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Pollution Prevention and the Bottom Line - What does it really mean to be "business driven?"
It is good business practice to encourage efficiency. If the truth of this statement can be held self-evident, pollution prevention efforts should be ingrained in our businesses. The past decade has witnessed impressive progress toward this end; it is a simple task to locate multiple examples of reduced or eliminated waste streams. Yet, when surveyed, ...
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Air Pollution in Mexico City
Mexico City stands as a paragon of historical richness and cultural diversity, located in the heart of North America. A metropolis teeming with more than 20 million people, it encapsulates the juxtaposition of ancient Aztec temples with modern skyscrapers. But as it moves forward in the 21st century, the city grapples with a tenacious adversary – air pollution. This silent antagonist ...
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Case study - Crafting your oxidizer maintenance plan
OXIDIZER SERVICE SERIES: PART 2 Many will come to this article hoping for a one-size-fits-all checklist for maintaining an oxidizer system. As a company that offers service on any oxidizer regardless of style or original manufacturer, we at Anguil have long wanted the same. A set recipe for success would certainly make life easier. For those in need of a quick answer or a starting point from ...
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Shock Waves in China
A German auto parts manufacturer discovers the importance of overseeing their upstream supplier’s environmental regulatory compliance in China. A prominent German auto parts manufacturer, recently made headlines in the Chinese press, when it pleaded to local government agencies to delay the imposition of an environmental law penalty imposed on one of its key upstream suppliers. On 18 ...
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Ozone treatment for cooling towers
Abstract The use of ozone as a maintenance treatment for cooling towers has good potential for operation and maintenance savings in the Federal secior. A small amount of ozone acts as a powerful biocide thai decreases or nearly eliminates the need to remove quantities of water from the cooling tower in order to decrease the concentration of organic and mineral solids in the system. Ozone ...
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BJ’s Wholesale Club Stocks up on 3E’s Environmental Regulatory Compliance Solutions
Background Headquartered in Westborough, MA, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. is a leading operator of membership warehouse club stores in the Eastern United States. The Company currently operates over 200 clubs in 15 states from Maine to Florida and employs more than 25,000 team members. Challenges As a large retailer, BJ’s faces many unique safety and environmental compliance ...
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Enterprise-Wide Electronic Plans Solutions
Supporting Compliance Enterprise-Wide Providing Global Access to Critical Response Data About the Client Operating throughout North America, our client is recognized as a leading producer in oil and gas exploration, production technology and a top contributor of natural gas and gasoline. The client currently has 120 U.S. assets (facilities) that are regulated by various government agencies. ...
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Managing continuous emissions monitoring systems
With recent rulemaking governing compliance determinations in regards to the emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and highly reactive volatile organic compounds (HRVOCs), the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) required more frequent monitoring which resulted in the installation of more monitoring systems at the facility. This large Gulf Coast refinery decided to utilize the ...
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The Difficulties With Attaining Compliance With Environmental Regulations
If you are an environmental compliance manager today with college age children you are probably encouraging them to become dentists or orthodontists, and not to follow in your footsteps as an environmental compliance manager. Arguably one of the toughest positions today is being responsible for managing environmental compliance at an industrial facility. The primary element to managing the ...
By All4 Inc.
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Environmental Regulatory Compliance Practitioner Spotlight: Pete Schwalbach
Name: Pete Schwalbach Office: St Paul Practice Area: OPA Area of expertise: Environmental Regulatory Compliance About Me in 140 Characters Happily married, father of three, environmental regulatory consultant! Favorite Thing about Being an OPA Practitioner The wide diversity of very interesting industries that I get a chance learn about as I conduct my work ranging from steel mills to beer ...
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Managing Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems
Untitled Document With recent rulemaking governing compliance determinations in regards to the emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and highly reactive volatile organic compounds (HRVOCs), the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) required more frequent monitoring which resulted in the installation of more monitoring systems at the facility. This large Gulf ...
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Developing solutions for today and tomorrow case study
Challenge: To improve compliance performance, a national foodservice distribution company contracted with Antea Group to develop and implement a corporate-wide environmental compliance audit program throughout the United States. Faced with an aggressive six-week project completion deadline, Antea Group scheduled multiple local audit teams to conduct facility audits simultaneously across the ...
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Akrochem Corporation Selects 3E’s MSDgen Authoring Software to Replace Commercial SDS System and Enable Rapid Development of Accurate and Compliant Hazard Communication Documentation
Background As a leading provider of compounding materials and color concentrates, Akrochem Corporation is steadfastly committed to improving customer productivity. This includes safety and environmental regulatory compliance. The common thread between these three goals is safety data sheets (SDSs). Effective, compliant and up-to-date SDSs are not only a global requirement, but serve as the ...
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Odor control in WWTPs
Controlling odor emissions at wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is a priority objective for management entities, in order to ensure the well-being of workers and minimize the impact these facilities have on the environment. Bioconservacion has the solution to treat the emission of odor-causing gases, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations and improving the quality of life of ...
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Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems for Industry
Across the globe, environmental regulatory authorities require manufacturing industries to monitor their pollutant emission rates. The most common means of measuring emissions is with continuous emissions monitoring systems, which are a packaged system of gas analyzers, gas sampling system, temperature, and flow and opacity monitors which are then integrated in with a system for data acquisition. ...
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How to Choose the Right Thermal Oxidizer
Thermal oxidizers play a crucial role in various industrial processes across sectors such as chemical manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, automotive, coatings, and food processing, aiding in the removal of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), and other pollutants from exhaust streams. Selecting the appropriate thermal oxidizer is essential for ensuring compliance with ...
By XPRT
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3E Company Fuels Shell`s EH&S Compliance Management
Background Shell Oil is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies with around 102,000 employees in more than 100 countries and territories. Shell continually places a strong emphasis on environmental regulatory compliance, and the Company is committed to managing its environmental impact as it strives to meet the world’s growing energy needs. Challenges As a large ...
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Regulatory complexity increasing for companies handling chemicals
The initiatives highlighted in this article as of particular interest to oil and gas companies affect one of the most heavily regulated industries in the world. Staying in compliance with international, federal, and regional regulatory obligations is a complex undertaking. The depth and breadth of knowledge required should not be underestimated. GHS in the US An initiative with strong ...
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Managing Global EHS Compliance case study
Challenge: Facing the challenges of operating in an international regulatory environment, a global technology company was seeking a consultant to manage its EHS compliance program across 40 countries located throughout the United States, Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia. Program objectives included ensuring compliance with local EHS regulations and internal management standards. With a ...
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Best Practices for Chemical Management
Introduction The costs of managing chemicals are far more than just the product price, but the life-cycle management of chemicals can be optimized to cut these peripheral costs. By adopting best practices, the chemical management process is more integrated into the business process, becoming a strategic advantage to the organization, raising efficiency on a number of fronts, decreasing legal ...
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