Environmental Consulting & Remediation Services
From motor oils to lithium batteries, hazardous waste takes many forms. Hazardous waste is also highly prominent across nearly every industry, which some manufacturing professionals may find surprising. Potentially harmful waste is generated constantly by all kinds of industrial processes, putting the environment – and your employees – at risk. For that reason, it is …
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.
