river sediment News
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Minergy Completes Initial Testing of Sediment from Passaic River
Minergy Corporation recently completed the first phase of testing for application of its vitrification technology for treatment of contaminated sediment from the Passaic River located in New Jersey. The evaluation was completed to support the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Region 2 and New Jersey Department of Transportation, Office of Maritime Resources (NJDOT/OMR) Passaic River ...
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EPA to host public meeting on Kerr McGee Kress Creek cleanup in West Chicago, Illinois
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold a public meeting Tuesday, April 26, to update the community on the ongoing cleanup of the Kress Creek Superfund site. The meeting will be at 7 p.m. at the Warrenville City Hall, 28W701 Stafford Place. There will be a short presentation followed by a question-and-answer period. Residents will have the opportunity to meet with EPA representatives ...
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EPA to hold four(4) public information sessions for Portland harbor draft feasibility study
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is now reviewing the draft Feasibility Study for the Portland Harbor Superfund Site. The Feasibility Study is the mechanism for the development, screening, and detailed evaluation of different cleanup plans and methods. It is also now available for review by the public at the Multnomah County Central Library, 801 SW 10th Ave., or from the ...
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Wisdot Secretary Visits for First Roadmaking Application of Neenah Minergy Plant?s Glass Aggregate
Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WISDOT) Secretary Frank Busalacchi and Minergy officials today witnessed the first commercial road making application of asphalt made from Glass Aggregate, the product made at Minergy Corporation’s sludge processing plant in Neenah. Northeast Asphalt paved the traffic terminal at Johnson Trucking using asphalt made from the Glass Aggregate. The ...
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EPA Update on Gold King Mine Response: Additional Data Results and Public Records
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released an update on water quality and sediment data for the Animas and San Juan Rivers, as well as additional public records on the Gold King Mine response. What new documents are being released? EPA is releasing documents related to a previous NPL listing package for the Upper Animas Mining District National Priorities Listing. To view the ...
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Duke Energy completes cleanup work along the Dan River
Duke Energy has completed cleanup work along the Dan River just upstream of the Schoolfield Dam in Danville, Va. Completion of the work was reviewed and approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Since the operation began on May 6, approximately 2,500 tons of coal ash and river sediment have been removed from this location. Crews and equipment were staged at Abreu-Grogan Park in ...
By Duke Energy
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$50 Million Cleanup of Ashtabula River Sediment Begins
Untitled Document ASHTABULA, Ohio , June 5, 2006 (ENS) - Crews have begun to remove contaminated sediment from the bottom of the Ashtabula River, and today federal, state and local offficials gathered in the city of Ashtabula to officially kick off the three year, $50 million project. From the 1940s through the late 1970s, discharges of contaminants from industries throughout the ...
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Meeting on grand calumet river cleanup June 2
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and three other federal and state agencies will host a meeting June 2 to update the public on a contaminated sediment cleanup planned for the East Chicago and Hammond, Indiana, area. The cleanup, funded under the Great Lakes Legacy Act, involves the Grand Calumet River and Roxana Marsh, near the West Branch of the Grand Calumet. Officials from the U.S. ...
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EPA Releases Plan to Address PCB Contamination in the Grasse River in Massena, New York; Public Urged to Submit Comments No Later Than November 15
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a plan to clean up contaminated river sediment at the Grasse River Superfund site in Massena, New York. Past industrial activities have contaminated the river sediment with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which are potentially cancer-causing chemicals that build up in the food chain and accumulate in the fatty tissue of fish and mammals. The ...
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Final agreement to study contamination at Smurfit Stone Mill site (Missoula County, Mont.)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a final agreement to investigate contamination at the Smurfit Stone Mill Superfund site, in Missoula County, Montana. Under the terms of the agreement, M2Green, International Paper, and WestRock will conduct a comprehensive investigation of soils, river sediments, and ground and surface water to determine the nature and extent of ...
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Small boost of electricity aids natural clean-up of PCB contaminants
Applying a low voltage to polluted river sediment can boost microbes’ natural ability to degrade harmful polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contaminants, according to a new study. The approach could be a cost-effective, sustainable strategy to bioremediate polluted sites. PCBs are persistent contaminants as they remain for long periods in the environment, particularly in water, soil and ...
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EPA update meeting on sheboygan cleanup sites march 2, 7 p.m.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a public meeting to update residents on progress at two cleanup sites in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on March 2, at the Mead Public Library, 710 N. Eighth St. EPA’s presentation will be followed by a question-and-answer session. The Sheboygan River and Harbor site and the Wisconsin Public Service Corp. ...
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Thermo Fisher Scientific participates in Muddy River restoration project
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, is participating in the massive remediation of the Muddy River, in cooperation with Simmons College, by supplying instruments that are used to screen for levels of sulfur in river sediment. Muddy River is part of Boston's Emerald Necklace, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted in the late 1800s as a 1,100 acre chain of parks linked ...
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Tetra Tech Wins $35 million Sediment Remediation Contract
Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK) announced today that the District of Columbia (D.C.) Department of the Environment has awarded the Company a $35 million general environmental services contract that includes technical support services related to the assessment and remediation of contaminated sediments in the tidal portion of the Anacostia River, a heavily urbanized river flowing through the ...
By Tetra Tech
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Massachusetts power station faces fines for clean water violations (MA)
A power station located in Holyoke, Mass. faces up to $177,500 in Clean Water Act (CWA) fines for allegedly discharging muddy storm water and other pollutants into the Connecticut River. According to EPA, the Mt. Tom Generating Company, LLC violated it’s federally issued permit by exceeding permit discharge limits over a five month period of time. The company was performing construction ...
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CEESCOPE Survey Program Commenced at Mississippi River Grain Terminal
Grain from US farming is transported down the Mississippi River in enormous quantities for export to customers all around the world. The grain barges that have been transported downriver are unloaded at grain elevators and rapidly transferred to cargo vessels alongside the docks. Ships are continuously arriving to collect their grain cargo and safe operation of the terminal relies on having ...
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New beach database could help protect Black Sea shorelines
The damaging effects of sea-level rise on Black Sea beaches have been estimated in a new study. Diminishing river sediment supply caused by river dams is also an erosion threat. These new results suggest that erosion could cause over 90% of these beaches to retreat by at least 20% of their width. A publicly available database created by the researchers could be useful for developing coastal ...
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EPA Finalizes Plan to Address PCB Contamination in the Grasse River in Massena, NY
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its plan to clean up contaminated river sediment at the Grasse River Superfund site in Massena, New York. Past industrial activities have contaminated the river sediment with polychlorinated biphenyls. PCBs are probable human carcinogens that build up in the fat of fish and mammals, increasing in concentration as they move up the food chain. ...
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BCI Seeking Partners for Projects to Degrade PCB's in the Field
BCI Seeking Partners for Projects to Degrade PCB's in the Field The BCI culture could be used for inoculation and treatment of PCB-contaminated groundwater and soil and for sediments that have been dredged from rivers (such as the Hudson River and Fox River). BCI already has the ability to grow this culture in the laboratory in volumes sufficient to add to pilot treatment ...
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