Property Hazard Assessment

HygieneTech senior level environmental health professionals perform property hazard assessment evaluations that typically involve reviewing site records to establish occupant histories of the site and neighboring properties and to determine the potential presence of chemical contaminants; designing sampling strategies; and collecting air, water, soil, wipe, bulk, and other samples for analysis.

Among the more common hazardous materials encountered are asbestos; lead, mercury, and other metals; pesticides, petroleum hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, radioactive compounds; organic and inorganic acids, and microbial growth and/or fungal or bacterial growth contamination on building materials or on contents within structures due to water intrusion episodes and/or sewage spills.

All surveys are performed in accordance with recognized protocols, and all samples are collected and analyzed using state-of-the-art methods in appropriately qualified laboratories. Following assessment surveys, comprehensive reports are prepared which contain background information, observations, analytical results, data interpretation in light of applicable regulations and health hazard studies, conclusions, and, if deemed appropriate, recommendations concerning remedial action and preventive maintenance.