Register for Webinar One Month Away

Thursday, February 2, 2012 by Health and Safety Account Team
One month from today August Mack Environmental will be co-presenting a webinar entitled "How Do You Manage Safety Risk in Environmental Remediation Projects".Although the goal in environmental remediation is to get a property to a regulatory acceptable clean-up level, safety must always be at the forefront of these projects. Depending upon the site and site conditions, the workers on-site many times must have special training. To learn more, click on the photo icon below to register for the...
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Vapor Intrusion Screening for Real Estate Transactions

Wednesday, November 23, 2011 by Marketing Department

Taken from our newsletter files:

Vapor intrusion (VI) is one pathway for building occupants to come in contact with chemicals of concern, occurring when vapors from contaminated soil and/or groundwater migrate into the indoor air of overlying structures. The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard Practice for Assessment of Vapor Intrusion into Structures on Property Involved in Real Estate Transactions E 2600-08 has been developed based on an industry need to address the VI...

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An Interview with August Mack’s Michael Schutz, President of MSECA

Tuesday, November 1, 2011 by Marketing Department

Blog from the August Mack newsletter article archive:

What is MSECA?
The Midwestern States Environmental Consultants Association (MSECA) was founded in Indianapolis, Indiana in 2009 as a technical association focusing on site characterization, remediation and closure. MSECA’s mission includes two specific components: 1) educating the membership and 2) providing technical assistance to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) during development of policy and guidance.

MSECA...

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Happy Halloween!

Monday, October 31, 2011 by August Mack Environmental, Inc.

Happy Halloween from August Mack! 

August Mack specializes in environmental, health and safety compliance; environmental due diligence; environmental site remediation; and sustainable business strategies to the industrial, legal, financial, health care and government sectors throughout North America. August Mack has offices in Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania. For more information on August Mack's environmental, health and safety services, visit www.augustmack.com or call...

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Why Would I Need a Phase I?

Monday, October 24, 2011 by Marketing Department
Phase 1 Site Assessments are done for a number of reasons. Below are common examples of why you would order a Phase 1:
  • Purchase of real property (property or personal property) by a person or entity not previously on title
  • Contemplation by a new lender to provide a loan on the subject real estate
  • Partnership buyout or principal redistribution of ownership
  • Application to a public agency for change of use or other discretionary land use permit
  • Existing property owner's desire to understand toxic...
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Why Should I Hire a Consultant to Conduct an Audit?

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 by Marketing Department
Hiring an environmental compliance consultant will add credibility to your result in the eyes of your external stakeholders. These individuals or firms usually have an already established relationship with the environmental governing bodies and are knowledgeable in how to submit reports correctly.

If you suspect a violation may be present or you become aware that a facility should have been complying with a law but has not, a consultant can come in and offer environmental compliance solutions.

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Case Study: Kirby Tire

Monday, October 17, 2011 by August Mack Environmental, Inc.
On August 21, 1999, arsonists set fire to an estimated seven million tires at the Kirby Scrap Tire Facility located in Sycamore, Ohio. This would later be classified as one of the largest tire fires in the state’s history and would take approximately 250 firefighters three weeks to extinguish.

 The former tire collection facility is situated on 140 acres located in Sycamore, Ohio. The scrap tire facility started collecting tires in the 1950s and, at the time of the fire, contained an estimated...

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Phase I ESAs and Non-Scope Considerations

Monday, October 10, 2011 by Marketing Department

It is very important, and most times required, by lenders to have a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) performed prior to a property transaction. The purpose of an ESA is to identify environmental risks associated with the property and to protect against liability related to existing site conditions. However, there are a number of environmental considerations which are outside the scope of a Phase I ESA; commonly referred to within an ESA as “non-scope considerations.” These additional...

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Green Remediation

Tuesday, September 27, 2011 by Marketing Department

Green remediation is a term used to describe the process of considering sustainable environmental practices during remediation of contaminated sites. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a Green Remediation Technology Primer in April 2008 to provide “topical introductory information” relating to Green Remediation. The EPA defines green remediation as “the practice of considering all environmental effects of remedy implementation and incorporating options to maximize...

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Excellent Free Webinar

Wednesday, September 21, 2011 by August Mack Environmental, Inc.

August Mack Environmental is offering a free webinar on Groundwater and Contaminate Migration. Groundwater contamination can significantly hinder real estate transactions and extend the length of time and cost of obtaining “closure” from a regulatory agency. Sources of groundwater contamination include releases from underground storage tanks and chemical spills. The most common groundwater contaminants are those associated with petroleum products, degreasing operations, painting and dry...

