April 4, 2022, 11:00am-12:00pm ET East Carolina University’s Center for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering hosted the Energy Costs and Demands in Wastewater Treatment webinar presented by Clemson University’s Dr. David Ladner and sponsored in part by EPA’s Pollution Prevention Program. The presentation discusses the strong need for a systematic approach to assessing energy costs … Read more
March 30, 2022, 2:00-3:00 PM ET The Clemson SCE3 team in collaboration with Clemson University alumni Ted Langlois and Cole Roberts hosted a webinar on how the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) and other tools, such as Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), can be used to help prevent chemical pollution from metal manufacturers and other industrial sites. … Read more
Advances in Environmental Monitoring – Water Sensors Tuesday, March 16, 2022 from 3-4 PM ET Sensors are playing an increasingly important role in the monitoring of water quality. EPA’s Office of Research and Development has several efforts aimed at the development and use of sensors—an easily accessible summary of many of these efforts can be … Read more
This presentation will provide an overview of best practices to implement in manufacturing facilities for improving energy efficiency, waste management, and productivity. Aspects of implementation practices will include HVAC systems, boilers, chillers, compressed air systems, heat waste recovery systems, renewable energy utilization, and on-site generation. Operators, engineers, and facility managers will benefit from this presentation. … Read more
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing a new and improved Framework for the Assessment of Environmental Performance Standards and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing under its Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) program, and a webpage highlighting ecolabel criteria that address perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). These actions are a key step in implementing President Biden’s Executive Order on Catalyzing Clean … Read more