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EPA adds areas of long island to the superfund list; volatile organic compounds found in 11 major drinking water wells

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced its decision to add areas of Hicksville, New Cassel, Westbury, Hempstead and Salisbury in Nassau County, New York to the Superfund National Priorities List of the country’s most hazardous waste sites. Ground water throughout these areas is contaminated with harmful volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The Magothy aquifer, Nassau ...

Sep. 15, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Encourages public to comment on plan for ground water cleanup near new cassel industrial area in Nassau County, N.Y.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced its proposed plan to clean up an area of contaminated ground water within the New Cassel/Hicksville Ground Water Contamination Superfund site in the towns of Hempstead, North Hempstead and Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York. Ground water throughout these areas is contaminated with harmful volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which are ...

Jul. 26, 2013

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan for Ground Water Near the New Cassel Industrial Area in Nassau County, N.Y.; Cleanup Expected to Cost $22.9 Million

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its plan to clean up a portion of contaminated ground water beneath the New Cassel/Hicksville Ground Water Contamination Superfund site in the towns of Hempstead, North Hempstead and Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York. Ground water at the site is contaminated with harmful volatile organic compounds, which are often found in paint, ...

Nov. 5, 2013

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA proposes to add area near hicksville, new cassel, westbury, hempstead and salisbury, N.Y. to the federal superfund list

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed to consolidate areas in Hicksville, New Cassel, Westbury, Hempstead and Salisbury in Nassau County, N.Y. into one site and add it to the Superfund National Priorities List of the country’s most hazardous waste sites. Ground water throughout the site is contaminated with harmful volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The Magothy ...

Mar. 8, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Sets May 29, 2013 for Community Information Session on Cleanup Status Involving Motiva`s Pickett Road Terminal Leak

To View All Press Releases: http://www.epa.gov/region3/r3press/r3press.htm When: Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. Where: Mantua Elementary School 9107 Horner Court Fairfax, Va. Who: Representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Mid-Atlantic Region What: The information session will focus on site cleanup. It will take place during the regular meeting of the Mantua ...

May 23, 2013

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Flow-Through Measurement in the Field – Easy and Convenient!

This is a perfect solution for everyone who has to make flow through measurements in the field, e.g. for groundwater pumping tests: The field proven flow through vessel D 3Sen. It includes three places for any conventional or digital pH, ORP, conductivity or D.O. sensor. It stands securely on a tripod or is suitable for pole mounting. The hose connectors fit to standard hoses with inner diameter ...

Apr. 13, 2016

By WTW - a xylem brand

Flow-Through measurement in the field – easy and convenient!

This is a perfect solution for everyone who has to make flow through measurements in the field, e.g. for groundwater pumping tests: The field proven flow through vessel D 3Sen. It includes three places for any conventional or digital pH, ORP, conductivity or D.O. sensor. It stands securely on a tripod or is suitable for pole mounting. The hose connectors fit to standard hoses with inner diameter ...

Apr. 13, 2016

By WTW - a xylem brand

January is national radon action month: test for dangerous radon gas

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 is encouraging people to take simple and affordable steps to test their homes for harmful levels of radon gas as part of National Radon Action Month. Radon is an invisible, odorless, tasteless radioactive gas that comes from the natural breakdown of uranium in soil, rock, and water. It causes no immediate symptoms but is the number one cause ...

Jan. 5, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Systems Analysis: A new way mining sites can practice sustainability

Mining companies looking to cut costs while incorporating sustainable practices in their life cycle analyses have a new tool in their toolbox. With expertise in hydrology and geology, Integral scientist Dr. Ken Kolm has developed an approach known as “Hydrologic and Environmental Systems Analysis,” or HESA, which is being used by the mining industry to ensure all relevant controlling factors of a ...

Mar. 11, 2010

By Integral Consulting Inc.

EPA Orders CSX to Clean up Areas Impacted by West Virginia Train Derailment

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered CSX to clean-up and restore the areas affected by the Feb. 16 train derailment in Mt. Carbon, W. Va. Twenty-seven cars derailed from the 109-car CSX train carrying more than three million gallons of crude oil from the Bakken Shale in North Dakota. The derailment resulted in an explosion, fires, loss of a house and required nearby residents ...

