Hazardous Waste Inspections The Importance of Managing Hazardous Waste Managing an industrial facility’s hazard waste is an important part of industrial, environmental compliance. Hazardous waste requires “Cradle to Grave” management, this includes : the Generator (the industrial facility) to the Transporter to the Treatment/Storage/Disposal Facility (TSDF) There
Read more →4 Causes for Poor Indoor Air According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) there are four main causes for poor indoor air: Inadequate ventilation (less than 15 cubic feet per minute of fresh outdoor air per person Chemical contaminants from indoor sources such as volatile organic compounds
Read more →Help! I Need An Environmental Consultant in Ohio! Selecting An Environmental Consultant? Here’s What You Need to Know! If you have been notified by a government agency, (EPA, OSHA, RAPCA) that you are responsible for the investigation and cleanup of soil, groundwater or other contaminated media, you
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nation’s main law governing chemical safety, the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) of 1976 was seriously flawed and outdated.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 →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 →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 →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
Read more →Hazardous Waste Inspections There are several different types of hazardous waste inspections involving : Planned Inspections to evaluate certain industry types (Small quantity generators or Large quantity generators) Complaint Inspections S. EPA Inspections Inspectors look at Used Oil waste, hazardous waste and universal waste. Hazardous Waste requires
Read more →Air Pollution in the Miami Valley, Ohio Who’s got your back? Have you wondered, here in the Miami Valley, whose job it is to monitor the air we breath? RAPCA, The Regional Air Pollution Control Agency, is that agency. It is regional in that their jurisdiction covers
Read more →Surviving an Ohio EPA Wastewater Inspection There are several different types of wastewater inspections that involve: Compliance Evaluation Inspections (a non-sampling inspection verifying permittee’s compliance with applicable permit self-monitoring requirements, effluent limits and compliance schedules) Reconnaissance Inspections (a brief visual inspection of the permittee’s treatment facility, effluents,
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