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Heating up natural remediation
Manjit Kahlon of Provectus Group Ltd describes how it investigated the effect of thermally enhanced soil vapour extraction (TESVE) on indigenous microbial communities and the potential for subsequent biological polishing of chlorinated solvents
Field trials were done at the Western Storage Area (WSA) of Harwell in Oxfordshire, a former nuclear research site being decommissioned by Research Sites Restoration Ltd (and formerly by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority).
The site had ... |
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Phase I – Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs)
Nowadays, real estate mortgage companies often require the execution of a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) to identify a property’s potential environmental concerns which may affect its value and/or liabilities. The purpose of the Phase I ESA is to disclose any Recognized Environmental Condition (REC) associated with the property. It comprises four main activities:
1) Reviewing records that will help identify RECs connected with the property;
2) Site Inspections that will help ... |
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- One of Europe’s most contaminated sites
VSD Avenue, a joint venture partnership between VolkerStevin, DEC and Sita Remediation, started work at the beginning of September on the remediation ...
- Improving bioremediation
Sustainability is becoming a benchmark for the quality of companies who offer remediation solutions, the technologies that they develop and offer commercially, ...
- EPA studies identify techniques for critical leak testing prior to soil-vapor sampling
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- Tackling remediation emissions
Organisations commissioning regeneration projects now have the option to substantially reduce the carbon emissions associated with any remediation project, ...
- When is early generation selection effective in self-pollinated crops?
Despite widespread use of early generation testing and selection (EGT) in breeding for self-pollinated crops, its effectiveness remains largely an ...
- Consequences of conventional versus organic farming on soil carbon: results from a 27-Year field experiment
Organic farming practices are regarded as being beneficial for the environment by promoting soil quality and sequestering soil organic carbon (SOC). We ...
- An alternate wetting and moderate soil drying regime improves root and shoot growth in rice
A major challenge in rice (Oryza sativa L.) production is to achieve the dual goal of increasing food production and saving water. This study aimed to ...
- Spoil, rubble and a soil-tar mix
National Grid and Wales and West Utilities recently completed their first joint remediation project at the Aberaman Gasworks following the sale of the ...
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