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Environment: Assessment of sites and organizations

Abstract Over the past years we have seen that organizations pay more and more attention to the business consequences of environmental aspects related to their activities, products and services. These business consequences may be related to costs incurred in eliminating or reducing sources of environmental pollution in order to comply with legal requirements, to maintain business ...

Jun. 1, 2000

Scope Of A Environmental Site Assessment

Environmental remediation can be a grueling process for commercial propery owenrs, especialliy if it's unexpected. Environmental remediation is often prompted by the results of an ESA (Environmental Site Assessment). An ESA has become a standard component of many actions related to commerical property, such as purchasing the site, applying for a land-use permit, and more. ...

Feb. 1, 2017

By Grand Slam Construction

Assessment of hydraulic containment of a landfill site

Client: Waste Management Industry Location: Hydraulically contained landfill site, UK Services: Data review, hydrogeological risk assessment, hydraulic containment. Issues: Potential risk to groundwater and surface water, environment and human health. Leachate level control and trigger level compliance. ...

Oct. 8, 2011

By ESI Ltd - Environment Specialists

Site assessments and remediation case study

Service(s) performed: Phase I site assessment/soil investigation/soil remediation project for a golf course Summary: Prior to the sale of the golf course property, our experts were engaged to conduct a Phase I Site Assessment. Due to poor management practices, the facility was found to have multiple releases of fuel and waste oil, which were above acceptable ...

Jun. 25, 2014

By EFI Global, Inc.

National Occupational Standards for Environmental Site Assessment Assistants

An Environmental Site Assessment Assistant (ESAA) supports the qualified project team to undertake activities to logically assemble information to assess the presence or absence of potential environmental concerns as they relate to Environmental Site Assessment (ESA). The ESAA may assist with sampling and testing activities; interpretation and evaluation of data; and preparing reports. The ESAA ...

Jan. 1, 1

By ECO Canada

The terrestrial ecosystem monitoring sites: a utility assessment

Ecological research sites generate data which are potentially useful at the national, regional and global scales. However, most of the data remain embedded in local, project-specific research programmes. The primary role of the Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS) is to act as a data broker and bring researchers and modellers together in order to better understand global change processes in ...

Nov. 2, 2004

By Inderscience Publishers

Conducting The Phase I Site Assessment - Historical Use

This is the first in a series of five articles relating to conducting Phase I Environmental Site Assessments. Each article will attempt to give the reader a thorough understanding of a specific aspect of the Phase I process and Clayton's commitment to exceeding the requirements of ASTM Standard E 1527 Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment ...

Dec. 1, 1999

Risk assessment and brownfields-determining exposure to site contaminants

The USEPA’s Brownfields Program was developed to facilitate the rehabilitation of contaminated property for re-development. EPA has set forth criteria that must be met for a revitalized property to be used for residential, commercial or industrial purposes. The main thrust of these criteria is the long-term protection of residents or visitors (including shoppers and business employees). As ...

Jul. 5, 2010

By Atlantic Environmental, Inc.

Quality Assurance Guidance for Conducting Brownfields Site Assessments

Executive Summary Many sites across the nation once used for industrial and commercial purposes are now abandoned or under-used. Some of these sites — often referred to as “Brownfields”— are contaminated; others are perceived or suspected to be contaminated. In 1993, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created the Brownfields Economic Redevelopment Initiative to empower States, Tribes, ...

Sep. 1, 1998

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessment

Troy Risk was approached by Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc. (KIBI) to complete a combination Phase I Environmental Site Assessment and Phase II Subsurface Investigation, on a multi-lot parcel that would be KIBI’s new headquarters building. Troy Risk performed the Phase I / Phase II on a not-for-profit basis in support of the merit of KIBI’s mission. The historical use of the ...

Sep. 22, 2012

By Troy Risk, Inc.

Introduction to Phase One Environmental Site Assessment

The Phase One Environmental Site Assessment is a must when purchasing property in New Jersey. The phase one is the beginning of a process that will protect buyers from hidden environmental issues that may exist on or near the property in question. A Report and recommendations are generated which will help guide the property buyer about the risks that the property purchase may ...

