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1,1-Dichloroethylene (aka 1,1-DCE; 1,1-Dichloroethene; Vinylidene dichloride)
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1583
GENERAL INFORMATION 1,1-Dichloroethylene is an organic liquid with a mild, sweet, chloroform-like odor. Virtually all 1,1-dichloroethylene is used in making adhesives, synthetic fibers, refrigerants, food packaging and coating resins such as the saran typ ...
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PCBs (Polychlorinated biphenyls- aka Aroclor, Arochlor)
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1572
GENERAL INFORMATION Polychlorinated biphenyls are a group of organic chemicals which can be odorless or mildly aromatic solids or oily liquids. Polychlorinated biphenyls were formerly used in the United States as hydraulic fluids, plasticizers, adhesives, ...
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Dioxin (2,3,7,8-TCDD)
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1559
GENERAL INFORMATION Dioxin is an organic solid of white crystalline needles. Dioxin is not produced or used commercially in the United States. It is a contaminant formed in the production of some chlorinated organic compounds, including a few herbicides s ...
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Benzo(a)pyrene (PAH)
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1550
GENERAL INFORMATION Benzo(a)pyrene is one of a group of compounds called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. They are not produced or used commercially but are very commonly found since they are formed as a result of incomplete combustion of organic materia ...
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Mercury (inorganic)
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1522
GENERAL INFORMATION Mercury is a liquid metal found in natural deposits such as ores containing other elements. The major sources of mercury in drinking water are erosion of natural deposits; discharge from refineries and factories; runoff from landfills; ...
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Autumn 2013 SENR Seminar Series
https://senr.osu.edu/about-us/events/autumn-2013-senr-seminar-series-7
Hunter Anderson, Research Ecologist, US Air Force, will present The Air Force Environmental Restoration Program: A Programmatic Overview and Presentation of the Technical Challenges to Achieving Site Closeout. ...
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Env Sci Faculty Advising Forum
https://senr.osu.edu/about-us/events/env-sci-faculty-advising-forum
Students: this is an opportunity to connect with multiple faculty from your field, all in the same place! Hear about curriculum updates, receive a new degree planning tools, and get scheduling questions answered. The forum will begin in Kottman 103 at 6:0 ...
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EEDS Faculty Advising Forum
https://senr.osu.edu/about-us/events/eeds-faculty-advising-forum
Students: this is an opportunity to connect with multiple faculty from your field, all in the same place! Hear about curriculum updates, receive a new degree planning tools, and get scheduling questions answered. The forum will begin in Kottman 103 at 5:3 ...
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Trichloroethylene (TCE)
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1594
GENERAL INFORMATION Trichloroethylene, a volatile organic chemical, is a colorless or blue liquid with a chloroform-like odor. Trichloroethylene is primarily used to remove grease from fabricated metal parts and in the production of some textiles. The maj ...
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1,2-Dichloroethane
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1582
GENERAL INFORMATION 1,2-Dichloroethane is a colorless, oily, organic liquid with a sweet, chloroform-like odor. The greatest use of 1,2-dichloroethane is in making chemicals involved in plastics, rubber and synthetic textile fibers. Other uses include: as ...