Site Contamination/Remediation Studies

Professional Environmental Associates, Inc. (PEA) is a multi-discipline firm specializing in providing environmental contracting and consulting services.  PEA provides the following services associated with contamination/pollution:

• Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments or Audits
• Hazardous materials/waste management including compliance audits, permitting, site investigations, monitoring or environmental sampling and health and safety issues
• RCRA and ISRA (formerly ECRA) Compliance and Approvals
• Brownfield Development
• Underground Storage Tank (UST) testing, soil sampling, removal, abandonment and installation/replacement
• Water Quality/Pollution Studies of Surface Waters (Freshwater, Estuarine and Marine)
• Ground Waters Sampling and Monitoring
• Soils Sampling
• Potable Well Search and Water Assessment
• Classification Exception Area (CEA) Development
• Ecosystem Contamination/Toxicological Studies
• Baseline Ecological Inventory and Evaluation
• Solid Waste Management including landfills 
• Indoor and Outdoor Air Sampling
• Radon and Asbestos
• No Further Action Letters
• Remediation or Abatement
• Permitting and Enforcement Action Resolution
• Expert Testimony

PEA's staff consists of environmental specialists, engineers, hydrogeologists, soil scientists, chemists, contamination/pollution experts, planners, biologists, technicians and support staff, trained and well qualified in their particular areas of expertise.  In addition, all individuals assigned for field work on hazardous waste sites are trained and certified for health and safety.

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS/WASTE SERVICES

PEA's personnel are specialized in site investigations and remediation, and advising clients of the most cost effective approach for regulatory compliance.  The majority of our efforts are related to compliance with regulations associated with ISRA, RCRA, TSCA, LUST and CERCLA, as well as Federal, State and local requirements.

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT PLANS

PEA prepares Hazardous Materials Management Plans which evaluate the facility and outline the course of action which should be taken in order to comply with Federal, State and Local Environmental Regulations.  They address Health and Safety concerns and measures to eliminate potential contamination and liability.  The Plans also discuss recommendations for future action which should be taken in order to maintain compliance, with Environmental safety and health regulations.

Management Plan Components:

• Site Investigations
• Chemical Inventory
• Storage, Handling, Disposal Methods 
• Explanation of Regulations
• Staff Training
• Site specific drawings
• Recommendations
• Reports

SITE CONTAMINATION AND REMEDIATION STUDIES

PEA offers services related to investigation of contamination and pollution of surface waters, soils and groundwater and its affects on residents, plants and wildlife.  Our qualified water resources experts, botanists, ecologists, hydrogeologists and engineers conduct comprehensive water quality, ecological, hydrogeological investigations related to surface and subsurface chemical contamination/pollution.

Subsurface investigation capabilities include the following:

• Plume delineation through data collection of soil surveys, soil borings and the installation of groundwater monitoring wells
• Definition of hydrologeologic regimes, identification of sources of contamination, determination of rate of migration of contaminants and plume delineation
• Site investigations for defining the lateral and vertical extent of contamination through soil boring and monitoring wells
• Well siting and configuration recommendation for optimum data control in plume studies
• Well design and installation under Local, State and Federal control measures at hazardous waste sites
• Soil and groundwater remediation through such methods as soil gas extraction (SGE), recovery wells, above-ground counter current air stripping
• Surface investigation capabilities include the following:
• Coastal sampling programs to assess impact to water quality and aquatic biota
• Establish and conduct sampling programs in rivers, streams, ponds and lakes to assess impact to water quality and aquatic biota
• Pollution monitoring

PEA offers its clients services in contaminated material removal, handling and decontamination including projects such as transportation accidents, dumpsite clean-ups, groundwater recovery and treatment, underground storage tank leaks and landfills.  This is accomplished by depending on past experience, remedial work expertise, extensive in-house resources, and/or performance record.

INDUSTRIAL SITE RECOVERY ACT (ISRA)

PEA's services include assisting clients with complying with New Jersey's Industrial Site Recovery Act (ISRA), formerly known as the Environmental Cleanup Responsibility Act (ECRA).  The tasks for which we are capable of completing include:

• Filing for Applicability Determinations
• Preparing General Information Submissions
• Completing Site Evaluation Submissions
• Filing for Administrative Consent Orders
• Conducting all necessary data/information reviews, site investigations including
• sampling/monitoring and application filings
• Interfacing between client and NJDEP.

UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK (UST'S)

PEA's staff has technical expertise, experience and regulatory knowledge in the design, construction, and maintenance of  underground storage tank systems.  Our services included the   removal and installation of underground storage tank (UST) systems.

We take special precautions to make certain that procedures do not create nor add to contamination.  We provide our clients with technical information and guidance on current or imminent environmental regulations, and interface between client and regulatory agency.   These services include:

• Tank system survey, analysis and registration
• Tank removal
• Permit application
• Determination of location and extent of contamination
• Site remediation

ECOSYSTEM CONTAMINATION/TOXICOLOGICAL STUDIES

PEA's staff has conducted ecosystem contamination/toxicological studies, especially in aquatic and wetland environments and Baseline Ecological Evaluation (BEE) for contaminated and Brownfield sites.  This has included 1) identifying sensitive ecological receptors, 2) determining the extent of contamination of vegetation, terrestrial wildlife, aquatic organisms, sediment and the water column, 3) assessing acute or chronic toxicological impacts to specific organisms, 4) evaluating existing and potential alterations in food chains, food webs or the ecosystem on the whole, and 5) determining the extent and pathways of bioaccumulation.