Remediation and Waste Management

Foundation earth sciences is able to provide expert advice and cost-effective solutions for clients requiring waste management services and Remediation services in the following areas:

​REMEDIATION

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• Site investigations;

• Development of cost-effective remediation strategies and action plans;

• Remediation options evaluation for soils including soil vapour extraction, soil washing, stabilization/solidification, containment cell, thermal desorption, vitrification, bioremediation and phytoremediation;

• Remediation options evaluation for ground water including pump and treat, chemical oxidation, bioremediation (biostimulation and/or bioaugmentation), permeable reactive barrier, monitored natural attenuation and phytoremediation;

• Predictive modelling;

• Design of soil and groundwater remediation systems;

• Design of soil gas mitigation systems including active or passive sub-slab ventilation and passive barriers;

• Supervision, and validation of remediation works;

• Management of environmental protection and OH&S during remediation;

• Contaminated spoil/fill management and disposal;

• Independent assessment and verification.

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WASTE MANAGEMENT

• Waste emission, monitoring inventory.

• Occupational Health & Safety audits;

• Waste minimisation;

• Environmental improvement;

• Liaison with regulatory authorities & communities;

• Waste stream assessments / audits;

• Resource recovery;

• Hazardous waste management;

• Waste management planning.