When environmental practitioners hear the term Permeable Reactive Barrier (PRB), likely an “iron wall” most often comes to mind. This is not surprising since iron PRBs have a long history – they were installed as early as 1995 to treat
Canadian Know-How Helps Move Remediation Projects Ahead All Winter Long
As Canadians, we love to talk about the weather. It changes dramatically across the seasons and directly impacts our work and play time. Three feet of blowing snow may tend to force us indoors for Netflix marathons. But work still
Do You Know Why The Center of the Earth is Still So Hot?
When the Earth was formed 4.5 billion years ago it was a mass of molten rock. It has been cooling ever since- but very slowly. The inner core remains at an estimated temperature of greater than 5,000ºC. Interesting Fact: Moving
Dry Cleaning Fluids: A Brief History
Ancient Greeks and Romans used grease-absorbent earths and sands on clothing; the term “dry-cleaning” was likely coined as a result. Interestingly, this is where the term “fuller’s earth” originated. A fuller was a textile worker who, among other things, kneaded
The Dirt on Dry Cleaners
Or…Removing a Stain on the Environment For decades tetrachloroethylene (a.k.a. perchloroethylene, PCE or perc) was favoured as a dry cleaning fluid due to its strong degreasing power, relatively gentle action on fabrics, and non-flammable nature. In time, scientists came to
The Manganese Menace: Real (Not Phantom)
The Grief It’s Causing For Toronto Developers, And What To Do About It Back in February of this year, the City of Toronto implemented some important changes to its Sewer Use Bylaw. What’s causing grief for developers and building owners
New High Resolution Site Characterization Tool
Detect VOCs In-Situ at Levels up to 20x Lower Than Previously Possible We’re very excited to announce that the Low Level MIP is now available in Canada! Since 2010, environmental professionals have benefited from using the Membrane Interface Probe (MIP) to
Where Exactly Does A Remediation Contractor Go on Vacation?
How about the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster! Nathan Lichti and his wife were visiting family friends in the Ukraine this May. So why not visit the site of a nuclear reactor meltdown? Thirty years ago, one of
How To Remediate Contamination In Your Sleep
Find Out How to Best Manage Your Site By Asking Yourself One Simple Question The Industrial Revolution began over 250 years ago. In the Information Age the advantages and efficiencies of deploying equipment and automation to replace labour are affecting
Patrick O’Neill from Vertex on the Marilyn Denis Show
A few years ago, November 2011 to be precise, Patrick O’Neill from Vertex was on the Marilyn Denis Show on CTV as part of a segment discussing the issue of leaking oil tanks on residential properties. Mike Holmes was the