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• Nanocellulose
  ...igh pressures. The terminology (MFC) first appeared publicly in the early 1980s when a number of patents and publications issued to ITT Rayonier on this to
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• Electric sonic amplitude
  ...nic amplitude was experimentally discovered by Oja and co-authors in early 1980s.<ref>Oja, T., Petersen, G., and Cannon, D. “Measurement of Electric-Kinet
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• Petroleum
  ...e twentieth century has been abundantly pushed by automobile growth; the [[1980s oil glut|1985-2003 oil glut]] even fuelled the sales of low economy vehicle ...000. Some of these predictions date from before the recession of the early 1980s, and the consequent reduction in global consumption, the effect of which wa
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• Depleted uranium
  ...ng]] and [[McDonnell-Douglas]] discontinued using DU counterweights in the 1980s. Depleted uranium was released during the [[Bijlmer disaster]], in which 15
  80 KB (11,721 words) - 10:13, 20 September 2010
• Aerogel
  ...]] and [[tin oxide]]. [[Carbon]] aerogels were first developed in the late 1980s.<ref>{{cite journal
  26 KB (3,758 words) - 10:14, 20 September 2010
• Building insulation materials
  Most states have outlawed [[urea-formaldehyde]] insulation since the early 1980s because it releases formaldehyde gas, causing [[indoor air quality]] proble
  49 KB (7,250 words) - 10:14, 20 September 2010
• Gunpowder
  ...owder has been imported into the United Kingdom. In the late 1970s / early 1980s gunpowder was bought from eastern Europe, particularly from what was then t
  51 KB (7,447 words) - 10:15, 20 September 2010
• Stone washing
  ...Stonewashed jeans were a popular [[1980s in fashion|fashion trend in the 1980s]].
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• Kevlar
  ...elmet and vest]] used by [[United States]] military forces since the early 1980s both have Kevlar as a key component, as do their replacements. Other milita
  14 KB (1,990 words) - 10:16, 20 September 2010
• Thatching
  ...in the 1960s-70s also weakened straw and reduced its longevity. Since the 1980s, however, there has been a big increase in straw quality as specialist grow
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• Artex
  Until the mid-1980s, the Artex coating was made with [[Chrysotile|white asbestos]] to strengthe
  4 KB (597 words) - 10:19, 20 September 2010
• Joint compound
  Joint compound mixes manufactured prior to the 1980s often contained a complex mixture of several substances. Among the additive
  4 KB (601 words) - 10:19, 20 September 2010
• Fibro
  ...e most widespread. Manufactured and sold by [[James Hardie]] until the mid 1980s "Fibro" in all its forms was a very popular building material. The fibres i * [[Fiber cement siding]] replaced the asbestos sheeting in the 1980s.
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• Vinyl composition tile
  ...ely used in schools, hospitals, offices, and public buildings up until the 1980s. Use of tiles and adhesives containing asbestos were discontinued when asb
  3 KB (431 words) - 10:19, 20 September 2010
• Cob (material)
  ...refined by Welsh architect Ianto Evans and researcher Linda Smiley in the 1980s. Oregon Cob integrates the variation of wall layup technique which uses loa
  9 KB (1,271 words) - 10:20, 20 September 2010
• Bottle wall
  ...were 90% alcohol and 10% opium. The Peck house was demolished in the early 1980s.
  10 KB (1,638 words) - 10:20, 20 September 2010
• Fiber cement siding
  ...s Cement Sheeting]]" product manufactured by "James Hardie" until the late 1980s.
  5 KB (720 words) - 10:20, 20 September 2010
• Faux ceiling tiles
  ...becoming popular decorative element all around Europe starting in the late 1980s. Currently they are almost an essential element of almost any construction
  2 KB (360 words) - 10:20, 20 September 2010
• Compressed earth block
  CEB had very limited use prior to the 1980s. It was known in the 1950s in [[South America]], where the [[Cinva Ram]] w During the 1980s, soil-pressing technology became widespread. [[France]], [[England]], [[Ger
  9 KB (1,420 words) - 10:21, 20 September 2010
• Gypsum concrete
  ...[[Pound-force per square inch|PSI]] have increased significantly since the 1980s.{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}}
  2 KB (257 words) - 10:21, 20 September 2010
• Hemp
  From the 1950s to the 1980s the [[Soviet Union]] was the world's largest producer (3,000&nbsp;km² in 1
  42 KB (6,310 words) - 22:11, 21 September 2010
• Exterior Insulation Finishing System
  In the late 1980s problems started developing due to water leakage in EIFS-clad homes. This c
  12 KB (1,809 words) - 10:23, 20 September 2010
• AHI Roofing
  ...ants under licence, in Denmark, Malaysia and the United States by the late 1980s. It was during this period that the company moved to acrylic coating techno
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• Audiobook
  ...lic libraries and to a lesser extent in music shops. It was not until the 1980s that there began a concerted effort to attract book retailers. As publisher ...reafter, consumers and authors slowly accepted the medium. Into the early 1980s there were still many authors who refused to have their books created as au
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• Optacon
  ....]] of Silicon Valley, California, USA. Throughout the 1970s and into the 1980s, the Optacon underwent upgrades, including the development of a new model, Throughout the 1970s and into the 1980s, the Optacon underwent upgrades, and various accessories were added, includ
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• Crowd control barrier
  ...d on it in large letters: ''Police Line - Do Not Cross''. Beginning in the 1980s, steel barriers gradually took the place of wooden sawhorses at many events ...control barricades have been a common sight at the Olympic Games since the 1980s.
