Environmental Expert Articles and Case Studies

WAR OF WORDS WAGED OVER BIG APPLE’S E-WASTE LAW

A legal battle over an e-waste law enacted in New York City could have far-reaching implications throughout the United States and create a “chilling effect” on existing state programs and pending legislation, according to a leading ...

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Energy & Renewables

HOW RISKY ARE ENERGY EFFICIENCY INVESTMENTS?

Last week’s announcement of $8.3 billion – and possibly as much as $54.5 billion – in US federal loan guarantees for nuclear power plants sparked debate about risk of default on loans. What are the chances the plants will be built? Critics ...

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Environmental Mgmt

EFFICIENCY “SWEET SPOT” FOR INVESTORS

Energy efficiency appears to have married rich in partnering with smart grid. Yet another report shows that together they have formed what has become today’s most appealing clean tech sector for venture capital. Ernst & Young, using ...

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Health & Safety

TEN TIPS FOR COMPLETING A SITE SECURITY PLAN

IntroductionThe Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program requires covered facilities to submit a Site Security Plan (SSP) using the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ...

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Monitoring & Testing

AIR EMISSIONS IMPACT MEASUREMENTS AT A PERCHLOROETHENE REMEDIATION SITE

As part of an U.S. EPA time critical removal action, an air monitoring system was established to measure real-time impacts of perchloroethene (PCE) on the surrounding areas. The soils and groundwater beneath the site (located in West ...

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Soil & Groundwater

A SAFER APPROACH TO HANDLING MULCH

As with any industrial equipment the safe use of front-end loaders is the responsibility of operators and fellow employees. Site-specific training is necessary to ensure safety at any job site, but where mulch is concerned, safety requires ...

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Waste & Recycling

FIRMS` DYNAMICS AND THE SHADOW ECONOMY IN THE WOOD INDUSTRY IN SLOVENIA

This paper analyses the impact of the dynamics in large enterprises in the wood industry on the dynamics of small enterprises and the shadow economy in this industry. We use unique firm-level survey data for the sample of small enterprises ...

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Water & Wastewater

MODERN TREATMENT METHODS OF STRONG CHELATES IN SURFACE TECHNOLOGY

In the metal finishing industries strongly bonded chelatants have a long tradition. The superior electrochemical properties of chemicals such as EDTA, NTA, cyanide, polyamines and others, have made these compounds invaluable during the ...

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