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hazardous materials
(redirected from Dangerous goods)

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hazardous materials,
substances or materials that have been determined by the government to pose an unreasonable risk to health, safety, or property when transported in commerce, such as toxins, marine pollutants, and substances at high temperatures.


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And though they're always looking to boost international sales, Russell says there are more obstacles hurdles with a more regulations than five years ago regarding shipment of dangerous goods.
The DOT's announcement resulted in almost 300 responses, nearly all of them from affected industries, particularly chemical, petroleum, and fertilizer companies, including the Chlorine Institute, Formosa Plastics, Monsanto, Phillips Petroleum, Dupont, Dow Chemical, BASF, the American Petroleum Institute, the American Chemistry Council, the Dangerous Goods Advisory Council, the Fertilizer Institute, and the Institute of Makers of Explosives.
Export control and border security programs in over thirty countries worldwide provide legal assistance, training, and equipment to prevent the illicit traffic in dangerous goods, including small arms and light weapons.
 
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