Ground Water Remediation

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Residents of Pasco, Washington, may notice an uptick in cleanup activity in their neighborhood as crews scramble to address a recent surge in groundwater contamination.

New York tops the list, with a staggering 53.3% of its population – over 10.5 million people – served by water systems with health-based or acute PFAS violations.

The newly discovered bacteria, which belong to the genus Acetobacterium and are commonly found in wastewater environments, can cleave stubborn bonds.

The Department of Defense (DoD) is vowing to speed up the cleanup of toxic "forever chemicals" at military bases nationwide, following new drinking water standards set by the EPA.

The effort by the Working Group resulted in 157 partner organizations contributing to the implementation of the National Water Reuse Action Plan (WRAP).

Mike Budney, manager of the DOE-Savannah River Operations Office, praised the sustainable alternative that taps into the natural benefits of artesian well water.

Systems meant to remove arsenic from private well water may be malfunctioning, putting people's health at risk, Rutgers researchers have found.

The EPA recently proposed a plan to protect people living and working in residential and commercial buildings at the Meeker Avenue Plume Superfund Site in Brooklyn. 

The coexistence of nitrate increases the duration of natural attenuation because it creates new species of iron oxides that can sustain the degradation of organic contaminants.

“This ruling is a complete vindication of Evi Emmenegger,” said PEER Senior Counsel Peter Jenkins, noting that these lab malfunctions keep recurring because the USGS facilities are not independently accredited.