Hazardous Waste Sites News
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MiniPID 2: PID Sensor Lamp Explained
Introduction: MiniPID 2 PID Sensors and How They Work ION Science MiniPID 2 consist of a high energy output, ultraviolet lamp and three electrodes. Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) enter the detection chamber and are ionised by the ultraviolet light. A negative charged electron is ejected from the molecule making it positively charged. The negatively charged electron is attracted to ...
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Detecting Coal Tar in Road Binder
In the UK, utilities dig approximately 2.5 million holes in roads and pavements every year. WM3 guidance states that any soil or other material excavated is waste and should be assessed and classified for waste management purposes. Any excavated material identified as hazardous must be disposed of at a licenced hazardous waste receiver and the hazardous waste landfill tax paid. New laws in April ...
By QROS Ltd
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QED Environmental Systems Targets International Expansion With Appointment of New Sales Director
Q.E.D. Environmental Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer of innovative environmental products and subsidiary of Graco Inc. (NYSE: GGG), has announced the appointment of Jonathan Hibbins as Sales Director for EMEA and APAC, with a view to expanding the company’s range of operations in 2023. As part of his new role, Jonathan is planning to grow the manufacturer’s presence in the ...
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Occupational and Community Exposure Risks to Phenol and Other Chemicals
Phenol is described by the Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR) as both a manufactured chemical and a natural substance that is a solid when pure, but the commercial product is typically in liquid form. Millions of tons of phenol are produced each year across the globe and due to its commercial importance, it is utilized in many industries. The National Institute for ...
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Occupational and Community Exposure Risks to Phenol in Puerto Rico
A study was conducted several years ago that looked at concentrations of phenol and other chemicals in the urine of pregnant women in Puerto Rico. Over 1000 women participated as part of the Puerto Rico Testsite for Exploring Contamination Threats (PROTECT) study. The findings reveled higher levels of phenol and other potential endocrine disruptors in the participants as compared to the rest of ...
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CL-Out Perchlorate Bioremediation Receives Greener Cleanup Leadership Award
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection awarded Irwin Engineering of Natick, Massachusetts the 2016 Greener Cleanup Leadership Award for the innovative in situ bioremediation of perchorate contamination of soil and ground water at the Concord Road Site in Billerica, Massachusetts. The award honors LSPs and their clients for promoting greener cleanup principles and practices to ...
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EPA Releases Final Risk Evaluation for Trichloroethylene and Potential Exposure Hazards in Puerto Rico
In late November of last year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its Final Risk Evaluation for Trichloroethylene. The document addresses the agency’s determinations on which conditions of use may present unreasonable risks to the environment and human health. It was completed as part of the agency’s mission under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). ...
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Identifying and Mitigating Occupational Exposures to Chloroform and Other Chemical Hazards
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) describes chloroform (CHCl3) as a colorless liquid that quickly evaporates into a gas. Other common names for chloroform include trichloromethane and methyl trichloride. Chloroform was once used as an inhaled anesthetic for surgeries; as an extraction solvent for fats, oils, greases and other products; as a dry cleaning spot ...
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Preventing Occupational Exposures to Acrylonitrile and Other Chemical Hazards in Puerto Rico
Acrylamide is a colorless, man-made, liquid chemical with a sharp, onion- or garlic-like odor that can be dissolved in water and evaporates quickly according to the Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR). The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) describes acrylonitrile as a toxic, colorless to pale-yellow liquid, harmful to the eyes, skin, lungs and ...
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Occupational and Environmental Exposure Risks to Chloroform and Other Chemicals in Puerto Rico
After Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in 2017, leaving some of the islands’ residents without water, national headlines exposed concerns over the possible presence of chloroform and other industrial chemicals coming from a well that was temporarily put in use to provide drinking water during the recovery efforts. Chloroform (CHCl3) is as a colorless liquid that can quickly evaporate into a ...
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Clarke Energy in France Providing Above and Beyond Unscheduled Service Support in Difficult Times
Clarke Energy’s team in France have provided above and beyond unscheduled service support to our customers during the COVID pandemic. After an issue was reported, it was determined that a complete short block replacement was required on the Jenbacher J320 engine installed at the non-hazardous waste landfill site of Septêmes les Vallons operated by ...
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Chloroform and Potential Exposure Risks Discussed in New Online Video
Today the IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of their latest educational video. Their newest production discusses potential occupational and environmental exposure hazards associated with chloroform. “Chloroform has been used for many years in everything from medicine to a wide range of industrial applications,” said Paul Cochrane, President of ...
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IFAT opening
During this year's IFAT we are looking back on 15 years of market leadership in the field of e manufacturing and commissioning of the most efficient and cleanest solutions to recover resources from special wastes worldwide. Just recently we entered into on-site hazardous waste services as part of our Business. Zero industrial waste ... ! When: May 14-18, 2018 Where: Munich Exhibition Centre ...
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The Need to Issue Principal Threat Waste Contaminated Sediment Guidance Sediment Management Work Group1
The concept of Principal Threat Waste (PTW) was originally intended as an advisory process to be helpful in streamlining and focusing decision-making on appropriate waste management options in light of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act’s (CERCLA’s) preference for treatment “where practicable.” While prior U.S. Environmental ...
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Environmental Site Assessments and Property Transactions in Puerto Rico
Before a commercial property transaction takes place, a Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (Phase I ESA) will usually be ordered. The Phase I ESA is used by potential property buyers, investors and lenders to determine if a property has any environmental contamination issues and to assess any potential liability from any contamination that is found. The U.S. Environmental Protection ...
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Harden Hazardous Waste Disposal Project in Shandong, China
As the largest city excelling at chemical industry province in China, Shandong province has a hazardous waste disposal center which is located in Circular Economy Demonstration Park in Dezhou City. It is the only comprehensive solid hazardous waste disposal site in Dezhou city. This disposal center can realize the hazardous waste resource recycling, hazardous waste reduction and harmless disposal ...
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AECOM Experts to Present New Environmental Remediation Insights and Methods at Battelle Conference
AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that its scientists and engineers are presenting technical papers with new insights on remediation technologies at the Battelle “10th International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds,” in Palm Springs, Calif., from May 22-26. Based on research and vast experience remediating ...
By AECOM
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Emissions Software for Site Cleanups: Demonstration at A&WMA
Minnich and Scotto, Inc will present a paper, “Validation Testing of the Area-Source Technique Using EPA Method TO-16” at the Air & Waste Management Association’s Air Quality Measurement Methods and Technology Conference, March 15-17, 2016, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The presentation is scheduled for 2:20 pm, March 1. Immediately following the session, interested ...
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Air Pollutant Emission-Rate Software for Industrial Sources is Now Available
The need for accurate methods of quantifying industrial-source emission rates of methane and other greenhouse gases (GHGs), as well as other air pollutants, has never been greater, both domestically and abroad. Today, Minnich and Scotto, Inc. (www.msiair.net) announces the availability of e-Calc© – an emissions-calculation software package to yield air pollutant emission rates from a ...
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EPA Honors 17 Environmental Job Training Program Graduates in Columbus, Miss.
During a ceremony today at the Genesis Dream Center in Columbus, Miss., representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized 17 graduates from the Superfund Job Training Initiative (SuperJTI). EPA provided the two-week environmental job training program in conjunction with the ongoing cleanup at the Kerr McGee Chemical Superfund Site. The SuperJTI program was offered to ...
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