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3:12 - The HRP Podcast, Episode 43: PFAS MCL Announcement Explained

3:12 - The HRP Podcast - April 24, 2024 09:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
HRP Associates leads the way on PFAS, bringing you this breakdown on the EPA's finalization of maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) in drinking water. Guests Bryan Massa and Tom Darby represent the top talent in the PFAS field at HRP and are here to bring you the details. A reminder that our Play ...

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PFAS MCL Announcement Explained

PFAS Pulse Podcast - April 24, 2024 09:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Here's the Work Hard segment from the 3:12 Podcast, where we bring you a breakdown on the EPA's finalization of maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) in drinking water. Guests Bryan Massa and Tom Darby represent the top talent in the PFAS field at HRP and are here to bring you the details. Listen t...

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BREAKING NEWS! Federal Limits for PFAS Drinking Water Finalized!

PFAS Pulse Podcast - April 11, 2024 18:28 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Federal PFAS Maximum Contaminant Levels for drinking water have been finalized! The Biden administration (through the EPA) on Wednesday 4/10 finalized strict limits on PFAS in drinking water that will require utilities to reduce them to the lowest level they can be reliably measured! Subscribe ...

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April 4, 2024 - Courts Overturn EPA's Ban on PFAS Leeching Containers

PFAS Pulse Podcast - April 05, 2024 09:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Hosts Matt and Tom take a look at the overturned PFAS ban on PFAS leeching containers. In 2020 the EPA banned Inhance Technologies containers, due to a manufacturing process that causes the containers to leech PFAS. Earlier this year, the 5th Cricut Court of Appeals overturned that ban. Here are...

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March 29, 2024 - FDA Announces PFAS Elimination, We Have Questions

PFAS Pulse Podcast - March 29, 2024 09:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
On this questions episode we discuss the FDA's Announcement that food packaging containing certain PFAS is no longer being sold in the US. Hosts Tom Simmons and Matt Wallace summarize the FDA's announcement and discuss what questions it raises for us as professionals working in the environmental...

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Three reasons why civilizations grew up around volcanoes

GEO Podcast - March 29, 2024 05:00 - 5 minutes
In this episode, I talk about the three reasons why people and civilizations grew up around active volcanoes.   Why did people need to live close to the dangers of eruptions?  What was it that drove and kept them there? Visit our GEOetc Members Section - Over 100 teaching resources that are cla...

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Episode #108 Who were the Moundbuilders? Practicing an Integrated Science with Global Reach? The Randall Carlson Podcast

Kosmographia - March 28, 2024 11:22 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 774 ratings
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3:12 - The HRP Podcast, Episode 42: Women's ERG Takeover: Breaking Barriers & Industry Insights

3:12 - The HRP Podcast - March 27, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
To cap this year's Women's History Month, HRP's Women's Employee Resource Group is taking over 3:12! We'll here from women across the company, sharing their insights and experience, from those just starting their careers, to those marking over 25 years in the industry, and some who are marking a...

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Women's ERG Takeover: Breaking Barriers & Industry Insights

3:12 - The HRP Podcast - March 27, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
To cap this year's Women's History Month, HRP's Women's Employee Resource Group is taking over 3:12! We'll here from women across the company, sharing their insights and experience, from those just starting their careers, to those marking over 25 years in the industry, and some who are marking a...

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Salt Weathering

GEO Podcast - March 21, 2024 13:00 - 6 minutes
In this episode, I talk about how salt acts as a physical weathering agent to break down rocks.  Physical weathering is the breaking down of rocks without a chemical change, and salt can act as the agent that breaks down rocks especially close to the ocean, but also in salt-rich soils, etc. Vis...

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Episode #107 America's Earthworks: Common Measure - Uncommon Designs / The Lost Prehistoric Civilization

Kosmographia - March 09, 2024 17:29 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 774 ratings
“The Randall Carlson” socials, VoD titles, tours, events, podcasts, merch shop, donate: https://randallcarlson.com/links  Small class lectures "Cosmography 101" from '06-'09 on Brad's original channel: https://youtube.com/geocosmicrex RC opens saying: The Scale is quite mind-boggling, and de...

