hazard monitor News
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Ion Science Tiger LT PID helps ensure safe export of hazardous waste
Tabib Toxic Waste Services Ltd uses an intrinsically safe handheld instrument to monitor VOCs in box containers being sent to Europe. Tabib Toxic Waste Services Ltd has purchased a second Tiger LT handheld photoionisation detector (PID) from Ion Science leading specialist in gas detection instrumentation for global occupational health and environmental monitoring applications – to ensure ...
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Tiger LT aids safe export of hazardous waste
Tabib Toxic Waste Services Ltd uses an intrinsically safe handheld instrument to monitor VOCs in box containers being sent to Europe. Tabib Toxic Waste Services Ltd has purchased a second Tiger LT handheld photoionisation detector (PID) from Ion Science leading specialist in gas detection instrumentation for global occupational health and environmental monitoring applications – to ...
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EPA Proposes New Protections for International Hazardous Waste Shipments
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing enhancements to the oversight of hazardous waste shipments to help ensure safe management of imported and exported hazardous wastes. “When hazardous waste is shipped across multiple countries there can be a higher risk of mismanagement from unsafe transport, recycling and disposal practices,” said Mathy Stanislaus, assistant ...
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EPA Completes Building Demolition at Toxic Site in Garfield, N.J.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it has demolished the E.C. Electroplating building at the Garfield Ground Water Contamination Superfund site in Garfield, New Jersey. Areas underneath the building, located at 125 Clark Street, are contaminated with hexavalent chromium that is reaching the basements of some area residences and businesses through the ground water. The ...
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EPA Settlement with the City of Buffalo Protects Residents from Hazardous Waste and Materials
Under the terms of an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the City of Buffalo will host nine community recycling events to collect fluorescent light bulbs, electronic waste, and household hazardous waste from city residents. This program will reduce the likelihood of exposure by residents to harmful chemicals found in these products, while also reducing the amount of waste ...
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EPA Settlements with Violators Benefit Communities
In 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) worked with companies that violated environmental laws to bring more than $1.8 million in benefits to communities in Louisiana, Texas, and New Mexico. These benefits came from supplemental environmental projects, or SEPs, as part of settlement agreements with companies. SEPs contribute to EPA’s goals of protecting public health and ...
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Teva Pharmaceuticals USA to Pay $2.25M Civil Penalty for Air, Water, and Hazardous Waste Violations at Mexico, Mo., Facility
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. has agreed to pay a $2.25 million civil penalty to settle alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act (CAA), Clean Water Act (CWA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and the State of Missouri’s Air Conservation Law, Clean Water Law, and Hazardous Waste Management Law at the company’s facility in Mexico, Mo., the Justice Department, EPA ...
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