SITE REMEDIATION AND
EMERGENCY RESPONSE NEWSLETTER

August 2011

No. 155

Table of Contents

MARKET NEWS  

§  DOE Panel Recommends Further Regulation of Drilling for Natural Gas in Shale Formations

§  In Effort to Balance Budget, Some States Having to Choose Between Spurring Economy and Protecting Environment

AROUND THE WORLD

§  China – Chromium Dumped Illegally in Southwestern China

§  Japan – Fatal Radiation Level Found at Fukushima Nuclear Plant Months after Explosions, but Cleanup Efforts Continue

§  Nigeria – UN Study: Environmental Damage from Oil Production May Take 30 Years, $1 Billion to Clean Up

INDUSTRY NEWS

§  Cleanup of NASA Launch Sites to Take 100 Years, Require $1 Billion

§  New York State Makes Progress in Site Cleanups

§  EPA Gives Pasco County, Florida $1 Million to Help Identify, Clean Up Contaminated Sites

COMPANY NEWS

§  AbTech Develops New Filter Technology for Groundwater Remediation, Other Applications

§  VeruTEK^® Technologies Wins Patent for Surfactant-enhanced In Situ Chemical Oxidation Technology for Site Remediation