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| Services List > E&R provides engineering services for environmental consulting, environmental remediation; environmental audits of in¬dustrial facilities, management of environmental compliance programs, property assessments for financial institutions and transactions, assessment of abandoned industrial sites (Brownfields) for re-development and remediation. ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AUDITS An environmental audit is a management tool which manufacturing and industrial plants can utilize to determine their environmental performance. The audit checks the facility’s compliance with various environmental systems such as emission limits, effluent standards, and waste management practices. Completion of the audits can assist the facility in avoiding potentially large penalties for noncompliance, in negotiating less exhaustive and expensive insurance parameters, in promotion of awareness of liabilities which affect decisions to purchase, sell or lease the facilities, and in compliance with the Securities and Exchange Commission Rules requiring firms to periodically report current and future expenditures for environmental compliance. E&R conducts environmental audits, involving a variety of source specific areas, in a thorough, methodical, and timely manner.
ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENTS E&R provides environmental assessments for real estate transfers and financing of properties. These assessments are completed according to ASTM and industry standards, using a three-phase approach to evaluate the environmental conditions. The goal and direction of each phase is dependent upon the data gathered and conclusions/recommendations developed in the preceding phase.
VOLUNTARY CLEANUP AGREEMENTS E&R has guided multiple clients through a Voluntary Cleanup Agreement with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC). Using these programs clients could develop a stipulated scope of work and determine a finite expense to the environmental liability for the property. The property could then be transferred and sold with the liabilities included in the purchase/selling price. REMEDIATION MANAGEMENT E&R provides quality, cost effective remediation management for various types of hazardous materials cleanup, design of remediation specifications, including development of site safety and health plans. Contract awards, overall project supervision and project closeout are services provided in association with underground storage tank removal, PCB contamination, and leached or containerized hazardous materials. Emergency response to environmental spills is also provided. From initial assessment of soil, water and air contamination through initiation of remediation implementation and product disposal, E&R manages each phase of the cleanup process for its clients. INDOOR AIR QUALITY The purpose of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) investigations in relation to what is commonly referred to as “Sick Building Syndrome”, is to identify and control potentially hazardous or nuisance particulate materials and chemicals. Identification is accomplished by sample screening methods that analyze using electron microscopy for heavy metals, organic particulates, and hazardous fibers. Also, direct read instruments are used to monitor carbon dioxide, temperature and humidity which are considered to be indicator parameters. These analyses are performed as a screening tech¬nique to identify potentially hazardous materials. Settled dust analyses, as part of an IAQ survey, can delineate the presence of mold spores, pollen, lead, and other heavy metals, along with fibrous materials such as asbestos, fiberglass, or refractory ceramic fibers. Particle morphology, composition, and associations supplied by electron microscopy analysis can also promote a source determination of the materials. Once identified, E&R works to provide timely and effective solutions to reduce or remove occupant exposure. |
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