pollutant sampling (Contaminants Sampling

EPA Environmental Justice Grant Will Help Educate Buffalo Area Residents about Air Pollution

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded nearly $25,000 to the Clean Air Coalition of Western New York to work with people in Buffalo, New York to reduce air pollution and to support local air sampling. People living on Buffalo’s west side, which is the focus of the project, are negatively impacted by air pollution from heavy commercial traffic. The grant was awarded under the ...

Dec. 28, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

International Passive Sampling Workshop and Symposium (IPSW 2009)

IPSW 2009 will host several satellite workshops. An expert group meeting dedicated to passive sampling techniques for monitoring emerging pollutants will be organised by NORMAN, the Network of reference laboratories and related organisations for monitoring and bio-monitoring of emerging environmental pollutants.. In addition, the First Passive Sampling Intercalibration study (1st IPSIC) will be ...

Nov. 24, 2008

By Exposmeter AB

$3 billion market for air pollution monitoring, sampling and process control

The world market for stack continuous emissions monitors (CEMs) will be $900 million this year. However, if one takes into account the additional revenues for ambient monitoring systems, intermittent stack sampling and process control using pollutant analyzers, the market is above $3 billion. This is the latest forecast in the McIlvaine Air Pollution Monitoring and Sampling World Markets. Some ...

Feb. 4, 2011

By The McIlvaine Company

Water sampling system for oil pollution

General Oceanics Rosette Water Samplers with GO-FLO sampling Bottles and Idronaut 316CTD. This flexible system can be configured for any size vessel and deployed with or without a conducting sea cable. The GO-FLO water bottles equipment with the new CAM release can be opened discretely at any depth to avoid contamination from above. The Idronaut conductivity sensor is not damaged by contact with ...

Jul. 1, 2010

By General Oceanics Inc.

Investigation begins to track suspected pollution from the Lahaina wastewater facility (HI)

Federal and state agencies have begun important research to evaluate the suspected discharge of pollutants to the coastal waters along the Kaanapali coast of Maui. Funded by the U. S. EPA, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Hawaii Department of Health, the University of Hawaii will measure how long it takes for wastewater from the Lahaina sewage treatment facility to flow to the near-shore ...

Aug. 1, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Air pollution monitoring market to rise 20% in 2010, says new research

The world market for stack and ambient continuous monitoring plus periodic monitoring and other related services will rise to US$2.2 billion in 2010. This is a 20 percent increase over the projected 2009 market. The rapid expansion in CO2 measurement investment and the increased activity for stack monitoring in Asia will account for most of the increase. These are the conclusions reached in ...

Apr. 27, 2009

By The McIlvaine Company

Walter Smith and Associates Workshop

Walter Smith, PE, BCEE, is an expert in Air Pollution Source Sampling. He is considered the "Grandfather of Stack Sampling". Walter Smith has been conducting stack sampling training courses since 1969. Since leaving EPA in 1972, he has conducted and continues to conduct Source Sampling Workshops every year. Source Sampling & CEMS Workshop Schedule Walter S. Smith, the co-author of EPA ...

Mar. 16, 2012

By Apex Instruments, Inc.

Monitoring Total Carbon for straightforward management of runoff from de-icing episodes at airports

During winter operations vast areas of airport runways, taxiways, and aprons are cleared of ice and snow using acetate type chemicals and airplane wings are de-iced with glycol based antifreeze. During these seasonal de-icing episodes the runoff water suddenly becomes heavily contaminated with organics and needs to be diverted to a treatment/recovery plant or holding ponds. Total Carbon (TC) is ...

Jan. 6, 2015

By Metrohm AG

`Chemical fingerprints` could reveal source of mercury pollution

Scientists have described a new method for tracking down the source of mercury pollution from burning coal. By analysing the chemistry of the pollution, it is possible to identify which region the coal was originally from. Mercury pollution in the atmosphere comes mainly from coal-fired power stations and chemical plants. Mercury is naturally present in coal and is emitted when it is burned as ...

