remediate landfill News
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Lawmakers want Corps, not EPA, to remediate landfill
Four members of Missouri's congressional delegation on Thursday called for the Army Corps of Engineers to take over remediation of the West Lake Landfill site in St. Louis County, saying the Environmental Protection Agency is moving too slowly in addressing concerns about nuclear contamination. Sens. Roy Blunt and Claire McCaskill and Reps. Ann Wagner and William Lacy Clay introduced legislation ...
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Plexscape enters into distribution agreement with XANADU integrating Google Earth aerial data with AutoCAD
XANADU Inc., the leading CAD and GIS supplier in Czech Republic today announced an agreement with Plexscape to provide existing and new innovative software solutions to the engineering community in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.Plex.Earth Tools is the software solution created by Plexscape to facilitate the communication between AutoCAD® and Google™ Earth in order to incorporate robust aerial ...
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Solinst releases new Interface Meter Design
Solinst is excited to announce a new version of the 122 Interface Meter, designed to accurately measure product level and thickness (LNAPL and DNAPL) in water wells and tanks, with more reliability and durability. The Interface Meter's improved design features Solinst PVDF flat tape that is precisely laser marked every 1/100 ft. or each millimeter (markings are certified traceable to national ...
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Half a million pumping cycles
"Still going strong with well over 500,000 pumping cycles," so says landfill specialist, H&J Pipe Jointing Services, about the AP3 AutoPump from Geotech. H&J Pipe Jointing Services has installed and maintains AP3 pumps on many landfill sites across the UK. These pneumatic, positive air displacement pumps work unattended day and night, year after year on leachate recirculation and ...
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Trimble and Plexus Controls Partner to Provide Monitoring and Compliance Solutions for the Environmental Industry
Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) and Plexus Controls Corporation of Ottawa, Canada announced today that they have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of solutions that leverage positioning technology, wireless supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) solutions and mobile field management tools to enhance productivity for consultants and professionals in the environmental industry. ...
By Trimble
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Landfill sites: to air or not to air?
The EU Landfill Directive sets out requirements to landfill waste in the least harmful way for the environment. For example, it aims to reduce the amount of biodegradable Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) going to landfill, and promotes the use of reasonable landfill fees under the 'polluter pays principle', thus making recovery an alternative to landfilling. However, although landfill will never be ...
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Putting a green cap on garbage dumps
Landfill sites produce the greenhouse gases, methane and carbon dioxide, as putrescible waste decays. Growing plants and trees on top of a landfill, a process known as 'Phytocapping', could reduce the production and release of these gases, according to Australian scientists writing in a forthcoming issue of International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management. Despite legislative ...
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MACPRESSE @THE GREEN EXPO, Mexico City, Mexico, 26-28 October 2016
From 26th to 28th October, Mexico City shall play host to THE GREEN EXPO©, Latin America’s premier environmental sustainability event. The exhibition shall welcome the leading companies from the environmental, renewable energy and water treatment sectors. The most influential public sector and academic decision-makers shall also be in attendance. Macpresse will be in Mexico City to ...
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EPA Announces West Lake Landfill Isolation Barrier Decision
EPA Region 7 has announced its decision to proceed with the installation of a physical isolation barrier for the West Lake Landfill Superfund Site in Bridgeton, Mo. The decision also calls for the installation of additional engineering controls, such as cooling loops, to prevent potential impacts that could result if a subsurface smoldering event were to come into contact with the radioactive ...
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EPA Finalizes Remediation Plan for Scovill Industrial Landfill Superfund Site in Waterbury, Conn.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the selection of a cleanup plan for the Scovill Industrial Landfill Superfund Site (Site) in Waterbury Connecticut. The final plan will require some limited targeted removal of contaminated soils, a Pre-Design Investigation to better understand and address contaminated soils on certain parcels, a protective cap at the Calabrese Parcel, ...
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New Work Starts at West Lake Landfill Superfund Site Week of May 11: Efforts Will Further Characterize and Define Extent of Radiologically Impacted Material
EPA Region 7 has approved the work plan necessary to launch a new round of scientific sampling aimed at further characterizing and defining the extent of radiologically impacted material (RIM) at the West Lake Landfill Superfund Site in Bridgeton, Mo. The new round of sampling at West Lake, which will involve Gamma Cone Penetration Testing (GCPT) and core sampling, will begin Monday, May 11. ...
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EPA Announces a Proposed Modification for the BFI Rockingham Landfill Superfund Site Remedy, Rockingham, Vermont
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommends modifications to the remedy at the BFI Rockingham Landfill Superfund Site (Site) in Rockingham, VT. The remedy modifications include an increased timeframe to cleanup Site groundwater, additional groundwater restrictions to prevent exposure to contaminated groundwater, and revised cleanup levels for two Site contaminants, arsenic and lead, ...
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Still soggy on site despite the sunshine
Water levels across the country are high after all the rain and this may be having an impact on leachate levels on landfill sites, too, which could be making it harder to keep to the required levels. Many people consider pumps challenging because of the harsh operating conditions and the potential difficulties with installing or maintaining them, but now with the Environment Agency looking for ...
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EA spells out changes in contam land rules
Changes in regulations covering the disposal of contaminated soil have been mapped out by the Environment Agency for those working in the land remediation sector. The agency has published a fact sheet outlining imminent changes to the legal responsibilities of companies involved in the clean-up of brownfield sites. Liz Parkes, head of waste at the Environment Agency, said: 'Currently ...
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5th Five-Year Review Completed of Auburn Road Landfill Superfund Site in Londonderry, N.H.
EPA has completed its Fifth Five-Year Review Report on the remedy implemented at the Auburn Road Landfill Superfund Site in Londonderry, N.H. The primary purpose of each five year review is to determine whether the selected remedy at a Superfund site is protective of human health and the environment. In addition, the five year review will identify any deficiencies, and recommend action(s) ...
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Missouri Coalition for the Environment: Experts Brief Missouri Public Officials About Nuclear Weapons Waste And Landfill Fire Risks At Republic Services´ West Lake/Bridgeton Landfill
Two independent experts briefed public officials from the St. Louis region today about their assessment of the risks posed by the fire and nuclear weapons wastes at the West Lake Landfill in Bridgeton, Mo. The landfill sits in an urban area in the Missouri River floodplain. The landfill is owned and operated by Republic Services [NYSE: RSG] – a multi-billion dollar waste company based in ...
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