Health & Safety Articles

What does RoHS mean? RoHS is the abbreviation for „Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment”. The abbreviation refers to the so called RoHS directive 2011/65/EU, which forms the legal framework. The goals of the regulation are the protection of human health and of the environment.1) The directive is ...

Sep. 20, 2017

By WTW - a xylem brand

Recycling areas: Various scrap Company name: KME (Serravalle Copper Tubes) Located: Serravalle Scrivia (Alessandria), Italy Founded: 1886 Employees: 5700 KME is a leading global fabricator of copper and copper alloy semi-finished products. Each year 405.000 tons of copper and copper alloy semi-finished products (excluding copper wire) are produced. ...

Sep. 20, 2017

By Eldan Recycling A/S

Romtec Utilities designs, manufactures, and supplies pumping systems for many different applications. Our systems include all structural, all mechanical, all electrical, and all communications systems in a single purchase. Many of our systems are designed and supplied to handle sewage and wastewater flows in a lift station design. In many scenarios, these lift stations ...

Sep. 15, 2017

By Romtec Utilities Inc.

You may not be aware that your water supply has unsafe levels of arsenic in it. If testing proves this to be the case, you must immediately find a form of arsenic water treatment to help you have access to clean drinking water again. Arsenic is a poisonous substance that has innumerable negative health effects on humans. There are several methods of performing arsenic removal from ...

Sep. 15, 2017

By Adedge Water Technologies, LLC

Gasmet Technologies (Finland) has published a new White Paper on the monitoring of mercury emissions to air from industrial processes. The Paper provides an overview of current initiatives to reduce mercury emissions and explains how continuous mercury emissions monitoring can help inform process control and the efficient operation of pollution abatement equipment, whilst also demonstrating ...

Sep. 11, 2017

By Gasmet Technologies Oy

A combination of high temperatures, stagnant water and nutrient overload can result in excessive algae growth. These so-called algal blooms can lead to a depletion of oxygen in the water, release of toxins and taste and odor problems. Without treatment, the algae will grow more every year, resulting in an unbalanced ecosystem. Therefore, it is important to control algal blooms for a healthy ...

Sep. 11, 2017

By LG Sonic

Today, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of industrial operations that are located within or near small towns and even large cities. When local residents constantly smell these industrial processes – particularly from wastewater treatment — unhappy neighborhoods are generally the result. In addition, many wastewater facilities can no longer produce odors without facing ...

Sep. 8, 2017

By OMI Industries (OMI)

Many environmental factors influence the performance of solar plants. The new whitepaper explains why it is important to monitor these factors and gives valuable tips on how to choose the right weather sensor. Free Whitepaper about the observation of factors influencing solar plant performances The fastest possible achievement of the break even point of ...

Sep. 7, 2017

By G. Lufft Mess- und Regeltechnik GmbH

Bredel 65 hose pumps from Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group are now providing constant efficiency in ball-milling processes at a high-volume battery plant in China. Previously, ball milling was being compromised by a poorly performing AODD (air-operated double diaphragm) pump used for high-viscosity slurry recirculation. Reduced flow/efficiency and leaks were proving disruptive ...

Sep. 13, 2017

By Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group

Abstract / Summary Waters is a leader in developing food and water quality testing systems that incorporate analytical standards and reagents, sample preparation products, chromatographic columns, instrumentation, and data management software. Our comprehensive solutions offer food and beverage laboratories the tools needed to check compliance with food and environmental regulations, ...

Sep. 13, 2017

By Waters Corporation

EU-OSHA together with the International Labour Organization (ILO) present new estimates of the cost of poor occupational safety and health (OSH). The findings reveal that worldwide work-related injury and illness result in the loss of 3.9 % of GDP, at an annual cost of roughly €2 680 billion, and for the EU 3.3 % of GDP (€476 billion) . The cost of work-related cancers alone amounts to ...

Sep. 11, 2017

By European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

Real world evaluation of the protective properties of the helical radiation shield against one of the best multi-plate radiation screens in use today for roadside weather station applications. WINTER ROAD SEASON 2015/16 (NOV. 2015 – MAY 2016) TEST The shields with temperature and humidity sensors were installed on the roadside for the duration of ...

Sep. 7, 2017

By BARANI DESIGN

With the Vidos butterfly valve, Ebro is offering plant engineers and operators alike a simple, cost-effective solution for various dosing and discharge applications. The valve allows discharge volumes to be regulated flexibly across a very wide range. Another key benefit: the manufacturer has chosen exactly the same liners, bodies, actuators and control elements as can be found in standard ...

Sep. 7, 2017

By EBRO Armaturen Gebr. Bröer GmbH

Operators of a system that has been running safely for many years are sometimes ruluctant to change that system. However, reagrding safety and, more importantly, upgrading of their safety systems, they should not be complacent. Especially with regard to explosion protection, it is necessary that the protective measures be examined regularly and be adapted to the latest state of technology. This ...

Sep. 7, 2017

By EBRO Armaturen Gebr. Bröer GmbH

At Matthews Environmental Solutions we’ve never been ones to rest on our laurels.  In fact on the ‘Home’ page of our website we end our introduction with these very words:“Respect for the past … design for the future”.And that perfectly sums up our philosophy, our ambition and our unique brand of ‘blue sky’ thinking.  It also explains ...

Aug. 31, 2017

By Todaysure Matthews

These are the 10 questions to ask yourself before buying a drum or IBC Storage unit: What liquids are you looking to store? How many litres of each liquid do you want to store? What size and number of drums and IBC’s will require storage? Are the products to be stored indoors or outdoors? If indoors, are there any access issues or internal drainage ...

Aug. 30, 2017

By Spill Doctor (SA)

On August 28, 2017, Lynn L. Bergeson, Managing Partner of Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), was quoted by the Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Reportdiscussing Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) regulatory concerns for carbon fiber with a lignin. Since the lignin-PAN carbon fiber under development does not yet involve the use of carbon nanofibers, ...

Aug. 28, 2017

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Romtec Utilities designs and supplies pump stations for many different types of applications, including leachate collection and removal systems. Leachate pump stations are required whenever water passes through a bed of solids and extracts contaminating elements. The most common scenario for collecting and pumping leachate is for landfills, but there are industrial ...

Aug. 25, 2017

By Romtec Utilities Inc.

We’ve often talked about how most of the waste incineration plant we manufacture is either personally customised or are bespoke projects that have been individually designed and built to meet specific requirements.  When we are engineering ‘one-off’ units such as these it is quite normal for our clients to pay us a ...

Aug. 24, 2017

By Todaysure Matthews

At Bird-X, we are proud of our humane and eco-friendly approach to bird control. Here are just some recent examples of how our dedicated bird control professionals have helped business and land owners all across the country get rid of birds – for good! Stuart, Tom, Tim, and Dan weigh in on their recent success stories: Stuart At an Executive ...

Aug. 24, 2017

By Bird-X Inc.