air contamination control News
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Indoor Environmental Quality and LEED Cerification
As the awareness of the need for green commercial and residential construction has grown, so has the necessity for a certification system that rates how well a structure is built or remodeled. For this reason, the US Green Building Council developed the LEED certification system that measures the level of green building practices that have been implemented in the construction process. LEED stands ...
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Impressive close-up of the commissioning of a complex CTP air pollution control system
RHI AG is a world leading producer of refractory products. At the RHI production site in Trieben, Austria, refractory material and bricks are produced for the steel, glass and non-ferrous metals industries. CTP Chemisch Thermische Prozesstechnik GmbH has been awarded with the planning and delivery of a complete integrated air pollution control system, which cleans contaminated streams from the ...
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Portable contamination control system testing – Air Innovations and DataFlow
Air Innovations teamed up with DataFlow and the Berkshire Innovation Center to test the IsolationAir® system inside surge capacity hospital rooms. The portable isolation unit creates positive or negative pressure environments, maintains room temperature for patient comfort, and uses HEPA filtration and Ultraviolet C light to remove air contaminants. The positive pressure test reached 0 ...
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Department of Energy cites Washington Group International, Inc. for radiation protection and nuclear safety violations
The U.S. Department of Energy has issued a Preliminary Notice of Violation (PNOV) to Washington Group International, Inc. (WGI) for a September 2010 incident that violated the Department’s radiation protection and nuclear safety regulations, and has proposed a $412,500 civil penalty. The violations are associated with a radiological contamination incident that occurred on September 29, ...
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EPA Proposes Changes to Refinery Emission Rules
Texas environmental advocates are applauding a new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposal to reduce oil refinery pollution by forcing operators to adopt new technology that better monitors and controls emissions. If adopted, the rule would mark the first change to the industry's emission standards in nearly two decades. The EPA's 870-page proposal is part of a consent decree that ...
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Local government regulation launch planning guides
Local Government Regulation has published two guides, designed to cut through the wealth of environmental and planning jargon to provide officers with a clear overview of the key legislation that shapes the work of both professions. Local Government Regulation's 'Guide to Environmental Regulation' provides planning officers with an introduction to the aims, and links to the planning system, of ...
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Epa approves California’s efforts to become nation’s first perc-free dry cleaning state// hazardous dry cleaning chemical to be removed by 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved California’s regulations banning the use of the toxic air contaminant perchloroethylene (PERC) from the state’s dry cleaning operations by 2023. This action means that the current federal regulations will be replaced with California’s more stringent approach, which now can be enforced by the federal EPA and citizens of ...
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