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The Contractor Report: Construction dust is a proven health hazard for Madison
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Are contractors for public works projects respecting the environment? A report of citizen experience with contractors in Dane County, WI. Check a site near you. Friday, May 3, 2013. Construction dust is a proven health hazard for Madison. Long term exposure to air pollution is linked to heart attacks and strokes because it speeds up hardening of the arteries, known as atherosclerosis," according to new research by University of Michigan scientists. source. Findorff Construction next to Kohl Center. Much ...
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The Contractor Report: The importance of good tracking pads
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Are contractors for public works projects respecting the environment? A report of citizen experience with contractors in Dane County, WI. Check a site near you. Saturday, August 10, 2013. The importance of good tracking pads. Below: Trackout from just 1 vehicle, 1 trip, at a construction site. Muddy tracks aren't a question of appearance- often they are nearly invisible. Muddy tracks you can see are. Just the tip of the iceberg. If you can see any tracks at all, then you can bet there are. Assume constru...
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The Contractor Report: Edgewater construction causes muddy plume in Lake Mendota
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Are contractors for public works projects respecting the environment? A report of citizen experience with contractors in Dane County, WI. Check a site near you. Thursday, May 29, 2014. Edgewater construction causes muddy plume in Lake Mendota. In the evening of May 27, 2014, shortly after the heaviest downpour ended, a boater* observed a muddy plume extending 100 feet out from the Edgewater Hotel construction site into Lake Mendota. The observer wishes to remain anonymous. At the Edgewater reconstruction.
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The Contractor Report: Construction site threatens Lake Wingra
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Are contractors for public works projects respecting the environment? A report of citizen experience with contractors in Dane County, WI. Check a site near you. Sunday, October 27, 2013. Construction site threatens Lake Wingra. The construction site for apartments, at the corner of Arbor Dr. and Knickerbocker St., has been consistently poor in its erosion control. It's just a stones throw from Lake Wingra. On Oct. 26. There was concrete slurry leaking directly into a stormwater inlet. In 2009, a construc...
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The Contractor Report: When swimming, keep Ghidorzi Companies in mind
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Are contractors for public works projects respecting the environment? A report of citizen experience with contractors in Dane County, WI. Check a site near you. Thursday, July 25, 2013. When swimming, keep Ghidorzi Companies in mind. Here are photos of Bernie's Beach on Monona Bay, and along the shore a bit east- taken on June 7. Weeds, stimulated by phosphorus. thanks to Ghidorzi Companies pollution. The light circles are fish nests. Ghidorzi Companies sent 13 sediment spills. To the bay in the last year.
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The Contractor Report: Pollution into Monona Bay, weeds out
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Are contractors for public works projects respecting the environment? A report of citizen experience with contractors in Dane County, WI. Check a site near you. Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Pollution into Monona Bay, weeds out. Here's a stunning example of the harmful effects of construction site erosion. Construction causes 19% of the phosphorus in our lakes. Phosphorus fertilizes weeds in the lake. Gambling with our lakes. Madison's romantic riverboat. Weed cutting in Monona Bay, July 23, 2013. Citizens, ...
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The Contractor Report: Pollution of Monona Bay by Ghidorzi Companies
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Are contractors for public works projects respecting the environment? A report of citizen experience with contractors in Dane County, WI. Check a site near you. Thursday, January 31, 2013. Pollution of Monona Bay by Ghidorzi Companies. 1 July 18, 2012. 1.43 inches. There were two big storms, one during early morning, and the other in late afternoon. A large amount of plastic insulation was flushed to the bay. 2 October 14, 2012, 1.74 inches. And 86 inches the preceding day). 3 October 16, 2012. Pumpi...
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The Contractor Report: 19 % of phosphorus from construction--source of the data
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Are contractors for public works projects respecting the environment? A report of citizen experience with contractors in Dane County, WI. Check a site near you. Tuesday, September 24, 2013. 19 % of phosphorus from construction- source of the data. Studies show that 19% of the phosphorus in our lakes comes from construction site erosion.". We've been asked for the source of this data. The figures below are for Lake Mendota. Here's the original source for the table above:. We documented 13 spills like this.
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The Contractor Report: Landgraf continues abuse from concrete mixing
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Are contractors for public works projects respecting the environment? A report of citizen experience with contractors in Dane County, WI. Check a site near you. Friday, April 29, 2011. Landgraf continues abuse from concrete mixing. Mixing of mortar for bricklaying at Mendota Court. Creates toxic dust and alkaline runoff. On April 12, I photographed white stains. From concrete wastewater running into Lake Mendota from the construction site on Mendota Court, run by Landgraf Construction. Construction erosi...
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The Contractor Report: Phosphorus
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Are contractors for public works projects respecting the environment? A report of citizen experience with contractors in Dane County, WI. Check a site near you. When you see mud in the lakes, you know phosphorus is escaping. 65279;Studies show that 19% of the phosphorus in our lakes- an important nutrient that causes the growth of toxic algae- comes from construction site erosion. It’s curious, but phosphorus is nearly insoluble. So how can it move with the stormwater? The answer is called “adsorpt...
