VOCs

Battelle hosting Chlorinated Conference in Denver

Thu, 30 May 2024 16:27:52 -0400

The 2024 Chlorinated Conference will feature 477 platform presentations, 550 poster presentations and 8 technical panel discussions.

Efficient installation of contaminant vapor barrier restores project schedule at expansive logistics center

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 17:06:37 -0500

A new logistics center at a former brownfield site in New Jersey is being redeveloped to provide valuable warehouse space to the Northeast region.

EPA rejects air pollution permits for oil, gas wells in Colorado

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 16:49:51 -0500

PEER's petition targeted the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s failure to ensure adequate testing and monitoring of flares.

Public employee advocacy group says NIH scientific integrity plan is lacking

Fri, 24 Nov 2023 13:48:04 -0500

PEER decries allowing federal agencies to continue self-policing their own scientific integrity.

Government industrial process pumping system removes VOCs from groundwater

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 21:16:18 -0500

Romtec Utilities designed, manufactured, and supplied the pump station for this Superfund site.

DC attorney general announces largest environmental settlement in the city's history

Mon, 16 Oct 2023 13:48:22 -0400

With this historic settlement, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) over the past 10 years will have recovered nearly $120 million to promote environmental justice in the District.

Poster sessions at upcoming 2023 RemTEC & Emerging Contaminants Summit showcase high quality research

Keatinga@bnpmedia.com (Austin Keating) — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 07:12:59 -0400

RemTEC & Emerging Contaminants Summit will be held at the same time and place as the upcoming 2023 summit: Oct. 3 to 5, 2023 in Westminster, Colorado.

Combined remedy rapidly achieves targets to address chlorinated solvent impacts

Mon, 21 Aug 2023 13:34:29 -0400

Chlorinated solvent usage at a former printing facility in Orange County, California (Figure 1) contaminated the soil, soil vapor, and groundwater with tetrachloroethene (PCE) and trichloroethene (TCE).

EPA's $29 million settlement with Bank of America, chemicals found in domestic water supply

Tue, 23 May 2023 17:38:41 -0400

Here's a May 23 remediation news roundup surrounding Superfund and brownfield sites from the U.S. EPA.

The Golden State: A global leader in the vapor intrusion evaluation industry

Tue, 09 May 2023 00:00:00 -0400

For more than 20 years, vapor intrusion evaluations have steadily become popular in various regions of the United States.

EPA asks for public comments on declaring GenX, other PFAS as hazardous substances

Mon, 17 Apr 2023 13:04:08 -0400

This request for input follows EPA’s September 2022 proposed rule to designate two PFAS as hazardous substances under CERCLA.

Why TCE is an 'unreasonable risk' even when it's used as intended

Tue, 11 Apr 2023 13:16:27 -0400

Not assuming use of PPE in its baseline exposure scenarios reflects EPA’s recognition that certain subpopulations of workers exist that may be highly exposed.

Bacterial enzyme breaks down PFAS molecules

Fri, 07 Apr 2023 16:29:02 -0400

Inside E. coli bacteria, researchers have found an enzyme, C-P lyase, that enables the microbe to degrade highly stable chemicals.

Maine AG announces lawsuits against PFAS manufacturers

Mon, 03 Apr 2023 13:31:51 -0400

The State has also asked the Court to void certain corporate transactions between DuPont and its affiliates designed to insulate DuPont from PFAS-related liabilities.

PEER calls on EPA to report waste incinerators’ toxic output

Mon, 03 Apr 2023 13:11:53 -0400

The Toxics Release Inventory rulemaking petition would cover 400 incinerators nationwide. EPA has the legal authority to add incinerators to the TRI, but has not done so yet.

EPA watchdog says Trump-appointee altered PFBS toxicity value

Keatinga@bnpmedia.com (Austin Keating) — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0400

In a new report, EPA Inspector General says the agency lacks policies to protect scientific integrity from political interference.

BGL announces the sale of Texas Molecular to VLS Environmental Solutions

Tue, 07 Mar 2023 19:47:13 -0500

VLS is an industry-leading environmental services company providing customized waste processing, specialty cleaning, and repair services to a variety of highly-regulated industries.

EPA announces upcoming virtual regional listening sessions on the PFAS strategic roadmap

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 18:13:33 -0500

On Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a series of upcoming virtual listening sessions on EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap.

Canada proposes per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance drinking water standards

Mon, 20 Feb 2023 16:45:35 -0500

Canada is now proposing a limit of 30 ppt for any detectable per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance, or PFAS, in drinking water sources.

Battelle, Viking Gobal Investors launch Revive Environmental

Mon, 13 Feb 2023 14:17:14 -0500

Battelle, in partnership with Viking Global Investors, is launching a new company called Revive Environmental.

Pennsylvania adopts PFAS limits for drinking water

Wed, 01 Feb 2023 11:59:27 -0500

The MCLs for PFOA and PFOS apply to all 3,117 community, nontransient noncommunity, bottled, vended, retail, and bulk public water systems.

EPA publishes IRIS handbook and final IRIS assessment of perfluorobutanoic acid, related salts

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:07:05 -0500

PFBA is a breakdown product of other PFAS that have been used in stain-resistant fabrics, paper food packaging, carpets, and consumer products.

PFAS found in organic eggs in Denmark

Wed, 25 Jan 2023 07:01:12 -0500

This was found in a study from the DTU National Food Institute carried out in collaboration with the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration.

Boron nitride ball milling destroys PFAS

Mon, 23 Jan 2023 17:20:00 -0500

A new study published in Environmental Science & Technology investigates the ideal ratio between boron nitride and PFAS to remove fluorine atoms.

'Smart' coating could make fabrics into protective gear

Tue, 17 Jan 2023 07:00:00 -0500

Future work will focus on developing new multifunctional framework materials and scaling up the process of embedding the metal-organic coatings into fabric, Mirica says.

VLS Environmental Solutions acquires Texas Molecular

Wed, 11 Jan 2023 10:32:52 -0500

VLS Environmental Solutions has acquired Texas Molecular, one of the largest independent providers of industrial waste sequestration services in the United States.

EPA requires reporting on releases and other waste management for nine additional PFAS

Tue, 10 Jan 2023 07:03:00 -0500

As part of EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap, the Agency also proposed a rule in December 2022 to enhance PFAS reporting to TRI by eliminating an exemption for small concentrations.

NIEHS Superfund program marks 25th anniversary

Tue, 03 Jan 2023 13:13:28 -0500

The NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP) marked its 35th anniversary Dec. 14-17, 2022, at its first in-person annual meeting since 2019.

Environmental groups call for agencies to make PFAS-free purchases

Tue, 27 Dec 2022 15:45:28 -0500

Here's the letter Environmental Working Group signed along with other leading national environmental groups.

3M to discontinue PFAS manufacturing by 2025

Thu, 22 Dec 2022 00:32:55 -0500

With these two actions, 3M is committing to innovate toward a world less dependent upon PFAS