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MANY U.S. MUNICIPALITIES AND COMMUNITIES ARE INTEGRATING RECYCLING PROGRAMS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THEIR SOLID WASTE IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE LANDFILL REQUIREMENTS. INCREASINGLY, THESE RECYCLING PROGRAMS INCLUDE MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITIES (MRF) WHERE THE MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW), CURBSIDE COLLECTED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS, AND OTHER BAGGED WASTES ARE TRANSPORTED TO A CENTRAL LOCATION FOR THE RETRIEVA ...

THE TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROPOSAL ARE ORIENTED TOWARD THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOIL SURFACTANT FLUSHING AND WASHING AS A LOW-COST, LOW-IMPACT, LOW-RISK, EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUE FOR THE REMOVAL AND ULTIMATE DESTRUCTION OF THE ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS IN SOIL. THESE OBJECTIVES ARE: DEMONSTRATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN IONIC SURFACTANT SOLUTION AT CONCENTRATIONS ABOVE THE CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION ...

FUSION SYSTEMS HAS DEVELOPED A MERCURY-FREE, HIGH COLOR RENDERING, EFFICIENT LAMP USING PROPRIETARY BUT BENIGN LAMP FILLS. THEY PROPOSE TO INVESTIGATE VARIATIONS OF THE LAMP SYSTEM PARAMETERS WITH THE DUAL GIALS OF FURTHER INCREASING SYSTEM EFFICIENCY BY 1.5 X AND TO IMPROVE LAMP STARTING DOWN TO MINUS 40C. BOTH FACTORS ARE CRITICAL TOWARD ACHIEVING COMMERCIAL SUCCESS. THE NEW LAMP IS A MICROWAVE ...

MANY CONTAMINANTS OF CONCERN AT HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES ARE DIFFICULT TO TREAT BECAUSE OF THEIR CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS. CONSTITUENTS WHICH HAVE LOW VAPOR PRESSURE, LOW WATER SOLUBILITY, AND LOW POTENTIAL FOR BIODEGRADABILITY ARE NOT CANDIDATES FOR MANY TECHNOLOGIES. METALS ARE A PRIME EXAMPLE AS ARE POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS). THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY IS A COLD MIX ASPHALT EMULSI ...

MOTOR OPERATED GATE VALVE OPERABILITY PROBLEMS AND FAILURES AT NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS ARE A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS STATEDIN NRC IE BULLETIN 85-03 AND GENERIC LETTER 89-10. THIS PROPOSAL IS AIMED AT IMPROVING GATE VALVE PERFORMANCE BY (1) DEVELOPING COMPREHENSIVE PERFORMANCE PREDICTION MODELS FOR USE OVER A RANGE OF OPERATING CONDITIONS, (2) DEFINING LIMITS, BASED ON SPECIFIC DESIGNS, BEYOND WHICH E ...

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THE MTIC INDIRECT STEAM REFORMING PROCESS OFFERS A COST EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO THE EXISTING WASTE-TO-ENERGY INCINERATION OF MUNICIPAL SLUDGE WASTE (MSW) OR REFUSE- DERIVED FUEL (RDF). THE PROCESS HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR RESOLVING MANY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH INCINERATION, ESPECIALLY IN THE CONTROL OF CHLORINATED DIOXINS AND FURANS AS WELL AS EMISSIONS OF TOXIC METALS; PARTICULA ...

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