BC Used Oil Management Association (BCUOMA), a not-for-profit group dedicated to the collection and recycling of lubricating oil, oil filters, oil containers, antifreeze and antifreeze containers in British Columbia, recently removed 3,500 litres of used oil, 160 used oil filters, and 150 - 20 litre empty oil pails and lids from the Hesquiaht First Nation territory, located in Hot Springs Cove, BC.
In today's climate, incorporating sustainability is a crucial aspect for any business to thrive. It is also increasingly important for organizations to have third-party review to verify its achievements. That's exactly what Sleeman Breweries did for its Guelph facility to become Canada's first brewery to achieve 3RCertified status.
BossTek has updated its family of self-powered dust suppression equipment with Tier IV Final-compliant generators, ensuring compliance in all 50 states and Canada. BossTek made the announcement with the debut of the new DustBoss DB-60 Fusion, a field-proven suppression system driven by a high-reliability 25 HP electric motor and paired with a gen set powered by a heavy-duty 4-cycle indirect injection diesel engine. Designed, engineered and assembled in the USA, the generator features a dual-containment fuel cell, heavy gauge lockable enclosure and oversized brushless alternator for easy starting.
Oshawa Assembly and the Canadian Technical Centre (CTC) Oshawa Campus are the latest Canadian operations to join GM's growing list of landfill-free facilities. General Motors now operates 142 global facilities that recycle, reuse or convert-to-energy all waste from daily operations - more than any other auto maker.
Over 80,000 units of the Triple Plus + IR design are presently in use worldwide. The Triple Plus + IR is now offered along with the Triple Plus + which replaces the older Triple Plus now in production almost a total of 20 years. These users have come to depend on its robust and reliable performance. The extremely durable case and internal construction means it won't break when you drop it and resists shocks and vibrations. The unit offers UL, CSA, and numerous other approvals for use in hazardous areas, is water and dust resistant to IP65, and floats if it falls into water!
A team of researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) collected emissions samples from several power plant stacks in the United States and developed a unique method for detecting the isotopic signatures of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions under different configurations. These isotopic signatures will be instrumental in helping to identify emission sources of air pollution across the nation.
Waste to Energy Canada, Inc (WTEC), a provider of integrated environmental and socioeconomic solutions around the globe, today announced they have been chosen to supply a biomass waste to energy system to the Kelly Lake Metis Settlement Society community in British Columbia, Canada.
Sky Harvest Windpower Corp. has formed a joint venture corporation under the name Levant Energy Inc., a British Columbia corporation, for the purposes of developing underground natural gas storage plants in the Republic of Turkey. Sky Harvest will initially hold a 65% interest in the joint venture by investing $500,000 in the newly formed subsidiary. The investment is subject to certain conditions, including Sky Harvest’s completion of further equity or debt funding in order to finance the acquisition. The joint venture intends to use these proceeds to identify and commence securing proposed natural gas storage sites, as well as starting associated permitting processes. It is anticipated that Sky Harvest’s interest in Levant Energy Inc. will be diluted as additional funds are raised.
Siemens Industry Automation Division entered into an agreement to acquire Cambridge Water Technology, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, on January 24, 2012. With this acquisition, Siemens intends to strengthen its product portfolio with a leading-edge technology. The acquisition of Cambridge Water Technology is an important building block to Siemens’ strategy of pursuing leading-edge technologies with high customer value for municipal water and wastewater treatment as well as select industrial markets. Siemens works with a clear focus to provide cost-effective yet high-quality water treatment in both developed and developing countries
by using innovative and standardized solutions.
The CMAXX Dust & Fume Cartridge Collector has 10 percent more filter media than other same-sized vertical cartridge collectors. The internal area of the CMAXX offers 20 percent more area around the filters causing more dust to drop in the hopper before attaching to the filters.
Extreme environments in the construction, mining, petrochemical and many other industries can expose workers to dangerous airborne particulates and vapors, such as lead, mold or asbestos, or a variety of organic or synthetic chemicals. Sample pumps must be accurate and rugged to survive in all kinds of work environments while reliably collecting physical samples for further analysis. Casella CEL offers its TUFF line of personal air sampling pumps that feature a sealed case with over-molding that protects it from damaging moisture, extreme temperatures, solvents, and impact.
The Clean Air Smart Collector are designed for weld smoke, grinding particulate, laser and plasma cutting dust and various other mainly dry filtration applications. They come in a variety of sizes ranging from 1-48 cartridges and air volume of 500-30,000 cfm and more. The Clean Air Smart Collector range of high performance collectors comes in a variety of sizes and options. They range in size from our smallest collector the DFC 1 to our largest the DFC 96.
MSA’s ALTAIR 5X Multigas Detector for detection of up to six gases simultaneously is now available in Canada with CSA approval with an industry-leading temperature rating of -40C to +50C. Recognized world-wide, CSA International (Canadian Standards Association) is a provider of product testing and certification for a wide variety of products.
