Defra u-turn on hazardous waste will harm plasma disposal technology, says firm behind it
In a late U-turn Defra has chosen to turn its back on European environmental legislation and to continue to permit hazardous materials that are...
Lifting specialist reinforces relationship with low level radioactive waste operator
The UK's main facility dedicated to the safe and efficient disposal of low level radioactive waste has reinforced its partnership with Cooper Handling Group...
Tool aims to improve the assessment of chemical persistence in the environment
Consultancy firm Ricardo has developed a seemingly first of its kind Persistence Assessment Tool to provide manufacturers and importers of chemical substances and products,...
Handheld VOCs monitor chosen by Australian environmental agency
Australian environmental consultancy, JBS&G has purchased a Tiger handheld volatile organic compound (VOC) monitor from gas detection specialist Ion Science.
This latest handheld photoionisation detector...
Alliance to improve waste gas monitoring
SCOTTISH technology company M Squared Lasers has launched a research partnership with the Glasgow hub of the world’s largest applied research body, the Fraunhofer...
Measurement of persistent organic pollutants: Recent progress profiled
By Gauthier Eppe
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are toxic chemicals that pose a significant threat to human health and the environment. Widely used during the...
Veolia expands clinical and medical waste management services
Expanded capabilities will improve traditional clinical waste hierarchy positions and can lower the carbon emissions by around 70% compared to existing services
Veolia says...
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Veolia increases hazardous waste capacity with new regional facility in the north east
Veolia says it is increasing hazardous waste capacity in the north east with a new 20,000 tonnes per annum Hazardous Waste Transfer Station facility...
Consultancy to contribute to design of Swedish nuclear waste storage facility
Engineering and architecture consultancy Sweco has been commissioned by the Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company SKB to help plan and design a...
Hazardous chemicals content listed in new EU-wide products database
It's now possible to access data from the EU’s first public database of substances of very high concern in products, or SCIP. The aim...
New evidence of nuclear fuel releases found at Fukushima
Uranium and other radioactive materials have been found in tiny particles released from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors.
SEPA raises concerns about waste handling at Trident submarine base
SEPA has criticised the MOD's handling of nuclear waste at a site near the Trident base in Faslane
Sponsored content: Adler and Allan announces trio of acquisitions
Adler and Allan, has announced the acquisition of three companies into the group: electrical specialists AMGS Electrical, hazardous material specialist Flotech Performance Systems Limited (Flotech) and industrial sewage specialist and underground infrastructure specialist Oneline Surveys
Comment: Puzzling out a solution to plastic and POPs
Growing pressure to transition to the circular economy and the desire to eliminate legacy additives is proving to be a conundrum for the plastics...
Warning over disposing of expired hand sanitiser
A north-west waste management company has urged companies not to dump out-of-date hand sanitiser in the bin or tip the liquid down drains.
Blackburn-based CSG...
The importance of regulation and compliance in the disposal of your chemical waste
Waste management firm Chloros Environmental specialises in the disposal of hazardous waste and recycling solutions. Here, managing director Richard Hurdle offers a contemporary perspective...
List presents safer chemicals for manufacturing IT products
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When it comes to chemicals used in the manufacture of IT products, very few have been studied for their impact on humans and the...
Continuous flow chemistry process picks up French award
A French-government award that recognises sustainable chemistry initiatives has been picked up by Minakem, a CDMO for active ingredients in the pharmaceutical industry....
