Soil & Groundwater Articles
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Crude Oil in Soil UVF-500D Analyzer Applications - Case Study
Kuwait Oil Well Fires, 1991 Iraq War Photos from the U.S. Space Shuttles (nasa.gov), show oil wells set on fire along the Persian Gulf in June 1991. Hundreds of wells burned, some up to ten months. An estimated 1 to 1.5 billion barrels of crude oil was released, leaving behind hundreds of lakes of oil and “tarcrete” soot across 5% of Kuwait’s landscape. In 2021, Kuwait has plans ...
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Department of Groundwater Resources - Thailand - Case Study
A long time customer of Tecta-PDS, they now have x15 Tecta-B16 instruments installed. The units are used for remote monitoring of groundwater resources around Thailand, compared to previously taking samples from around the country and sending them to the main cities for analysis. The Groundwater Analysis Division at the Department of Groundwater Resources for Thailand has quite a mandate! ...
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Understanding & Proper Installation of Pipe Penetration Seals
Why a gas and watertight seal is important for your operation When designing a pumping system-or refurbishing, reconfiguring, or expanding one-users may be faced with sending a pipe through a wall, floor, tank, or vault. Sealing this pipe-through so that no substance-gas or liquid-leaks is of utmost concern. Not only could the failure to create a gas or watertight seal create loss of efficiency ...
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FPI Solution: Toxic Elements Content Measuring in Solid Waste from Waste Incineration
Application Area:Waste Incineration Measuring Sample: Solid Waste Measuring Components:Ba, Cd, Cu, Ni, Zn, etc. Feature:Continuously monitoring the concentration of toxic elements. Application Scenario: The accelerated urbanization has led to a large amount of domestic waste generation, and waste-to-energy generation can turn waste into treasure. However, power plants or waste incineration ...
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Monitoring of Subsurface Contaminant Remediation at Moab UMTRA
The Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) site is a former uranium ore-processing facility managed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in collaboration with Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL). The highest remediation priority for the site is hauling and disposal of mill tailings. Additional efforts of the site are focused on remediation of a uranium plume on the edge of ...
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Javelin Micro 1.75 inch Borehole Logging Tool Successfully Field Tested in Moab UT
Vista Clara has successfully completed field testing of Javelin Micro. With a 1.75 inch (44mm) diameter, Javelin Micro is the world’s first wireline NMR logging tool capable of logging 2 inch ID PVC boreholes. Field testing was conducted at the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) site in Moab, UT, in conjunction with a project that used the Javelin Slim 2.38 inch logging ...
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Emergency-Ready Technology for PFAS & Hydrocarbon Remediation
Environmental emergency response teams depend on advanced remediation technology to mitigate oil and chemical spills as swiftly and effectively as possible to restore affected areas in a cost-efficient manner that meets regulatory criteria. Iron Creek Group offers environmental teams next-level remediation technology designed to comply with the most stringent environmental standards around the ...
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How to Hydroseed: Hydroseeding Tips from the Pros
If you’re looking for a quick and effective way to seed a large area, get a lush, green, and healthy lawn, or re-establish vegetation in an area that’s been disrupted by construction activities or wildfire, hydroseeding, or hydromulching as it’s also commonly referred, has probably entered your radar. And it’s easy to see why - hydroseeding is fast and cost effective, ...
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PAH analysis and forensic mapping in sediments on Grand Calumet River - Case Study
Sitelab Corporation was hired by an environmental contractor to analyze 100 sediment samples collected from a post-dredge area covering a 1 mile stretch of river in Hammond, Indiana. The data was used to determine which of the 25 sample locations would require further ...
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Groundwater Measuring Network for a Construction Site near the Millstätter Lake in Austria - Case study
During a street construction project suddenly problems with the groundwater level turned up. Property of neighbours was damaged. Instant action was ...
