Pollution Engineering - September 2008 - (Page 49)

the people. That event destroyed nearly four square miles in the city and burned for four days. An estimated 250 people died and 100,000 lost their homes. The damage was estimated at $200 million at that time. However, from its ashes in 1885 rose the world’s first skyscraper, but what really sparked the city was the Columbian Exposition in 1893, which brought 27.5 million people to town to witness the fantastic extent of American Industrial Age ingenuity. Between the conference and all that Chicago has to offer, this event promises to be a very educational, entertaining and ultimately rewarding event. PE INDUSTRIAL HEAT EXCHANGERS Oak Forest. The course is open to the public and listed in Golf Digest as one of the top public courses in the nation. Eleven holes interact with the eight lakes on the property. Most will find it fairly long as it measures 7,262 yards from the gold tees. Engineered to be Efﬁcient, Resilient and Maintenance Free. How to get there America’s third-largest city is serviced by two major airports, O’Hare International Airport (IATA code: ORD) – until 2005 the world’s busiest airport – and Midway International Airport (IATA code: MDW), located on the city’s southwest side. From either airport, it is a quick taxi ride to the hotel. Most of the hotels are located in the downtown area. The bus schedules are located in the lobbies of all the hotels that are affiliated with the conference. There are also shuttles and a train system to get around the area. Go to the WEFTEC home page and click on the Travel Information link on the left side of the page to find links for many options. Our heat are compact exchangers and engineered from durable stainless steel, aluminum or other special alloys. Combine these materials with state-of-the-art welding and other manufacturing innovations, and you’ll discover why our units are incredibly efﬁcient, resilient and maintenance free. You’ll also discover why we’ve earned the reputation for engineering “World Class Heat Exchangers.” • Air to Air Plate Heat Exchangers in Aluminum, Stainless Steel and Special Alloys • Air to Air Insulated Plate Heat Recuperators • Tubular Type Air to Air Heat Recuperators • Package Indirect Air Heaters Chicago history Commissioned by the French government in 1673, Louis Joliet and Father Jacques Marquette became the first explorers of Chicago. It was with the help of the native Illinois tribe that the two were guided through the land. Around 1780, Chicago’s first permanent settler, Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, and his family came to the area. The town became a city in 1837. The explosion soon after of the transportation industry in rail and water helped spur the rapid expansion of the city. Devastating events such as the Great Chicago Fire on Oct. 8, 1871 failed to deter 5040 Enterprise Blvd. | Toledo, OH 43612 | 419.729.9726 | Fax 419.729.9705 | www.exothermics.com ISO 9001:2001 ©EXOTHERMICS 2008 SEPTEMBER2008 www.pollutionengineering.com PLE05084EXOT.indd 1 49 4/8/08 1:48:25 PM http://www.exothermics.com http://www.exothermics.com http://www.pollutionengineering.com

Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Pollution Engineering - September 2008

Pollution Engineering - September 2008 Contents The Editor’s Desk Reader Comments EnviroNews PE Events Legal Lookout Environmental Management The Green Files Guest Dialog 500-Year Storm Control How Do You Clean Up 100 Years of Pollution? SPCC: Don’t Wait and See The Next Wave in Air Purification An Invitation to the Windy City Flood Control Infrastructure Saves ‘Green’ Puts a New Spin on Pest Control Instrumentation Products Material Safety and Storage Equipment PE Products Classified Marketplace Advertisers Index State Rules

Pollution Engineering - September 2008

For optimal viewing of this digital publication, please enable JavaScript and then refresh the page. If you would like to try to load the digital publication without using Flash Player detection, please click here.