The Region 1 Laboratory Investigations Team is a group of environmental scientists and engineers that inspect facilities for compliance with EPA regulations. The Team also supports various EPA programs by providing sample collection and field monitoring capabilities.

Services Provided by the Region 1 Investigations Team
 

Environmental Sampling

Environmental sampling by the Region 1 Laboratory Investigations Team includes sampling :

• soil,
• sediment,
• water,
• air,
• waste and
• building materials.

Available sample collection tools include:

• Geoprobe (direct push machine/in-situ sampler),
• vapor/water diffusion samplers,
• low-flow groundwater monitoring well samplers,
• summa air canisters,
• isokinetic impinger/filter sampling train for aerosol emissions (EPA methods 1-5, 23, 29, 306) and
• sediment dredges.

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Compliance Monitoring

Compliance Monitoring activities include:

• Emission stack testing observations,
• Clean Water Act Inspection/Sampling (NPDES, SPCC, Storm Water and Pretreatment),
• Continuous Emissions Monitoring (CEM) audits,
• Bulk Terminal inspections,
• Hazardous Organic NESHAPS(HON)/leak detection and repair sampling,
• RCRA and TSCA sampling,
• Risk Management Plan audits, and
• TRI/EPCRA inspections.

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Technical Support

Technical support offered by the Laboratory Investigations Team include:

• Emission Stack Test Document Reviews,
• Air Audit Sample Assistance,
• Reconnaissance/Targeting,
• Alternative Emission Test Method Development/Assessment, and
• Field Sample Development Activities.