Amalgam and Dissolved Mercury Removal A system not just a Separator

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Purves
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Waste Treatment ◽  
The United States ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Mercury Removal ◽  
Vacuum Line ◽  
Custom Made ◽  
Average Annual Cost ◽  
Dental Offices ◽  
Dissolved Mercury

<p> </p><p> </p><p>Abstract</p><p> </p><p>Title: Amalgam and Dissolved Mercury Removal  A system not just a Separator</p><p> </p><p>Content</p><p> </p><p>Packs Solutions LLC has developed an amalgam and dissolved mercury system that significantly reduces the mercury discharge from the dental practice. The US American Dental Association estimates that 50% of the mercury entering the waste treatment facility is from dental practices.  The system consists of an innovative chairside trap, use of pH neutral vacuum line cleaners and disinfectants, and advanced technology separator that removes the dissolved mercury from the office discharge.  The system is currently in use in the United States and is rapidly gaining popularity with wastewater treatment authorities.</p><p> </p><p>The presentation provides data taken from dental offices and the affect of pH on the dissolving of amalgam in water. The average dental office generates over 14,000 ng/L of dissolved mercury that can not be removed by traditional waste treatment processes.  The system has proven to reduce the discharge to <1,000 ng/L on average.  The system requires no changes in office routine or equipment. The separator is maintenance free and the chairside trap is custom made to fit in any brand of trap.  The average annual cost in the United States is as low as $420 for one chair practice to $1300 for a 6 chair practice.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Bill Purves</p><p> </p><p>Packs Solutions LLC</p>

scholarly journals The use of cultural risk assessment within the 1994 Tribal land-grant colleges and universities

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Alvin L Young
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Native Americans ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Waste Treatment ◽  
The United States ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Land Grant ◽  
United States Department ◽  
Cultural Issues

In 1994, the United States Congress established 35 Colleges or Universities on Reservation Lands of the Native Americans throughout the Midwest and Western United States. These new institutions were provided annual funds from the United States Department of Agriculture for education, research and extension, components of the Land-Grant system. Today, issues related to risk assessment and risk management confront tribal decision-makers as they cope with risks, both real and perceived, that include the transportation of hazardous materials through the reservation, the clean-up of contaminated sites within the reservation, the environmental restoration of Federal facilities, the siting of waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities, the development of tribal mineral and other natural resources, and the construction and operation of industrial and commercial facilities within the reservation. Tribal decision-makers lack Indian-specific epidemiologic, genetic, and cultural information that impact current risk assessment models needed to incorporate tribal cultural issues. There is a need to enhance the science skills of tribal college faculty in assisting tribal councils and tribal colleges in the long-term planning and stewardship of natural resources on their reservations.

Will Technological Progress Cure the "Advanced Technology Products" Trade Account Deficit?

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 1850215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jannett Highfill ◽  
Michael McAsey
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Technological Progress ◽  
Demand Function ◽  
The United States ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Trade Model ◽  
Technology Products ◽  
Trading Partners ◽  
Trade Account

In the debate about United States subsidies of private sector R&D, it is sometimes argued that the state of our technology is closely related to our current account deficits, particularly in what has been called the “Advanced Technology Products” (ATP) trade account. The corollary is that taking appropriate actions to increase research and development activities will both improve our technology and reduce the size of the ATP trade account deficit. The paper exams this proposition in a two-country two-firm intra-industry trade model, where firms play a two-stage quality-quantity game. The primary result of the paper is that if, as compared to its trading partners, the United States has about the same demand function but higher production costs then increases in R&D are likely to reduce an ATP trade account deficit. If, on the other hand, both costs and the value customers place on the product are high in the United States as compared to its trading partners, then increases in R&D are likely to increase the size of the ATP trade account deficit.

Future Research Vessels

2001 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 43-45
Author(s):  
Larry P. Alkinson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
The United States ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Research Vessel ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution ◽  
Hull Form ◽  
The People ◽  
Hull Forms

The academic research vessel fleet in the United States is embarking on a great experiment. By 2004 we will know if SWATH vessels such as the Kilo Moana and the possible built Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution coastal SWATH have such great advantages that all future vessels will be of SWATH design. Or, we will find that the two hull forms have distinct niches and the fleet will evolve with a strategic mix. Regardless of the future hull form research vessels will grow in size to accommodate advanced technology and the people to run and maintain it. The research vessel will become an office and laboratory at sea with seamless communication to the shore for the oceanographer.

scholarly journals Economic costs of biological invasions in the United States

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Fantle-Lepczyk ◽  
Phillip J. Haubrock ◽  
Ross N Cuthbert ◽  
Andrew M Kramer ◽  
Anna J Turbelin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Invasive Species ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cost Information ◽  
Global Database ◽  
Average Annual Cost ◽  
Terrestrial Habitats ◽  
Taxonomic Groups ◽  
National Economies ◽  
Damages And Losses

