Organization | • | Illinois Waste Management and Research Center | [X] |
| | | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | State agencies have had legal standing to sue for damages to the natural resources in their respective states for decades. Some state agencies have been active in pursuing settlements with responsible parties for damages resulting from releases of oil or hazardous materials into the environment. Other agencies are just beginning to explore how a program to deal with natural resource damages (NRD) cases might look. | | | | Date Created: | 07 28 2004 | | | | Agency ID: | RR-108 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000000086 Original UID: 107 FIRST WORD: Natural | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2003 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Annual report of activities for the Illinois Waste Management and Research Center. | | | | Date Created: | 06 19 2006 | | | | Agency ID: | AD04-034 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000000087 Original UID: 108 FIRST WORD: WMRC | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Groundwater samples were collected from approximately 50 private wells in Tazewell County, an area where arsenic contamination is known from previous sampling, and northwest Champaign County, an area for which very few arsenic data were available. Most of the wells were finished in the Mahomet Aquifer, with roughly equal numbers of wells near the bottom, middle, and upper part of the aquifer. A few of the wells were finished in the Glasford Aquifer, which lies above the Mahomet. A reliable, robust method for arsenic speciation was developed based on separation of species by HPLC and ICP-MS detection. The samples were analyzed for total arsenic, arsenic species, metals, anions, alkalinity, ammonium, and total organic carbon. Samples of raw groundwater and finished potable water were collected from 11 municipal water treatment plants that withdraw water from the Mahomet Aquifer. | | | | Date Created: | 05 20 2004 | | | | Agency ID: | RR-107 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000000088 Original UID: 109 FIRST WORD: Arsenic | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | This study analyses the wastewater from nine of the most commonly used wetcleaning products to provide a broad overview of the characteristics of the effluent. | | | | Date Created: | 04 14 2004 | | | | Agency ID: | RR-106 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000000089 Original UID: 110 FIRST WORD: Pollution | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Metalworking fluids have a greater financial impact on a company than the purchase price alone. This is often called the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), and has two components hidden costs and performance leverage - in addition to the fluid purchase price. Hidden costs arise from the fact that fluids must be managed, from purchasing and receiving, to plant floor clean-up, to waste treatment and disposal. Performance leverage results from fluids effects on process performance, from machine tool life to product scrap and rework. In this study, three plants using metalworking fluids were examined for fluid TCO. The techniques used in this study provide a relatively quick and inexpensive method for companies to estimate the TCO and performance leverage for their own metalworking fluids. | | | | Date Created: | 04 08 2004 | | | | Agency ID: | RR-105 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000000103 Original UID: 124 FIRST WORD: Total | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | This report covers two aspects of efforts to increase adoption of chemical management services (CMS). The first is expansion of CMS into small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The second is reducing uncertainty among chemical users through a CMS "standard." A review of existing standards in other industries reveals five basic dimensions that must be considered in structuring a CMS standard. Three alternative structures for the CMS standard are proposed. | | | | Date Created: | 04 05 2004 | | | | Agency ID: | RR-104 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000000104 Original UID: 125 FIRST WORD: Chemical | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The concentrations and potential toxicity of several heavy metals (cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), and zinc (Zn)) and ammonia in sediments and pore waters of Peoria Lake to 30 cm depth have been characterized. | | | | Date Created: | 03 23 2004 | | | | Agency ID: | RR-103 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000000105 Original UID: 128 FIRST WORD: Concentrations | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The objectives of this study were: 1) examine if concentrations of selected elements in the tissues of small mammals inhabiting DePue Wildlife Management Area were elevated relative to those collected at reference sites; 2) compare concentrations of selected elements in the tissues of small mammals from DWMA with critical levels observed in previous studies, and 3) compare the abundance, demographics, reproduction, and health indices of white-footed mice from DWMA with those collected at reference sites. | | | | Date Created: | 03 17 2003 | | | | Agency ID: | RR-101 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000000116 Original UID: 140 FIRST WORD: Concentrations | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Annual report of activities for the Illinois Waste Management and Research Center. | | | | Date Created: | | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000000182 Original UID: NA for serial records FIRST WORD: WMRC | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2006 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Biodiesel is the name given to fuel for Diesel engines created by the chemical conversion of animal fats or vegetable oils. Pure vegetable oil works well as a fuel for Diesel engines itself, as Rudolf Diesel demonstrated in his engine at the 1900 worlds fair with peanut oil as the fuel. However, vegetable oil is inherently viscous and cannot be burned efficiently at ambient temperatures in modern over-the-road vehicles. Conversion to Biodiesel fuel has the following advantages: - Readily mixes with petroleum diesel fuel in any ratio - Restores lubricity of low-sulfur diesel fuel by mixing as little as 1% biodiesel - Is made from renewable sources - Reduction in viscosity over vegetable oil - Can be burned in modern diesel with little or no modification - Reduction in emissions of o Sulfur dioxide by 100% o Soot emissions by 40-60% o Carbon monoxide by 10-50% o Hydrocarbons by 10-50% o Nitrous oxide by 5-10%, depending on engine tuning and the age of the engine. Nitrous oxide emissions may increase in some instances. This report is an overview of the Biodiesel production process on a small-scale basis. | | | | Date Created: | 09 22 2006 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000000697 Original UID: 747 FIRST WORD: Feasibility | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Biodiesel burns cleaner (i.e. produces fewer emissions) than traditional petroleum diesel fuel and is biodegradable, making it an interesting alternative fuel option in terms of both environmental protection