Recent news on Methylene

No method of removing old paint is perfect  -  May 18, 2007
Providence Journal (subscription),Products containing methylene chloride, the most commonly used paint-removal chemical, are called solvent or marine strippers. They work the fastest and may

Manatee boat builder fined for worker's death  -  May 16, 2007
Sarasota Herald-Tribune,Because much of the work was done in enclosed areas such as cabins, methylene chloride was trapped in the small spaces and workers were exposed to high

Boat builder exposed to toxic fumes, authorities said  -  May 16, 2007
Charlotte Sun-Herald,Much of the work was done in enclosed areas, and methylene chloride was trapped in the small spaces. Workers were exposed to high levels of the gas for

Huntsman to raise MDI prices in Europe  -  May 15, 2007
Urethanes Technology (subscription),Everberg, Belgium — Following a 4 May announcement that it was raising prices in the Americas for MDI (methylene diphenyl diisocyanate), Huntsman Corp.

Environment protection remains priority  -  May 23, 2007
Global Sources,Deemed nonhazardous, this is a common replacement for methyl ethyl ketone, toluene and methylene chloride or acetone. It is also biodegradable and can be

Dow Announces North American MDI & TDI Price Increases  -  May 9, 2007
Polymerupdate.com (subscription),Effective June 1at, 2007, Dow will increase its price for all Pure and Polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) by $0.05/pound.

Dow raises North American prices for MDI and TDI  -  May 9, 2007
Urethanes Technology (subscription),Midland, Michigan —Dow Polyurethanes is to increase prices for all pure and polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) by $0.05/pound. from 1 June 2007

Huntsman raising MDI prices in the Americas  -  May 4, 2007
Urethanes Technology (subscription),The Woodlands, Texas—Huntsman Polyurethanes is increasing its prices in the NAFTA region for all MDI (methylene diphenyl diisocyanate) products by $0.05 per

New trade information site for the chemical industry launched by ...  -  May 22, 2007
PetroMine (Subscription),...ipa, aniline, lab, butanol, mibk, acrylonitrile, acetonitrile, thf, acetic acid, cyclohexane, chloroform, meg, deg, methylene chloride, urea etc.

Document: Nicor’s response to contaminated drinking water claims  -  May 6, 2007
Aurora Beacon News,Those tests demonstrate that no contaminants, including methylene chloride, are present in the potable water supply at the Aurora Facility at levels

USA. Pennsylvania Governor Rendell files petition challenging EPA ...  -  May 18, 2007
BYM News (press release),The new rule caps emissions of methylene chloride, perchloroethylene and trichloroethylene, which are solvents used in cleaning machines that remove soils

Honeywell Cleanup Nears End  -  May 12, 2007
Tampa Tribune,A pipe burst in 1982, spilling 3000 gallons of methylene chloride. The cancer-causing chemical polluted groundwater and soil near the plant.

Heat guns: Use with care, look at options  -  May 11, 2007
Cincinnati Post,..."Ecological" strippers contain neither methylene chloride or sodium hydroxide, but Thornton said they are not as effective as those with "killer chemicals.

Increase Workplace Safety: Become a Solvent Savant  -  May 11, 2007
Modern Car Care,Commonly listed hazardous waste solvents include trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene (perc), methylene chloride, xylene, acetone, methyl ethyl ketone,

Dow schedules maintenance at MDI facility in Germany  -  May 11, 2007
Urethanes Technology (subscription),Midland, Michigan —Dow Polyurethanes began work 5 May on a scheduled five-week turnaround at its MDI (methylene diphenyl diisocyanate) facility in Stade,

EUROPEAN COATINGS SHOW 2007: WACKER Presents Novel Dispersible ...  -  May 7, 2007
WebWire (press release),...are based on alpha-silanes, whose conventional propylene spacer has been replaced by a methylene spacer and which exhibit extremely high reactivity.

Nicor sitdown with workers little help  -  May 6, 2007
Aurora Beacon News,According to OSHA records, two tests on water from the River Street facility showed methylene chloride -- a chemical used to strip paint and decrease

New 'Holy Grail' of gene-silencing technology  -  May 2, 2007
BiopharmaReporter.com,LNA is the name given to synthetic analogues of nucleic acids that have a bridging methylene carbon between the 2' and 4' positions of the ribose ring.

COMMENTARY: A Lean, Green, Cleaning Machine  -  Apr 30, 2007
E/The Environmental Magazine,And a glossary lists not-so-well-known chemicals (from dioxin to methylene chloride) to avoid. Imus’s history as an environmental and children’s health

Bayer claims technological, cost leadership through new process ...  -  Apr 27, 2007
Urethanes Technology (subscription),...producers of chlorine, an important basic chemical used in phosgenation to make polycarbonates as well as TDI and methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI).