Envirogen Technologies, Inc. has started up an odour control system for the City of Fort Smith, Arkansas that will remove hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and other odour-causing compounds from air at the city’s P-Street wastewater facility. The new system consists of a single chamber biofilter and will remove more than 99% of average inlet concentrations of H2S and 90% of other organic reduced sulfur compounds. The system is designed to handle up to 12,000 cubic feet per minute (cfm) of air from the facility’s influent pub station, pretreatment system, bioselector and inlet channels. The Fort Smith installation is another example of Envirogen’s ‘green’ biological treatment technology for odour control that is becoming the option of choice across the United States from small to very large requirements. It will be Envirogen’s first biofilter installation in the State of Arkansas.
Shell announced that its Cansolv Technologies Inc. subsidiary (Cansolv) has signed an agreement with Beijing Guodian Longyuan Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd. (GDLY) to license a CANSOLV SO2 Scrubbing System for a new 1.2 GW coal-fired power plant to be built by China Guodian Corporation at Duyun in Guizhou province, P.R.C.
Imperial Systems, Inc. recently announced that their Heavy Duty Pneumatic Slide Gates are engineered stronger and better. Heavy Duty Pneumatic Slide Gates are used to control air flow and conserve energy. These gates deliver a positive shut-off to service machinery or to divert air. It operates using a compressed air cylinder. Innovative safety guards reduce the risk of injury. Imperial Systems, Inc. heavy duty pneumatic slide gates are constructed of a 10 gauge body with 16 gauge blade. Imperial Systems, Inc. also fabricates Extra-Heavy Duty Pneumatic Slide Gates and those are constructed of 3/16” plate. Heavy Duty Pneumatic Slide Gates are made for tough applications where material is a concern. Available in 4” to 24” sizes.
Reliable monitoring for small hydrogen leaks in a variety of industrial and commercial facility environments is now available with the TS4000H Intelligent Hydrogen Gas Detector from General Monitors, which accurately detects hydrogen at 0-500 ppm levels.
Introducing the new DeltaMAXX Upgrade Replacement Dust Collector Filter Line by Imperial Systems, Inc. The DeltaMAXX Filters deliver long filter life, clean air and high cost savings. The DeltaMAXX Filters are designed to perform as well or better than competitor cartridge filters.
Testo is pleased to announce the all new 350 portable emission analyzer. This new model represents a complete redesign of the already popular emission analyzer for measuring NO, NO2, SO2, CO and O2. Major improvements include an HD color graphic display, new exclusive sensor design, and a new housing, bump protection and industrial connectors, so it can stand up to any field condition.
For new or existing separator and distillation tower operations, Amistco Separation Products Inc. Uniflo Inlet Diffusers correct flow imbalances and improve gas distribution.
A new HemiPleat NoOval replacement filter from Camfil Farr Air Pollution Control offers high filtration efficiency, excellent energy performance and long life. Designed with an innovative "oval to round" configuration that allows a perfect fit into down flow-style dust collectors that use oval filters, the patent-pending HemiPleat NoOval filter carries a no-risk performance guarantee from the manufacturer. It is ideal for improving overall performance or solving problems such as short filter life with existing dust collectors.
Operating on just 0.7 amps per 1,000 cfm of capacity, Smog-Hog electrostatic precipitators offer one of the lowest-energy, highest-efficiency air cleaning technologies available, capturing up to 99.9% of submicron smokes, mists and emulsion oils using washable collection cells. Green advantages for the system include reusable collection cells, minimal fan size, low energy use, make-up air reduction, potential material recycling, and elimination of costs for filter media disposal and replacement. Smog-Hog mist collectors are available for indoor or outdoor use, for small source-capture applications down to 200 cfm, or large process exhaust streams up to 40,000 cfm. The Smog-Hog is ideal for meeting OSHA and EPA regulations regarding metalworking oil smoke and coolant mists, welding smoke, quenching smoke, plasticizers, cooking smoke, asphalt smoke and similar mists.
The ST51 Air/Gas Flow Meter supports the US EPA’s BACT (Best Available Control Technology) practices, which require technologies that achieve the maximum degree of emissions control that can be achieved by a particular facility and is based on a case-by-case decision that takes into account technical feasibility, cost and other energy, environmental and economic impacts. FCI designed the ST51 Flow Meter to measure and monitor GHG per the EPA’s requirements. It features a thermal mass, insertion-style flow element with flow accuracy to ±1% of reading over a broad flow range from 0.3 to 400 SFPS (0.08 to 122 MPS), and repeatability of ±0.5 percent of reading. The flow element is available for use in line sizes from 2 to 24 inches (51 to 610 mm). It operates over a wide turndown range of 100:1 and at temperatures from 0 to 250°F (-18 to 121°C). It withstands pressures up to 500 psig [34 bar (g)].
