The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) has begun review of ASTM Standard E 1527-05, Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process, which describes the standard practice for performing a Phase I environmental site assessment (ESA) in the United States. ASTM is required to review and reauthorize the standard
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Welcome to the inaugural issue of the EHS Journal. This e-zine is designed for and by environmental, health and safety professionals for the purpose of sharing knowledge and facilitating discussion within our profession. We seek to be conversational in tone and international in flavor.
Please share your insights, best practices and regulatory overviews. Whether you write an article, post a news item or comment on articles written by others, you will be furthering the dialog that helps to protect the environment and the lives of the people around us. Check out the Submission Guidelines for more information on writing articles.
Over the years, combustible dusts have been involved in a number of fires and explosions. This article explains secondary dust explosion hazards and provides recommendations for preventing dust explosions.
On December 1, 2009, Ontario filed its final Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Regulation (O. Reg. 452/09) under the Environmental Protection Act. All prescribed facilities in 26 categories will be required to collect emissions data, but only those that emit 25,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) or more per year are subject to the annual reporting requirements. The first emissions report, covering the 2010 calendar year, is due by June 1, 2011. Beginning with the 2011 reporting year, the emissions data must be verified by an accredited third party.
High resolution site characterization is an alternative approach to site investigation that significantly reduces uncertainty and enables development of more accurate and cost effective solutions than traditional approaches.
This article provides helpful links for obtaining climate change emission factors and related information.
The fifteenth meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP15) in Copenhagen, Denmark left many people wondering, “What, if anything, was accomplished?” This article summarizes key decisions and unresolved issues.
Notes from Dr. Brian Fabbri’s talk, “Economic Recovery is Here,” presented to the French American Chamber of Commerce.
A carbon footprint, or corporate Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory, is an accounting of a company’s operational emissions. This two-part series explains how to calculate an organization’s carbon footprint.
A carbon footprint, or corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory, is an accounting of a company’s operational emissions. This four-part series explains how to calculate an organization’s carbon footprint. A climate change glossary and table of emission factor resources are also provided.
