Hazmat


EPA Orders Cleanup of Hazmats from Warehouse

March 18, 2008

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered Strube Inc. to remove all radioactive materials from two adjacent warehouses in Marietta, Pa., where the company stores military aircraft instruments and components, including items that contain radium and mercury.

EPA: Drugs in Drinking Water Posing Unknown Risks

March 17, 2008

Drugs that we take are not entirely absorbed by our bodies, and are excreted and passed into wastewater and surface water, studies show.

ASTM Seminar to Focus on VOC, HAP Paints

March 8, 2008

Formulating quality coatings with low volatile organic compound content has been a high priority of the paint industry since the environmental movement began in the 1970s, ASTM says.

University of Guam Fined $10,000 for Hazardous Waste Violations

March 5, 2008

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency yesterday fined the University of Guam $10,000 for hazardous waste and other waste management violations at its facility located at University of Guam Station in Mangilao, Guam.

OSHA Issues Standard Interpretation on 'Sludge Exempt' Regulations

February 29, 2008

"It should be understood that just because a material is not classified by the EPA as a hazardous waste doesn't mean that it is not hazardous from the standpoint of OSHA compliance," says the agency's Letter of Interpretation.

Sister Hazardous Waste Firms to Pay $325,000+ for RCRA Violations

February 27, 2008

Inspections revealed that both Connecticut facilities failed to operate in compliance with applicable hazardous waste management standards, as well as regulations covering organic air emissions from tanks of hazardous waste.

Keeping Cool in the Hot Zone

By Marc Barrera · February 2008

Dr. Mike Holbrook, director of the Robert E. Shope, M.D., Laboratory, a Biosafety Level-4 lab at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, deals with some of the deadliest viruses known to man, including Ebola, Marburg, Lassa, Junin, and Nipah viruses. It goes without saying that special precautions are put into place to ensure total security and safety.

Report: Chemical Exposures Costly for California

January 22, 2008

Tiny Sensor Could Quickly Detect Hazardous Chemicals

January 14, 2008

Best Practices Recommended for Hazmat Bulk Loading, Unloading

January 7, 2008

Concentrating on rail and highway incidents, PHMSA asks whether there are gaps or overlaps in current regulations.

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