Students enjoy the visible bounty of the Biosphere without a clue of the wondrous invisible world that embraces them. This invisible world indeed sustains their very lives, for within this microcosm exists not only the supply of life-preserving oxygen, but also potentially life-destroying microbes and toxic gases.
- By Anthony J. Sadar
- Sep 01, 2005
This article originally appeared in the 09/01/2005 issue of Environmental Protection.
I've been an environmental consultant for almost 20 years, and I've owned my own company for 10. Over the years, "Environmental Compliance Audits" have been one of the hardest products to sell to industrial customers.
- By Michael Whitehead, MS
- Sep 01, 2005
This article originally appeared in the 09/01/2005 issue of Environmental Protection.
By changing to a new sludge-drying technology, one Florida city is able to switch to Class A biosolids
- By Tina Roesler
- Sep 01, 2005
This article originally appeared in the 09/01/2005 issue of Environmental Protection.
This year marks the 15th anniversary of the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990, established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce or prevent pollution at its source, before it's generated.
- By Mark Wysong
- Sep 01, 2005
This article originally appeared in the 09/01/2005 issue of Environmental Protection.
In 2001, President George W. Bush took the United States out of the Kyoto Protocol, the international agreement that commits the major industrial economies to reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases including carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and several other substances.
- By Edward Hoyt
- Jul 01, 2005
This article originally appeared in the 07/01/2005 issue of Environmental Protection.
EHS professionals know from experience that their efforts impact the company at many levels. For example, a switch to a non-toxic substitute may reduce raw material costs, decrease worker exposure, improve worker morale, reduce customers' disposal costs, improve the brand's image, and so on.
- By Richard MacLean
- Jul 01, 2005
This article originally appeared in the 07/01/2005 issue of Environmental Protection.
In our litigious society, professionals of all kinds are keenly aware that their expertise and professionalism cannot always protect them against being sued. For environmental professionals, the uncertainty and variability associated with the natural environment compounds the risk of litigation -- and, therefore, elevates the importance of liability insurance.
- By John G. Nevius, Robert E. Frankel, Esq.
- Jul 01, 2005
This article originally appeared in the 07/01/2005 issue of Environmental Protection.
The other day a person preparing to make a presentation on small aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) asked me for a "sexy spin" on fuel tanks. I wasn't sure if I should be amused or upset. Fuel tanks are designed to hold fuel. That's it.
- By David Harris
- Jul 01, 2005
This article originally appeared in the 07/01/2005 issue of Environmental Protection.
On a global level, the wastewater minimization market is highly affected by a few key drivers: pollution prevention, water recycling, water reuse, and zero liquid discharge.
- By Richard S. Dennis
- Jul 01, 2005
This article originally appeared in the 07/01/2005 issue of Environmental Protection.
Wastewater operators are exposed daily to numerous health risks. These risks include exposure to gases, chemicals, endotoxins, exotoxins, and pathogens. Asphyxiating, irritating, and toxic gases produced through the anaerobic degradation of carbonaceous wastes include ammonia (NH3), carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), and methane (CH4).
- By Michael Gerardi
- Jul 01, 2005
This article originally appeared in the issue of .
Now that the Russian Federation has ratified the Kyoto Protocol, mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction requirements will begin to take effect in those countries that have ratified the treaty.
- By Robert P. Newman, PE, DEE
- Jun 01, 2005
This article originally appeared in the 06/01/2005 issue of Environmental Protection.
In the 2004 election year, the environment has taken a back seat to other more publicized issues. According to the presidential candidates, their campaigns, and much of the American population, issues such as Iraq and the War Against Terror, tax relief, and healthcare are much more important.
- By H. Troy Stuckey, Jacqueline Fortin
- Jun 01, 2005
This article originally appeared in the 06/01/2005 issue of Environmental Protection.
"Location, location, location." How often have we heard that mantra from developers describing successful projects? Locations balancing access to their target market and proximity to resources of labor, transportation, or public utilities enhance the financial return on investment.
- By David E. Koch
- Jun 01, 2005
This article originally appeared in the 06/01/2005 issue of Environmental Protection.
The U.S. environmental, health and safety (EHS) regulatory model has dominated the thoughts and agendas of America's EHS professionals for the past 30 years. State and federal regulations will not go away, of course, but they are rapidly being overshadowed by a fundamental shift in how EHS issues will be dealt with both here and abroad.
- By Richard MacLean
- Jun 01, 2005
This article originally appeared in the 06/01/2005 issue of Environmental Protection.
The lack of attacks launched against water treatment plants is by no means an indication that they are invincible. While treatment plants aren't typically seen as high profile targets, they are at risk of infiltration and/or sabotage. Plants, many of which are based in or near residential areas, purify water for vast regions.
- By Mike Studer
- Jun 01, 2005
This article originally appeared in the 06/01/2005 issue of Environmental Protection.
All roads leading to the control of greenhouse gas emissions pass through Kyoto, right? Wrong! The Kyoto Protocol is just one part of the burgeoning web of mandatory, voluntary, and market-based programs for addressing global climate change.
- By Laura L. Whiting
- Jun 01, 2005
This article originally appeared in the 06/01/2005 issue of Environmental Protection.
The longstanding technologies of ion exchange resins and membranes are now being used in innovative ways for drinking water treatment
This article originally appeared in the 06/01/2005 issue of Environmental Protection.
Dealing with the next generation of regulations, standards, and corporate watchdogs
- By Peter S. Cartwright, P.E.
- Jun 01, 2005
This article originally appeared in the 06/01/2005 issue of Environmental Protection.
Too much chlorine. That's what the residents of two Tennessee cities said about their drinking water following a recent upgrade to their water treatment plant (WTP). As part of the upgrade, granular filter media from the conventional plant were removed and immersed, hollow-fiber ultrafiltration (UF) membranes were added to the plants treatment processes.
- By Tony Kobilnyk
- May 01, 2005
This article originally appeared in the issue of .
As most environmental professionals who perform or review Phase I environmental site assessments (Phase I ESAs) probably know by now, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) upcoming all appropriate inquiries (AAI) regulations will have a significant impact on how Phase I ESAs are conducted.
- By Michael E. Covert, P.G.
- May 01, 2005
This article originally appeared in the 05/01/2005 issue of Environmental Protection.