and U.S. energy independence. Biodiesel fuels most commonly available are really blends of biodiesel and petroleum diesel (B20, or 20% biodiesel, 80% petroleum diesel, for example). An American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard does exist for biodiesel (ASTM D6751). The intended audience for this publication is scientists and engineers interested in the technical aspects of biodiesel formulation and use. | | | | Date Created: | 03 22 2006 | | | | Agency ID: | WMRC TN06-085 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000000718 Original UID: 773 FIRST WORD: Biodiesel | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Misunderstanding the true cost of utilizing raw materials such as water can frequently result in poor management choices regarding how the raw materials are used. Metal finishing operations are notorious for using large quantities of water in their processes. The common perception is that "water is cheap" so, it can be used liberally to ensure that work-pieces are adequately cleaned, rinsed and coated. While it may be true that the actual purchase of the water itself is relatively inexpensive, the cost to using the water within the processes may be considerably more expensive. A 2004 assessment performed by the Illinois Waste Management and Research Center on a major automotive assembly plants phosphating processes revealed that they perceived their water costs to be only $2.20 per 1,000 gallons (the cost to purchase water from the city). At this low cost, water was used liberally throughout the plant to ensure adequate quality of cleaning and coating processes. | | | | Date Created: | 12 04 2006 | | | | Agency ID: | TN07-086 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000001229 Original UID: 1142 FIRST WORD: Water | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | This study was undertaken to determine whether use of recovered sediment as a growth media for garden vegetables promotes the bioaccumulation of undesirable elements in plant tissues. Five plant species, bean, broccoli, carrot, pepper, and tomato, were grown in pots containing either dewatered, aged sediment or a reference soil. Plant growth, development, and yield in the two soils were quantified. Edible and vegetative tissues from the plants were analyzed for 19 elements, including environmentally-important heavy metals and metalloids. Some plants grown in sediment showed a greater biomass and yield as compared to the Ag soil. Elemental analysis of the tissues revealed that only Zn and Mo were elements that were significantly greater in sediment-grown plants on a consistent basis. | | | | Date Created: | 12 07 2006 | | | | Agency ID: | RR-109 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000001336 Original UID: 1238 FIRST WORD: Metal | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2006 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Annual report of activities for the Illinois Waste Management and Research Center. The Waste Management and Research Center has been providingassistance to Illinois businesses and the public since 1985. WMRC is a nonregulatory service organization affiliated with the University of Illinois and is a division of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. | | | | Date Created: | 02 27 2007 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000002049 Original UID: 1993 FIRST WORD: WMRC | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2007 April | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Compressed air costs your company real money, usually a substantial amount of money. Compressed air is often taken for granted as a necessary cost, and is often abused and wasted. This Fact Sheet is different in its approach and methodology. It will provide general, practical rule-of-thumb applications and recommendations. It will provide the user a simple worksheet to assist in identifying areas of opportunity that may exist at ones own facility. Once realizing this, the user may then seek additional assistance from a professional air management service provider who will assess the system and recommend equipment and determine costs. | | | | Date Created: | 04 20 2007 | | | | Agency ID: | TN07-087 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000002521 Original UID: 2428 FIRST WORD: The | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2007 April | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | A facility's lighting and water usage are often overlooked by plant managers and facility engineers. They search for more obvious conservation opportunities in heating, air conditioning, compressed air, boilers, etc. Lights are overhead and taken for granted. Water is usually hidden inside equipment, fixtures, plumbing and walls or floors. Both of these resources often go unnoticed. This case study tells how the Waste Management and Research Center (WMRC) worked with Highland Machine to assess potential savings in common commodities such as lights and water. Armed with this knowledge, perhaps other companies and the general public can spawn change in the way they operate. | | | | Date Created: | 04 20 2007 | | | | Agency ID: | TN07-088 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000002524 Original UID: 2431 FIRST WORD: Shedding | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2007 May | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Waste Management and Research Center (WMRC) worked with All-Brite Anodizing, a small job shop anodizer located in Northlake, IL to achieve two goals. The first was to test the effectiveness of acid bath extender. The second was to determine if sulfuric acid used in the anodizing process could be cleansed sufficiently to continue using it without decanting portions to the wastewater pre-treatment system. | | | | Date Created: | 05 22 2007 | | | | Agency ID: | TN07-089 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000002963 Original UID: 2852 FIRST WORD: Extending | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Toolamation Inc. collaborated with technical assistance specialists from the Waste Management and Research Center (WMRC) to evaluate the metal working fluid (MWF) oil removal system and soluble-oil vs. semi-synthetic MWFs. | | | | Date Created: | 10 12 2007 | | | | Agency ID: | TN08-091 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000004082 Original UID: 3934 FIRST WORD: Evaluation | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | International Truck and Engine Corporation (http://www.internationalengines.com/index.aspx) participated in the Illinois Waste Management and Research Center's (WMRC's) Cutting Edge Partnership and reduced the amount of coating and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) used in their production process. | | | | Date Created: | 10 11 2007 | | | | Agency ID: | TN08-090 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000004083 Original UID: 3933 FIRST WORD: Less | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2005 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | 2005 Annual report of activities for the Illinois Waste Management and Research Center. | | | | Date Created: | 10 12 2007 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000004084 Original UID: 3932 FIRST WORD: WMRC | |
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