sediment survey News
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Sediment field sampling to begin in chequamegon bay on lake superior
Survey and sediment sampling work will begin today at the Ashland Northern States Power Lakefront Superfund site in Ashland, Wisconsin. The work is being done under the supervision of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Northern States Power of Wisconsin and its contractors will take sediment samples in Chequamegon Bay, in the area between ...
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Reports on Liberian Oil Seep Survey
Simba Energy Inc. / Reports on Liberian Oil Seep Survey processed and transmitted by Hugin AS. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. April 13, 2010, Vancouver, B.C., Canada - Simba Energy Inc. (the "Company") (TSX.V - SMB, Frankfurt - GDA) advises it has submitted its Oil Seep Survey Report for the Field Reconnaissance Work undertaken in January, 2010, to the ...
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Dredging short courses
When I first started as an applications engineer for SRS Crisafulli, I searched for information on the subject of dredging. I was surprised to find there was very little non-commercial content available. I have since found a pair of short courses, offered annually by Texas A&M, which I recommend highly to any professional interested in dredging. The Center for Dredging Studies at Texas ...
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USV Monitors and Surveys the World’s Longest Bridge
The world’s longest sea crossing, Hong Kong-Zhuhai bridge, opened last month. Including its access roads, the bridge spans 55km (34 miles) and connects Hong Kong to Macau and the mainland Chinese city of Zhuhai. The bridge cost about $20bn (£15.3bn). About 30km of its total length crosses the sea of the Pearl River delta. To allow ships through, a 6.7km section in the middle dips ...
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Baker Selected for North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program Contract
Michael Baker Jr., Inc., a unit of Michael Baker Corporation (NYSE MKT:BKR), announced today that it has been awarded a $2.8 million contract by the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (NCEEP). The project includes stream restoration, enhancement and preservation for 10,000 feet of tributaries to Brown Creek, an impaired 303(d) listed stream that flows ...
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New Product Launch - Oase SchlixX Silt Treatment
The treatment adds oxygen so existing micro-organisms reduce the silt. It also binds phosphate and therefore deprives algae of the nutrients required for growthOASE’s SchlixX silt treatment remains effective for up to 6 weeks and combats organic sludge. This silt treatment reduces organic sludge deposits and is doubly effective in fighting decay and the formation of hazardous gases.Key Benefits ...
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Polar research reveals new evidence of global environmental change
Multidisciplinary research from the International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008 provides new evidence of the widespread effects of global warming in the polar regions. Snow and ice are declining in both polar regions, affecting human livelihoods as well as local plant and animal life in the Arctic, as well as global ocean and atmospheric circulation and sea level. These are but a few findings ...
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North Idaho’s Yellowdog creek nursed back to health by local, state and federal partnership
Northern Idaho’s Yellowdog Creek, impaired for decades by eroding forest road sediment, is coming back to life thanks to the work of local partnership between the U.S. Forest Service, the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (Idaho DEQ) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). According to Mary Farnsworth, Idaho Panhandle National Forests Supervisor, several USFS-led ...
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