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Toxic waste sites linked to lead levels, impaired development in children

Source: Daily News | 2013-05-15
Children living near toxic waste sites in lower and middle income countries such as India, Philippines and Indonesia may experience higher blood lead levels, resulting in a loss of IQ points and a higher incidence of developmental issues,...

Engaging speakers, agenda set for June 2013 'What's Next' Brownfields Conference

Source: Daily News | 2013-05-09
An exciting agenda has been finalized for Brownfields Remediation, “What’s Next”, an innovative one-day conference on June 18, 2013 at the Metropolitan Hotel in Toronto.

Redevelopment of Ontario's Griffith Mine ready for enviro assessment

Source: Daily News | 2013-05-02
As part of the strengthened and modernized Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (CEAA 2012) put in place to support the government's Responsible Resource Development Initiative,

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Brownfield Remediation - 'What's Next' June 18, 2013

Source: Daily News | 2013-04-17
Proposed changes are on the horizon for managing brownfields

SUBMIT ABSTRACTS NOW: 3rd Sites and Spills Expo in Toronto

Source: Daily News | 2013-04-17
Preparations for the 3rd Sites and Spills Expo are underway and the organizers invite individuals and companies to submit conference papers related to spills or pollution abatement and site remediation.

Civil engineers give 'D' Grade for US hazardous waste cleanup

Source: Daily News | 2013-04-12
Annual funding for U.S. Superfund site cleanups is estimated to be as much as $500 million short of what is needed, and 1,280 sites remain on the National Priorities List with an unknown number of potential sites yet to be identified, says a...

'Biochar' cuts soil GHG by one-third, study finds

Source: Daily News | 2013-04-03
Researchers are now saying that biochar — charcoal used to treat soil — has the potential to not only increase soil fertility, but to sequester carbon and cut greenhouse gas emissions (GHG).

$1.85-million cleanup in Alberta labyrinthine illegal dumping case

Source: Daily News | 2013-02-13
The website homepage for McColman & Sons Demolition Ltd. offers visitors a slideshow of company projects, but unbeknownst to clients, the demolition waste from these projects may have been illegally dumped, damaging local wetlands in rural...

Decommissioning Quebec's last oil-fired power plant

Source: Daily News | 2013-01-23
By the end of 2013, the skyline near Montreal will be a little barer, and a lot cleaner, as the decommissioning of the “dinosaur” thermal generating facility in Sorel-Tracy — with its four colossal chimneys like...

Companies spending billions on cleantech, enviro protection:StatCan

Source: Daily News | 2013-01-08
A December 2012 Statistics Canada (StatCan) survey shows that Canadian industries are doling out billions to meet environmental regulations, but the nation’s petroleum industry says it doesn’t even begin to show how some sectors are...

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thumb Remedying Risk Assessment
The terms “remediation” and “dig-and-dump” are, for some, mutually exclusive. Just what are we “remedying” by excavating and dumping soil in a landfill?
By Theresa Phillips

thumb HazWastes lead new EPR regimes
Cradle-to-cradle manufacturing is the Holy Grail for advocates of sustainable manufacturing and packaging, and so-called extended producer responsibility (EPR) is the way to get there, according to them.
By Guy Crittenden

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