Every Superfund site is unique. For that reason, remedial investigation analysis includes a detailed feasibility study (FS), which identifies and evaluates potential treatment technologies and methods to determine which solution best fits the site’s physical and...

Deciding exactly how to go about cleaning up a particular Superfund site is a detailed scientific process that follows many steps before a final plan is established and can be implemented. However, the ultimate goal is always the same: to protect human health and our...

Treatability investigation helps identify whether a proposed technology is well-suited to meet remedial goals set out in the Superfund site’s Record of Decision, based on site-specific conditions. Ideally, initial site scoping should indicate whether treatability...

Time is money, especially if you’re functioning in a dynamic industry like environmental consulting. Anything you can introduce into your workplace that helps your team perform more accurately and more efficiently is a move in the right direction. You need...

Digital technology has established itself as essential for effective business management, especially for data-driven organizations dealing with high volumes of detailed information on a daily basis. For environmental engineers, hydrogeologists, geologists and their...

Determining the best way to clean up each Superfund site follows an established process. Following initial scoping, theremedial investigation expands to provide a more in-depth understanding of the site and the sources and extent of contamination, so as to begin...

To clean up a Superfund site, remedial investigations and feasibility studies (RI/FS) provide an officially-mandated process that reflects each specific situation. Scoping is the preliminary planning step that outlines how remedial investigation and analysis will...

Remedial Investigation (RI) is the first of a two-part process designed to produce an in-depth understanding of the problems and possible repair for properties throughout the country that are contaminated with hazardous waste substances and therefore seriously...

An Environmental Feasibility Study (FS) uses information gathered and analyzed during the Remedial Investigation phase to design and then evaluate potential remediation alternatives for listed Superfund sites. The goal is to find the most effective option, preferably...

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980 and subsequent amendments outline federal response options for the remediation of pollutants, contaminants and hazardous substances, via the US Environmental Protection Agency...