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U.S. Senators Express Concerns about RFS Program to President Trump

On June 28, 2019, 13 U.S. Senators signed a letter to President Donald J. Trump expressing concerns about media reports that USDA Secretary Sonny Purdue is attempting to influence EPA decisions on small refinery waivers under RFS. Similar to the letter submitted to Purdue himself by Senator Kennedy, the 13 Senators express opposition to Secretary Purdue’s involvement in the SRE waivers ...

Jul. 12, 2019

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Meet the Thern Team - Andrew Gerson

For the past twelve years Andrew Gerson has been a vital part of the Thern family. Andrew works as a Mechanical Designer, creating designs and technical drawings for our quality equipment while spending the remaining time working with engineers to create and improve current manufacturing systems. Prior to Thern, Andrew worked for a very large company. Although his coworkers were kind, he felt ...

Jan. 11, 2021

By Thern Inc

Ten years of electron microscopy of nanomaterials in St. Andrews

Since the Electron Microscopy Laboratory was established in 2000 in School of Chemistry, University of St. Andrews, a variety of research projects have been successfully performed. Most of the projects focused on nanomaterials, porous materials and energy materials. This research has become one of the most active branches in chemical research at St. Andrews. This paper gives a brief review of the ...

Jan. 10, 2012

By Inderscience Publishers

Evaluation of toxicity of heavy metals for Escherichia coli growth

Iron is an essential nutrient for living agents due to its noticeable activity in electron transport reactions in biological systems, but its insolubility and reactivity lead to problems of poor availability and toxicity, respectively (Andrews, 1998). Due to insolubility of this element at physiological pH all living agents have involved to use iron transport systems and storage proteins. ...

May 21, 2008

By University of Tehran

Book Review: Stakeholders: theory and practice

Stakeholders: theory and practice, by Andrew L. Friedman and Samantha Miles. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2006.Keywords: book ...

Mar. 30, 2006

By Inderscience Publishers

SmartSite in Nanaimo, Adding Ice Blasting to Construction Business

We’d like to introduce you to SmartSite, a Nanaimo based construction company. They provide a wide array of construction services to commercial and residential clients in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario. The driving force behind SmartSite is Andrew Lucas who founded the construction services company in 2015. Andrew’s reputation for delivering a ...

Jun. 18, 2020

By Coulson Ice Blast

Washington State Parks and Recreation reports great results from using handheld bird repellent - Case Study

Washington State Parks and Recreation reports great results from using handheld bird repellent Andrew Fielding, environmental planner and resource steward at Washington State Parks and Recreation, currently uses handheld bird repellent developed by Bird Control Group to keep his parks and beaches clean. Andrew says: ”These lasers are very effective and are keeping my swim beaches and ...

Sep. 19, 2019

By Bird Control Group

Students tackle disinfection issues using drinking water treatment simulator

In a recent innovative assignment, Civil Engineering students at the University of Toronto pooled their talents to address a growing drinking water issue. Teams of students in the graduate course taught by Dr. Robert Andrews used computer simulation to determine how best to optimize a water treatment plant to meet tough new standards for disinfectant residual and disinfectant by-product (DBP) ...

Feb. 2, 2012

By Hydromantis Environmental Software Solutions, Inc.

MWS Weighing Solutions announce new partnership with Prisma Industriale

MWS Weighing Solutions of United Kingdom, have agreed to enter into partnership with Prisma Industriale of Italy. Following discussions in Italy MWS Weighing Solutions are thrilled to announce they have entered into a partnership with specialist product inspection manufacturer Prisma Industriale. Andrew Clarke, Director, MWS, “Finding a like-minded partner for product inspection has been ...

Dec. 6, 2019

By MWS Ltd

Overbands supplied to SB Waste

Master Magnets Ltd has recently supplied a permanent and an electro Overband Magnet to a major waste recycling company in Wolverhampton known as SB Waste Management & Recycling Ltd. SB Waste Management & Recycling Limited is one of a largest independent skip hire and recycling companies and was established in 1984. They have vast experience in the recycling industry collecting construction ...