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3:12 The HRP Podcast, Episode 41: HRP New York, Distilled

3:12 - The HRP Podcast - February 28, 2024 10:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
HRP's New York office is one of the most exciting places to be in the company. For this episode of 3:12 we're checking in with the staff to hear about the exciting projects they're working on. For play hard, we go across the parking lot to talk to HRP NY's neighbor, Yankee Distillers, a favorite...

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3:12 - The HRP Podcast, Episode 41: HRP New York, Distilled

3:12 - The HRP Podcast - February 28, 2024 10:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
HRP's New York office is one of the most exciting places to be in the company. For this episode of 3:12 we're checking in with the staff to hear about the exciting projects they're working on. For play hard, we go across the parking lot to talk to HRP NY's neighbor, Yankee Distillers, a favorite...

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50. The Diverse Mineral Deposits and Geology of Namibia

Discovery to Recovery - February 26, 2024 16:00 - 57 minutes
Namibia is a country of diverse geology and mineral deposits that is also embracing the green energy transition.  The diversity of critical minerals and metals and the expansion of green energy sources for mining are all exciting for the future of Namibia.  Namibia is 'elephant country' in more ...

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49. Lithium Brines, Clays and Pegmatites - Understanding a Metal on the Move

Discovery to Recovery - February 19, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour
Understanding the earth processes that control lithium is key to exploration and developing the resources needed for society and the energy transition.   The lightest of the metals, lithium moves easily in fluids and is found in a variety of geologic environments from brines to pegmatites to cla...

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Episode #106 America's Great Advanced Lost Civilization - the Earthworks Complexes

Kosmographia - February 19, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 774 ratings
https://RandallCarlson.com/links  https://youtube.com/TheRandallCarlson    https://youtube.com/geocosmicrex  RC dives into a new program on the vast system of Earthworks, but not before a little speculation on the fabled "Ant People" that protected the Hopi underground to survive the catastroph...

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48. Big Data Wrangling for Core Sensing Technology

Discovery to Recovery - February 12, 2024 15:00 - 49 minutes
As our geo-toolkit expands, how can we equip ourselves to deal with these large volumes of highly diverse, dense data that are available and at higher speeds than ever before? This week’s episode is a companion to episode 47 (Core Sensing Technology) and host Britt Bluemel (Global Business Devel...

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Class Actions and PFAS, an Interview with Brown Rudnick LLP

PFAS Pulse Podcast - February 09, 2024 05:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Host Tom Simmons is joined by our guests from the law firm Brown Rudnick LLP, Partner Kyle Johnson and Counsel Anthony J. Boccamazzo, as well as HRP's CEO Dan Titus, to discuss PFAS in the context of class action lawsuits.  Perhaps you've been struck, like us, by the similarities between class ...

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47. Core Sensing Technology for Mineral Exploration and Mining - What, How and Why?

Discovery to Recovery - February 05, 2024 19:00 - 56 minutes
Drill core scanning technology is rapidly developing for use in exploration and mining. The future holds great promise if we can leverage all the data sets available from multiple sensors, but critical for success is understanding how the sensors and scanning systems work.  What are the right qu...

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3:12 - The HRP Podcast, Episode 40: Bryan Massa, PFAS Detective

3:12 - The HRP Podcast - January 31, 2024 10:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
HRP's regional manager for Massachusetts, and all around PFAS expert, Bryan Massa, joins host Tom Simmons for a wide ranging conversation on PFAS forensics, sampling techniques, working in Massachusetts, and what's coming up this year for HRP's newest office. Watch the full episode on our YouTu...

