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Nano Air Pollution: Hazardous to Your Heart Health

January 23, 2008

An Unwelcome Intruder

October 1, 2007By Dave Hermance

A guide to what environmental professionals should know about vapor intrusion and its impact on real property transactions

Vapor intrusion. If you haven’t yet heard the term, you soon will: A growing environmental concern that has made national headlines, this indoor air quality issue develops when rapidly evaporating chemicals from polluted soil or groundwater make their way to the indoor air of overlying buildings, similar to the way radon enters homes.

Mercury's Rising Impact

June 1, 2007By Constance L. Senior

This contaminant, a combustion byproduct of power plants, is increasingly polluting land and water through air-borne deposition

Mercury is getting a lot of attention, both in the popular press and in state and federal regulatory agencies. Combustion systems, like coal-fired power plants, industrial boilers, incinerators, and cement kilns, are sources of mercury emissions to the air. This article outlines the mercury emission regulations that apply to different combustion systems and the best demonstrated means to control these emissions from combustion sources. This article focuses on utility and industrial combustion systems because they are the highest emitters and face the greatest reductions and tightest scrutiny.

Coming Into Compliance

May 1, 2007By Jim Stone

As part of meeting new MACT standards, one fiberglass manufacturer uses thermal oxidizer technology to capture the contaminant styrene and use it as a fuel source

For years, fiberglass-reinforced baths and showers have been perceived as “commodity” products. Of course -- as with any product -- there have always been quality differences between brands. Nevertheless, the manufacturing methods employed and the materials used have been roughly similar.

Speeding Up Meth Lab Remediation

May 1, 2006By Lynn D. Dewees

As the pace of methamphetamine production accelerates, environmental professionals are overcoming difficult cleanup challenges

U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez has called it "a unique and deadly threat to our nation -- which destroys lives far beyond those of just the addicts and the users."

A Fresh Coat

September 1, 2005By Hank Godshalk

U.S. Manufacturers' use of low-volatile organic compound paint is improving air quality

Virtually all metal product manufacturers insist that their products perform well and look good. Often, a key factor in determining if these goals are met is the coating they receive before leaving the factory.