by Patrick O’Neill Ever since we started our High Resolution Site Characterization (HRSC) journey here at Vertex it feels like data acquisition and manipulation has moved at warp speed! When we first started out in this journey our deliverables in
High Resolution Site Characterization: From Humble Beginnings to Where we are Today!
by Patrick O’Neill About six years ago I began working with some innovative tools that profile subsurface conditions in real time. While a lot of people are aware of these technologies and their main functions, whether it is profiling LNAPL
Vertex Invited to Speak 2017
Vertex has been busy on the conference circuit this year, having already presented talks at conferences across Canada, including: 1. SMART Remediation: Toronto, ON, January 26, 2017 “Permeable Reactive Barriers for Petroleum Hydrocarbons Compounds (PHCs)” 2. SMART Remediation: Ottawa, ON,
Reflections on the Conference Circuit
by Kevin French Finding myself heading to Vancouver for some client meetings at the same time that the SMART Remediation event was scheduled this year, I offered to do a presentation on the use of bench-scale testing in remedial design.
What We’re Reading: 99 Stories of the Game
This one’s just for fun. Hockey playoffs are upon us for the pros but also for all the hockey Moms and Dads out there. If you’re a fan of “old school” hockey, you’ll enjoy these tales about the origins of the
Just Back From B.C.
We just returned from our 3rd Annual trip out to B.C. to host the SMART Remediation Conference in Vancouver. We love to take in the benefits of the B.C. lifestyle while there, including the fresh seafood and the amazing skiing
Wait, Don’t Throw That Out! The Beneficial Reuse of Soils Just May Be A Better Way To Go
When contaminated soils are an obstacle to a property transaction or redevelopment, the fastest approach is usually to dig out the soil and then haul it away. But that last step might be rash – and costly. And it unnecessarily
2017 Holiday Quiz Prize Winner
Congratulations to Grace Ferguson of Stantec’s Waterloo office! Grace enjoyed our 2nd annual fun holiday quiz and was one of several people who scored a perfect 10 out of 10! Grace’s name was drawn from the pool of perfect scores.
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
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