SOLVING COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS #14 BSTI’S INGENUITY SAVES CLIENT SUBSTANTIAL COSTS AFTER A PFAS RELEASE
A client experienced an accidental release of fire suppression foam containing C6 PFAS compounds in one of their facilities and was paying exorbitant fees to emergency response clean-up crews. Aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) was released into floor drains that normally led to the sanitary sewer. In this emergency event, diversion valves were actuated to […]
SOLVING COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS POST #12, KEEPING WELL-INFORMED WITH DYNAMIC REGULATORY CHANGES HELPS CLIENT AND PROJECT SUCCEED
The Problem A multi-unit residential building in an urban setting was in the process of being purchased in a real estate transaction. A review of historic environmental reports and documents identified a former underground heating oil storage tank (UST) that existed under the basement concrete slab. The UST was closed-in-place, but historic investigation and soil […]
HOW PLANNING FOR PROJECTS WITH IMPACTED SOILS AND MATERIALS CAN ALLEVIATE PROJECT DELAYS
If you are in the construction or redevelopment business, you already know how frustrating and costly construction delays can be when unplanned environmental issues arise. The discovery of soils and/or materials impacted with regulated substances can pose a safety concern for workers, shut down tight schedules and throw budgets into chaos. We frequently get calls […]
BSTI’S GREEN REMEDY HELPS CLIENT SAVE MONEY AND AVOID PERMIT VIOLATIONS AT A WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT SPRAY IRRIGATION FIELD
Early Spray Field BSTI was asked by the operator of a wastewater treatment plant to explore options that would mitigate the diminishing capacity of an existing spray irrigation field. Over time, the diminishing capacity of the spray irrigation field was creating operational issues and exposing the operator to potential violations of their Water Quality Management […]
INDUSTRIAL FACILITY DECOMMISSIONING AND RISK ASSESSMENT
Client: Manufacturing Company, Kingsville, MD Brownfield Science & Technology, Inc. (BSTI) was retained to develop a closure strategy for a complexed industrial site located adjacent to a valuable waterway. Due to historic used hydraulic oil storage practices, a groundwater seep created an ongoing discharge of sheen and LNAPL to the waterway. The vacant 24,000 sq. ft. facility contained […]
TEMPORARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM
Client: Federal contractor, Hereford Township, PA Brownfield Science & Technology, Inc. (BSTI) coordinated a cost-effective teaming approach to provide a Temporary Groundwater Treatment System to treat trichloroethylene (TCE) impacted groundwater generated during deep well drilling and hydrostatic testing. The Federal Superfund site is approximately 200 acres of farmland in remote Hereford Township, PA. A portion of the […]
FORENSIC SEDIMENT SAMPLING TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL LITIGATION
Client: Litigation Support, Philadelphia, PA Download our Forensic Sediment Sampling project here: Forensic Sediment Sampling to Support Environmental Litigation Objectives: Measure and demonstrate contaminated sediment transport from an impacted lake Services: Performed sediment assessment along six-mile waterway; Completed river and lake sediment sampling; Identified sediment depositional features of various ages; Sampled sediment cores for metals and […]
WETLAND MONITORING
Client: Bulk Chemical Transportation Corporation, Bridgeport, NJ Brownfield Science & Technology, Inc. (BSTI) was hired to provide wetland monitoring services for a wetland mitigation project pursuant to the terms of remedial action under the supervision of the USEPA. This monitoring work is conducted as part of an effort to restore the functional value of the wetlands through […]
FIELD SERVICES, DATA COLLECTION AND MONITORING
Client: International Energy Corporation (Hydroelectric Power Plant), PA Brownfield Science & Technology, Inc. (BSTI) was hired to deploy, maintain and routinely retrieve water level and temperature data from river probes that are strategically located in the Lackawaxen River in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. This work is conducted as part of a cooperative effort between the energy […]
POTENTIAL PCB SOURCE ASSESSMENT
Client: Municipal Government, New Castle, DE Brownfield Science & Technology, Inc. (BSTI) was hired to assist with the identification of sources of PCB within the service area of a large sanitary sewer network. This work was conducted as part of a cooperative effort between county and municipal governments to reduce the discharge of PCBs from a waste […]