In this 73rd episode, I discuss "What Is Hazardous Material AKA "HazMat?"

Hazardous Material also known as "HazMat" is defined as any biological, chemical, radiological, or physical substances that pose an unreasonable risk to health, safety, property, or the environment. Hazardous Materials are of particular concern during storage, handling and/or transport.

For fast identification of Hazardous Materials, special labels are required that quickly and easily give an indication of what type of Hazardous Material is being dealt with and the typical dangerous associated with it. These label "classify" the Hazardous Material into Nine Hazard Classes (1-9). Additionally, Hazardous Materials should also be accompanied by "SDS;" (Safety Data Sheets). The "SDS" precisely identifies the Hazardous Material and provides a lot more details on the hazards associated with the it and the additional safety precautions that should be taken when dealing with the particular Hazardous Material.

Our Ongoing Sponsor Hanby Environmental produces Field Test Kits that can be used in the act of Environmental Remediation to monitor the process of remediating many Hazardous Materials.

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In this 72nd episode, I discuss "What Is Environmental Remediation and What's It's Purpose?"

As I say in every episode, "The Purpose of This Podcast, Is To Have A Positive Impact On The Environmental Remediation Industry." "But what is it and what does that mean?"

Environmental remediation is the process of removing, treating, or containing pollution and hazardous contaminants from environmental media such as soil, groundwater, sediment, and surface water to protect human health and restore ecosystems.

The main purpose of environmental remediation is to remove or reduce pollutants and hazardous contaminants from soil, groundwater, surface water, and sediment to protect human health and restore damaged ecosystems.

By performing the act of Environmental Remediation, we restore the environmental damage we have caused to the environment in which we live in back to the way it was, clean and healthy and doing so, protects human health from the toxic contaminates and hazardous wastes that we create.

They go hand in hand, if Our Environment in which we live is healthy, then Living Things are also healthy and flourish!

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In this 71st episode, I discuss "What's The Difference Between In-Situ and Ex-Situ Remediation?"

In-Situ means "in place." So when contamination is remediated where it is, then In-Situ Remediation is taking place. This can be performed by the introduction of additives to perform destructive remediation where the contamination sits, rather than further disrupting the already contaminated area. This method can be considerably useful if there is infrastructure in place or there is functional operations that make it more difficult to excavate.

Ex-Situ remediation is when the contamination is being moved from it's current location. Upon removal, it can be remediated at a new location or as is most often the case, the contamination is excavated or pumped and then it is transported away to be disposed of at a waste disposal facility or an injection well site. When this takes place, it is relocation of the contamination from it's original location, but it is not being permanently address via remediation and destruction, it is just out of site and out of mind. "Cradle to Grave" means that The Generator of the waste that is disposed of, it documented on the waste manifest and still responsible for the final disposition of it. Most often, due to the mass amount of moving equipment, logistical transportation and disposal fees, this is the most expensive approach and still carries the future liability because complete remediation or destruction of the contamination didn't take place.

Sometimes, the best option is to perform a combination of the two. Moving the contamination to be more easily remediated and performing the remediation or permanent destruction of the contamination to eliminate the future liability.

Our Ongoing Sponsor Hanby Environmental produces Field Test Kits that can be used in either case, in the case of Ex-Situ to know that you got it all or in the case of In-Situ to monitor to know the effectiveness of the remediation treatment(s).

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