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CLEAN – Soil, Air, Water: New Wiley-VCH re-launch
Weinheim, Germany –The first issue of CLEAN – Soil, Air, Water is now available online on Wiley InterScience. CLEAN is set to become the premier source of information in all aspects of sustainability and environmental safety. CLEAN – Soil, Air, Water combines the environmental aspects of soil, air and water, as well as sustainability and the technosphere, focusing on prevention measures and ...
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Nebraska contractor chosen to continue cleanup of lead-contaminated residential soil in Madison County, Mo.
he U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has selected ASW Associates, Inc., of Lincoln, Neb., to remove and dispose of lead-contaminated residential soil in Madison County, Mo. The company has extensive experience working on lead sites in Region 7, most recently on the Omaha Lead Site, the country's largest residential lead site. This fixed-rate contract was competed as a small business set-aside ...
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Soil clean up underway at New England site
EPA has been working closely with the Rhode Island Dept. of Environmental Management (RI DEM) and local officials during the removal of potentially hazardous materials at the Providence Barrel Site in Smithfield, R.I. Excavation of contaminated soils began in May, 2008. Last week, the transportation and disposal of the contaminated soil from the immediate Site began to take place. This week EPA ...
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EPA seeks public input on cleanup options for lead-contaminated site in staten island, N.Y.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking input from the public on the options EPA has developed to address lead-contaminated soil from part of the Jewett White Lead site in Staten Island, N.Y. Elevated levels of lead were found throughout the portion of the site at 2000-2012 Richmond Terrace. It is necessary to address the lead-contaminated soil to alleviate threats to human ...
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OTT HydroMet Launches Firmware Update for its Kipp & Zonen DustIQ Soiling System
DustIQ is an optical sensor to measure the amount of dust, sand, and other shading objects on PV panels. It is used to determine the soiling ratio, optimize cleaning schedules, increase the profitability of PV installations – especially in arid and desert areas. With the new firmware update, among other advantages, the DustIQ adapts to surrounding conditions faster and enables an easier ...
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Groundbreaking for $3.15 Million PCB Cleanup at the Former Lawrence Metals Site in Chelsea, Mass.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) broke ground today at the cleanup of the former Lawrence Metals Site in Chelsea, Mass. At the request of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), EPA will be performing an excavation and removal of contaminated soil funded by federal, state, local and private sector parties. The cleanup will prepare the site to be ...
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Shell to spend $55M to clean up California superfund site
Shell Oil Co. will spend $55 million to clean contaminated soil at a former Los Angeles County rubber plant under an agreement with the federal government. The deal announced Wednesday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requires Shell to clean contaminants from chemical waste at the Del Amo Superfund site near Torrance. For years benzene, propane, butane and other chemicals were dumped ...
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Joint Venture Brings Innovative Remediation Process to Europe
"Soil and Groundwater Remediation with Electricity" Ede, October 3, 2012 - On October 1st, Dutch remediation firm HMVT will launch a joint venture with US company TRS: HMVTRS. The partnership will enable the two firms to bring the Electrical Resistance Heating (ERH) remediation process to the European market. With this process, it is now possible to clean up contamination that never could have ...
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Clean oil spill on water with our biological solution
More and more biological appliances around oil spill fighting are available. No product have so much potential like our SES to clean water without any side effects so fast and secure. We are looking for companies what have interest to use our technology to clean efficent by earn a lot of money. The handling of SES is easy and allowed to clean huge areas for all cleaning crews. We look foir ...
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China fines chemical company $12M for polluting, jails staff
A court in eastern China fined a manufacturer of weed killer 75 million yuan ($12 million) and imprisoned employees of the company and its contractors for discharging wastewater that severely polluted streams. The fine levied by the Longyou county court on Jinfanda Biochemical Co., which makes glyphosate, was the largest ever for a polluter in Zhejiang province, state media reported Tuesday. ...
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Soil Remediation to Begin at Superfund Site in Walpole, Mass.
Work to excavate and remove contaminated soil at the Blackburn and Union Privileges Superfund Site begins this week. The soil remediation is focused on South Street on the east side properties, where the former Cosmec building sits. This week, contractors for the Responsible Parties began pre-construction activities including setting up support trailers, placing fencing and warning signs around ...
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EPA Reaches $55 Million Settlement for Soil Clean-up at South-Bay Superfund Site
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a $55 million settlement with Shell Oil Company and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) for the cleanup of contaminated soil at the Del Amo Superfund Site in Los Angeles, Calif. The cleanup work will prevent surface exposure of industrial chemicals and reduce sources of groundwater contamination from across the 280-acre site. ...
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Chevron`s New Ecuador witness linked to drug traffickers and bribery attempt
Chevron’s latest paid witness in the historic $19 billion Ecuador environmental case, disgraced former judge Alberto Guerra, has a long history of corruption and was dismissed from the bench in 2008 for his ties to drug traffickers, according to published reports. Chevron also admitted to the media – before it suddenly removed the statement from its blog – that it had promised ...
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Eijkelkamp Soil & Water measures water quality for Dutch Water Board
Eijkelkamp Soil & Water recently installed two measuring buoys in the Berkel river at the request of the Rijn en IJssel Water Board. At the beginning of November, waste water from a factory nearby ended up in the Berkel river due to a breakage in a pressure pipe. Rijn en IJssel Water Board started a major cleaning of the Berkel river. Before, during and after the cleaning, Eijkelkamp Soil ...
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EPA Issues Records of Decision for Operable Units 1, 2, and 3 of the Southwest Jefferson County Superfund Site in Jefferson County, Mo.
EPA Region 7 today issued a Record of Decision (ROD) for Operable Units (OUs) 1, 2, and 3 of the Southwest Jefferson County Superfund Site in Jefferson County, Mo. The RODs identify the selected remedy for soil contamination at the site. The RODs are a result of a Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS) which was conducted between 2010 and 2012. The RI/FS evaluated three alternative ...
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EPA 2006 Enforcement Highlights for Wisconsin
CHICAGO (Nov. 16, 2006) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 today announced that its enforcement actions in Wisconsin in 2006 have caused regulated entities to pay more than $6 million to correct past environmental violations and help prevent future ones. In the past fiscal year, EPA resolved 21 actions against regulated entities in Wisconsin; assessed a total of $353,522 in ...
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Former United Zinc and Associated Smelters Superfund Site Proposed for National Priorities List
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed the Former United Zinc and Associated Smelters Superfund Site for listing on the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL is the list of national priorities among the known releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants throughout the United States and its territories addressed under the Comprehensive ...
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Final cleanup plan selected for North Ridge Estates Superfund Site in Oregon
EPA has finalized a Record of Decision, documenting the plan to provide a permanent, long-term remedy for contamination for a portion of the North Ridge Estates Superfund Site near Klamath Falls, Oregon. The site was placed on the EPA National Priorities List on September 16, 2011. “Protecting families living in and near the North Ridge Estates residential area has been a priority for EPA ...
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New concepts for soil remediation worldwide
econ industries' engineers are currently working on a range of new concepts for the remediation of highly contaminated sites. Using our VacuDry® technology the majority of contaminants are evaporated from the waste stream. What remains is a clean soil which can normally be re-used later as building material. Especially in the field of soil remediation, a mobile and flexible technology is ...
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EPA 2006 Eenforcement Highlights for Michigan
CHICAGO (Nov. 16, 2006) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 today announced that its enforcement actions in Michigan in 2006 have caused regulated entities to pay more than $16.5 million to correct environmental violations and help prevent future ones. In the past fiscal year in Michigan, EPA took 47 actions against regulated entities; assessed $1.5 million in civil penalties for ...
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