Electrodeless conductivity control systems are free of problems associated with fouling because no part of the sensor directly contacts the rinse water.A nonconductive plastic casing surrounds two wire loops that induce ...

This case study is one in a series developed by the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center to highlight techniques for saving money and protecting the environment through reuse and recycling of construction and demolition ...

This study presents the results of a preliminary assessment of the feasibility of converting an existing kiln facility, the KILnGAS Commercial Module (KCM) in East Alton, lllinois, to a hazardous waste incinerator. The ...

QMA, Inc. is located in Elk Grove Village, IL. The company makes printed wiring boards (PWBs) and employs about 40 people. QMA wanted to reduce the cost of disposing of its wastewater which was being hauled off site. The ...

Metalworking fluids (MWFs) play a significant role in machining operations. Despite their importance, the manufacturing industry lacks tools to make functionally sound and economical decisions about them. In this research ...

The Degree of Hazard program is a computer model which incorporates the Degree of Hazard Methodology as developed by the Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Illinois through funding by the Hazardous ...

Some researchers have begun to call into question the dominant rhetoric and policies regarding the digital divide as an oversimplification missing deeper social and institutionalized inequalities that form the root of what ...

Neutron activation analysis has been used to analyze sediment cores from the Rock River and two branches of Kent Creek, one of its tributaries, to determine the concentrations of thirteen heavy metals (Ti, Cu, V, Mn, As, ...

Since the emergence of mass-produced plastics in the 1940s, the global appetite for these materials has been increasing at a rapid rate. Estimates of cumulative plastic waste generated are as much as 6.3 billion metric ...