Sludge management can reach 40 percent of the total management costs for a wastewater plant today, making sludge disposal an increasingly critical issue. Sludge disposal costs continue to rise with more stringent environmental regulations and limits, high input costs, and public...
Growing populations and urban density are putting pressure on available water supply, leading communities to have to use more contaminated water sources. In addition, there has been a rise in detectable levels of undesirable microconstituents in water. These factors are driving...
NEW GREENHOUSE GAS REGULATION On January 1, 2010, 40CFR98 “The Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule” went into effect. Companies that are large sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are now required to report emissions to the US Environmental Protection Agency...
Municipal solid waste landfills (MSWs) are the second largest source of human-generated methane emissions in the US, accounting for approximately 23 percent of these emissions in 2007. Methane is a greenhouse gas (GHG) that, when released into the atmosphere, contributes to smog,...
Over four billion tons of municipal, industrial, construction, and agricultural solid waste are produced each year around the world, with roughly 25 percent generated in the US. For the most part, solid waste is condemned to landfills, which in many developing...