Feb. 18, 2008

By Bunting - Redditch

Using Rn-222 to manage the air quality of air conditioned buildings in Hong Kong

This paper proposes a pragmatic methodology to manage the air quality of an air conditioned building as well as optimizing energy consumption during venting. Radon-222 (Rn-222) is used as a tracer to quantify the specific production rates and resultant losses of pollutants for which the information is important in indoor air quality management. A term, indoor pollutant inventory, is introduced ...

Oct. 1, 2008

By SAGE Publications Ltd

MTA and J & J’s Consequence of Asbestos Landfilling

At the end of September, it was reported that the Manhattan Transit Authority (MTA) has asbestos contamination in its Brooklyn Bus Terminal. More recently it has been reported that Johnson & Johnson recalled 33,000 bottles of Baby Powder due to the concerns they contained asbestos. Johnson & Johnson’s asbestos litigation is reaching the point of public recognition as has the ...

Nov. 11, 2019

By Abcov Companies , LLC

Reduce Emissions and Odors with Shand & Jurs’ Expanda-Seal

With reducing emissions having an increased importance, Shand & Jurs offers Expanda-Seal™ technology. Expanda-Seal™ is a patented seal on pressure relief devices that will significantly reduce emissions and odors in every process environment imaginable while also saving valuable product. While industry standards have a tested leakage rate of 1 SCFH at 90% of set point, Shand ...

Dec. 22, 2010

By Shand & Jurs (L&J Technologies & L&J Engineering)

Hellesdon Hospital

Hellesdon Hospital at Norwich is a mental health hospital that, like many Victorian era hospitals, has a main building with a number of satellite buildings and wards. Norfolk is an area with particularly hard water and as such, presents major problems for the Estates Department with regard to limescale build-up. This affects any heating system that comes into contact with water – so in addition ...

Jun. 1, 2007

By Environmental Controls & Methods, Inc. (ECMI)

Jökulhlaups and sediment transport in Watson River, Kangerlussuaq, West Greenland

For 3 years, during a 4-year observation period (2007–2010), jökulhlaups were observed from a lake at the northern margin of Russells Gletscher. At a gauging station located on a bedrock sill near the outlet of Watson River into Sdr Strømfjord, discharge and sediment transport was monitored during the jökulhlaups. The stage rose up to 5.3 m and a maximum discharge of ...

Dec. 13, 2012

By IWA Publishing

A satellite perspective on jökulhlaups in Greenland

Methods by remote sensing techniques were developed to locate potential jökulhlaup lakes and to assess the volume of water discharged. To locate potential jökulhlaup lakes, a time sequence of LandSat satellite imagery covering the area was investigated with spectral mapping techniques. The investigations showed how LandSat images can be used to map surface water, glacial ice, and ...

Dec. 13, 2012

By IWA Publishing

Scrap Metal Recycling 1

Integrated Engineers provided treatability services for the facility for three areas onsite: the oil water separator, tin baler effluent water, and aluminum shavings/cutting oil runoff. The facility processes and bales scrap metal for recycling. The three different waters were treated with Floccin J. Oil Separator The oil separator water is used to remove any free oil that is floating on top ...

Jan. 30, 2009

By Integrated Engineers Inc.

The Hammer Falls Again as U.S. EPA Proposes Revisions to `MACT Hammer` Regulations

Until now, States have been left to interpret the applicability of section 112(j) with little input from U.S. EPA. Some States have adopted a “wait and see” approach and are waiting for U.S. EPA to weigh in on the issue. In the absence of any guidance, some States, such as Pennsylvania, have called for some sources to submit applications that meet the 112(j) requirements. The ...

Apr. 26, 2010

By All4 Inc.

Pumping at Subzero Temperatures

Pumping of cryogenic (low-temperature) products is important for many applications, especially in the field of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The Sulzer J-unit is a special sealing system for cryogenic pumps. It was invented more than 60 years ago. The evolution of the J-unit design since then has been impressive and has now resulted in a recently filed patent application by Sulzer. Since ...

May 11, 2014

By Sulzer Ltd.

Book Review: World in Transition: Towards Sustainable Energy Systems

World in Transition: Towards Sustainable Energy Systems, by H. Grasl, J. Kokott, M. Kulessa and J. Luther. Earthscan, 2004. 242pp. ISBN 1-85383-882-9Keywords: book ...

Jul. 31, 2006

By Inderscience Publishers

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