The US Environmental Protection Agency has identified the “Maui Method” as the preferred approach for lithium-ion battery disposal. Justin Marquez, a member of the EPA’s National Lithium-Ion Battery ...

Researchers have developed a type of fluorescent dye that can detect microplastics in our food and water, providing a cost-effective solution for identifying environmental pollution. According to a ...

At the request of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), an ad hoc committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) will develop a scientifically based ...

Helicopter safety researchers are to undertake formal analysis of the hazardous vortex ring phenomenon and the effectiveness of an alternative recovery and escape technique. The vortex ring state is ...

Rules for hazardous (classified) locations can be found in Chapter 5 [Special Occupancies] of the National Electrical Code (NEC). What are these specific locations, and why is the word “classified” in ...

Telehealth technologies, defined broadly as the use of remote tools such as recorded or live video to support animal health decision-making, are increasingly discussed as one way to expand biosecurity ...

Hazards associated with human induced external events (HIEEs) need to be considered in the evaluation of sites for nuclear installations, in the design of new nuclear installations and in the ...