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NASA Site Uses Advanced In-Situ Chemical Oxidation for Successful Subsurface Soil and Groundwater Remediation
E-Wire -- The National Aeronautics & Space Administration's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, FL, has undertaken aggressive groundwater and soil remediation to treat an area of on-site petroleum hydrocarbon contamination. Faced with the challenge of removing the contamination while maintaining the integrity of underground utilities, piping, and infrastructure, NASA...
Tags: contamination, E-mail, Manufacturing, NASA
Research articles 2008-09-23
OmniLytics Announces USDA/FSIS Allowance of Bacteriophage Treatment of Salmonella on Poultry
SALT LAKE CITY -- OmniLytics, Inc. today announced the issuance of a no objection letter from the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service FSIS for use of Salmonella targeted bacteriophages from OmniLytics, Inc. applied to poultry. This poultry application will be jointly pursued in connection with OmniLytics collaboration with Elanco,...
Tags: contamination, food, Manufacturing, poultry, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Research articles 2008-07-29
Feds plan uranium cleanup on Navajo land
CHURCH ROCK, N.M. -- This community has become a poster child on the Navajo Nation, but residents don't brag about it. Among the more than 500 abandoned uranium mines on the vast reservation the size of West Virginia, the Northeast Church Rock Mine here tops the list as...
Tags: agency, Church, cleanup, contamination, MARKETING, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, uranium
Research articles 2008-06-23
Report: inaction delaying cleanup of hazardous waste sites
In a critical report, a federal inspector general faults the Environmental Protection Agency and New Jersey for delaying cleanups of sites that have sat on the Superfund list for more than 20 years. The report by the EPA's inspector general chided both the EPA and the state Department of Environmental...
Tags: cleanup, contamination, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research articles 2008-06-20
New Orleans neighbors overcome tainted soil to rebuild
When Lorraine Tyler was deciding whether to rebuild her eastern New Orleans home after Hurricane Katrina, the list of reasons to leave the city for good began in her front yard. Seven feet of water swamped her home on Little John Drive near Eastover, and the 59-year-old retiree...
Tags: contamination, soil, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research articles 2008-06-16
Greece recalls imported sunflower oil in contamination scare
ATHENS AFP — Greece on Tuesday said it was recalling all sunflower oil imported since January after a Ukrainian batch was found to be tainted with mineral oil, sparking a two-week food scare. "We have decided to recall the entire supply of suspect sunflower oil from the market," Development...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, contamination, Greece, Manufacturing
Research articles 2008-05-20
Blackwell residents file lawsuit against mining company
A class-action lawsuit filed Monday alleges that an old zinc smelter exposed Blackwell residents to lead, arsenic and cadmium contamination. The Blackwell Zinc Smelter, which opened in 1916, has been closed since 1974. Attorneys for the plaintiffs say that Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold, a mining company,...
Tags: attorney, Benefits, contamination, HEALTHCARE, lawsuit, Phelps Dodge Corp., SOFTWARE, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research articles 2008-04-15
MULTIMEDIA DOCUMENT Nix, Patterson & Roach LLP Files Class Action Lawsuit against Mining Giant Freeport-McMoRan
Town of 7,000 Bands Together to Sue Company over Lead and Arsenic Contamination BLACKWELL, Okla. -- Please replace the multimedia document with the accompanying corrected multimedia document. The corrected release reads: NIX, PATTERSON & ROACH LLP FILES CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST MINING GIANT FREEPORT-MCMORAN Town of...
Tags: Benefits, contamination, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., HEALTHCARE, Litigation, multimedia, Oklahoma, Phelps Dodge Corp., SOFTWARE, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research articles 2008-04-14
Tainted groundwater is studied for cleanup at 3 Superfund sites
Drinking water supplies for tens of thousands of people near three active Superfund sites in the Bountiful and Woods Cross areas have been at risk or even polluted because of groundwater contamination. The pollution is so bad that the federal government decided to join state regulators in directing...
Tags: contamination, Patterson, South, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research articles 2008-03-30
Leaky underground tank problem widespread in Utah
Earlier this year there were more than 100 unresolved cases of underground storage tanks, most that contained gasoline, that have leaked just in Salt Lake City. Data compiled by the Utah Department of Environmental Quality showed there were 35 open cases in Ogden, 25 in St. George and 16 in...
