Pollution Engineering back issues from April 2008:
Your tax dollars at play: environmental cleanup efforts across the country are running low on funding, and asking for more. But what happened to the money we provided before?(EDITOR'S DESK)
Apr 01, 2008; ... There is a fundamental misunderstanding that the public has over how tax dollars are spent. Most of us think that if money is budgeted for a task, the money will be so spent. In other words, if we pass a $100 million bond to clean up Swartz Creek, the money will be used for that purpose ....
Dilution as the answer.(PE LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Apr 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [I] recently saw ads for the driven exhaust fan equipment that shoots exhaust gases into the air as they dilute by sucking in several parts of ambient air and delivering it all at high velocity so the combined flow will be put into the atmosphere at higher ...
E-wastes.(PE LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Thanks for the most interesting article in January Pollution Engineering. You have touched on two very important points, WHERE to dispose of the old computer monitors and old TVs and WHO will pay for it? Our country has failed to plan and therefore we are planning to fail! We ...
Misleading opinions.(PE LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Apr 01, 2008; ... "Based on what we now know, I would say we find there's little or no risk from pharmaceuticals in the environment to human health." A quote from Thomas White, a microbiologist and consultant for pharmaceutical industry. "If you are a male frog exposed to attrazine at very low ...
Science, lobbying and politics produce smog rule: under court order and pressure from above and below, the EPA declared a decision on March 13 to lower ozone standards.(ENVIRONEWS: EVENTS * BUSINESS * PEOPLE)
Apr 01, 2008 ... During the proceedings leading to last month's EPA decision to reduce allowable smog causing emissions, efforts intensified by those seeking to change the minds of agency members. The new tougher standards--the agency decided on a 0.075-ppm eight-hour attainment threshold--are ...
Global warming discussion heats up.(ENVIRONEWS: EVENTS * BUSINESS * PEOPLE)
Apr 01, 2008 ... The controversial subject of global warming continued to swirl in confusion in March. The second largest denomination in the United States, the Southern Baptists, signed an initiative at their conference titled, A Southern Baptist Declaration on the Environment and Climate Change. Just one ...
PE events.(ENVIRONEWS: EVENTS * BUSINESS * PEOPLE)(Calendar)
Apr 01, 2008 ... <Pre> MAY 2008 4-7 ESTECH 2008, Bloomingdale, Ill., www.iest.org 5-7 Brownfields 2008, Detroit, www.brownfields2008.org 5-8 54th International Instrumentation Symposium, Pensacola Beach, Fla., www.isa.org/iis. [ILLUSTRATION ...
WEF launches Private Property Virtual Library.(ENVIRONEWS: EVENTS * BUSINESS * PEOPLE)
Apr 01, 2008 ... The Water Environment Federation (WEF) announced the launch of the Private Property Virtual Library (PPVL), a repository of information about wastewater utilities' private property-related programs that address inflow and infiltration (I/I) in sanitary sewer systems, as well as building ...
Paper or plastic.(ENVIRONEWS: EVENTS * BUSINESS * PEOPLE)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2008 ... The global effort to eliminate plastic bags is under attack from scientists and environmentalists. Many proponents of the ban point to a study conducted in 1987 by Canada in Newfoundland that concluded that more than 100,000 marine mammals and 1 million seabirds are killed every ...
When poisons become the cure.(ENVIRONEWS: EVENTS * BUSINESS * PEOPLE)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2008 ... A surprising finding that copper and other metals could reduce the bioavailability and toxicity of estrogenic and endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDC) was recently published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Researchers from the ...
Enpro Technologies Ltd.(PE BUSINESS)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Enpro Technologies Ltd., Lee's Summit, Mo., announced they have reached a settlement agreement in the patent infringement lawsuit filed against the company by Velocity Dynamics. As part of the agreement, Velocity Dynamics ...
Three California companies, Regenesis, San Clemente, URS Corp., San Francisco, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, have received an $869,000 grant from the Defense Department's Environmental Security Technology Certification Program to evaluate the utility of geophysical imaging tools for investigating the performance of bioremedial soil amendments.(PE BUSINESS)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Three California companies, Regenesis, San Clemente, URS Corp., San Francisco, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, have received an $869,000 grant from the Defense Department's Environmental Security Technology Certification Program to evaluate the utility of geophysical ...
N.A. Water Systems.(PE BUSINESS)
Apr 01, 2008 ... N.A. Water Systems, Pittsburgh, a Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies company, announced the successful full-scale demonstration of its OPUS technology for produced water treatment at a Chevron oil ...
Calgon Carbon Corp.(PE BUSINESS)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Calgon Carbon Corp., Pittsburgh, has been awarded a contract by a major U.S. power generator to supply Fluepac MC+ and Fluepac CF+ activated carbon products to remove mercury from the ...
