contaminated site monitoring News
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CSIRO develops new oil detection technique
Developed in collaboration with waste technology specialist, Ziltek Pty Ltd, the technique means that the presence of petroleum hydrocarbons can now be quantified simply by using a hand-held infrared spectrometer to take readings at the site of interest, without the need to take samples or perform any kind of processing. The technique could be used for oil exploration purposes. It will also be ...
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US Air Force seeking remediation technologies for worldwide operations
The US Air Force is looking for technologies to reduce environmental impacts from current and past operations at installations worldwide. The key focus of this effort is to further develop field-tested remediation, contaminated site characterization and monitoring, and pollution prevention technologies and methodologies that serve as an innovative means to save money and time while achieving ...
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EPA Orders Hercules Incorporated to Perform Response Actions at its Hattiesburg Facility
Hercules Incorporated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi has entered into a Consent Order with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that requires response actions to be taken in two areas near the facility to ensure the protection of public health and the environment. The Consent Order is issued pursuant to Section 3008(h) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) for the implementation ...
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Groundwater Monitoring Conference, Anaheim, CA February 25-26, 2009
The conference, Groundwater Monitoring: Design, Analysis, Communication, and Integration with Decision Making, will be held February 25-26, 2009 in Anaheim, California. Groundwater is a major component of the Nation’s water supply, and groundwater monitoring is an essential tool for characterizing and managing this vital resource. The goal of this conference, organized by the Groundwater ...
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Insitu cleanup of hydrocarbons in 4 1/2 months
Florida Deparment of Environmental Protection issued a site closure order after 1 year of monitoring. The contaminants on site consisted of Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Xylenes and Trimethylbenzene.The owner of the property obtained pricing to clean up the property from several environmental companies and the cost was approximately $230,000.00 for a typical air sparge, vapor recovery system. ...
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Vista Clara awarded DOE grant for NMR monitoring of environmental remediation
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Vista Clara a major R&D grant to develop novel NMR technologies for groundwater remediation monitoring. The grant was selected by the Office of Environmental Management, which manages the largest environmental cleanup program in the world at sites such as Hanford, Oak Ridge, and Savanah River. Environmental engineers at contaminated sites are ...
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EPA Provides $331,000 Loan to Remove 100 Tons of Contaminated Soil in Rochester, New York
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing a $331,000 low-interest loan to the City of Rochester, New York to clean up abandoned and contaminated properties. The funding is being awarded under the EPA’s brownfields program, which helps communities assess, clean up, and reuse properties at which moderate contamination threatens environmental quality and public health and can ...
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EPA recognizes Hillsborough County, Fl., for Taylor Road Landfill superfund site reuse (FL)
At a ceremony this morning, EPA honored Hillsborough County, Florida, with the 2010 EPA Region 4 Excellence in Site Reuse award for creatively reusing the former Taylor Road Landfill site to serve multiple purposes that benefit the community. Region 4 created the Excellence in Site Reuse award to recognize those who have gone above and beyond in redeveloping a Superfund site. Since clean up ...
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Solinst Canada Ltd. introduces new simple to use pump control unit for groundwater sampling
Solinst Canada Ltd. has developed a pump control unit that is easy to operate manually or with automatic presets, to obtain high quality groundwater samples with pneumatic pumps. Solinst Canada Ltd., manufacturer of high quality groundwater and surface water monitoring instrumentation, today unveiled their newly designed Model 464 Electronic Pump Control Unit. The Model 464 Electronic Control ...
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U.S. EPA reaches $3 million settlement to clean groundwater in Mountain View
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reached a settlement with CTS Printex, Inc. and ADN Corporation to complete the remaining groundwater contamination cleanup at the CTS Printex, Inc. Superfund site in Mountain View, Calif. The companies will spend a total of about $2 million on a system to monitor and treat low levels of contaminated groundwater remaining at the site. They will also ...
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