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U.N. Kills Any Plans to Use Mercury as a Rocket Propellant

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A recent United Nations provision has banned the use of mercury in spacecraft propellant. Although no private company has actually used mercury propellant in a launched spacecraft, the possibility was alarming enough—and the dangers extreme enough—that the ban was enacted just a few years after one U.S.-based Mercury is a neurotoxin.

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Rio Tinto commissions bauxite residue filter presses at alumina refinery in Québec; 17 minutes vs. 3 years

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Rio Tinto started the commissioning of industry-leading filter press technology at its Vaudreuil alumina refinery in Québec, Canada, six weeks ahead of plan and under its CAD $250-million budget. Industrial filtration consists in applying a mechanical pressure to dry bauxite residue, making it easier to store. tailing ponds.

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Tesla’s updated Model 3 and Model Y Owner’s Manual hints at ventilated seats

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Rumors about heaters in the Model 3’s rear seats were abounding for a while, at least until March 2018, when the rear seat heaters were activated through an over-the-air software update. .

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WHO attributes more than 1 in 4 deaths annually of children under 5 years to unhealthy environment

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The generation of electronic and electrical waste is forecasted to increase by 19% between 2014 and 2018, to 50 million metric tonnes by 2018. Chemicals, such as fluoride, lead and mercury pesticides, persistent organic pollutants, and others in manufactured goods, eventually find their way into the food chain.

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Former CEO of American Electric Power Dies at 94

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He earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, now Virginia Tech, and received a master's degree in industrial management as a Sloan Fellow at MIT. He closed the business in 2018. He was a trustee of Randolph-Macon Woman's College , in Lynchburg, Va. Johnson served in the U.S.

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US Coast Guard evaluating diesel outboards; final report due June 2018

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Three engines—Mercury Marine’s 175HP spark-ignited diesel engine and the OXE 200HP and Cox Powertrain 300HP compression-ignited diesel engines—will be tested through Cooperative Research and Development Agreements, CRADA, with industry.

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DeepGreen Metals revises undersea polymetallic nodules resources upwards

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The richer concentrations of metals noted in NORI’s updated report were measured by combining the company’s earlier seafloor mapping and survey work with boxcore sampling and footage taken during numerous research campaigns conducted since 2018. You can actually see the nodules lying on the seafloor.

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