Alstom, Levallois-Perret, France, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Palo Alto, Calif., and We Energies, Milwaukee, have launched the first pilot project that uses chilled ammonia to capture C[O.sub.2] from coal-fueled power plants.(PE BUSINESS)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Alstom, Levallois-Perret, France, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Palo Alto, Calif., and We Energies, Milwaukee, have launched the first pilot project that uses chilled ammonia to capture C[O.sub.2] from coal-fueled power plants. Alstom ...
Cemtrex Inc.(PE BUSINESS)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Cemtrex Inc., Farmingdale, N.Y., announced that it has successfully completed the test program under its contract from the Electric Power Research Institute for measuring total mercury in stack gas emissions from EPRI's ReACT ...
AMEC.(PE BUSINESS)
Apr 01, 2008 ... AMEC, San Francisco, announced it is one of only four companies to be awarded a major new environmental remediation contract by Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest. The contract is for one base year initially, followed by four one-year option ...
Siemens Water Technologies, Warrendale, Pa.(PE PEOPLE)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Chuck Gordon has succeeded Roger Radke as head of Siemens Water Technologies, Warrendale, Pa., a business unit of the Siemens Division Industry Solutions. Radke is moving on to a new position in ...
Paul J. Granger, P.E.(PE PEOPLE)(honored with Environmental Quality Award)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) has nominated Paul J. Granger, P.E. of H2M for the EPA's Environmental Quality Award. In March ...
Lisa Lefkovitz has joined the Waterfront Group of Arcadis as a senior scientist.(PE PEOPLE)
Apr 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Lisa Lefkovitz has joined the Waterfront Group of Arcadis as a senior scientist. She will be working to ...
American Water Works Association.(PE PEOPLE)
Apr 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The American Water Works Association has elected Joel Neulight, northeast regional sales manager for Severn Trent Services, ...
Woodard & Curran.(PE PEOPLE)(Robert McGrath, Michael Schrader and Donald Weeks promoted)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Robert McGrath, Michael Schrader, P.E. and Donald Weeks have been promoted to vice presidents at Woodard & Curran, Portland, Maine. McGrath has over eight years of environmental consulting experience managing and ...
ESS annual gala event.(ENVIRONEWS: EVENTS * BUSINESS * PEOPLE)
Apr 01, 2008 ... The ESS EXPO.08 will bring together responsible executives from around the world to present how their organizations are using the company's enterprise sustainability software platform to reach corporate sustainability goals. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Industry leaders ...
Oil producers capture C[O.sub.2].(ENVIRONEWS: EVENTS * BUSINESS * PEOPLE)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Saudi Arabia and Norway have joined forces to capture and store C[O.sub.2] gases. The two countries are among the leaders in supplying crude oil for the world market. "Both Saudi Arabia and Norway are concerned about the environment and want to reduce emissions with all possible ...
What state emits the most carbon?(ENVIRONEWS: EVENTS * BUSINESS * PEOPLE)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Thanks to its large energy and cattle industries, Texas produces more carbon emissions than most countries, according to a Feb. 28, 2008 report in Newsweek. If the state was an individual country, it would rank 48th for its population and 40th for its ...
America's worst mining disaster.(ENVIRONEWS: EVENTS * BUSINESS * PEOPLE)
Apr 01, 2008 ... At 10,152 feet, the small town of Leadville, Colo. (pop. 2,800), is the highest incorporated city in America. But according to local officials, bureaucratic wrangling has left North America's highest incorporated high but not dry, exposing it to the possibility of one of worst mining ...
Editor's note: who is best on environmental issues?(ENVIRONEWS: EVENTS * BUSINESS * PEOPLE)
Apr 01, 2008 ... This fall, voters will decide the next President of the United States. Which candidate might prove to be the best in terms of environmental issues? As of this writing, there are still three contenders, Hillary Rodham-Clinton, John McCain, and Barack Obama. One measure might be ...
FTC reviews environmental marketing guides: Green sells, but discerning between true environmentalism and an eco-feint for the sake of marketing is not as easy as it seems. This fact has not been lost on the federal trade commission, which has updated its guide on claiming how to proclaim greenness.(LEGAL LOOKOUT)
Apr 01, 2008; ... The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the agency tasked with monitoring and preventing unfair and deceptive practices in the market, recently announced its intent to review its "Green Guides," with a special focus on claims regarding carbon offsets and renewable energy certificates. ...
Don't toss your TV: Ontario is changing how e-waste is processed; will industry respond?(CASEBOOK CANADA)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Each year, Canadians spend millions of dollars on the latest electronic devices from digital cameras and laptops to video game systems and televisions. Statistics Canada estimates that in 2004, this figured topped $880 million. As we replace more of these devices in favor of ...
