Environmental Management News

On Tuesday, leading representatives of the German petroleum industry came together for the 14th IFLEXX meeting in Bochum. Organized by Hamburg-based IT and consulting company Implico, the all-day meeting was attended by a total of 14 companies from the refinery, tank terminal, trade, service station, software and consulting ...

Sep. 25, 2018

By Implico Group

October 21st through the 27th is National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW) in the United States. This same period is recognized as International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action in much of the rest of the world.   In the U.S., National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is described by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a weeklong campaign to bring together individuals, ...

Oct. 21, 2018

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

Application of surface stabilized iron nanoparticles (NANOFER 25S) to eliminate groundwater contamination of chlorinated hydrocarbons (CHCs) and hexavalent chromium (Cr6+) at KARA Trutnov site in the Czech Republic. Remediation company EKORA in collaboration with company NANO IRON, producer of zerovalent iron nanoparticles (nZVI), conducted pilot injection of surface stabilized ...

Oct. 16, 2018

By NANO IRON s.r.o.

A four year, €14 million research project funded through the European Commission FP7 called NanoRem has recently commenced. The overarching aim of NanoRem is to develop, and support the appropriate use of, nanotechnology for contaminated land remediation in Europe (known as nanoremediation). NanoRem will focus on facilitating practical, safe, economic and exploitable nanotechnology for ...

Oct. 16, 2018

By NANO IRON s.r.o.

Treatment of an old disposal site proved to be a challenging task due to its improper placement and insufficient ensuring. The site is located in a very complex geological environment and in imminence of the source of drinking water. Therefore, the soluble in-situ reagents cannot be applied here. NANOFER slurry was chosen by the remediation company AQUATEST for removal of ...

Oct. 16, 2018

By NANO IRON s.r.o.

Massive contamination by chlorinated ethenes (CHCs) under an engineering plant showed to be problem for a near groundwater receiving river. The innovative approach including formation of nZVI reactive geochemical barrier combined with electrokinetics was chosen. Massive contamination by chlorinated ethenes (CHCs) under an engineering plant showed to be problem for a near groundwater ...

Oct. 16, 2018

By NANO IRON s.r.o.

NANO IRON will exhibit at the 11th International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds happening in Palm Springs, California, from April 8 to 12, 2018.   NANO IRON’s booth will highlight our NANOFER (zero-valent iron nanoparticles) and ENVIFER (potassium ferrate) products as well as processing equipment for nZVI application. Members of our ...

Oct. 16, 2018

By NANO IRON s.r.o.

No significant toxicological effects were found on soil or water organisms when ecotoxicological tests were undertaken for a range of nanoparticles that could be used for remediation projects. NANOFER 25S is one such product, made from nanoscale zero-valent iron, used for the remediation of chlorinated hydrocarbons in the large scale flume pilot experiment, and at Spolchemie I, Czech ...

Oct. 16, 2018

By NANO IRON s.r.o.

Together with partners from Czech Republic (Dekonta, a.s.) and Belgium (ABO and Adviesbureau inzake Grondwater Technieken n.v), NANO IRON works on research and development of in-situ remediation technologies based on hydraulic fracturing of subsurface. These methods are tested within the EUROSTARS project “Innovative suspensions for hydraulic fracturing enhanced ...

Oct. 16, 2018

By NANO IRON s.r.o.

Sarasota, Fl -- Interstate Products Inc announces its initial new website launch is complete. Interstate Products Inc, President Richard Eisenberg said “the staff was so enthused about making things user-friendly for our clients and users.  It was a great project to work on.  Our vendors contributed a vast amount of information and images to enhance our ...

Oct. 16, 2018

By Interstate Products Inc

Remediation company EKORA in collaboration with NANO IRON, producer of zero-valent iron nanoparticles (nZVI), conducted laboratory study and subsequent pilot injection of surface stabilized nanoparticles of elemental iron (product NANOFER 25S) to eliminate groundwater contamination of chlorinated hydrocarbons and hexavalent chromium in KARA Trutnov site in Czech Republic. Groundwater ...

Oct. 16, 2018

By NANO IRON s.r.o.

Earlier this month, the Certified Industrial Hygienist® fall exam window began and continues through November 30th. Applicants who completed applications by the August 1st deadline and were notified by staff at the American Board of Industrial Hygiene® (ABIH®) that they are approved candidates for the fall exam need to schedule their exam at least nine (9) calendar days prior to the ...

Oct. 15, 2018

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

AQE 2018 (Telford, 21+22 Nov), the Air Quality & Emissions event, will include a seminar organised by the EIC on 21st November focusing on solutions for the management and delivery of Clean Air Zones (CAZs). CAZs are a major part of the Government’s plans to ensure compliance with EU limit values for NOx pollution and twelve cities are currently actively considering introducing ...

Oct. 14, 2018

By Environmental Technology Publications Ltd

Just how many children and adults in Puerto Rico suffer from lead poisoning is hard to determine since the Puerto Rico Department of Health has no formal blood lead surveillance program. For children on the islands, considered the most vulnerable group for lead poisoning by most health experts, the prevalence of elevated blood lead levels is considered to be comparable to lead poisoning rates in ...

Oct. 14, 2018

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

A unique mix of more than 1,000 international experts and professionals from 80+ nations around the world will gather in Brisbane, Australia in April 2019 for the 39th annual conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA). The IAIA19 conference theme is ...

Oct. 14, 2018

By International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA)

Children are the most vulnerable in our society, hence when crisis strikes, they are always among the first to suffer from the consequences and the last to recover. Therefore, Kurita Europe decided this year to focus their support on children and found a project from Save the Children for improving children´s health in the slums of Delhi, India. Kurita is proud to support financially in ...

Oct. 8, 2018

By Kurita

Today, at JACOR, LLC Headquarters, CEO Janet Angel and her team of scientists announced immediate availability of EcoBioClean® for purchase, license and distribution. EcoBioClean far exceeds the typical “out of sight ­ out of mind” crude oil clean­up methods as it re­engineers an oil slick quickly into pepper sized nutrient-­rich particles that can be consumed by ...

Oct. 8, 2018

By Jacor, LLC

SLP Environmental has been offering EHS Compliance Auditing services, including the preparation of bespoke EHS Legal Registers (EHS LR) for our client’s operations, across most ASEAN jurisdictions for over ten years and is now pleased to launch the service in Myanmar. SLP’s specialists have spent the last year developing a comprehensive in-house database of the existing and upcoming ...

Oct. 8, 2018

By SLP Environmental - Environmental, Social, Health, Safety & Risk Management Consulting Services

AMETEK Land has successfully achieved the new standard ISO 9001:2015. Having held ISO 9001:2008 for many years, AMETEK Land has been working towards the new quality management system for the past 12 months. Why AMETEK Land set out to achieve ISO 9001:2015 It demonstrates that it provides products and services of consistent quality. It shows ...

Oct. 7, 2018

By AMETEK Land

Since the 1950s, perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been used worldwide. This large group of manmade chemicals, used by industry and in consumer products, is today found widely in the environment. While some PFAS are no longer made, others are still used in a wide range of products.    According to research on PFAS by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ...

Oct. 7, 2018

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC