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May 21--Heavy rainfall Monday night has again delayed the start of a project at Bridgeton Landfill to remove reinforced concrete pipes.The landfill owner, Republic Services Inc., said the project is necessary before a plastic cap can be installed on a section of the landfill to contain odors from a subsurface fire. The company agreed to provide hotels for residents within a one-mile radius of the landfill through June 14.
Source : St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO)
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) invites leaders from the biotechnology, chemical and agricultural industries to submit proposals and abstracts for panels, individual papers and posters for the 2013 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy. This unique conference will be held Dec. 8-11, 2013 in San Diego."The Pacific Rim Summit is designed to keep you on the cutting edge of industrial biotech, and the breakout sessions fueled by these submissions will highlight how important industrial and environmental biotechnology is for generating clean tech jobs, making biobased products, new transportation fuels and cleaner processes all aimed at building a biobased economy," said Brent Erickson, executive vice president of BIO's Industrial & Environmental Section.
Source : Business Wire
RENO, NV -- (Marketwired) -- 05/21/13 -- Itronics Inc. (PINKSHEETS: ITRO) reported today that a commercial California customer of its GOLD'n GRO distributor has obtained consistent pomegranate fruit size and quality improvement through a novel foliar use of a high phosphate GOLD'n GRO liquid fertilizer over a period of more than 5 years. Earlier field trials have shown GOLD'n GRO also improves other tree and vine crops including avocados, grapes, oranges and pistachios.GOLD'n GRO 6-12-9 +4%S is the fertilizer used by the pomegranate grower.
Source : Marketwire
NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwired) -- 05/21/13 -- In a series of articles to introduce Plandai Biotechnology, Inc.'s (OTCQB: PLPL) three highly bioavailable products, the second of three introduces what could be the go-to solution for the common cold. All of Plandai's extracts will be individually labeled and marketed under the Phytofare(TM) brand.Much like its first product, Phytofare(TM) Catechin Extract, Plandai's Phytofare(TM) Limonoid Glycoside Complex will hit the market and offer the company's customers a higher absorption rate than the market's current products can deliver.
Source : Marketwire
May 21--PARKER -- Council members will consider a $34,976 change order to repair the city's sewage system during today's meeting.The bulk of funds -- $26,292 -- will be spent on P13, if approved. The change order is part of a larger project to rehabilitate Parker lift stations.
Source : News Herald (Panama City, FL)
May 21--A firm's proposal to build a $1.5 billion fertilizer plant near Grand Forks jumped its first hurdle Monday at a City Council meeting.The Grand Forks City Council approved an agreement with Northern Plains Nitrogen that seeks to establish a wastewater use agreement with the city. The plant would require 7.7 million gallons of water a day to operate.
Source : Grand Forks Herald (ND)
May 20--A project at Bridgeton Landfill that was supposed to intensify odors was postponed a day because of rain and the potential for strong storms Monday afternoon.Republic Services Inc. was scheduled to begin removing sections of reinforced concrete pipe on Monday. Removal of the pipes and the temporary relocation of neighbors is part of an agreement between Republic and Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster aimed at reducing foul odors that have triggered numerous complaints and prompted health concerns among people who live and work nearby.
Source : St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO)
May 20--RODMAN -- The town doesn't stink.At least not as much as it did two winters ago, when residents were complaining about unbearable odor to the Development Authority of the North Country, which runs the regional landfill at 23400 Route 177.Thanks to the project, "there's definitely been an improvement in fugitive emissions this year," said Chad W. Hutton, consulting engineer for the authority.
Source : Watertown Daily Times (NY)
Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Climate Change will generate power through incineration of solid waste which will help to overcome the power shortage in the country.Implementation on Environment Policy 2005 will be ensured which recommends to phase out sulfur from diesel and furnace oil and provide alternate sources of energy, like piped natural gas, LPG, solar energy and microhydel power stations, to the local inhabitants to reduce the pressure on natural forest, and to substitute fire-wood in the upland ecosystems.Both the ministries have joined hands for development of cost effective sewage treatment plants and industry specific biotechnological waste-water treatment processes.
Source : Nation (Pakistan)
SEATTLE, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Biomarkers and Clinigene International are set to unveil their collaborative laboratory solutions for developers of biosimilars at the 2013 AAPS/ National Biotechnology Conference May 20-22 at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina, San Diego, CA. Attendees will have the opportunity to speak with company representatives at their collaborative seminar, "Biosimilarity, Immunogenicity and Biomarker Development: Paths That Cross" on May 21 from 1-2 p.m. in the conference's Spinnaker Room.The Seattle based company Pacific Biomarkers first partnered with Bangalore based Clinigene International in December 2011 to develop laboratory solutions, encompassing immunogenicity and biomarkers.
Source : PRNewswire
May 20-22, Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina, San Diego, CA SEATTLE, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Biomarkers and Clinigene International are set to unveil their collaborative laboratory solutions for developers of biosimilars at the 2013 AAPS/ National Biotechnology Conference May 20-22 at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina, San Diego, CA. Attendees will have the opportunity to speak with company representatives at their collaborative seminar, "Biosimilarity, Immunogenicity and Biomarker Development: Paths That Cross" on May 21 from 1-2 p.m. in the conference's Spinnaker Room.The Seattle based company Pacific Biomarkers first partnered with Bangalore based Clinigene International in December 2011 to develop laboratory solutions, encompassing immunogenicity and biomarkers.
Source : PRNewswire
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Piper Jaffray (NYSE: PJC), a leading investment bank and asset management firm, today announced that Andrew Gitkin joined the firm as managing director and head of West Coast biotechnology investment banking. Gitkin brings nearly 20 years of healthcare financial services experience to Piper Jaffray. Gitkin's prior experience includes positions in investment banking, equity research and asset management.
