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Economical Hydraulic Diaphragm Pumps

The Series 500-E “dia-PUMP” from Neptune Chemical Pump Co. offers all the performance advantages of a true hydraulic diaphragm pump.

Economy is achieved by using a simplified liquid end for low- to medium-viscosity fluids such as disinfection chemicals and acids.

Nine models offer maximum capacities from 0.8 gph to 30 gph. All models feature micrometer dial which allows manual adjustment over 10:1 turndown range. Maximum pressures to 1100 psi. Automatic control options include pneumatic or electric stroke length adjustment and variable speed drives.

Cast Iron, 316SS, PVC and Kynar liquid ends are available.

Neptune Chemical Pump Co. Lansdale, PA - USA

Tel: 888-3NEPTUNE or 215-699-8700 www.neptune1.com

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New - AMI300
Multifunctional Testing for Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)

One Tool Can Now do it ALL.....
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CO2
Current / Voltage
Differential Pressure Modules
Temperature
Air Pressure
Humidity
Air Flow (Van & Hot-Wire)
Air Velocity (Pitot Tube)
Variety of Temp, RH, Air Flow Probes

E-Instruments Group LLC
Phone: 215-750-1212, Fax:(215)750-1399
Email: info@einstrumentsgroup.com
www.EInstrumentsgroup.com

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Phone: 604/940-3131
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Corporate Environmental
Management by John Darabaris
(CRC Press, 2008, 206 pp.,
ISBN 978-1-4200-5546-7) (Hardcover)

Corporate Environmental Management by John Darabaris, a professional engineer (PE) and non-practicing certified public accountant (CPA), focuses on “the emerging relationship between corporate management and the environment as a new era arrives on the scene, where environmental factors increasingly play a key role in corporate competition and generate a need for environmental assessments of companies” (p. 1).

Corporate Environmental Management chapters include: 1) Introduction, 2) Environmental

Management Assessment, 3) Lines of Inquiry,

4) Assessment Model and Analytical Framework,

5) Internal Survey, 6) Corporate Commitment,

7) Communication, 8) Functional Implementation,

9) Measurement Systems, 10) Benchmark Survey,

11) External Survey, 12) Natural Resources Damage Assessment—Proactive Strategies, 13) Environmental Risk Assessment Issues, 14) Emergency Response Analysis,

15) Corporate Health and Safety System, 16) Environmental Risk Management at Banking Institutions, 17) Global Warming, 18) Assessment of International Trends, and

19) Summary. Ample references are provided throughout the text. Corporate Environmental Management is replete with “exhibits”—descriptive figures, tables, and charts. With help from the exhibits, a lot of very practical guidance is packed into only about 200 pages divided among its 19 chapters.

As can be seen by the chapter titles, contemporary “hot button” topics are certainly addressed, like corporate commitment, communication, environmental risk assessment, emergency response, and even global warming. Examples of the book’s coverage of topics important to today’s environmental professionals include: Chapter 7 on communication, although succinct, covers the essential concepts of effective internal and external relations; Chapter 13 on environmental risk assessment issues deals with health and ecological risk assessments, along with population risk analysis; and, Chapter 18 that looks at international trends including a short section on emerging environmental issues in China and India.

The longest chapter in the book, Chapter 9, explores the critical subject of measurement systems. The first exhibit in that chapter displays a handy metrics development wheel. Further text and exhibits in the chapter review environmental management information system elements, assessment management, and financial management. An extended discussion of this last item considers conventional commercial loans, supplier financing, environmental capital equipment leasing, and other possible sources of funds.

In the final, summary chapter of Corporate Environmental Management, Mr. Darabaris states:

“a culture must be fostered wherein [Environmental Health & Safety] is recog nized as good for sustainable business. Environmental management is a venue that requires not only aggressive access to policy-setters and regulators but concrete efforts to improve relations with external stakeholders. In time, strong environmental management may offer increased business opportuni ties and enhanced worker morale” (pp. 194-195).

(An aside on worker morale: As you might expect, satisfied employees working for a company that operates in a legal and ethical manner can be terrific for building and sustaining not only protective environmental practices but good community relations as well.)

Both the wide breadth and sufficient depth of coverage found in Corporate Environmental Management make it a good introductory course textbook for academic, training, and certification institutions. For example, colleges looking to introduce undergraduate students to the wide variety of issues the modern environmental manager faces will do well to seriously consider Corporate Environmental Management for their course textbook. Alternatively, I recommend the book as appropriate for supplemental reading or as a reference text, inside or outside the classroom.

Reviewed by: Anthony J. (Tony) Sadar is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM) and member of the North Hills (Pittsburgh) Response Team (aka “Silver” HazMat Team). Tony also teaches environmental and earth science courses at Penn State’s Beaver campus (Monaca, PA) and environmental science and statistics at Geneva College (Beaver Falls, PA). Tony earned graduate degrees in both environmental science and science education. He can be contacted at tonysadar@comcast.net.