David Palmerton’s paper discusses the impact of septic systems on our groundwater. Experts have recognized these systems as potential groundwater pollution sources since the 1980s. The USEPA’s 1984 report highlighted … Continue reading Septic Systems Failures and Forever Chemicals
A paper by David Palmerton, Jr., PG, covers the need for lithium and how the oil industry can help supply it. Oil field brine extraction is a naturally occurring aspect … Continue reading Lithium Extraction from Oil Field Brines: Outlook, Opportunities, and Challenges
SCS Engineers Staff Scientist Patty Herman takes readers through Carbon Capture Storage and Sequestration basics for newcomers to the industry and the public. Carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and sequestration (CCS) … Continue reading Carbon Capture and Sequestration: A Primer
The American Academy of Microbiology, the scientific think tank and honorific leadership group at the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), has released a new report, The Role of Microbes in … Continue reading The Role of Microbes in Mediating Methane Emissions
There is an urgent need to develop decision support tools tailored to developing countries. These tools will be helpful to municipal officers, consultants, stakeholders, manufacturers, academicians, and others who make … Continue reading Decision Support Tool Process Module for Municipal Solid Waste Collection and Transportation for ...
When scoping CO2 Solution Storage Efficiency and Sequestration projects and ultimately putting together the permit application, utilize the required computational modeling as leverage to help maximize the economic and environmental … Continue reading Utilizing Multiphase Flow Modeling to Estimate CO2 Solution Storage Efficiency and Sequestration Project ...
Published in Waste Management & Research, two of SCS’s most experienced solid waste management experts, Dave Ross and James Law, cover the MSW evolution and forecast conditions and practices to … Continue reading Evolution of municipal solid waste management in North America
Choosing the best sediment remediation techniques based on site conditions, contaminants present, and your desired remediation goals. Use this paper as a guide and resource. Please share this paper with … Continue reading From Contamination to Cleanup: Exploring Effective Strategies for Sediment Remediation
Jeffrey D. Marshall, PE, and Michael J. Miller, CHMM, discuss environmental due diligence and how the proposed CERCLA rule could impact the number of recognized environmental conditions. The authors discuss … Continue reading How Will EPA’s Proposed CERCLA Hazardous Substance Designation of PFOA and PFOS Impact ...
Remediating Acid Mine Drainage, or AMD, is a complex process that may require a combination of engineering, chemical, and biological techniques. Several approaches to remediating AMD include passive and active … Continue reading The Science, Funding, and Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage
