WASHINGTON - On June 10, 2003, Sen. Mike DeWine (R-OH) and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) cosponsored and introduced Senate Bill 1228 known as the "Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act of 2003." The objective of the bill was to provide a tax credit for property owners who pay for abatement of "lead-based paint hazards."
WILMINGTON, Del. - DuPont has reached a settlement agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in an enforcement action related to the chemical compound perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), pending final approval by the EPA Environmental Appeals Board.
MENTOR, Ohio - Chemsultants International has announced its 2006 schedule of accredited technical-training workshops for professionals in the specialty-coatings, adhesives, sealants and packaging industries. The workshops enable participants to earn certification as laboratory technicians in pressure-sensitive adhesive testing.
OrtinoFerro Chairman Hector Ortino Dies at Age 63CLEVELAND - Ferro Corporation regretfully announced that Hector R. Ortino, chairman and chief executive officer, passed away of natural causes. Mr. Ortino, 63,
TRENTON, N.J. - Acting Governor Richard J. Codey announced that New Jersey is the first state in the nation to require enforceable plant-security practices for its 140 chemical facilities to provide the public and workers greater protection from potential terrorist acts.
BLACKSBURG, Va. - The Macromolecules and Interfaces Institute (MII) at Virginia Tech is offering a "Review of Advances in Research at Emerging Frontiers" on April 10-12, 2006, at the Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center, Blacksburg, Va.
PORTLAND, Maine - Intertech-Pira has introduced two major primary-research market reports on titanium dioxide (TiO2) in two vital countries, China and India.
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