Our experts review reports, analyze state and federal hazardous waste regulations, and provide consulting services and opinions during the course of litigation connected to the cleanup of a former steel mill on Chesapeake Bay.
The Client
A regional, private-sector non-profit organization
The Rundown
Provided a detailed analysis to determine whether the facility is operating landfills and surface impoundment(s) on-site which comply with federal and state hazardous wasted and erosion and sediment control laws.
Evaluated waste streams from the steelmaking and metal finishing areas to determine whether they are subject to Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) or the Maryland Controlled Hazardous Substances Act.
Reviewed existing landfill closure plans to determine whether the closure plans comply with applicable laws and are adequately designed to reduce and monitor further environmental contamination.
Environmental contamination has been at the forefront of government policy and regulation since the US EPA was established in 1970. Over the years the US EPA has developed, published, and updated multiple methods for analysis of environmental pollutants, and single-quadrupole gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS) has long been the technique of choice for determination of volatile organic contaminants (VOCs). As efforts to provide dependable analytical methods have progressed, the GC/MS instrumentation has...
Whether it is an old industrial site in the center of a city, the corner gas station, or a former agricultural site that used pesticides for decades, contaminated property can be found anywhere. These sites can be considered CERCLA, RCRA, state regulated, Brownfield or any other designation.
Helping to clean up properties like these, is a win win situation for everybody. The local community sees a contaminated site restored. The local municipality has a new potential source of tax revenue and the...
Expert management oversight and support at polluted sitesNationwideThe Summary
For more than a quarter-century, we provided a wide range of scientific and regulatory expertise on enforcement, permitting and corrective action at some of the nation`s most polluted hazardous waste sites.
The Client
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
The Rundown
Demonstrated in-depth knowledge of federal and state permitting and compliance procedures related to all aspects of hazardous waste management and...
Waste stream regulatory and policy analysisNationwideThe Summary
Our years of environmental regulatory knowledge and solid waste management expertise provide an understanding of state vs. federal requirement in the handling and disposal of medical and other hazardous waste.
The Client
A leading hazardous waste collection and disposal company
The Rundown
Compared individual State regulations to current Federal RCRA regulations to determine specific areas where the state regulations are more stringent...
The most common cause for alarm in the medical field pertaining to waste disposal is the exposure of the worker to infectious wastes and contraction of diseases from these wastes. With the increased risk of exposure to blood borne pathogens in handling body fluids and disposal of items that have been tainted by these fluids, awareness and education for the prevention of percutaneous wounds is the highest priority.The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) controls the manner in which all forms of hazardous...
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