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• Dry cleaning
  ...puter-controlled models, such as the Spencer Sprint series) until the late 1980s, when the company closed. Spencer machines may still occasionally be seen.
  22 KB (3,351 words) - 21:30, 20 September 2010
• PIMEX
  ...e used in [[occupational hygiene]] practise since its inception in the mid-1980s <ref> Rosen, G.; Andersson, I.M.; Walsh, P.T.; Clark, R.D.R.; Säämänen,
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• Asbestos
  ...in the amphibole group was banned in much of the Western world by the mid-1980s, and by Japan in 1995. These products were mainly: ===1960s–early 1980s===
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• Institute of Occupational Medicine
  In the 1980s the IOM’s [[epidemiological]] expertise was used in three original studie ...nges or the introduction of [[personal protective equipment]]. Through the 1980s the consultancy work developed to include [[ergonomics]] and [[occupational
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• Mojo Barrier
  ...from the [[Stage (theatre)|stage]]. These barriers were developed in the [[1980s]] by [[Netherlands|Dutch]] event organisor [[Live Nation|Mojo Concerts]]. S
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• Ergonomics
  ...e recognition as a sub-discipline of ergonomics until the beginning of the 1980s. The idea and current perspective of the discipline was the work of the U.
  28 KB (4,034 words) - 21:33, 20 September 2010
• Right to know
  ...ed a variety of state right-to-know laws that had been passed in the early 1980s in response to OSHA’s failure to act on this issue. Today Hazard Communic
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• Work–life balance (United States)
  The 1980s brought new complaints of work-life balance related stress. This time peri In the late 1980s, the “[[computer revolution]]” was not only responsible for corporate [
  21 KB (3,327 words) - 21:34, 20 September 2010
• Rope access
  ...d_safety.htm#03 few accidents] since the beginning of this activity around 1980s.
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• Cadmium
  ...ers and alloys declined due to environmental and health regulations in the 1980s and 1990s. In 2006, only 7% of total cadmium consumption was used for plati
  34 KB (4,743 words) - 21:34, 20 September 2010
• Chlorine
  ...[[stress corrosion cracking]] caused widespread failures in the USA in the 1980s and 1990s. One example shows an acetal joint in a water supply system, whic
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• Wildfire
  ...res and longer fire seasons.<ref>Graham, ''et al''., 2</ref> Since the mid 1980s, earlier snowmelt and associated warming has also been associated with an i
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• Lead poisoning
  ...asoline [[additive]]s, blood lead levels have fallen sharply since the mid-1980s.<ref name="Mycyk05-467">[[#CITEREFMycyk05|Mycyk, Hryhorczuk, Amitai (2005)]
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• British Columbia Safety Council
  Council staffing levels, which had peaked at 24 in the early 1980s, went from 19 to 9 almost overnight, and programs that weren’t monetarily
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• Lead
  ...ate=7 April 2007|publisher = Master Painters, Australia}}</ref> By the mid-1980s, a significant shift in lead end-use patterns had taken place. Much of this
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• Panasonic Corporation
  ...ion of the National/Panasonic corporation from 1945 through the end of the 1980s. As a child, Konosuke Matsushita, founder of National/Panasonic, had been ...s the ''World Traveller'' and the ''World Voyager''. During the 1970s and 1980s, Panasonic produced a full range of lugged steel frame bicycles, produced i
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• Sosrobahu
  By the 1980s, [[Jakarta]] was experiencing increased [[traffic congestion]], and flyover
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• Citric acid
  ...et)|flyer]], that caused [[Mass hysteria|mass panic]] in [[Europe]] in the 1980s as it included common unharmful chemical substances such as citric acid (E3
  20 KB (2,855 words) - 20:16, 21 September 2010
• Ziconotide
  ...m his childhood in the Philippines. Ziconotide was discovered in the early 1980s by University of Utah research scientist Michael McIntosh,<ref name="pmid71
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• Cannabinoid
  ...stry)|receptor]]s. The discovery of the first cannabinoid receptors in the 1980s helped to resolve this debate. These receptors are common in animals, and h
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• Endorphin
  ...ue=3 |pages=789–90 |year=1986 |pmid=3725516}}</ref> Studies in the early 1980s cast doubt on the relationship between endorphins and the runner's high for
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• CP 47,497
  ...is a [[cannabinoid]] receptor agonist drug, developed by [[Pfizer]] in the 1980s.<ref>Weissman A, Milne GM, Melvin LS Jr. Cannabimimetic activity from CP-47
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• Charas
  Despite this long history, in India charas was made illegal in the 1980s and severe sentences were introduced. Even the mere [[Possession (law)|poss
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• Hashish
  ...ashish use declined significantly in the [[United States]] starting in the 1980s for several reasons, including U.S. political pressures against [[Afghanist
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