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information is automatically combined into a finished report in the required format. Reports may be placed into files that can be printed by standard PC desktop publishing software, allowing the production of publication quality documents. Hewlett-Packard Company is an international manufacturer of measurement and computation products and systems recognised for excellence in quality and support. The company's products and services are used in industry, business, engineering, science, medicine, and education in approximately 100 countries. Founded in 1939, the company has 95 000 employees, and had a revenue of Sll.9 billion in its 1989 fiscal year.
Pollution Control From Seashells The Irish chemical company Mari-Chem are producing two polymers from the waste shells from prawn and crab processing plants along Ireland's west coast that can be used in medical care and industrial waste water treatment. The polymers are Chitin and Chitoson, both of which are described as completely biodegradable. They both have a very high change density, a hydrogen bonding capacity and several other properties which makes them suitable for wound healing, contact lens manufacture and many uses in the water pollution control field. Chitoson, which is very cationic is used as a flocculant in waste waters with a high protein or fat content. It is also said to be highly effective in the treatment of effluent from the pulp and paper industry, and in conjunction with anionic polymers and water-soluble alkali-earth ions in sludge de-watering. Mari-Chem claim many other applications of Chitin and Chitoson, including heavy metal removal, dye binding, and textile water purification. Chitin is one of the principal components of all crustacean exoskeletons and Chitoson is a deacetylated polymer of Chitin.
New MSc Course in Marine Resource Management With the recent attention being focused on the state of the marine environment there is clearly a need for an orderly and balanced approach to the management and development of our marine resources to secure maximum benefit and meet today's complex social requirements. Heriot-Watt University has just launched a challenging MSc Course which seeks to provide a supply of professionally qualified graduates to meet the growing demand for marine resource managers who are capable of evaluating complex and often conflicting environmental arguments and to be able to liaise with fellow professionals on a wide range of matters. The course is designed to allow graduates and professionals from disparate backgrounds to extend their skills into the field of Marine Resource Management. The course is run jointly by the University's Institute of 256
Offshore Engineering and Department of Building, Engineering and Surveying. The Course offers full exemption from the written examination of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Marine Resource Management) and is recognized by the Science and Engineering Research Council. Candidates must complete five core modules and one optional module as follows: Marine Environmental Systems and Survey Techniques; Marine Resource Utilization; Marine Resource Management; Marine Development Appraisal; Marine Project Management; Optional Modules: Environmental Policy Control and Monitoring, Effluent and Waste Processing Procedures and Technology, Coastal and Estuarine Development and Management, Fishery and Mariculture Development, Diving Science. The first course will start in October 1990. Further details may be obtained from Dr Hamish Mair, Institute of Offshore Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Research Park, Riccarton Campus, Edinburgh, UK. Tel. 031-449-5111 (Ext. 4607).
Explosion-proof Racon A new X and S-band frequency agile radar beacon is now being produced by Ericsson Radar Electronics of Sweden, having been approved for use in potentially explosive atmospheres on oil and gas platforms. Type of protection is EEx dib l l B T3, and type testing in accordance with CENELEC standards has been performed by the Swedish National Testing Institute. Designated the Ericon Ex, the racon is also typeapproved by Det norske Veritas. The Ericon Ex uses the same technology and has the same performance as the standard Ericon versions, of which over 700 units have been delivered to some 35 countries world wide.
University Launches Pioneering Masters Degree in Process Safety and Loss Prevention A new Masters degree designed to provide a detailed understanding of ways of reducing industrial accidents involving the release of process material was formally launched in the University on Friday 2 February, 1990. The course emphasizes the acquisition of industrial experience and is devoted to a topic that is of overwhelming importance in the modern world, with its emphasis on avoiding harm to people and their environment. The Masters degree in Process Safety and Loss Prevention is a collaborative venture involving the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering at the University of Sheffield, the Institution of Chemical Engineers, and the Health and Safety Executive, with teaching support from professionals in consultancy practices and industry. The degree programme involves the study of eight Course Modules, each of which extends over four days.
information is automatically combined into a finished report in the required format. Reports may be placed into files that can be printed by standard PC desktop publishing software, allowing the production of publication quality documents. Hewlett-Packard Company is an international manufacturer of measurement and computation products and systems recognised for excellence in quality and support. The company's products and services are used in industry, business, engineering, science, medicine, and education in approximately 100 countries. Founded in 1939, the company has 95 000 employees, and had a revenue of Sll.9 billion in its 1989 fiscal year.
