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VANCOUVER, Nov. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - RADON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT CORP. and LANDAUER INC. announce a new partnership to supply the Canadian market with the Radtrak Radon Gas Detector.  Highly accurate, the Radtrak incorporates the most widely used method of measuring radon in North America and Europe. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121121/TO360) "Landauer is a world leader and pioneer in radon gas detection, and we are excited to form this new partnership and...

HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, in partnership with the Engineers Society of Western Pennsylvania, invites community leaders, industry professionals and other interested stakeholders to a statewide brownfields conference from Dec. 10 to 12 at the Doubletree Hotel in Monroeville, Allegheny County. The conference was originally scheduled for Oct. 29 to 31, but was postponed because of the effects of...

PARSIPPANY, N.J., Nov. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Near half a billion U.S. industrial vegetation management market (IVM) for pesticides and fertilizers has seen a 5% decline on a same-segment basis since 2009, according to the recently published Industrial Vegetation Management Market for Pesticides and Fertilizers: U.S. Market Analysis and Opportunities report by global consulting and research firm Kline & Company. The total IVM market includes forestry, rangeland and pastureland,...

April Flowers for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A new report from the National Research Council revealed that at least 126,000 sites across the U.S. have contaminated groundwater that requires remediation. Approximately 10 percent of those sites are considered "complex," which means that restoration efforts will likely be unsuccessful for 50 to 100 years due to technical limitations. The estimated cleanup cost ranges from $110 billion to $127 billion, however, the report states...

TORONTO, Nov. 8, 2012 /CNW/ - It is a normal reaction to try and avoid danger when we see it.  When faced with a hazardous object it is reasonable to stay away from it or, if possible, to remove it. When we smell smoke, we know to check for a fire and call for help. But what if the threat is not so easily detectable? What if it is present in our everyday lives and we cannot see it, smell it or taste it? This is exactly the kind of hazard that radioactive radon gas is. While...

OTTAWA, Nov. 1, 2012 /CNW/ - Recent research by Health Canada estimates that 16 per cent of lung cancer deaths among Canadians are attributable to indoor radon exposure, making radon gas the second leading cause of lung cancer after tobacco smoking. The good news is that it is easy to reduce the risk. "November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and an opportunity to raise awareness of this significant, but relatively unknown, health risk", said the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq,...

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Altogen Labs announced the filing of a patent for bioremediation microorganism isolation and selection methods (USPTO application 13/490,508). This environmental technology is based on isolation of naturally present microorganisms in heavily contaminated soil, which allows accelerating natural bioremediation processes. We don't have to wait hundreds of years for nature to degrade an oil spill or clean up land contaminated with toxic...

Report provides guidance to pediatricians about organic foods in patient care WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A clinical report published online today by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) highlighting the many attributes of organic foods provides guidance to parents confused by conflicting marketing messages regarding healthy food choices for their children. Calling the report a major milestone for the organic sector, the Organic Trade Association (OTA)...

HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, in partnership with the Engineers Society of Western Pennsylvania, invites stakeholders, community leaders and industry professionals to a statewide brownfields conference from Oct. 29 to 31, at the Monroeville Convention Center in Monroeville, Allegheny County. "This annual meeting is emblematic of Pennsylvania's commitment to being a leader in brownfield reclamation,"...

New methods might allow polluted sites to be investigated and monitored long term at significantly reduced costs. Authorities and those who have to remediate polluted sites in Europe might therefore be able to save costs and use these to treat other areas. This is the conclusion of the EU research project ModelPROBE, which was coordinated by the UFZ and the results of which were presented to the public on Friday 21, September 2012 at the international REMTECH Expo exhibition in Ferrara, North...