Importance of Environmental Remediation Services

Environmental remediation helps in restoring contaminated brownfield sites either for redevelopment

or to return them to their natural state. The unique challenge to clean up isthat the sites have been used

to dispose of hazardous chemical waste. Most of these sites, known as Superfund sites, fall under

federal regulations and are overseen by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA organizes

the cleanup of these sites, requiring the responsible party either to perform the cleanup or reimburse

the government for EPA-led cleanups. Environmental remediation servicesare highly regulated and are

subjected to a lot of legal requirements, which are generally based on assessments of human health and

environmental risks.

Soil remediation in particular, deals with strategies that are used to purify and remove contaminants

from it. The factors that cause soil contamination and groundwater contaminationare the same. Soil and

groundwater are fouled from the same source and both must be remediated at the same time. Chemical

spills, industrial activity, and the use of certain fertilizers and pesticides can contaminate the soil.

Environmental remediation may also be sorted as in-situ or ex-situ. In-situ remediation methods treat

the contamination on the site without removing soil, while ex-situ remediation involves excavating soil

or sediment and treating it, before returning it to its original state.

Remediation tasks can range from large, big-ticket projects, on which a great deal of effort is spent to

clean up fouled sites, to smaller, low cost projects. Remediation projects usually begin with a site

assessment to determine the costs of the project, as well as the technology that would be the most

appropriate for the particular site. A number of technologies are employed by environmental

professionals, tostraighten up polluted sites. Many companies narrow down in environmental

remediation, and they employ a wide variety of workers.

MT2 is an industry leader in providing overall environmental cleanup & soil remediation services on a

nationwide basis. MT2 has processed over 1,000,000 tons of lead and other hazards-impacted materials

utilizing their patented ECOBOND® technology.

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