CLIENT: BiState Agency & NYC Consulting Firm PROJECT TYPE: Sediment Characterization DESCRIPTION: Sediment samples were characterized for disposal options according to “the management and regulation of dredging activities and dredged material in New Jersey’s tidal water, October 1997” via bulk chemistry and leachate methods. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLIENT: Top Twenty Environmental Consulting Firm PROJECT TYPE: Fast Track site characterization DESCRIPTION: 10-20 samples were received each evening for TCL/TAL analysis on a 72 HR fax, one week hardcopy TAT. The project lasted for 7 days and was successfully completed. The quick TAT facilitated the property transaction and additional contracts have been obtained with the final client. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLIENT: National Consulting Company PROJECT TYPE: Site Characterization DESCRIPTION: 100’s of soil, sediment, water, and fish samples were analyzed for TAL/TCL parameters. Results were provided in a full validation type package and Delimited ASCII Diskette Deliverable. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLIENT: National Consulting Company PROJECT TYPE: Plume Delineation DESCRIPTION: Veritech provided 3 hour TAT on TCL Volatile Analysis to direct two Geoprobes during plume delineation project. Samples were collected each morning and afternoon; the plume was delineated in a week. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLIENT: BiState Agency PROJECT TYPE: Call in Support DESCRIPTION: Veritech analyzed 1000’s of samples in support of investigation & remediation projects. Analyses were typically quick TAT work on heavily contaminated soils and sediments. Field sampling support was also provided. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLIENT: National Insurance Company PROJECT TYPE: Home Heating Oil Replacement DESCRIPTION: 1000’s of samples were received from numerous contractors for soil characterization of UST parameters. All TPH samples were performed on TAT of 48 hrs. and VOA samples on a TAT of 72 hours. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLIENT: Environmental Engineering Firm PROJECT TYPE: Lead in Drinking Water Analyses DESCRIPTION: Project required analysis of over four hundred drinking water taps on a military base. The samples had to be analyzed within a two-week period with diskette deliverables provided. The project was completed ahead of schedule and has shown numerous lead contaminated locations. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLIENT: Fortune 100 Lighting Company PROJECT TYPE: Plant Decontamination and Closure Analyses DESCRIPTION: Two-year project involving analyses for interior decontamination of a large fluorescent light manufacturing facility. Expedited turnarounds for approximately three thousand inorganic samples were normal over lifetime of the project. The site was successfully decontaminated and sold within six months of project completion. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLIENT: Environmental Engineering Firm PROJECT TYPE: Analyses of Soils and Waters for Fortune 500 Site Remediation DESCRIPTION: Veritech performed priority pollutant metals on approximately two hundred samples (soils and waters) for a major manufacturer of specialty metals. The project required development of analytical methods for cerium and samarium. The soil and water samples were taken to support a plant closure and sale. The project was successfully completed after one and a half years. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLIENT: Construction Company (DOT Project) PROJECT TYPE: Waste characterization of Soils for DOT Road Project. DESCRIPTION: Major roadway construction required massive soil disposal. Client needed approximately one hundred waste classification samples analyzed in a one-month period. Analysis of the samples were performed on time allowing the client to remain on schedule with road construction. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLIENT: Federal Government PROJECT TYPE: Characterization of Drinking Water Samples DESCRIPTION: 100 drinking water samples were received over a two-month period for complete investigation of potential hazards. Standard 500 series methods (524.2, 525.2, 515.2, 505, 551, 552) were performed by Veritech and non-standard common methods were subcontracted and coordinated by Veritech. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLIENT: Remedial Contractor PROJECT TYPE: Building Decommissioning DESCRIPTION: Over 800 wipe samples were analyzed for Base/Neutral constituents. The turnaround time was 36 hours after sample received. Samples arrived in batches of 10-90 six days per week. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLIENT: Environmental Remediation Firm PROJECT TYPE: Hazardous Characteristics Screening of Unknowns DESCRIPTION: In order to support a long- term contract for disposal of unknown chemicals at a Fortune 100 pharmaceutical company, Veritech developed qualitative tests specific to the incineration facilities profile sheet. More than three thousand samples were analyzed over a two-year period. Using the developed methods enabled the client to dispose of fifty percent more unknowns than the previous contract winner and at less cost. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLIENT: Federal Government (DOD) PROJECT TYPE: Waste Characterization of Stockpiled Soil DESCRIPTION: Stockpiled soils from numerous remediation projects at DOD research facility required waste characterization for disposal. Approximately fifty samples had to be analyzed in a one-month period and reported with full regulatory deliverables as per DOD specifications. The project was completed on schedule. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLIENT: Federal Government (DOD) PROJECT TYPE: Identification of unknown samples DESCRIPTION: Storage building for DOD research facility required absolute identification of over 2500 samples in a three-month time frame. The project was completed within the required period by utilizing a combination of Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, X Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy, and X Ray diffraction. Based upon the absolute identifications, no priority pollutant scans were necessary and the ultimate savings to the government was in excess of $ 2,000,000. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLIENT: Fortune 100 Electronics Company PROJECT TYPE: Mercury Analysis of Soil and Water samples DESCRIPTION: Natural disaster caused collapse of warehouse. The building was extensively stocked with items containing elemental mercury. Snow and spring rains threatened to carry the contamination off-site. An emergency clean-up effort was commenced and hundreds of emergency soil and water samples were analyzed for mercury. The contamination was successfully contained on-site in part to the timeliness of the mercury analyses. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLIENT: Major Consultant/US Army Corps of Engineers PROJECT TYPE: TCL/TAL Analysis DESCRIPTION: Investigation and delineation of contaminants at a NJ Superfund site. 100s of samples were received for TCL/TAL and Herbicide analysis. Data was performed according to the Shell Document specifications and validated by Army Corps personnel.