Two accidents at the Army's flagship biodefense laboratory potentially exposed nine workers to harmful biological agents in the last two years, according to occupational hazard reports.
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Two accidents at the Army's flagship biodefense laboratory potentially exposed nine workers to harmful biological agents in the last two years, according to occupational hazard reports.
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The announcement right before the holidays that Worthington Industries is closing its steel-processing plant in Essex is a reminder of the long, grinding attrition of Maryland’s traditional strengths in manufacturing and heavy industry.
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Read More »May 21, 2012 Leave a comment
ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley is expected to sign a bill this week that would make Maryland the first state to ban an arsenic additive in chicken feed. Last month, state lawmakers passed a bill banning the use of Roxarsone, ...
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RICHMOND — A federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging the chemical company Alcolac Inc. illegally sold chemical-weapons materials to the Saddam Hussein regime in the 1980s. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court ...
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The U.S. Department of Energy has selected Columbia-based specialty chemical company W.R. Grace & Co. to conduct one of 16 research projects nationwide aimed at improving the efficiency and reducing the cost of advanced carbon-capture systems at coal-fired power plants. ...
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ANNAPOLIS — PharmAthene Inc. of Annapolis, a company developing medical defenses against biological and chemical threats, said it has been awarded a $5.7 million, 18-month contract by the U.S. Department of Defense to continue development of a counter-measure to ward ...
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