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Industrial waste management professionals can improve safety with IoT technology

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Emily Newton
October 7, 2021

Growing productivity has come with an increasing waste problem for manufacturing and heavy industry. The industrial sector produces more garbage than ever, and the task of disposing of it is often difficult, unsafe and inefficient. Failing to manage refuse properly can also come with significant consequences — fines, environmental damage and long-term health problems.


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Learn how to better detect hazardous gases and improve efficiency in wastewater plants

Dave Wagner
April 29, 2021
Wastewater plants are full of confined spaces, like recirculation pits, clarifier tanks, and wet wells. These spaces alone can be hazardous, and the danger only increases when you consider the gases that can permeate the air at wastewater treatment facilities.
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Toxic chemicals

Reduce your chemical footprint: Best Toxics Release Inventory reporting practices for 2021

Mark Chocola
March 24, 2021

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 2019 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis earlier this year, and companies across the nation are actively working to reduce their chemical footprint. Despite a minor increase in the Pacific Southwest Region, the overall release of TRI chemicals was down by 9 percent in 2019.


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Modesto wastewater treatment plant eliminated excessive noise

How Modesto wastewater treatment plant eliminated excessive noise

Taming the turbine
Vince Cavaseno
June 5, 2019

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), some 22 million U.S. workers are currently exposed to hazardous noise conditions. Excessive workplace noise is linked not only to hearing loss, but also to a host of other medical conditions, including cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, arteriosclerosis, and coronary heart disease (CHD).


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Ohio wastewater treatment plants reduced unhealthy noise levels

Noise Control

How managers at Ohio wastewater treatment plants reduced unhealthy noise levels
Vince Cavaseno
February 20, 2019

Industrial plants are known for being loud, acoustically-harsh environments. The combination of high ceilings, reflective surfaces and heavy machinery din creates an environment for reverberation and noise. Such conditions can decrease productivity and increase health and safety hazards. 


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Disposal methods for waste streams

Survey your waste streams for correct disposal methods

Why can’t I just throw it away?
Lisa Neuberger
August 28, 2018
Throwing household waste such as small batteries, cleaning products, and light bulbs in the trash may not be environmentally friendly behavior, but in most cases, it’s not against the law. However, businesses face many more limitations and regulations on what can and can’t be thrown away.
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solvent-contaminated wipes

Wasted wipes: EPA's new rule eases handling of certain solvent-contaminated wipes

Karen Hamel
August 1, 2014
More than ten years after the first proposal was published, EPA has issued a final rule amending the solid and hazardous waste management regulations for wipes containing various solvents.


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