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The article offers information on the soil-gas monitoring which is an important aspect of landfill management and in investigating a contaminated land site. It states that engineers find ways to improve continuous monitoring instruments through applying reliable, miniature infrared sensors. It mentions that to provide understanding on the processes that contribute to soil-gas production, monitoring environmental parameters and concentration should be simultaneously done.

The article reports on how one waste stream became a revenue source. It discusses how a major North American brewer sought a process on salvaging usable dry grain dust and combining it to another byproduct to create a new product that can generate profit for the company. It offers an overview on the brewery's problems on the proper disposal of the byproducts from its primary product which is the beer. The brewery engineers used a high solid pumping system with an enhanced design of rotor to convert the byproduct into a saleable product.

Discusses how Babcock and Wilcox Co. save time and money by using computer simulation to evaluate the performance of web scrubbers in the United States. Design of the scrubber; Development of a physical model to allow quantitative data to be developed; Benefits for engineers.

The article profiles 90-year old Frank Weis, a spry engineer who began a career with Smith and Loveless Co. in 1954 and still there after 56 years in Kansas City, Kansas.

Announces the awarding of the Consulting Engineers Council of Texas Honor Award to Montgomery Watson for its design and construction of the International Business Park Water Production Facility in San Antonio, Texas. Plant equipment; Ultrafiltration technology used; Description of the plant design; Use of clarifiers ahead of membranes; Expected number of customers that will be served.