water contaminant News
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Drinking Water Contaminant Categories Discussed in New Video
Today, the IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of their latest educational video. Their newest production discusses various drinking water contaminant categories. “Access to clean water is a crucial ingredient for a healthy life,” said Paul Cochrane, President of Cochrane and Associates and the IAQ Video Network. “Unfortunately, not everyone ...
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Are Manufacturers missing the green economy opportunities?
Despite the CRC and Environmental Damage Regulations, most mid-sized manufacturers are not incorporating sustainability into their growth strategies. A new survey from insurance company Zurich has revealed that mid-sized manufacturers see the green economy as offering more risks than opportunities. After interviewing 100 companies with turnovers between £5m and £300m, the ...
By Vital Energi
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Say Goodbye to Water Contamination in Oils
Join us May 1-4 in Salt Lake City, UT at the American Oil Chemists’ Society Annual Meeting (AOCS) booth 800, and see what a difference our chemical free alternative to Karl Fischer titration can do for you. Its intuitive user interface means less training and increased accuracy between different users. Plus, cleaning and maintenance are a breeze without the costly, breakable glassware and ...
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Analysis of produced water contaminants by ion chromatography
Drilling for oil or gas holds many challenges. Keeping pipes free of scale deposits is one of them. This involves the monitoring of ionic components in produced water, a task that is best handled by ion chromatography (IC).Avoid clogging of your pipe systemProduced water is water trapped in underground reservoir rocks and is brought to surface along with the crude oil and gas. Besides dispersed ...
By Metrohm AG
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EPA Issues Amendment to Record of Decision for the Cleburn Street Well Superfund Site in Grand Island, Neb.
EPA Region 7 today issued an amendment to the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Cleburn Street Well Superfund Site in Grand Island, Neb. EPA signed the ROD for the site in June 1996 to address soil and ground water contamination at Operable Units (OU) 1 through 4. The ROD amendment changes the selected remedy for the ground water contamination at the former One Hour Martinizing dry cleaning ...
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Repairing of water and land polluted areas in Ogoniland, Nigeria
For the past 60 years, the Ogoni's country by the production of crude oil extremely dirty. With conventional technologies, soil and water contamination from a technical and commercial perspective, can not be remedied. Although today there are large sums of money from various sources for disposal is a decontamination only possible if by well-documented approach a large area highly effective ...
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US drinking water contaminated by pharmaceuticals
A vast array of pharmaceuticals - including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones - have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, an Associated Press investigation has claimed. Water in 24 metropolitan areas, including Detroit, Louisville, southern California and Northern New Jersey is particularly at risk. The report says the ...
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Geoquip Launch New Website
BoreSaver’s exciting new website, www.wellrehabilitationsolutions.com is a global resource for anyone suffering from a water supply contamination problem. It helps identify contamination problems and explains how the problem can be resolved. It also offers a wide range of case studies and articles as well as the opportunity to seek technical advice. For more information on any of the ...
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Texas: Can`t Tie Water Contamination to Drilling
The amount of explosive gas tainting a North Texas neighborhood's water supply has increased in recent years, but the state's oil and gas regulator says it can't link the methane to drilling activity nearby, according to a report it released Wednesday. The state Railroad Commission has found that the contamination has gotten worse in most of the private water wells it tested in September 2013 ...
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AWWA releases new book examining water contamination outbreaks
The American Water Works Association has announced the release of its newest publication, Ensuring Safe Drinking Water: Learning From Frontline Experience With Contamination by Steve E. Hrudey and Elizabeth J. Hrudey. It is easy for consumers to take safe drinking water for granted until something in the process goes wrong. With that in mind, Ensuring Safe Drinking Water by Steve E. Hrudey and ...
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Public comment sought on US drinking water contaminants
The US EPA is asking for public comment on a list of 104 possible drinking water contaminants that may need to be regulated in the future to ensure the continued protection of drinking water. Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, EPA includes on the draft Contaminant Candidate List (CCL) currently unregulated contaminants that are known or anticipated to occur in public water systems and which may ...
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New EPA list of drinking water contaminants for regulatory consideration
EPA is releasing its third list of drinking water contaminants that are known or anticipated to occur in public water systems and may require regulation. EPA will continue to evaluate and collect data on the contaminants, and determine by 2013 for some of them whether or not to propose drinking water regulations. The contaminant candidate list (CCL 3) includes 104 chemical contaminants or ...
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EPA recognizes four communities’ efforts to improve seniors’ health through sustainability (DC)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is recognizing four communities that are helping reduce air pollution and improve people’s health and overall quality of life through smart growth neighborhoods. These are communities designed with the principle of reducing commutes and environmental harm. These four communities are receiving EPA’s Building Healthy Communities for Active ...
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ASTM D2711 - 11 Standard test method for demulsibility characteristics of lubricating oils
This test provides a guide for determining the demulsibility characteristic of lubricating oils that are prone to water contamination and may encounter the turbulence of pumping and circulation capable of producing water-in-oil emulsions. 1. Scope 1.1 This test method covers the measurement of the ability of oil and water to separate from each ...
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3 PM MTN: EPA Daily Media Call on Gold King Mine Response
EPA is providing a daily update for members of the media via conference call on the Gold King Mine response efforts. EPA is working closely with first responders and local and state officials in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Southern Ute Tribe and Navajo Nation to monitor water contaminated by the spill. The agency has activated its Emergency Operations System to ensure coordination among regions, ...
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EPA determines regulation not needed for 11 potential drinking water contaminants
The US Environmental Protection Agency has made a final determination not to regulate 11 contaminants on the second drinking water contaminant candidate list (CCL 2). The agency has concluded that the contaminants do not occur nationally in public water systems, or occur at levels below a public health concern. The agency's final regulatory determination is based on extensive review of health ...
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Perchlorate & Potential Exposure Concerns Discussed in New Video
Today, the IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of their latest educational video. Their newest production discusses perchlorate and potential human exposure concerns. “Perchlorate is a chemical that is highly soluble in water, it can enter surface and groundwater where it can last for an extended time and create groundwater plumes,” said Paul ...
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3 PM MTN: EPA Daily Media Call on Gold King Mine Response
EPA is providing a daily update for members of the media via conference call on the Gold King Mine response efforts. EPA is working closely with first responders and local and state officials in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Southern Ute Tribe and Navajo Nation to monitor water contaminated by the spill. The agency has activated its Emergency Operations System to ensure coordination among regions, ...
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Spectro Scientific Wins U.S. Patent for Water Contamination Measurement Method Used in its FluidScan® Handheld Infrared Oil Analyzer
Spectro Scientific, one of the world’s largest suppliers of oil, fuel, and processed water analysis instrumentation and software, has been awarded a U.S. patent for a company-developed method to measure water contamination in turbine and other industrial oils. The patent is “Method of measuring water contamination in turbine and other industrial oils”, patent no. US9500638. The ...
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GAO Report: Drinking Water at Risk from Underground Fracking Waste Injection
The Environmental Protection Agency’s program to protect drinking water sources from the underground injection of fracking waste needs improvement, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office. Underground injection of fracking waste has been linked to drinking water contamination and induced earthquakes around the country. The GAO report is online here: ...
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