Institute of Occupational Medicine
  ...nto the study from 25 [[collieries]] representative of conditions across [[United Kingdom|Britain]]. ...dippers. Occup Environ Med; 58: 702-710.</ref>. As a consequence the [[UK government]] withdrew these [[pesticides]] from the market until safer handling system
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• Air safety
  ===United States=== ...ty rules and navigation aids, under the Aeronautics Branch of the [[United States Department of Commerce|Department of Commerce]].
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• Work–life balance
  ...e Working Mother's Association in the United Kingdom</ref> In the [[United States]], this phrase was first used in 1986. ==United States history==
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