Rethinking renewable energy: the trick to energy efficiency is finding new sources of fuel within your own operations, including syngas and biomaterials.(GREEN CONNECTIONS)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Is it food or fuel? Crops once destined for the table have emerged as the most visible alternative feedstock for producing fuel for vehicles. Ethanol has gained political traction in the U.S. and the European Union, but its value as an environmentally preferable biofuel is coming under ...
An area of concern: meet E 2600, ASTM's new vapor intrusion screening standard. Here's what companies are doing to meet it.
Apr 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Vapor intrusion into structures on a property can potentially create significant liability and have a material impact on property value. As such, it is a growing concern for property owners, prospective purchasers of property and the environmental ...
Oxidation or reduction, how to decide: is in-situ chemical oxidation or in-situ chemical reduction the best option for your site? What factors should be considered to make such a decision?
Apr 01, 2008; ... Many chlorinated hydrocarbon compounds (CHCs) can be degraded via oxidative or reductive processes.[1] Accordingly, various in-situ chemical oxidation (ISCO) technologies using oxidizing agents such as hydrogen peroxide (Fenton's chemistry), permanganate,[2] ozone or activated ...
Ultraviolet in New York: a UV disinfection system significantly reduced the chlorine required to disinfect water in suburban New York treatment system, improving performance and reducing costs.
Apr 01, 2008; ... The water treatment facility in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., serves a community of nearly 80,000, drawing water from the Hudson River to meet an average daily demand of 10.5 MGD. Prior to installing new treatment equipment in March 2005, chlorination was applied in open settling basins, followed by ...
Waste disposal in salt formations: the unique physical characteristics of salt could make it the perfect home for most wastes, including nuclear.
Apr 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In the mid-1950s, the scientific community began to recognize the unique characteristics of rock salt as a potential host medium for disposal of hazardous waste. In 1956, the National Research Council Committee of the National Academy of Sciences ...
IFAT 2008: European conference setting new records in attendance, technology.(IFAT PREVIEW)(Conference notes)
Apr 01, 2008 ... IFAT 2008, the 15th International Trade Fair for Water--Sewage--Refuse--Recycling, returns to Munich May 5 through 9. One of the world's most attended environmental event is promising to be even larger than the 2005 conference. The exhibition area will increase by 13 percent to over 2 ...
Sub-surface oil recovery: with the eyes of the world trained on your operation, dredging to remove underwater oil without creating further environmental disturbance takes surgical precision. So it's no wonder that dredging has begun to use modern surgical techniques.
Apr 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Oil spills have again made their way to the front page, thanks in part to a landmark Supreme Court case on the Exxon Valdez. While it is a unclear as this is written whether Exxon will be forced to pay the massive fine levied by courts, the event has left ...
Phase I vs. compliance audits: when conducting due diligence Phase I site assessments or compliance audits, knowing the differences between them matters. Performing the wrong one can matter even more.
Apr 01, 2008; ... The two most commonly used tools for the evaluation, and valuation, of environmental liabilities associated with property transactions are the Phase I site assessment and the compliance audit. It is important for those involved in a property or financial transaction to note the differences ...
Designing environmental risk profiles: whether it's a manufacturer or a construction firm, the response to the environmental risk profile question is nearly always the same, "what's that?".(pollution liability insurance )
Apr 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] While this is not totally surprising, it is still dumbfounding how organizations can purchase environmental insurance without thoroughly assessing their environmental risks. Here are some simple first steps that will assist business owners and insurance ...
In-situ remediation system.(Remediation Equipment)
Apr 01, 2008 ... The company's patented Plume Eater is a unique aggregation of five cleanup technologies: air stripping, air sparging, soil flushing, direct in-situ oxidation and bioremediation. The system creates a circulation pattern in the aquifer by drawing contaminated water into the well and through ...
Mold, lead and asbestos sampling pumps.(Remediation Equipment)
Apr 01, 2008 ... These sampling pumps work in atmospheres that are likely to contain dangerous particulates but require reliable, constant air monitoring. Meeting OSHA and AHERA standards, the T100 Rotary Vane and the A100 Rotary Vane offer a sampling range of 3 to 20 lpm. The upgraded T100M incorporates ...
Ex-situ bioremediation treatment.(Remediation Equipment)
Apr 01, 2008 ... IXPER 70C calcium peroxide granules, the company's newest product, were specifically designed for ex-situ bioremediation. They work great in excavation projects, where the granules often are preferred over powder for lining pits before backfilling with clean ...
Handling co-occurrence of arsenic and iron.(Remediation Equipment)
Apr 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] AD26 technology is becoming more popular among small water systems as an effective solution for co-occurrence of arsenic and iron. Designed specifically for well-head treatment, AD26 systems feature a proprietary Mn[O.sub.2] ...
