MIDDLETOWN, OH — Excessive dust buildup at Wausau Paper mill is the reason why fire ignited on three separate occasions within 36 hours, according to the Dayton Daily News.
Company officials are calling the incidents unrelated and a complete coincidence, the story stated.
The reports began Sunday at 10:21 p.m. when firefighters were called to extinguish a basement fire; they were called back Monday at 4:04 p.m. to extinguish a paper machine fire; and the third call was placed Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. after a paper dryer sparked dust, the story noted.
A spokesperson for Wausau Paper said the company is not very interested in having the fire department come to the mill again.
Neither of the blazes required a full evacuation of the plant and there are no reported damages or injuries associated with the incidents, the story added.
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Friday, May 1, 2009
ISSA/INTERCLEAN® 2009 registration open
CHICAGO — Registration is now open for ISSA/INTERCLEAN® North America 2009, held at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL, October 6-9, according to a press release.
There are more than 50 new exhibitors who will have booths at this year's show, and many past exhibitors have increased their booth sizes for this year, the release stated.
Among the steps ISSA has taken to ensure the success of this year’s show is the new alliance with the Building Service Contractors Association International (BSCAI) which will co-locate its fall executive seminar with the ISSA/INTERCLEAN event this year and co-locate its annual convention with ISSA/INTERCLEAN starting in 2010, the release noted.
According to the release, ISSA has been able to negotiate more reasonable hotel rates and room availability than was the case for the previous Chicago show.
This year’s ISSA Educational Conference will have a strong focus on business advice to help attendees succeed in a tough economy will include a range of topics, from building relationships and innovating to unlocking trapped cash in your operations, the release added.
Click here to register for the show.
There are more than 50 new exhibitors who will have booths at this year's show, and many past exhibitors have increased their booth sizes for this year, the release stated.
Among the steps ISSA has taken to ensure the success of this year’s show is the new alliance with the Building Service Contractors Association International (BSCAI) which will co-locate its fall executive seminar with the ISSA/INTERCLEAN event this year and co-locate its annual convention with ISSA/INTERCLEAN starting in 2010, the release noted.
According to the release, ISSA has been able to negotiate more reasonable hotel rates and room availability than was the case for the previous Chicago show.
This year’s ISSA Educational Conference will have a strong focus on business advice to help attendees succeed in a tough economy will include a range of topics, from building relationships and innovating to unlocking trapped cash in your operations, the release added.
Click here to register for the show.
Drought could dehydrate paper industry
MOSINEE, WI — If the six-year drought trend that has been seen in Central Wisconsin continues, it could spell trouble for the local paper industry, according to the Wausau Daily Herald.
According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, when the Wisconsin River gets low and the water gets warm, there's not enough river water to dilute the pollution in mill and sewage treatment plant discharge.
If rains don't come and replenish the river, which is 26 inches lower than springtime averages, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will likely have to place restrictions on the discharge from mills, forcing them to scale back production, the story stated.
The mills and wastewater plants have to meet Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources-mandated levels of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), which determines how fast biological organisms use up oxygen in a body of water, the story noted.
Wausau Paper's local mill has a reservoir system it can fill up if water levels in the river are low and BOD levels high, the story added.
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According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, when the Wisconsin River gets low and the water gets warm, there's not enough river water to dilute the pollution in mill and sewage treatment plant discharge.
If rains don't come and replenish the river, which is 26 inches lower than springtime averages, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will likely have to place restrictions on the discharge from mills, forcing them to scale back production, the story stated.
The mills and wastewater plants have to meet Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources-mandated levels of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), which determines how fast biological organisms use up oxygen in a body of water, the story noted.
Wausau Paper's local mill has a reservoir system it can fill up if water levels in the river are low and BOD levels high, the story added.
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Million-dollar cleanup for county building
BINGHAMTON, NY — Cleanup efforts to remove construction dust from the Broome County Office Building continue one floor at a time, according to the Press & Sun-Bulletin.
The fifth floor is scheduled to be completely cleaned by the end of the week, at which time cleaning crews will move down to the fourth floor and continue the painstaking cleanup, the story stated.
There is no word when the 400 Broome County employees will be able to return to the offices they were forced to evacuate on April 14 due to the infiltration of concrete dust from a construction project that was occurring in the basement of the building, the story noted.
The million-dollar cleanup was necessary after workers broke through a wall near the building's elevator shaft and continued using jackhammers on concrete despite the hole in the wall, the story added.
According to the story, dust was sucked into the county building through elevator shafts and spewed out on all six floors, with the worst of it on the lower floors of the building.
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The fifth floor is scheduled to be completely cleaned by the end of the week, at which time cleaning crews will move down to the fourth floor and continue the painstaking cleanup, the story stated.
There is no word when the 400 Broome County employees will be able to return to the offices they were forced to evacuate on April 14 due to the infiltration of concrete dust from a construction project that was occurring in the basement of the building, the story noted.
