With oil production on the upswing, it means that there will also be an increase in drilling waste materials. According to Reuters, more than 144 million barrels of oil were added to hedges, after global oil markets rallied by as much as $13 per barrel in the quarter. Higher prices helped producers lock in profits […]
Higher oil prices will lead to an explosion of growth in U.S. shale production, according to revised predictions from both OPEC and the IEA. According to Deloitte, the surge in domestic production of shale gas and tight oil—resulting from the technological advances in hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling—has created an unprecedented demand for infrastructure to […]
Are you a fire chief, emergency responder, or environmental health and safety manager? Since so many reactive chemicals are transported by rail or truck, what would happen in the case of an accidental spill or roll over? The potential acute health hazards to responders and surrounding neighborhoods could be catastrophic. Let’s use chlorosilanes as an […]
Is a free bulk waste solidifier really FREE? The answer is unequivocally NO! Many of our customers were caught in the trap where they believed their bulk waste solidifier was cost-effective because it was free or cost only pennies. If you believe using materials like corn cobs or sawdust will save you money, think again. […]
Removing oil sheen on water is a difficult problem and the oil is toxic to our ecosystem. The federal Water Pollution Control Act prohibits discharge of oily water into navigable waters. The mere presence of an oil film or sheen on the surface of the water that is discharged into navigable waters is a violation […]
All industrial facilities should have facility response plans in place to comply with published regulations related to treating reactive chemical spills. Treating reactive chemical spills, both large and small, requires more than just the usual hazmat products used in a facility response plan. Let’s take for example industries that work with alkali metals. Sodium is […]
Wastewater and sludge disposal can be a dirty and expensive business. Even if the product used to solidify the wastewater and sludge is free, landfill fees, labor costs and the number of trucks needed to dispose of the solidified matrix adds up quickly. Then, what happens when the FREE solidifying agent leeches or leaks water? […]
We recently attended a PTAC Matchmaker event in Rhode Island. Our hope was to match our proprietary solidification absorbents product line with the right customers. We love events like this because they give a small business like ours the opportunity to begin to build relationships, face-to-face. A matchmaker event is a day of 10-minute dialogues […]
If you think you are saving money using kiln dust, corn cobs, sawdust, etc. for your wastewater or sludge solidification and stabilization….think again! Our Sludgeguard bulking agents for wastewater or sludge treatment are a better solution. #savemoney Since 1992 Guardian has helped customers enhance their overall safety and productivity by providing practical […]
We were recently asked what we thought our secret to success was in the oil sheen remover and chemical spill control industry. Because we are the little guy on the block, our response was our ability to play to our strengths. Since we don’t have to move through a hierarchy of authority, we can easily […]