Formaldehyde linked to Cancer. Formaldehyde – Cancer
OSHA Cites Terminix
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Terminix Commercial, Pennsauken, N.J. for failing to protect workers from hazards involving methyl bromide exposure. OSHA Cites Terminix
Cloud Over Port
Concentrations of Methyl Bromide after Release from Operations in a Major Australian Port. Cloud Over Port
Submission to ERMA on the Re-Assessment of Methyl Bromide
Nordiko has recently made a submission in response to ERMA in New Zealand’s Re-Assessment of Methyl Bromide. The submission supports recapture technology, in the interim until alternatives are implemented, as a feasible requirement for the proposed continued use of methyl bromide, unrestricted emissions of which are damaging to both the atmospheric ozone layer and to …[Read more…]
2006 September APVMA Conference
The APVMA (Australian Pesticides & Veterinary Medicines Authority) recently convened a conference to discuss the merits of making recapture of methyl bromide mandatory. The conference was attended by key industry players including industry representatives, CSIRO, AQIS and other government bodies. The APVMA is also currently considering changes to labelling for methyl bromide. Methyl Bromide is …[Read more…]
2007 March Adelaide APEC Showcase
MARCH 28-30TH APEC TRANSPORT INDUSTRY SHOWCASE Nordiko was one of 20 Australian organisations invited to exhibit in Adelaide, as part of the APEC Transport Ministers meeting. Ministers and delegates from 23 APEC economies attended, and visits to the Nordiko exhibit were made by Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico and Indonesia. The Deputy Prime Minister Mark …[Read more…]
2008 August Geelong
HAY AND FODDER CONFERENCE 2008 Nordiko was invited to attend the technical workshop of the Australian Hay and Fodder Industry Association in Geelong, Victoria on Aug 5th 2008. Speakers discussed many aspects of methyl bromide and alternative treatments, with methyl bromide recapture systems rating above other options such as phosphine, heat treatment, CO2, irradiation, sulfuryl …[Read more…]
2008 August New Zealand (Nelson)
GENERA FUMIGATION NZ ADOPTS NORDIKO TECHNOLOGY A significant development in quarantine fumigation practice took place in Nelson on August 12th, 2008. Nordiko supplied equipment to Genera – the largest fumigation firm in NZ – to recapture methyl bromide fumigant used to dis-infest shipping containers. This was the first use of this technology in NZ and …[Read more…]
2008 June Hamburg
HAMBURG PORT: DEMONSTRATION OF FUMIGATION/RECAPTURE TECHNOLOGY The Port of Hamburg has decided to implement mandatory recapture of methyl bromide gas from quarantine fumigations with application from September 1, 2008. Nordiko attended at the port on June 3rd to demonstrate its systems in operation to an audience made up of the main fumigation companies, environment, port, …[Read more…]
2008 May Malaysian Launch
MAY 26TH 2008 – MALAYSIAN LAUNCH OF RECAPTURE AND VENTILATION TECHNOLOGY On Monday May 26th 2008 Nordiko signed an agency agreement with Life Sciences at a public launching ceremony, combined with practical demonstrations in Putrijaya (near Kula Lumpur) in Malaysia. Attendees included representatives from the Departments of Environment, Agriculture and Health as well as a …[Read more…]