New land contamination guidance
The EA has published its updated Land Contamination guidance: Risk Management (LCRM) document, which overrides the existing CLR11 publication .
Oxidation method chosen for Nigerian oil clean-up
Eko Harden Technologies announced in June that its patented Ekogrid electrokinetic oxidation solution has been chosen for the world’s largest oil contamination recovery project in Nigeria’s Ogoniland region .
Old mines cast a long shadow on their surroundings, says study of people’s attitudes
Local stakeholders need more information than is currently available to them on the impacts of former mining activities on ground water and surface water,...
Instruments offer quick and simple analysis of metal content
Responding to customer demand from a wide variety of sectors, Ashtead Technology has added additional Niton XL3t GOLDD+ XRF Analysers to its rental fleet...
Reasons for choosing in-situ remediation instead of ex-situ and mass-transfer
Miiro Jääskeläinen of Eko Harden Technologies looks at the tradeoffs between three common site clean-up methods for soil and groundwater
Licensed to treat: West Midlands soil facility announces asbestos capability
A soil treatment facility at Edwin Richards Quarry in the West Midlands is now fully licensed and permitted to accept asbestos fragments in soils....
Oxidation technology gets closer to in-situ deployment for remediation of creosote in soil
Firm says groundwater poisoning BTEX’s degraded in less than a month, lighter PAHs in under half a year and heavier PAHs and remaining aliphatic...
Design service provides bespoke 3D volumetric modelling of soil volumes
A bespoke design service that aims to help housebuilders avoid the problem of accumulating large quantities of surplus soil has been launched by brownfield...
New tool promises to speed land viability assessment
A new development site screening tool from Landmark Information, a property, land and environmental data specialist, promises to speed and expedite the process of...
New solution for hardening soft ground launched by ALLU at Shanghai summit
The 7th China International Piling and Deep Foundations Summit was held 24-26 April in Shanghai. Processing technology firm ALLU unveiled a new addition to...
Water treatment contract marks mines remediation preeminence, says firm
Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded a US$48.4million design-build contract by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to upgrade the water treatment plant...
Two major asbestos-in-soils courses announced
Comprehensive courses will lay foundations for house builders charged with brownfield development,
says training provider
As the drive to build more new homes in...
An iron fist in a velvet glove: taking on the two major obstacles to...
Peter Hayes, Business Development Executive from waste management specialist CDEnviro, looks at the issues and emerging solutions with remediating land and making it fit...
On-site thermal remediation technology promises quick and simple treatment of modest volumes of contaminated...
US Thermal remediation specialists TerraTherm and "ESMI Companies" have introduced what is said to be an innovative remediation technology, capable of treating material with...
Poplars and pyrolysis project aims to extract contaminants from soil then prepare them for...
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is partnering with a BC company to turn soil contaminants into household products.
As part of the partnership, UBC...
Dealing with contaminated land: Compliance
Hazardous Waste Management director Chris Lynch offers a few thoughts on the classification of hazardous waste, a precursor to making a decision about remediation.
With...
Soil map of England and Wales now available online
Aerial mapping company Bluesky and Cranfield University have launched an online map showing soil types across England and Wales. The National Soil Map has...
Contract for precious metals extraction in Texas-Oklahoma oil and gas sites
US remediation firm Reterro, which specialises in eliminating hydrocarbon and CVOC contamination from soil and ongoing waste streams, announced on 14 December that it...
Surf’s up: Spectacular regeneration in Snowdonia
The new £15 million water-themed adventure centre which opened at Dolgarrog in North Wales earlier this year – featuring the world’s first ever purpose-built...
New polymer may allow low cost mercury removal from soil and water
AUSTRALIAN scientists have developed a new material made from inexpensive industrial by-products to remove mercury from soil and water.
Mercury can leach into the environment...
