Environmental Monitoring Equipment & Supplies • Sales, Rental & Service by Enviro-Equipment — Charlotte, North Carolina USA
Environmental Monitoring Equipment & Supplies • Sales, Rental & Service by Enviro-Equipment — Charlotte, North Carolina USA
On Wednesday January 4, 2011 a press release was posted by Enviro-Equipment and Oxygreen Corporation about their new electrolysis cell ( http://www.enviroequipment.com/newsletter/Oxygreen%20News%20Release.html ). This process of breaking molecules apart has been around for a long time and here we are seeing an application for the environmental industry. The previous version of the cell has been used at a number of sites in Florida and Illinois along with the injection of microbes and nutrients in some
Safety Conference Conversations
I recently attended the NC Safety Conference held in Greensboro, North Carolina. It is a good chance to see what is out there for safety managers and industrial hygienists in terms of new equipment, personal protective apparel and techniques. The conference is managed by NC Safety Conference, Inc. (ncsafetyconference.com) and offers free educational and training sessions to participants. I attended exhibiting our latest products for noise dosimetry, confined space entry, sound level, and particulate monitoring among others.
Rent or Buy Your Environmental Monitoring Equipment: A Perspective from the Trenches
Among environmental professionals, there has always been a major question when it comes to the equipment used every day. Should the equipment such as PIDs, water meters, dedicated bailers be rented or bought? While ownership does have it’s privleges, there are some decided advantages to renting the equipment that is used by environmental consultants.
Air Sparging: Is it the Right Choice for Your Next Remediation Project?
Defining a Typical Air Sparge System
Air sparging (AS) is a treatment technology that uses injected air to remove volatile contaminants from the saturated region of the soil. It can remove volatile contaminants such as gasoline, some solvents, and even jet fuel. Air sparging provides oxygen for aerobic microbial degradation of contaminants, which can be utilized in the later stages of remediation.
Exploring the SVE Pilot Test: What it is, why it is a Benefit, and the Viable Alternatives
The United States Environmental Agency defines a pilot test as a "preliminary test or study of the program or evaluation activities to try out procedures and make the necessary changes or adjustments." In this installment, we'll explore exactly what this means, what a pilot test entails, why it can be beneficial to your overall remediation plan, and if there are any viable alternatives to performing a pilot test.
Almost daily we get requests for the use of a PID (Photo Ionization Detector) for field screening purposes. We always ask which lamp is needed or what constituents are you screening for. More times than not the person on the other end is a little unsure of what to say next.
The Enviro Equipment Blog will have two bloggers covering a wide range of topics that involve environmental remediation. These bloggers will be: Randolph Ratterree: Rand is our Branch Manager in Charlotte, NC. Rand will be blogging on topics including:
Enviro-Equipment, Inc. is glad you decided to visit our blog. We hope to have an interesting dialog for you to view and comment each time you return. Thanks again. Brian E Chew Sr. P.G.