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Friday Quiz: Low-Level Measurements
2015-06-19 19:46:36| Electronics - Topix.net
A measurement is only as good as the measurement equipment and the techniques used to make it. Noise, unwanted voltage and current, and external interference all contribute to measurement errors.
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Low-Level Air Pollution Linked to Death
2015-06-05 23:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: A team at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that death rates among people over age 65 are higher in zip codes with more fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) than in those with lower levels of PM2.5. The harmful effects from the particles were observed even in areas where concentrations were less than a third of the current standard set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). "Most of the country is either meeting the EPA standards now, or is expected to meet them in a few...
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Panel Confirms Statea s Low-Level Radioactive Waste Standards
2015-02-14 02:44:03| Waste Management - Topix.net
The state Department of Environmental Quality says Friday that the review has confirmed disposal guidelines for low-activity radioactive materials. The standards drew attention as a Wayne County landfill prepared to receive a shipment of Pennsylvania radioactive material produced through the controversial process of oil and gas production known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.
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NYC borough won't prosecute low-level pot offenses
2014-07-09 02:44:10| Apparel - Topix.net
Many such cases have historically gotten dismissed anyway. But Thompson's new policy marks a departure by nixing the cases upfront, sparing arrestees time in custody and court - and sending a message that a DA is pushing forward a public discussion of pulling back from a spike in marijuana arrests citywide in recent decades.
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Brooklyn prosecutor says won't prosecute most low-level marijuana possession arrests
2014-07-09 02:44:09| Apparel - Topix.net
The Brooklyn District Attorney's office in New York, one of the largest in the U.S., says it will stop prosecuting most low-level marijuana possession cases, especially for first-time offenders.
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