Phase I Environmental Site Assessment

We have partnered with Amazon.com to open an online store featuring products that are relevant to environmental engineers and others who may be working on Phase I or II Environmental Site Assessments or similar commercial real estate projects. We will be adding new items on a regular basis and are open to feedback. Please let us know what you think and and what kind of products you would like to see. Also, be assured that the checkout and payment will go through Amazon.com so it will be 100% secure.

Here are some examples of products we are offering:

• Environmental Site Assessment Phase I: Fundamentals, Guidelines, Regulations
• Commercial Landowner CERCLA Liability Protection
• ASTM Standards on Environmental Assessments
• ASTM Standards Related to Phase II Environmental Site Assessments
• ASTM Standards on Assessment and Remediation
• A Technical Guide for Performing and Writing Phase I Environmental Site Assessments
  By Thomas Socha
• Site Assessment and Remediation Handbook, Second Edition
  By Martin N. Sara
• Handbook of Environmental Contaminants: A Guide for Site Assessment
  By Chris Shineldecker
• Innovative Approaches to the On-Site Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sites (Nato Science Series: IV: Earth and Environmental Sciences)
  From Springer
• MiniRAE 2000 PID Kit - With Data Logging
  From RAE Systems
• CST/Berger 82-10080B 100ft Nylon-Clad Steel Zip-Line, 82-Series Open Reel Tape in FEET/8THS
  From CST/Berger
• Conbar Environmental 1-1/2″ X 3′ Non-Weighted Polyethylene Bailer
  From Conbar Environmental Products
• Many more books on All Appropriate Inquiry, ASTM 1527 standards, CERCLA, Recognized Environmental Conditions, Brownfield Sites, Superfund Sites, etc

As you can see, we already have many items that will prove useful to environmental professionals.  Please contact us with suggestions!

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ASTM revised the standard to comply with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations.

When the U.S. Congress passed the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act in 2002, it cited ASTM E 1527 as the interim standard for conducting All Appropriate Inquiry (AAI).

The act also instructed EPA to develop standards for conducting AAI.

In the course of doing this, EPA found that ASTM E 1527 was appropriate and valid and could comply with EPA AAI regulation if certain issues were addressed. The newly-revised version of ASTM E 1527 reflects the resolution of these issues.

On Nov. 1, EPA issued its final rule on “Standards and Practices for Conducting All Appropriate Inquiries,” which references ASTM E 1527 as being “compliant with the statutory criteria for all appropriate inquiries.”

Click Here to See the New ASTM 1527 Standards

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Environmental Data Resources (EDR) is a company that provides a multitude of services related to environmental site assessments and research. They provide database searches which identify UST sites, groundwater contamination, contaminated soils, superfund sites brownsfield sites, etc. In fact, almost every Phase I Environmental Site Assessment in the industry is going to have some information that was provided by EDR. They also own the country’s largest collection of Sanborn maps (aka fire insurance maps).

In 2005, the rules for Phase I ESA’s and due diligence changed. ASTM responded by publishing a new set of standards, ASTM-1527. EDR has been instrumental in getting the word out about the new changes. Amazingly though, many companies and environmental technicians or engineers are not fully up to speed on the new changes and are not performing adequate due diligence (all appropriate inquiry). Below is a portion of a report release by EDR:

Source: Environmental Data Resources, Inc. Published Feb. 7, 2005 PROPOSED FEDERAL RULE IS DRIVING CHANGE IN ENVIRONMENTAL DUE DILIGENCE, ACCORDING TO EDR’S 2005 ENVIRONMENTAL INDUSTRY BENCHMARK REPORT Milford, Conn., February 3, 2005—Purchasers of commercial real estate who seek environmental liability protection under CERCLA will, for the first time, be required to follow federal guidelines for property screening or risk losing liability protection—perhaps as early as year-end 2005. EPA’s impending “All Appropriate Inquires” rule not only specifies how a Phase I environmental site assessment (ESA) must be conducted, but who is qualified to conduct one. With implications for every commercial real estate transaction, the proposed AAI rule has environmental professionals who conduct ESAs gearing up for change. According to Environmental Data Resources’ 2005 Environmental Site Assessment Industry Benchmark Report, three out of four environmental consultants predict that the AAI rule will require a greater level of effort compared to current Phase I ESA practices. One in seven consultants, according to the report, falls short of EPA’s definition of “environmental professional.” By shrinking the pool of qualified consultants and adding new research and documentation requirements, the AAI rule, if finalized in its draft form, will drive up prices for Phase I ESAs… Report Also Reveals: • One in seven consultants is unqualified to perform site assessments under proposed AAI rule • Requests for add-on assessment services are on the rise • Environmental consultants are embracing new technologies to meet growing demands • SOX casts environmental due diligence in new light, creating opportunity for environmental consultants

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