Happy America Recycles Day! Celebrated annually on November 15 since 1997, America Recycles Day is a program of Keep America Beautiful, Inc. and is about educating the public about how and what to recycle, while encouraging people to do so as part of their daily routine. Those of us who were alive in the 1970s […]
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PCBs are “Permabanned” from Clinton Landfill
In the gaming world, a player caught cheating, using derogatory language, or other equally bad behavior will be “permabanned” or permanently banned from using the site where the bad behavior occurred. Well, that is exactly what the DeWitt count board did with PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) and MGP (manufactured-gas-plant) wastes. On April 23, 2015, the DeWitt […]
An Updated Look at PCBs in Illinois Published by University of Illinois Prairie Research Institute
The Prairie Research Institute has published An Updated Look at PCBs, a report stemming from the Sept. 17 scientific workshop on “PCBs and Their Impact in Illinois”. The one-day workshop on the University of Illinois Chicago campus gathered leading authorities on the history and science about the persistent pollutant. PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) are a […]
PCB Expert to Update Legacy and Emerging Issues at A&WMA Union League Club
Amanda Hughes, one of the star experts at the Prairie Research Institute’s Sept. 17 workshop on “PCBs and Their Impact in Illinois” will be the special guest speaker at the Air & Waste Management Association, Lake Michigan States Section June Environmental Breakfast on Tuesday, June 23. Hughes, of Geosyntec Consultants, will speak on “The Longstanding and […]
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Wildlife Biologist to Lead Prairie Research Institute
Mark R. Ryan, a leading wildlife biologist and an expert in conservation and natural resources, has been named the Executive Director of the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Ryan, currently director of the School of Natural Resources at the University of Missouri, will join the University on Oct. 1, […]
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Sharma Named Fellow of National Engineering Society
ISTC NEWS B.K. Sharma, senior research engineer at the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, has been elected a fellow of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE). Fellows are selected based on their significant impact on the field. Fellows represent outstanding authorities from industry, academia, and government agencies. Six new fellows were named […]
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Prairie Research Institute’s Large-Scale Watersheds Initiative Recognized Today at White House Water Summit
ISTC NEWS Initiative Aims to Calculate ‘Value’ of Entire Illinois River Watersheds CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The White House Water Summit today highlighted the Resilient Watersheds Initiative of the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois in its announcement of new measurable steps being taken across the country to address key water issues. […]
Illinois Teachers Prepare for Lessons on Impact of Drugs in Environment
School teachers from across Illinois attended a workshop at the Illinois Sustainable technology Center June 15-16 to help them develop curricula about the risks of improper disposal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) and the impacts of these emerging contaminants on the environment. The training was conducted with the Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College […]
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Academic/Government Partners Work Toward the Next Level in Home Water Filtration
ISTC NEWS Nanoparticle Membrane Technology Investigated for Commercial Viability ISTC’s Nandakishore Rajagopalan and Wei Zheng are part of a team of experts from government and academia who are working to improve the filtration of household drinking water using new ultrathin nanoparticle-based membranes to remove trace organic contaminants (TrOCs). The U.S. Department of Energy will fund […]
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State Electronics Challenge Recognizes Illinois Sustainable Technology Center as a 2016 Gold Award Winner
The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) has received a Gold Award for its achievements in the State Electronics Challenge–a comprehensive nationwide environmental sustainability initiative that currently reaches more than 223,000 employees in 39 states. ISTC was recognized for its accomplishments in green purchasing, energy conservation, and responsible recycling of electronic office equipment in 2016. […]