soil quality monitoring News
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EPA posts underwater dispersant monitoring data/under stringent plan, BP must conduct constant monitoring of dispersant use at leak source and provide data to the government (HQ)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last night began posting results from the ongoing monitoring of BP’s use of underwater dispersants in the Gulf of Mexico at http://www.epa.gov/bpspill. EPA received this data from BP last night and posted it within hours. Dispersants are a chemical used to break up oil into small droplets so that they are more easily degraded. Dispersants are ...
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New fund to cleanup work at MICHIGAN`S Kalamazoo River Superfund Site
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 and Georgia-Pacific have reached agreement on a new phase of cleanup to address Michigan's Allied Paper/Kalamazoo River Superfund site. The estimated $10 million project 3.5 miles upstream from the now-completed Plainwell Dam cleanup is slated to begin in August and continue through late 2010. The administrative order on consent signed by ...
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With three new reference materials, NIST gets the dirt on soil
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued three new certified reference materials for soil. Intended for use as controls in testing laboratories, the new Standard Reference Materials (SRMs)—gathered from the San Joaquin Valley in California and from sites near Butte and Helena in Montana—will aid in determining soil quality, detecting soil contamination, and monitoring ...
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Launch of New Environmental Consultant in Maharashtra
After grand industrial & civilization development in India Everyone knows that pollution has become greatest problem. Considering necessary of measuring intensity of pollution “We wanted to create awareness of environmental pollution to all industries by providing accurate information and suggestions to reduce environmental pollution.” said Managing Director Mr. Tanaji Gajare. ...
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Urban trees enhance water infiltration
Global land use patterns and increasing pressures on water resources demand creative urban stormwater management. Traditional stormwater management focuses on regulating the flow of runoff to waterways, but generally does little to restore the hydrologic cycle disrupted by extensive pavement and compacted urban soils with low permeability. The lack of infiltration opportunities affects ...
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