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  2. Hazardous waste in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The "Derived-from Rule" (40 CFR Section 261.3(b)) applies to a waste that is generated from the treatment, storage or disposal of a hazardous waste (for example, the ash from the incineration of hazardous waste). Wastes "derived" in this manner may be regulated as hazardous wastes.

  3. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

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    Unlike its counterpart, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, NIOSH's authority under the Occupational Safety and Health Act [29 CFR § 671] is to "develop recommendations for health and safety standards", to "develop information on safe levels of exposure to toxic materials and harmful physical agents and substances", and to "conduct research on new safety and health problems".

  4. Self-contained breathing apparatus - Wikipedia

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    The endurance of the cylinder can be calculated from the volume, pressure and breathing rate of the user. The formula: volume (in liters) × pressure (in bars) / 40 (litres per minute) - 10 minutes (the 10 minutes is a safety margin, or reserve), so a 6-liter cylinder, of 300 bar, is 6 × 300 / 40 - 10 = 35 minutes working duration.

  5. COVID-19 pandemic - Wikipedia

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    As of 26 March 2020, 1.7 billion people worldwide were under some form of lockdown. [268] This increased to 3.9 billion people by the first week of April—more than half the world's population. [269] [270] In several countries, protests rose against restrictions such as lockdowns. A February 2021 study found that protests against restrictions ...

  6. Chronic wasting disease - Wikipedia

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    Chronic wasting disease (CWD), sometimes called zombie deer disease, is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) affecting deer.TSEs are a family of diseases thought to be caused by misfolded proteins called prions and include similar diseases such as BSE (mad cow disease) in cattle, Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) in humans, and scrapie in sheep. [2]

  7. Căile Ferate Române - Wikipedia

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    Căile Ferate Române (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈkə.ile feˈrate roˈmɨne]; abbreviated as the CFR) was the state railway carrier of Romania. The company was dissolved on 1 October 1998 by splitting into several successor companies. [1] CFR as an entity existed from 1880, even though the first railway on current Romanian territory was opened ...

  8. Health insurance in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The proportion of non-elderly individuals with employer-sponsored cover fell from 66% in 2000 to 56% in 2010, then stabilized following the passage of the Affordable Care Act. Employees who worked part-time (less than 30 hours a week) were less likely to be offered coverage by their employer than were employees who worked full-time (21% vs. 72% ...

  9. Donald Trump - Wikipedia

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    He had his own short-form talk radio program, Trumped!, from 2004 to 2008. [97] From 2011 until 2015, he was a guest commentator on Fox & Friends. [98] In 2021, Trump, who had been a member of SAG-AFTRA since 1989, resigned to avoid a disciplinary hearing regarding the January 6 attack. [99] Two days later, the union permanently barred him. [100]