Non-point source pollution has emerged as the leading cause of pollution threatening the health of watersheds around the country. Typical urban runoff transports pollutants such as trash, hydrocarbons (including motor oil and gas), sediment and countless human-made (anthropogenic) chemicals to our lakes, rivers and oceans.
- By Dan Cobb, PE, Vaikko Allen
This article originally appeared in the 01/01/2003 issue of Environmental Protection.
This article originally appeared in the 01/01/2003 issue of Environmental Protection.
Top issues in waste management in 2003
- By Rusty B. Norris, PE, PLS, RSM
This article originally appeared in the 01/01/2003 issue of Environmental Protection.
This article originally appeared in the 01/01/2003 issue of Environmental Protection.
Preserving your career options while protecting the environment
This article originally appeared in the 01/01/2003 issue of Environmental Protection.
This article originally appeared in the 01/01/2003 issue of Environmental Protection.
While Asia's public and private sector stakeholders strive to achieve robust economic growth, they are faced with the daunting task of mitigating the effects of that growth on the environment and addressing a wide range of legacy environmental problems, particularly in the areas of water and wastewater management.
- By Doug Shuster, Kim Mihalik, Maria Gilpin
This article originally appeared in the 01/01/2003 issue of Environmental Protection.
Automakers speed toward the future
This article originally appeared in the 11/01/2002 issue of Environmental Protection.
Water & Wastewater Products' first annual buyer's guide issue makes a splash in the industry
This article originally appeared in the 11/01/2002 issue of Environmental Protection.
Often it's an individual rather than "the system" that holds back progress
This article originally appeared in the 11/01/2002 issue of Environmental Protection.
Technology and regulation will protect the environment
This article originally appeared in the 11/01/2002 issue of Environmental Protection.
Current events in the water and wastewater world.
This article originally appeared in the 11/01/2002 issue of Environmental Protection.
Currently, the process of ozonation is being implemented in drinking water purification in treatment plants around the globe. Ozone is a potent agent in the disinfection of raw water. When raw water is pumped into the treatment plant, it carries many bacteria and viruses. The use of ozone eradicates these harmful pathogens.
This article originally appeared in the 11/01/2002 issue of Environmental Protection.
Anaerobic treatment of industrial wastewater has come a long way in the past 10 to 20 years. Prior to 1980, the process was deemed unreliable for its lack of robustness and overall instability, primarily due to misunderstandings of the biochemical pathways involved and the factors governing sludge characteristics.
- By Shannon R. Grant, MScE, PE, Shashi Gorur, ME, PE, James C. Young, PhD, PE, Robert Landine, PhD, PE, Albert C. Cocci, PhD, PE, C. Calvert Churn, PhD, PE
This article originally appeared in the 11/01/2002 issue of Environmental Protection.
Smart moves by our five Facilities of the Year are helping both their companies' bottom lines and the environment
This article originally appeared in the 11/01/2002 issue of Environmental Protection.
What is it and how can it work?
This article originally appeared in the 11/01/2002 issue of Environmental Protection.
This article originally appeared in the 10/01/2002 issue of Environmental Protection.
Benchmarking with New York City's Con Edison
This article originally appeared in the 10/01/2002 issue of Environmental Protection.
Building capacity for comprehensive management of waste produced by Asian health care facilities
This article originally appeared in the 10/01/2002 issue of Environmental Protection.
Activated carbon is proving to be successful in removing this stubborn contaminant from drinking water supplies
This article originally appeared in the 10/01/2002 issue of Environmental Protection.