What do I need to know? A new Phase I Environmental Site Assessment standard has been issued by ASTM International, the entity...
Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are typically designed to control odors, remove contaminated air and...
For centuries, dams have been built to harness the power of rivers and streams across the world. Dams built during the 19th...
With bird nesting season in full swing, our Mid-Atlantic Environmental team has been providing dozens of migratory bird...
The Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) is the industry standard for conducting environmental due diligence on a property...
With a focus on wetlands for a sustainable urban future, we celebrate World Wetlands Day on February 2, 2018.
This month has been designated as National Radon Action Month by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The agency...
As published in the May 2018 Issue of PMA Bulletin ECS personnel often run across common misconceptions or distortions of the...
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Over the last couple of blogs we discussed what a VOC is, where VOCs can come from, how VOCs enter buildings, and why VOCs are a...
Over the last several months, we’ve talked about volatile organic compounds (VOCs), how they move through soil and enter buildings...
Last month in Vapor Intrusion Part II, we discussed how the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) get from the soil and groundwater...
In Part I of vapor intrusion, we discussed the vapor of vapor intrusion. In this part, we will discuss the intrusion part of the...
The “Vapor” in vapor intrusion is not caused by some medical malady or bodily function as thought in Victorian times, nor was it...
I grew up in a small town called Hohhot in Inner Mongolia, China. Hohhot is a Mongolian name meaning “the green city.” Indeed, in...
Wetlands – Nature’s Sponges Wetlands are protected by the Clean Water Act and regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency...
Radon is a naturally-occurring radioactive gas that comes from the breakdown of uranium in soil, rock, and water. Radon typically...
Exciting news! ECS is ranked 177 in ENR’s 2016 Top Environmental Firms. This ranking is determined by the 2015 gross revenue for...
When planning development on a property that may have wetlands, most people understand that an environmental specialist will be...
“Forest Stand Delineations” differ among various states. While requirements and processes vary, the general goals are consistent...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) recently issued their Final 4(d) rule concerning the Northern Long Eared Bat. In April...
As a recap, the hydrogeologist utilizes a variety of tools to select the best available well drilling location(s). The hydrologist...
Say that you’re a growing municipality. It’s a great place to live, and people are flocking to your county because of the...
The mere mention of the word ‘mold’ tends to cause anxiety about the quality of the air we breathe in our homes and workplaces...
If the Phase I ESA discussed in the previous segment of this blog identified potential Recognized Environmental Conditions (RECs)...
Last time, we described how environmental due diligence is often viewed as an ‘unnecessary’ lender requirement. However, well...
When a buyer considers purchasing a property, lenders often require that the property’s condition be evaluated using a process...
After more than a million public comments, the EPA released a final rule on May 27 addressing the definition of what constitutes...
Regulations involving asbestos have been around since the 1970s. In general, there have been relatively few significant regulatory...
Developers and financial institutions can be leery of projects that require redevelopment of contaminated properties because they...
Lead is highly toxic and affects virtually every system of the human body. Children are especially vulnerable to lead poisoning...
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) website(http://www.epa.gov/reg3wapd/tmdl/), “A Total Maximum Daily Load...
The Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) has long been the industry standard to evaluate potential environmental concerns...
The migration, accumulation, and intrusion of harmful vapors into buildings from contaminated soil and/or groundwater has been a...
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