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Water Stress: Most at-Risk UK Cities Revealed
The UK cities facing the highest risks of water stress by 2040 have been revealed, with Lancaster in Lancashire emerging as the most likely to experience water-related issues by then, in line with climate change, population growth and water usage and consumption habits. Carried out by Sanctuary Bathrooms, the study – reported on by the Scotsman – found that Northampton, Peterborough, ...
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Water and Colombia’s Oil and Gas Industry
With solutions like reverse osmosis desalination, produced water can be safely reused in a range of applications Columbia’s oil and gas industry, which has seen declines in recent years, is booming again. With droughts plaguing the country, there’s a corresponding demand for wastewater treatment to turn brackish produced water from oilfields into water that’s safe for ...
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Solar Energy Insights: Soiling, ISO 9060:2018, Floatovoltaics, and more
Voilà, here is the third issue of OTT HydroMet Insights! This time, we take a detailed look at the solar energy landscape, international standards, new applications and technologies. Around the world, the demand for renewable energy is growing. Photovoltaics play a key role in this trend. To monitor the performance of PV plants, accurate, reliable, and easy-tointegrate measurement ...
By OTT HydroMet
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Where For Top Level Galvanized Woven Wire Mesh Available
Wire mesh is an extremely important material for a wide variety of products. It could be utilized it the building industry. Used in combination with laying the foundations, it may provide extra support and stability. When you have a chicken farm, you likely have several fences made out of various kinds of wire mesh. It is necessary for this particular material to become constructed of galvanized ...
By Wanzhi Steel
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Monitoring Station at Lazina, Croatia
Geolux has recently installed an automatic hydrological monitoring station at a location in Croatia. The monitoring station is based on a compact Geolux HydroStation system. It consists of a radar level sensor LX-80, a surface velocity radar RSS-2-300W, a HydroCam camera, SmartObserver datalogger, a 20 W solar panel, and a 20 Ah lithium-ion backup battery. All instruments use contactless methods ...
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Discharge Measurement on Small Channels - Cases Study
To monitor water discharge on a small stream, Geolux has installed HydroStation - highly integrated hydrological monitoring station that consists of radar-based water level sensor, surface velocity radar, Lithium battery pack, solar panel, Geolux HydroCam camera and GPRS datalogger. The station is installed on a bridge above the channel, to measure water level and total discharge. The measurement ...
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CASE STUDIES Rapid Deployment of Hydrological Monitoring Station - Case study
Following a 3.2 magnitude earthquake on September 7th, the water level of the karst river Vrljika started dropping very quickly. This rare phenomenon has last occurred in 2004, and, before that, in 1942. Low water levels of Vrljika can be dangerous for several endemic fish species; and the whole Imotski region gets its water supply from Vrljika. Less than 24 hours after the event, Geolux ...
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Exactly What Is An Oil Sludge Pyrolysis Plant
Oil sludge hails from drilling, exploration, and refining oil resources. It consists of water, sludge, and oil, which in turn increases environmental pollution when not processed properly. However, oil sludge also boasts plenty of valuable oil, which provides an attractive income ability to a number of investors. For this reason a lot of companies made our minds up to buy oil sludge pyrolysis ...
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Gene of the Week: SOD2 (Skin Protection)
There are around 30,000 genes in the human genome. In this weekly series, we’ll write about a new gene featured in Orig3n DNA tests so you can discover the kinds of information genetic assessments can offer you. Have you ever wondered why some people’s skin ages differently than others? There’s a gene for that™! Here at Orig3n, we’ve been dreaming of a winter ...
By Orig3n
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Geomembrane Liners for the Salt Industry
Shandong Dajin Geomembrane liners for the salt industry are made of 100% virgin polyethylene material, and the main composition is 97.5% high-density polyethylene material and 2.5% carbon black Color Masterbatch. The production uses blowing Geomembrane Liners process, and the equipment is an advanced automatic machine. Dajin Geomembrane liners for the salt industry feature as follows: 1. High ...
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