Source : Business Wire
ISLAMABAD -- A top American military officer says Pakistan has taken steps to prevent fertilizers made in Pakistan from being used for roadside bombs targeting American troops in Afghanistan.Gen. Robert P. Walters Jr. spoke Monday in Islamabad on ways to counter the bombs often referred to as improvised explosive devices. He's deputy director of the U.S. military's Joint IED Defeat Organization.
Source : Associated Press
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ACAD), a biopharmaceutical company focused on innovative treatments that address unmet medical needs in neurological and related central nervous system disorders, announced that it has been selected for addition to the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index (NASDAQ: ^NBI) effective prior to today's market open.For more information about the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index, including eligibility criteria, visit https://indexes.nasdaqomx.com/.Actual events or results may differ materially from those projected in any of such statements due to various factors, including the risks and uncertainties inherent in drug discovery, development and commercialization, and collaborations with others, and the fact that past results of clinical trials may not be indicative of future trial results.
Source : Business Wire
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: NES), one of the largest companies in the United States dedicated to the removal, treatment, recycling, transportation and disposal of restricted solids, fluids and hydrocarbons, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ideal Oilfield Disposal, LLC ("Ideal"), a greenfield oilfield disposal landfill site located in McKenzie County, North Dakota. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.The Company anticipates that the landfill will be operational by the end of 2013, and once completed, will be accretive to earnings and produce approximately $18 to 20 million in annual run-rate revenue, exclusive of potential revenue synergies with the Company's other service offerings.
Source : Business Wire
The workshop will cover basic techniques and essentials of composting. Participants also will tour Catawba Island Township's compost area and Cedar Meadow Nature Preserve.Residents are asked to preregister by Tuesday by calling the Ottawa County Soil & Water Conservation District, 419-898-1595.
Source : Blade (Toledo, OH)
A slice of former railroad property is gaining favor as the site for Summit's proposed sewage treatment facility.The township is working with Buffalo Township, which appears to own the land near Loco Lane, a private drive off Herman Road."They asked us about it, and we're debating whether we want to keep that piece of property," said Buffalo Township Supervisor John Haven.
Source : Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (PA)
May 20--Despite having the lowest price tag, a project to pipe East Grand Forks sewage to Grand Forks for treatment appears to be dead."Control" is the buzzword for East Grand Forks city leaders who prefer the city treat its own sewage, rather than partnering with its larger neighbor for the so-called "wastewater interconnect." "I have yet to run into an East Grand Forks person who wants to go with Grand Forks and I go to a lot of places," veteran City Council member Henry Tweten said.
Source : Grand Forks Herald (ND)
You know that feeling of anticipation you have when waiting for an important package to arrive at your doorstep? Greg Wathen, president and chief executive officer of the Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana, has been living with that feeling all week.Wathen, and others involved with a proposed Posey County nitrogen fertilizer plant project, say they expect to hear very soon whether the state will offer financial support so that the project can move forward.
Source : Evansville Courier & Press
May 18--MANKATO -- Mankato-area residents who practice a "flush and forget" philosophy will probably get a little reminder in 2014 that their flushings have to be dealt with down the line.A $6.6 million upgrade of Mankato's Wastewater Treatment Facility is in the early stages of planning and is likely to bring at least some increase in municipal utility bills in Mankato and in surrounding communities who pump their waste to the facility."That $6.6 million will be spread among all our partners," said Mankato City Manager Pat Hentges.
Source : Free Press (Mankato, MN)
May 19--Some people might get a little squeamish when they hear what Master Gardener Gale Klinshaw, of the Town of Lockport, likes to do for a hobby."I'm passionate about my worms," Klinshaw said in a recent interview.Klinshaw keeps hundreds of red wiggler worms -- it's hard to put a definite number on it, she said -- that break down food and even paper trash into fertilizer material for her garden.
Source : Tonawanda News (NY)
May 19--Templeton residents can get free compost material throughout the month of May, according to a news release.North County Recycling/Mid-State Solid Waste & Recycling and the Templeton Community Service District have partnered in the service, where customers can pick up one free yard of compost in exchange for dropping off one pickup truck load of clean green waste at 3360 La Cruz Way. Plastic bags, pet waste and trash are not allowed.
Source : Tribune (San Luis Obispo, CA)
May 19--If the West Fertilizer Co. plant had been in Illinois, state regulators there likely would have inspected it annually, making sure that its bins storing tons of ammonium nitrate were still in good shape and that the potentially explosive chemical wasn't spilling out. Though not charged with fire prevention, had they spotted a fire hazard, officials say, there is a good chance they would have alerted local authorities.Many states simply have more eyes looking at such facilities than Texas, where no state agency regulates any aspect of ammonium nitrate safety, either to protect workers or the general public.
Source : Austin American-Statesman (TX)
Unless you fertilize your own yard and landscape, the folks who doit for you have until Jan. 1 to take a class and pass an exam onhow, when and where to apply fertilizers.A state law passed in 2009 requires that by 2014 all commercialfertilizer applicators -- even small lawn care services operatingout of the back of pickups -- be certified to apply fertilizers inurban areas."It is estimated that more than 4,000 professionals need to havetheir certification by the end of the year," said Laura Sanagorskiwith the University of Florida's Institute of Food and AgriculturalSciences branch office in Palm Beach County.
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May 19--To add an event, email outdoor@heraldt.com or call 812-331-4359. Items need to be received by noon Monday to be included in that Sunday's paper.The hearings will be 6 p.m. June 10 at Mounds State Park in Anderson and 6 p.m. June 13 at Spring Mill Inn in Spring Mill State Park in Mitchell.
Source : Herald-Times (Bloomington, IN)