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Items Tagged with 'chemical pollution'

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train derailment

Railroad safety rules under debate in Senate

Washington state alone had 35 train derailments last year.
Austin Keating
Austin Keating
May 16, 2023
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“I think this bill as written, it’s going to pass this committee, but I don’t believe as written it’s going to get 60 votes in the Senate,” Republican Senator Ted Cruz from Texas told KOMO.


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Danish Water

New chemicals found in Danish drinking water

Five of the compounds detected have never before been reported in groundwater anywhere in the world. They're not per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
April 21, 2023
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Despite a massive focus on PFAS substances and pesticide residues in Danish drinking water, little attention is paid to the hundreds of other chemical compounds in our groundwater.


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Norfolk southern rail

DOJ sues Norfolk Southern for Feb. train derailment

DOJ filed the lawsuit on behalf of the EPA after CDC confirmed investigators got sick following travel to the East Palestine site.
Austin Keating
Austin Keating
April 3, 2023
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DOJ is asking for $64,618 per day, per violation of the Clean Water Act and $55,808 per day or $2,232 per barrel of oil or unit of hazardous substance.


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Plastic ocean PFAS

Minderoo-Monaco Commission releases report on human, ocean health impacts of plastics

Plastics cause disease, impairment and premature mortality at every stage of their life cycle, disproportionately affecting vulnerable, low-income and minority communities.
Austin Keating
Austin Keating
March 23, 2023
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The ubiquity of fast food and discount stores in poorer communities increases exposure to plastic packaging, products, and associated chemicals and impacts.


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CSIRO

Microbes hold potential in removing PFAS from recycled waste fertilizer

About half of all sewage waste in the U.S. is treated and converted to biosolids, a further half of which is used as fertilizer after additional processing.
March 20, 2023
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In a paper published in the journal Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, scientists showed how PFAS can leach out of fertilizer made from recycled waste with the help of microbial decomposition.


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Atmosphere

Researcher develops new methods to measure PFAS in the atmosphere and aerosol particles

Research aims to answer outstanding questions regarding PFAS atmospheric components that lead to human exposure.
Kaitlyn Landram
March 16, 2023
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Moving forward, Sullivan's team will explore the chemistry and transport of PFAS in aerosols suspended in the atmosphere.


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Precise Packaging

EPA settles with Precise Packaging over alleged hazardous waste violations

Precise Packaging LLC. of Fall River, Mass. will now perform training, oversight and reporting to regulators.
March 13, 2023
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Under this settlement, Precise Packaging has agreed spend no less than $57,114 on a supplemental environmental project that will provide the Fall River Fire Department with two handheld chemical detection units that permit more effective responses to hazardous-waste-related emergencies.


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Wood

Despite restrictions elsewhere, NZ still uses a wood preservative linked to arsenic pollution

Other countries, including Australia, the US and the EU, have stopped or restricted the use of copper chromium arsenic.
Clemens Altaner
March 1, 2023
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The ingredients of CCA are the heavy metals copper, chromium and arsenic. They don’t decompose and can’t be destroyed like organic compounds by incineration.


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Revive-Environmental

Battelle, Viking Gobal Investors launch Revive Environmental

New company to focus on destruction of PFAS chemical contamination, restoration of water.
February 13, 2023
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Battelle, in partnership with Viking Global Investors, is launching a new company called Revive Environmental.


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stacks air quality

Montrose Environmental Group announces second 2023 acquisition

The senior team of EAI will remain with Montrose and become part of the Environmental Consulting & Engineering Division.
February 13, 2023
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Montrose Environmental Group, has acquired Environmental Alliance, Inc., a top environmental engineering and consulting firm in the Mid-Atlantic region.


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