Saddle Up, the 2024 Battelle Chlorinated Conference is on the Horizon For many attendees, Battelle is like "old home week." They visit friends and catch up on the news. Catching up is a lot of fun. We certainly look forward to seeing old friends, but I suspect...
In our July 2023 newsletter, we delved into the distinctiveness of BOS 100, clarifying that it is not just a blend of iron and activated carbon (AC). The energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) image in Figure 1 beautifully illustrates this, revealing how the elemental iron is integral...
Fires, Toxins, & Other Unintended Consequences The thin glass teardrop in the picture contains approximately 750 ml of carbon tetrachloride (CT), which has discolored over time. As recently as the 1960s, these teardrops were suspended at the ceiling in plastic netting. In the event of a...
A Journey of Discovery with RPI: Unveiling the Interplay of Geology, Activated Carbon, and Microorganisms At the heart of science is the love of discovery—a love that fuels the quest to unravel the world's mysteries. Since RPI first introduced the use of activated carbon for in...
A rich mythology supports the Santa Claus figure. He can twinkle his nose, go down the chimney, and appear in the living room without smudging his red coat or white fur trim. While his impeccable appearance throughout a night of fantastic work amazes us -...
If there's a tip of the spear in the remediation industry, the folks in the field are it. You sweat in summer; you freeze in the winter. Have you ever worked in the cold so long that your hands are icy and numb? When suddenly...
Recently, RPI was tasked with cleaning up a contaminated property rumored to be haunted. There was no identified responsible party. The town was in a panic. The property had been abandoned for years. Atop a hill sat a decrepit factory in the middle of the...
During the week of August 21st, I participated in a treatment trains webinar hosted by NEIWPCC. In his presentation, my colleague Tom Fox (Colorado, OPS) cited 21 as the number of hydrocarbon remedy categories. Wow, that's overwhelming! While exceptions may exist, each of the 21...
I like soup. I think the best soup is composed of leftovers. When it is time to clean out the refrigerator, I put a pot of water on the stove and chuck stuff in. Yet, anytime you have a broad mix of ingredients, the soup...
The pictures are from the Woodford Reserve Distillery in Versailles, KY. The picture on the left is a view of racked barrels as one looks from the floor toward the ceiling. The picture is a view down a hallway. Aging is a key characteristic of...