A contractor at a colleague's project site want to reuse the asphalt from the site by crushing it and using it as fill. The crushed asphalt would then be covered by 2 ft of crushed rock to provide the foundation for a building.  We're leaning towards saying this is a really bad idea but don't have any basis for that statement. Does anyone have any references on whether this is good or bad? The recycling people refer me to the solid waste people who refer me back.

Asphalt gets recycled into road base and new asphalt all the time but has to be disposed of as solid waste. Crushed concrete gets reused as fill for building foundations.

It is not uncommon for commercial or industrial parcels to have railroad spurs, and in some instances, historic rail lines run across parcels. I would be interested in knowing if folks are identifing these as RECs due to the potential for the presence of residual concentrations of petroleum products and pesticides/herbicides.  Thanks!

Hello,

I completed my site visit and got filled in Transaction screening questionnaire as part of Transaction Screening Report that need to be submitted by our company.

I am wondering how to write a report. Unfortunately our company did not have any prior Transcation Reports to follow the format. Even I could not find any sample reports online.

If any of you guys have sample ASTM E 1528-06 Transaction Screening Report, Please provide me masking the confidential information.

Thanks

I work for a non-profit environmental organization that recently purchased a property that needs an environmental audit performed and the ASTM's ESA or EPA's AAI are listed as acceptable environmental audits.  It's going to be submitted to the foundation funding the land acquisition.  My question is whether or not I would qualify as an EP under the standard.  I have a BS in Geology with 10 years experience performing water quality assessments, compiling permits, managing environmental projects, and working with municipalities to retrieve necessary documentation.  My 10 years however does not specifically include working on any type of Phase I ESA or other environmental due diligence work.  I have taken some classes through Commonground University (Phase I ESA, and Envt Due Dilegence), so I am now familiar with the standard and the process, but I’m still uncertain whether I’m technically considered and EP.  Any thoughts?

I'm doing phase I on a site that has a prior use as fumigation buisness from around 1976-2001 (identified from criss cross directories). It's currently a vacant lot and gives no indication of the past operations that took place onsite. 

Are any of you aware of any potential environmental concerns posed by fumigators?

I know they use toxic gasses (bromomethane among others), but dont think simply storing gasses onsite could have had much of a lasting impact on a property.

Thanks.