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Item Daily Situational Brief, June 17, 2011(MESH Coalition, 6/17/2011) MESH CoalitionItem Effictiveness of non-commercial cleaning agents verses commercial agents(Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2013-04-05) Stultz, SamanthaThis study determined the efficiency of using non -commercial cleaning agents for the radioactive decontamination of wet 99mTc-pertechnetate (99mTcO4) spills. Methods: Two trials were run using six cleaning agents (Radiacwash™(Biodex), bleach, Windex® (S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.), Fantastic® (S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.), water, and soap and water for 99mTcO4 decontamination effectiveness on vinyl floor tile. Results: All the decontaminaton agents cleaned up well, and were all below background. The Geiger-Muller Detector (GM) data showed that there was no fixed contamination on any of the tiles for both trials. The background for trial 1 was 0.083, and trial 2 background was 0.079. Trial 1 exposure rate after decontamination of water was 0.030. Trial 2 exposure rate after decontamination of water was 0.032, and Windex® (S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.) was 0.031. Conclusion: Trial 1 showed that water was the best cleaning agent and trial 2 showed that water and Windex® (S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.) are the best cleaning agents.Item Genetically engineered foods: StarLink corn in taco shells(Cornell University, 2002) Genetically Engineered Organisms Public Issues Education ProjectFact sheet about StarLink genetically-engineered corn getting into the food supply.Item New case studies on the coexistence of GM and non-GM crops in European agriculture(European Communities, 2006-01) European Commission. Joint Research CentreSummarizes six case studies made on contamination from genetically-engineered crops, including maize (corn), sugar beets, and cotton.Item White paper on the possible presence of CRY9C protein in processed human foods made from food fractions produced through the wet milling of corn(2001-09-13) United States. Environmental Protection AgencyReport on the discovery of StarLink genetically-engineered corn in processed food for human consumption.