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EPA Inspectors to Focus on Lead Paint Safety in St. Louis
St. Louis, as the nation’s “Gateway to the West,” is a city known worldwide for its rich history. Unfortunately, part of that history can be hazardous to the health of St. Louis families – especially young children. Such hazards come from exposure to toxic lead, hidden in old paint and other materials contained in older homes, child care facilities, and other older ...
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Ensuring Infrastructure Safety Standards From Coast To Coast
Across the country, industrialized buildings quietly perform a key role in the nation’s infrastructure by providing safe shelter for equipment and personnel working in the energy and transportation industries, often in remote or rarely seen locations. Mustang Sampling pioneered pipeline shelters in the early 1990s to house gas chromatographs and flow elements, equipment vital for analyzing ...
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Building Owners & Property Managers Prepare for Strict New Lead Regulations
The environmental professionals at Clark Seif Clark (CSC) provide testing solutions for commercial and multi-housing residential properties in preparation of the EPA’s RRP lead testing requirements. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), “Childhood lead poisoning remains a major environmental health problem in the U.S." One of the most common sources of lead ...
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The Upgraded Version of the SKYCOPTER Confined Space Inspection Drone is Now Available at Fiberscope.net
Drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have entered many industries recently. It is not an exaggeration to say that drones have revolutionized certain areas of our life. The industrial inspection business was not left behind, and the enhanced model of the SKYCOPTER inspection drone is tangible proof of this. The SKYCOPTER inspection drone consists of a quadcopter encircled by an ultra-light ...
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Queensland Delivers First-of-its-kind Assessment of Critical Assets in Australia
In 2013–2014, Queensland Urban Utilities developed and implemented a first-of-its-kind risk-based assessment program in Australia utilising innovative technologies and engineering assessment techniques to assess critical sewer mains. This work was in line with Queensland Urban Utilities’ industry-leading approach to risk-based asset management. A critical component of Queensland ...
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Bad Wrap: Inline tools for Condition Assessment of Bar-Wrapped Pipe (BWP)
Utilities complete condition assessment of bar-wrapped pipe with Smartball®, Pipediver®, and Robotic Platform Tools By the early 1940s, cast iron pipe was losing its historic cachet as the go-to material for new buried infrastructure. Cast iron's replacement was bar-wrapped pipe (BWP), and it quickly gained acceptance as a reliable, durable and cost-effective pipe material for use in ...
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The performance operating company fined for violating the clean water act
The Environmental Protection Agency has fined the Performance Operating Company, LLC, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, $3,250 for violating federal Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations at two of its oil production facilities. A June 28, 2012, EPA inspection at the company’s North Kane Tank Battery in Osage County, Oklahoma, found the facility’s SPCC plan had ...
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International Builder and DC-based Subsidiary Agree to Pay $270,000 to Settle Stormwater Violations at Construction Sites
Turner Construction Co., an international builder based in New York City, and its subsidiary Tompkins Builders, Inc. of Washington, D.C., have agreed to pay $270,000 in civil penalties for alleged violations of federal stormwater regulations at construction sites throughout the mid-Atlantic region, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. On August 27, 2012 EPA filed two Consent ...
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Trivestco energy company fined for violating the clean water act
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has fined the Trivestco Energy Company of Ponca City, Oklahoma, $4,850 for violating federal Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations outlined under the Clean Water Act. A federal inspection of two oil production facilities located near Braman, Kay County, Oklahoma, revealed that the facilities SPCC plans did not implement ...
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Intelligent software to manage biological water quality data
Thanks to the complete integration of KiECO in the water resource management system WISKI and the water quality module, users can track and evaluate biological, chemical-physical and hydrological data in a single system. Holistic analyses now possible In this way KISTERS ensures holistic analyses and the identification of relevant interdependencies between the various types of data. The ...
