building toxics News
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Removing Marine and Aquatic Debris for Good
Marine and aquatic debris is one of the most widespread solvable pollution problems, plaguing oceans, rivers and lakes around the globe. DESMI is applying its expert knowledge and lengthy track record in oil spill recovery to tackle the issue. Global-scale problems ‘Marine and aquatic debris or litter’ refers to human-created waste deliberately or accidentally been released in a ...
By DESMI A/S
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Why green cleaning makes for healthy employees and a healthy business
The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that Americans spend up to 90% of their time indoors. With today’s modern, energy efficient office buildings, the sealed air inside can contain 10 times more pollution than the air outside due to toxic emissions from building constituents, airborne mold, viruses, and other pollutants. Improved indoor air quality can directly contribute to ...
By 3BL Media
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USAID Awards Thermal Remediation Design Contract to TerraTherm for Dioxin Cleanup at Da Nang Airport, Vietnam
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded TerraTherm, Inc. a thermal remediation design contract for cleanup of dioxin-contaminated soil and sediment at the Da Nang Airport in Vietnam. The design is expected to be completed in August 2012. Working in close coordination with the Government of Vietnam (GVN), USAID will present the preliminary designs to the GVN in May and ...
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Dry Ice Blasting Removes Mold and Other Microbial Contaminants
Core, one of the most recognized providers of commercial indoor air quality (IAQ) services, utilizes dry ice remediation techniques to safely remove toxic mold from buildings. Today most people recognize that mold and bacteria can cause a host of health issues when found in buildings. Floods, leaks, plumbing problems and elevated humidity can all cause microbial contaminates to grow in indoor ...
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TerraTherm Patents Efficient, Cost-Effective Method for In-Pile Thermal Remediation of Organic Contaminants, Dioxins and PCBs
TerraTherm, Inc., a leading provider of in situ environmental remediation services and technologies, today announces that it has patented an innovative, In-box, In-Pile Thermal Desorption® (IPTD®) Technology. TerraTherm's in-box process uses field-proven thermal conduction heating (TCH) to provide remediation of a broad range of organic contaminants, while greatly improving the material ...
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