Aug. 19, 2015

By GWS Environmental Contractors Inc.

Quantitative risk assessment for contaminated sites in Spain

Environmental Quantitative Risk Assessment is one of the key factors in the Decision Making Process for contaminated sites. Numerous decisions have to be made before, during and after conducting a quantitative risk assessment.Risk assessment is based on the information gathered previously: Historical information (Phase I) Site characterization (Phase II) Toxicological ...

Oct. 10, 2008

By MediTerra Environmental Consultants, S.L.

Assessing FDA's risk methodology at pharmaceutical manufacturing sites

This research analyses the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) risk methodology used for inspecting pharmaceutical manufacturing sites. It reviews the procedures, regulations, and violations specified in FDA warning letters (WLs). In particular it focuses on the time period between 2004-2009, as the FDA transitioned and formalised this new approach to site inspections. One of the principal ...

Oct. 4, 2010

By Inderscience Publishers

Assessment of geo-hazard potential and site investigations using Resistivity Imaging

The use of geophysical methods for evaluating subsurface contamination of sites is becoming increasingly popular all over the world. The paper presents the assessment of geo-hazard potential of a site in the City of Duncanville, Texas using Resistivity Imaging (RI). Resistivity Imaging was being used to identify areas of environmental concern and to develop a detailed image of subsurface ...

Aug. 2, 2010

By Inderscience Publishers

Geostatistical modelling of ground conditions to support the assessment of site contamination

The pattern of ground contamination across a site depends on the historical pattern of contaminant releases at the surface and the redistribution and the fate of contaminants below the surface. Using these concepts a new site assessment approach (assessment modelling) is proposed based on the development of three stochastic models: a model of the physical structure of the ground materials beneath ...

Nov. 9, 2005

By Springer

Environmental and health risk assessment of an oil contaminated site in the Mexican tropical southeast

The aim of the present study was the environmental and health risk assessment of the oil contaminated soil in the Mexican tropic. The case is based on the total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) and polycyclic aromatic (PAH) soil contamination resulting from the activities of the oil industry over 70 years. The results of this study were estimated using CalTOX, a multimedia exposure model. The ...

Apr. 5, 2010

By Inderscience Publishers

A site‐specific ecological risk assessment for corn‐associated insecticides

A site‐specific ecological risk assessment (ERA) was conducted to examine the simultaneous use of genetically modified corn (Bt corn) with a neonicotinoid seed coating, clothianidin, and use of a granular insecticide, tefluthrin, to protect crops from pest damage. A field study was conducted on‐site and exposure data from the literature was summarized to determine the matrices and exposure ...

Dec. 30, 2014

By John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Hazard assessment of waste disposal sites. Part 1: literature review

A review of the literature and computer models from the perspective of hazard assessment approaches, particularly relating to the risk analysis of waste disposal sites, has been carried out. It was found that a comprehensive hazard assessment procedure covering all modules and sub-modules for landfill leachate does not exist. The same deduction also applies to landfill gas and degraded landfill ...

Nov. 3, 2008

By Inderscience Publishers

Assessment of landfill gas and methane emission at Keru landfill site, Jodhpur (India)

Jodhpur is densely populated and urbanised city of Rajasthan state. The population of the city is considerably increased in past few decades due to rapid urbanisation and industrialisation within the city. Presently inhabitants of Jodhpur generate about 392 t/d of MSW. MSW management has remained one of the most neglected areas of the municipal systems. About 70–80% of generated MSW is collected ...

Jun. 2, 2014

By Inderscience Publishers

Application of risk-based assessment and management to riverbank filtration sites in India

This is the first reported study of a riverbank filtration (RBF) scheme to be assessed following the Australian Guidelines for Managed Aquifer Recharge. A comprehensive staged approach to assess the risks from 12 hazards to human health and the environment has been undertaken. Highest risks from untreated ground and Ganga River water were identified with pathogens, turbidity, iron, manganese, ...

Feb. 27, 2015

By IWA Publishing

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