Hazardous WasteThe effective identification, assessment and remediation of hazardous and toxic wastes requires knowledgeable and experienced staff and application of the latest technologies coupled with an effective quality assurance program. GEA provides skilled environmental engineers, scientists, geologists, air and water quality experts and geotechnical engineers and scientists who are dedicated professionals, licensed in their respective fields. The selected use of in-house testing and survey devices supplemented with calibrated and quality controlled field equipment and instrumentation is applied to solving complex problems involving hydrogeology, containment transport, water and air quality and exposure to risks associated with toxic wastes. By employing the latest proven technology, GEA is equipped to solve a wide range of environmental problems. The firm maintains a full complement of computer software for assessing groundwater, air quality, water quality, waste treatment, hydraulics and environmental health risk exposure problems. These resources have been successfully employed on projects ranging from groundwater contamination, air emissions and pollutant control, landfills, petroleum and chemical storage sites, Environmental Property Transfers, Superfund Sites, UST'S, Commercial and Industrial Facility Audits, Military Facility Audits, and Waste Treatment Facilities. Services Include:
A Systematic Value-Based Approach: GEA provides its clients with cost-effective utilization of consulting services which follow a systematic approach. The emphasis is on developing a value based approach which provides results and answers to clients immediate and long-term concerns. In contrast to other approaches which emphasize extensive and costly sampling and testing followed by further study, GEA approach is simply to define what is needed and what is the incremental benefit of additional sampling and testing data. We are engineers and problem solvers first and foremost, environmental scientists and data collectors second. Our systematic approach relies upon the following basic steps:
One of the key areas affecting the cost-effective implementation of strategies for identifying, assessing and remediation hazardous waste is the significance of regulatory requirements and the ability of the environmental engineer to influence the regulator in order to obtain reasonable permit conditions, or to require a reasonable number of samples to be collected and analyzed for site characterization. This communication with the regulator may result in the acquisition of permit variances or relaxation of standards or reduction in the number of samples and monitoring wells if, it can be demonstrated that sufficient characterization or regulatory compliance is being achieved with no additional environmental impact or exposure. The use of Innovative technical approaches by GEA professionals provides the basis for reconsideration of regulatory requirements and application of new technological solutions. Examples Of Variances And/Or Regulatory Relaxation Standards Obtained By GEA Professionals:
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