Archive for the 'Chemical Waste' Category

Bio-crude Turns Cheap Waste Into Valuable Fuel - Science Daily (press release)

PhysOrg.comBio-crude Turns Cheap Waste Into Valuable FuelScience Daily (press release) - 10 hours ago4, 2008) — CSIRO and Monash University have developed a chemical process that turns green waste into a stable bio-crude oil. The bio-crude oil can be used …Scientists make oil grow on trees Sydney Morning HeraldCSIRO-Monash Uni biofuel method allays green concerns […]

Less waste in the synthesis of anti-inflammatory drugs - Science Centric

Less waste in the synthesis of anti-inflammatory drugsScience Centric, Bulgaria - 7 hours ago… avoiding the 50% waste of the undesired byproduct generated by current processes. Their paper published in the Royal Society of Chemistry's Chemical …Read full story

EPA to advise on cleanup of nuke waste - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

EPA to advise on cleanup of nuke wastePittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - 4 hours agoKnown as the Shallow Land Disposal Area (SLDA), the site along Route 66 in Parks was established in the late 1950s as a dump for nuclear and chemical waste …Read full story

Chemical waste collection tomorrow in Cape - The News-Press

Chemical waste collection tomorrow in CapeThe News-Press, FL - Jan 25, 2008Household chemical waste cannot be placed in dumpsters, compactors or curbside, according to the city of Cape Coral. Residents need to dispose of these …Read full story

Disposal firm on defensive over DeWitt Co. landfill plan - Bloomington Pantagraph

Disposal firm on defensive over DeWitt Co. landfill planBloomington Pantagraph,  USA - 17 hours agoBy Steve Hoffman FARMER CITY — Peoria Disposal Co. representatives are defending a plan to build a chemical waste landfill in DeWitt County, …Farmer City officials get info on proposed Clinton landfill Urbana/Champaign News-GazetteImpact of landfill referendum unclear as Election Day nears […]

Clinton residents, company at odds on chemical waste - Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette

Clinton residents, company at odds on chemical wasteUrbana/Champaign News-Gazette, IL - Jan 21, 2008"I think it's the scary word, 'chemical waste,' that gets people so concerned about these situations," Coulter said. "In reality, since they are more …Read full story

46803: Lung cancer zone - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

46803: Lung cancer zoneFort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - 3 hours agoHe thinks often about the potential consequences of chemicals deposited at a hazardous waste dump on Adams Center Road about a mile away. Chemical Waste …Read full story

Lake residents can unload household hazardous waste at 16 county sites - Orlando Sentinel

Lake residents can unload household hazardous waste at 16 county sitesOrlando Sentinel, FL - 5 hours agoNormally, household hazardous waste is collected at the Lake County Household Chemical Collection Center at 13130 County Landfill Road in Tavares. …Read full story

Chemical Collection Sites Help Families Dispose Of Harmful Waste - NBC5i.com

NBC5i.comChemical Collection Sites Help Families Dispose Of Harmful WasteNBC5i.com, TX - Dec 28, 2007DALLAS — The average household in North Texas generates 100 pounds of chemical waste every year and a collection center in Dallas is helping families …Read full story

Company agrees to pay fine for mishandling chemical waste at INL - Twin Falls Times-News

Company agrees to pay fine for mishandling chemical waste at INLTwin Falls Times-News, ID - Dec 21, 2007SEATTLE - The company that operates the Idaho National Laboratory has agreed to pay $61000 in fines for mishandling chemical waste at the eastern Idaho …Read full story