Category: Groundwater

ORNL technology raises bar, lowers cost for groundwater contaminant sensors

By CostBenefit on Jun 3, 2010 | In Contaminated Properties, Groundwater, Contamination Cost, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Costs and Benefits, Press Release (May be biased), TN,KY,AK

Long-term continuous monitoring of groundwater where contaminants are present or suspected could be streamlined with a technology developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.While laboratory-based technologies for analysis o… more »

A Hedonic Analysis of the Impact of LUST Sites on House Prices in Frederick, Baltimore, and Baltimore City Counties

By CostBenefit on Mar 18, 2010 | In Energy, Contaminated Properties, Government Report, Real Estate Construction Housing, Academic Study/Journal Article, Groundwater, Oil/Gasoline/Benzene, MTBE, Hedonic Analysis, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits, VA,WV,MD,DE, Free Report at Time of Entry

Abstract: Petroleum from leaking underground storage tanks (LUSTs) can contaminate local soil, and surface and groundwater. In some cases this can pose health risks to the surrounding population. Focusing on single family home sales from 1996-2007 in thr… more »

Market-based approaches and tools for improving water and air quality

By CostBenefit on Nov 8, 2009 | In General, Air, Water, Land + Water, U.S., Academic Study/Journal Article, Groundwater, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Nitrogen/Nitrates, Regulatory Analysis, Costs and Benefits, Wastewater

Abstract: Nitrogen (N) losses from agriculture are negatively impacting groundwater, air, and surface water quality. National, state, and local policies and procedures that can mitigate these problems are needed. Market-based approaches where waste treat… more »

Greenhouse Gas Mitigation: Issues for Indian Agriculture

By CostBenefit on Nov 2, 2009 | In General, Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Groundwater, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, India, Regulatory Analysis, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Costs and Benefits

Executive SummaryBy some estimates, agricultural practices account for 20 percent of India’s total greenhouse gas (GSG) emissions; thus, cost-effective reductions in agricultural emissions could significantly lower India’s overall emissions.We expl… more »

Atlantic Richfield Company to spend $10.2 million for cleanup at Anaconda Mine site in Yerington, Nev. / Settlement includes costs incurred by the EPA and future cleanup costs

By CostBenefit on May 6, 2009 | In Water, Land + Water, Contaminated Properties, Legal, Fines, Government Report, Companies,CSR,Business,Finance, Groundwater, West, Contamination Cost, Press Release (May be biased)

In a settlement announced today, Atlantic Richfield Company (ARC) agreed to perform cleanup work, estimated at $8 million, at the former Anaconda Copper Mine site in Yerington, Nev., and pay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency $2.2 million for respo… more »
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