Reviewed: ECOS solvent-free paints
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Adam V.Posted
Sat 13 Sep 2008 4:33pm
Ah, the sun's back. Which means it must be spring. And time to do some painting, which is exactly what I've been doing all weekend using - you've guessed it - ECOS paints. I'm going to eulogise here: they're brilliant, although 20 litres worth of classy green, lurid yellow and ordinary white (my names, ECOS isn't that silly) did set me back a ...
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Keeping seniors healthy, Medicare solvent
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Bob DeMarcoPosted
Tue 26 Aug 2008 11:50pm
clipped from blogs.usatoday.com
A new partnership between a company that provides housing to seniors and a private health insurer is helping to cut Medicare costs, The Dallas Morning News reported. The pilot program offers supplemental private insurance to residents of Erickson Retirement Communities, which owns 18 facilit ...
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Wellness Journalism: Solvent?
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Torrey T.Posted
Fri 01 Oct 2010 10:06am
"The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitude towards them."
-Antoine de Saint-Exupery
It’s the first week back to classes and it feels like I’m already behind. The pressure drives me toward blueberry muffins and other tasty treats, the joy of which seem to counteract the dread of my to-do list. But ultimatel ...
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1-Bromopropane, unrecognized occupational health risk?
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Annet LenderinkPosted
Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:03pm
in workers who use or make 1-BP indicate that the brominated solvent may represent an unrecognized occupational health risk:
Neurologic Illness Associated with Occupational Exposure to the Solvent 1-Bromopropane — New Jersey and Pennsylvania, 2007–2008
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From the NIOSH Science Blog:
The toxic nature of 1-BP is not fully understood. Case reports
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From the NIOSH Science Blog:
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Annet LenderinkPosted
Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:03pm
in workers who use or make 1-BP indicate that the brominated solvent may represent an unrecognized occupational health risk:
Neurologic Illness Associated with Occupational Exposure to the Solvent 1-Bromopropane — New Jersey and Pennsylvania, 2007–2008
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From the NIOSH Science Blog:
The toxic nature of 1-BP is not fully understood. Case reports
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Daily Tip : August 14, 2007
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Sierra Club ..Posted
Thu 11 Sep 2008 5:53pm
The main solvent used in dry-cleaning, perchloroethylene (or perc), is a likely carcinogen that also contaminates our soil and water. Opt for greener alternatives like wet cleaning (a kind of high-tech version of hand-washing) and liquid-CO2 dry cleaning. Or just avoid clothes that require dry cleaning in the first place.
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Fee Changes
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Katie MartinezPosted
Tue 15 Sep 2009 4:46pm
Because I have had a lot of phone calls, and not a lot of home visits, I have started charging a nominal fee for phone consults. I am more than happy to help a mom over the phone, but often she will decide in the process of trying to set up a visit that she doesn't need hands-on help (am I that good? Maybe!). So in order to stay solvent, I
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Knock 30 per cent off at Terra Plana
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Adam V.Posted
Fri 12 Sep 2008 6:12pm
I know, I know, a made a big palava yesterday about not being obsessed by products. Still, thought you'd like to know you can get 30 per cent off Terra Plana's ethical shoes by quoting ECO LONDON when you buy from its Covent Garden or London Bridge shops. I'm coveting the mad solvent-free Dopie sandals, pictured. The offer runs 'til 11th May.
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