52 articles on "surface"

BP's Fatal Design Errors

Early in May, BP had built a Cofferdam intended to contain the oil spill. The device was lowered on top of the leaking oil pipes on May 8. After a short period of operation, it froze up. BP decided to remove it. A few days later another device, the ...

Environment  environment crude device leaking containment surface
New Jersey requirements for the interior maintenance of multiple dwellings

Article written based on New Jersey LawThe New Jersey Administrative Code provides the Department of Community affairs (DCA) with enforcement powers over Title 5, Chapter 10 entitled Maintenance of Hotels and Multiple Dwellings. Subchapter 8 provides...

Legal  legal surfaces protective dwelling kept
Avoid Problems Painting Aluminum and Vinyl Siding

Avoid Problems Painting Aluminum and Vinyl Siding by: Robert Clarke Anyone with older aluminum siding is well aware of the paint chalking problem. Just rub your hand along the old siding and the chalky old paint will be all over your palm. Tryin...

Home Improvement  home improvement paint siding coat surface primer
Practice The Art of Selecting Cave Walls to Canvas

Practice The Art of Selecting Cave Walls to Canvas by: Darrell Crow As an oil painting instructor I'm used to all sorts of questions from students learning how to paint on the materials of our illustrious craft. In fact, one of the all tim...

Hobbies  hobbies canvas painting surfaces surface paint cave
Take Back Your Life

Take Back Your Life by: Stephen Ayers It seems today that for every mood swing, inconvenient behavior, irritating symptom, unwanted pain, or side effect there is a distinctively colored pill to smooth the way for our hectic life styles. The adve...

Health  health bodies wellness cell sugars cells surface
Lighter Fluid: The Best Label and Scuff Mark Remover

Lighter Fluid: The Best Label and Scuff Mark Remover by: Rachel Paxton The first time my husband saw me scrubbing the black heel marks off of our kitchen floor with a toothbrush, he said, "You know lighter fluid will take those marks right off."...

Home Improvement  home improvement fluid lighter right marks surfaces remove
Spring Deck Prep Tips

Spring Deck Prep Tips by: R.L. Fielding It’s finally spring! Time to move out the patio furniture and get ready to enjoy the great outdoors. But, before you do, make sure you clean, restore and protect your deck so you can get the most out of...

Home Improvement  home improvement deck wood wolman stains water surface
Cat Scratching Solutions

For a cat, scratching is a natural, necessary act. Besides keeping her claws in top shape, the stretching involved in a good scratch keeps her upper body strong and loose. Also, every time a cat scratches a surface, scent glands between her toes leav...

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Natural Stone Tiles – The Confusion Surrounding Sealing

Natural Stone Tiles – The Confusion Surrounding Sealing by: David Andrew Smith There would seem based my own experience that there is a lot of confusion amongst the general public and some builders as to what sealing natural stone actually mea...

Home Improvement  home improvement stone spaces surface sealants natural bacteria
Can A One Billion Pound Oil Spill Disappear?

The BP oil leak disaster lasted 85 days. A gooey, toxic, and stinking spill kept spreading on surface waters. Parts were converted to tiny oil globules by dispersants. Another fraction evaporated and kept changing its composition under the impact of ...

Environment  environment surface gulf water gallons dispersants