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How valuable are satellite observations of seawater quality?
Global Earth Observation (GEO), such as satellite observations, helps manage environmental resources and prevent disasters. However, they are expensive. A recent study proposes a framework to assess the value of GEOs in which stakeholders are consulted. GEO consists of all observational information about the state of the world, including satellite observations and 'in situ' information. Many ...
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TOC analyser for process water
The QuickTOCcondensate is the online measurement system for the fast and precise determination of TOC in pure water of industrial processes. Its patented thermal oxidation technique at 1,200°C guarantees that all organic impurities are completely oxidised without exception and offers the added saving of negating the need of expensive catalysts, as with other high temperature methods. The ...
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Duane Germenis has joined Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments, Inc.
Duane Germenis has joined Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments, Inc. of Fresno, California as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. He will be responsible for all Upstream Oil and Gas oil in water monitoring applications worldwide. “Duane comes to us with a full understanding of oily water treatment and separation processes and the majority of our upstream customer base. From his Houston ...
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Investigation begins to track suspected pollution from the Lahaina wastewater facility (HI)
Federal and state agencies have begun important research to evaluate the suspected discharge of pollutants to the coastal waters along the Kaanapali coast of Maui. Funded by the U. S. EPA, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Hawaii Department of Health, the University of Hawaii will measure how long it takes for wastewater from the Lahaina sewage treatment facility to flow to the near-shore ...
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Officials: “Emergency Phase” of Puget Sound Energy Diesel Spill Near Crystal Mountain is Over…Long-Term Cleanup Continues
(Seattle, Wash.) -- Officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Forest Service (USFS), Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) and Puget Sound Energy (PSE) today announced the end of the emergency phase of cleanup operations for the 18,000 gallon diesel spill discovered in early November at the PSE back-up electric generator located near the Crystal Mountain Ski Area. ...
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EPA Announces Successful Removal of Hazardous Waste from Radiation Technology Superfund Site in Rockaway Township, New Jersey.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck and Congressmember Rodney P. Frelinghuysen today announced the successful removal of 75 drums and containers of hazardous waste from the Radiation Technology, Inc. Superfund site in Rockaway Township, NJ. The officials were in Morris, Essex and Sussex Counties to review and assess progress on Superfund cleanups at five ...
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MONDAY: EPA acting water chief to highlight successful water projects in Henry county and west Atlanta
On Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Acting Assistant Administrator for Water, Nancy Stoner, will be in Atlanta to highlight successful water-related projects in Henry County and West Atlanta. The projects are helping protect people’s health and the environment, and also support local job growth. Construction of the award-winning Tussahaw Water Treatment Plant, ...
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EPA orders oil companies to monitor public water supply and private wells in Montana
In response to recent detections of low levels of oil production-related contaminants in the public water supply that serves the city of Poplar, Montana, and the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today issued an order to Murphy Exploration & Production Co. (Murphy), Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. (Pioneer), and Samson Hydrocarbons Co. (Samson). ...
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Chelsea Technologies Group is working to stop ocean stowaways
Ballast water is critical to the safe operation of ocean-going vessels. However, during ballast water exchange, thousands of aquatic organisms and pathogens can stowaway and be transported from one part of the world to another. The transfer of these organisms in ships' ballast water can have devastating effects on the marine environment and ultimately the health and well-being of the people who ...
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EPA Adds Areas of Orange and West Orange, N.J. to the Superfund List
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has added the Orange Valley Regional Ground Water site in Orange and West Orange, New Jersey to its Superfund National Priorities List of the country’s most hazardous waste sites. Ground water under the site, which is in heavily populated urban and suburban areas of Orange and West Orange, is contaminated with the chemicals tetrachloroethylene, ...
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Cambodia Moves Forward on Wastewater Treatment
Cambodia’s economy relies heavily on its rich groundwater and surface water resources, which are dominated by the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers. In Cambodia, water has been dubbed “the blue gold,” and it has figured prominently in the country’s history. Phnom Kulen (Mount Kulen) in the middle of the former Khmer empire was revered for its sacred waters, and the ...
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Scientists Assess 100 years of Los Angeles Groundwater Replenishment
A new study offers the most sophisticated analyses to date on how Los Angeles-area groundwater supplies are replenished. The analyses provide water managers with a clearer understanding of the sources and amount of available groundwater in the region – information that is important for planning and management of the vital resource. A new study offers the most sophisticated analyses to date ...
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EPA proposes to add an area of orange and West Orange, N.J. to the superfund list; protecting drinking water EPA priority
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today proposed adding the Orange Valley Regional Ground Water site in Orange and West Orange, New Jersey to its Superfund National Priorities List of the country’s most hazardous waste sites. Ground water under the site, which includes heavily populated urban and suburban areas of Orange and West Orange, is contaminated with the chemicals ...
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Contaminated water still troubles Japan nuke plant
The radioactive water that has accumulated at Japan's crippled nuclear power plant remains the biggest problem hampering the cleanup process three years after the disaster. The Fukushima Dai-ichi plant has stabilized substantially since the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami destroyed its power and cooling system, triggering meltdowns. Massive amounts of water are being used to cool the ...
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News in brief 13 December 2011
GLOBAL: Banks forge partnership to fight global warming Five major multilateral development banks have agreed a new partnership to combat global warming. With the overall aim of better coordinating and deepening support to cities in adapting to and mitigating climate change, the African Development Bank (AfDB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), ...
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