Environmental Management News

The DeNOx plant is being built to treat the flue gases from the sewage sludge incineration line with multiple-hearth furnace VA3 and the two lime kilns VA1 and VA2. Completion of the project and start-up is scheduled for the end of 2018. By modernizing the plant, Currenta can ensure that the NOx limit, which will be lowered from 200 to <100°mg/Nm³ as from January 1, 2019 in ...

Jul. 24, 2017

By ANDRITZ AG

The second edition of the American Water Works Association’s  ...

Jul. 24, 2017

By American Water Works Association (AWWA)

On June 27, 2017,  ...

Jul. 20, 2017

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

With the recent release of the 2016 Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) dataset and the initial interim list of active substances released with the June 2017 copy of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Inventory (Inventory), the magnitude of effort that will be needed to comply with the Section 8(b)(4) Inventory notification process is becoming clear (see our June 6, 2017, memorandum “ ...

Jul. 19, 2017

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

On July 7, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit found “unreasonable,” and thus threw out, the “verified recycler” exclusion promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in its 2015 revisions to the definition of solid waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).  The court reinstated the “transfer-based” ...

Jul. 19, 2017

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Vinyl chloride is an important industrial chemical that is produced in large quantities as a chemical intermediate for use in manufacturing other products. This includes polyvinyl chloride or PVC as it is commonly known. PVC is used to make a wide variety of plastic products, including pipes, wire and cable coatings, and packaging materials.  While this chemical compound is ...

Jul. 24, 2017

By Zimmetry Environmental

Looking at the disparity between water data and how water sources are developed is one of the topics being offered to selected hosts during the 2018 William A. McEllhiney Distinguished Lecture Series in Water Well Technology. A second presentation deals with how collecting high-density electrical data allowing for new advancements in hydrogeology illustrates that significant changes to ...

Jul. 20, 2017

By National Ground Water Association (NGWA)

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will launch on August 1 the Injury Tracking Application (ITA). The web-based form allows employers to electronically submit required injury and illness data from their completed 2016 OSHA Form 300A. The application will be accessible from ...

Jul. 20, 2017

By National Ground Water Association (NGWA)

New Elevetor Tank , the permanent formwork for in-situ concrete tanks, was recently used at Craig House, a well-known historical site in Edinburgh, Scotland. Craighouse Housing Development, Morningside, required the construction of a concrete ...

Jul. 19, 2017

By Geoplast US Corp.

Carus Group Inc., a global supplier of specialty chemistries for environmental applications, has signed an agreement for the sale of Sierra Chemical Company assets to Thatcher Company of California, Inc. The sale also includes assets of Circle Transport, Inc. used to provide trucking and delivery services for Sierra Chemical. The sale is expected to close by August 31, 2017. Sierra Chemical ...

Jul. 18, 2017

By Carus Corporation

Mobile Runway Pavement Sensor For Most Efficient Runway Weather Control You are invited to watch our webinar recording about measurement technology for runway weather detection and how to apply MARWIS in TALPA applications/workflows. Don't miss out! ...

Jul. 17, 2017

By G. Lufft Mess- und Regeltechnik GmbH

Air Monitors (Tewkesbury) has announced the launch of three new ambient air quality monitoring instruments. “Highly innovative technology is employed within all three monitors,” says Managing Director Jim Mills. “For example, the Spectra-1 from PKL Technologies is a robust, portable open-path TDLAS monitor, capable of monitoring a wide range of target gases remotely. In ...

Jul. 17, 2017

By Air Monitors Ltd.

Safety always comes first at Global Diving & Salvage, Inc. It’s our priority to ensure safe work environments by emphasizing collaboration among our staff and clients. But our focus on safety doesn’t stop when we’re off the clock, it’s also a value we want employees to carry home and in the community. Take Global divers Carl Bryant and Tyler Wiesen for example. The two ...

Jul. 17, 2017

By Global Diving & Salvage, Inc.

On July 10, 2017, EPA issued a pre-publication version of a direct final rule,  ...

Jul. 15, 2017

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

During a week in February/March this year, the certification body Intertek carried out an audit at OPSIS headquarters in Furulund. It was a comprehensive activity where our management system was certified according to the new standards ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015. Furthermore, our work environment system according to OHSAS 18001 was recertified for another three years.  We will continue ...

Jul. 14, 2017

By Opsis AB

The ...

Jul. 14, 2017

By American Water Works Association (AWWA)

The surge in the number of distributed energy resources (DERs) installations across the globe is opening up the market for virtual power plant (VPP) programs. The large installed capacity of solar and wind-generation plants notwithstanding, generation is intermittent, which translates to the need for a solution that can balance the grid during low wind and solar period. Currently, utilities ...

Jul. 13, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) has supplied Bredel CIP (clean-in-place) pumps to a global brand sauce and condiments manufacturing plant in Russia. Replacing pumps that were proving difficult to clean and maintain, Bredel CIP 50 models are being used to pump products that include cheese sauce, tomato ketchup and ...

Jul. 13, 2017

By Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group

American infrastructure is an ever-evolving industry, requiring pioneers to embrace new technology to bolster existing sectors, and usher in improvements needed across the country. The Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure laud and encourage the electric energy industry, to embrace new technology as the smart grid continues to progress. Aii is proud to release its latest policy analysis, ...

Jul. 13, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

AMETEK Land will exhibit its product innovations, the SPOT AL EQS (Aluminium Extrusion Quench and Strip) pyrometer and the SPOT Actuator at ALUMINIUM China 2017, July 19-21, 2017, in Shanghai, China, Stand 1L38. ...

Jul. 12, 2017

By AMETEK Land