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The Present Situation in The Electroplating Industry as Regards Government Restrictions and Government Business (1942)
by William McCord Technical Editor’s Note: The paper begins with introductory remarks by Chairman Maurice R.
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Zinc - An Important Nutrient
Once again, long-time AESF/NASF contributor Jack Dini provides another of his highly regarded and fascinating writings, this time on the benefits of zinc.
Read MoreNew Map Released of Toxic Hotspots from Industrial Air Emissions
ProPublica releases analysis of five years of modeled EPA data identifiying more than 1,000 toxic hot spots across the country.
Read MoreEPA Releases Draft Health-Based Levels for PFAS in Drinking Water
EPA releases stringent health-based levels to serve as guidance for setting drinking water standard for PFOS and PFOA.
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NASF Releases Public Policy Update for December 2021
The National Association for Surface Finishing has released its monthly Policy Update, summarizing some of the pertinent regulatory developments and new announcements from the month of December.
Read MoreEPA to List PFAS as RCRA Hazardous Constituents and Trigger Broader Corrective Action Authority
EPA announces that it intends to list four PFAS as hazardous constituents under RCRA and expand corrective action authority to cleanup releases of PFAS and other emerging contaminants.
Read MoreEPA Scraps “Waters of the US” Rule and Intends to Propose Refined Definition
EPA signed a proposed rule to scrap the Trump-era WOTUS rule and replace it with pre-2015 regulations until it can develop a new revised WOTUS rule.
Read MoreFederal Courts Stay Implementation of OSHA COVID-19 Rules
In response to a backlash of litigation, multiple federal courts have blocked implementation of OSHA and other new vaccine mandates for general industry, the healthcare industry and federal contractors.
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Electrochemical Destruction of Perfluorooctanesulfonate in Electroplating Wastewaters: AESF Research Project #R-120, 6th Quarterly Report
This NASF-AESF Foundation research project focuses on an electrochemical, destructive treatment strategy for the remediation of relevant PFASs in electroplating wastewater, using a cost-effective reactive electrochemical membrane (REM) for the removal of PFAS. Work this 6th quarter focused on the electrochemical oxidation of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) using a tubular Magnéli phase titanium sub-oxide (Ti4O7) reactive electrochemical membrane (REM).
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Development of a Sustainability Metrics System and a Technical Solution Method for Sustainable Metal Finishing: AESF Research Project #R-121, 6th Quarterly Report
The NASF Research Board has funded a research grant at Wayne State University on sustainability in the surface finishing industry, under the direction of Professor Yinlun Huang. The objective of the work is to create a surface-finishing-specific sustainability metrics system to measure economic, environmental and social sustainability. In this report, a benchmarking study of five plants was undertaken to illustrate how the sustainability assessment works.
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