The United States has thousands of invasive species, representing a sizable, but unknown burden to the national economy. Given the potential economic repercussions of invasive species, quantifying these costs is of paramount importance both for national economies and invasion management. Here, we used a novel global database of invasion costs (InvaCost) to quantify the overall costs of invasive species in the United States across spatiotemporal, taxonomic, and socioeconomic scales. From 1960 to 2020, reported invasion costs totaled $4.52 trillion (USD 2017). Considering only observed, highly reliable costs, this total cost reached $1.22 trillion with an average annual cost of $19.94 billion/year. These costs increased from $2.00 billion annually between 1960-1969 to $21.08 billion annually between 2010-2020. Most costs (73%) were related to resource damages and losses ($896.22 billion), as opposed to management expenditures ($46.54 billion). Moreover, the majority of costs were reported from invaders from terrestrial habitats ($643.51 billion, 53%) and agriculture was the most impacted sector ($509.55 billion). From a taxonomic perspective, mammals ($234.71 billion) and insects ($126.42 billion) were the taxonomic groups responsible for the greatest costs. Considering the apparent rising costs of invasions, coupled with increasing numbers of invasive species and the current lack of cost information for most known invaders, our findings provide critical information for policymakers and managers.

scholarly journals GPS Investigations under Constitution of Japan – Comparison with the U.S Cases

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 179-197
Author(s):  
Yuichiro Tsuji
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Supreme Court ◽  
The United States ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
Similar Reasoning ◽  
The U.S

Summary This paper reviews GPS investigations in Japan and the United States. In 2017, the Japanese Supreme Court held that warrantless GPS search was illegal. The case reviewed in this article illustrates the boundary of permissible investigation using advanced technology and highlights the fact that rapidly developing technology challenges legal research. In the 2017 decision discussed in this paper, law enforcement challenged the permissible scope of investigating warrantless GPS searches; a challenge common in other countries, like the U.S. The U.S. Supreme Court has already decided this case in United States v. Jones decision in 2012. Both of Japanese and American decision takes similar reasoning for their decisions.

scholarly journals Russia and the West: Contradictory Dialogue

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-38
Author(s):  
T. V. Zonova ◽  
A. Giannotti
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
World Politics ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
The European Union ◽  
International Treaties ◽  
The West ◽  
Strategic Stability ◽  
The One ◽  
The Right

The authors focus on the historical evolution of the relations between Russia and the West and attempt to suggest their own vision on the future prospects. The aforementioned relationship span centuries of history. At times, these relations were peaceful, while at times, “Russophobia,” on the one hand, and anti-Western feelings, on the other, served as a backdrop to military clashes. The authors pay special attention to the events of recent decades that have posed new threats and challenges. Given the current militarization and securitization of world politics, strategic stability, which is highly dependent on relations between Russia and the West, is being called into question. After Crimea became part of the Russian Federation and hostilities began in the Donbass region, anti-Russian sanctions were imposed, and Russia, in turn, passed counter-sanctions legislation. Therefore, Russia’s relations with the United States have sharply deteriorated. Likewise, comprehensive ties with the European Union have been frozen. The West, mainly the United States and UK, has launched anti-Russian campaign. As a mirror response Russian media also dazzles with speculations about "the decay and decline of the West". Consequently, Russia has declared its “shift to the East”. A real psychological war is being waged between Russia and the West, with both sides resorting to the latest advanced technology in their propaganda. A number of Russian politicians grew supportive of some Western movements and parties of the right spectrum, the so called “sovranists” who aimed at withdrawing their countries from international treaties and unions. Meanwhile, Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 elections as the Republican right-wing candidate, who pledged to improve US-Russia relations, was much praised in Moscow. The authors conclude that recent constructive Russian-American meetings and the 2019 meeting in the Normandy Format which contributes to conflict resolution in the South-East of Ukraine can facilitate positive developments of Russia’s relations with the West.

Potential Effects of Advanced Technologies at Commercial Border Crossings

1998 ◽  
Vol 1613 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda K. Nozick ◽  
George F. List ◽  
Mark A. Turnquist ◽  
Tzu-Li Wu
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New York ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
The United States ◽  
Border Crossing ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Border Crossings ◽  
Commercial Vehicles ◽  
Pass Through ◽  
Effective Use

Between 1991 and 1995, trade between the United States and Canada increased 55 percent, and trade between the United States and Mexico grew 68 percent. This growth in traffic has strained the available capacity and has led to frequent delays as vehicles pass through congested border-crossing facilities. Delays at the border may be reduced through the use of information technologies. A generic simulation model was developed of a border crossing that can be used to evaluate the benefit of information technologies to speed the processing of commercial vehicles at the border. This model is tested with input data that are reflective of the Peace Bridge, which links Buffalo, New York, with Fort Erie, Ontario, to develop general relationships between the penetration rate of advanced technology in the commercial vehicle traffic and the benefits to be achieved. This analysis indicates that the effective use of information technologies can significantly improve the services offered and reduce the amount of resources needed.

The value of advanced technology in meeting 2050 greenhouse gas emissions targets in the United States

2009 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. S254-S267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Page Kyle ◽  
Leon Clarke ◽  
Graham Pugh ◽  
Marshall Wise ◽  
Kate Calvin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
The United States ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Gas Emissions
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