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‘Premature to open park’ on polluted Haulbowline site

A report from 2017 has revealed that Cork County Council was warned that pollution on Haulbowline had “the potential to cause risks to any users of a potential future park” on the site. The document’s findings have led an environmental group to question why neither the council nor the Government revealed the results of the analysis of what is one of the country’s worst polluted former industria...
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Report names Verde in top leaders in bioremediation market

A new report from BCC Research, “Bioremediation: Global Markets and Technologies to 2023" names Verde Environmental Group as a top leader in the bioremediation market. Report Highlights Market analysis. In situ bioremediation – treating the contaminated groundwater or soil in the location where it is found – is expected to see the largest market growth compared to ex situ bioremediation or...
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No definitive timeline for resumption of Haulbowline remediation

Clean-up works on of one of Ireland’s worst cases of industrial pollution, the former Ispat/Irish Steel site on Haulbowline Island in Cork Harbour, have been delayed indefinitely. Three heavily contaminated sites on the island were to have been remediated by last July but, with only one – the former east tip – remediated so far, plant and equipment were taken off the island in the latter half of ...
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Decades long row over homes on contaminated land

A new proposal has been submitted to build nearly 200 homes on a former brick works with developers vowing to end a 40-year planning saga. Residents have fought developers targeting the old Nocks site in Erdington, UK for decades over concerns the site is heavily contaminated from its use as a landfill. And now fears have been sparked again after Persimmon Homes - which has already obtained perm...
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Minister announces €70 million investment for Environment and Waste Management

Minister Denis Naughten announces €647 million for Communications, Climate Action & Environment funding which is an 11% increase under Budget 2019. €87m to support the National Broadband Plan, cyber security and promote digital skills among small businesses and citizens €112m for energy efficiency improvements in the residential, commercial and public sectors to reduce CO2 emissions fr...
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Environmental Remediation Technology Market will be Massively Influenced by Macroeconomic Factors

Environmental remediation refers to restoration of soil, groundwater, sediment, or surface water, which is contaminated by any form of pollutants, and is impacting negative ill effects on its surrounding biological life. Most of the environmental remediation activities across the globe has been a matter of government regulations and interventions, and are considered as a full-fledged long term sol...
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Manage the Risk of an Oil Spill Incident

Step 1: Identify the Risk Risks may arise from many sources, such as: Oil delivery tankers. Unsuitable filling points. Overfill of tanks. Absence of bunding for oil storage tanks. Damage, corrosion and wear and tear on pipework and metal oil tanks. Poor fitting connections between the oil feed and the oil burner. Malicious damage by a third party in the act of theft of oi...
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Environmental Consulting explained

What is Environmental Consulting? Environmental consulting is often a form of compliance consulting, in which the consultant ensures that the client maintains an appropriate measure of compliance with environmental regulations. Environmental consultants work in a very wide variety of fields. Whether it be providing construction services such as hazard Assessments or conducting environmental d...
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Is Your Home Oil Heating System Winter Ready?

One of the biggest problems with not doing annual checks on your heating system is that you run the risk of it breaking down in the middle of winter, as this is when it is most used. Maintaining the oil tank is something that homeowners frequently neglect. While oil tanks have a useful life of many years, eventually they will need to be replaced. Routine maintenance may also be needed so it’s i...
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Management and Remediation of Oil Spills

Hear Dr. Gary Canny, PhD BSc Env – Technical Manager, Verde Remediation Services present on The Management and Remediation of Oil Spills at the Chartered Association of Building Engineers CABE North and South Regions CPD Programme and Exhibition, taking place on Friday 29th September at City North Hotel and Conference Centre.
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