If you want to sell/buy a business or have a portfolio of properties involved in an M&A, we recommend you start planning relating to the potential for environmental contamination affecting your sale or purchase value early. Environmental regulations require certain checks on the sale or purchase of a property. Where contamination is present, one time
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It is relatively common to have underground petroleum tanks on industrial or light industrial sites, due to historical business activities (such as a service station that changes business to a restaurant). When a property changes hands, is redeveloped or tanks reach ‘end of life’ it is often the first time they might be noticed or considered,
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Many thanks to ALGA (Australian Land and Water Group and Michal) for providing the recent seminar on using Willowstick for high resolution groundwater flow modelling, presented by the good folks at Hydroterra. As a former geophysicist (humping back packs of gear across mine sites and glacial flows alike) I enjoyed both the summary on geophysical
read moreWhen is a Soil Stockpile ‘Waste’, and Can a Hotspot of Asbestos or ACM in a Stockpile be Removed and the Soil be reclassified? Generally as consultants we have had a slight confusion on the strict regulation and guidelines information, and information received by NSW EPA in seminars, advice etc, on when contaminated soil
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Blanks are artificial samples (made up of ultra-pure MilliQ water) used to trace sources of contamination which may be introduced to samples: During handling and transportation; During sampling in the field (from contaminated equipment); and During laboratory preparation and analysis. Based on the potential contamination sources listed above, there are various blanks used to identify
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iEnvi was engaged by an international manufacturing company to undertake preliminary site investigations at two coatings manufacturing facilities in Victoria and Western Australia. The company wished to purchase the sites and required an assessment of the level of environmental and human health risk associated with the coatings manufacturing processes and chemicals at the sites. iEnvi
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A Pollution Incident Response Management Plan (PIRMP) is a plan that can be immediately implemented following a pollution incident to reduce risks to human health and the environment. It is a legislative requirement for all Environmental Protection Licence holders in NSW to have a PIRMP in accordance with section 153A of the Protection of the
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As contaminated land consultants, a large part of what we do involves the investigation and remediation of soil and groundwater that has been exposed to liquids that are hazardous to human and ecological health. These liquids are often flammable and combustible liquids such as petroleum hydrocarbons and phenols, but when flammable and combustible liquids are
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