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Swimming Pool Chemicals News - Bicycle ride honors many heroes of 9/11

September 14th, 2006

Bicycle ride honors many heroes of 9/11
Bridgeton News - Acceptable materials include pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, oil-based paints, stains, paint thinners and removers, solvents, automotive fluids, batteries, pool chemicals, darkroom chemicals, aerosol cans (not empty), propane and helium

Zimbabwe financial meltdown
Carte Blanche - We had a big house a very big house, over an acre which we had to sell because we couldn’t afford even the pool chemicals.’ The Zim dollar has been devalued by 60 percent to sit at 250 to the US dollar. Before the 21st [of August] a litre of

Local Briefs
Norwich Bulletin - Items that can be disposed of include oil (but not latex) paint and stains, thinners, kerosene, gasoline and auto body chemicals, pool chemicals, cleaning fluids, insecticides, fungicides, acids and drain cleaning fluids. All material should be in a

The rain beat down for 27 days
Midland Daily News - He used pool chemicals in the floor’s water to keep the bacteria levels down. “You deal with mold issues for years,” he said. He estimates he lost $3,000 to $4,000 in the flood. By Sept. 13 the sewage lift stations, streets and roads were

Swimming pool water subject of myths
Herald Tribune - Pool chemicals are similar to those used in treating city water. Myth 2 — “It is raining; drain the pool before it overflows and comes into the house.” Wrong! The normal pool top is 6 inches below the floor of the house. The yard is below the top of

Swimming Pool Chemicals News - The rain beat down for 27 days

September 10th, 2006

The rain beat down for 27 days
Midland Daily News (subscription), MI - 1 hour ago… The Berdascos stacked their sofa and a few other things on top of the wood stove. He used pool chemicals in the floor’s water to keep the bacteria levels down. …

Swimming Pool Chemicals News - For the record

September 7th, 2006

For the record
Tampa Bay Newspapers, FL - 18 hours ago… Road, will accept: automotive fluids, cleansers, fertilizers, fluorescent bulbs, fungicides, herbicides, pesticides, paint, pool chemicals, solvents and wood …

Swimming Pool Chemicals News - Clean up, cut your fire risk

September 6th, 2006

Clean up, cut your fire risk
Border Mail, Australia - 11 hours ago… Household chemicals, such as pesticides, pool chemicals, caustic cleaning agents, personal hygiene sprays, solvents and fuel, pose another danger in the …

Hazardous Waste Day set for Sept. 16
Marshfield Mariner, MA - 2 hours ago… the shed: oil paints and stains, paint thinner, pesticides, herbicides and fungicides, fertilizers containing pesticides, pool chemicals, cesspool cleaners and …

Swimming Pool Chemicals News - Environmental Journal by Peter Lord: Online magazine examines

September 5th, 2006

Environmental Journal by Peter Lord: Online magazine examines
Providence Journal - That includes propane tanks, cleaners, pesticides, automotive lubricants, paint materials and pool chemicals. A complete list of acceptable materials can be found at www.rirrc.org . Environmental Journal is a listing of brief news items about the

All-weather rugs turn patios into special places
Contra Costa Times - Sure enough, the manufacturers all make the same claims: all-weather, resistant to mildew, mold, fading and pool chemicals. The rugs are made of polypropylene, a plastic product that, if it bears the recycled label, means it was made out of recycled

NEWS IN A MINUTE: Macomb County
Detroit Free Press - The collection also includes automotive products like motor oil and oil filters, garden products and household products like oven cleaners, pool chemicals, photography chemicals, fluorescent tubes, batteries, oil-based paints and solvents. Anyone

New OC pool could be money-saver
Derrick - The summer cost for pool chemicals has averaged $4,500 each summer. Stamm said Cornplanter Township has agreed to chip in $1,500 each year for soda ash and Cranberry Township is considering a similar, yearly contribution. * Maintenance costs averaged

New South Wales
Sydney Morning Herald - He lost the sight in one eye after an accident with pool chemicals. ALP unlikely to make much impact on his margin. HUNTER Held by Joel Fitzgibbon (ALP) (First elected 1996) Margin: 10.9 per cent Area: Hunter Valley area west of Newcastle, including the

Swimming Pool Chemicals News - Children Fall Ill Following Chemicals Exposure at Placerville Pool

September 2nd, 2006

Children Fall Ill Following Chemicals Exposure at Placerville Pool
KXTV News10Net - A vapor cloud formed while the acid in the pool chemicals was being transferred from a truck to the supply shed. Some children experienced some minor to moderate respiratory problems, according to officials. Fifteen people, including the driver of the

Fox Valley fliers wing it with new regulations
Beacon News - Henderson travels about three times a month in his job as national accounts manager for Arch Chemicals, a supplier of pool chemicals. More than anything “at this point, the extra security and the new rules is just going to be an inconvenience” he is

Swimming Pool Chemicals News - HazMobile returns to Willits August 18 and 19

September 1st, 2006

HazMobile returns to Willits August 18 and 19
Willits News - Toxic items like paint, antifreeze, pesticides, herbicides, pool chemicals, gasoline, solvents, acids, bases, toxic cleaners, household batteries and fluorescent light tubes are accepted by the HazMobile. Explosives and road flares are excluded. Motor

NEWS IN A MINUTE: Macomb County
Detroit Free Press - The collection also includes automotive products like motor oil and oil filters, garden products and household products like oven cleaners, pool chemicals, photography chemicals, fluorescent tubes, batteries, oil-based paints and solvents. Anyone

Sweating for dollars
Davis Enterprise - The heat, paired with heavy use, causes pool chemicals to dissipate more quickly, Souza said. It’s like any chemical reaction, he said. The more heat, kinetic energy you put in, the more dissipation of the chemical. I’m going through chemical

Hazmat Teams Called In For Pool Store Fire
WTKR - A fire at a pool supply business in York County sends smoke up and down the entire Peninsula. While firefighters tried to put out the fire at Anchor Pools and Spas, Hazmat teams tested the air and water to make sure none of the pool chemicals or

Recycling event to be Saturday
Home News Tribune - Household special waste includes oil-based paint and varnish, antifreeze, aerosol cans, pool chemicals, corrosives, pesticides, herbicides, solvents, thinners, fire extinguishers, motor oil and oil filters, gasoline, batteries, thermostats, unbroken