European Commission’s call for compliance with waste obligations
No member state has met a number of waste collection and recycling targets Waste collection and recycling continues to be a pending issue for the countries of the European Union, as evidenced by the fact that the European Commission has opened infringement proceedings against its member states for failing to meet their obligations in this […]
The keys to Catalonia’s Hydrocarbon Vapor Intrusion Guideline
Litoclean was one of the companies that worked on the drafting of the document and summarizes the main points to be taken into account. NÚRIA RASÓS, MARC MEDINA, SONIA BALUK The Waste Agency of Catalonia (ARC) has recently published the Guide to the intrusion of petroleum hydrocarbon vapors in indoor spaces, which includes the guidelines […]
Environmental site management: ensuring environmental monitoring of potentially contaminated earthworks.
We interviewed Marc Medina, environmental director of works at Litoclean, to learn from an expert about the keys to proper CAD. Companies and administrations are increasingly striving to implement environmental controls in construction projects, which makes the work of the Environmental Site Management (EMS) essential. This figure assumes responsibility for environmental monitoring during the earthmoving […]
Passive air quality improvement through solar energy
Litoclean launches a new service for the removal of pollutants by photocatalytic processes Driven by its constant interest in finding innovative and environmentally friendly solutions, Litoclean offers a new photocatalysis service to improve the air quality in industrial environments. What does photocatalysis mean? Photocatalysis is the acceleration of a chemical reaction involving the absorption of […]
Aviation gasoline leakage in industrial environment
Identification of 3600 m2 of soils affected by light hydrocarbons from aviation jet storage in plots with different intended uses.
Litosoil, a company dedicated to soil valorization, is born
The company created by Litoclean has inaugurated the first waste treatment and valorization plant in Spain. In alliance with Codisoil, Litoclean has created Litosoil, a company dedicated to waste valorization, whose treatment plant, located in the municipality of Coirós, in A Coruña, was inaugurated in June. It is the first waste treatment and recovery plant […]
The challenge of generating biofuels on contaminated land in a sustainable manner
Phy2climate advances with encouraging results for circularity challenges The Serbian city of Novi Sad hosted the last Consortium Meeting of the Phy2climate project, an international phytoremediation and biofuel generation project. The meeting was held among the organizations that are part of the project and we have shared the updated results of the phytoremediation work implemented […]
Photocatalysis
Photocatalysis is a chemical reaction that removes common atmospheric pollutants such as VOCs, NOx and SOx through an oxidation process activated by solar energy.
The most commonly used photocatalyst is titanium dioxide (TiO2).
Dioxin characterization in smectite, micaillite and sepiolite mines
Findings of dioxins at levels comparable to the upper limit TEQ (BOE) in mined raw material used for animal feed purposes.
Subsoil remediation in a residential environment
Subsoil contamination by hydrocarbons, xylenes and phthalates from chemical plants in industrial and residential areas in three different zones.
