Water


The Lifecycle of Hazardous Waste

How one environmental cleanup firm managed a sodium chlorate spill in an active rail yard from cradle-to-grave.

Commentary: Doctor Renews Call for International Asbestos Ban

Joseph LaDou says discontinuing the global use of all forms of asbestos, including chrysotile asbestos, would prevent all asbestos-related diseases.

NOAA Model: Greatest Oil Impact to Stay in Already Affected Areas

Current conditions, especially given the absence of a significant amount of Deepwater Horizon/BP oil from the Loop Current, indicate that immediate threats to the Florida Keys, Miami and Ft. Lauderdale areas remain low.

Israeli-U.S. Study Looks at Natural Pollutant Absorbents in Plants

Cutan, which increases a plant's resistance to water, is an efficient sorbent for organic compounds in soil, the study found.

Dispersant Testing Finds No Significant Endocrine Disruption, EPA Says

In the next phase, EPA will test the acute toxicity of multiple concentrations of Louisiana Sweet Crude Oil and the dispersants.

IWA Recognizes Asia Pacific Water Engineering Projects

Singapore, Australia and The Philippines are among the winners who were announced during Singapore International Water Week 2010.

DOE Contracts with 4 for Radioactive, Hazardous Waste Treatment

EnergySolutions, Perma-Fix, Philo-Technics, and Studsvik will be awarded task orders for treatment over the next five years with a maximum contract value of $24.9 million.

NRC Seeks Comments on Proposed Material Security Rule

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission rule would set requirements for Category 1 and 2 radioactive materials and shipments of small amounts of irradiated reactor fuel.



EPA Voids Import Certificates for Small Recreational Vehicles

The agency said its suspects that MotorScience Enterprise intentionally submitted false or incomplete emissions information on gas-powered off road motorcycles and all terrain vehicles.

Reusable Grocery Bags Breed Bacteria, Research Says

A University of Arizona and Loma Linda University study found that consumers were unaware that they need to regularly wash reusable grocery bags.

Watershed Academy Slates Shoreline Stewardship Webcast

EPA will host experts from Minnesota, Wisconsin and Maine at the July 15 online seminar.

EPA Finalizing GHG Reporting Rules for 4 Emissions Sources

The proposed rules, which also cover confidential business information, would require underground coal mines, industrial wastewater treatment systems, industrial waste landfills and magnesium production facilities to report their GHG emissions by the end of March 2012.

Ontario Proposes Rules for Offshore Wind Turbines

The rules would keep wind turbines at least 5 kilometers from the shorelines of lakes Superior, Huron, Erie, and Ontario.

Manufacturers in Oregon Must Collect Unused Paint

The Department of Environmental Quality has approved the pilot take-back program, which begins today.

Scientists in China Create New Tool for Loss Prediction from Disasters

Bayesian network approach enables emergency planners to better predict, assess and manage natural and man-made catastrophes, according to developers.

Manchester Authority Buys Odor Control System for Waste Disposal

MEGTEC and HAASE Energietechnik AG provide VOCSIDIZER technology to help the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority meet low odor control limits.

Failure to Report Ammonia Release Quickly Results in $35,000 Fine

The leak at Pacific Seafood Group's warehouse and distribution center apparently was caused by an incorrect setting on a pressure relief valve.

Cobb County to Install Calgon Carbon's GAC Vessels

The $3 million contract between the water authority and the company should help one of the water treatment plants comply with the Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule.

Agency Delays Enforcement on Lead Paint Certification

EPA is giving remodelers and contractors more time to get trained; the new enforcement deadline is Oct. 1.

23 American Water Treatment Plants Surpass Regulatory Standards

Many of the company's treatment plants have maintained Phase III certification for 10 years.