hazardous waste analysis News
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Reduce Distillation Time with New SimpleDist Micro Heating Blocks from Environmental Express
Small-volume distillations are easy with the new SimpleDist® Micro from Environmental Express®. Smaller sample sizes save time—the unit distills 26 samples simultaneously. It also eliminates the need for costly glassware through the use of disposable polypropylene SimpleDist tubes. No cooling water is required. With proven HotBlock® dependability, the SimpleDist Micro heating ...
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Environmental Express Introduces HotBlock TKN Systemens to Perform Digestions Automatically
With the new HotBlock® TKN Systems from Environmental Express, the struggle to perform TKN (Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen) digestion is over. Temperature, ramp rate, and hold times are easily programmed. Up to 20 steps can be set up automatically for each digestion procedure. This time-saving system also handles higher temperature capabilities, with the capacity to heat up to 450°C. The block ...
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Mercury instrument hire helps protect oil rig safety
Portable mercury monitors hired from instrumentation specialist Ashtead Technology have enabled the rapid assessment of working conditions for safety specialists undertaking vital maintenance checks on oil rigs in the North Sea. RBG, the leading provider of inspect, assess and repair (IAR) services to the global energy industry, has been using advanced Jerome J405 Mercury Analysers to monitor ...
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EPA analysis shows reduction in 2008 Toxic Chemical Releases
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is releasing its annual national analysis of the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI). The TRI database contains information on chemical releases into the air, land and water, as well as waste management and pollution prevention activities. The analysis of the 2008 data, the most recent data set available, shows that 3.86 billion pounds of toxic chemicals were ...
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EBI Invites Nominations For 2016 Business Achievement Awards
Environmental Business Journal (EBJ) and sister publication Climate Change Business Journal (CCBJ) are inviting nominations for the annual EBJ-CCBJ Awards. The awards are open to all companies in the environmental industry and climate change industry, including those in environmental consulting & engineering, water/wastewater, air pollution control, resource recovery, solid waste, hazardous ...
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Mercury instrument hire helps protect oil rig safety
Portable mercury monitors hired from instrumentation specialist Ashtead Technology have enabled the rapid assessment of working conditions for safety specialists undertaking vital maintenance checks on oil rigs in the North Sea. RBG, the leading provider of inspect, assess and repair (IAR) services to the global energy industry, has been using advanced Jerome J405 Mercury Analysers to monitor ...
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Roanoke Chemical Distributor Ordered to Pay $612,339 for Hazardous Waste Storage Violations
An administrative law judge has ordered the owner and operator of a chemical distribution facility in Roanoke, Va. to pay a $612,339 penalty for multiple violations of federal and state hazardous waste storage regulations, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. After presiding over a five-day hearing, Administrative Law Judge Susan Biro issued a 125-page opinion on June 5, ...
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Vapor Intrusion Issues Due to Tetracloroethene a Concern in Hauppauge, New York
Cinnaminson, NJ, August 10th, 2012 From 1975 until 1985 an industrial property in Hauppauge, New York was used by a textile manufacturer. As part of their operations, tetracloroethene was used to dry clean materials onsite. The chemical was stored in several tanks both below and above ground on the property. These chemical storage tanks are believed to have leaked causing a toxic hazardous ...
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