Sep. 17, 2009

By European Commission, Environment DG

Gradko Attending the Air Quality and Emissions Show 2013

Gradko will be attending the AQE 2013 show in Telford on 13-14th March. This years show is an expansion of the usual MCERTS exhibition to include all aspects of air quality monitoring, allowing visitors to see all the latest technology at one event. We will be exhibiting our full range of diffusion tubes for monitoring of VOCs, NO2, NOx, O3, SO2, Acid gases, H2S, Ammonia and Formaldehyde. ...

Jan. 21, 2013

By Gradko International Ltd

Composition of particulate matter influences its long-term health effects

A link between particulate matter (PM) exposure and inflammatory disease has been shown by many studies, but few have explored how the chemical composition of PM influences inflammatory processes. This study investigated the connection between different components of PM and markers of inflammation in the blood, finding that long-term exposure to transition metals, emitted by traffic and industry, ...

Oct. 8, 2015

By European Commission, Environment DG

EPA awards $174,000 to the State of Louisiana for water quality monitoring (LA)

The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $174,000 to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ). The funds will be used by the State of Louisiana to conduct water quality monitoring and fish sampling in order to develop criteria for pollutants such as dissolved oxygen and nutrients in various ecoregions. Additional information on EPA grants: ...

Sep. 24, 2010

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Dangerously high levels of endocrine disrupting chemicals found in marine sediments

Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can interfere with the hormonal systems of both humans and wildlife. New research quantifying EDCs in marine environments in Greece found concentrations which present significant risks to sediment-dwelling organisms. Reduction and prevention of chemical pollution and subsequent harm to marine ecosystems is a key aim of the EU Marine Strategy Framework ...

Jan. 24, 2013

By European Commission, Environment DG

Thermo Fisher Scientific Cambridge facility wins the Queens award for enterprise in 2009

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that its Cambridge facility has been awarded a Queens Award for Enterprise 2009 in the Outstanding Innovation category for the iCAP 6000 Series ICP-OES instrument. This award, the most prestigious for UK industry, recognizes the iCAP 6000 as one of the year's most outstanding technical innovations. The Thermo ...

Apr. 21, 2009

By Thermo Fisher Scientific

Mercury workshops in South Africa

In March Lumex Instruments company took part in several workshops in South Africa, which are devoted to the problems of mercury pollution, its sources and impact. Two events – Energy Efficiency & Emissions workshop and 12th annual Mercury Emissions from Coal workshop – were organized by IEA Clean Coal Centre. Our expert among more than 70 participants from around the world ...

Mar. 23, 2017

By Lumex Instruments Group

Microplastics Found in Colorado Rain

If all the recent news about global plastics pollution hasn’t been alarming enough, scientist Greg Wetherbee of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) recently — and unexpectedly — found plastic in the rain while researching an unrelated question. Although the rain samples were collected at eight locations in the Rocky Mountains and on Colorado’s Front Range in the ...

Jun. 14, 2019

By Fluence Corporation

How does water pollution affect economic growth?

The detrimental effect of water pollution on the flora and fauna which live in river and marine habitats is well-documented. Even the deleterious impacts that such contamination can have on human health further up the food chain have been investigated to a strong degree. But aside from the environmental cost of water pollution, what do we know about the economic one? Quite a lot, thanks to a ...

Nov. 3, 2019

By Environmental Technology Publications Limited

EPA Awards $78,000 to the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe to Support Its Water Quality Program

The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma $78,000 to provide continued support for the tribe’s water pollution control program. The funds will be used to take water samples on tribal lands and compile data which may show changes over time to determine if a more thorough watershed management program is needed. Sampling data will determine whether ...

Jul. 19, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Awards $110,000 to the Mescalero Apache Tribe to Support Its Water Quality Program

The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the Mescalero Apache Tribe of New Mexico $110,000 to provide continued support for the tribe’s water pollution control program. The funds will be used to take water samples on tribal lands and compile data which may show changes over time to determine if a more thorough watershed management program is needed. Sampling data will determine ...

Sep. 17, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

PA DEP Report: Marcellus Operations in Northcentral Region Show No Impact on Short-Term Air Quality

An air quality study near Marcellus Shale natural gas operations in Bradford, Lycoming, Sullivan and Tioga counties found no emission levels that would pose a public health concern, according to a report released today by the Department of Environmental Protection."The results show there are no emission levels that would be of concern to the health of residents living and working near these ...

May 19, 2011

By Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

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