FilterWare for baghouses and other types of fabric filter dust collection systems such as pulse jet cartridge collectors enables improved process control, maintenance planning and automated EPA reporting turn-key compliant to 40 CFR 63 while simultaneously providing plants with other return on investment capabilities such as reduced operating costs and down time prevention. The software provides process control and visualization, report generation and remote services. The software interfaces with the company’s range of diagnostic baghouse controllers, intelligent pulse jet timers, particulate monitors and filter leak/broken bag detectors as well as third party instrumentation and controls. Stand alone and plant-wide systems are available. Other benefits include greater productively from personnel.
BioAir Solutions has delivered its state-of-the-art EcoFilter biotrickling filter technology to a municipal utility facility in Corunna, Ontario, Canada.
The EcoFilter unit selected for the project in St. Clair Township will handle pump station odours and can treat an airstream up to 1,750 cubic metres per hour. The newly installed equipment is scheduled to go into operation in the Spring of 2011. EcoFilter utilizes BioAir’s patented EcoBase structured plastic synthetic media, which provides for the controlled mass transfer of odorous compounds, with consistent and reliable long term performance.
Parkson Corporation offers the OHxyPhogg, an odour removal technology with a patented air atomizing three-fluid nozzle. The OHxyPhogg combines ozone, water and air creating 5-micron-sized oxidant-enriched water particles that efficiently disperse and fill partially or fully enclosed spaces such as lift stations, wet wells, holding tanks and headworks. The oxidant fog rapidly and efficiently reacts with H2S and other reduced sulfur compounds removing the unpleasant odours. The OHxyPhogg technology also aggressively and effectively breaks down fats, oils and greases, virtually eliminating not only the buildup but the costly pumping and discharging of FOGs.
The MIDAC open path FTIR Air Monitoring System is compact, versatile, and rugged. Designed to detect, identify and measure a wide range of key contaminants simultaneously, it has been used in many different configurations to address a diverse list of applications. Analysis is onsite through a continuous sampling path of up to 1000 metres. Each system includes a rugged, sealed 0.5 cm-1 resolution interferometer equipped with a choice of beamsplitters and detectors. The analyzer is coupled to a control PC via standard ribbon cable or long-range fibre-optic link.
The Hydro-Lance wet particulate dust collector has proven to be an excellent choice for removal of lime particulate and reduction of ammonia odors during the municipal water treatment lime stabilization process. It utilizes patent pending Submerged Air Venturi (SAVe) technology to avoid operational issues associated with a standard Venturi scrubber systems including pump failures, small orifice nozzle clogging, material failures, and general maintenance headaches while still providing the time proven Venturi collection methodology. Key features include more than 99 percent removal guaranteed; thermoplastic, steel or other materials of construction; automatic sludge removal; removable Venturi throat; and integral exhaust fan.
The new Gold Series High Vacuum (GSHV) dust collector controls emissions in applications up to 17 inches Hg vacuum or 8 psi positive pressure. It combines the features of Camfil Farr Air Pollution Control Gold Series collectors – rugged construction, high efficiency cartridge filtration and ease of service – into a heavily reinforced dust capture vessel designed for use as a central vacuum system, positive or negative product receiver or high pressure bin vent.
The GSHV collector comes with a choice of two or four Gold Cone HemiPleat filter cartridges, available in two efficiencies: 99.99 percent (MERV 11) or 99.999 percent (MERV 15/16) on 0.5 micron particles.
Dust at work sites can decrease visibility, shorten the life of equipment and most importantly expose workers to numerous health risks. The Dust Destroyer uses a Yanmar, 4TNV98T-ZNSA, EPA Tier III compliant, four cylinder, 80HP continuous duty diesel engine at 2200RPM. It projects tiny droplets of water into the air removing dust which helps with safety, health, and environmental problems on construction, demolition and scrap sites. The dust suppression machine projects 20-250 feet of water with 27,000 sq. ft. of coverage, ranging from 0-75 feet high and 0-60 degrees of oscillation with additional options, including booster pump and chemical odour control. The range, power, and safety (diesel engine, no electrical issues) of The Dust Destroyer makes it a leading dust control system.
It is technologically feasible to store a huge amount of the global warming gas carbon dioxide deep underground in central Alberta, says a University of Calgary-led study coordinated by the Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economy (ISEEE).
Corus is Europe’s second largest steel producer and comprises three operating divisions: Strip Products, Long Products, and Distribution and Building Systems. As part of the Strip Products Division, Corus Colors is an international business that manufactures pre-finished steel for the building envelope, domestic appliances and manufactured goods markets.
