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EPA finalizes rule to require enhanced PFAS reporting to Toxics Release Inventory

October 25, 2023

…the 2021 reporting year and provided a framework to automatically add other PFAS in future years. The NDAA also required facilities to report on those chemicals if they manufacture, process…

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EPA finalizes rule to require reporting of PFAS data to better protect communities from forever chemicals

October 3, 2023

…“The data we’ll receive from this rule will be a game-changer in advancing our ability to understand and effectively protect people from PFAS,” said assistant administrator for the Office of…

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Lower trial weld strengths in polyethylene seams

October 1, 2023

…and reconciled prior to job commencement. FIGURE 1 Relationship between thickness and strength of HDPE for both blown film and cast fabrication The hot wedge method of seaming PE consists…

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Lining system supports upgrade at northern Nevada mine

October 1, 2023

…17, 2021. Project Highlights Lining system supports upgrade at Northern Nevada mine LOCATION: Northern Nevada GENERAL CONTRACTOR: High Mark SUBCONTRACTOR: International Lining Technology ENGINEER: NewFields GEOSYNTHETIC PRODUCTS: 80 mil double-sided…

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Airports zone in on geosynthetics

October 1, 2023

…of compacted soil measuring 1 m [3.3 feet] high was installed behind each Terramesh unit. It took approximately five days to backfill each Terramesh lift along the wall length and…

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FHWA providing grants for transportation innovations

September 1, 2023

…to America’s road, highway, and bridge projects.” The AID demonstration program – funded in part by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), enacted in 2021 – provides “incentive grants” and other resources…

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Lake Forest reservoir relining and floating cover

August 29, 2023

…of designed troughs in conjunction with surface floats and ballast weights to supply the required cover tensioning, provide buoyancy in the floating cover and create rainwater collection troughs to drain…

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USDOT launches Project Delivery Center of Excellence

August 21, 2023

…The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has launched the Project Delivery Center of Excellence to help recipients of federal infrastructure funds deliver projects more efficiently and effectively, from concept to…

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Final Buy America guidelines issued

August 16, 2023

…guidance include: The document “is intended to be high-level coordinating guidance for Federal agencies to use in their own direct implementation of BABA.” As requested by ARTBA and the Transportation…

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Mercurial matter: Puzzling out PFAS removal in landfills

August 1, 2023

…seems to lead to the creation of PFBA and PFPeA. Plasma-based treatment also offers a way to destroy PFAS in leachate (or water). A 2021 study demonstrates a very high…

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