Borrowing a page from the “Cash for Clunkers” car program, ITT Flowtronex is offering a 10-percent factory-direct cash rebate for the replacement of old and inefficient irrigation pump systems, effective
National Oilwell Varco and Schlumberger Ltd have announced the creation of a joint venture to provide high-speed drill string telemetry systems to improve the efficiency and safety of oil and
Antarctica's Lake Vida, a geologic curiosity that essentially is an ice bottle of brine, is home to some of the oldest and coldest living organisms on Earth. Perpetually covered by
The National Ground Water Association (NGWA) will offer a new training experience for environmental field personnel, drilling contractors and water well inspectors Oct. 26-28 at Southwest Mississippi Community College
Levels of chloride, a component of salt, are elevated in many urban streams and ground water across the northern United States, according to a new government study. Chloride levels above
A team of expert divers, a geochemist and an archaeologist will be the first to explore the sacred pools of the southern Maya lowlands in rural Belize. The expedition, made
Researchers at The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia's national science agency, have discovered that microorganisms that help break down contaminants under the soil actually can get
Another contaminant found in Canadian ground water samples may join the list of environmental substances that could be harmful to humans and the environment, according to recent study results. According
Laval Underground Surveys and LAKOS Separators and Filtration Systems – both divisions of Claude Laval Corp. – have named the recipients of their respective $1,000 Ben Everson Scholarships for 2009.
Seven states now have laws that require construction workers to complete the OSHA 10-hour construction safety-training course before they can work on certain construction projects. The states with an OSHA