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Hazardous Waste Articles
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Enviromental Lab Testing [Mar 2010]
Getting the best value from laboratory biodegradability testing by avoiding some common pitfalls.
Hazardous Waste Cost or Benefit? [Sep 2009]
Reuse and recycling in preference to disposal
Regulating the Effects of Hazardous Materials [Dec 2008]
The use and disposal of batteries and accumulators
Introduction
The long-term effects of land-filling and incinerating waste products are an ever increasing concern given the potential harm to human health and the long-term, detrimental environmental effects posed by hazardous materials.
The Impact of Processes and Products [Sep 2008]
The laboratory plays a key role in identifying emerging contaminants
Over the past thirty years, the European Union has introduced a range of legislative measures aimed at improving the quality of the environment. More recently, EC Directives have particularly focussed on the discharge of contaminants into the aquatic environment. The implementation of these directives has delivered significant ecological benefits, but for these to be sustained, investigations into the impact of modern processes and products must continue. The laboratory plays a key role in better understanding these impacts and identifying compounds of detrimental effect to the environment.
Continuous Emissions Monitoring [Jun 2008]
A route to the development of novel technology and new market opportunities
Air pollution is an important issue of concern to the general public as exposure to low levels of some toxic species emitted by industrial processes may be hazardous to human health or impact adversely on the environment. This article describes how the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), a National Measurement Institute (NMI) in the UK supported by the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS), has been involved in assisting Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the development of the next generation of novel continuous emissions monitors (CEMs).
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Land Remediation Measurement [Mar 2008]
Molecular tools can provide lines of evidence for biological remediation
There are 3.5 million suspected contaminated sites within the EU. The EU Soil Framework Directive will soon require member states to compile a national database of these sites, measure the contamination and put in place a national remediation strategy.
Source Tracing Techniques [Mar 2008]
Water movement and relative impact of pollution sources on water quality
The Environment Agency (EA) defines tracers as follows: “Tracers are substances which may be used to deduce the direction, destination and velocity of water or other substances”. Source tracing is a technique that uses tracers to track the movement of water to determine the relative contribution of various sources on its composition at specific points. For example, a tracer might be used to determine if faecal pollution from an effluent discharge pipe is passing out to sea or returning to the coast and thereby impacting water quality on the nearby beaches.
Hazardous Waste [Jan 2008]
A bitter legacy for generations to come
Although hazardous waste is produced by practically all areas of society, some of the worst waste produced, with a legacy of the poorest controls, comes from the military-industrial complex.
Continuous Particulate Emissions Monitoring [Jun 2007]
Particulate measurement in chimney stacks on industrial processes
The subject of Continuous Particulate emission monitoring to satisfy regulatory requirements is of relatively new interest as a result of recent changes in legislation. Historically regulators were concerned with the visual impact of the discharge from a stack and therefore emission limits were expressed in terms of colour or opacity. However with the advent of emission limits for a process being defined in terms of mass concentration (expressed in mg/ m3) the issue of continuous particulate monitoring has become a new and growing regulatory requirement.
Controlling Parameters in Water Analysis [Jun 2007]
COD, TOC - or maybe TOD?
The COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand) is one of most important parameters in water analysis. In Germany as in nearly all European countries tax for indirect discharges is based on the COD. Using the oxygen consumption is reasonable in the case of tax because the delay time of waste water in a treatment plant depends mainly on its biological activity. The oxygen consumption again is a degree of biological activity. To determine the biological oxygen demand would be best suitable, but determination of this parameter is even more extensive compared to measurement of COD.
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Hazardous Waste [Jan 2007]
A bitter legacy for generations to come
December/January 2007 | AWE International 49 Hamish Robertson, Sypol Limited Hazardous Waste A bitter legacy for generations to come Although hazardous waste is produced by practically all areas of society, some of the worst waste produced, with a legacy of the poorest controls, comes from the military-industrial complex.
Hazardous Substances [Jan 2006]
The GESTIS Internet database on hazardous substances available at: www.hvbg.de/bgia/gestis-database
Field and Continuous Measurements [Mar 2005]
Making Sure We Make the Best Use of Them
The specification and use of online/field instruments and test kits can be a complicated business. Making the wrong choice could prove expensive.
Tim White explores the range of International Standards and related guidance which can help when specifying equipment and validating the data against required performance set by standard methods advocated by regulatory bodies.
Slim Down Your Waste And Pile on the Pounds [Mar 2005]
How innovative waste water treatment and removal can benefit your bottom line and the environment
Waste management goalposts are on the move again, with many businesses playing ‘catch up’ in an effort to make sure their waste water is removed, recycled and replaced with minimum environmental damage and minimal cost.
Dealing With Contaminated Land [Mar 2005]
The Environment agency estimates that there are some 300,000 hectares of land in the UK affected to by contamination left by industrial activity alone.
Contaminated land is a general term used to describe land containing substances that, when present in sufficient concentrations, are likely to cause harm to man, the environment, or materials used in construction. This contamination can manifest in soil, in air, as a waterborne hazard or as a combination of these.
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Hazardous Substances [Oct 2004]
Methods for assigning causality and saving time and money
Hazardous Materials Management [Jan 2004]
On the eve of a regulatory shift
Handling HazMat Emergencies [Jan 2003]
Six Simple Steps to Successful Chemical Emergency Planning
Planning for emergencies is one of the most critical elements of the emergency response effort. However, planning involves more than drafting a written document.
