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Third Edition of "Safe Use of Nickel in the Workplace" Published
6 June 2008The third edition of the Nickel Institute's Health Guide was released today. It addresses the health and safety of those who are exposed to the various types and forms of nickel in the workplace.
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NiPERA Director Addresses Surface Finishers
2 May 2007
Dr. Hudson Bates, Director of NiPERA, gave a 30-minute presentation today at the National Association of Surface Finishers (NASF) meeting in Washington, D.C.
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U.S. Toxic Chemicals and Children’s Health Report
10 July 2006
Three years in the making, the final Report was issued in May 2006.
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WHO Revises Drinking Water Guidelines
2 November 2005
The Provisional Guideline Value of 20 micrograms of nickel per litre has been revised to 70 micrograms per litre in the final version of the WHO Guideline Value.
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European Commission revises the Nickel Directive
4 November 2004
The new regulation based on nickel release, rather than nickel content, is based on sound science.
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Children’s Health: Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) Report
25 June 2004
Nickel figured prominently but erroneously in the draft report issued in March 2004. Gross errors in matching chemicals with effects, and in calculating "releases and transfers" to the environment, have been identified.
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California: Child-specific Reference Dose
18 August 2003
California is proposing a new class of reference doses specific to children and nickel is one of the first five substances to be considered. The reasons for doing so and methodologies used raise some concerns.
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