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PIDs for Environmental Air Quality Monitoring
hotoionization detectors (PIDs) can provide efficient monitoring and real-time information about the presence of toxic gases, explosive limits, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and other gases in the environmental industry. PIDs rely on ionization as the basis of detection. When chemicals being monitored have been ionized, or the ions have been positively charged inside of the instrument from ...
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EPA to hold public meeting april 14 on cleanup of former crown laundry site in indianapolis
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host a public meeting Thursday to discuss the cleanup of the former Crown Laundry site, at 2913 E. Washington St., Indianapolis. The meeting will be at 6 p.m., April 14, at Englewood Church, 57 N. Rural St. The purpose of the meeting is to provide details on the cleanup EPA began this month at the site. After a short presentation, there will be a ...
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Soil management in China and the EU
Following rapid urbanisation, management of contaminated soil has become a political priority in China. In this study, researchers reviewed the current system in China as compared to Europe and provide recommendations for the sustainable management of soil. China’s rapid economic growth, and the accompanied urbanisation, has come at a considerable cost to the environment. In the late ...
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With three new reference materials, NIST gets the dirt on soil
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued three new certified reference materials for soil. Intended for use as controls in testing laboratories, the new Standard Reference Materials (SRMs)—gathered from the San Joaquin Valley in California and from sites near Butte and Helena in Montana—will aid in determining soil quality, detecting soil contamination, and monitoring ...
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EPA to excavate contaminated soil, monitor groundwater at Ellenville scrap iron and metal superfund site in Ulster County, N.Y. (NY)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it has finalized the steps it will take to clean up the Ellenville Scrap Iron and Metal Superfund site in the Village of Ellenville, N.Y. in Ulster County. EPA will excavate contaminated soil from six different areas at the site, consolidate the soil on the landfill portion of the site and then securely cap the landfill, which ...
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EPA Finalizes $6.5 Million Cleanup Plan for Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Superfund Site in Saratoga Springs, NY
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its plan to clean up additional contaminated soil and ground water at the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Superfund site in Saratoga Springs, NY. The site, which was once used to manufacture gas from coal, contains hazardous substances, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that were produced ...
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EPA Encourages the Public to Comment on Proposed Cleanup Plan for the Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. Superfund Site in Saratoga Springs, New York; Public Meeting on March 7, 2013 at Saratoga Spa State Park
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a plan to clean up contaminated soil and ground water at the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Superfund site in Saratoga Springs, New York. The site, which was once used to manufacture gas from coal, is contaminated by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that were produced as byproducts and disposed of ...
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EPA sampling results announced for capital city Plume Site in Montgomery, AL
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the sampling results for part of a remedial investigation of the Capital City Plume site in Montgomery, AL. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) and EPA collected samples of indoor air, outdoor soil gas, and an indoor water sample in August 2011 in downtown Montgomery, Alabama, at two locations considered to be potential ...
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Monitoring contamination without excessive cost
Environmental monitoring should be undertaken with the best available technology within reasonable cost constraints (i.e. BATNEEC). However, the best technology is often the most expensive, so instrument rental is increasingly the favoured option. James Carlyle, General Manager at specialist instrument hire company Ashtead Technology Rentals, explains. The requirement for environmental ...
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EPA to Begin Cleanup at Blue Ridge Plating Site in Arden, N.C.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will begin to remove hazardous materials at the Blue Ridge Plating Site in Arden, N.C., on Dec. 1, 2014. The 3-acre site, located at 171 Glenn Bridge Road, operated as a metal plating facility between 1974 and 2014. EPA cleanup activities will include the removal and proper disposal or recycling of hazardous substances in deteriorating containers at ...
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