Environmental Audits

Question 1

Phase 1

Answer 1

Warranted whenever there is reason to suspect contamination, based on a checklist inquiry from your environmental policy or problems in completing the ASTM Transaction Screen discussed above.

Question 2

Phase 2

Answer 2

Warranted whenever the Phase I assessment indicates evidence of contamination. In this phase, soil and groundwater samples are taken and tested to determine the actual extent of contamination, if any.

Question 3

Phase 3

Answer 3

Consists of remediation procedures for contamination discovered and confirmed in Phases I and II. The Phase III audit report spells out the full extent of the contamination, what the mitigation procedures must be, and the costs expected to be incurred in the cleanup.