The million-dollar cleanup was necessary after workers broke through a wall near the building's elevator shaft and continued using jackhammers on concrete despite the hole in the wall, the story added.
According to the story, dust was sucked into the county building through elevator shafts and spewed out on all six floors, with the worst of it on the lower floors of the building.
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Vermont's Green Up Day
MIDDLEBURY, VT — Continuing a 26-year tradition, Addison County will once again welcome Captain Green Up this Friday as he spearheads the countywide cleanup that mirrors statewide cleanup efforts that began in 1970, according to the Addison County Independent.
Green Up Day is a staple of springtime and something Vermonters should be proud to participate in, the story stated.
"Green Up" bags are available to anyone who wishes to participate in the Saturday, May 2 event, the story noted.
Last year, Addison County residents collected nearly 18 tons of garbage, including 271 tires, 15 pieces of scrap metal, 14 televisions and other discarded electronics, the story added.
Click here to read the list of Green Up Day coordinators by county.
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Green Up Day is a staple of springtime and something Vermonters should be proud to participate in, the story stated.
"Green Up" bags are available to anyone who wishes to participate in the Saturday, May 2 event, the story noted.
Last year, Addison County residents collected nearly 18 tons of garbage, including 271 tires, 15 pieces of scrap metal, 14 televisions and other discarded electronics, the story added.
Click here to read the list of Green Up Day coordinators by county.
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Many superbugs go unreported
WASHINGTON — Despite the recent rise in cases of superbugs like Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Clostridium difficile (C. diff), many American hospitals are still not required to report cases to either state or federal governments, according to Foster's Daily Democrat.
Dr. Betsy McCaughey, chairwoman of the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths, says that if hospitals were forced to make infection rate information public, it would make them more accountable and they'd be forced to reduce their infection rates, the story stated.
As of now, 25 states require hospitals to report superbug infections, while four states have voluntary reporting and another five are conducting studies to see if voluntary reporting will help reduce infection rates, the story noted.
About 95,000 serious infections and 20,000 deaths due to drug-resistant Staphylococcus bacteria occur in the U.S. each year, the story added.
Ed Neister, owner of Healthy Environment Innovations, said: "The problem we see is the states that do not require ... reporting continue to sweep the problem under the rug."
According to the story, several Canadian provinces and the United Kingdom require all cases of MRSA and other superbugs and England even requires hospital infection rates be posted on the front door.
Dr. Betsy McCaughey, chairwoman of the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths, says that if hospitals were forced to make infection rate information public, it would make them more accountable and they'd be forced to reduce their infection rates, the story stated.
As of now, 25 states require hospitals to report superbug infections, while four states have voluntary reporting and another five are conducting studies to see if voluntary reporting will help reduce infection rates, the story noted.
About 95,000 serious infections and 20,000 deaths due to drug-resistant Staphylococcus bacteria occur in the U.S. each year, the story added.
Ed Neister, owner of Healthy Environment Innovations, said: "The problem we see is the states that do not require ... reporting continue to sweep the problem under the rug."
According to the story, several Canadian provinces and the United Kingdom require all cases of MRSA and other superbugs and England even requires hospital infection rates be posted on the front door.
Northern California: Land of LEED hotels
SACRAMENTO, CA — Of the 18 hotels in America that have earned 
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, six call Northern California home, according to the San Jose Mercury News.
The six hotels, in no particular order, are: Cavallo Point in Sausalito; The Orchard Garden Hotel and its sister hotel, The Orchard, both in San Francisco; Gaia Hotel & Spa in American Canyon; the Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur; and the Intercontinental San Francisco in San Francisco, the story stated.
Each of the hotels have unique sustainable aspects that add to the environmentally responsible flair, including solar panels, ultraviolet light reducing windowpanes, energy-efficient lighting and low-flow fixtures, the story noted.
The push for Northern California's greening of their hotels came after a survey by the California Integrated Waste Management Board found that the state's average-sized hotel purchases more products in one week than 100 families do in a year and uses 218 gallons of water per day per occupied room, the story added.
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Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, six call Northern California home, according to the San Jose Mercury News.The six hotels, in no particular order, are: Cavallo Point in Sausalito; The Orchard Garden Hotel and its sister hotel, The Orchard, both in San Francisco; Gaia Hotel & Spa in American Canyon; the Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur; and the Intercontinental San Francisco in San Francisco, the story stated.
Each of the hotels have unique sustainable aspects that add to the environmentally responsible flair, including solar panels, ultraviolet light reducing windowpanes, energy-efficient lighting and low-flow fixtures, the story noted.
The push for Northern California's greening of their hotels came after a survey by the California Integrated Waste Management Board found that the state's average-sized hotel purchases more products in one week than 100 families do in a year and uses 218 gallons of water per day per occupied room, the story added.
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