hazardous waste News
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Navy settles environmental violations at Naval Station Norfolk
A settlement between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Navy will help reduce potentially harmful discharges of ozone-depleting substances and ensure the safe storage and disposal of hazardous waste at the Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia, where EPA alleges environmental violations occurred. Under the settlement, the Navy will pay an $83,900 penalty for violations of the Clean ...
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Honeywell pleads guilty in Illinois to illegal storage of hazardous waste / corporation sentenced to pay $11.8 million criminal fine
Honeywell International Inc. pleaded guilty today in federal district court in Benton, Ill., to one felony offense for knowingly storing hazardous waste without a permit in violation of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Honeywell was also sentenced today to pay a criminal fine in the amount of $11.8 million. “The defendant’s illegal storage practices put employees at ...
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Boeing Reports Continued Environmental Improvements
While increasing airplane production, The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) generated year-over-year improvements in environmental performance, the company reported today in its annual Environment Report.At manufacturing and office locations in 2010, Boeing consumed less energy, reduced carbon dioxide emissions and water intake, and generated less hazardous waste compared to the previous year."Boeing has ...
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New European register gives public access to information on emissions from European industrial facilities
The European Commission and the European Environment Agency today launched a comprehensive new European pollutant release and transfer register – E-PRTR. The register contains information about the emissions of pollutants to air, water and land by industrial facilities throughout Europe. It includes annual data for 91 substances and covers more than 24 000 facilities in 65 economic activities. It ...
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Tecam Group exhibited on 5-7 May 2016 at IE Expo Shanghai exhibition
Tecam Group exhibited on 5-7 May 2016 at IE Expo Shanghai exhibition to promote its environmental technology for Emissions Treatment and for Industrial Waste Incineration. It was a very positive meeting point for international experts, where Tecam Group was able to welcome visitors to its stand and present its efficient technology for the industry. Regarding Emissions Treatment, Tecam Group ...
By TECAM
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Citizen Monitoring Motivates Companies To Purchase Advanced Equipment, EPA Says
Citizens who monitor emissions of industrial facilities are driving companies toward purchasing their own advanced emissions monitoring equipment, Cynthia Giles, EPA assistant administrator for enforcement and compliance assurance, said June 5. This may lead to more complete and accurate emissions calculations and help the facilities address future or unknown existing violations, Giles said at ...
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Tracking the environmental performance of industry in Europe: new interactive country profiles
Industry across Europe is responsible for more than half of all carbon dioxide, particulate matter and other key pollutants emitted into the air, according to updated industrial pollution country profiles published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA). The 33 profiles of the member countries of the EEA (EEA-33) give an updated snapshot of sources of industrial pollution across Europe. ...
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CEM 2016 announces Conference Programme
The organisers of CEM 2016, the international emissions monitoring event, have published details of the conference that will run over three days in Lisbon from 18th to 20th May. Featuring speakers from 13 countries there will be 48 presentations within seven main themes: Regulation Standards and Quality Predictive Emission Monitoring Innovative Measurement Technology Fine Particulate ...
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EPA proposes updates and deadline extension for 2010 cement standards
In response to a federal court ruling and data from industry, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing changes to its 2010 air standards for the Portland cement manufacturing industry. The proposal would continue the significant emission reductions from the 2010 standards while providing industry additional compliance flexibilities, including more time to implement the proposed ...
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Stricter monitoring requirements for combustion emissions
The new monitoring requirements being imposed on Medium Combustion Plants (MCPs) and Large Combustion Plants (LCPs) in Europe is symptomatic of environmental initiatives affecting a wide variety of industries. In the following article, Dr Andrew Dixon from Gasmet Technologies UK (formerly Quantitech) explains how instrumentation manufacturers are responding to these new challenges. The ...
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United States announces largest settlement under EPA`s audit policy
Invista will pay a $1.7 million civil penalty and spend up to an estimated $500 million to correct self-reported environmental violations discovered at facilities in seven states, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Justice Department announced today. The company disclosed more than 680 violations of water, air, hazardous waste, emergency planning and preparedness, and ...
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Markets for Sustainable Developments and Environmental Technologies with high growth driven by climate change
Globalization puts pressure on companies and countries. New technologies like nanotechnologies and molecular science more important than laws. The worldmarkets for sustainable technologies will attain 5 trillion US Dollar by 2020 from 1.6 trillion today. This include enviromental technologies and renewable energies with 1.2 trillion US Dollar in 2020 from today 616 billion. The highest growth ...
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Tecam Group fruitful participation at AchemAsia Shanghai 2019
Tecam Group participated at AchemAsia 2019 exhibition, which took place in Shanghai from 21-23 May. This event is the International Expo and Innovation Forum for Sustainable Chemical Production in China and counted with more than 12.000 visitors and 330 exhibitors. Regarding Air Pollution Control, Tecam Group showcased its Oxidizers, Gas Cleaning Systems, Adsorption systems, etc. to eliminate ...
By TECAM
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Regenerative thermal oxidizers help many industries comply with emission regulations
McGill AirClean's regenerative thermal oxidizer (RTO) systems combine effective destruction of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) with economical and dependable operation to comply with emission regulations at the lowest possible cost. McGill AirClean's ThermaGrid™ RTOs are effective in controlling chemical emissions and VOCs in a wide variety of industries. ThermaGrid RTOs use a gridded-ceramic ...
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