Environmental Consulting & Remediation Services
On contaminated sites, concern over exposure to harmful chemicals can expand from groundwater and soil to indoor air. Such air pollution is called “vapor intrusion,” and “occurs when there is a migration of vapor-forming chemicals from any subsurface source (soil, water) into an overlying building,” according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
A major retailer identified a persistent stormwater problem at one of its stores in northern Missouri, and Environmental Works, Inc. (EWI) was called in to permanently fix the problem do a full-scale stormwater replacement. The crux of the problem was a concrete curb designed to catch stormwater flowing off the back of the building. The …
Polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, are a mixture of individual chemicals. Formerly used in various engineering capacities, manufacturers no longer use PCBs in the United States – however, PCBs still exist in our environment. After the harmful health effects of PCBs were documented, they were eliminated from the U.S. manufacturing field in 1977. However, your industrial …
Two companies. Four aboveground storage tanks. Countless hours saved for three EWI employees. Thousands of dollars saved for two clients. One ultrasonic magnetic tank crawler.
Environmental Works, Inc. (EWI) recently employed the use of Electrical Resistivity Imaging (ERI) in its quest to find 8,000 gallons of product released from a busted fuel line at a service station in southwest Missouri. The advanced geophysical technology helped locate a second sinkhole on the site, as well as several potential pathways for free-product …
