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Asbestos Testing and Treatments in Soils. Spokane Being Tested for Asbestos As a result of the public health emergency declared in Libby, Montana in June, which resulted from former vermiculite mining, a Spokane (Washington) neighborhood is now undergoing asbestos testing. asbestos-laden dust Digg It | Post to del.icio.us | Post to Reddit  When we hear the word "asbestos" you often think back on the controversy of the late 1970’s when it became common knowledge that asbestos was indeed a human health hazard. Asbestos however, is still a relevant hazard today in a number of different capacities. While most asbestos containing products were banned by the Consumer Product Safety Commission and regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency, unfortunately it still exists in hundreds of older products as well as in trace amounts in newly manufactured products. Among new products that may still contain asbestos are soil retention enhancers, particularly vermiculite. 1...

The amount of carbon locked away in frozen soils in the far Northern Hemisphere is double previous estimates and rapid melting could accelerate global warming, a study released on Wednesday says. Large areas of northern Russia, Canada, Nordic countries and the U.S. state of Alaska have deep layers of frozen soil near the surface called permafrost. Global warming has already triggered rapid melting of the permafrost in some areas, releasing powerful greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and methane. "Massive amounts of carbon stored in frozen soils at high latitudes are increasingly vulnerable to exposure to the atmosphere," said Pep Canadell, executive director of the Global Carbon Project at Australia's state-funded Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. Read more

Libby Montana : EPA Ordered Cleanup and Intervention is Dramatic 180 Degree Turn in Policy | The Moderate Voice The Obama administration has a new take on the duties and budgets of the EPA, not only different, but startlingly so, from previous admins who used the stalling technique for decades to deal with citizens very real chargers re * Agent Orange exposure during Nam Black Lung out of Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and more * >Radiation exposure deaths in Utah, New Mexico, Arizona * Water contamination of cadmium and other heavy minerals, Brownsville * Land contamination by uranium heaps, Rocky Flats, Colorado * Johns Manville, asbestos contamination * Trailer industry, formaldehyde contamination * Libby Montana, asbestos contamination. Read this and many more erosion control news

Barack Obama pledges $475 million for next year Cleaning up toxic substances and "areas of concern": $146.9 million, or 31 percent. The EPA will control most of the spending ($113.9 million), reducing toxins, including PCBs, mercury, dioxin and pesticides. The Army Corps of Engineers will get another $10 million for this task, and with other agencies will help remove contaminated sediment and other industrial pollution that hampers places like the Cuyahoga and Ashtabula rivers and Lake Erie harbors. Read this and more erosion news

This site was just added to our expanding library of coastal erosion control websites Digg It | Post to del.icio.us | Post to Reddit Save Our Sand: The Inlet Solution > About Terminal Groins A terminal groin is a sediment management structure that reduces beach erosion by retaining a predetermined amount of sand before it reaches the inlet. ...Save Our Sand: The Inlet Solution > About Terminal Groins A terminal groin is a sediment management structure that reduces beach erosion by retaining a predetermined amount of sand before it reaches the inlet. ... Enjoy!

Regarding PART 91, SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL (SESC), of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA), 1994 PA 451, as Amended Why is erosion and sediment control important? Sediment is the greatest pollutant by volume impacting our lakes, streams, and wetlands. Sediment is the product of uncontrolled erosion. Everyone in Michigan is affected by erosion and off-site sedimentation. Erosion and sedimentation result in: loss of fertile topsoil, filling of lakes and streams, increased flooding, damage to plant and animal life, and structural damage to buildings and roads. Read these frequently asked questions and many more from across the globe

While the latter has been the traditional method of stabilizing shorelines, more natural "green" approaches such as natural buffers and wetland restoration have been touted as more environmentally-friendly, longer-term options. A project getting under way in North Carolina will help coastal property owners along its sounds and mainland shorelines make more informed decisions about the methods they choose to use. The Cooperative Institute for Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Technology has awarded a $717,000 grant to the N.C. National Estuarine Research Reserve and the NOAA Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research to examine different methods of erosion prevention. Read full story and many more erosion articles