hazardous emissions News
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Tecam has released its new brand image
Tecam's new corporate identity simplifies and updates its graphic image, providing it with attributes that transmit the image of a leading company in innovation for hazardous waste and emissions treatment. A differential image, designed to compete in international markets. The new image enhances and transmits the attributes and values ??that have made the Spanish company stand out among its ...
By TECAM
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Best LIFE Awards ceremony in Brussels
The annual Best LIFE Awards ceremony took place in Brussels on 31 May 2016 in the framework of the EU Green week, the largest conference on environmental policy, which focused on the topic “Investing for a greener future”. The Odorless Casting LIFE project was selected among the 5 of the ”Best of the Best“ LIFE projects from a total of 25 projects by a committee of EU ...
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Best LIFE Awards ceremony in Brussels
The annual Best LIFE Awards ceremony took place in Brussels on 31 May 2016 in the framework of the EU Green week, the largest conference on environmental policy, which focused on the topic “Investing for a greener future”. The Odorless Casting LIFE project was selected among the 5 of the ”Best of the Best“ LIFE projects from a total of 25 projects by a committee of EU ...
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TECAM has launched its new corporate image
Tecam, the environmental technology multinational company from Barcelona, has updated its brand image to face a new strategic era of international expansion. Tecam’s new corporate identity simplifies and updates its graphic image, providing it with attributes that transmit the image of a leading company in innovation for hazardous waste and emissions treatment. A differential image, ...
By TECAM
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European Odorless Casting Project
The annual Best LIFE Awards ceremony took place in Brussels on 31 May 2016 in the framework of the EU Green week, the largest conference on environmental policy, which focused on the topic “Investing for a greener future”. The Odorless Casting LIFE project was selected among the 5 of the ”Best of the Best“ LIFE projects from a total of 25 projects. The project was carried ...
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EPA withdraws emission comparable fuels rule (HQ)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has withdrawn the Emission Comparable Fuels (ECF) Rule, a rule that was finalized in December 2008. The rule sought to remove regulatory costs by reclassifying fuels that would otherwise be regulated as hazardous waste, but generate emissions similar to fuel oil when burned. EPA has now withdrawn the rule due to difficulty of ensuring that emissions ...
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EPA and DOJ reach agreement with Vertellus on Clean-Air Violations
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Justice have reached an agreement with Vertellus Agriculture and Nutrition Specialties L.L.C. on alleged clean-air violations at the company’s agricultural and nutritional chemical plant at 1500 S. Tibbs Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. The agreement, which includes a $425,000 penalty and a $705,000 environmental project, resolves EPA ...
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EPA reaches agreement with Wisconsin plating on clean-air violations
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has reached an agreement with Wisconsin Plating of Racine (formerly Racine Plating Co.) on alleged Clean Air Act violations at the company's facility at 620 Stannard St., Racine, Wis. The agreement, which includes a $30,000 penalty, resolves EPA allegations that Wisconsin Plating violated EPA regulations regarding control of hazardous air pollutant ...
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Irish Firm SCFI Commended at Energy Globe Awards
SCFI’s sustainable sludge destruction technology, AquaCritox, has been selected as one of the world’s leading environmental solutions at this September’s prestigious international Energy Globe Awards. Held at Vienna’s City Hall, the annual awards celebrate outstanding pioneering projects and technologies from across the world that address today’s most pressing ...
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EPA Issues Proposed Expansion to Comparable Fuels Exclusion
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to allow certain manufacturing waste to be safely burned for energy recovery in industrial boilers. This action will remove unnecessary regulatory costs while maintaining current levels of protection of human health and the environment. EPA is proposing to expand the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act's Hazardous Waste Comparable ...
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August Mack Environmental, Inc. Announces Promotion of Indianapolis Employee to Project Manager
INDIANAPOLIS – August Mack Environmental, Inc., a full-service environmental, health and safety consulting firm, is pleased to announce the promotion of Jasmin Illera to Project Manager in its Indianapolis office. Since joining August Mack in 2004, Illera has served as a staff compliance specialist before taking on her new role as project manager. With over six years of experience, Illera ...
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Ceres President Mindy Lubber Statement on EPA`s mercury and air toxics rule
In response to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement today of its final Mercury and Air Toxics Rule for Power Plants, the following statement was issued by Mindy S. Lubber, president of Ceres and director of the Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR), a network of 100 institutional investors across North America managing more than $10 trillion in assets: “We applaud the ...
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EPA Settlement Protects Arkansas Community Company will invest $750,000 for environmental project
In an effort to protect local citizens from the dangers of hazardous waste, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently ordered Clean Harbors El Dorado, L.L.C. to pay a $581,236 penalty for improperly identifying and disposing of hazardous waste, improper storage of hazardous waste, and failure to comply with air emissions standards at its El Dorado, Ark. incineration facility. ...
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Asian air pollution strengthens Pacific storms
Air pollution in China and other Asian countries is having far-reaching impacts on weather patterns across the Northern Hemisphere, a study suggests. Researchers have found that pollutants are strengthening storms above the Pacific Ocean, which feeds into weather systems in other parts of the world. The effect was most pronounced during the winter. The study is published in the Proceedings of ...
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SCFI Launches New Online Energy Calculator For Wastewater Treatment Professionals
SCFI has launched a new interactive calculator on its website www.scfi.eu that allows industry professionals to find out in just minutes how much energy can be recovered in their waste stream by using AquaCritox® – the world’s first sustainable sludge destruction technology. By inputting three basic figures, including annual sludge production, dry solids and ash percentages, the ...
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SCFI Selected by The Artemis Project™ as a 2011 Top 50 Water Company
SCFI today announced that it has been chosen by The Artemis Project™ as a Top 50 Water Companies Competition winner. The Irish firm was selected by leading experts in the water industry for its innovative and unique AquaCritox® technology, which provides a sustainable solution for wastewater treatment and sludge disposal. "The Artemis Top 50 is the water industry’s benchmark for ...
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Printing Company and EPA reach settlement for alleged clean air violations in agawam, mass.
A printing company near Springfield, Mass. has paid a penalty of $118,600 to settle claims by the US Environmental Protection Agency that it violated the federal Clean Air Act. Suddekor, Inc., which is owned by a German company, is an international manufacturer of décor printed papers in Agawam, Mass. At its Agawam facility, paper is printed with inks containing hazardous air pollutants. ...
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WEFTEC 2017: Eco-friendly wastewater odor control top agenda item
As the world’s largest annual water quality technical conference and exhibition, WEFTEC 2017 covers a wide-range of global topics for water quality professionals. Though one topic has been clearly top-of-mind at the conference, which is safe and effective 360-degree odor control for wastewater treatment. With day two underway at WEFTEC 2017, the OMI Industries’ booth (#1021) has had ...
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Improving air quality in buildings
A new system to establish health-protective limits for the emission of hazardous chemicals from products used in our homes, schools and offices has been developed by the EU-LCI Working Group. Cranfield University scientists, as members of the EU-LCI Working Group, have contributed to the development of a new procedure which is intended to be adopted and applied across Europe. It has established ...
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EPA Requires HA International to Reduce Hazardous Air Emissions at Illinois Facility
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a settlement with HA International LLC, a producer of resin-coated sand for the foundry and hydraulic fracturing industries, to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act at the company’s Oregon, Illinois, facility. The settlement requires the company to install equipment to reduce the facility’s emissions of volatile ...
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