Sentences with phrase «chlorinated solvents»

Conversely, there is growing concern surrounding the human health risks associated with vapor intrusion of chlorinated solvents and other carcinogenic chemicals.

We also negotiate consent orders and remediation plans associated with the cleanup of hazardous waste, petroleum, chlorinated solvents and other contaminants with local, state, and federal environmental agencies.

The Montreal Protocol and its subsequent amendments have decreased the concentrations of many CFCs and chlorinated solvents where total equivalent chlorine peaked in 1993 - 94 and has decreased by 8 % by the end of 2005 (Figure 2).

They hope to identify genes that whet the microbe's appetite for chlorinated solvents.

David Ellis, who runs Dupont's program to develop new ways to clean up toxic chemicals, says that he doesn't think the general public is aware of this bacterium and its potential to break down chlorinated solvents.

Although solid wastes from all sorts of experiments have been sealed in a landfill, certain liquids, mostly chlorinated solvents, still taint the water that runs under the site.

The soil behind the abandoned dry cleaners in Oscoda, Michigan, was saturated with chlorinated solvents that had been routinely dumped there for decades.

Until recently, the industry used chlorinated solvents.

Taking advantage of that long lifetime, EOS laces its gel with toxin - eating bacteria, including one that can break down the chlorinated solvents commonly used to degrease machine parts.

Regulations are mostly driven by state and local government, but it's safe to say that regulators have generally become more forgiving on petroleum releases and more demanding on chlorinated solvent releases.