Yearly Archives: 2019

See the Spring 2019 Newsletter:   http://www.ss-awma.org/easttnnewsletters.html

Building Safety Month is an international campaign that takes place in May to raise awareness about building safety. This campaign reinforces the need for the adoption of modern, regularly-updated building codes, and helps individuals, families and businesses understand what it takes to create safe and sustainable structures. The International Code Council, its 64,000 members, and [...]

Topic:    Ethics Speaker:    Mark Swientoniewski A Joint Meeting With American Chemical Society – East Tennessee American Institute of Chemical Engineers - Knoxville and Oak Ridge Society of Professional Engineer DATE:          Tuesday, May 9, 2019 TIME:           5:30 PM Meet & Greet: Social Networking 6:00 PM Dinner [...]

For more than 50 years, the President of the United States has issued a proclamation announcing National Small Business Week, which recognizes the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners. More than half of Americans either own or work for a small business, and they create about two out of every three new [...]

This webinar will discuss low cost sensor network deployment requirements as they pertain to accuracy and comparison to Federal Reference Methods (FRMs).  Platform needs and capabilities will be reviewed as well as the need for installation, service, calibration checks, and value-added platform capabilities and needs. For more info:  https://www.awma.org/content.asp?admin=Y&contentid=490

We know that it’s the little things, done well, every day and on every job, that make the difference. Weaving safety through everything we do unites us across the industry behind a common imperative. So, join us – celebrate safety where you work with an event, continue the conversation on social media and get Safety [...]

You are invited to attend the Energy, Technology and Environmental Business Association (ETEBA) NM Federal Business Opportunities Forum 2019 featuring representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Nuclear Security Administration, the U.S. Department of Defense, and their prime contractors at facilities across the state of New Mexico and the region. Speakers will present [...]

This two part series will dive into the regulatory requirements including EPA performance specifications and testing methods that dictate Continuous Emission Monitoring (CEMS) design, operation, and data availability. Technical considerations for selecting and designing continuous sampling, data acquisition, and reporting systems will be reviewed along with the steps to take to ensure successful Relative Accuracy [...]

See the complete Call for Abstracts and list of topics, including:    •  Practical Applications and Industry Best Practices  •  Established and Emerging Markets for Incineration •  Thermal Treatment Case Studies — Municipal and Industrial •  Waste-to-Energy, Renewable Energy, and Biomass •  Greenhouse Gas Management and Sustainability •  Permitting and Regulatory Policy Issues •  Research and [...]

More often regulators are requesting rapid action at buildings with elevated trichloroethylene (TCE) indoor levels due to vapor intrusion (VI), including mitigating within weeks, or in some cases, relocating building occupants.  There is scientific controversy about TCE ad-hoc rapid action levels and the assumed toxic effect of fetal cardiac malformations. This has triggered new research, [...]