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(Illinois Waste Management and Research Center, 2004)A barge load of sediment excavated by clamshell from Lower Peoria Lake was shipped to Chicago, Ill. It was loaded onto trucks with a large excavator and placed at a conservation area and the Paxton I landfill reclamation ...
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(Champaign, IL : Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, 2015-03)Invertebrate sampling was conducted at three sites: Indian Ridge Marsh, Indian Creek, and Hegewisch Marsh. A total of 1,626 species were recorded. Further sampling would yield many more species. Approximately 48% of all ...
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(Champaign, IL : Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, 2014-09)Since 2010, the University has taken several major steps toward achieving zero waste. In 2013, the University engaged the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center to conduct a campus-wide waste characterization study to ...
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(Champaign, IL : Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, 2018-03)This report is a review of the sediment beneficial use project coordinated by the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC), which became known as the "Mud to Parks" project. This document focuses on published and ...
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Biochar (Champaign, IL : Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, 2013)Biochar is a charcoal material byproduct produced from the thermochemical conversion of biomass in a limited oxygen environment. This process, called pyrolysis, also creates syngas and bio-oils, which are used to generate ...
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(Champaign, IL : Illinois Waste Management and Research Center, 2006-03)With gas prices soaring, people are looking for cheaper, renewable sources of fuel for their vehicles. Biodiesel fuel is used in diesel engines and is made from domestically available, renewable organic resources, such as ...
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(The Center, 1990)
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(Illinois Waste Management and Research Center, 2003)
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Capturing CO2 from Industrial and Power Generation Sources: Engineered Biphasic Solvent Based System (Champaign, IL : Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, 2022-02)Researchers at the University of Illinois Prairie Research Institute have developed a novel biphasic solvent-based CO2 absorption process (BiCAP) to overcome the disadvantages of high energy consumption and cost associated ...
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(Ameren Illinois, 2020)Reclaiming and conserving precious natural resources is all in a day’s work at the Caseyville Township Water Reclamation Facility. And these days, it’s not just about water, but conserving energy, too. Built in the mid-1960s, ...
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(Champaign, IL : Illinois Waste Management and Research Center, 2002)Dental amalgam consists of approximately equal parts mixture of metallic mercury and an alloy powder consisting of silver, tin, copper and zinc. Amalgam has been used extensively as a tooth filling material, accounting ...
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(Champaign, IL : Illinois Waste Management and Research Center, 2000-07-12)Remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater requires accurate characterization of contaminant occurrence. In facilities that have been contaminated through multiple, discrete spills of unknown timing and quantity, the ...
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(Champaign, IL : Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, 2017-08)The primary objective of this research was to improve our understanding of the water quality effects of thermochemical bioenergy production processes that can be applied to wet organic-laden wastes, such as animal manures, ...
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(The Center, 1989)
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(Illinois Waste Management and Research Center, 2004)
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(Champaign, IL : Illinois Waste Management and Research Center and Illinois Department of Natural Resources, 2001)Chemical management services (CMS) is an innovative alternative to traditional chemical supply, resulting in lower chemical costs and reduced chemical waste. However, we estimate that only 3%-6% of applicable companies ...
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(2006-10-25)The Illinois Department of Natural Resources funded a study at the lllinois Waste Management and Research Center and the Jllinois State Water Survey, to investigate background concentrations of toxic environmental contaminants ...
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(Illinois Waste Management and Research Center, 2002)
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(Champaign, IL : Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, 2017-05)Western Trails is a public elementary school in Carol Stream, IL, Community Consolidated School District 93, serving 386 students during the 2016-2017 school year. With assistance from the environmental education non-profit ...
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(Champaign, IL : Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, 2021-10)Compressed natural gas energy storage (CNGES) is a faster and more cost-effective way to store and recover energy. It uses existing natural gas infrastructure to convert electrical energy from renewable sources to potential ...
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