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Papers Presented by EQ Staff Members

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT, INC. would like to take this opportunity to recognize and congratulate our colleagues on the acceptance of their papers to be delivered at important technical conferences this year.

EQ will be exhibiting or attending at the following shows:

2010 Show Schedule Dates Location  
SW Ohio Water Environment Association
1/28
West Chester, OH  
Manufacturers Education Council (MEC)
3/24 - 3/25
Cincinnati, OH Mike Arozarena
& Julie Wagner
IEEE Cement Conference
3/28-4/1
Colorado Springs, CO  
Spring CAPCA Show
4/7-4/9
Ashville, NC  
PA Chamber Environmental Seminar
4/13-4/14
Harrisburg, PA  
Ohio Chemistry Technology Council
4/19-4/20
Columbus, OH  
Association of Iron and Steel Technologies (AIST)
5/3-5/6
Pittsburgh, PA  
Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA)
6/22-6/25
Calgary, Alberta, Canada Ron Hawks
(1, 2, 3),
John Kominsky,
& Fred Hall
Manufacturers Education Council (MEC)
7/20-7/21
Columbus, OH  
Virginia Manufacturers Association Conference Richmond, VA
Sept. 2010
Richmond, VA  
PA Chamber Environmental Compliance
10/5
Pittsburgh, PA  
Fall CAPCA Show
October
Myrtle Beach, SC  

 

EQ presented the following papers at the AWMA Conference in Alberta, Canada, June 22-25, 2010.

Quantitative Assessment of Releasability of Asbestos from Soil Using the Releasable Asbestos Field Sampler
By:  John R. Kominsky, Fred D. Hall, Environmental Quality Management, Inc.; Jonathan W. Thornburg, RTI International; Glenn M. Shaul, William M. Barrett, National Risk Management Research Laboratory; James J. Konz, Office of Superfund Remediation & Technology Innovation.

Reduction of Mercury Emissions from Preheater/Precalciner Cement Kiln Through the Use of Thermal Desorption of Kiln Feed
By: Ronald L. Hawks, Environmental Quality Management, Inc.; James Schwab
Envirocare International, Inc.

Reduction of NOX Emissions From Stoker-Fired Coal Boilers Using Combustion Modifications to Create Staged Combustion Gases
By: Ronald L. Hawks, Environmental Quality Management, Inc.; Walter Waysok,
Theresa B. Obias, EQ Engineers LLC.

Verification of Microfine Lime® Theoretical Model for SO2 Removal in Precalciner Cement Plants
By: Ronald L. Hawks, Environmental Quality Management, Inc.; James Schwab, Envirocare International, Inc.

Model to Predict Airborne Concentrations of Mercury from Broken Compact Fluorescent Lights
By:  Fred D. Hall, John R. Kominsky, Environmental Quality Management, Inc.

 

EQ presented the following papers at the 19th Annual Business and Industry’s Sustainability & Environmental Health & Safety Symposium

March 24-25, 2010, Duke Energy Center, Cincinnati, Ohio

SPCC Regulations Update & New Tank Integrity Testing Requirements…Best Management Practices to Prepare for the November 10, 2010 Deadline.
By:  Mike Arozarena, Environmental Quality Management, Inc.; Glen Wood, Acuren Inspection; and Mike Freeman, GE Water & Process Technologies.
Impacts of Proposed Climate Change Legislation on Energy, Environmental, & Regulatory Management & Compliance with the Mandatory GHG Reporting Rule with First Reports Due in 2011.
By:  Julie Wagner, Environmental Quality Management, Inc.; Dan Moats, City of Hamilton Municipal Power Plant; Aparna Dial, The Ohio State University; and Janet McCabe, US EPA.

EQ presented the following paper at EUEC


Mercury Emissions and Cement Manufacturing Issues and Status
(Abstract)
By Tom Robertson, Environmental Quality Management Inc.

EUEC 2009 - The 12th Annual Energy & Environment Conference & Expo February 1-4, 2009, Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, Arizona.

EQ presented the following paper at A&WMA 2008

  • Using Satellite Imagery for an Inventory of Erodible Vacant Land, Session on Innovative Emission Inventory Methods, F. Hall and W. Kemner

EQ presented the following paper at Ohio Chemistry Technology Council

  • "Interactive Session on Community Relations," Ohio Chemistry Technology Council (OCTC) 30th Annual Conference, March 17-18, 2008, Columbus, Ohio, D. Leonard, and L. Buckman

EQ presented the following papers at A&WMA 2007

The following publications have been accepted for presentation at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the Air and Waste Management Association

EQ presented the following papers at A&WMA 2006

The following publications have been accepted for presentation at the 2006 Annual Meeting of the Air and Waste Management Association

EQ presented the following papers at A&WMA 2005

The following publications have been accepted for presentation at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Air and Waste Management Association

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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