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  2. United States biological defense program - Wikipedia

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    A "Select Agent Program" (SAP) was established to satisfy requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 and the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention administers the SAP, which regulates the laboratories that may possess, use, or transfer Select Agents within ...

  3. N95 respirator - Wikipedia

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    A surgical N95 is also rated against fluids, and is regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration under 21 CFR 878.4040, in addition to NIOSH 42 CFR 84. 42 CFR 84, the federal standard which the N95 is part of, was created to address shortcomings in the prior United States Bureau of Mines respirator testing standards, as well as tuberculosis ...

  4. United States regulation of point source water pollution

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    [42] The purpose of the policy is to "encourage voluntary trading programs that facilitate the implementation of TMDLs, reduce the costs of compliance with CWA regulations, establish incentives for voluntary reductions, and promote watershed-based initiatives (3). [ 43 ] "

  5. Low-level radioactive waste policy of the United States

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    Part 62 involves the criteria and procedures for emergency access to non-federal and regional low-level waste disposal facilities. [11] Each agreement States' regulations must always be compatible with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's, this gives the states a tiny bit of flexibility of creating a procedure as long as it follows NRC's ...

  6. Mercury regulation in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The following categories describe mercury use regulations: (1) commerce-related regulations such as taxes and transportation requirements; (2) product-related restrictions; and (3) reporting requirements. Mercury use regulations affect only those facilities that use mercury as an input.

  7. Orders of magnitude (radiation) - Wikipedia

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    0.42: USA average from all sources, including medical diagnostic radiation doses [citation needed] 4 4 × 10 ^ 0: Duration of the pregnancy: 0.6: Canada CNSC maximum occupational dose to a pregnant woman who is a designated Nuclear Energy Worker. [9] 5 5 × 10 ^ 0: Annual: 0.57: USA NRC occupational limit for minors (10% of adult limit) USA NRC ...

  8. New South Wales Ambulance - Wikipedia

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    Community First Responders (CFR) are part-time and volunteer members of other emergency services or community members trained in nationally accredited advanced medical skills, who respond to medical emergencies in conjunction with Paramedics in remote areas of the state.