Trade Publications
Burns & McDonnell experts often write articles published in the trade publications in the many industries we work in. Here are the most recent pieces authored or co-authored by our employee-owners.
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April 1, 2012
The mission statement of every electric utility is to provide low cost, safe and reliable power while complying with environmental regulations. However, the EPA regulatory process has inhibited this goal.
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April 1, 2012
KCP&L is retrofitting Midtown Substation with updated communications protocols as part of a Department of Energy Smart Grid demonstration project.
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March 1, 2012
The Environmental Protection Agency, like nature, abhors a vacuum. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is responsible for the recent drop in natural gas prices and is predicted to soon supply more than 50 percent of our natural gas. It's also unregulated by EPA.
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February 1, 2012
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality thought it was doing the good citizens and industries of Texas a favor by refusing to implement EPA's Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule. Did this plan backfire?
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February 1, 2012
Level measurement and control in process vessels can be one of the most challenging applications in which to obtain consistently safe and reliable results. This article presents best practices in vessel sizing and level-instrument selection and installation.
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January 15, 2012
Dissolved gas flotation is becoming an important option for removing biological solids, metals and nutrients from industrial wastewater.
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January 2, 2012
In response to society's push for environmentally friendly practices, Connecticut Light & Power, a Northeast Utilities company, is partnering with Burns & McDonnell to explore the possibilities of integrating common sustainable design strategies into its substation design standards.
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January 1, 2012
2011 was a difficult year for the Environmental Protection Agency. With the upcoming presidential election, 2012 could be a lot worse. These difficulties are seen in the tone of dialogue between the EPA and the White House.
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November 1, 2011
There are two main mechanisms for large changes in history and policy. The first is through slow shifts in the underlying public opinion. The second is through a historical and catalytic event.
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October 1, 2011
In 1977, instead of writing a clear, plain-English law, Congress tried to appease all sides and ended up making the Clean Air Act ambiguous.
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October 1, 2011
A factory acceptance test (FAT) often follows the addition, modification or upgrade of safety instrumented systems or others critical to the operation of a facility. Cyber security, because if its impact on the safety of critical systems, should be integrated with the FAT.