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High Court Won't Shield Canadian Firm from Suit

January 8, 2008

EPA Proposes $31 Million Plan for Contaminated Groundwater at Superfund Site

January 7, 2008

W.R. Grace to pay $34M for Cleanup at 32 Sites

December 18, 2007

Superfund Settlement to Cost San Bernardino County $11 Million

November 10, 2007

NRC Releases Assessment of Low-level Radioactive Waste Regulatory Program

November 7, 2007

Hercules Inc. Pays $12.95 Million for Cleanup Costs at W.Va. Site

November 1, 2007

Cleanup Cost-cutter

June 1, 2007By Bob Kelley

A guide to the most efficient oxygen-release compound to use in the enhanced bioremediation of contaminated soil and groundwater

Unfortunately, many of the advances in our industrialized world have come at great expense to our environment. Currently, one of the biggest environmental problems in the United States and other developed nations is the contamination of soil and groundwater caused by accidental releases of hazardous chemicals and petroleum hydrocarbons.

Taking It to the Field

June 1, 2007By Donald Sackett

Portable XRF analyzers promote easy metal analysis at remediation sites

All of us are concerned with the global impact of adverse environmental issues. Since early times, humans have known that some of the most useful metals, such as lead and arsenic, are also very toxic and need to be controlled and contained.

Pesticide Terminator

May 1, 2007By Alan Seech, James Mueller

Using in situ bioremediation to destroy pesticides in impacted soil is a cheaper, more permanent alternative to 'dig-and-dump' treatment methods

As urban centers grow in size, substantial areas of agricultural and industrial land are being converted to residential use. One of the issues frequently encountered when such a change in land use is implemented is the presence of elevated concentrations of chlorinated pesticides and herbicides historically used in agricultural crop production.

Project Offers Promise For New Methods Of Site Remediation

December 1, 2006

A Sensitive Electronic Nose

November 1, 2006By Edward J. Staples

Gas chromatograph device speeds up VOC identification in air, water, soil samples

A new type of electronic nose, based on ultra-fast gas chromatography, can perform analytical measurements of volatile organic vapors in near real-time with part-per-trillion sensitivity.

ESA Rules: Explored and Explained

November 1, 2006By Nick Albergo, PE

Examining the new standards related to Phase 1 environmental site assessments

The following is the second of a two-part series that analyzes new Phase 1 ESA requirements and their impact on consultants and their clients. The first part, ESA Rules: Plain English Version (Part 1) was published in the October 2006 issue of Environmental Protection.

ESA Rules: Plain English Version (Part 1)

October 1, 2006By Nick Albergo, PE

An explanation of the new standards related to Phase 1 environmental site assessments and the necessity for an opinion regarding additional investigations

The following is the first of a two-part series that analyzes new Phase 1 ESA requirements and their impact on consultants and their clients. The second part is scheduled to be published in the November/December 2006 issue of Environmental Protection.

Blight to Bright

July 1, 2006By Jeffrey Hanneman

Insurance companies are helping turn contaminated sites turn into solar energy producers

Insurance companies are helping turn contaminated sites turn into solar energy producers

Oxidants on the Job

June 1, 2006By Jason Muessig

Chemical oxidation is proving successful in degrading soil and groundwater contaminants

The need for removal and destruction of contaminants of concern (COC), like petroleum hydrocarbons and chlorinated organics, in soil and groundwater has led to the development of a wide range of technologies for both in ground (in-situ) and above ground (ex-situ) treatment of these contaminants.