Pollution Control From Seashells The Irish chemical company Mari-Chem are producing two polymers from the waste shells from prawn and crab processing plants along Ireland's west coast that can be used in medical care and industrial waste water treatment. The polymers are Chitin and Chitoson, both of which are described as completely biodegradable. They both have a very high change density, a hydrogen bonding capacity and several other properties which makes them suitable for wound healing, contact lens manufacture and many uses in the water pollution control field. Chitoson, which is very cationic is used as a flocculant in waste waters with a high protein or fat content. It is also said to be highly effective in the treatment of effluent from the pulp and paper industry, and in conjunction with anionic polymers and water-soluble alkali-earth ions in sludge de-watering. Mari-Chem claim many other applications of Chitin and Chitoson, including heavy metal removal, dye binding, and textile water purification. Chitin is one of the principal components of all crustacean exoskeletons and Chitoson is a deacetylated polymer of Chitin.
New MSc Course in Marine Resource Management With the recent attention being focused on the state of the marine environment there is clearly a need for an orderly and balanced approach to the management and development of our marine resources to secure maximum benefit and meet today's complex social requirements. Heriot-Watt University has just launched a challenging MSc Course which seeks to provide a supply of professionally qualified graduates to meet the growing demand for marine resource managers who are capable of evaluating complex and often conflicting environmental arguments and to be able to liaise with fellow professionals on a wide range of matters. The course is designed to allow graduates and professionals from disparate backgrounds to extend their skills into the field of Marine Resource Management. The course is run jointly by the University's Institute of 256
Offshore Engineering and Department of Building, Engineering and Surveying. The Course offers full exemption from the written examination of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Marine Resource Management) and is recognized by the Science and Engineering Research Council. Candidates must complete five core modules and one optional module as follows: Marine Environmental Systems and Survey Techniques; Marine Resource Utilization; Marine Resource Management; Marine Development Appraisal; Marine Project Management; Optional Modules: Environmental Policy Control and Monitoring, Effluent and Waste Processing Procedures and Technology, Coastal and Estuarine Development and Management, Fishery and Mariculture Development, Diving Science. The first course will start in October 1990. Further details may be obtained from Dr Hamish Mair, Institute of Offshore Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Research Park, Riccarton Campus, Edinburgh, UK. Tel. 031-449-5111 (Ext. 4607).
Explosion-proof Racon A new X and S-band frequency agile radar beacon is now being produced by Ericsson Radar Electronics of Sweden, having been approved for use in potentially explosive atmospheres on oil and gas platforms. Type of protection is EEx dib l l B T3, and type testing in accordance with CENELEC standards has been performed by the Swedish National Testing Institute. Designated the Ericon Ex, the racon is also typeapproved by Det norske Veritas. The Ericon Ex uses the same technology and has the same performance as the standard Ericon versions, of which over 700 units have been delivered to some 35 countries world wide.
University Launches Pioneering Masters Degree in Process Safety and Loss Prevention A new Masters degree designed to provide a detailed understanding of ways of reducing industrial accidents involving the release of process material was formally launched in the University on Friday 2 February, 1990. The course emphasizes the acquisition of industrial experience and is devoted to a topic that is of overwhelming importance in the modern world, with its emphasis on avoiding harm to people and their environment. The Masters degree in Process Safety and Loss Prevention is a collaborative venture involving the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering at the University of Sheffield, the Institution of Chemical Engineers, and the Health and Safety Executive, with teaching support from professionals in consultancy practices and industry. The degree programme involves the study of eight Course Modules, each of which extends over four days.