Thermal Cyclone Washing for Remediation of Petroleum Contaminated Soils
Thermal Cyclone Washing (TCW) is a soil remediation technology developed and tested at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. TCW is a combination of thermal, chemical, and physical...
Panel Discussion on Stormwater Issues in Pennsylvania
The management of stormwater in Pennsylvania has radically changed over the last several years due to the concern of the citizens of the Commonwealth, and the advent of NPDES Phase II....
Application of the NRC Framework for Evaluation of Remedial Actions at a PCB Contaminated Sediment Site
The National Research Council recently proposed that the framework of the Presidents/Congressional Commission on Risk Assessment and Risk Management be applied to the selection and implementation...
The Cyanic Threat
In the past terrorists have attempted to contaminate drinking water supplies in the United States with cyanide - one of the most lethal poisons known to man. So far they have been unsuccessful....
NewsBriefs: Earth Tech Wins Water Pollution Project Contract (Earth Tech)
NewsBriefs: Method Developed for Finding Contaminants (University of Rhode Island)
NewsBriefs: Contaminated Building To Be Demolished (Washington Post)
NewsBriefs: Trees Used to Treat Contaminated Groundwater (Public Works Journal Corporation)
NewsBriefs: MIT-Led Partnership to Study Airport Noise Pollution (MIT News)
NewsBriefs: Pollutant-Eating Microbe May Help Remediate Sites (Cornell News Service)
Environmental Protection: Air Bubble Shield Fish from Underwater Construction Noise
Nanotechnology Takes Roots
Nanoscale particles of zero-valent iron with a trace of noble metal catalyst are punching well above their weight in the area of environmental remediation. Their ability to destroy a wide...
Acoustic Design: New Findings Help Reduce Noise Levels in Classrooms
Water Treatment: Los Angeles to Reduce Water Pollution
Remediation: Dow Settlement Targets Groundwater Contamination
Ports: Long Beach Expands Dock over Stabilized Contaminants
Consolidated Effort
Engineers remedied a landfill polluted with polychlorinated biphenyls by removing the most contaminated detritus and consolidating the rest under a multilayered, impermeable cap....
The Future of Airports
Through a series of meetings and surveys, professionals involved in the design, engineering, construction, and maintenance of airports throughout the United States and Canada have identified...
Transporting Hong Kong
In response to a mobile, rapidly growing population, Hong Kong's Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation is constructing West Rail, a HK$51.7 billion (U.S.$6.7 billion), 30.5 km...
Shipyard Uses Three-Step Filtration Systems to Reduce Contaminants
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