waste contaminated site News
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New online forum increases public’s access to EPA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has launched an online discussion forum designed to enhance communication between EPA and the public on contaminated sites, waste management, and recycling issues. The forum, which is a public comment board, is another important component in EPA’s ongoing efforts to increase transparency and public engagement. The first four discussion topics on the new ...
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EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan for Cidra, Puerto Rico Superfund Site
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its plan to clean up contaminated soil and groundwater at the Cidra Groundwater Contamination site in Cidra, Puerto Rico. The site includes portions of the Cidra commercial district and an industrial park in Cidra. The EPA is requiring a combination of cleanup technologies to address the contamination within distinct areas of the site, ...
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Mercury pollution abatement by VacuDry® reaches a new peak with the highest soil remediation job in the world
Mercury pollution continues to present a significant risk to the environment and human health globally. econ industries is proud to help address this issue. For more than 15 years our equipment treated mercury contaminated soils and waste all over Europe using our VacuDry® technology. This technology enables us to safely separate mercury from wastes and stabilize, if required, the pure ...
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Mercury pollution abatement by VacuDry reaches a new peak with the highest soil remediation job in the world
Are contaminated soils and mercury waste a topic for you? Have the high investment cost of large equipment prevented you from addressing the issue? Maybe a mobile unit is the right solution for your project? Find out more about our project in India… Mercury pollution continues to present a significant risk to the environment and human health globally. econ industries is proud to help ...
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U.S. Environmental Contracting Business Grows to $24.5 Billion in Revenues
The U.S. Environmental Contracting* business generated $24.5 billion in revenues in 2015, with Remediation & Industrial Services contributing $13.6-billion and Hazardous Waste Management contributing $10.9-billion, according to new research by Environmental Business International Inc., publisher of Environmental Business Journal (EBJ). Remediation/Industrial Services and Hazardous ...
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Storied nuke plant becomes environmental wasteland
A stainless steel tank the size of a basketball court lies buried in the sandy soil of southeastern Washington state, an aging remnant of U.S. efforts to win World War II. The tank holds enough radioactive waste to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool. And it is leaking. For 42 years, tank AY-102 has stored some of the deadliest material at one of the most environmentally contaminated places in ...
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