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  2. Protocol on Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices - Wikipedia

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    The Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices, or Protocol II, is a United Nations treaty that restricts the use of land mines, remotely delivered mines, and booby traps. It is Protocol II to the 1980 Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons. [1] [2]

  3. Benzene in soft drinks - Wikipedia

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    The proposed mechanism begins with hydrogen abstraction by the hydroxyl radical, which itself is produced by the Cu 2+-catalysed reduction of dioxygen by ascorbic acid: [2] Other factors that affect the formation of benzene are heat and light. Storing soft drinks in warm conditions speeds up the formation of benzene.

  4. Directive 67/548/EEC - Wikipedia

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    Article 2 of the directive lists the classes of substances or preparations that are considered to be dangerous. Some, but not all, of these classes are associated with a chemical hazard symbol and/or a code. Explosives (E) Oxidizing agents (O) Flammable substances or preparations, classified as extremely flammable (F+), highly flammable (F)

  5. Outdoor water-use restriction - Wikipedia

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    An outdoor water-use restriction is a ban or other lesser restrictions put into effect that restricts the outdoor use of water supplies. Often called a watering ban or hosepipe ban, [1] it can affect: irrigation of lawns; car washing; recreational uses such as filling swimming pools and using water slides; planting of grass or control of the ...

  6. RoHS - Wikipedia

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    The RoHS 2 directive (2011/65/EU) contains allowance to add new materials and 4 materials are highlighted for this attention in the original version, the amendment 2015/863 adds four additional substances to Annex II of 2011/65/EU (3/4 of the new restrictions are recommended for investigation in the original directive, ref Para 10 of preamble).

  7. Emergency service response codes - Wikipedia

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    The use of flashing lights and sirens is colloquially known as blues and twos, which refers to the blue lights and the two-tone siren once commonplace (although most sirens now use a range of tones). In the UK, only blue lights are used to denote emergency vehicles (although other colours may be used as sidelights, stop indicators, etc.).

  8. Environmental Working Group - Wikipedia

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    For the fiscal year ending December 2021, ProPublica ' s Nonprofit Explorer Form 990 archive and Charity Navigator each reported that EWG had raised some $16.1 million and spent some $12.6 million. [45] [46] 84 cents out of every dollar EWG takes in go toward its program expenses. [46] President Ken Cook earned $317,423 in reportable income in ...

  9. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances - Wikipedia

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    C 4 F 9 SO 2 NH 2: 299.12 30334-69-1 Perfluoropentanesulfonamide: PFPSA C 5 F 11 SO 2 NH 2: 349.12 82765-76-2 Perfluorohexanesulfonamide: PFHxSA C 6 F 13 SO 2 NH 2: 399.13 41997-13-1 Perfluoroheptanesulfonamide: PFHpSA C 7 F 15 SO 2 NH 2: 449.14 82765-77-3 Perfluorooctanesulfonamide: PFOSA C 8 F 17 SO 2 NH 2: 499.14 754-91-6 ...