Category: Chemicals / Toxic Substances, Environment, Gulf Coast Oil Spill Expert Articles Lowcost Cleanup Methods for Coastal Sediments and Waterways Impacted by the BP Oil Spill of 2010 TASA ID: 897 Although most of the media is concerned about the obvious floating free product associated with the BP Oil Spill, it is the dissolved contamination that will remain for a long period of time and continue to volatilize, generating the crude oil odors, long after the free product has been mostly cleaned up from the surface of the air-sea interface. Read more
Category: Construction, Environment, Medical & Healthcare Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infections During Construction Projects TASA ID: 931 The issue of hospital acquired infections is a serious problem. According to several sources, three to four million hospital-acquired infections occur annually, with up to 80,000 fatalities. The costs of these infections are estimated to be between $4 billion and $5 billion per year (Air-Treatment Systems for Controlling Hospital-Acquired Infections, HPAC Engineering, April 2, 2008). Read more
Category: Chemicals / Toxic Substances, Environment, Gulf Coast Oil Spill Expert Articles, Medical & Healthcare Effects of Crude Oil Exposure on Children, Pregnant Women, and Other Adults TASA ID: 733 Crude Oil has been pouring into the Gulf of Mexico and is causing numerous and significant health issues for children, pregnant women, and other adults. Exposure occurs via inhalation, ingestion (of liquid droplets in the air), and direct skin contact. Read more
Category: Environment, Landscape Architecture, Premises Liability Trees and Litigation: Considerations for Defendant and Plaintiff Cases TASA ID: 3447 Based on my experience working with plaintiff and defendant cases, this article focuses on trees in the urban landscape and provides information that may prove useful for attorneys to consider in tree-related cases. Read more
Category: Chemicals / Toxic Substances, Environment, Gulf Coast Oil Spill Expert Articles Preventing Oil Spills and Other Disasters by Risk Analysis of the Consequences and Probability of Failure: A Look at the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf Coast TASA ID: 897 Oil spills happen when physical degradation of the facilities (pipes, pumps, wells, instrumentation, tanks and tankers) occur due to a variety of physical factors, including but not limited to corrosion, puncture, earth movement), as well as human errors. Read more
