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PCB Piezotronics Announces New Direct Sales Office in United Kingdom

Depew, NY, USA –PCB Piezotronics, Inc. (PCB®), a PCB Group Company, has announced the establishment of PCB Piezotronics Limited, a direct sales office to serve customers in the United Kingdom. Located in Hitchin, Herts, PCB Piezotronics Limited will provide direct sales and customer support for all of PCB Piezotronics and IMI Sensors product lines, as well as focused specialty product and program ...

Jan. 23, 2007

By PCB Piezotronics, Inc.

Graham Turgoose Named Managing Director PCB Piezotronics Limited

Depew, NY, USA – PCB Piezotronics, Inc. (PCB®), a PCB Group Company, has announced the appointment of Graham Turgoose as Managing Director of PCB Piezotronics Limited, its newly established sales office in the United Kingdom. As Managing Director, Mr. Turgoose will oversee all aspects of sales, marketing and customer service for PCB® and IMI Sensors within the United Kingdom and Ireland, as ...

Jan. 30, 2007

By PCB Piezotronics, Inc.

Connecticut electric distribution company pays fine for PCB violations

According to a recent settlement, EPA alleged that the United Illuminating Company violated the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) by violating record-keeping requirements relating to its use and temporary storage for disposal of PCBs. Specifically, United Illuminating, based in New Haven, violated the PCB regulations by failing to create and maintain annual document logs for 2007, 2008, and ...

Oct. 12, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Seeks Input for Potential Rule Revisions on Existing Uses of PCBs

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking nominations from individuals who represent small businesses, small governments, and small not-for-profit organizations to provide input to a federal panel that will explore changes to existing uses of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). This panel will focus on the agency’s development of a proposed rule to revise or end the existing ...

Jul. 15, 2013

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Processing of PCB in Poland

An ELDAN heavy duty Multi Purpose Rasper special has been sold to Poland for processing pre-shredded PCB at up to 1.7 ton per processing ...

May 30, 2017

By Eldan Recycling A/S

PCB Piezotronics Announces Formation of Automotive Products Division

Depew, NY, USA – PCB Piezotronics (PCB®), a global leader in the design and manufacture of force, torque, load, strain, pressure, acoustic and vibration sensors, today announced the formation of the PCB® Automotive Products Division, a dedicated sales and technical support facility, located in Novi, Michigan, devoted exclusively to the global automotive test market, including vehicle NVH and ...

Aug. 23, 2007

By PCB Piezotronics, Inc.

Learning Advanced Flex and Rigid-Flex Design Support in Allegro 17.2-2016

Allegro PCB Editor now offers Rigid-Flex applications where it’s common to have different fabrics across the final PCB product. The new functionality offers integrating more technology into less material space. This technology enables design flexibility way beyond conventional rigid interconnect methods. Rigid-flex consists of flex circuit(s) that are laminated within a rigid dielectric ...

Nov. 16, 2016

By PCB Piezotronics, Inc.

New certified reference material for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in fish

JRC-IRMM has released a new fish oil certified reference material, ERM-BB350. ERM-BB350 is a salmon oil fortified with polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs), certified for the mass fractions of 18 congeners (from PCB 28 to PCB 196) at the ng/g range. This material is suitable for the determination of PCB contamination in lipophilic matrices. PCBs are still among the most prevalent environmental pollutants ...

Jul. 15, 2010

By European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)

Meriden Conn. Company Pays Fine for Hazardous Waste Violations

The owner of Meriden Enterprise Center has agreed to pay a penalty of $52,500 to settle EPA claims that it violated federal regulations covering the disposal requirements for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). 290 Pratt Street, LLC owns the Meriden Enterprise Center facility in Meriden, Conn. EPA alleges that in June 2010, PCBs were discovered to have leaked from transformers and to have ...

Aug. 8, 2013

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

US EPA challenges shipbrokers over toxic waste violations

The US Environmental Protection Agency has issued a federal complaint against Global Shipping and Global Marketing Systems, Inc. for distribution in commerce and export of PCB-containing materials on the MV Oceanic, formerly the SS Independence, a ship being sent by Global to be scrapped overseas. Fines against these two companies may be assessed up to $32,500 per violation per day. The MV ...

