Source Environmental Sciences, Inc. services

Phase I and II environmental site assessments are performed by Source, usually in conjunction with the transfer or leasing of real property. A Phase I assessment includes an historical review of the property, analysis of all permits and environmental agency actions, review of adjacent areas for underground storage tanks or hazardous waste activities and a walk-over inspection of the site to locate any visible signs of contamination. A Phase II assessment involves soil and water sampling and additional work to determine the nature and extent of any problems found during the Phase I assessment. When necessary, the Source staff will manage the Phase III activities of a project, which pertain to remediation of the problems encountered.

An integral part of the permitting process for many major new facilities is the preparation of environmental impact statements or reports. Source provides both technical and managerial assistance in the scoping, negotiation, preparation and defense of environmental impact statements or reports. A typical environmental impact statement or report requires assessments for the technical disciplines listed below. Source has in-house expertise to handle the physical and biological issues and some of the socioeconomic topics. For other issues such as archaeology and public health, outside consultants are often used.

Environmental compliance evaluations include a complete review of a client`s facility to determine if it is in compliance with environmental regulations. Most evaluations are performed for firms desiring up-to-date knowledge of their operations. When performing a compliance evaluation, experienced Source personnel from each environmental discipline (air, water and waste) are utilized. Comprehensive checklists are made and all findings are referenced to a particular regulatory requirement. Both a verbal and a comprehensive written report are prepared for each evaluation.

Many real estate management companies, lenders and real estate attorneys are now requiring that asbestos inspections be performed at non-residential property being sold or leased. The asbestos inspectors from SOURCE are certified via EPA approved training courses. They take special care to collect samples from locations that will cause the least damage to the property being inspected. Proper chain-of- custody procedures are followed with each sample from the time the sample is collected until it is analyzed at the laboratory. The asbestos services performed by Source include visual building surveys, development of asbestos sampling plans and analyses of suspected asbestos containing building materials as well as evaluation of survey results.

Geology/Topography and Soils, Population and Housing, Land Use and Zoning, Groundwater Resources, Community Services, Surface Water Resources, Air Quality/Climatology, Public Utilities, Odor, Public Health, Traffic, Economics, Noise, Energy Use/Conservation, Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology, Archaeology