At times this winter, the greater Salt Lake City area has harbored the most polluted air in the United States. Now, researchers from the University of Utah and other institutions are starting a three-year, $1.3 million study to better understand the winter weather “inversion” conditions frequently associated with poor air quality.
Potential emissions from brominated flame retardant production and user plants in Europe were significantly reduced last year, thanks to a voluntary industry programme.
Westar Energy has agreed to spend approximately $500 million to significantly reduce harmful air pollution from a Kansas power plant and pay a $3 million civil penalty, under a settlement to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Justice Department announced today. As part of the settlement, Westar will also spend $6 million on environmental mitigation projects.
Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of highly engineered and innovative specialty chemical products and one of the nation’s largest providers of mercury control solutions, is pleased about the findings of a recently released GAO (Government Accounting Office) report on the cost effectiveness and efficiency of mercury control technologies for coal-fired power plants.
Chemtura Corporation, debtor-in-possession (Pink Sheets: CEMJQ), will showcase its GeoBrom(TM) family of bromine and brominated derivative products at EUEC Booth 725 for application in bromine technologies used in control of toxic mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants and other coal-fired boilers.
Automatic Coating announced that it has secured global rights for a patent pending green technology from Pipe Viper International. Automatic Coating is a world wide recognized leader in the powder and liquid coating industry in North America.
Research and Markets has released a new market report titled “End-Of-Pipe Air Pollution Control Equipment-European Market Perspective.”
Georgia Power has decided to postpone the conversion of coal-fueled Plant Mitchell in Albany, Ga. to biomass as the company is not sure how the industrial boiler emissions will be affected by the future regulations of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The conversion will take place after the rules are better defined by EPA in April 2010.
CECO Environmental announced that it has received nine new contracts totaling $8.4 million. CECO Environmental is a leading provider of industrial ventilation and pollution control systems. Rick Blum, Chief Operating Officer and President, remarked that the orders were received from clients in various industries that include cement, chemical, refining, automotive and power industries. The company has four customers in the United States and its other customers are spread across Australia, Belgium, Korea, Venezuela and Mexico.
Fuel Tech has received multiple air pollution control orders from various countries including China, Chile, Korea, United States, and Estonia totaling $2.2 million. Fuel Tech is a leading provider of advanced engineering solutions for emissions control in industrial and utility applications.
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