There’s nothing quite like a summer storm. These sudden torrential downpours make for a cozy day in the house – but they can also contribute to polluted waterways. Left untreated, stormwater can gather excess debris and pollutants before flowing directly to a larger body of water. Fortunately, a stormwater pollution prevention plan, or SWPPP, can …
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
Emergency environmental response is a far-reaching endeavor, encompassing everything from oil spills to groundwater contamination. But hazardous waste operations are one of the more high-stakes elements of emergency response; thus, these operations are closely regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA. Read on to find out more about hazardous waste operations and emergency response, …
How We Use Drones for Environmental Monitoring
Remotely managed drones are an excellent tool for environmental field services and contracting. Not only are drones fast, efficient, and accurate, but also they help save costs by reducing the amount of manpower required for tricky monitoring projects. At Environmental Works, we use our in-house drone fleet for a number of client services, particularly when …
Aquifer Testing 101
Aquifers are an important natural resource, providing large stores of naturally filtered groundwater. Unfortunately, not all aquifers can provide usable amounts of groundwater, and the natural filtration process isn’t always enough to remove contaminants in groundwater. Left unchecked, those contaminants can present an environmental hazard – but aquifer testing can help evaluate an aquifer’s usefulness …
NEPA Environmental Assessments
The National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA, is a long-standing law that serves to protect the environment via a broad national framework. Environmental assessments are a key component of NEPA, ensuring that large-scale federal projects work to minimize their environmental impact. Federal agencies are required to submit these assessments before moving forward with a variety …
What Is PFAS Contamination?
If you’ve ever touched a water-resistant fabric, cleaning product, piece of cookware, or sink tap, there’s a good chance that you’ve been exposed to a group of manmade chemicals that some scientists refer to as “forever chemicals.” These ubiquitous chemicals are better known as PFAS, and, despite government regulations, they persist in the environment to …
What Are Phase II Environmental Site Assessments?
As a one-stop environmental services provider, Environmental Works offers a wide range of environmental assessments. Those include Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments. Phase I Assessments identify any hazardous substances in a designated site – but what are Phase II Environmental Site Assessments? Read on to find out how these assessments can make …
ISO 14001 Requirements
“Environmental Management System” (EMS) is a blanket term for the processes that enable an organization to reduce its overall environmental impact. These systems involve certain requirements, which were developed to help reduce the environmental footprints of organizations of all sizes. One set of these standards is known as the ISO 14001, an international set of …
Benefits of Waste Minimization
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports that approximately 7.6 billion tons of industrial solid waste are generated and disposed of each year. While some degree of industrial waste is unavoidable, a large percentage of that waste is transported directly to landfills, adding to the nation’s waste management crisis. Fortunately, business owners can take steps to …
LNAPL and DNAPL Response and Investigation Services
Nonaqueous phase liquids, or NAPLs, are routinely common commercial products that can lead to serious health and ecological issues if they are released to the environment. Fortunately, environmental remediation experts have several techniques to address both kinds of NAPLs (LNAPLs and DNAPLs) before damage occurs. Read on to explore the basics of LNAPL and DNAPL …