Corus Colors – Shotton Works is located in North Wales and produces organic paint coated, prefinished steel, principally for cladding, composite walling and roofing applications within the building and construction sector both in the UK and overseas.
The Dust Detective, a new environmental enclosure kit, allows a Microdust Pro to be used in extended measurement situations where particulate concentrations must be monitored for more than the typical eight-hour working day. It features a Casella Apex Lite sampling pump to empower the Microdust Pro to run up to 19 hours continuously in the field. The Dust Detective solution is quick to assemble, easily deployed, and provides both gravimetric and real time dust data for accurate safety evaluation and reporting purposes. The Microdust Pro is a portable, hand-held monitor that assesses concentrations of suspended matter in a sensitivity range of 1µgm -3 to 2500 mgm -3.
Titan industrial FTIR systems provide real-time, multi-component extractive gas phase analysis for applications including industrial hygiene, CEM, process optimization/control, specialty gas QC and research. The rugged industrial spectrometer is packaged with externally mounted, corrosion-resistant gas cells. Cell pathlengths range from 1 cm to 60 metres. Thermal isolation from the spectrometer allows operation from ambient to 240° C, allowing moist sample streams to be analyzed without condensation. Titan gas analyzers feature new dual ADC architecture and advanced mirror drive control electronics. Combined with customized IR detectors for ultimate sensitivity, these systems can achieve low ppb detection levels for most of the compounds of interest, including formaldehyde, in real world conditions. MIDAC’s powerful, fully proven AutoQuant Pro software package is optimized for quantitative gas phase analysis and can provide simultaneous display of trend charts, IR spectra and concentration table.
The new Gas Detection Digital Modbus Rack Mount Controller, TA-2048MB, features 48-channel system with three separate 16 channel Modbus Networks RS-485 digital Modbus RTU. It has four relays (SPST), 10 Amp. common to all channel, and continuous diagnostics. Options include a Remote Relay Modules, Remote Analog and Digital Output Module – Modbus enabled. This unit can be used with any Mil-Ram smarter Gas Detection Transmitter – Toxic/LEL/VOC/Oxygen.
Detcon’s new High Range Model 1000-H2S Process Analyzer is designed to provide continuous, accurate real-time measurement of hydrogen sulphide gas concentrations in a wide variety of gas streams. With new technology and design, the High Range Process Analyzer has a measurement range of 0-1,000 ppm with up to two percent standard and up to five percent with additional high range applications packaging.
The LaserMethane mini (LMm) is lightweight and compact, providing users with a long range instrument capable of detecting ppm levels of methane from a distance of up to 100 metres. Not just portable, but truly handheld, the LMm weighs only 600g and measures W70mm x H179mm x D42mm. With advances including automatic ranging, colour LCD, five hour battery, extended temperature range and IP54, the unit complements the previously launched LaserMethane Detector (LMD) and utilizes the next generation of Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy (TDLAS). ATEX approval allows the LMm to be used in Zone 1 areas for on-plant use as well as detecting escapes in hard to reach or inaccessible areas such as roof spaces, pipes crossing rivers or roads and fenced enclosures.
The Protégé Multi-Gas Monitor is a technologically-advanced, feature-rich portable multi-gas monitor for industrial and fire applications. This easy-to-operate, easy-to-maintain gas monitor is tough and rugged for use in harsh environments, yet lightweight. A key to the Protégé monitor’s operation is its data logging and configuration capabilities. With Windows-based proprietary software, a variety of operating options can be configured for a multitude of uses and personal user preferences including password control, backlight timer, calibration due date, alarm set points, calibration gas values, and automatic zero calibration at start up. Up to 7,000 significant events can be captured and stored for further analysis. Numerous alarm features are built into the Protégé monitor to warn for high gas levels and battery depletion.
The Altair 5 Multigas Detector is the first portable five-gas detector with MotionAlert and InstantAlert feature, according to manufacturer MSA. MotionAlert feature when enabled, activates a “man down” alarm if no motion is detected for 30 seconds. InstantAlert feature allowing users to manually activate an audible alarm to alert those around them to potentially dangerous situations. Other features include optional, high-resolution colour display screen with logo customization, more than 17 preprogrammed languages, Galaxy System-compatibility, and standard vibrating alarm and data logging. The Altair 5 Multigas Detector is MSA Link Software ready.
The AMETEK Model 9000 RM is a rugged single or multi-component gas analyzer housed in a single 19-inch, rack-mountable unit that can be integrated into Continuous Emission Monitor (CEM) systems or used alone for a variety of gas monitoring applications. The unit can be configured to measure most gas species that absorb in the UV (examples NOx, H2S and SO2). The optional low range white cell provides longer path length for measuring lower concentrations. For example, the minimum full scale for SO2 is 25 ppm, with an accuracy of one percent of full scale. Resolution better than 0.02 nm is provided by high intensity, line source lamps.
