Dayton, Ohio Asbestos Remediation Oversight Case Study of Asbestos Project Design & Remediation Oversight Asbestos Project Objective: Conduct the asbestos project survey: To identify those accessible building materials that may contain asbestos Collect and analyze bulk samples in accordance with EPA-recommended guidelines Report the types, locations, and quantities
Read more →How an Environmental Site Assessment Will Protect You Environmental Site Assessment Protections As mentioned in an earlier blog, completing a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment is for protection. It is one of the environmental due diligence requirements to establish protection from potential liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Read more →A Strong New Chemical Safety Law Protects You Why a new chemical safety law was necessary Our nation’s main law governing chemical safety, the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) of 1976 was seriously flawed and outdated. While the law attempted to regulate chemicals used in everyday products,
Read more →Are you Prepared to Handle your Dayton Ohio-area Environmental Compliance? Environmental Compliance Challenge We received a call from a company that we have worked with in the past that had their Environmental Director recently quit. They are in the process of replacing this person, however, in the
Read more →Toxic Chemical PFOS – Recently in the News What to know about the Chemical PFOS A toxic chemical [Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS)] found in a common household product, ScotchgardTM, has recently been in the news. Why? Because EPA has lowered the threshold level for PFOS in drinking water.
Read more →Turn-Key Environmental Announces State Term Schedule Award Turn-Key Environmental Consultants is happy to announce the award, of Ohio State Term Schedule 926 Environmental and Ecological Services. The award is an important milestone for Turn-Key Environmental Consultants (TKEC). It allows TKEC to expand its presence in the public sector
Read more →Brownfield Redevelopment Assistance What Does Brownfield Redevelopment Mean for a Community? The U.S. EPA offers financial assistance to economically disadvantaged communities in need of revitalization. Many of these areas contain vacant buildings and properties that have environmental issues like asbestos, lead, or soil and groundwater contamination. A
Read more →Earth Overshoot Day In their article Earth Overshoot Day: Living beyond our means, (dw.com) the chart below captures the whole story. August 8 was the date this year that the earth overshot its available resources for the year. So it indicates that the amount of nature we used from
Read more →Ohio Brownfield Grants Help Local Communities Dayton included in distributions for Brownfield Grants in Ohio The U.S. EPA announced that the following communities will receive between $200,000 and $820,000 in Brownfield grant money for assessment and cleanup activities: Cuyahoga County Dayton Lorain
Read more →What to Expect After an Ohio EPA Inspection, Part 5 You’ve made it through the EPA inspection, now what? After any EPA inspection, the company will receive either a Compliance Letter or a Notice of Violation (NOV) Letter. An EPA Compliance Letter means: The company is
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