Huntsman, Alberdingk Boley partner in green floor coatings  -  Apr 26, 2007
Urethanes Technology (subscription),The new concepts, combining Huntsman Polyurethanes’ MDI (methylene diphenyl diisocyanate) technology and Alberdingk Boley’s Albodur 912 VP polyol,

Huntsman, Alberdingk Boley partner in green floor coatings  -  26 Apr 2007
Urethanes Technology (subscription),The new concepts, combining Huntsman Polyurethanes’ MDI (methylene diphenyl diisocyanate) technology and Alberdingk Boley’s Albodur 912 VP polyol,

Researchers Emphasize the Need for Understanding the Effects of ...  -  Apr 17, 2007
DG NewsSAN FRANCISCO, CA -- April 17, 2007 -- Researchers at Mayo Clinic have characterised the pharmacokinetics of methylene blue dye, used for sentinel lymph

Developer to explain plans next to college  -  Apr 14, 2007
San Diego Union Tribune,An ongoing health concern is that if Signet Armorlite were to release methylene chloride, a toxic air contaminant, to maximum allowable levels,

Kumho Mitsui doubling MDI capacity  -  Apr 25, 2007
Urethanes Technology (subscription),Ltd, a subsidiary of Kumho Asiana Group, have agreed to double the capacity of the MDI (methylene diphenyl diisocyanate) plant operated by their jointly

Berger boss sees red over 'sub-standard' paint imports  -  Apr 24, 2007
Jamaica Observer,He announced that Berger will be introducing new products during 2007, among them a new paint remover, which is a Methylene Chloride Free Formula that is

Bond's after-school program jumps to the head of the class  -  Apr 9, 2007
Tallahassee Democrat,On Monday, 10-year-old Madisson Jones frequently looked up from her spiral notebook to take notes on methylene blue, a substance that detects how much

Business Digest  -  Apr 3, 2007
Salt Lake Tribune,The methylene diphenyl diisocyanate, or MDI, facility has been shut since mid-December, Huntsman said in a statement. Other companies in the venture are

Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Calls On EPA To Reverse Ruling ...  -  Apr 24, 2007
All American Patriots (press release),The new rule caps emissions of methylene chloride, perchloroethylene, and trichloroethylene which are solvents used in cleaning machines to remove soils

Sealed cleaning systems use chlorinated solvents  -  Apr 23, 2007
Manufacturing Talk,Users over the one tonne/year threshold are obliged to substitute trichloroethylene (R45 risk phrase) and perchloroethylene and methylene chloride (R40 risk

Detachment opening includes tribute  -  Apr 21, 2007
Brockville Recorder and Times,Lewis Boutilier said in an interview that the block of methylene syenite used in the memorial was mined at a quarry near Havelock where he retired from

Consultants: Project's impacts can be abated  -  Apr 18, 2007
San Diego Union Tribune,Signet releases vapors of a carcinogen, methylene chloride, used in its processes, while Excalibur has emitted noncancerous solvent vapors.

Degreasers to Cut Air Toxics Emissions  -  Apr 18, 2007
PressZoom (press release),For theses degreasers, EPA is requiring facilities to reduce emissions of the solvents methylene chloride, perchloroethylene and trichloroethylene.

Bayer MaterialScience to Build Polyurethane Plant in China to ...  -  Apr 18, 2007
Azom.com...chemical is used in phosgenation reactions for producing polycarbonates and the important isocyanates TDI and methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI).

Certified reference materials for Near InfraRed  -  Apr 17, 2007
Manufacturing Talk,...use of volatile solvents, like methylene chloride, in a short path cell - the current Euro Pharm 5 procedure provides only 3 peaks across the region.

Manufacturers of degreasers to cut air toxics emissions  -  Apr 17, 2007
Reliable Plant Magazine,For these degreasers, the EPA is requiring facilities to reduce emissions of the solvents methylene chloride, perchloroethylene and trichloroethylene.

Nicaragua’s Crazy Sickness  -  Apr 17, 2007
Walrus Magazine,...said in La Prensa, a Nicaraguan daily, that he needed the tail and horns of a black cow, a seashell, sulphur, needles, methylene, various herbs,

Water-wise lawn care  -  Apr 12, 2007
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer,Purchase a fertilizer containing nitrogen in a slow-release form, such as sulfur-coated urea, urea formaldehyde, IBDU (isobutylene-diurea), or methylene

Community discusses rave culture benefits, stereotypes  -  Apr 11, 2007
Daily O'Collegian,Merrill addressed the stereotypes concerning the violence and abuse of drugs, particularly Methylene dioxy methamphetamine, associated with the rave culture

