hazardous waste transport Articles

An optimisation model for transportation of hazardous wastes

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has considerably increased the transport of materials along the US-Mexico borders. Maquiladoras are business entities that are structured to take relative advantages offered by both countries to develop cost-effective products. Current Mexican regulations require that hazardous wastes generated by US companies be shipped back for proper disposal. ...

Apr. 7, 2010

By Inderscience Publishers

Rigorous Theoretical Analysis of a Flow Pump Permeability Test

With the growing importance of environmental issues in our society, extremely low-permeability geotechnical materials are being studied increasingly for their long-term stability and effectiveness in retarding the transport of hazardous wastes. Relatively rapid measurements of the permeability and specific storage of the materials, using relatively low hydraulic gradients, can be obtained with a ...

Sep. 1, 1996

By ASTM International

Environmentally sound - Case study

On March 16, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to add hazardous waste aerosol cans to the category of “universal wastes” regulated under the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulations, codified at Title 40 of the C.F.R., Part 273. 83 Fed. Reg. 11654. According to EPA, this action would benefit the many manufacturing facilities and ...

May 29, 2018

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Hazardous Waste Management

In today’s environment, there is a need for efficient Hazardous Waste Management (HWM) to manage the transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal of huge quantity of generated Hazardous Waste (HW) from industrial and commercial facilities as well as from smaller household sources as they can also pose an immediate and significant threat to environment and personnel. This article ...

Apr. 4, 2014

By EnviroChem Services (OPC) Pvt. Ltd.

Waste management in a tropical forest - Case Study

Waste Challenge: A mine under construction in a lush tropical forest has operations that are spread over a large distance from the port to the mine. Incoming supplies, and thousands of construction workers living and working on-site, generate significant amounts of waste. Location: Central American Country ECO Solution: Two Eco Waste Oxidizers were supplied to manage the waste. The systems are ...

Nov. 14, 2017

By Eco Waste Solutions

Assessment of REMOTOX for precipitation of heavy metals in laboratory waste stream

Abstract The scope of this study is to assess the potential of REMOTOX in cleaning up heavy metals in laboratory waste stream in an effort to reduce hazardous waste to the minimum quantity, thereby reducing transportation and disposal cost. The objective is to determine the amount of REMOTOX to be added, the reaction time for the heavy metals to precipitate and to determine its effectiveness in ...

Mar. 23, 2020

By Graus Chemicals, LLC

Incineration of Explosives-Contaminated Soil and Reactive RCRA Waste at the Former Weldon Spring Ordnance Works

ABSTRACT This paper presents the results of a Combustion Risk Assessment (CRA) and Trial Burn Testing Program for a transportable hazardous waste incinerator at the former Weldon Spring Ordnance Works (WSOW), Missouri, USA. From 1942 to 1945, the Ordnance Works was the largest TNT manufacturing plant in the world, producing approximately 1 million pounds of TNT per day. The Transportable ...

Jan. 1, 1999

By Weston Solutions, Inc

Whatever happened to ...The end of Laidlaw

On January 28, 2004, a U. S. federal judge ordered two former high-level employees of Laidlaw Environmental Services (LES) to pay about US$590,000 in penalties for overstating the company's earnings. The U. S. SEC said that Kenneth Winger, the former CEO, and Paul Humphreys, the former chief financial officer, filed reports from the fiscal years 1997 to 1999 with more than US$530-million in false ...

Jun. 30, 2008

By EcoLog Environmental Resources Group

Hazardous waste disposal in the UK

Custom and practice have exerted a powerful influence on waste management in the UK. A notable feature is the role of local government, which remains dominant despite expanding legislation and the increasing technical complexity of waste management. The private sector has long had a major role in the transporting and disposal of hazardous waste. The Environmental Protection Act of 1990 ...

Sep. 16, 2009

By Inderscience Publishers

Tackling medical waste in chile

Geconor are building a business treating medical waste in Chile We interviewed general manager Jorge Rivera to find out more. Having customers in more than 95 countries it can be challenging to ensure that we can provide a full service to our customers. This is where our expert team of distributors, partners and international engineers step in. Trained by our engineers in the complete ...

Oct. 10, 2018

By Addfield Environmental Systems Ltd.

