Solinst provides high quality groundwater instruments that can be used in every phase of a contaminated site clean-up. From the initial site investigation, to further characterization, and finally site remediation, a combination of sampling and monitoring tools are available for each stage of the process. Our Drive-Point Piezometers provide an easy, minimal disturbance approach to the… Continue Reading »
Certified CMT Installer Michael Early, of ZEBRA Environmental, Tampa, a company specializing in direct push sampling and probing services to consulting firms, recently installed three multilevel groundwater monitoring systems in Pinellas County, Florida. The purpose of this phase of their study is to assess the possible extent of chlorinated solvents in shallow sandy sediments at each site…. Continue Reading »
White Young Green Environmental Limited (WYG) is an experienced environmental consulting firm operating in the United Kingdom. WYG was given the task of developing a cost effective means to isolate and reliably sample groundwater quality, and obtain hydraulic head data from various zones, in a complex geological setting, to give detailed vertical gradients. The investigation… Continue Reading »
Contaminants were identified in the subsurface at Rhine Main Air Base, Germany, in a sand and gravel aquifer. The contamination was complex due to two separate sources: a fire training pit, and a former gas station that had leaked various compounds, including BTEX, TPH, PAH, and TCE. The aquifer extends from 7 m up to… Continue Reading »
Since 2002, Solinst has been working with STS Consultants in Green Bay, Wisconsin to provide a total of four Waterloo Multilevel Systems selected to monitor a chlorinated compound release. The release was from a forest products company and occurred decades ago. Chlorinated compounds have permeated the saturated and unsaturated zones and are present in both the overburden… Continue Reading »
