Environmental Remediation

The Port of Seattle Commission has approved $15 million for environmental remediation and congestion relief projects in 2011, according to a company press release. At its last meeting for the year, the Commission has approved the funding as part of a five-year environmental programme costing nearly $68 million. The board have also approved a $5 million investment in the South Park Bridge replacement, and finalised an agreement with Puget Sound Energy for easements along the Eastside Rail Corridor. The funding Read more ⇒

PORT JERVIS — Officials of Port Jervis and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Region II headquarters will be cutting the ribbon on a new state-of-the-art oil recovery remediation system that was installed at the former Roundhouse parcel. The ceremony is scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday at the Roundhouse site, a former rail yard, in downtown Port Jervis. The remediation system was made possible through a $200,000 grant that was awarded to the City of Port Jervis by the U.S. Environmental Read more ⇒

Abatement means any measure or set of measures designed to permanently eliminate lead-based paint hazards. It includes the removal of lead-contaminated dust and lead-based paint. It is the permanent encapsulation of lead-based paint or the permanent enclosure of such paint. It includes the replacement of lead-painted surfaces, and the removal of lead contaminated soil. It includes all the prep work, cleanup, disposal and post-abatement testing to insure all the lead-based paint/ dust was removed. Abatement does not include renovation, landscaping, Read more ⇒

Asbestos is a mineral that is fibrous by nature. It is fire resistant, chemical resistant and very strong. It can be easily woven into cloth to make fireproof clothing. Despite being such a useful substance, it is very hazardous to the employees and laborers, who work with it. It leads to various diseases like asbestosis, fibrosis, asbestos warts and even, cancer. Mesothelioma, a killer disease, is the most terrible of all the diseases caused by exposure to asbestos. Due to Read more ⇒

Environmental Remediation Contractors Play A Big Role In Saving The Planet The natural disasters that are happening today can be considered as man made. Global warming is a very complex kind of phenomenon which can lead to the deterioration of the Earth and is causing a lot of adversities not only to the place that people live in but also to the people themselves. The adversities such as famine and tidal waves can be so alarming for everyone. These harsh Read more ⇒

This news may hit you like a ton of lead. It’s new, in effect as of April 22, 2010, and it’s information that is vital to plans to do any remodeling to your home. If I, as a Contractor, remodel your interior, and need to disturb more than just 6 sqft of a painted surface, I may be required to comply with a new Federal Rule regarding lead paint dust. The Rule may apply if 20 sqft of exterior painted Read more ⇒

Molds can still be there in your home when there is no prominent signal of their presence. Mildews are so small that you cannot see them. And they make full use of their size; they float in air and spread around. Mold inspection or mold testing is done to confirm whether molds are present in indoor environment or not. Mold testing yields many useful information like the type of mold infection, extent of mold growth inside your home, spore count Read more ⇒

Mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer that typically develops in the lining of the lungs, stomach or heart. This type of cancer has been linked to asbestos exposure, sometimes as long as 40 to 50 years before the onset of the disease. Once the mesothelioma cancer begins to grow, the prognosis of mesothelioma is distressing. Most mesothelioma patients pass away within one year of their diagnosis. Mesothelioma cancer does not discriminate between rich and poor, famous and unknown. The Read more ⇒

Taking Part In Giving Hope To The Environment Through Environmental Remediation In these present times the world is a significantly different world as compared to what we have many decades ago. The abuse and devastation of the environment has caused serious and extended issues such as climate change and global warming. Sometimes the weather makes us confuse and some days are so irritably hot. The world is beginning to eliminate its balance and we have to act right now to Read more ⇒

Asbestos is one of the scariest and frightening things that we can ever find in our homes. Asbestos is a mineral which is made up of millions of very tiny fibres. The problem with these fibres is that they are so small they can easily become airborne. If the fibres are inhaled then they can cause many health complaints, many of which are ultimately fatal. If anyone is exposed to a high amount of asbestos fibres in the air then Read more ⇒