Waste Treatment Technology News articles from April 1999

Waste Treatment Technology News archives from April 1999

INCINERATION: DC Arc Furnace Generates Heat.
April 1, 1999... A mixed waste focus area technology, developed through funding from the Dept. of Energy (DOE) office of science and technology, is generating some heat at several DOE sites: the graphite electrode DC arc furnace is a high-temperature...

EPA Turns Off Thermal Oxidation.
April 1, 1999... The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, 839 Bestgate Rd., Annapolis, MD 21401-3013; Tel: 410/266-9180) has turned its thermal oxidation unit off in response to community concerns of health risks to residents living near the proposed...

HAZWASTE: DOE Predicts Sludge Properties.
April 1, 1999... A team combining researchers from Pacific Northwest (PO Box 999, Richland, WA 99352; Tel: 509/376-4253), Oak Ridge (Bethel Vly Rd., Oak Ridge, TN 37831; Tel: 423/574-5576), Sandia National Laboratories (11728 Linn Ave. NE, Albuquerque, NM...

Trio Reads Early Clogging Signs.
April 1, 1999... Site remediation plans call for most of the waste currently stored in tanks at the DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL, Bethel Vly Rd., Oak Ridge, TN 37831; Tel: 423/574-5576) and Hanford (4534 University Way NE, Seattle, WA...

Underground Repository Takes Shipments.
April 1, 1999... The first shipment of defense-generated transuranic (TRU) radioactive waste arrived safely at the DOE waste isolation pilot plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, New Mexico. The opening of WIPP will allow DOE sites in California to transfer TRU waste...

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENTS: Degremont Bioreactor is Double the Process.
April 1, 1999... Infilco Degremont, Inc. (2924 Emerywood Pkwy., Richmond, VA 23294; Tel: 804/756-7842, Fax: 804/756-7830) BRM membrane bioreactor is based on the unique synergy of two proven processes-activated sludge biological treatment and membrane...

Ferments Clean Leather Processing.
April 1, 1999... Unable to reduce expelled levels of production chemicals, a number of Western European leather factories have been forced into shutdown. Biotechmet Co. (60-letya Oktyabrya Prospect, Moscow, 117811), an offshoot of the Institute of...

INDUSTRY NEWS: Republic Gets Out of Waste Business.
April 1, 1999... Republic Industries, Inc. (RII, 110 SE Sixth St., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301; Tel: 954/769-6000) intends to sell all of its shares of Republic Services, Inc. (110 SE Sixth St., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301; Tel: 954/769- 6000) in a public...

Trio Takes on NY Port Sediment.
April 1, 1999... Last fall, the EPA and the US Army Corps of Engineers, working through Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL, PO Box 5000, Upton, NY, 11973-5000; Tel: 516/344-8000), awarded contracts to three companies for the demonstration of technologies...

DOE Seeks Industry Input.
April 1, 1999... DOE procurement analyst Thomas E. Brown, (1000 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20585; Tel: 509/725-4545) believes that industry, spurred by "the incentive of market forces," is in a better position than government to develop treatments...

U.S. Filter's Turn.
April 1, 1999... Vivendi SA (42, Ave. de Friedland 75380, Paris Cedex 08; Tel: 800/548- 548, or +33 1 - 4924 49 24, Fax: +33 1 - 4924 69 99) will buy U.S. Filter Corp. (40-004 Cook St., Palm Desert, CA 92211; Tel: 760/340-0098, Fax: 760/341-9368) for about...

Vivendi Forms Alliance with Waste Management.
April 1, 1999... Waste Management, Inc. (1001 Fannin St., No. 4000, Houston, TX 77002- 6711; Tel: 713/512-6200) has signed a definitive agreement with CGEA, a subsidiary of Vivendi (42, Ave. de Friedland 75380, Paris Cedex 08; Tel: 800/548-548, or +33 1 -...

WasteMasters Subsidiary to Resume Operations.
April 1, 1999... WasteMasters, Inc. (1230 Peachtree St., Suite 2545, Atlanta, GA 30309; Tel: 404/888-0158), announced that under its continuing plan to revitalize the company, C.A.T. Recycling, Inc. (6911 Wallis Rd., West Palm Beach, FL 33413-1657; Tel:...

Stericycle Reports Unprecedented Year.
April 1, 1999... According to Mark Miller, president and CEO of Stericycle, Inc. (1419 Lake Cook Rd., No. 410, Deerfield, IL 60015-5228; Tel: 847/945-6550), 1998 was an unprecedented year, with revenues rising 44% and profits up 77% compared to the year...

EEC Books $25 Mil NOx Contract.
April 1, 1999... Environmental Elements Corp. (EEC, 3700 Koppers St., Baltimore, MD 21227-1022; Tel: 410/368-7000) has booked the first $25 million of more than $100 million in contract revenue it expects to receive during the next four years under its joint...