Feb. 27, 2015

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Meet our water quality equipment

For every application & budget Our wide range of precise, scientific water quality equipment Eijkelkamp Soil & Water offers is designed for intuitive operation. The multiparameter water quality instruments are suitable for testing groundwater, surface water and waste water. They are made from rugged materials to withstand harsh environmental conditions and all types of water. Choose the ...

Apr. 19, 2019

By Eijkelkamp Soil & Water

Online Success No Fluke with new Corporate Blog for Enviro-Equipment Inc.

In 1997, Enviro-Equipment realized the growth potential the Internet had for their business. In 2007, EEI once again is embracing technology to keep that growth going by launching the Enviro-Equipment Corporate Blog. With the development of the EEI Blog, we plan to provide our clients and vendors with informative topics that will benefit them in their everyday jobs. “We want to be a ...

Oct. 24, 2007

By Enviro-Equipment, Inc.

EPA announces measures to protect Raritan river from ground water contamination seeping from the American Cyanamid superfund site in Bridgewater Township, N.J.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced an agreement with the Wyeth Holdings Corporation, a subsidiary of Pfizer Inc., to install a system for collecting and treating contaminated ground water from the American Cyanamid Superfund Site in Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, N.J. The agreement requires design and construction of this system to prevent contaminated ground water from ...

Jul. 19, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Against Wet Feet in the Field – IDS Sensors With Wireless Modules

Available from July 2018 the wireless sensors will bring real benefit in outdoor measurements with a new waterproof bonding. A typical application is groundwater pumping testing. The new modules will be labeled with an IP 66 rating (hose-proof). A classical pumping test includes the measurement of pH, conductivity and dissolved oxygen, sometimes also ORP. For this purpose the groundwater will be ...

May 28, 2018

By WTW - a xylem brand

EPA issues new draft permit associated with aquifer pump test at weld county (Colo.) Uranium site

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has revised and reissued a permit authorizing Powertech, USA, to re-inject water as part of an aquifer pump test at the proposed Centennial uranium recovery site in Weld County, Colo. The new draft Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class V permit includes a specific pressure requirement for re-injection that was inadvertently not included in a ...

May 6, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Oil and chemical contamination: Reimagining the way we deal with environmental catastrophe

The Korean Peninsula has been at the forefront of the global geopolitical agenda in recent months. Increased tensions between North Korea on one side, and Japan, South Korea, and the United States on the other, have led to led to almost unprecedented levels of worldwide anxiety, particularly as much of the rhetoric hints heavily at – or even directly references – the use of nuclear ...

Feb. 23, 2018

By Jacor, LLC

Against wet feet in the field – IDS sensors with wireless modules

Available from July 2018 the wireless sensors will bring real benefit in outdoor measurements with a new waterproof bonding. A typical application is groundwater pumping testing. The new modules will be labeled with an IP 66 rating (hose-proof). A classical pumping test includes the measurement of pH, conductivity and dissolved oxygen, sometimes also ORP. For this purpose the groundwater will be ...

May 28, 2018

By WTW - a xylem brand

EPA to Hold Public Meeting Regarding the Admiral Home Appliances in Williston, South Carolina

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a public meeting for the general public on Monday, August 25, 2014 at Williston Town Hall on Main Street in Williston, SC beginning at 7:00 p.m. to discuss the status of the Admiral Home Appliances site and current cleanup at the former Imhoff wetland area. The site cleanup is underway and will begin mid- July and be completed by October. ...

Aug. 25, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Kentucky Leads the Race for Site Closures

The State of Kentucky continues to stay on the forefront of UST in situ remediation with the successful implementation of BOS 200 at many of the State’s petroleum contaminated sites. To date, sixty five (65) sites have received BOS 200 injections: Thirty two (32) sites have been granted No Further Action (NFA), twenty eight (28) sites are in closure monitoring associated with 2014 and 2015 ...

Feb. 4, 2016

By Remediation Products Incorporated (RPI)

Mr. Eron Dodak of Integral Consulting coauthors paper in Journal of Hydrologic Engineering

Mr. Eron Dodak, R.G., L.H.G., of Integral Consulting has coauthored a paper titled “Numerical Study of Bromide as a Tracer for Aquifer Macrodispersivity Tests: Comparing Conservative Behavior to Mildly Nonlinear Adsorption.” This paper demonstrates that aquifer macrodispersivity can be accurately estimated in natural gradient tracer tests using a groundwater tracer exhibiting weakly nonlinear ...

Jan. 28, 2010

By Integral Consulting Inc.