Technology


Oil Estimates Rise; Navy, Private Companies Stay on the Job

Between 35,000 and 60,000 barrels of oil per day may be leaking from the BP oil well in the Gulf of Mexico.

New Brunswick Landfill Executes GHG Reduction Credits

Fredericton Region Solid Waste Commission has registered VER+ offset credits, which allows the organization to sell verified greenhouse gas emission credits.

Kroff: Technology Eliminates VOCs in Metal Fabrication

Pittsburgh-based Kroff Process Technologies claims its technology does not compromise the metalworking process.

Fuzzy2 Skimmer Material at Work in Gulf Oil Cleanup

Abanaki product adds surface area and can be retrofitted to existing drum or disk skimmers.

Case study: Mining Company Reclaims Wastewater in Mexico

Met-Mex Peñoles has used reverse osmosis membranes to further treat municipal wastewater from Torreón City for its boilers over the last 12 years.

10-Minute Lead Paint Test Less Expensive, RTI Says

Lead paint rule spurred RTI International to develop a method that uses a simple, portable turbidity meter that measures the amount of light blocked by suspended particles in solution.

China to Build Largest Coal Mine Methane Emissions Abatement System

The Datong mine ventilation air methane abatement system will use MEGTEC's Vocsidizer technology.



Coast Guard Panel to Screen, Evaluate Oil Spill Technologies

Vendors and scientists are invited to submit white papers for consideration.

New TOC Analyzer Uses Supercritical Water Oxidation Technique

GE Power & Water says its analyzer offers increased uptime and instrument reliability.

Microbial Electrosynthesis Turns Solar Energy into Chemicals

The University of Massachusetts Amherst research team says the technique readily stores solar power with existing infrastructure.

Waycross, Ga., Installs Device to Stop Floating Trash

City takes out ARRA-funded loan to help stop trash from polluting the Satilla River.

New Water Purifier Runs on Solar

Inventors suggest The HYDRA will be an asset to medical clinics, schools, remote communities, and disaster relief agencies.

Bacterial Colonization Process Earns Patent

EDI says the new enclosed wastewater treatment process will eliminate the need for settling basins, ponds, and lagoons.

Demo Validates Biotrickling Filter at Wastewater Treatment Plant

BioAir Solutions tested its media and biotrickling filter at a Florida wastewater plant for one year and the results revealed that the system removed more than 98 percent of all odors.

Algal Turf Scrubber Removes Nutrients from Manure Runoff

Microbiologist Walter Mulbry's scrubber raceways collected 60 to 90 percent of the nitrogen and 70 to 100 percent of phosphorus from manure effluents.

IWA Identifies Winning European Water Engineering Projects

The International Water Association announces regional winners of this year's project innovation awards.

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ORNL's New Spectrometry Provides Quick, In-Situ Monitoring

Scientist says the technology would reduce the cost of long-term monitoring of contaminants in groundwater by up to 80 percent.