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Environmental Response News Magazine #2
The second ERTV News Magazine visits a first responder training exercise in Irvine, CA, and investigates and underground oil plume in VA. Cleanup options at abandoned wood treatment sites are studied along with aquatic life next to a cleaned PCB site in MD. (1992)
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Environmental Response News Magazine #5
The Divex Explosive Site near Columbia SC required the cooperation of over 30 agencies and contractors to safely detonate and remove explosives in the 5th installment of the ERTV News magazine. Site Shots makes stops in LA, WY, HI. In-situ Vitrification is presented as a viable remediation alternative in Technology Update.(1994)
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In-Situ Thermal Treatment of Contaminated Soils and Groundwater
Three methods for cleaning DNAPL-contaminated soils are discussed. Each method heats the soils, contaminants, and groundwater and then removes the vaporized or liquefied contaminants. In-Situ Thermal remediation is considered safer, faster, and less disruptive than traditional remediation methods.
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Manasota Plating Superfund Site
Groundwater contaminated with cyanide is remediated using a unique on-site de-watering and water treatment operation at an abandoned electroplating facility in Sarasota, FL. (1995)
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U.S. Finishing / Cone Mills
Asbestos and an underground chemical plume containing chromium warranted a Time Critical Removal Action by EPA at a former textile mill near Greenville, SC.
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Environmental Response News Magazine # 12
First responders encountering clandestine drug labs face a new set of challenges. The magazines's main feature story presents guidelines to keep them informed, aware, and safe. Also covered: A heat treatment system for residences contaminated with methyl parathion; an oil spill dispersion exercise; and a phytoremediation update. (1999)
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Environmental Response News Magazine #10
EPA’s response to the devastating Midwest Floods of 1997 is featured. "Site Shorts" updates the demolition of an asbestos plant along with an emergency response exercise in a Hawaiian highway tunnel and a drum site excavation. Flywheel technology is also presented..(1998)
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Tire Fires
This video identifies and discusses the health and environmental threats that result from tire fires. Practical suggestions are offered for combating tire fires, various extinguishing methods are reviewed, and community level safeguards are discussed. (1987)
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Environmental Response News Magazine #3
Featured stories include a wood-treating site cleanup in Montana and an experimental sea oil burn analysis on the coast of Alabama. The latest advances in environmental computer technology, including lasers and remote control are presented in “Technology Update.” "Site Shorts" covers work in IN, CA, and WA. (1993)
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Asbestos: Managing Problems, Addressing Concerns
This video illustrates the asbestos containment process during abatement, reuse of the contaminated water for removal operations, and strategies for working with local communities to increase communication. (1999)
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Phytoremediation , The Clean Green
A newly developing technique called "phytoremediation" takes advantage of the natural abilities of plants to contain and remove toxic materials from the soil and groundwater. Two field-scale pilot projects are used as examples.(1998)
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Picket Road Superfund Site
An oil spill in Fairfax, VA led EPA to investigate its effect on the areas groundwater. Hydro-geologic ground water modeling was used to design an effective cleanup plan. (1992)
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Summitville Mine
At the Summitville Mine, highly contaminated water runs through an abandoned mine shaft. Fractures in the adjacent rock make the investigation and remediation a challenge. (1998)
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Montana Post and Pole Groundwater Treatment Facility
The below-freezing winter temperatures of the Montana winter presented a challenge for the construction of recovery wells and a water-treatment plant to recover PCP and diesel products and remediate contaminated groundwater.(1993)
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Bayou Bonfouca
A wood treating facility released massive amounts of creosote and other industrial pollutants into the neighboring bayou. Sophisticated equipment, including a computer-monitored dredge was developed to assist in the cleanup. (1995)
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Environmental Response News Magazine #13
The sacred fishing waters of the Yurok Tribe of Northern California are threatened by an illegal dump site. The latest techniques and policies used at asbestos abatement sites are featured along with Federal On Scene Coordinator readiness training. (2000)
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Environmental Response News Magazine #6
One of the largest Superfund cleanups in Louisiana is featured, along with the Superfund Accelerated Cleanup Model (SACM) . "Site Shorts" features EPA Regions 3,4, and 6. (1995)
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Environmental Response News Magazine #14
Both feature stories address oil spills from abandoned petroleum pump stations. The first concerns removal via oil/water pumps, and the second depicts site revegetation with native plants. The Tech. Update addresses a pilot on-site thermal desorption system. (2001)
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Martin County, KY Coal Waste Spill
This video describes the collapse of a coal slurry impoundment in Kentucky, it's effect on the surrounding residents and ecology, and the work of 36 agencies to clean-up and restore the area. (2001)
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Li Tungsten Superfund Site
Waste from this abandoned 26 acre tungsten manufacturing site in Glen Cove, NY affected the towns waterfront. Hazardous waste included asbestos, radioactive ore, and multiple contaminated reaction vessels. (1998)
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Environmental Response News Magazine #15
This issue highlights the ERT Dive Team and their projects, as well as covering geothermal well plugging, the Tranguch gasoline spill site in PA, and a training exercise in Alaska for responders to oil spill emergencies. (2001)
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LCP Chemical Site
A 550 acre tidal wetlands site was contaminated with mercury, PCBs, sulfuric acid, and oil refinery wastes. Various engineering solutions were employed in the cleanup. There is also an ongoing study on the effects of mercury in the food chain.(1998)
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Environmental Response News Magazine #19
The main feature highlights the multiagency response/recovery effort to locate the debris of the Space Shuttle Columbia. The Tech Update covers the in-situ removal of TCE from an aquifer in Grafton, MA. (2004)
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Pemaco Superfund Site
Potentailly carcinogenic Volatile Organic Compounds were found in the soil and groundwater beneath the abandoned Pemaco chemical blending facility near Los Angeles. A variety of innovative approaches, including High Vacuum Dual-Phase Extraction, Electrical Resistance Heating, Vapor Extraction, and Pump and Treat were used to remediate the pollution. (2008)
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TRPRC Exercise
The mutual aid organization TRPRC (Three Rivers Pollution Response Council) held an Energency Response Exercise in Martinsville, WV to test the groups reaction to simulated terrorist, WMD, and HAZMAT scenarios. (2005)
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