EAS has provided testing to a variety of firms for compliance with current OSHA regulations for
occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals encountered in the workplace. Once exposure
levels have been determined, EAS provides recommendations on reducing worker exposure
levels to satisfy government regulation and limit employer liability.
EAS has performed environmental testing for prospective buyers and current occupants to assess
the health and environmental hazards posed by naturally occurring and man-made substances.
Environmental Audits of existing commercial properties evaluate past and present contamination
to structures, soil, and ground water prior to real estate transactions. Indoor air quality studies
provide remedies to complaints of 'Sick Building Syndrome'. Surveys for lead-based paint,
contamination checks for lead dust and air monitoring during lead paint abatement are available
to address the latest nationwide health threat. Residential surveys for prospective buyers detail
potential health threats in the home including Asbestos, Formaldehyde, Radon, Lead, and
Pesticides.
EAS has performed numerous surveys of existing structures to locate, identify, and assess
potential hazards of asbestos-containing material (ACM) and lead based paint (LBP) including:
Schools
Hospitals
Power Plants
Manufacturing Facilities
Office Buildings
Multi-Unit Apartment Buildings
Residential Structures
Detailed survey reports provide clients with location, type, and percent of both friable and
non-friable ACM or LBP, quantities on an area-by-area basis, prioritized recommendations, and
abatement cost estimates.
Site-specific specifications have been prepared for both large and small scale asbestos
abatement projects. EAS has met the challenge of planning abatement projects that call
for unique and innovative design features. Such projects include:
Removal of pipe insulation from a Hospital kitchen while allowing the kitchen staff to
provide patients with scheduled meals.
Removal of ACM from the deck of an operational three-story boiler where
temperatures averaged 160o F.
Outdoor enclosures for removal of ACM in Cooling Towers and Pipe
Tunnels.
Removal of ACM from a Hospital Mechanical Room while isolating ventilation
systems critical to Patient Recovery and ICU Wings.
Design, coordinate, and supervise repairs to a 35 mile underground asbestos containing
Thermal Distribution System supplying heat and hot water to 60,000 residents without disrupting
service.
EAS has performed air monitoring on hundreds of abatement projects to meet or exceed current
government regulations. Air monitoring has been performed in conjunction with EAS Project
Management and as a third party independent firm. EAS has also performed on-site analysis to
determine effectiveness of containment and negative filtration systems.
Environmental and Industrial Hygiene Testing and
Analysis
Asbestos
Asbestos Fibers - Transmission Electron Microscopy
Bulk Materials - Polarized Light Microscopy
Fibers - Phase Contrast Microscopy
Dusts - Gravimetric
Nuisance Dust
Oil Mist
Respirable Dust
Wood Dust
Carbon Black
Indoor Air Pollution
Radon - Gamma Scintillation
Formaldehyde - Colorimetric
Bacteria and Fungi - Bioaerosols
Hydrocarbons - Gas Chromatography
CO, CO2 - Direct Reading
NOx - Colorimetric
In-Organic Compounds
Ammonia - Colorimetric
Nitrates - Colorimetric
Nitrites - Colorimetric
Organic Compounds - Gas Chromatography
Alcohols
Aliphatic Hydrocarbons
Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons
Petroleum Products
Pesticides and Herbicides - Gas Chromatography
Aldrin
Chlordane
Dieldrin
DDD
DDE
DDT
Endrin
Lindane
Metals - Most Metals via Flame and Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption including Lead in
Paint, Air, Dust, Soil , Waste Water (Flame) and Lead in Potable Water (Graphite Furnace)
