How to Address Soil Vapor Intrusion Discussed in a previous blog (link at the bottom of the page), subsurface contamination can find its way into habitable buildings via minor breaches in a building’s foundation and/or flooring.  Source area removal, or direct removal of the contaminated soil and/or groundwater, is the best option for long-term cleanup… Read More

Cancer-causing Chemical Is Present in Long Island Groundwater and Drinking Water Samples Last year, New York State officials initiated a plan to sample groundwater at all New York State (NYS) Superfund sites on Long Island for the presence of the carcinogen, 1,4-Dioxane. Although by the end of 2017 less than 20 percent of these sites… Read More

New York State Legionella Testing for 2018 Cooling Season Starts Soon “But, it’s only February! You want us to think about air conditioning now?” Although we are still feeling the bitter cold on a daily basis, warm spring temperatures are just around the corner.  Now is the time to make sure all of your Legionella-prevention… Read More

How Can Environmental Contamination Affect You? Soil Vapor Intrusion Subsurface contamination, whether stemming from hazardous groundwater, oil spills, leaky storage tanks, or other buried waste can pose a threat to human health in the form of vapor intrusion.  Air located in the space between soil particles is referred to as “soil vapor”. Soil vapor may… Read More

Suspected MacArthur Airport Groundwater Contamination Islip, NY Recent PFOA and PFOS Contaminant History Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl substances (commonly referred to as PFOA’s and PFOS’s) were a hot-topic issue in 2017. On March 3, 2017, 6 NYCRR Part 597 was amended to prohibit release of PFOA/PFOS-containing substances unless expressly authorized by the New York State Department… Read More