Carl Hiaasen If you like polluted rivers, you’ll love this  -  Apr 10, 2007
Tampa Bay Newspapers,The limits haven’t been set, but the long list of acceptable chemicals and compounds include benzene, arsenic, methylene chloride, chloroform, mercury,

Characteristics and Genesis of Preferential Flow Paths in a ...  -  Apr 5, 2007
Soil Science Society of America Journal (subscription)Flow paths were identified using methylene blue dye and the morphology of dye-stained and undyed areas was evaluated. Pore size and abundance for

ASEPTICSD(TM) Line of Spray Dryers  -  Apr 4, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),The ASDMICRO can be operated with organic solvents (acetone, methylene chloride, ethanol, and other organic solvents) as nitrogen is used as a drying gas.

Scent of danger?  -  Apr 3, 2007
Hampton Union,The average Americans, where and when they can find ingredients, are expected to determine on their own if methylene chloride, a-pinene (which damages the

Kumho Mitsui Chemicals to spend 126 bln won on factory expansion  -  Apr 2, 2007
Yonhap News,Methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) is a raw material for polyurethane, which is used for auto interiors, refrigerator insulation and building.

Senior CIIT Researcher Honored By The Society Of Toxicology  -  Apr 2, 2007
dBusinessNews Triangle (press release),...and Food and Drug Administration, and has developed models for such chemicals as acetone, arsenic, coumarin, isopropanol, manganese, methylene chloride,

If you like polluted rivers, you'll love this  -  Apr 1, 2007
Miami Herald,The limits haven't been set, but the long list of acceptable chemicals and compounds include benzene, arsenic, methylene chloride, chloroform, mercury,

Parents not convinced school site is safe  -  Mar 29, 2007
News 8 Austin,Some of the chemicals that concern her include benzene and methylene chloride, which can still be detected in trace amounts.

Chinese crude MDI plant out of action since December  -  Mar 29, 2007
Urethanes Technology (subscription),Brussels —The joint venture facility making crude MDI (methylene diisocyanate) suspended supplies of MDI precursor to Huntsman Polyurethanes Shanghai (HPS)

Scent of danger?  -  Mar 29, 2007
Portsmouth Herald News,The average Americans, where and when they can find ingredients, are expected to determine on their own if methylene chloride, ir a-pinene (which damages

NQI, LG Chem sign deal to set up QR500mn petchem plant  -  Mar 28, 2007
Gulf Times,Polyacetal resins, also known as polyoxy methylene, is a speciality engineering plastic with “outstanding mechanical and processing properties.

Scrap yard pays for chemical cleanup  -  27 Mar 2007
Guelph Mercury (subscription),The suspect threw 17 five-gallon pails of a chemical, later determined to be methylene chloride, into a dumpster. The chemical, used in metal cleaning and

Methylene Chloride plant in Germany faces technical problems....  -  Mar 25, 2007
Chemical Explorer (subscription),As per the informatiom received by Chemical Explorer, A German methylene chloride producer had experienced technical problems at its 110000 MT/year

Eastman Kodak reduces methylene chloride emissions  -  Mar 5, 2007
Reliable Plant Magazine,As part of this program, Kodak established a worldwide goal to reduce methylene chloride emissions by 35 percent. Methylene chloride is widely used as a

Your Home's Indoor Air Quality  -  Mar 21, 2007
YourHub.com,Methylene Chloride is included in many paint strippers, adhesive removers, and aerosol spray paints. Methylene chloride is known to cause cancer in animals.

Activated therapy may curb tooth disease  -  Mar 17, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald,Methylene blue is a photosensitizer that can get inside germs and kill them, too some extent without light but more powerfully when activated by light.

Comment period extended on Palomar Station project  -  Mar 22, 2007
San Diego Union Tribune,Others have questioned the health effects of having people living near businesses that emit chemicals, including methylene chloride.

Solvent spill closes building in Wayne  -  Mar 16, 2007
NorthJersey.com,The cause of the methylene chloride spill was not immediately determined. Police received a call regarding the spill at about 10:26 am, Ireland said.

MDI capacity in Yeosu to be doubled by Kumho Mitsui  -  Feb 26, 2007
Polymerupdate.com (subscription),...“plans are afoot by Kumho Mitsui Chemicals for doubling the capacity of its Methylene Dihenyl Isocyanate (MDI) plant in Yeosu, South Korea."

