User talk:Vortexrealm
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[edit] Cheers...
Thank you for for kind words and your show of support during my recent RfA. If you ever need any admin help or just need someone from outside of the field to take a look at an article on waste management, do not hesitate to holler over my direction.
On a lighter note: City, United, or other team entirely? youngamerican (ahoy hoy) 14:02, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Related area
I have a small farm with a hayfield and sheep pasture. I'd like to employ greater levels of sustainable farming practices by using treated sludge on my fields, though here in the US many industrial products are combined in wastewater, with resulting high levels of heavy metals, etc, which I do not want in my soil. Some farm families that have used such contaminated sludge have been diagnosed with dangerously high levels of said heavy metals.
How do you get around the problem in the UK? Any suggestions for us in the US? Skyemoor 14:24, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
- Hi Skyemoor, we have some problems here in the UK which they are looking to solve but here it is more legislational. At present some companies have the ability to landspread sewage sludge but a lot of it is peletised and incinerated. We have a strong composting lobby in the UK that has pushed for certain standards for composts and soil improvers. The BSI PAS 100 is an example of this. It sets out strict rules on how waste can be converted into a high grade compost, when a material is no longer classified as a waste and when it can be used on agricultural land.
- If something is classified as a waste here you have to have special licenses to move it around and apply it.
- We had another problem here related to BSE and foot and mouth disease. The EU and UK governments responded with strict regulations on processing waste feedstocks to be used on land- see Animal By-Products Regulations.
- For your specific use I suggest you need to look at the source of your soilimproving material. If there is a likelyhood it will be contaminated, or is derived from unusual sources, i would stay as far away from it as possible.
- Have you considered the use of anaerobic digesters on your farm? You will need to feed them with biodegradable waste streams. The resulting product you will get is good soil improver (that you know where it came from) and also the potential for heat and possibly electricity depending upon the size you have. You could also consider setting up a farmers group where a number of farms would join together to feed the plant, cover the expenditure for building it and reap the benefits.--Alex 16:51, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for the spot-on explanation and the suggestions! There has been discussion in the area for setting up a digester, though my sheep are on pasture continuously, and since their waste is in the form of little disperable pellets, that doesn't lend itself to collection. They are my current source of fertilization, though I know I will need supplement. I'll look further into local sources. Thanks again, Skyemoor 17:07, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] typo in environmental timeline?
In the second item under heading "17th century" the phrase "poop disease" appears, which I'm guessing must be a typographical error for something like "popular", though disease, however widespread, will never really be "popular". In any case, I don't think "poop" is what you mean either, is it?
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- EH? Which timeline in which article? --Alex 10:36, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Re the HTCW diagram in Gasification
Alex, the HTCW diagram in the Gasification article section, that you added, was uploaded by User:Gingerland and has been tagged by someone with an alert that it will be deleted unless an acceptable copyright or license is provided. You would do well to look into that before it is deleted. Regards, mbeychok 18:26, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
- Hi Milton, this text and picture were placed by the same person in the waste management article however it was a bit too detailed and I think fits better in the gasification area. As there is clear indication that the picture has been released I will put the correct image tag on it as you indicate.--Alex 08:32, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
- Tag now added--Alex 08:49, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Battery Directive
Thanks for the edits on Battery Directive. DonL 23:08, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
Thanks again for your help and editing on "Battery Directive!" I liked your implementing superscript "notes." On another question: Using the Firefox browser, when I type, say, "vortexrealm wiki" in the URL bar, my browser will be directed to this (your "Talk") webpage. However when I type "battery directive wiki" it always takes me to wiki's "RoHS" ("Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive"} page. Do you you know how to cause direction to the Battery Directive page? I know you figured out how to change the D in Directive to capital "D." Impressive credentials, by the way. Thanks for your service to the world. DonL 15:52, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] UASB
Dear Sir ,
I read your paper on this UASB . I want to know whether this technology can be used for the effluent treatment of textile processing mill ? Also let me know the advantages & disadvantages of this technology compare to conventional technology ( chemical dosing of coagulants ).
I have been working in the textile industry for last 14 years & i am interested to know more about effluent treatment.
Thanks,
Ashish Naik. tradelink4dyes@yahoo.co.in
[edit] RKO Industries
I see you are systematically going about removing my submissions/additions. Unfortunately, I won't have the required time to dedicate to a comprehensive retort to your nomination of my article for deletion or your removal of the "see also" link from "recycling" until after the holiday weekend. I imagine by then (and at your current rate) I will have much work to do within associated "recycling" article discussion pages. However, please look forward to fielding my arguments at that later time. Respectfully, Recycledagplastic.
- Hello there. My edits are nothing personal. The way you have gone about putting on links related to RKO Industries is not in keeping with the policies of wikipedia on advertising. As mentioned on the AfD page if you can spend some time reworking the article so it does not read as a promotional piece I am happy to support the articles inclusion. Your present approach of drawing attention to RKO on any remotely related article is not in the best interests of other articles. If there was a see also link for every recycling linked company on the recycling article, it would decrease the value of that article. I refined the position of the RKO article into Recycling industry as opposed to recycling which is in keeping with wikipedia proceedure. I would like to see articles on recycling and the environment improved on Wikipedia, especially U.S. related articles that are thin on the ground. Also please sign your name after leaving comments in the AFD nomination and on talk pages like this --~~~~. Thanks --Alex 17:24, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Letsrecycle.com
A tag has been placed on Letsrecycle.com, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because it is an article about a certain web site, blog, forum, or other community of web users that does not assert the importance or significance of that web location. Please read our criteria for speedy deletion, particularly item 7 under Articles, as well as notability guidelines for websites. Please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources which verify their content.
Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself. To contest the tagging and request that administrators wait a while for you to add contextual material, please affix the template {{hangon}} to the page, and put a note on Talk:Letsrecycle.com. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. - Tiswas(t/c) 15:11, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
