Chromium Contamination (Health and Safety) News

Microvi Awarded NIH Funding to Develop Novel Biological Solution for Chromium Contamination in Water Affecting Millions

Microvi announced today that they were awarded a grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Services (NIEHS) to develop a new technology for efficient, environmentally friendly, and cost-effective hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) treatment. Chromium is a widespread contaminant in water sources worldwide. High concentrations of Cr(VI) can contribute to stomach cancers, kidney and ...

Aug. 17, 2020

By MIcrovi Biotech, Inc.

Full-scale application of nZVI: mixed contamination of chromium and chlorinated solvents

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

Mar. 17, 2020

By Nano Iron s.r.o.

Protecting Workers, Communities and the Environment from Hexavalent Chromium and Other Industrial Pollutants

In 2000, the dangers of exposure to hexavalent chromium gained national attention after the release of the Erin Brockovich movie. In the award winning film, the leading actress discovers that hexavalent chromium (Cr+6), a toxic form of the element chromium, has contaminated the groundwater in a small town in California. Leading up to the discovery, the town’s residents had experienced a ...

Feb. 4, 2019

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

Successful pilot injection of nanoscale zero-valent iron for groundwater remediation in Kara Trutnov site in Czech Republic

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. 17, 2018

By Nano Iron s.r.o.

Full-scale application of nZVI: mixed contamination of chromium and chlorinated solvents

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 nanoparticles of ...

Oct. 17, 2018

By Nano Iron s.r.o.

Increasing recovery of Nickel from Secondary Materials

The global association of nickel, The Nickel Institute have featured a blog from our very own Dr Tim Johnson in the latest edtion of their magazine. You can read the article below: The increasing use of nickel in many important technological applications has resulted in sustained growth in its demand over many decades. With a historicbgrowth rate of around 4% per year, the annual demand for ...

Sep. 3, 2018

By Tetronics (International) Limited

VACUDEST: Controlled water budget for complex coating pre-treatment

Brock Alloy Wheels GmbH is one of the leading manufacturers of alloy wheels and aluminium rims. The company opened a new subsidiary, Jajce Alloy Wheels, in Bosnia-Herzegovina at the start of 2017. Like its parent company, this new production site stays true to the principles of making environmental protection and safety top priorities during its manufacturing processes. The latest surface ...

Jul. 16, 2018

By H2O GmbH

Filter Press Types

Filter press is an equipment that makes use of a kind of special filtering medium, put definite pressure on object for discharging liquid. It is an equipment to separate solid and liquid in the common and intermittent way. Types of Filter Press Filter press types includes : chamber filter press, frame and plate filter press membrane filter press jack filter press/ manual hydraulic ...

Jul. 2, 2018

By Henan Uniwin Filtering Equipment Co., Ltd.

Sacramento Superior Court finds complying with chromium-6 water standard not economically feasible

The Sacramento Superior Court issued a decision on May 5 that the state’s water regulation of hexavalent chromium, also known as chromium-6 (or chrom-6) water standard, is not economically feasible to public water systems, customers, and other affected parties and must be withdrawn. A new state drinking water standard, or maximum contaminant level (MCL), for chromium-6 was set at 10 parts ...

May 24, 2017

By National Ground Water Association (NGWA)

EOS to Attend Battelle: Tenth International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds in Palm Springs, California

EOS Remediation is pleased to recognize a selection of papers being presented at the Tenth International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds , May 22 - 26, 2016, Palm Springs, California. Post-Remediation Performance Evaluations: Lessons Learned from Two EVO Projects. R.C. Borden, J. Keener, B. Yuncu, and M.A. Singletary. Presented by Robert C. Borden ...

May 9, 2016

By EOS Remediation, LLC

Envirogen Starts Up First-of-its-Kind Hexavalent Chromium Treatment System for Drinking Water in California

EEnvirogen Technologies, Inc. (Envirogen) announced the successful start-up of a high-efficiency ion exchange system for the treatment of hexavalent chromium in drinking water supplies for California Water Service (Cal Water) in Salinas, CA. This is the first permitted full-scale system to go online for treating hexavalent chromium since California’s Division of Drinking Water (DDW) ...

