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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The following story is from the East Aurora Advertiser.  It is regarding a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment:

A proposal to build the Aurora Ice Association’s rink facility on Quaker Road/Route 20A rather than Riley Street has been removed, probably permanently, from the consideration of the Village Board. No trustee showed support for the plan at the Village Board’s May 5 meeting.

Under the proposal, put forward by then-Mayor David DiPietro in late 2007, the village would have accepted a parcel of land on Quaker Road gifted by its owner, Benderson Development. The village would then transfer the land to the Aurora Ice Association for the construction of the rink. Other parts of DiPietro’s plan called for a new fire station to be built on the Riley Street property owned by the ice association, and senior housing to be built at the current Oakwood Avenue fire hall.

The plan hit a snag when rumors surfaced of past dumping at or near the Quaker Road site, which is adjacent to the Aurora Town Highway garage. The board called for a Phase I environmental site assessment of the Quaker Road property by Clough Harbour Associates, and received the results of the study on March 17….

the study included above-ground reconnaissance of the 7.59-acre site, a check of previous owners of the property and surrounding areas, a records check with environmental agencies and government organizations, and interviews with those who might have knowledge of the site.

“Stained sediments were observed near the creek, a rainbow colored sheen was observed on groundwater discharging into the ravine through an outlet pipe down slope from the property and the fact that the terrain does not appear to be natural (i.e. fill was brought in) all contribute to this REC [recognized environmental concern],” Clough Harbour Associates reported, also noting that information from interviews represented a recognized environmental concern…

In the report, Clough Harbour Associates “recommends that a further environmental investigation of he subject property be performed in the form of a Phase II [environmental site assessment]” including testing water and soil and excavating test pits.

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We have started a new page that will list definitions of environmental terms.  We will keep adding to it regularly so please keep check back.  Also, if you have any requests or have some more information you would like included, please contact me. 

The ‘Definitions Page’ is linked to from the upper right hand side bar or you can click here to access it.

The definitions page will contain or currently contains definitions related to all appropriate inquiry, astm 1527, brownsfield sites, due diligence, cercla, phase i, phase ii, phase ii, phase one, environmental site assessment, environmental remediation, epa standards, contamination, groundwater, UST, underground storage tanks, vapor, hydrocarbons, superfund, and more.

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