Tags: Christensen, cleanup, contamination, Cross, gasoline, Gold, HARDWARE, leak, petroleum, Storage, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Utah
Research articles 2008-03-14
Parks need more protection
When Congress passed the National Park Service Organic Act in 1916, the stated purpose of setting aside nature's wonders was to "conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wildlife therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means...
Tags: contaminant, contamination, National Park Service, Quality
Research articles 2008-03-06
bioMerieux
bioMerieux, Durham, N.C. -- J. Stan Bailey, Ph.D. joins as dir. of scientific affairs for the Industrial Diagnostics business group. Prior to joining bioMerieux, Bailey worked with the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service for 34 years. He was responsible for research directed toward controlling and reducing contamination...
Tags: contamination, food, Manufacturing, recovery, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Research articles 2008-03-01
Counter contamination an uphill battle: a groundwater cleanup project at Fort Riley needed some extra Army muscle to conquer an uphill plume.
It's one thing to have a large contaminated groundwater cleanup project on your hands; it's another thing to find an additional area of contamination in the process of cleaning up the first one--especially when the new problem will be an uphill battle. Literally. ...
Tags: cleanup, contaminant, contamination, team, U.S. Army
Research articles 2008-03-01
Three Parties Agree to Pay for Cleanup of Iron Horse Park Superfund Site in Massachusetts
To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: U.S. Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs, +1- 202-514-2007, or TDD, +1-202-514-1888; or Environmental Protection Agency, +1-617-918-1017 WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --- Boston and Maine Corp., BNZ Materials Inc., and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority MBTA, have agreed to perform environmental cleanup work expected...
Tags: cleanup, contamination, decree, Iron, Litigation, Massachusetts, settlement, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research articles 2008-01-16
Iran, IAEA close new chapter in nuclear talks: report
TEHRAN AFP — Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog have wrapped up the latest chapter in ongoing talks aimed at resolving ambiguities over the contested Iranian nuclear programme, the ISNA news agency reported Wednesday. "Over the last few days, Iranian officials and International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA experts carried...
Tags: contamination, FINANCE, International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran, MARKETING
Research articles 2008-01-09
Insurance Company Agrees to Pay $42.5 Million for Environmental Cleanup at Former Fruit of the Loom Facilities
To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: U.S. Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs, +1- 202-514-2007 WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --- The American International Specialty Lines Insurance Company, Inc. AISLIC, has agreed to pay $42.5 million to clean up contamination at four industrial facilities in a suit in which the Department...
Tags: cleanup, contamination, FINANCE, Insurance, Michigan, Tennessee, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research articles 2008-01-09
EPA awards grant to Absentee Shawnee Tribe
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $120,215 to the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma for its brownfields program. Brownfields are vacant, abandoned, or under-used properties where redevelopment may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of environmental contamination. Tribal staff will assist eligible...
Tags: contamination, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research articles 2007-12-18
Iran, IAEA wrap up latest nuclear talks: official
TEHRAN AFP — Iran and UN nuclear watchdog officials have ended their latest round of talks in Tehran on the controversial Iranian atomic drive, officials said on Thursday. The two sides tackled the issue of uranium contamination for the first time in their ongoing discussions, aimed at obtaining outstanding...
Tags: agency, contamination, International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran, MARKETING
Research articles 2007-12-13
UN nuclear team in Iran for new talks: state media
TEHRAN AFP — A delegation from the UN nuclear watchdog arrived in Tehran on Sunday to tackle a new subject in ongoing talks over the controversial Iranian nuclear programme, the IRNA news agency reported. The talks will broach the issue of uranium particle contamination at a technical university in...
Tags: contamination, delegation, International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran, MARKETING, media, team
Research articles 2007-12-09
ConAgra Foods Resumes Production of Banquet and Private Label Pot Pies
Strong Trading Performance Expected to Offset EPS Impact of Recall Costs OMAHA, Neb. -- Today ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE:CAG) announced that it has resumed production of Banquet and private label pot pies. Shipments to retail customers are expected to begin in December; consumers can expect to see Banquet and...
Tags: contamination, food, Manufacturing, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Research articles 2007-11-14
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