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Geomembrane Technologies Inc. introduces new cover design for round tanks
Geomembrane Technologies Inc. Introduces new biogas cover Geomembrane Technologies Inc. (GTI) announced today it has developed a new, state-of-the-art, structurally supported geomembrane cover system for use in capturing biogas for round tanks. GTI’s new innovation has just been implemented on a project in Delaware County, near Columbus, Ohio. The new design covers two 65 foot diameter round ...
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ExxonMobil addresses stormwater at everett terminal – better water quality in mystic and island end rivers will result
EPA and MassDEP have issued a modification to ExxonMobil’s stormwater discharge permit to the Island End River, a tributary to the Mystic River. The permit modification incorporates the substantial improvements that ExxonMobil has made to the stormwater management system at its Everett Terminal, working in accordance with a 2009 memorandum of understanding between EPA Region 1 and ...
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Idaho oil distributor pays $15,000 penalty for inadequate spill prevention measures (ID, WA)
John C. Berry & Sons, Inc. agreed to pay a $15,000 fine for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act at its oil storage and distribution facility in Idaho Falls, Idaho under an order issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. During an August 2009 inspection of the facility, inspectors noted several violations of Clean Water Act regulations including: The failure to prepare an ...
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Experimental and Methodological Work With The Underwater OKO-3 Nautilus Antenna
The OKO-3 Nautilus antenna, with a central frequency of 700 MHz, is designed for the inspection of underwater structures. At this particular site, our specialists surveyed a section of the supply canal located at the hydroelectric power plants. They examined the underwater sections of the canal and the concrete structure of the banks. In addition to the Nautilus antenna within the canal, AB-400 ...
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Unique collaborative hazardous material containment solution features multi-use buildings for managing chemical & pharmaceutical actives, biologics and hazardous materials
An enterprise-wide, collaborative approach for chemical and life science companies to use when working with toxic or flammable chemicals, pharmaceutical and biologic materials, reagents, solvents or wastes has been introduced by SAFETY STORAGE Inc., the pioneer in developing pre-engineered hazardous material containment structures. A cross-functional material and usage review process begins with ...
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Total to compensate Erika oil spill third parties to tune of €192m
Following the verdict announced by the Paris Criminal Court on January 16, 2008, Total has decided:to immediately pay compensation to the victims of pollution, in full and final settlement, as ordered by the court; to appeal a verdict that it deems unfair and that runs counter to the intended aim of enhancing maritime transportation safety. Total will be immediately paying the court-ordered ...
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California Air Pollution Control District Reminds Residents about Asbestos Testing Requirements
Recently, the Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District issued an advisory regarding cleanup efforts in Capitola Village. The concerns resulted from remediation efforts following floods this spring that damaged a number of structures. As reported in the Santa Cruz Sentinel, “We are aware of contractors working in your area that are either unlicensed or simply failing to ...
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EPA Settlement with Shine Bros. Corp. Recycling Facility Results in Pollution Prevention and Park Cleanup for Spencer, Iowa
EPA Region 7 has reached an administrative settlement with Shine Bros. Corp., a commercial recycling facility in Spencer, Iowa, to resolve industrial stormwater violations under the Clean Water Act. Under the settlement agreement, the company will come into compliance with its industrial stormwater permit, pay a civil penalty of $120,000, and remediate contamination that migrated from its ...
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EPA Announces First National Regulations to Safeguard Disposal of Coal Ash
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the first national regulations to provide for the safe disposal of coal combustion residuals (coal ash) from coal-fired power plants. The final rule establishes safeguards to protect communities from coal ash impoundment failures, like the catastrophic Kingston, Tenn., spill in 2008, and establishes safeguards to prevent groundwater ...
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ASTM E2751 - 11 standard practice for design and performance of supported glass walkways
Glass is a brittle material with different time and temperature-dependent properties than other solid materials used as walkways surfaces. Therefore, the type of glass is an important consideration in the design and construction of glass treads and glass landings constructed with laminated glass. Post-breakage glass retention is an important consideration in ...
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