CH2M Hill to Use Ion Collider Method.
April 1, 1999... International Cavitation Technologies, Inc. (ICTK, 12409 S. Memorial Dr., Bixby, OK 74008-2505; Tel: 918/369-5950) has announced that its first licensee, Big Blue, Inc. (12409 S. Memorial Dr., Bixby, OK 74008- 2505; Tel: 918/369-5950), had...

LEGISLATION & REGULATIONS Stricter Standards Needed for Arsenic.
April 1, 1999... A report by a committee of the National Research Council (2101 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20418-0007; Tel: 202/334-2651) says the EPA should develop a stricter standard for allowable levels of arsenic in the nation's drinking water...

Auto Dealers Praise Liability Legislation.
April 1, 1999... The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) has commended Representative Sherwood L. Boehlert (R-NY) for introducing legislation to protect franchised automobiles dealers from extensive burdens and liability for sending used oil to...

ELECTRICAL TREATMENTS Shock Therapy Cleans Soils.
April 1, 1999... A team of researchers from three U.S. corporations have removed up to 99% of trichloroethylene from contaminated soil during the first field tests of an innovative remediation method called "lasagna" technology, which uses electrical current...

CES Heats Up Clean Up.
April 1, 1999... Current Environmental Solutions LLC (CES, 17821 Mitchell Ave., Irvine, CA 92614-6003; Tel: 949/756-4721, Fax: 949/756-4724), a company formed jointly by Battelle and Terra Vac Corp., is marketing electrically based technologies it says make...

DynaMotive Expands Wire Cleaning Markets.
April 1, 1999... DynaMotive Technologies Corp. (Angus Corporate Centre, 105-1700 West 75th Ave., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6P 6G2; Tel: 604/267- 6000, Fax: 604/267-6005,), manufacturers of wire cleaning and degreasing systems, has made its first...

RECYCLING & MINIMIZATION INGenius Recharges Alkaline Batteries.
April 1, 1999... INGenius ATG (6575 Industrial Way, Alpharetta, GA 30004; Tel: 800/300-8930, Fax: 770/569-9943) has introduced an industrial/commercial battery recharger for alkaline batteries it says safely and effectively recharges standard alkaline...

Aluminum Can Returns Down.
April 1, 1999... Americans returned 64 billion aluminum cans in 1998, for a recycling rate of 62.8%, a decline from the year before, according to three organizations representing the aluminum can recycling industry: The Aluminum Association (900 19th St. NW,...

NOx Burners Yield Activated Carbon.
April 1, 1999... High-value carbon products like activated carbons may become a commercially viable by-product of environmentally friendly methods used to burn coal, according to a Penn State researcher. "To meet environmental standards for low nitrogen...

CHEMICAL TREATMENTS: LANL Develops Portable Plasma Unit.
April 1, 1999... The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL, PO Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545; Tel: 505/665-2085) scientists Gary Selwyn, Hans Hermann, and Ivars Henins have developed a method for neutralizing chemical and biological warfare agents using...

Wichita Wall Considered for Chlorine Removal.
April 1, 1999... The Wichita City Council is considering building a wall to clean up a four-mile stretch of groundwater under the heart of the city contaminated with chlorine-containing cleaning solvents. The council wants to find out if it is possible to...

TESTING & MODELING LA Detects Algae Buildup.
April 1, 1999... The Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power (Los Angeles, CA 90027; Tel: 213/663-2555) has developed a state-of-the-art monitoring system that encourages frequent checks of water quality and algae presence. The department has been using the...

Imaging Reveals Nuke Decomposition.
April 1, 1999... A analytical imaging technology developed by scientists at Los Alamos National Labs (MS-117 PO Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM, 87545; Tel: 800- 508-4400, Fax: 505-665-4411) could prove useful in identifying problematic inorganic compounds that...

Toronto Team Monitors Biodegradation.
April 1, 1999... A University of Toronto (315 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A3; Tel: 416/978-2190) researcher has developed a more efficient way to monitor and improve the clean-up process for ground water pollution. Barbara Sherwood-Lollar, a...

NUCLEAR: Ekor to Bust Radioactive Dust.
April 1, 1999... Pending financing from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Eurotech, Ltd. (1101 30th St. NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC, 2007; Tel: 202/625-4382, Contact: Michael Thomas) will begin the cleanup of Chernobyl Nuclear Power...

CALENDAR.
April 1, 1999... June 20-24, American Water Works Association Annual Conference & Exposition, Chicago, IL. Contact: American Waterworks, 1010 Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20005-4902; Tel: 202/628-4227. June 22-23, EPA's National Risk Management Research...