Background on smear microscopy in TB diagnosis  -  Mar 23, 2007
Aidsmap,After heating, rinsing with water and the acid-alcohol treatment, the smear is counterstained with another dye, methylene blue (to colour the background of

The Demand For Isocyanates In Russia Exceeds The Offer By Twofold  -  Mar 22, 2007
PRLog.Org (press release),The most industrially significant diisocyantes are toluene diisocyanate (TDI) and methylene bisphenyl isocyanate (MDI). The average annual demand for TDI

The clubland danger drug  -  Mar 22, 2007
Leeds Today,Det Insp Tony Kaye of West Yorkshire Police said he was very disturbed by the discovery of the crystal MDMA, which stands for methylene dioxy

Engineers present their findings from air quality tests around the ...  -  Mar 15, 2007
Anderson Independent Mail (subscription),Of the chemicals recorded, the dangerous ones — methylene chloride and carbon disulfide — were both found to be well below the values deemed harmful by the

Fluorene (Twist or shine, choose one)  -  Mar 15, 2007
ScienceBlogsFluorene, thanks in part to that bridging methylene, is quite rigid; nearly every photon it absorbs will be re-emitted as lower-energy light.

Organic fertilizers do more for your lawn  -  Mar 15, 2007
Mail Tribune,Look for 35""50 percent of the nitrogen to be a slow release form such as sulfur-coated urea, methylene urea, or use natural organics.

BACK TO NATURE  -  Mar 13, 2007
Beauty on-line,Some, such as methylene chloride, are carcinogenic, and some fragrances contain or release formaldehyde. They often cause allergies, skin irritation,

ACC publishes new advice on safe truck-bed lining  -  Mar 9, 2007
Urethanes Technology (subscription),...applications,� provides information and explains precautions and practices associated with the safe handling of MDI (methylene diphenyl diisocyanate).

Dow raises prices for MDI, TDI and polyols in North America  -  Mar 8, 2007
Urethanes Technology (subscription),Midland, Michigan—Dow Chemical Co. is to increase its prices in the US and Canada for two polyurethane products, Voranate toluene diisocyanate and methylene

Hanfeng announces 2006 year end financial results  -  Mar 6, 2007
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),...and on budget (350000 tonnes capacity) - Commercialized proprietary Urea Formaldehyde and Methylene Urea technologies developed by Hanfeng's in-house

Dow Polyurethanes buying Hyperlast and Autothane from British Vita  -  Mar 6, 2007
Urethanes Technology (subscription),Dow is also a leading producer of propylene oxide/propylene glycol (PO/PG), MDI (methylene diphenyl diisocyanate), TDI (toluene diisocyanate) and polyols.

Rave parties: The fad of GenNext  -  Mar 5, 2007
Daily News & Analysis,While techno music and light shows are essential to raves, hard drugs such as cocaine, Methylene Dioxy Methamphet Amine — , Ketamine and Lysergic Acid

Medical Edge -- Coffee is neither a panacea nor a source of harm  -  Mar 5, 2007
Post-Bulletin,In the past, coffee beans were decaffeinated using chemical solvents such as benzene, trichloroethylene, or methylene chloride, which turned out to be

Lack of evidence  -  Mar 2, 2007
AAP News (subscription)Some popular drugs of abuse go undetected by standard testing panels, including alcohol, ecstasy (3, 4-methylene-dioxymethamphetamine) and inhalants.

Solucorp Receives US Patent Office “Notice of Allowanceâ€? for its ...  -  Mar 2, 2007
Business Wire (press release),It does not contain the harmful solvent Methylene Chloride that is found in most other paint strippers. The receipt of this Notice of Allowance reaffirms

IR gas monitor technology for harsh applications  -  Feb 28, 2007
Processing Talk,...include the measurement of phosgene on TDI (toluene di-isocyanate) plants, as well as the measurement of methyl chloride and methylene chloride.

Wide-Range Fluorescent pH Sensor  -  Feb 28, 2007
Chemical & Engineering NewsNANOSCALE One component of the pH sensor has an anthracene fluorophore, two methylene spacers, and two diethylamine receptors.

Going Green: A Step in the Right Direction  -  Feb 27, 2007
ProgressiveU.org,For those of you that drink decaffeinated coffee, methylene chloride, a known carcinogen, used to be used to extract the caffeine.

Super Handyman: The greatest pipe-soldering trick is sliced bread  -  Feb 25, 2007
Dallas Morning News (subscription),It's safe to use because it contains no methylene chloride. The spray can makes application supereasy, and the nondrip formula keeps the mess to a minimum.

Prenatal Diagnosis, Clinical Importance, and Literature Review  -  Feb 26, 2007
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (subscription)The woman was a known homozygous carrier of a 5,10-methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase mutation and had positive findings for antinuclear factor,

Research Issues for Improving Treatment of US Hispanics With ...  -  Feb 26, 2007
Psychiatric Services (subscription)Peng F, Labelle LA, Rainey BJ, et al: Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the methylene-tetrahydrofolate reduction gene are common in Caucasian and Hispanic

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