In-process management of hazardous waste cuts costs

Innovation from econ industries enables risk-free and cost-efficient in-process management of hazardous waste for industry. Traditionally, management of industrial waste is a four-stage process: (1) storage at source; (2) evaluation of waste disposal options; (3) collection and transportation; and (4) treatment and disposal or recycling. PyroPlas is an advanced technological solution for safe ...

Jun. 26, 2020

By econ industries services GmbH

Companies and people leading the restructured environmental services industry in Canada

The landscape of environmental service providers in Canada has changed dramatically in the past four or five years, especially with mergers and acquisitions announced in recent months between some fast-growing businesses. Only a decade ago the industry was dominated by a couple of publicly-traded continental companies that gobbled up numerous small and medium-size enterprises to offer customers ...

Jun. 30, 2008

By EcoLog Environmental Resources Group

Are Universal Wastes DOT Regulated?

The answer is yes, no, and maybe. Under the DOT regulations, hazardous wastes are regulated in all modes (ground, air, rail, vessel) of transportation. EPA has classified specific hazardous waste as Universal Waste to streamline the process and encourage recycling of these materials (see 40 CFR 273). EPA has specifically addressed the DOT requirements for these waste at 40 CFR 273.52 as ...

Oct. 14, 2016

By EHS Management Strategies, LLC

Award-winning bioremediation case study

Tamdown won ‘Best Use of a Single Remediation Technique’ at the 2008 Brownfield Briefing awards for their treatment of this former gasworks in Surrey. After applying Alga Power 101 during the screening process, Tamdown constructed vented biopiles housed in large poly-tunnels. Air was continually circulated through the piles using a low vacuum extraction system, preventing the need for ...

Jul. 31, 2013

By A Alga Companhia Limited

Kinder Morgan delivers on EHS compliance, transparency and accountability for operational excellence

Kinder Morgan prides itself on being a different kind of energy company. As one of the largest pipeline transportation and energy storage providers in North America – with 37,000 miles of pipelines and 180 terminals to transport and store energy products such as natural gas, refined petroleum products, crude oil, ethanol, coal and carbon dioxide (CO2) – Kinder Morgan is committed to ...

May 26, 2011

By IHS Markit

Case Study: City of Torrance - Building 12

Ellis identified lead contamination on pavement and soils in the city maintenance yard adjacent to this multi-use recreational facility. The contaminant was traced to the buildings' former use as a military storage bunker. Working quickly, Ellis designed and managed the abatement and demolition of 2 buildings at the site, insuring that all lead-contaminated waste was properly contained, ...

Sep. 10, 2008

By Ellis Environmental Management, Inc.

Sea Power 101: Award Winning Bioremediation Solution

Case Study: Gasworks, Chertsey At the 2008 Brownfield Briefing Remediation Innovation Awards, Tamdown won ‘Best Use of a Single Remediation Technique’ for their treatment of a former gasworks in Surrey using Sea Power 101. Applied to vented biopiles housed in large poly tunnels, Tamdown were able to treat and re-use 3,250 tonnes of contaminated soil. Method: Tamdown's installed long ...

Jul. 8, 2011

By Sea-Chem Limited

Ekokem offers a turnkey solution case study

The operations of the pharmaceutical company Orion are highly regulated. In order to ensure patient safety, the quality requirements for production and waste management are high. Orion's partner in waste management is Ekokem. Guidelines cannot be ignored Orion's research, product development and quality control laboratories utilise a wide range of chemicals. Waste materials from analyses ...

Nov. 17, 2014

By Ekokem Oy

January 2006 - Regulatory Update

The Onyx Environmental Services - Environmental, Health, Safety, and Transportation department is pleased to present the Monthly Regulatory Update. The update contains a brief summary of the proposed and final rules from EPA, OSHA, and DOT published in the Federal Register in the past calendar month. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions regarding the Monthly Regulatory Updates, ...

Jan. 1, 2006

By Veolia North America, Industrial Business

Case Study - Brett Aggregates adopt MP5 for sustainability

The Brett Group (http://www.brett.co.uk/) was established in the UK in 1909. Since that time Brett has evolved into a successful, established construction and building materials group - one of the largest independents in the UK. The business is structured into a number of divisions each being aligned with a product set – aggregates, concrete, construction, granite products, marine aggregates, ...

Nov. 26, 2009

By EHS Data Limited