Land Pollution

Critique of NEERI & NGRI by Bhopal survivors organisations

This critique of NEERI & NGRI reports on assessment & remediation of contamination in and around Union Carbide, Bhopal says that both reports provide useful information but the critical results are misinterpreted, or missing & several conclusions reached within the reports are not supported by the evidence presented.

Publication Date:

01/08/2010

Author(s): Stuart Gray, Jarlath Hynes, Joe Jackson & et al

Source: International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal

Tags:

Bhopal Gas Disaster, Environment, Union Carbide, Hazardous Waste, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Water Pollution, Land Pollution, CSE Study, Industrial Disasters, Industry

Environment

Action plan for Tarapur industrial areas

CPCB has published a report on Comprehensive Environmental Assessment of Industrial Cluster in December 2009. In respect of industrial estates in the Maharashtra Chandrapur, Dombivali, Aurangabad, Navi Mumbai & Tarapur have been designated as critical /severe from environmental pollution angle. This is the action plan for Tarapur industrial areas.

Publication Date:

01/08/2010

Source: Maharashtra Pollution Control Board

Tags:

Industrial Pollution, Environment, Maharashtra, Water Pollution, Air Pollution, Land Pollution, Landfill, Water Quality, Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), Pollution Control, Thane (D)

Environment

Comments/suggestions received on the NEERI, NGRI and IICT reports related to Bhopal gas leak disaster

This documents consists of comments and suggestions received by the Ministry of Environment and Forests on NEERI, NGRI and IICT reports related to decontamination and remediation of the Union Carbide plant site in Bhopal.

Publication Date:

01/08/2010

Source: Ministry of Environment and Forests

Tags:

Bhopal Gas Disaster, Environment, Industrial Disasters, India, CSE, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Union Carbide, Hazardous Waste, Groundwater Pollution, Land Pollution, Bhopal

Environment

Roadmap to remediation by Bhopal survivors

Submission of the intervenor Bhopal Group for Information and Action to the Bhopal environmental remediation oversight committee on remediation of ground and soil water, and other toxic waste, in and around the former Union Carbide factory, Bhopal in compliance with the order ot the hon

Publication Date:

20/07/2010

Source: International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal

Tags:

Bhopal Gas Disaster, Environment, Hazardous Waste, Water Pollution, Land Pollution, High Court, Madhya Pradesh, Waste Disposal, Health Effects, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), CSE, Industrial Disasters

Environment

Soil contamination in nuclear reactor surrounding areas in Savar, Bangladesh using instrumental neutron activation analysis method

In this paper, the contamination level of fourteen elements (Al, Ca, Mg, V, Ti, Na, Mn, As, Br, La, Sm, Sc, U, Yb) from different soil samples of the nuclear reactor surrounding areas in Savar, Bangladesh was investigated with instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) method.

Publication Date:

01/07/2010

Author(s): M. Shahabuddin, M. Dilder Hossain, S. M. Hossain & et al

Source: International Journal of Environmental Sciences

Vol:

1

Issue:

3

pp:

282

Tags:

Bangladesh, Environment, Land Pollution, Heavy Metals, Nuclear Power Plants

Hazardous Waste

Major fire at Gujarat Refinery dump in Vadodara

Vadodara: A major fire erupted in the Gujarat Refinery backyard in Karachiya village on Tuesday morning causing panic in surrounding areas. No casualties were reported but heavy smoke engulfed the area following which nearby hutments were evacuated.

Publication Date:

23/06/2010

Source: Times Of India (Ahmedabad)

Tags:

Oil Pollution, Land Pollution, Hazardous Waste, Gujarat, Vadodara (D), Times Of India (Ahmedabad)

Water Pollution

Treatment for pollution from fire-fighting foam

Melbourne: An Australian team led by a scientist of Indian origin claims to have developed a groundbreaking solution for treating water and soil pollution from the toxic remnants of fire-fighting foam.

Breakthrough

Publication Date:

18/06/2010

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Water Pollution, Land Pollution, Water Treatment Technology, Australia, Hindu (New Delhi), Toxic Wastes

Water Pollution

RO plants, evaporators installed at effluent plants

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It will help in preventing groundwater and land pollution

VANIYAMBADI: Reverse osmosis (RO) plants and mechanical evaporators have been installed at four common effluent treatment plants situated at Vaniyambadi and Ambur and are ready to be commissioned. Work on installing the facility at Pernambut plant is in the process.

Publication Date:

15/06/2010

Source: Hindu (Chennai)

Tags:

Water Pollution, Groundwater Pollution, Land Pollution, Water Treatment Technology, Tamil Nadu, Hindu (Chennai), Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP)

Environment