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January 30, 2024 - Forensics with the PFAS Detective

PFAS Pulse Podcast - January 30, 2024 18:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
We talk PFAS forensics with HRP's Bryan Massa, in an excerpt from HRP's 3:12 Podcast. You can find the full interview on Wednesday January 31st on HRP's 3:12 Podcast. Or watch on our YouTube channel.  Listen to learn more and subscribe to The Pulse for all the details.   Listen to learn more...

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46. Rethinking Mineral Exploration - Less Carbon, Less Water, Better Data

Discovery to Recovery - January 29, 2024 16:00 - 52 minutes
Reducing the environmental impact of mineral exploration can reap benefits beyond the immediate obvious reduction of harm on the local flora and fauna.  Perhaps unexpected for some are the savings in carbon and water, the positive impact on data collection, the response from local communities an...

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Short History of the Geology of Pennsylvania

PCPG's A Poorly Sorted but Well Rounded Series - January 26, 2024 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 8 ratings
Anyone who has done geologic work in the Keystone State might wonder how things got so complicated. Pennsylvania’s geologic history is long and complex. Join us to explore how that complexity came about.

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45. Career and Family in Exploration - the Benefits of Balance for the Industry

Discovery to Recovery - January 22, 2024 16:00 - 54 minutes
How can we balance the demands of careers in exploration with family life? How has the industry at large dealt with this in the past versus how companies handle it today? Filling the expected gaps in the exploration and mining workforce requires us to look internally at how we support employees ...

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Current Iceland Volcanic Activity 101

GEO Podcast - January 19, 2024 09:00 - 8 minutes
In this episode, I explain in simple terms what is happening in Iceland these last few years on the plate boundary.  I explain the two geological phenomena in Iceland, the recent eruptions and earthquake activity, and how they are related to Plate Tectonics. Support the show

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Episode #105 Late Holocene Bronze Age Collapses Correlated? Mega-mammals Extinction / Little Ice Age

Kosmographia - January 18, 2024 19:25 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 774 ratings
“The Randall Carlson” socials, VoD titles, tours, events, podcasts, merch shop, donate: https://randallcarlson.com/links  Esoteric class/lectures w/RC: https://youtube.com/geocosmicrex https://youtube.com/TheRandallCarlson   Russ asks about identifying, dating, and correlating different rock...

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44. Seeing the Rocks - New Ideas in the Kiruna Mining District, Northern Sweden

Discovery to Recovery - January 15, 2024 16:00 - 50 minutes
The Kiruna Mining District, 200km north of the Arctic Circle in Sweden, is well known for the giant Kiruna Iron-Oxide-Apatite (IOA) deposit.   The district has a long history of iron production extending back to the late 1800s. Less well known are the copper deposits that are spatially associate...

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Episode #104 Holocene Temp Variations / 22ky Footprints in New Mexico

Kosmographia - January 11, 2024 15:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 774 ratings
“The Randall Carlson” socials, VoD titles, tours, events, podcasts, merch shop, donate: https://randallcarlson.com/links  RC considers continuing with the Sun discussion, but has been looking into other climate changes in the Late Holocene – since the “neo-glacial” about 6000 years ago. He rev...

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Episode #103 Solar Constant Destroyed / Plasma Tech Update & Plasmoids Introduction

Kosmographia - January 11, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 774 ratings
“The Randall Carlson” socials, VoD titles, tours, events, podcasts, merch shop, donate: https://randallcarlson.com/links  Recalling the adjusted date range for Meltwater Pulse 1a, new studies identify a coincident Miyake solar outburst event as RC dives back into his “Helios” program compiling...

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Episode #102: Solar Variability - Flares, Mass Ejections, Cosmic Rays, Comets

Kosmographia - January 10, 2024 17:28 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 774 ratings
 “The Randall Carlson” socials, VoD titles, tours, events, podcasts, merch shop, donate: https://randallcarlson.com/links  The Bros recount the findings of a recent paper regarding tree-ring studies from France which reveal spikes of Cosmogenic markers in a single year that correlate with Green...