Petroleum Vapor Intrusion: Does Your Building Have Gas?

What is Petroleum Vapor Intrusion? By Jeremy S. Kinman, LPG, PG Vapor intrusion (VI) is the general term given to the migration of volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) from any subsurface contaminant source, such as contaminated soil or groundwater, through the...

Environmental Due Diligence: First Line of Defense

By Patrick Rohan, Senior Project Manager A new project has just been awarded and it’s time to hit the ground running – ready, set, go! Whoa there pilgrim! Performing a solid due diligence investigation as part of a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA)...

Lead-Based Paint Dangers – A Wilcoxian’s First Hand Account

Lead-Based Paint Dangers – A Wilcoxian’s First Hand Account By: Nathan Muller, Project Manager, Scientist In the early 2000’s my wife and I were in the market to purchase our first home, in which we planned to start our family. We wanted a home that was unique and...

Mercury: A Contaminant Profile

When you think about mercury, you probably think of broken thermometers, or maybe you don’t think of mercury. I can tell you my interests are many and varied, but mercury has long been one of them. As the daughter of a chemist, I was repeatedly warned about the...

Personal Safety

It’s hard to believe a year has passed since I wrote my first safety blog. As some of you may remember, June is National Safety Month so it’s only fitting that I write about safety this month. I’ve been thinking a lot in terms of personal safety. At Wilcox, our...