Category: Drycleaners
Conducting Site Characterizations
Written by Stephen Henshaw, P.G., President and CEO, EnviroForensics
As Published in Western Cleaner & Launderer.
In past articles, we discussed the difference between Phase I and Phase II investigations. A Phase I generally refers to a due diligence evaluation that address the past land uses of a property or group of properties. A Phase II generally includes an initial or preliminary investigation to determine whether or not the soil, soil gas or groundwater beneath the subject site is contaminated with metals, petroleum hydrocarbons, chlorinated hydrocarbons (solvents) or other chemicals of concern, based on the past land uses. Continue reading “Conducting Site Characterizations”
Finding the Money for Environmental Clean-Ups In Yesterday’s Business Records
Written by David A. O’Neill, J.D., Director of Investigations, Enviroforensics and PolicyFind
Published in CleanFacts Issue 2 2008
Successful dry cleaners keep a clean shop. Yet in recent years, the tidiest of dry cleaners are discovering that their inclination toward older and cleanliness is having a negative impact on their ability to stay in business. Shedding and discarding old business records has long been the way to keep storage areas manageable and office areas functional. However, dry cleaners are finding that certain of the old business records they destroyed are the very documents they now need to keep their doors open.
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Digging Up Dough For Clean-Ups
National Clothesline Article, June 2002
In this article, Stephen Henshaw, president of EnviroForensics (Environmental Forensic Investiga-tions), a national environmental engineering firm specializing in remediation for small and medium businesses, including drycleaners, answers question about Insurance Archeology and how it can help drycleaners find money for costly cleanups.
Q. What is insurance archeology, and why is it beneficial for drycleaners?
Insurance archeology is a term used to describe the process of locating and finding historical insurance policies that covered individuals and businesses.
Historical insurance can be a huge benefit to drycleaners as old policies can be used to pay for costs associated with soil and groundwater contamination in-vestigations, legal representation and even the cleanup of contaminated sites. Continue reading “Digging Up Dough For Clean-Ups”