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DeconGel® Approved for Disposal at U.S. Department of Energy Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)
HONOLULU - After rigorous testing performed by the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), the innovative decontamination product, DeconGel®, has met requirements for safe transport to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in Carlsbad, New Mexico for disposal of transuranic waste (TRU). DeconGel® was used at SRNL in a headspace simulation test of ...
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AEM-Oceania Announces the Winners of the IAEM-Oceania and the IAEM-Global Partners in Preparedness Award
The IAEM-Oceania Awards Committee of the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) is pleased to announce the winner of the IAEM-Oceania 2019 Partners in Preparedness Award. In addition, this winning project was recognized by the IAEM-Global Awards & Recognition Work Group as the recipient of the IAEM-Global 2019 Partners in Preparedness Award. This is the second year in a row ...
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Use of DeconGel® for Beryllium cleanup wins ESS&H achievement award
CBI Polymers, a subsidiary of Cellular Bioengineering, Inc., is pleased to announce that National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and Safety and Ecology Corporation (SEC) have won the Environmental, Security, Safety and Health (ESS&H) Achievement Award in recognition of their innovative use of DeconGel® as a beryllium decontamination technique for the mitigation and abatement of ...
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EPA employees receive service to America medals
The Environmental Protection Agency announced that several agency employees were awarded the 2009 Service to America Medals by the Partnership for Public Service. EPA employees Cara Peck, Life Scientist in EPA’s Region 9 and Kristen Taddonio, Director of Climate Choice at EPA headquarters were awarded the Call to Service Medal, and Regan Murray and the Threat Ensemble Vulnerability Assessment ...
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Liquid Lignin, LLC in Greenville, SC awarded $80,000 for Environmentally Friendly Borate-Based Wood
Liquid Lignin, LLC has been awarded $80,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to develop Environmentally Friendly Borate-Based Wood. This natural organic retention project proposes using lignin from emerging biorefineries to allow borates to be used as wood preservatives for exterior applications exposed to rain. Enhancing the ...
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Applied Environmental Technology in Thonotosassa, FL awarded More than $79,000 for Energy and Nutrient Extraction from Onsite Wastewater
Applied Environmental Technology (AET), in Thonotosassa, Fl. has been awarded more than $79,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to develop low cost energy and nutrient extraction from onsite wastewater. Onsite wastewater systems are a significant source of nutrient loading to the environment and there is a demand for technologies ...
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ArunA Biomedical, Inc. in Athens, GA awarded more than $79,000 for Developmental Neurotox Assay Using Scalable Neurons and Astrocytes in High-Content Imaging
Aruna Biomedical Inc., has been awarded more than $79,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to study developmental neurotox assay using scalable neurons and astrocytes in high-content imaging. The objective of this proposed project and the EPA Computational Toxicology program’s goals are aligned in assessing chemicals for ...
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Weston Awarded Worldwide Air Force Heavy Engineering Repair and Construction Contract
WEST CHESTER, PA—April 25, 2006–Weston Solutions, Inc. (WESTON), announced today the award of a Worldwide Heavy Engineering Repair and Construction (HERC) contract by the Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE), Brooks AFB, TX. WESTON is one of 20 companies selected under this multiple award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) program, which has a potential shared ...
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GE global research to build mobile imaging system to improve nuclear threat detection
GE Global Research, the technology development arm for the General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), this week announced it has been awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop a working prototype of a mobile Standoff Radiation Imaging System (SORIS). The research is part of a DHS program to advance technologies that provide new tools for law enforcement and first ...
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Nine New England organizations get energy star awards
Nine New England organizations have received 2012 awards from the Energy Star Program. Each year, EPA and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) honor organizations that have made outstanding contributions to protecting the environment through energy efficiency. Organizations are recognized in one of three major award categories: Partner of the Year, Award for Sustained Excellence, and Award for ...
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Block MEMS Awarded $1.7 Million DHS-CWMD Contract to Detect Chemical Threats on Shipped Parcels
Block MEMS, LLC (Block) has been awarded a contract by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) for on-the-move standoff detection of trace quantities of drugs such as fentanyl, explosives, chemical warfare agents (CWAs) and toxic chemicals on parcels shipped to and within the United States. Under this newly awarded contract, Block MEMS will ...
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Department of Homeland Security Facility in Lee’s Summit, Mo., Receives Top Award from EPA’s Federal Green Challenge
A facility of U.S. Department of Homeland Security in Lee’s Summit, Mo., has received the year’s top national award in EPA’s Federal Green Challenge, an annual recognition of best efforts by federal government agencies to lead by example in reducing their environmental impacts. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ National Benefits Center (NBC) earned the 2014 ...
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Northwest federal agencies are combating climate change - reducing greenhouse gas emissions through energy, water, waste efficiency improvements
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10 recognized federal agencies in the Northwest and Alaska as Federal Green Challenge winners for reducing their greenhouse gas emissions 5 percent or more in two target areas - energy, electronics, transportation, waste, water, or purchasing. The combined efforts of 47 participants, 100s of facilities, and more than 100,000 federal ...
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