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A UK first for WRc’s Waste Testing Laboratory
WRc’s laboratories have received the first Third Party Accreditation from UKAS on its waste testing capabilities. This national third party accreditation will be used by WRc to demonstrate the performance of staff and laboratories, giving clients enhanced confidence in the quality of the results from their waste and treatment technology investigations. Peter Mills who is the Commercial ...
By WRC Ltd
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SOTKON Installs Underground Containers In Rio De Janeiro New Harbour Area
The first phase includes 42 Sotkon underground containers supplied to the concessionaire “Porto Novo”, one of the companies that manages the new Rio de Janeiro harbour Porto Maravilha, an ongoing rehabilitation area. A crane was installed on a rear load collection truck from Comlurb (Rio de Janeiro waste collection company) and tests were performed daily to train the operators. The ...
By Sotkon Group
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econ down-under
Australia catches up to meet highest environmental standards in treating hazardous wastes to avoid unnecessary landfill in the nearest future. In November 2009 econ industries signed a Basic Engineering contract to extend an existing treatment facility for industrial wastes with state-of-the-art process technology. The target of this engineering is to finally establish in 2011 a VacuDry plant ...
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Waste discs sieves, tested solutions
Sieving systems are a key element in the sorting of municipal solid waste or its preparation to the next phase of transformation into RDF. In fact, sieves allow for precise separation of the wet fraction, as well as for the sorting of materials smaller than a certain size and destined to further treatment and processing. Nearly one year ago, Forrec presented an innovative version of discs ...
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California Metal Finishing Companies Fined for Hazardous Waste Violations
LA Testing provides hazardous waste testing services to help companies comply with federal and state regulations and to protect workers and the environment. Garden Grove, CA, November 10th, 2010 Earlier this fall, it was announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had fined nine California metal finishing companies for breaking federal hazardous waste laws. The companies, ...
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EA to review all 13 Quality protocols
Quality Protocols (QPs) are end of waste frameworks, recognised by the Environment Agency and used by industry on a voluntary basis to identify the point at which waste, having been fully recovered, may be regarded as a non-waste product. This means the waste derived material can be used in specified markets without the need for waste regulation controls. The EA is going to review all ...
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AWWA encourages consumers to check and fix leaks during Drinking Water Week
As Drinking Water Week continues, the American Water Works Association and water professionals across North America are encouraging homeowners to check and fix leaks inside and outside the home. Consumers are encouraged to quickly and efficiently fix leaks in and around their homes to prevent water waste. To test for leaks inside, customers should shut off everything connected to water and ...
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Oil Skimmers offers free waste oil test kit
Oil Skimmers Inc., the leader in oil skimming equipment and solutions, offers free waste oil test kits. The kit helps users determine whether the substance in question is able to be skimmed from the application area. The test kit is representative of Oil Skimmers’ Model 6V and Model 5H (used for smaller spaces) skimming capabilities, in which the skimmer’s collecting tube attracts oil. Each kit ...
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Quality and testing guidelines for the RAL quality mark RAL-GZ 951/1
Following the usual 5-year cycle for national and European standards, the quality and testing guidelines for the RAL quality mark RAL-GZ 951/1 have been revised, and were released in June 2013. They will now be translated into French. The following important amendments have been made, amongst others: Adjustments due to the recent changes to European Standard EN 840 Insertion of additional ...
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New polymer could enable oil recycling in the UK
A groundbreaking new technology that could enable users to solidify and recycle oil is nearly ready for release in the UK. Already being put to use in the US to clean up the Deepwater oil disaster, CI Agent technology allows oils, petrols and other hydrocarbons to be recycled into asphalt. The chemical is an environmentally friendly blend of seven polymers, which bonds to hydrocarbons of all ...
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Multiparameter colorimeter offers cost-effective clean and waste water testing
A new, cost-effective instrument that lowers the cost of entry to multiparameter clean and waste water testing has been introduced by Camlab, one of the UK's leading scientific equipment suppliers. The Camlab Water MC500 multiparameter colorimeter is designed to test more than 70 different clean and waste water testing parameters for the cost equivalent to two single parameter colorimeters. The ...
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Marine Dies from Exposure to Toxic Chemicals
LA Testing provides chemical and hazardous waste testing services to keep soldiers and industrial workers safe from toxic materials. Garden Grove, CA, September 27th, 2010 Earlier this month it was reported that a widow of a retired Marine was awarded compensation for her husband’s death. The retired soldier had worked at the Marine Corps Air Station in El Toro, California from 1968 ...
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Phenomenex publishes data for demanding EPA 8270D GC Semivolatiles Analysis
Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the research and manufacture of advanced technologies for the separation sciences, announces the publication of a new technical note that provides information and tools for meeting and exceeding EPA Method 8270D guidelines. This method for semivolatiles (SVOCs) by GC/MS is widely used for solid waste testing in the environmental industry, and contains an ...
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Booth and sponsorship opportunities available at GeoAmericas conference
The GeoAmericas 2016, the third Pan-American conference on geosynthetics, has opened to the public booth and sponsorship opportunities to the general public. A few booth spaces are still available in the exhibit hall starting at $3,000 for member organizations. Many sponsorship and ad packages also are available. The gathering of engineers, academic-related professionals, facility owners, ...
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Hach Lange Name Change
From Monday 1st June, Hach Lange are shortening their name to ‘Hach’. DelAgua supplies an extensive range of Hach products, including colorimeters, turbidimeters, spectrophotometers and reagents. Founded in 1933, Hach delivers the latest technologies for testing waste water, drinking water and process water. The Hach DR6000 is the industry’s most advanced lab ...
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Teacher Darrin Peters from Fenton, Mo., to Receive 2014 Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators
Darrin Peters, a teacher from Rockwood Summit High School in Fenton, Mo., has been named the recipient of a 2014 Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators, EPA Region 7 announced today. The Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE) recognizes outstanding kindergarten through grade 12 teachers who employ innovative approaches to environmental education and ...
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Santa Clarita Faces Environmental Challenges with Whittaker-Bermite Property
In the California city of Santa Clarita there is a 996 acre piece of land that developers would like give a new lease on life to with new construction. The problem is the property has been found to be contaminated with various toxic substances. For decades the land was the site of various manufacturing plants that included everything from the manufacturing of dynamite and fireworks to ...
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UltraZyme waste and water cleanup and remediation solution
Landfills, Leachate Ponds, Sewage Lagoons, Waste Cells professionally tested by the top environmental test laboratory in Malaysia. UltraZyme was analysed and tested against competive products with outstanding results in every area.Landfills, Leachate Ponds, Sewage Lagoons, Waste Cells professionally tested by the top environmental test laboratory in Malaysia. UltraZyme was analysed and tested ...
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EMSL's Portland Laboratory Receives Bulk Asbestos PLM Accreditation for Vermont
EMSL Analytical, Inc., the nation’s leading provider of asbestos laboratory services, is proud to announce that their Portland, Maine laboratory has been awarded accreditation from the state of Vermont’s Department of Health. The accreditation from Vermont’s Department of Health guarantees that EMSL Analytical’s Portland, Maine laboratory is certified to analyze bulk ...
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30 Peristaltic hose pumps for purification of cobalt
Cobalt is a non-metallurgical metal which is being used for the production of Alloys for the ceramics and glass industries (as a pigment). Also in the paint and lacquer industry cobalt is used as a pigment. Morocco is an important supplier of cobalt for the European industries. To enhance productivity and efficiency a new project is started. To keep up with the demands from the market the ...
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