Remediation Market News for May 10

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SITE REMEDIATION AND
EMERGENCY RESPONSE NEWSLETTER

May 2010 

No. 140 

Table of Contents

MARKET NEWS

§  EPA Awards Nearly $80 Million to Clean Up Communities across US

RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

§  Opportunity to Win Funding from NSF to Study Environmental Effects of Emerging Technologies, Development of Sensors to Characterize, Monitor Environmental Impacts 

§  EPA to Fund Research Improving Risk Communication During, After Cleanup Following Intentional Biological Release

SPOTLIGHT ON TECHNOLOGIES

§  Biofilm Technologies Treat Hydraulic Fracturing Process Water; Prevent Acid Mine Drainage

§  In Situ Technology Developed at University of Georgia Eliminates Explosives Residue in Soil and Groundwater, Immobilizes Heavy Metals

§  U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center Patents Sorbent Technology to Decontaminate Highly Toxic Materials; Seeks Commercial Partners

§  Compound of Metal Sulfides Developed to Treat Waste from Nuclear Power Plants

AROUND THE WORLD

§  Albania – Environmental Impact Assessments Completed on Ten Priority Environmental Hot Spots under UNDP Program

INDUSTRY NEWS

• EPA to Reassess Bannister Federal Complex in Missouri, May Add It to Superfund List
• Army Corps of Engineers Reveals $1.7 Plan to Clean Up Anacostia River in Washington, DC

§  EPA announces Plans to Regulate Coal-fired Power Plant Ash

§  LyondellBassell to Pay Government $169 Million to Clean Up 15 Hazardous Waste Sites

COMPANY NEWS

• Carus Corp.  Offers Series of Webinars on Remediation Technologies
• Trademark Chemical of WI Environmental Exceeds Chinese National Standard for Remediation of Hexavalent Chromium
• Battelle Wins $7.9 Million Contract from Army to Help Evaluate Decontamination Technologies; Develop Chemical, Biological, Radiological Detectors

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Bob McIlvaine

rmcilvaine@mcilvainecompany.com