environmental

Are Your Trees Barking At You? 3 Tree Diseases You Should Know About

Did you know there are more than 20 well-known tree diseases that are responsible to the poor health and death of a number of tree species in the United States? While it might be hard for you to remember every tree disease in the United States, you can remember these three just by remembering the acronym BAR. B is for Bacterial Wetwood Slime flux, which is a slimy liquid ooze, seeps out of the cracks and wounds of many mature trees including oak, elms, maple, and tulip polar.

It's A Toxic Love: Two Most Common Hiding Places For Hazardous Materials And How To Dispose Of Them

There are hazardous materials hiding everywhere in your house which are harmful to you and your children. To limit the exposure that your household has to these materials, it is crucial to be able to identify where these materials are usually stored and also how to dispose of them properly. Limiting the amount of exposure you and your family have to hazardous materials will limit your health risks and any unwanted trips to the emergency room.

Top 2 Ways To Know If Your Diesel Tank Has Algae

It is estimated that a commercial truck can utilize approximately $70,000 worth of diesel fuel for the year. This makes the effort of checking for algae-contaminated diesel well worth the time and the comparatively small associated expense. In fact, using algae-contaminated diesel can also add to the estimated $15,000 it takes to maintain your truck on the road. Unfortunately, with the advent of ultra-low sulphur diesel fuel, the past 7 to 8 years have seen a significant rise in the presence of these microbes in fuel tanks.

Help Your Vehicle Pass The Smog Test With These Two Tips

In many states, automobiles must pass a smog test to be legally driven on public roads. You can talk with a professional, like West Coast Smog, to learn more about this test. As with any test, there are ways to prepare for this one. Here are two things you can do to increase your vehicle's chances of passing an emissions test. Take the Highway on Your Way to the Testing Site Whether your vehicle passes or fails the smog test will depend largely on how well your automobile's catalytic converters perform.

What You Can And Cannot Put In Rental Dumpsters

Renting a dumpster is a great way to dispose of excess construction material, unused items from cleaning a basement or garage, or soiled items from a flood or other water damage. Since most communities now have a limit on how much trash you can dispose of at the curb, renting a dumpster is a great way to quickly get rid of a lot of items. However, just because you have a dumpster in your driveway doesn't mean that you can dispose of every unwanted item in the container and have it hauled away.