May 1996

Contents:


R&D News


The good, the bad and the ugly, Editorial Comment by Tom Davey

Is it time for risk assessment and management to take on a larger role?

Is there a parallel with the O.J. case and environmental prosecutions

Good news for bad smells - odour neutralization with essential oils

Environmental auditing tools

Water-based system cleans auto parts without using VOCs

Debating PCB Options

The economical way to examine your thermal remediation options

An open letter to Moe Sihota, BC's Environment Minister

Why life's a bleach (The Sodium Hypochlorite Story)

ISO 14000: A Systems Approach to Environmental Management

Federal and Provincial Ministries are active in developing innovative treatment and optimization projects

Methods of NAPL detection and measurement in monitoring wells

Enhanced settling trials using Ballasted flocculation for water treatment

Canadians underestimate $31 billion workplace accident costs

No technical reasons for continuing Ontario's ban on incineration

Zebra and quagga mussels continue to wreak havoc on the Great Lakes ecosystem

Incineration: A real waste management option since IWA cancelled

Biofilm can make septic systems more effective

Ontario gold mine meets new EA requirements