Environmental Expert Articles and Case Studies

SMARTER GRIDS, APPLIANCES, AND CONSUMERS

More and more utilities are beginning to realize that building large power plants just to handle peak daily and seasonal demand is a very costly way of managing an electricity system. Existing electricity grids are typically a patchwork of ...

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Energy & Renewables

ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND EMISSION REDUCTION OF TPM, PM2.5, AND SO2 FROM NATURAL GAS AND FUEL OIL FIRED BOILER EXHAUSTS

Fully 8% of all of Canada’s energy consumption occurs in gas and fuel oil fired boilers in commercial and institutional facilities1, with proportional amounts of greenhouse gases, particulate matter, and other pollutants. Recently ...

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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

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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Water & Wastewater

RECYCLER SOLVES WASTE OIL PROBLEM, ATTAINS EPA COMPLIANCE

Environmental compliance is a major concern and challenge for the recycling industry. There are few recycling industries that face a stiffer challenge than auto recyclers. Vehicles that once were abandoned have become a valuable commodity. ...

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