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EVTN To Showcase Submersible Voraxial® for Effective Oil Spill Recovery at Clean Gulf 2010
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Enviro Voraxial Technology, Inc. (OTCBB: EVTN) announced today that the Company will demonstrate its new Submersible Voraxial® Separator at the upcoming Clean Gulf Training and Exhibition on October 19-20 in Tampa, Florida. The Submersible Voraxial® is the core technology for a fleet of advanced oil skimmer/processor boats, envisioned by EVTN. These Voraxial ...
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Clean Globe International, Member of the Lamor Group, Founds Oil Spill Response Centers in Oman
Clean Globe International (CGI), member of the Finnish Lamor Group, has signed a significant contract with the state of Oman for improving the oil spill response preparedness and environmental protection for the sea areas in Oman. Along with the contract, CGI established a subsidiary in Oman - Clean Globe Gulf (CGG). To begin with, CGG operates two oil spill response centers and also equips ...
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Court: Chemical Safety Board can investigate offshore spills
In a case with potentially far-reaching consequences, a federal appeals court has again found that the U.S. Chemical Safety Board has the authority to investigate the causes of offshore oil spills. The board has been looking into the catastrophic blowout of a BP PLC well five years ago in the Gulf of Mexico that killed 11 people and caused the nation's worst offshore oil spill. The ruling - ...
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Company in West Virginia oil spill under scrutiny
When state inspectors showed up unannounced at Freedom Industries to investigate a licorice odor wafting across West Virginia's capital city, company executive Dennis Farrell seemed to brush off any cause for concern. But inspectors quickly found what was already contaminating the water for some 300,000 people: a chemical oozing from an above-ground tank and escaping through an old, cracked ...
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Board: Oil Drilling Risks Remain from Device Woes
The key last-ditch safety device that failed to prevent the 2010 BP oil spill remains a potentially catastrophic problem today for some offshore drilling, according to a federal safety board investigation. The report issued Thursday by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board details the multiple failures and improper testing of the blowout preventer and blames bad management and operations for the ...
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Dudley, Mass. Packaging Plant to Pay Nearly $485K Penalty for Environmental Violations
A packaging company has agreed to pay $484,900 in penalties to settle EPA claims that it violated numerous federal and state environmental regulations at its liquid and aerosol packaging facility in Dudley, Mass. According to EPA’s complaint, filed in Sept. 2012, Shield Packaging Company, Inc. violated rules regarding hazardous waste management, chemical accident prevention, hazardous ...
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NIEHS to fund $36 million in worker safety training
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is awarding $36 million in grants to 20 organizations that develop safety and health training for workers involved in hazardous waste operations and transportation, environmental restoration of contaminated facilities, and chemical emergency response. These training programs can receive annual funding for up to five years. Five ...
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EPA Laboratory Publishes Direct Injection UPLC/MS/MS Methods for Chemical Dispersants in Sea Water
Direct Injection Methods Using ACQUITY UPLC/MS/MS Minimizes Sample Preparation, Increases Throughput and Improves Analytical Consistency MILFORD, Mass. - The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published two rapid screening methods for chemical dispersants in sea waters using Waters® ACQUITY UPLC®/Quattro Premier™ XE (UPLC/MS/MS). These analytical procedures ...
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Sunoco pays $81,000 penalty for environmental reporting violation (PA)
Sunoco, Inc. will pay $81,000 in penalties for failing to notify federal and state environmental agencies immediately about an accidental release of benzene into the air in January 2007 from its oil refinery facility in Philadelphia, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. According to EPA, on Jan. 28, 2007 Sunoco experienced a non-permitted release of 1,608 pounds of benzene ...
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Europeans Rank Environment Equal to Economic, Social Issues
BRUSSELS, Belgium , May 2, 2005 (ENS) - For Europeans, a healthy environment is as important to their quality of life as the state of the economy and social factors, a new Eurobarometer survey shows. The environmental issues that citizens worry most about are water pollution, air pollution, climate change, chemicals, and disasters caused by human activities such as oil spills and industrial ...
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A mixed finish for 2008 environmental bills in California, says NRDC
With the stroke of his pen, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger made 2008 another banner year for global warming legislation in California. However, he vetoed a badly needed bill to reduce ports pollution, which means that some of the state’s most vulnerable citizens will continue to breathe unhealthy air, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). The good news: the governor signed SB 375 ...
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Three EPA Employees Selected as Finalists for 2015 Service to America Medals
Today the Partnership for Public Service honored three U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) employees that have been selected as finalists for the 2015 Service to America Medals, which highlight America’s dedicated federal workers who have made significant contributions to our country. EPA is proud to announce that Robert Kavlock, Jacob Moss, and Stephanie Hogan were selected as ...
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Federal agency finds lax regulation of chemicals
A federal agency investigating a deadly explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant will tell a Senate committee Thursday that regulation of the dangerous chemicals used in the industry fall under a "patchwork" of standards that are decades old and are far weaker than rules used by other countries. The U.S Chemical Safety Board is the first federal agency to acknowledge the lax oversight of ammonium ...
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British Shipwreck Menaces World Heritage Devon Coast
LONDON, UK (ENS) - Oil spilling from a cargo vessel grounded on the Cornish coast near a World Heritage Site and the threat of hazardous chemicals escaping from containers flung into the water as heavy gales hit the broken ship have British Coastguard, emergency and environmental personnel on high alert today. The British-flagged container ship MSC Napoli lost power during a gale in the English ...
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Green cleaning: what you need to know
When thinking holistically about sustainability in buildings, “green cleaning” should be included along with your energy and carbon management programs. This article discusses the history of “green cleaning” and key success elements for facilities, the procurement and verification process. One reason it is important to consider “green cleaning” activities is ...
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Johnstown Wire Settles Violations of Chemical Reporting Requirements at Johnstown, Pa. Plant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that Johnstown Wire Technologies, Inc. (Johnstown Wire) has agreed to pay a $14,000 penalty to settle alleged violations of hazardous chemical reporting requirements at its manufacturing facility in Johnstown, Pa. Johnstown Wire violated two federal laws protecting the public and environment from toxic chemical releases, according to EPA. ...
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Waste management guidelines for UK construction firms working near watercourses
Construction and maintenance companies who work in or near watercourses have been reminded that pollution incidents are avoidable by careful planning. The call comes as new pollution prevention guidelines are published by the Environment Agency. Steve Wenham, Technical Advisor at the Environment Agency, said: “In 2006 the construction and demolition industry was responsible for 271 pollution ...
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Culpeper, Va. settles alleged environmental violations at water treatment facility
The town of Culpeper, Va. will pay a $27,420 penalty and make more than $100,000 in upgrades at its water treatment facility to settle alleged environmental violations at the town’s water treatment facilities, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. According to a consent agreement with EPA, the town did not immediately notify the EPA’s National Response Center as ...
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Banned contaminants can persist in environment for decades
The contamination of hazardous substances in estuaries can have negative effects on biodiversity. Using experimentally supported indicators, this study analysed the environmental risks posed by 22 different contaminants in UK estuaries and coastal waters, finding that substances banned over 20 years ago continue to persist in the marine environment. Estuaries, where rivers meet the sea, are home ...
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