Many electric generating utilities that burn coal are engaged in retrofit projects using flue gas desulfurization (FGD) to meet emissions standards mandated by Phase 2 of the Clean Air Act.
- By Chris Edmonds
- Nov 07, 2008
Commentary
I believe that access to sanitation and water is a key component of human rights.
- By Rebecca West
- Nov 03, 2008
Old ways of doing business are acceptable today if they comply with regulations and get the job done efficiently.
Killing weeds isn't one of the primary responsibilities of a water and wastewater management facility, but it does require some care to do the job well and in compliance with California's Title 3 Pesticide Regulations.
Cloudcroft, N.M., holds more than one important distinction. It is home to the nation’s highest golf course at 9,000 feet, and its residents have implemented an integrated water conservation and indirect potable reuse project to supplement spring and well water with treated wastewater effluent.
Environmental auditing had its genesis in the 1970s as a couple of newsworthy environmental incidents (for example, Love Canal and the Valley of the Drums) spurred EPA to promulgate a slew of new regulations.
- By Russell R. Boesch, Kevin D. Fulmer
- Oct 21, 2008
Motor carriers must remain focused while transporting whatever they carry, especially if the cargo is hazardous materials.
- By Peter Dannecker
- Oct 21, 2008
In some ways, the 21st century has, so far, been a hostile time, with the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, multiple school shootings, bombings in London and Spain, reports of increased border traffic and violence, and more.
- By Megan Weadock
- Oct 20, 2008
Having the annual WEFTEC conference in Chicago, just two weeks before the much anticipated Election Day can be a blessing or a burden.
- By L. K. Williams
- Oct 15, 2008
The Stickney Water Reclamation Plant and Abbott Laboratory Wastewater Pretreatment Plant tours are all about extremes.
- By L. K. Williams
- Oct 14, 2008
Commentary
Excerpts of Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) prepared remarks for a Sept. 24 hearing on the Bush Administration's environmental record.
China's capital city has a long history of water scarcity. In recent years, rapid economic growth, pollution, and a population reaching 17 million have intensified the problem. It is estimated that Beijing's water availability per capita is 30 times below the international average.
- By Niann-Tsyr Yuen
- Oct 03, 2008
Serrano Water District in Villa Park, Calif., agreed to implement and test a water treatment system at the Villa Park Dam in an effort to explore affordable solutions for reducing high levels of iron and manganese in its water stream.
Opinion
Half of the non-chemical supplier companies doing business in Europe will be shut out of that market on Jan. 1. Are you one of them?
- By Brenda Romig-Fox
- Oct 01, 2008
In today's world, environmental, health and safety (EHS) professionals must acquire effective marketing skills to achieve their organization's EHS objectives.
- By Gary Ganson
- Sep 25, 2008
When groundwater flows through underground coal mines, metals and sulfate often leach from pyrite-laced coal and bedrock and discharge into a surface water body, becoming acid mine drainage.
- By Michael von Fahnestock, Ph.D.
- Sep 24, 2008
Emerging Trends
The growing water shortage underscores the need not only for comprehensive conservation plans and re-allocation of water resources but for the development of new technologies and facilities that will convert non-potable water into fresh drinking water.
- By Sheila Harvey, Tom Campbell
- Sep 23, 2008
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., has undertaken aggressive groundwater and soil remediation to treat an area of on-site petroleum hydrocarbon contamination.
A concerted effort to beneficially reuse and recycle plant waste started in November 2006 when the chief financial officer of Hensley Industries complained about the soaring cost to landfill the facility's spent foundry sand.
- By Diana Lundelius
- Sep 16, 2008