Feb. 1, 2008 -- Cleaning up a groundwater remediation site in a coastal region presents challenges not found on your typical site. Tidal water level fluctuations, an aging hydrocarbon, and a high water table all pose significant site management problems.

Jan. 23, 2008 -- Free product and DNAPL groundwater cleanup projects aren't all the same, so equipment to remove the contaminant source has to fit the site conditions and project goals. That's why QED offers the widest choice in source removal pumping technologies, rather than just a single equipment type. A new brochure has just been released that includes products ranging from active skimmers to in-well separators and passive skimmers, and from total fluids pumps to floating inlets for vacuum extraction systems. Stay up with the latest technologies by requesting a printed version of the brochure and downloading a pdf.

Dec. 5, 2007 -- The new QED website makes it easier to find the right product for your projects, including a Pump Wizard that takes you interactively through a pump selection guide. A new section of Case Studies shares some common applications and how QED's technical staff and products solved site problems, including the NGWA's 2007 Outstanding Ground Water Project Award. Finally, the Free Product Recovery section has been reorganized and the new AutoSkimmer is described. All products contain tabbed information that includes an overview, how it works, specifications and accessories. Additional information can be found in Resources area along with links to customer service, service centers and local representative.

Nov. 7, 2007 -- Electric power generation was tripled at a Florida landfill recently when QED AutoPump air-powered pumps were installed in the methane gas collection system. The gas extraction wells had become watered in and less productive. Other challenges at the site were the difficult pumping conditions of high temperatures in the wells (over 140 degrees F) and corrosive conditions. After QED AutoPump model AP4 pumps were installed in 12 gas extraction wells, the site's full electric power generation capacity was restored. Call QED at 1-800-810-9904 for more information on this case study and how AutoPump air-powered pumps can meet other extreme pumping challenges.

Oct. 11, 2007 -- A major petroleum company and the Greensboro Remediation Team won the National Ground Water Association's annual Outstanding Ground Water Project Award for an in-situ thermal remediation project in Greensboro, NC. The Electro-Thermal Dynamic Stripping ProcessTM developed by McMillan-McGee Corp. applies electrical energy to heat the soil and groundwater to above 212 degrees F, speeding up the release of spilled fuels into vapor and groundwater extracted from the site. The air-powered QED AutoPump systems are uniquely capable of reliable, long-term operation at the elevated temperatures created by this innovative thermal remediation process. A total of 38 QED pumps were used in Zone I of the project. QED's AutoPumps have a great advantage over electric submersible pumps, which usually have a high temperature limit of 86-140 degrees F.

Aug. 1, 2007 -- SteamTech Inc. of Bakersfield, California, a 35-year-old firm with roots in the oil field industry, is working for Bechtel-Jacobs at the Gaseous Diffusion plant in Piketon, Ohio. Bechtel-Jacobs considered several innovative remediation technologies and chose the steam injection process developed by SteamTech in conjunction with individuals associated with the University of California, Berkeley. The DOE is evaluating the process on a small contamination plume at the Piketon facility, a uranium enrichment plant with an old plume primarily consisting of TCE, PCB, grease and oil. The contamination exists at a depth of about 30 feet in a low permeability shale layer. The soils are very tight, which makes recovering the contamination difficult with traditional techniques.

Mar. 26, 2007 -- Pumping to control landfill leachate and methane gas condensate or to recover contaminated ground water for environmental remediation is not a job for everyday submersible pumps. Ordinary electric submersible pumps do a great job at what they are designed for – pumping cool, clean water. But environmental pumping sites are crawling with "pump eaters" – harsh acids and corrosive chemicals, aggressive solvents, flammable and explosive hydrocarbons, high temperatures and viscosities, heavy loads of silt and suspended solids, dissolved gases, foams and emulsions... plus ever-changing conditions of depth, flow rate and discharge head.

July 2006 -- A patented new device for enhancing dual-phase recovery performance is now available from QED. Its purpose is to allow dual-phase extraction systems to maintain more consistent vapor and liquid removal rates even when water levels vary. Called the AutoTracker™, this new product replaces fixed stinger tubes with a floating inlet that tracks changes in liquid levels. It can be easily retrofitted to existing dual-phase systems. The benefits of AutoTracker include: easier, faster system startup; fewer site trips to adjust inlet tube levels with changes in liquid level; and higher, more consistent vapor and liquid recovery rates, to reduce remediation project life cycle costs.

July 2006 -- A new piston-type pump for downhole landfill and remediation applications has been developed by QED, adapting proven oilfield pumping technology for enhanced durability. The new pump, called Iron Horse™ , has been demonstrated in extreme conditions at landfills, and is now available in two sizes.

July 2006 -- The advantages of the Sample Pro® MicroPurge portable sampling pump have lead to its growing use around the world. The Sample Pro's most popular feature is probably its simple, no-tools, twist-apart design with a disposable bladder, to make decon easier. We have found that the overwhelming majority of users choose the push-in, "no-fitting" tubing connection option over the compression fitting version. Since the Sample Pro is powered by compressed gas, there are no motors or impellers to burn up or wear out. Both 1-3/4" and 3/4" diameter models are available.

September 2006 -- Clear, cold water is easy to pump with most types of pumps. But remediation and landfill sites often require pumping liquids that are far from these ideal conditions. High temperatures, viscous fluids, silts and solids, solvents, corrosives and short water columns are just a few of the headaches that can cause submersible pumps to fail quickly or fall short of project performance objectives.

Nov. 21, 2006 -- QED Environmental Systems today announced the release of new, larger models of their E-Z Tray^® air strippers for VOC removal. The flow rate capability of the company's air stripper lineup now increases fourfold, from a maximum 250 gallons per minute (GPM) to 1,000 GPM.