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Environmental technology takes heat off of Alberta
A new technology has been created to recycle surface water and remove harmful hydrocarbons from entering our water supply. The Cascade Waste Water System separates oil and recycles/evaporates surface water on site. Currently many oil companies haul their contaminated water to off-site areas for disposal. This left over water contains many contaminants, hydrocarbons and solid materials which are ...
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EPA Extends Public Comment Period for Houston Superfund Site Proposal
In response to a community request during our August 6 public meeting, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the public comment period for the proposed cleanup plan amendment for the South Cavalcade Street Superfund Site in Houston, Texas. The comment period will now conclude on September 23, 2013. The extension for public comment will allow the community more time to ...
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Journal of Health Reports and Technology: The Effects of Oil Spill Eater II on Oil Degradation
Background Hydrocarbon contamination is considered to be a crucial environmental pollutant, which threatens the marine ecosystem and indirectly affects human health. Petrochemical industries are among the major sources of oil release into the environment. Several approaches are used to remove hydrocarbons from contaminated water, including biological, mechanical, and chemical methods. Oil Spill ...
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EPA finalizes plan for next phase of cleanup at Jefferson County, New York Toxic Site, which has contaminated public water supply
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its plan to demolish a building, dig up contaminated soil and sediment, and treat the ground water at the Crown Cleaners of Watertown, Inc. Superfund site in Herrings, New York. The soil and sediment are contaminated with volatile organic compounds and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and the ground water is contaminated with volatile ...
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Wetland Project in Oman recognized with “Award of Excellence in Climate Action”
During the Qatar Sustainability Summit 2019, the Omani companies BAUER Nimr LLC and Petroleum Development Oman received the prestigious “Award for Excellence in Climate Action” marking their impressive effort to make the oil & gas sector green, while contributing to significant Co2 emission reductions. The award was handed over by Dr. Yousef Mohamed AlHorr, Founding Chairman of ...
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Water intake protection using fluorescence monitors
The protection of municipal drinking water producers and industrial plants water intakes from oil and hydrocarbon contamination has long been a problem for users of rivers, lakes and oceans. Potential pollution sources include ships and barges with oily bilge wastewater or cargo spills, local surface traffic accidents with fuel spills, upstream industrial plants with oil leaks in cooling water, ...
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