May 17

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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May 06

I have published a new sitemap for our website. This should make it easier to get around and find relevant articles and pages. You can view the sitemap by clicking here or by clicking on the “Phase I ESA Sitemap” link in the right hand sidebar.

Our sitemap will show pages, articles, and news on various items relating to Phase I (one) Environmental Site Assessments (ESA’s), Brownsfield Sites, CERCLA Liability, All Appropriate Inquiry, AAI, Due Diligence, Environmental Remediation, DEQ News, EPA News, Commercial Real Estate Risk Assessment, ASTM 1527 Standards, and much more.

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May 05

From CBC News:

A controversial affordable housing project in Fredericton has been scrapped after the costs for environmental studies became too high for the non-profit developer.

In November, Fredericton city council approved Fredericton Non-Profit Housing Corp.’s plan to convert a building on Dundonald Street into a six-unit apartment complex.

Residents along Dundonald Street had argued the building was only zoned for a two-unit complex and that the conversion would bring more traffic to the neighbourhood and destroy its family ambience.

Developer Eldon Toner told CBC News he decided to back out of creating the affordable housing when he learned he’d have to pay more than $30,000 for environmental studies on the site.

“We did a phase one and then a phase two and the phase two was to recommend a phase three environmental study on it and we decided at that time not to because of the cost and the money we had already invested,” Toner said.

The environmental report is required because the building used to be used as a commercial site.

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