FEATURED PROJECT:
Westport Carr-Lowrey Glass Making Facility
Baltimore, Maryland

Arc Environmental completed a hazardous materials survey of the Site, which identified petroleum products, ASTs, PCB containing equipment, bulk storage of regulated raw materials, flammable materials, corrosive materials, radioactive materials, and other wastes defined by the RCRA universal waste rule (fluorescent light ballasts, fluorescent light tubes, mercury and sodium vapor lamps, etc.).

As part of the hazardous materials survey, Arc Environmental also completed an asbestos survey of the building, which included collection of 150 samples by EPA licensed asbestos inspectors and quantification of asbestos containing materials. The asbestos survey identified asbestos containing pipe insulation, floor tiles and mastic, window glazing, tank insulation, gaskets, asbestos coated metal sheeting, and transite wallboard. The survey laboratory results were also used to verify which suspected asbestos containing materials did not contain asbestos and could be disposed of as construction and demolition debris.

Arc Environmental worked with MDE to classify several of the asbestos containing materials identified during the survey, including galbestos coated metal sheeting and roofing materials as non-friable, allowing these materials to be removed and disposed as non-regulated materials, saving the Client additional asbestos removal and disposal costs.

Arc Environmental also completed the collection, characterization, consolidation, labeling and disposal of drums, containers, and sacks of hazardous and regulated materials and wastes identified during the survey. Waste streams included flammable liquids, corrosive liquids and solids, chlorinated compounds, oils and greases, aerosols, and other wastes. Additionally, Arc Environmental removed and disposed of fluids from five transformer units with PCB concentrations ranging from 650,000 mg/kg to 990,000 mg/kg, and Removed and disposed of fuel oil, waste oil, petroleum-impacted water, and sludge from eight ASTs.

Arc Environmental provided Response Action Plan implementation oversight during placement of the first phase of the VCP required Site cap. Oversight included dust monitoring duering soil movement activities and documentating proper installation of the marker fabric and clean fill thickness.

Most recently, Arc Environmental performed clean fill certification sampling for additional clean fill to be used for cap construction at the Site. This task entailed preparation of a Sampling and Analysis Plan and negociation of the final number and locations of samples with the MDE VCP, collection of the samples from an active construction site, and prepration of a final report to the MDE VCP documenting that sample results met the MDE residential cleanup standards for soil.