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New manga markers!

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For my birthday, I bought myself some new manga markers with the Amazon gift card my parents gave me. I am so excited to learn how to use them! I also bought some new manga paper to see how it differs from the multipurpose computer paper I usually use. Things purchased: U.S. Art Supply 9"x12" manga-marker paper Master Markers Manga & Primary Tones 24-pack The Art of Vampire Knight - Matsuri Hino Illustrations Rather than be reasonable and practice in short sessions with the markers and paper, I dove in and recreated one of my favorite panels from my other favorite manga/anime:  Vampire Knight . It turned out better than I anticipated, so I decided to post it as a new milestone in my mangaka journey. Some notes: Yup, I am aware the Day Class uniforms are black. At the moment, I only have a weird mix of primary colors and grays. No black marker in the set. So I improvised with blue! Same with Yuki's hair color, improvised with the sienna brown marker I have.  Character...

TSCA and Exposure Assessment: Risk Evaluation

This post is a continuation of the series on TSCA and exposure assessment. Today�s topic is risk evaluation, including the prioritization process for EPA. 15 CFR 53 Part 2605 explains how, once the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator determines that a chemical substance or mixture presents a risk, the Administrator can apply one or more requirements to the substance. The requirements can include: A prohibition or limitation restriction on manufacturing, processing, or distribution of the substance A prohibition or limitation on manufacturing, processing, or distribution of a substance for a particular use or concentration in excess of a level set by the Administrator A requirement for the substance or mixture to be marked with warnings and instructions with respect to use, distribution, and/or disposal � the form and content of these warnings is prescribed by the Administrator A requirement to maintain records associated with the manufacturing process and tests us...