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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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Wyoming Bioremediation
A team in northern Wyoming implemented Bioremediation, an onsite process that uses naturally occurring microorganisms to breakdown petroleum hydrocarbon contaminants in soil. The contamination was the result of oil well exploration.(1998)
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Wood Treatment Site Cleanup
The contamination caused by abandoned wood-treatment sites is investigated. An overview of toxic chemicals typically present and the cleanup process is examined.
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Libby Sister Sites
Vermiculite ore containing asbestos from a mine in Libby, MT, was shipped to facilities where it was processed by unsuspecting workers. These locations are being investigated and cleaned up. (2012)
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- soil contamination
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Navajo Vats
Toxaphene was used regularly by the Navajo Nation as a pesticide to treat livestock, and then discarded into pits. Several pits were tested by the EPA and the Navajo Superfund Office as bioremediation sites. (1992)
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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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Ecotoxicologists at Oak Hill
A ecological investigation was undertaken to determine if run-off from a site contaminated with PCBs had affected the aquatic community in a adjacent stream. (1992)
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Basket Creek Superfund Site
In the 1960s, a woodland ravine in Georgia became an illegal toxic waste dump. Soil excavation was ruled out due to the severity of the contamination. A unique multiphase cleanup was developed and is featured in this video. (1993)
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Cleanup by the CRV
A new technology, Cylinder Recovery Vessel (CRV), was used to clean up the results of an explosion of 182 unmarked cylinders. This video depicts the step-by-step CRV cleanup.
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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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Investigation and Cleanup of Wood Treatment Sites
This production delves into the cleanup efforts that are currently underway at wood treating sites in the northwestern and southeastern United States. (1992)
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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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Environmental Dredging
This video reviews environmental dredging of lakes, rivers and bays, utilizing special equipment and procedures to remove contaminated sediments with a minimum of impact on valuable aquatic resources. (2000)
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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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CBEP in Henryetta, OK
Citizens of Henryetta, Oklahoma collaborated with representatives from state, federal, and local government agencies to reclaim land contaminated by a zinc smelter. (1998)
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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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Environmental Response News Magazine #18
ERTV News Mag #18 features the cleanup of an abandoned chemical research and development facility, the cleanup of a former bomb incendiary manufacturing site, the air sampling for the apartments surrounding the WTC, and the USEPA's computer recycling program. (2003)
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Navajo Vats - Spanish Language Version
Toxaphene was used regularly by the Navajo Nation as a pesticide to treat livestock, and then discarded into pits. Several pits were tested by the EPA and the Navajo Superfund Office as bioremediation sites. (1993)
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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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