Soil vapor extraction (SVE) is an established remediation technology that facilitates the removal of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from contaminated soils. By applying a controlled extraction ...

The Newport Beach City Council voted late last month to uphold the decisions made by its Planning Commission and city Zoning Administrator Ben Zdeba to approve a limited-term permit for a ...

After a Schenectady, N.Y., factory that produced enamels, varnishes and other resins for more than 80 years—and had a history of chemical spills—finally closed in 1997, New York’s environmental ...

Only four of the more than 180 environmental remediation sites physically investigated as part of the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Installation Restoration Program remain open. The program's success in ...

Michael Truex, a senior program manager in the Environmental Systems Group at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), presented on approaches to overcoming remediation barriers at the Hanford, ...

Bisnow: What are the dangers associated with contaminated soil vapor? What are the health risks if they seep into concrete foundations? Rich: Contaminated soil vapor can pose a cancer risk and ...

A mobile version of the dual-phase extraction (DPE) process for remediating sites affected by petroleum product releases has been used effectively in emergency response and where the cost of a fixed ...