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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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EPA Region III Emergency Response Exercise Buckeye Pipeline
This video highlights a one-day emergency response drill simulating a pipeline break which simulated the release of approximately 300 barrels of gasoline into a creek. Air and stream water were constantly monitored. Includes follow-up critiques. (1995)
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The Southern Shipbuilding Site
During 30 years of barge repair, waste from hull containers was pumped into 8 pits near Slidell. LA.. Poorly constructed levees threatened spills into the adjacent bayou.(1994)
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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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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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Trans Alaska Pipeline Minton Creek Exercise
Documents an Oil Spill Exercise staged by Alyeska Pipeline Company. The pipeline runs from North Slope of Alaska to the port city of Valdez. EPA and the state provided government oversight. Logistics played an important part of drill due to remote region where the simulated spill occurred. (2000)
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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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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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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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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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Midwest Floods of 1997
In support of the 1997 Midwest floods, the U.S. EPA participated in an effort to collect, identify, and dispose of hundreds of tanks and drums containing petroleum products and hazardous chemicals that were contaminated, ruptured, and washed downstream. (1997)
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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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Operation Able Waters
Tells the story of a multi-county response in the South Central Lake Okeechobee Florida area in 2002. The simulation involved of a potential Weapons of Mass Destruction and hazardous materials incident, involving a school bus and a train collision, and a break-in into a chemicals facility. (2002)
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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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ERT's Fast Water Oil Spill Training Course
A description of the 3-day training course used to prepare emergency responders for handling hazardous materials and oil spills in a fast water environment. (2002)
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Yurok Tribe Illegal Dump Site
Tribal, state, and federal agencies formed an alliance to clean up an illegal dump site that threatened sacred fishing waters on the Yurok reservation in northern California. Three acres of steeply sloping land near the Klamath River were cleared of hazardous and non-hazardous waste. (1998)
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