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Call for Participants - Contaminated Sites Video Case Study Series
ECO Canada is looking for participants to be a part of their Premier Contaminated Sites Video Case Study Series. Six organizations will be selected to showcase their company’s achievements in the following areas: Employee recruitment Employee retention Employee training or professional development Hiring transferable workers from other industries Community involvement and ...
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Closure of chlorinated solvent-contaminated sites
Risk-Based Decisions, Inc. has successfully cleaned up or otherwise obtained regulatory sign-off on 21 chlorinated solvent sites between 1996 and 2008. If you have a chlorinated solvent soil or groundwater site, contact us for cost-effective, innovative and timely cleanop approaches. No pump-and-treat ...
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The 13th Annual SABCS Workshop & Conference on Contaminated Sites, Vancouver, Canada.
EScIS is proud to announce its Gold Sponsorship for the 13th Annual SABCS Workshop & Conference on Contaminated Sites, organized by the Science Advisory Board for Contaminated Sites (SABCS). The conference is set to take place from 27 to 28 September 2023 at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada and Online. The SABCS Workshop & Conference on Contaminated Sites has established itself ...
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EarthSoft CEO Presenting at Conference on Remediation and Redevelopment of Contaminated Sites
EarthSoft CEO, Mitch Beard, will be presenting at Ekos Brasil Institute’s conference on Remediation and Redevelopment of Contaminated Sites He will introduce Electronic Data Deliverables (EDDs) for field and lab data, and the concept of good/bad EDDs. He will review EDD specifications and statements-of-work for contracts, share experience from integration of GIS and relational databases ...
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$1 Million Grant to Clean Up Contaminated Sites in Milwaukee
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Susan Hedman today announced a $1 million Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund grant to clean up contaminated properties in Milwaukee to prepare the sites for reuse. Hedman was joined by U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore and Mayor Tom Barrett for the announcement at a brownfield site in the Park East Corridor, where a prior EPA grant was used for cleanup ...
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PEN announces report on contaminated site remediation
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Projecton Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) announced the availability of an article entitledNanotechnology and In situ Remediation: A review of the benefits and potential risks, whichdiscusses the use of nanomaterials in the environmental cleanup process. According to thearticle, nanomaterials have the potential to reduce the costs and time of ...
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EPA seeks public comment on integrated cleanup initiative implementation plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing for comment today the draft Integrated Cleanup Initiative (ICI) Plan, a three-year strategy to focus on the agency’s land cleanup programs. Sites covered under the cleanup programs include Superfund, federal facilities, brownfields, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act corrective action, and underground storage tank. The goal of ...
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MEPs take aim at EU soil directive
The European parliament's rapporteur on a draft EU framework soil directive is proposing a significant softening of the European commission's proposals. Spanish centre-right MEP Cristina Gutiérrez-Cortines told the parliament's environment committee on Tuesday that a 'complete change' to the law is needed to give EU countries more flexibility in meeting its objectives. Under her plans an ...
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Contaminated Site Remediated in 4 months (Clay)
CROOKS FARM – FT PIERCE, FLORIDA FDEP FACILITY ID#56-9807808 A discharge at the above site had contaminated the soil and groundwater. The soil characteristic on this site was sandy soil from 0’ to 2’ and dense nonpermiable gray clay from 2’ to 15’. Groundwater fluctuated between 3’ to 6’. The phase II assessment on May 19, 2004 had determined that approximately 500 cubic yards of ...
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Scots turn to whisky in battle to clean contaminated sites
Scottish scientists have developed a technology to clean contaminated land and water which relies on a by-product of the whisky-making process. The Device for the Remediation and Attenuation of Multiple Pollutants - affectionately known by its creators as the DRAM - is said to remove a variety of contaminants cheaper and faster than most current clean-up techniques. The designers claim that the ...
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Workshop on revision of British standard
Environmental Protection UK West Midlands division recently held a workshop dedicated to the revision of BS 10175: Investigation of potentially contaminated sites – Code of practice. The workshop was held in conjunction with The Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) and the British Standards Institute and was kindly supported by Arup and Alcontrol Laboratories. Richard Owen of Arup presented ...
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EPUK calls for clarity and consistency
Environmental Protection UK has called on the British Standards Institute to ensure revisions to British Standard 10175 (Investigation of potentially contaminated sites – Code of practice) accurately present how site investigation fits into the broader risk management framework, as laid out in the model procedures for the management of land contamination (CLR 11). The draft is being ...
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Fort Valley, GA group receives EPA citizen excellence in community involvement award (GA)
The Woolfolk Alliance Group was recognized today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as the winner of the 2010 Citizen Excellence in Community Involvement Award. This award is presented annually to an individual or a community group working with a Superfund team for outstanding achievements in the field of environmental protection. “The Woolfolk Alliance Group serves as a great ...
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EPA Awards Grant to Assess Contaminated Sites in Lorain County
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Susan Hedman today announced a $600,000 grant to Lorain County, Ohio, for environmental assessments of brownfield sites. Hedman was joined by U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur and Lorain County Commissioner Ted Kalo for the announcement at the Black River Landing in Lorain. “EPA’s first brownfield grant to Lorain County is a solid ...
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Stop the remediation waiting game
Why Wait? Remediate! Studies. Frustration. Expense. If you're convinced that the waiting game is simply part of the in situ remediation process, it's time for a change. The Trap & Treat® approach for solvent (BOS 100®) and fuel hydrocarbon (BOS 200®) remediation sounds simple because it is simple. And it works—fast. Our experienced RPI-Group affiliates know that the ...
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EPA announces US$22m cleanup of Kinnickinnic River
US Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Regional Administrator Lynn Buhl joined Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett in Milwaukee on Aug. 20 to announce a $22 million project to clean up contaminated sediment in the Kinnickinnic River. 'The Legacy Act is crucial to the restoration of the national treasure that we have right here on our doorstep - the Great Lakes,' said ...
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EPA Proposes Pair of Groundwater Contamination Sites in York, Neb., for Addition to Superfund’s National Priorities List
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced its proposal to add the PCE/TCE Northeast Contamination Site and PCE Southeast Contamination Site, both in York, Neb., to the federal Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). The PCE/TCE Northeast Site is located in a primarily residential area of York where some industrial businesses are also situated. The PCE Southeast Site ...
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Integral to present on new ecological modeling approach for prioritizing environmental restoration sites
Dr. Peter Jensen of Integral Consulting Inc. will be presenting at the Ecological Society of America’s (ESA) Mid-Atlantic chapter’s 2009 conference on March 13 in Ewing, New Jersey. Dr. Jensen will present a poster prepared with coauthors Damian Preziosi and John Sullivan of Integral, titled “Prioritization of Ecological Restoration Sites: Planning at the Landscape Scale Using Habitat Analysis ...
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Is oxygen overrated when it comes to in-situ hydrocarbon remediation? Let`s take a look at a few of the facts.
Fact: Many millions of dollars are spent annually to artificially add oxygen to the subsurface of fuel contaminated sites by either chemical or mechanical means. Most fuel-contaminated sites are naturally anaerobic, so oxygen is often added to stimulate the indigenous bacteria to “eat” the contamination. When the added oxygen is inevitably depleted again, the indigenous bacteria quit eating ...
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EPA announces $4.4 million in grants to clean up contaminated sites in Indiana
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $4.4 million in grants to redevelop contaminated properties, create jobs and protect public health in Indiana. These “brownfield grants” are used to assess and clean up abandoned industrial and commercial properties. "EPA's brownfield grants will spur redevelopment in Indiana," said EPA Region 5 Administrator Susan Hedman. ...
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