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Decontamination of medical radioisotopes from hard surfaces using peelable polymer-based decontamination agents joint research project with CBI and Colorado State University
Introduction Need for study: Contamination of treatment rooms Patient excretion Spills The efficacy of: 3 peelable decon agents removal of 3 medical isotopes from 2 surfaces Methods of Decontamination Absorbent pads and powders Soap and water Liquid decontamination agents Peelable decontamination agents Why Focus on Peelable Decontamination Agents? ...
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Allegheny Ludlum uses Abanaki to support world-class wastewater treatment standards
Allegheny Ludlum Corporation is a world leader in the technology, production and marketing of specialty materials - from stainless and silicon- electrical steels to titanium, nickel alloys and other advanced alloys. Its customers represent diversified consumer and capital goods markets in more than 30 nations. In keeping with the company's ISO 9001-certified quality system, the leader goes well ...
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Railroad Fueling
Small Spills = Large Problems: A Look into Fueling Best Practices for the Railroad Industry Fact – fuel contains toxic substances. Thus, fuel spills can have a decidedly negative impact on the environment. Specifically, with regard to diesel fuel use in the transportation industry, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has strict regulations in place to help prevent the ...
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Food Producers Trim Fat from Waste-Oil Removal with Efficient Skimming Technology
When it comes to business challenges, packaged-food manufacturers have their plates full. Dietary trends, food safety, labeling regulations, drought conditions and energy issues are just a few of the major concerns you likely face if you’re in the industry, according to Food Processing magazine’s “2013 Food Industry Outlook.” With these issues front and center, the last ...
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Food Producers Trim Fat From Waste-Oil Removal with Efficient Skimming Technology
When it comes to business challenges, packaged-food manufacturers have their plates full. Dietary trends, food safety, labeling regulations, drought conditions and energy issues are just a few of the major concerns you likely face if you’re in the industry, according to Food Processing magazine’s “2013 Food Industry Outlook.” With these issues front and center, the last ...
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How furnace humidifiers work and how they cause high water bills
Joining the list of plumbing fixtures and appliances that can cause high water bills is the mighty furnace humidifier. This article looks at the role they play in home comfort and how they can lead to high bills and water related damage. For quick access to the different part of the blog post, use the bookmarks below: Why a furnace humidifier is good to have Furnace humidifiers vs portable ...
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How food producers can Reduce costs and Increase efficiency in their Wastewater treatment system
Foremost in many companies' capital-investment strategies these days is achieving fast return on investment (ROI). This especially is true in packaged foods, an industry adjusting co higher commodity prices and increased price sensitivity. At the same time, consumers are pressuring packaged-foods manufacturers to make their processes more environmentally friendly, or "green." Producers that can ...
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How do I get that oil out of there?
It is a common question asked every day by people in all fields of industry. Machine shops, steel mills, industrial manufacturers, and many others are faced with the problem of removing oils from coolants and wastewater on an everyday basis. They are faced with high disposal and maintenance costs. Some manufacturers are charged extreme amounts to have their contaminated water treated properly by ...
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How Do I Get That Oil Out of There?
It is a common question asked every day by people in all fields of industry. Machine shops, steel mills, industrial manufacturers, and many others are faced with the problem of removing oils from coolants and wastewater on an everyday basis. They are faced with high disposal and maintenance costs. Some manufacturers are charged extreme amounts to have their contaminated water treated properly by ...
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Reducing Noise Levels through Engineering Controls
It’s fairly simple to control personal exposure to noise by limiting exposure time or using hearing protectors like ear plugs or ear muffs. Engineering controls are usually applied to the machinery that produces noise. OSHA regulations state that if noise exposure levels reach the 90dba PEL, then engineering controls must be pursued. Thus effort must be instituted to identify means to ...
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Rubber Ships
Rubber is being used on ships to reduce noise, after a report revealed excess noise in the ocean was causing problems for whales and dolphins. The noise of passing ships is disturbing marine animals, such as killer whales and dolphins, by adversely affecting their ability to communicate and find prey. Researchers have been saying for some time that the low rumble caused by ships is ...
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New sorption technique for cleaning up oil spills proves successful in Egyptian trial
In the present work, an attempt was made to provide an efficient, easily deployable method of cleaning up oil spills and recovering of the oil. Carbonized pith bagasse, a relatively abundant and inexpensive material is currently being investigated as an adsorbent to remove contaminants “oil” from water. Fibers extracted from bagasse and carbonized at 300 °C were found to have a high performance ...
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Noise Control By Engineering Methods
Noise Exposure Levels The OSHA Noise Standard (29CFR1910.95) states when the 8-hour noise exposure exceeds 90 dB-A, an effort to control noise through engineering methods must be attempted if the 90 dB-A levels are exceeded. Hearing Protection Hearing protection alone is not an acceptable means of permanent OSHA compliance with the noise standard. The reason is simple, the poorest means of ...
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1mm Industrial Oily Waste Screen - Case Study
The case study was completed on the 1mm OR-TEC Micro Bar Screen installed at RBW Waste Management in Alberta Canada to remove pieces of cloth, wood, metal, oil from rags and other debris from their wastestream. Or-Tec's Blue Whale Microbar Screen is a superfine mechanical bar screen that screens wastewater to 1mm and eliminates downstream matting and clogging without the use of wash water or ...
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Hydrocarbon Bioremediation – Cleaning fuels & motor oil spills on water - Case Study
Background Nanobite Products proved how effective they are in hydrocarbon bioremediation on water with the almost total remediation in one week of fuel spills from abandoned cars. Read on… On March 30 2006, in Black Sod Bay in County Mayo, between 45 and 50 cars were transported from a neighbouring island destined for scrap. They were deposited at low tide on the shoreline to await ...
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BioLargo`s AOS Filter Wins `Technology Star Award` - New Technology Magazine -The First Word on Oil Patch Innovation
Advanced disinfectant technology developer sets sights on oil and gas applications A small publicly-listed Santa Ana, Calif.–based company that is developing water purification and advanced disinfectant technologies, all using some form of iodine, sees one of its Edmonton-developed technologies as a way to clean up and even eliminate oilsands mining tailings ponds. “With our ...
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Can BioLargo Tool Kit Spark a Clean Water Revolution?
The green movement has put environmental issues, such as clean energy and global warming, front and center on the world stage as the biggest names in finance, like Warren Buffet and Elon Musk, have publicly stated their ventures and investments in the renewable energy sector. However, recurring issues such as pollution, prolonged drought, population growth and an alarming statistic by the World ...
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BioLargo`s - natural clean- it`s not your grandmother`s iodine
People of a certain age may remember how their grandmother would use iodine on their cuts and scrapes when they were children. Not only did it leave a stain, but it also stung on the wound. If only the positives of Iodine were available without the negatives. Good news – now they are! BioLargo Inc. offers a number of products that take the sting and stain out of iodine use. ...
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