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Environmental Analysis and Remediation - Why the tedious work is important

Friday, August 12, 2011 by August Mack Employees

Intern Tyler Hill's work has included entering new data in existing tables while also updating previous information. The data tables are of soil and groundwater sampling constituent concentrations. As further remedial investigations are done, new data becomes available which needs to be entered into our existing tables in order to be compared with previous data. This task is often meticulous and tedious, but it is important that the updates are done correctly.

Tyler Hill shares his perspective of...
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Upcoming Webinar on Conceptual Site Models

Friday, July 15, 2011 by Marketing Department
With risk-oriented and multiple lines of evidence demonstrations becoming more acceptable closure options, it is extremely important to have a solid conceptual site model (CSM). CSMs are utilized throughout the lifecycle of investigation/remediation to assist with important decisions and identify potential data gaps. Understanding how to create a CSM and utilize it effectively can ultimately result in better value for environmental investigation and remediation expenditures.

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Do Your Due Diligence

Wednesday, May 11, 2011 by Due Diligence Account Team
We're currently working on a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment for a potential puchaser of a supermarket in a small town. The current owner bought the property with cash a few years back without performing any type of environmental due diligence assessment - so they missed out on discovering that the property operated as a gasoline service station from 1925 through the mid-1960's. Proper delineation and remediation activities were requested by the state leaking underground storage tank...
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Happy Easter!

Sunday, April 24, 2011 by Tom Anderson
easter basket


August Mack specializes in environmental, health and safety compliance; environmental due diligence; environmental site remediation; and sustainable business strategies to the industrial, legal, financial, health care and government sectors throughout North America. August Mack has offices in Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania. For more information on August Mack's environmental, health and safety services, visit www.augustmack.com or call 800.579.0770.
 

Remediation Services

Thursday, April 21, 2011 by Government Program Development Team
August Mack Environmental provides Remediation and Reclamation Services under the 899-8 SIN of our GSA Schedule Contract. 

Remediation Services Include, but are not limited to:
  • Excavation, Removal and Disposal of Hazardous Waste
  • Site Preparation, Characterization, Field Investigation, Conservation, and Closure
  • Emergency Response Cleanup
  • Underground Storage Tank/Above-Ground Storage Tank (UST/AST) Removal
  • Air Monitoring
  • Soil Vapor Extraction

Upcoming Webinar on Soil and Groundwater Investigation Techniques: Understanding the Basics

Thursday, April 7, 2011 by Marketing Department
Soil and groundwater investigations can be conducted using a variety of tools, from basic hand-sampling equipment to large drilling rigs capable of collecting samples from hundreds of feet below the surface. This webinar will de-mystify the subsurface investigation process by describing the equipment and tools, and identifying the rationale for using the various techniques. Advantages and disadvantages of the various investigation approaches will be discussed, including direct-push sampling,...
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Asbestos: Let the Experts Handle It!

Tuesday, April 5, 2011 by Tom Anderson

asbestos removal

 

A man in Auburn, Washington disregarded Clean Air Act regulations by knowingly letting untrained workers remove asbestos from a building.  He ended up with a 30-day prison sentence and a $100,000 fine. Don’t let this happen to you! If you have asbestos that needs to be removed let the experts handle it. It is not only illegal but also hazardous to human health if someone other than a certified professional removes asbestos. This is because once asbestos fibers get into the air they can be...

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Reporting Toxic Releases to the EPA

Tuesday, March 8, 2011 by Tom Anderson

The EPA's Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Program requires that industries report annually on the release of over 600 toxic chemicals. These chemicals are released to the air, land, and/or water.   The reports are posted online for the public to view so that communities can see what is being released into their environments. To learn more about reporting or viewing TRI data, visit the EPA's TRI Program webpage by clicking here.   

August Mack specializes in environmental, health and safety...
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Air Duct Cleaning

Tuesday, March 1, 2011 by Tom Anderson
Most of my blog discusses issues concerning and/or helping industry and businesses. But every so often I have people ask me questions about something from a personal perspective. Over the last month, a number of people asked me about "air duct cleaning". Subsequently, I thought I would post a link concerning this issue that is from the US EPA website:

Now to the business side of our company. If you need any help with regards to Phase 1...
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Are you properly disposing your industrial waste?

Tuesday, February 8, 2011 by Tom Anderson
industrial waste

Don't let your waste look like this!  Not only is it not in compliance with environmental, health, and safety regulations, but it could end up costing you thousands of dollars in fines and clean-up costs. 

August Mack specializes in environmental, health and safety compliance; environmental due diligence; environmental site remediation; and sustainable business strategies to the industrial, legal, financial, health care and government sectors throughout North America. August Mack has offices in...Read More »