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What I Missed in College and Learned at Enviro Equipment, Inc.

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I began working for Enviro Equipment, Inc. (EEI) during September of 2011, as an undergraduate earth sciences major at the UNC Charlotte. I discovered the Environmental Specialist Assistant position on a job board through my university and hoped that the job could provide insight into the environmental consulting industry.

What Can Go Wrong When Bidding a Remediation System: Dangers of Copy & Paste

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Recently, a good customer of ours sent us a bid request on a project they inherited from a consultant who worked for the same client.  The Corrective Action Plan (CAP) for the project, which specified the equipment to be used, had already been approved by the state.  For reasons that may become apparent later in this post,  their client decided to change horses in midstream and h

Problems With Free-Product Recovery

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During my 33 years in the environmental field, I have been involved in a lot of sites with free product.  In the 1980’s light non-aqueous phase liquids (LNAPL) such as gasoline were removed by the following methods:

How To Effectively Handle A Noise Nuisance

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Occasionally we field calls from concerned citizens who are dealing with a noise nuisance. These nuisances involve irritating sounds and/or vibrations which are affecting their health via undue stress and lack of quality sleep. Typical noise nuisances are created by but not limited to: * Parties, * Loud music, * Shouting, * Barking dogs, * Construction

Carolina AEG Meet To Discuss North Carolina DSCA Compliance Program

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The Association of Engineering and Environmental Geologist’s (AEG) Carolina Section met on October 25, 2012 at Natty Greene’s Pub & Brewing Company in Greensboro, North Carolina to discuss regulatory compliance pertaining to operating dry-cleaning facilities in North Carolina, the impact of non-compliance to the environment, and the State and Federal regulations that the DSCA Compliance Pro