A new air dispersion modeling system is helping create more accurate industrial source models
This article originally appeared in the 04/01/2006 issue of Environmental Protection.
The environmental justice movement found its roots in the 1980s when studies were published describing environmental and public health injustices in minority communities. Impacted areas across the southern United States continued to surface throughout the decade.
- By H. Troy Stuckey, Jacqueline Fortin
This article originally appeared in the 04/01/2006 issue of Environmental Protection.
The California Department of Toxic Substances (DTSC) began enforcing Universal Waste management rules for all waste generators effective Feb. 9, 2006. All businesses and households are now required to properly dispose of batteries and mercury-containing lamps and devices at a certified recycling facility.
This article originally appeared in the 04/01/2006 issue of Environmental Protection.
Environmental, health and safety (EHS) departments were created in response to regulations. For most, it continues to be their raison d'être in the minds of most business managers.
This article originally appeared in the 03/01/2006 issue of Environmental Protection.
Managing stormwater infiltration is an ongoing and increasing need. Factors influencing stormwater filtration management include:
- By John R. Kastrinos, Mark D. Kelley, Michael C. Alfieri
This article originally appeared in the 03/01/2006 issue of Environmental Protection.
When a natural disaster, such as a hurricane or a major flood, strikes, a typical first response is to evacuate quickly. Upon return and property review, the next priority is to find clean water to drink and use for washing and cleaning. The need for a functioning sanitary sewer system is of equal importance to bring a community back to normal functioning capacity.
- By Michael R. Filmyer, PE, LO
This article originally appeared in the 03/01/2006 issue of Environmental Protection.
This case study describes the use of portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF) instrumentation in site characterization and corrective remediation for heavy metals and other contaminants, a process that allowed the environmental engineers to accelerate remediation efforts as the client prepared to invest in the redevelopment opportunities of a commercial 26-acre site in Massachusetts.
This article originally appeared in the 03/01/2006 issue of Environmental Protection.
A serious problem faces our society as the demand for clean water begins to exceed the available supply. Treating and reusing wastewater is becoming an acceptable solution to this problem.
This article originally appeared in the 03/01/2006 issue of Environmental Protection.
Nearly 35 years have passed since the historic enactment of the Clean Water Act (CWA) in 1972. And thanks to the hard work of the nation's municipal clean water agencies, great gains have been made during that time. Yet, three decades since the CWA's enactment, we are still far from the "zero discharge" and swimmable/fishable goals of the CWA.
This article originally appeared in the 03/01/2006 issue of Environmental Protection.
Groundwater and soil contamination are among the most time-consuming and costly environmental remediation challenges facing our communities today. Solvents, metals, organic compounds, and other chemicals remain in the soil and seep into groundwater long after the facilities that used or created the contaminants have stopped operating.
This article originally appeared in the 01/01/2006 issue of Environmental Protection.
2006 promises to be a contentious and litigious time in the air pollution control area. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced some significant new hazardous and traditional pollutant regulatory programs that will be legally challenged as either too stringent or too lax, depending upon the litigant.
This article originally appeared in the 01/01/2006 issue of Environmental Protection.
The Wastewater Operations Division of Charlotte County Utilities in Charlotte County, Fla., operates in a unique underground construction setting. The county is in the process of substantially expanding its utility infrastructure to serve thousands of platted residential lots and accommodate the demands of rapid population growth.
This article originally appeared in the 01/01/2006 issue of Environmental Protection.
In olden times, just over 30 years ago in the mid-1970s, the environmental movement was still young, "environmentalists" were a troublesome new class of malcontents and eccentrics, and men were still men. Environmental legislation seemed highly partisan. Democratic majorities on both sides of Congress (until 1980 when the Senate changed) were the driving force behind new clean water and clean air amendments, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and the Comprehensive Response, Compensation, & Liability Act (CERCLA)/Superfund.
This article originally appeared in the 01/01/2006 issue of Environmental Protection.
While the sitting U.S. Congress might be characterized as attempting to expand federal spending abroad and restrict spending at home without regard to the impacts on domestic programs, including water quality-related programs, Hurricane Katrina and a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report on infrastructure maintenance may have been "watershed events" that will result in some re-examination of federal spending priorities in the public sector.
- By Jason V. Turner, Sarah Klahn
This article originally appeared in the 01/01/2006 issue of Environmental Protection.
Arsenic (As) removal from drinking water by adsorptive media has been a proven technology for years. In the western and southwestern United States, however, much of the As-tainted groundwater has a pH value that is high enough to significantly reduce the operating capacity of adsorptive media, including the iron-, alumina-, and titanium-based media commercially available to municipalities.
This article originally appeared in the 01/01/2006 issue of Environmental Protection.
The bottom line for companies is that now may be the right time to take a systematic look at their products and services.
This article originally appeared in the 01/01/2006 issue of Environmental Protection.
2005 saw developments related to waste management in both the judicial, administrative, and regulatory contexts. These developments are likely to continue to influence policy and actions well into 2006. The following article summarizes some of these major developments, with an eye toward future effects.
- By Stephen I. Addlestone, JD
This article originally appeared in the 01/01/2006 issue of Environmental Protection.
We've asked leaders from different segments of the environmental field to gaze into their crystal balls and forecast significant developments they see occurring in 2006 and beyond.
- By Angela Neville, Jason Goodman
This article originally appeared in the 01/01/2006 issue of Environmental Protection.
SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Daniel Hinerfeld, the young, ultra-articulate director of communications for the Southern California office of the Natural Resources Defense Council ("NRDC"), agreed to let me drop by in mid-September to interview him and some other NRDC staffers so I could write this installment. I was slightly nervous about visiting.
This article originally appeared in the 11/01/2005 issue of Environmental Protection.
What's bright blue, heavier than water and mostly insoluble? In the case of a brownfield site in the Midwest, the answer is a daunting remediation challenge.
- By Joseph F. Lorenz, Ronald E. Hutchens
This article originally appeared in the 11/01/2005 issue of Environmental Protection.