NEws & Events
Hill AFB switched from Summa canisters to Beacon Environmental’s Passive Samplers
Beacon’s passive samplers are easier to use, minimize restrictions on the residents because of the long duration sampling period, and eliminate the need for large, expensive canisters.
Beacon Receives NELAP Accreditation in New York
Beacon has received laboratory accreditation by the New York Department of Health for the analysis of air and emissions samples via US EPA Methods TO-17 and TO-15.
Beacon Presenting Technologies in Brazil
Last month, Beacon presented technology updates at four workshops across three cities in Brazil. The workshops focused on presenting the best practices for identifying and remediating contaminated areas.
Beacon Receives Accreditation for EPA Method 325
In 2015, the US EPA established a new rule requiring all petroleum refineries to monitor the emissions of Benzene around the facilities’ perimeter using sorbent tubes that passively sample air for 2-week periods (EPA Method 325).
US EPA Releases Technical Guidance for Passive Indoor Air Sampling
The US EPA released in August 2015 an Engineering Issue Paper titled, Passive Samplers for Investigations of Air Quality: Method Description, Implementation, and Comparison to Alternative Sampling Methods.
US EPA Releases Vapor Intrusion Guidance Document as Final
The US EPA released in June 2015 the Vapor Intrusion Guidance Document in its final version: OSWER Technical Guide for Assessing And Mitigating the Vapor Intrusion Pathway from Subsurface Vapor Sources to Indoor Air. In 2002, the EPA released the DRAFT version of the document which quickly became outdated as practices and knowledge rapidly developed in managing sites with vapor intrusion concerns.
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