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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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EPA to restart work on South Minneapolis superfund site; open houses planned for April 20-21
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host two open houses April 20-21 to discuss the cleanup of arsenic at the South Minneapolis Residential Soil Contamination site. The first open house will be from 5 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, April 20, at the East Phillips Park Community Center, 2307 17th Ave., South. The second open house will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday, April 21, at the Corcoran ...
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EPA to oversee lead cleanup near Pilsen high school
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a settlement with H. Kramer & Co., the City of Chicago and the BNSF Railway Co. to remove lead-contaminated soil near the Benito Juarez Community Academy in Pilsen. The alley at 21st Place behind the H. Kramer foundry and a portion of the BSNF railway spur at 21st Place and Cermak Road will also be paved to eliminate potential exposure ...
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EPA announces commitment to clean up contaminated properties in Depew, New York
The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced this week that it will begin cleanup work to address threats posed by lead-contaminated soil on residential properties in the Village of Depew, New York. EPA Regional Administrator Alan J. Steinberg was joined by Congressman Thomas Reynolds, and Village of Depew Mayor Barbara Alberti to announce EPA’s commitment to the second phase of ...
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EPA announces cleanup plan for the Ellis Property Site in Evesham Township, New Jersey: cost of removal of contaminated soil estimated at $13.6 million
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its plan to clean up soil contaminated with trichloroethylene and other volatile organic compounds at the Ellis Property Superfund site in Evesham Township, New Jersey. The contaminated soil is polluting ground water underlying the site. The ground water is not currently being used as a source of drinking water, but ground water at the site ...
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Land use affects potential health risks of cadmium and lead soil contaminants
Exposure to polluted soil can affect human health, but the risk may vary depending on the soil type. A recent study has shown that the differing amounts of cadmium and lead that can be dissolved in the human digestive system can be predicted for contaminated agricultural, urban and woody habitat soils using a model. Its authors suggest this is a useful method for assessing the risks of ...
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Californian’s Who Turn to Urban Gardening Need to be Aware of Lead Dangers
LA Testing provides lead testing services to ensure urban gardens have not been planted in soils contaminated with high levels of lead or other heavy metals. This week the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s is recognizing National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW), October 24–30, 2010, to raise awareness of lead poisoning in children. Approximately 50% of the world’s ...
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Firing range cleanup agreement means Kincaid Park soccer field construction can move forward (AK)
The Municipality of Anchorage, Kincaid Project Group, Land Design North and Roger Hickel Contracting, Inc., have agreed to complete the clean up of lead-contaminated soil at Kincaid Park in Anchorage, Alaska under a settlement announced today by the Environmental Protection Agency. According to Edward Kowalski, EPA’s Director of Compliance and Enforcement in Seattle, today’s cleanup ...
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EPA to begin final cleanup of recovery act-funded South Minneapolis arsenic site; Open House Aug. 26
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said today that cleanup of arsenic-contaminated soil at nearly 500 South Minneapolis homes will begin after Labor Day. This project is supported by US$20 million in funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Residents pay nothing for the cleanup. From 2004 to 2008, an EPA Superfund team cleaned up 197 properties with arsenic levels ...
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EPA completes cleanup of over 600 South Minneapolis homes ahead of schedule
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Susan Hedman today announced that the Agency has finished its cleanup of contaminated soil in a South Minneapolis neighborhood a full year ahead of schedule. Hedman was joined by officials from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and the city of Minneapolis at an event today for neighborhood residents at the East Phillips Community ...
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Mercury pollution abatement by VacuDry reaches a new peak with the highest soil remediation job in the world
Are contaminated soils and mercury waste a topic for you? Have the high investment cost of large equipment prevented you from addressing the issue? Maybe a mobile unit is the right solution for your project? Find out more about our project in India… Mercury pollution continues to present a significant risk to the environment and human health globally. econ industries is proud to help ...
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EPA encourages city of Joplin, Mo., to apply for cooperative agreement to respond to lead exposure caused by Tornado
EPA Region 7 is urging officials of the City of Joplin, Mo., to apply to the Agency for an agreement that would fund soil sampling and remediation at properties where lead-contaminated soils were exposed as a result of the May 22 tornado and subsequent demolition, excavation and tree-removal work. In a letter to EPA on October 3, Joplin Mayor Michael R. Woolston and City Manager Mark Rohr asked ...
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Lead Poisoning Risks in Contaminated Soil
A recent USA Today investigation revealed contaminated soil around hundreds of old lead factory sites. At a hearing on Thursday, a US senator questioned federal environmental health officials about what is being done to reduce lead poisoning risks. Children are particularly vulnerable to lead poisoning, and they can be exposed to lead from a variety of sources–although lead-based paint is ...
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$9.3 Million Estimated Cost for the Second Phase of Cleanup Work to Begin at Mercury Refining Superfund Site On Colonie/Guilderland Border
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that the second phase of cleanup work will begin this week at the Mercury Refining Superfund site, a former mercury reclamation facility in the towns of Colonie and Guilderland, New York. Soil, sediment and ground water at the site became contaminated with mercury as a result of past operations and waste disposal practices. Exposure to mercury ...
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Cleanup Work to Begin at Mercury Refining Superfund Site On Colonie
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that the cleanup of contaminated soil and sediment will begin next week at the Mercury Refining Superfund site, a mercury reclamation facility in the towns of Colonie and Guilderland, New York. Past waste disposal activities contaminated soil and storm water that drained off the site and into an unnamed tributary to the Patroon Creek with ...
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Ottawa lead contamination cleanup to begin (OH)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 this month will begin cleanup of three lead-contaminated properties in the village of Ottawa, Ohio. Excavation will begin Oct. 4. Lead-contaminated soil will be removed and replaced with clean fill. Work should take about four weeks. Based on sampling and recommendations from the Ohio Department of Health, three properties have been identified as ...
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Soil Cleanup to Begin at Smalley-Piper Superfund Site in Collierville, TN
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that soil cleanup at the Smalley-Piper Superfund Site in Collierville, TN is scheduled to start May 30, 2012. The soil cleanup is expected to be completed by August 2012. The cleanup is being funded by the EPA. Black & Veatch, an EPA contractor, will manage the cleanup performed by a team of subcontractors. EPA and the Tennessee ...
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Mercury pollution abatement by VacuDry® reaches a new peak with the highest soil remediation job in the world
Mercury pollution continues to present a significant risk to the environment and human health globally. econ industries is proud to help address this issue. For more than 15 years our equipment treated mercury contaminated soils and waste all over Europe using our VacuDry® technology. This technology enables us to safely separate mercury from wastes and stabilize, if required, the pure ...
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Much to learn from Mapua site cleanup
The independent Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment said this week that 'the soil cleanup seems to have worked and community faces no immediate dangers from this site,' on the release of her report Investigation into the remediation of the contaminated site at Mapua Dr Jan Wright said, however, there were lessons to be learnt from the project. 'Sealing up contaminated sites, for ...
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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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