Anaerobic biodegradation in groundwater wells.(Remediation Equipment)
Apr 01, 2008 ... The A-Sox process is an inexpensive option for groundwater treatment of organic constituents amendable to anaerobic biodegradation processes. Designed by field engineers, the delivery system is most conducive to physically challenging situations where a readily biodegradable carbon source ...
In-situ blenders.(Remediation Equipment)
Apr 01, 2008 ... The company's In-Situ Blenders are capable of mixing dry soil as well as sludge material at very deep treatment depths. These blenders have been extensively used on major remediation projects in the U.S. and South America. Key statistics: 5,000 psi hydraulic pressure; ...
Reaching for the stars: Elizabeth River Project receives over $1 million in EPA grants, continues reaching for 'River Stars.'.
Apr 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Going green is a business decision for more than 60 businesses in the Elizabeth River watershed, a Chesapeake Bay estuary in Hampton Roads, Va., home of the world's largest naval station and one of the world's busiest harbors, the Port of Hampton Roads. ...
Field level assessment: water level loggers were instrumental in assessing the impact of holding ponds on a major river.
Apr 01, 2008; ... California's San Joaquin River has undergone many changes over the last century. The river, which flows past a rich agricultural region on its way to San Francisco Bay, is diverted for drinking water and crop irrigation, and is dredged for ships traveling inland to the Port of Stockton ....
Air Liquide America Specialty Gases LLC.(WEB LOCATORS)
Apr 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] www.scottgas.com World's largest supplier of EPA protocol gases, low ppm NOX ...
Environmental Remediation and Financial Services LLC.(WEB LOCATORS)
Apr 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] www.erfs.com ERFS provides Pay-for-Performance soil and groundwater remediation services through ...
Hypercat Advanced Catalyst Products.(WEB LOCATORS)
Apr 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] www.hypercat-acp.com Hypercat ACP is an emissions control manufacturing company with cost-effective ...
Thermo Scientific Niton analyzers.(WEB LOCATORS)
Apr 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] www.thermo.com/niton Handheld Thermo Scientific NITON[R] XRF analyzers provide lab-quality soil/sediment ...
Busch LLC.(WEB LOCATORS)
Apr 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] www.buschpump.com Busch is a world leader in providing industrial vacuum ...
Fluid Dynamics Inc.(WEB LOCATORS)
Apr 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] www.dynablend.com dynaBLEND[R] liquid polymer blending and activation systems feature the ...
OMI Industries.(WEB LOCATORS)
Apr 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] www.odormanagement.com OMI Industries' patented product Ecosorb is a broad-spectrum odor ...
U.S. Chemical Storage.(WEB LOCATORS)
Apr 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] www.uschemicalstorage.com Hazardous material storage buildings designed for ...
Piper Environmental Group Inc.(WEB LOCATORS)
Apr 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ozone equipment and services for soil, groundwater and wastewater treatment applications. Our large inventory includes monitoring systems, ozone generators and mobile ozone trailers (1.25 g/hr ...
Innov-X Systems.(WEB LOCATORS)
Apr 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Instantly analyze all RCRA priority pollutant metals & more in single test. Save ...
Regenesis.(WEB LOCATORS)
Apr 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For over 14 years, Regenesis has excelled as a leader in the remediation of contaminated groundwater and soil. Applied ...
Safety Storage.(WEB LOCATORS)
Apr 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Safety Storage manufactures a complete line of prefabricated, relocatable steel ...
Arcadis.(WEB LOCATORS)
Apr 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ARCADIS (NASDAQ:ARCAF) is a global leader in delivering innovative remediation strategies for complex soil ...
Tri-Mer Corp.(WEB LOCATORS)
Apr 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Air Pollution Control: PM10, PM2.5, Fine Particulate, Submicron PM, Condensables, SO2, NOX, ...
Aztech Technologies.(WEB LOCATORS)
Apr 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Aztech Technologies is a full service environmental firm specializing in soil and groundwater remediation equipment ...
Siemens Water Technologies.(WEB LOCATORS)
Apr 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Industries and municipalities turn to Siemens for all their wastewater treatment needs. We offer the largest ...
Solinst Canada Ltd.(WEB LOCATORS)
Apr 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Solinst Canada Ltd. is dedicated to manufacturing high quality groundwater and surface water monitoring ...
Auburn Systems LLC.(WEB LOCATORS)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Auburn Systems continues to be the leader in its field for broken bag and bag leak detection, designing and manufacturing reliable, all digital, dust monitoring devices ...
Thermal Remediation Services Inc.(WEB LOCATORS)
Apr 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Thermal Remediation Services Inc. is the premier provider of advanced soil and groundwater remediation technologies ...