Mar. 19, 2008

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Oregon lumber mill cited for toxic chemical leaks and violations

Sanders Wood Products Company in Liberal, Oregon was found to have a series of PCB leaks and other violations of federal PCB laws at its lumber mill, according to a settlement reached with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The company will pay over $108,000 in penalties. “There are clear standards for how to manage toxic chemicals like PCBs so they don’t harm people or the ...

Feb. 28, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

US EPA fines Exxon Mobil US$2.64m for PCB release

The US Environmental Protection Agency has settled with the Exxon Mobil Corporation for $2.64 million for allegedly disposing of and improperly handling polychlorinated biphenyls (“PCBs”) on an offshore oil and gas platform in the Santa Barbara Channel, off the Southern California coast, in violation of the federal Toxic Substances Control Act. “Today’s settlement sends a clear signal that ...

Aug. 22, 2008

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA to host open houses on ten-mile drain superfund site in st. Clair shores, Mich.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold two open houses Thursday, March 31, to update the community on spring field sampling at the Ten-Mile Drain site in St. Clair Shores, Mich. The open houses will take place from 10 a.m. to noon and 5 to 7 p.m. at the St. Clair Shores Public Library, 22500 Eleven Mile Road. Residents will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with local, state ...

Mar. 25, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

PCB destruction in India

In November 2019 we completed a new PyroPlas plant for PCB (polychlorinated biphenyls) destruction. This plant is now on its way to its new home in India to eradicate PCB stockpile as part of an UNIDO initiative. PCBs are registered as Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) by the Stockholm Convention. These are nonbiodegradable molecules that persist in the environment due to their low ...

Jan. 7, 2020

By econ industries services GmbH

Asarco agrees to pay $146,600 for PCB violations at Hayden copper smelter

Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it has fined Asarco LLC $30,900 for using buildings contaminated with PCBs and improper management of PCB waste. The company will also spend $115,714 to reduce PCBs at their copper smelter located in Hayden, Ariz. The violations stemmed from a 2011 inspection in which EPA inspectors found two buildings contaminated with PCBs that ...

Sep. 19, 2013

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

BCI Wins NSF Grant to Develop PCB Degrading Bacteria

BCI Wins NSF Award to Develop PCB- Degrading Bacterial Culture Bioremediation Consulting, Inc (BCI) of Watertown, MA announced today that it has received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Science Foundation. Principal Investigator, Dr. Margaret Findlay will lead BCI's research effort on the development of a commerical culture of Dehalococcoides for anaerobic ...

Jan. 13, 2012

By Bioremediation Consulting, Incorporated

EPA Settlement with UMASS Amherst Resolves PCB Violations and Requires Cleanup of PCB Contamination at a Building on Campus

EPA and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (UMASS) have reached a settlement that will resolve violations of federal polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) regulations at the Lederle Graduate Research Center. After completing a $4 million dollar caulk decontamination project in 2009, UMASS discovered that the window glazing at the Lederle Graduate Research Center was contaminated with high levels ...

Sep. 12, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA postpones April 13 public meeting on clinton landfill

Due to uncertainty regarding appropriations for the federal government, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is postponing an April 13th public meeting about a proposal for PCB disposal at the Clinton Landfill. The meeting was scheduled to be held at Clinton Community High School, 1200 State Route 54 West, Clinton, ...

Apr. 8, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Provides Updated Guidance to Schools on PCB-containing Lighting Fixtures

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing important guidance to school administrators and maintenance personnel on how to properly maintain and manage fluorescent lighting with ballasts that contain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Many older ballasts contain PCBs that can leak when the ballasts fail, leading to elevated levels of PCBs in the air of schools. While the elevated PCB ...

Dec. 12, 2013

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

I have a problem with a Hach Dr2000 spectrophotometer?

When the Hach DR2000 is turned on it goes to self test and just continues cycling through without ever stopping. How do I make this stop? This sounds like an issue with the Hach Dr2000 main PCB or possibly an issue with the power supply where a cable has worn or worked loose. Camlab has many years of experience servicing Hach products including the Hach Dr2000. We are still able to service and ...

Aug. 14, 2014

By Camlab Limited

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