environmental data management Articles
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ESdat Environmental Data Management for Site Holders
Many site-holders engage a variety of consultants, laboratories, and in-house staff to collect, manage and report their environmental data. Unfortunately this often results in data being trapped in various pdf reports, GIS layers, emails, excel workbooks, or even in hard copy. This data becomes increasingly difficult and time consuming to manage and retrieve as more data is collected and as ...
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Data Types in Environmental Data Management
ESdat is a specialist environmental database system; used to validate and import a broad spectrum of Environmental Data and to help users analyze and report it. ESdat can manage many types of environmental data including the following:Laboratory ResultsAutomated import of laboratory dataStore certified PDF copies of lab reportImport all QA data (blanks, duplicates,holding times etc..)Most ...
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Development of an adaptive groundwater monitoring framework to inform salinity management across the Victorian Mallee Region - Case Study
The use of ESdat Environmental Data management system by GHD to develop a groundwater monitoring framework used to create a groundwater monitoring network based on the current needs of the Mallee CMA management ...
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Implementation of a large real-time environmental data management system
Valero Energy Corporation (Valero) has installed and is currently completing the implementation of a real-time environmental data management system (EDMS) project at the Corpus Christi refinery (capacity of 340,000 barrels per day). The principal purpose is to enhance the existing calculations and reporting system that used spreadsheets with continuous, real-time calculations and monitoring of ...
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Environmental Data Management for Groundwater Contamination
ESdat environmental data management software has been used to manage and report on large datasets generated from an investigation of groundwater contamination on an industrial facility in Adelaide. ESdat was used in managing site data and the maintenance of conceptual model and time series outputs at a complex site over an extended period. Leakages of TCE and the subsequent groundwater ...
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Environmental Data Management Support for a Chemical Site
Project: Environmental Data Management Support for a Chemical Site Client: Ford Consulting Ltd Location: Lancashire, UK Services: Groundwater and Environmental Data Management, Geographical Information Systems - Support for data migration and environmental data management system Summary: ESI provided data migration and environmental data management solutions to Ford Consulting Ltd. Data were ...
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Environmental data management support for a site requiring
Project: Environmental data management support for a site requiring remediation Client: EDSR Ltd Location: Portugal Services: Geographical Information Systems, environmental data management and reporting services Summary: ESI provided support to EDSR Ltd in setting up an environmental data management project using EQuIS 5 Professional and EnviroInsite. Data was migrated from legacy ...
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An approach for improvement of an existing environmental information management system
This report describes a scope of work which has been successfully employed by Environmental Data Management, LLC to investigate and strengthen Environmental Information Management Systems (EIMSs) for clients in regulated industry. Environmental Information Management Systems - Overview The purpose of an EIMS is to facilitate and incorporate all of the processes, software and hardware that ...
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Developing & Implementing a Successful Environmental Compliance Mgmt System for the Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA) Refineries in WA State
Abstract As the number of environmental regulations and operating requirements included within operating permits for refineries continue to grow, many environmental managers have opted to implement environmental data management systems. This case study will demonstrate how a group of five refineries through the Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA) in Washington State have chosen to work ...
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Mining Project Life Cycle for Environmental Data Management
EarthSoft has more than two decades of experience in developing technology solutions to manage environmental data throughout a project lifecycle from inception to closure and reuse. A mining project from greenfield exploration to land reclamation after closure can often span many decades and costs billions of dollars. Mining is a high-risk activity with potential of high returns. Mining also ...
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Implementation of a real-time environmental data management system to ensure HRVOC program compliance
The BP Texas City Site (Refinery and Chemicals Plant) has successfully implemented a real-time environmental data management system in order to comply with the Highly Reactive Volatile Organic Compound (HRVOC) rule from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). This unique rule is part of TCEQ's overall strategy within the Texas State Implementation Plan to bring the Houston area into ...
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Develop a `real-time` air emissions monitoring strategy for your facility
To improve air quality, states and localities are requiring more intense 24/7 monitoring of listed air pollutants from hydrocarbon processing facilities. Affected facilities must develop reliable and accurate environmental data management systems for reporting purposes. In this case history, the BP Texas City site (a refinery and chemicals plant) successfully implemented a real-time ...
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Groundwater and surface water data management at Rosebery Mine, Tasmania - Case Study
Efficient management of the large monitoring data set is paramount given licence conditions imposed on the mine. Confidence in the data accuracy is crucial in forming the basis for interpretation and subsequent operational decisions. MMG has adopted an Environmental Data Management System (EDMS) comprising the following ‘off-the-shelf’ components produced and supplied by Earth Science ...
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Key changes to the POEO Act
The Protection of the Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2011 (POEO Act) introduces the changes below to improve the way pollution incidents are reported and managed. Key changes include: licensees who undertake monitoring as a result of a licence condition publish monitoring data that relates to pollution within 14 days of obtaining the data licensees who maintain a website make the ...
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Knowledge is Power…User!
Productivity and why you should invest in your people as Power Users. As organisations look to lift productivity, we wanted to share our insights into how ESdat and its dedicated training programs can improve your database quality while reducing unnecessary administrative tasks. Reliable data quality is essential when it comes to environmental reporting and compliance. ESdat is an intelligent ...
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Large-scale contaminated soil investigations using Environmental Data Management Software
The Problem - Data Management Challenges Large-scale contaminated soil investigations generate hundreds, often thousands, of samples. Soil samples are collected from multiple locations, at varying depths, over many days, and by different people. Each sample is then tested for a suite of parameters and compared to regulatory guidelines to determine whether it is contaminated. This generates a ...
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ESdat environmental database software helps organizations manage their environmental data for ISO 14001
Environmental data management software is an efficient way to handle large amounts of data generated with the adoption of environmental standards like ISO 14001. A recent survey by EScIS shows that 100% of environmental professionals saved time using their ESdat environmental database software and that having the data organized was seen as a major feature. ESdat environmental database software ...
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Electronic Chain of Custody (COC) in Environmental Data Management using the LSPECS upgrade for ESdat
Summary As electronic information can be easily altered, a chain of custody ensures that the data presented is "as originally acquired" and has not been tampered with during the copying process or during analysis. When using ESdat Environmental Data Management System, all data is tracked and backed up electronically; there is no scope for transcription errors or loss of paper based records. ...
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Continuous Improvement in Data Management
Staying on top of data management is already a tough task for environmental scientists and engineers, but what happens when projects expand? With larger (and possibly more complex) databases, it’s important for scientists and engineers to continuously improve their data management skills.When project teams take the time to improve their environmental data management skills, they gain more ...
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How to improve your environmental data confidence
When your environmental data is handled by multiple team members, labs, and stakeholders, it can be easy to feel unsure about your data quality. On top of that, there's the need to cross-check against regulatory requirements. Manually reviewing and editing your database takes time, leading to project delays and compromising your efficiency. To improve your environmental data confidence here's ...
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