A retractable, structurally supported geomembrane cover system provides odor control and easy maintenance access to wastewater treatment aeration basins at the Vallejo Sanitation & Flood Control District.
- By Jim McMahon
- Mar 16, 2010
Waste separation, community buy-in, and high solids anaerobic digestion are key ingredients in turning table scraps and yard debris into a renewable resource recipe.
- By Meredith Sorensen
- Mar 10, 2010
The good news from Environmental Protection's annual Salary Survey is that reported gross salaries appear to have increased over those reported in the 2008 survey. The bad news is that getting or keeping an industry job proved more difficult for many who responded.
- By L.K. Williams
- Feb 26, 2010
Going fluorescent is a no-brainer, much like using lamp crushers to recycle and safely dispose of the small amount of mercury in each bulb.
- By Aaron Griffith
- Feb 17, 2010
ANDalyze Inc. is using DNA sensors that react with heavy metal ions to help water professionals detect contaminants and safeguard drinking water.
- By Marty Dugan
- Feb 12, 2010
Attendees at the 2010 National Biodiesel Conference got an earful of good news for the industry.
- By L.K. Williams
- Feb 11, 2010
Montezuma Valley Irrigation Co. saved substantial amounts of water lost through evaporation and seepage by installing a closed poly pipe distribution system with more precise flow meters, solar power, and automation.
- By Gerald W. Knudsen, P.E., AgriTech Consulting
- Feb 08, 2010
Emissions tracking software keeps companies one step ahead of impending greenhouse gas regulation.
- By Carla Saavedra
- Feb 08, 2010
EPA has added chemical, petroleum and coal, and electric power facilities to its list of industries that are responsible for assuring their financial ability to take care of cleanups.
- By Sloane Anders Wildman, Perkins Coie LLP
- Jan 29, 2010
Professionally trained odor panelists can mitigate nuisance odors better because they are not hampered by detection limits.
- By Roy Desrochers, GEI Consultants, Inc.
- Jan 20, 2010
Inconsistent federal, state and local laws are undercutting groundwater protection efforts in the United States.
- By Michael E. Covert, PG
- Jan 14, 2010
EPA rule co-author answers some questions AC and refrigeration companies may have before the impending effective date ─ Jan. 1.
- By Staci Gatica, U.S. EPA
- Dec 21, 2009
Are SEPs good for the regulated community and everyone else, too?
Two case studies illustrate how companies found in violation of environmental law can offset some of the costs associated with financial penalties.
- By Paul C. Simonetta
- Nov 20, 2009
Energy-saving fluorescent lamps pose mercury vapor risks when broken and require special packaging for their transport to recycling facilities.
- By Brad Buscher
- Nov 19, 2009
Sulphide-precipitation and ion-exchange technologies can help companies meet the environmental, economic and social drivers of sustainability.
- By David Kratochvil
- Nov 13, 2009
With the help of Autodesk Topobase software, an Australian water organization integrates its geographic information system and improves workflow.
- By Brendan Soustal
- Nov 05, 2009
Rome, Italy, puts a 1,000-foot sewer bypass in a busy quarter using trenchless technology and centrifugally cast, fiberglass-reinforced, polymer mortar pipe.
Putting natural solutions to the test would help experts further refine BMPs for stormwater runoff
The absence of a nationwide stormwater management standard, coupled with the different rainfall patterns, pollutants of concern, environmental resources and economic drivers from state to state, has resulted in a wide disparity among stormwater management programs.
- By John MacKinnon
- Oct 21, 2009
Circulating fluidized bed reactor technology has a place in meeting the goals of Obama's energy plan.
- By Robert S. Giglio
- Oct 19, 2009
Mold, lead-based paint and other exclusions in general liability have tipped the balance for commercial and habitational property owners. What's a property owner to do?
- By John J. Heft
- Oct 16, 2009