The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) designated two widely used PFAS chemicals, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).
On April 10, in a move that is almost certain to result in legal challenges from states, utilities, and other entities charged with its implementation, EPA released its much-anticipated Final Rule limiting concentrations of certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), or so-called “forever chemicals,” in public drinking water.
At times, words or phrases in surface finishing can generate loose terminology that may incorrectly define a specific activity or condition.
When it comes to wastewater treatment systems, bioaugmentation is becoming more common at many finishing operations as limits continue to tighten around nitrogen, phosphorus, and other contaminants.
We talk with George Monteith, Global Director at MacDermid Envio Solutions, who says wastewater treatment operators in the surface finishing industry face several challenges when it comes to ensuring the safety and security of their systems.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced two proposed rules that will add to its comprehensive approach to tackling PFAS pollution and the commercial bottom line for hundreds of businesses facing costs for cleanup.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it is proposing to list nine per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous constituents under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. This action represents another significant step in the regulation of PFAS.
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, in collaboration with 3M, have successfully demonstrated that an electron beam can destroy the two most common types of PFAS in water — PFOA and PFOS.
Scientists from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, are developing several technologies to capture and destroy perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS.
We spoke with Dan Zinman, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Miles Chemical based in Arleta, California, and Ismael Medina, a Technical Service Rep for wastewater.
With tightening limits on nutrients and Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), is a small-scale biological system right for your industrial facility?
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on July 27 published its Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, which is intended to update the public about the agency's plan to review, propose and issue regulations over the coming months.
MacDermid Envio Solutions has launched a new trivalent chromium wastewater treatment process, EnvioTRI.
Recently, a record-breaking number of Canadian wildfires alarmingly impacted air quality in New York City and even cast a thick layer of smoke over several northern states.
A chemical spill involving both hex and tri chrome by GKN Aerospace in St Louis has prompted a call for an investigation by a U.S. Senator.
Columbia Manufacturing Inc., in Westfield, Massachusetts, originally started out as a bicycle manufacturing company but has transitioned into the second-largest manufacturer of school furniture in the nation.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule to update the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) chemical list to add nine additional PFAS subject to reporting requirements.
Pollution restrictions are a major focus in today’s finishing industry. Unlike the year 1929, when Reliable Plating Works (RPW) was founded, today’s business has to answer to the EPA.
Toxic heavy metals found in wastewater have health and safety ramifications for communities affected by pollution.
The EPA released its long-awaited proposed rule limiting concentrations of six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) or “forever chemicals,” in public drinking water.
The requirement to improve environmental quality is a force that will shape the national conscience as the decade unfolds.
The February meeting of the FinishingAndCoating.com Wastewater Treatment Users Group will be held on Feb. 2 and feature a guest speaker from the regulatory side.
Cyanide chemistries in mining, as well as industrial process wastewaters, including plating operations, have been used since before the start of the industrial revolution.