Jul. 13, 2015

By Envirogen Technologies Inc.

AECOM Remediation Experts Featured at Battelle International Remediation Conference

With the theme of advancing bioremediation and applying green and sustainable practices in remediation, AECOM remediation scientists and engineers are being featured at the Third Battelle International Symposium on Bioremediation and Sustainable Environmental Technologies, Miami, Florida, May 18-21 (booth 118). Battelle brings together scientists, engineers, regulators, site managers and ...

May 13, 2015

By AECOM

EPA proposes Columbia Falls Aluminum Plant site for Superfund designation (Montana)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed adding the Anaconda Aluminum Company’s Columbia Falls Reduction Plant (also known as the Columbia Falls Aluminum Company Plant), near Columbia Falls, Mont., to the National Priorities List (NPL) making it eligible for additional study and cleanup resources under EPA’s Superfund program. The proposed listing will be subject ...

Mar. 24, 2015

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Celebrates 40th Anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). State, local and community representatives joined EPA Regional Administrator at an event held at the San Jose Community and Bea Main Learning Center in Coachella Valley, Calif. “Every day more than 38 million Californians rely on clean water for cooking, washing, and ...

Dec. 16, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA to Celebrate 40th Anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act, Highlight Past Successes and Small System Challenges

On Tuesday, December 16th, U.S. EPA Regional Administrator Jared Blumenfeld will be joined by State, local and community representatives at the San Jose Community and Bea Main Learning Center in Coachella Valley to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). Over the past four decades, the SDWA has enabled EPA and partners to supply safe drinking water to more than 93 ...

Dec. 15, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Los Alamos Drills to Record-breaking Depths

The EM-supported Environmental Programs at Los Alamos National Laboratory is pushing the limits of drilling technology with the use of a sonic drill rig to drill coreholes more than 1,100 feet deep in support of a chromium remediation project. The project is an initiative to remediate a chromium plume in the regional aquifer derived from historical laboratory operations at a power plant in the ...

Nov. 26, 2014

By US Department of Energy

EPA Settlement Protects Community Health and the Environment from Hazardous Waste Pollution in York, PA.

In a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Hard Chrome Specialists has agreed to properly manage the hazardous waste at its chrome plating facility in York, Pa. Hard Chrome, located at 41 Lehigh Drive, has also agreed to pay a $33,108 penalty to settle the alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations. EPA cited Hard Chrome for violating the Resource Conservation ...

Aug. 4, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Settlement Nets $5.7 Million for Cleanup Costs at A.C. Lawrence Superfund Site in S. Paris, Maine

Today, the United States, on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency, settled a lawsuit against ConAgra Grocery Products Company, LLC (“ConAgra”), which will pay $5.7 million to reimburse EPA for cleanup costs at the A.C. Lawrence Leather Company Sludge Lagoons Superfund Site in South Paris, Maine. From at least 1955 to 1975, the A.C. Lawrence Leather Company disposed of ...

Jul. 30, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

US Department of Labor`s OSHA cites Keymark Corp. for failing to protect workers against chemical, noise and fall hazards at Fonda, New York, plant

Workers at Keymark Corp.'s aluminum extruding plant on Route 334 in Fonda were exposed to the hazardous substance chromium, high noise levels and falls of up to 17 feet due to the employer's failure to provide and ensure proper safeguards. The company faces $53,000 in fines following OSHA inspections in March 2014 by the Albany Area Office, prompted by a complaint. "These employees faced both ...

Jul. 28, 2014

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

AdEdge Adds Advanced Biological Treatment Technology to Core Product Offerings

AdEdge Water Technologies announced the addition of biottta advanced biological treatment to their core product offerings. Each biottta system is a pre-engineered, turnkey treatment solution designed to remove nitrate, perchlorate, hexavalent chromium, VOCs, and other contaminants from municipal drinking water supplies. biottta is a low-energy treatment process that uses naturally-occurring ...

Jun. 2, 2014

By Adedge Water Technologies, LLC

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