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Excavation of Contaminated Soil, Concrete Begins at Former Garfield’s E.C. Electroplating Plant GARFIELD – Excavation of about 5,000 tons of contaminated soil and concrete at the site of a former electroplating plant began this week and is expected to continue for several months, according to the project’s on-site coordinator. The work started Wednesday, said coordinator […]
Read MoreDel Norte Water Tainted with E. Coli; Residents Advised to Boil Water in the southern Colorado town of Del Norte is contaminated with E. coli bacteria, and authorities have advised residents to boil water before drinking it. Tests on Thursday and Friday confirmed E. coli in the town’s water system, according to a letter from […]
Read MoreTrain in Alabama Oil Spill was Carrying 2.7 Million Gallons of Crude A train that derailed and exploded in rural Alabama was hauling 2.7 million gallons of crude oil, according to officials. The 90-car train was crossing a timber trestle above a wetland near Aliceville late Thursday night when approximately 25 rail cars and two […]
Read MoreTwo Injured as Sewage Spill Shuts Down Okeechobee Blvd. in Royal Palm Beach Two people were injured and taken to hospitals while a 100-gallon sewage spill shut down a major road through Royal Palm Beach Friday morning, after a driver caused a three-vehicle crash. The crash shut down all westbound lanes of Okeechobee Boulevard beginning […]
Read MoreManatee County’s Conservatory Park opens with 55 rustic acres The 55-acre Manatee County park opened Oct. 8 with little fanfare. Paved walking trails meander through heavy pine and palmetto undergrowth. Yellow wildflowers nod in the sun and locusts buzz in the stillness. It is tucked away in a heavily developed suburban area north of University Parkway and […]
Read MoreMassive sewage spill prompts health alert Roughly 500,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled into canals and stormwater culverts linked to the St. Johns River on Saturday after a county pipe cracked, prompting a health advisory in a mostly commercial and industrial area north of Seminole Towne Center Mall. The spill, one of the largest in […]
Read MoreFlorida Contracts L-A-B for Environmental Laboratory Assessment Services Laboratory Accreditation Bureau (L-A-B), a division of A-S-B, is proud to announce a contract with the Florida Department of Health to provide on-site assessment services to applicant and certified laboratories as part of the Florida Environmental Laboratory Certification Program Florida ELAP). L-A-B will work closely with the […]
Read MoreHumus is an integral part of almost all good growing soil. So, just what is humus? Soils are influenced, modified, and supplemented by living organisms. Plants and animals aid in the development of a soil through the addition of organic matter. Fungi and bacteria decompose this organic matter into a semi-soluble chemical substance known as humus. […]
Read MoreEvidence shows that concentrations of PAHs found in seafood samples were up to 3,800 times greater than thresholds considered safe for human consumption by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The data used in the independent study is based on samples taken across several media—seafood, fauna and flora, sediment and water—collected in the GOM from […]
Read MoreThis is an interesting article that we found about how waste water pollution kills a lot of fish and how the company cleaned its self up and is now monitoring their waste water more strictly. “Settlements are still being finalized, according to attorneys, with four cases pending in Bulloch County Superior Court. There also are other cases […]
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