REMEDIATION
G.E.M.
Testing has capability in the following geo-environmental site analysis and
remediation testing methods, among others:
(1) Soil Borings
Open-hole Rotary Drilling
Continuous Flight
Hollow-Stem Auger
Continuous Flight Solid Auger
Split Barrel Sampling
Thin Walled Tube Sampling
Diamond Core Drilling
Drilled Pier Augers
Auger Borings & Wash
Borings
Dutch Cone Penetration
Borings
Push Tube Samplers
Standard Penetration Test
(N-Values)
Soil Horizons & Stratifications
Water Tables & Perched
Water Analysis
Depth to Bedrock
(2) Field Soil Classifications
Grain-Size Distributions
Hydrometer Analysis
Liquid Limits & Plastic
Limits
Plasticity Indices
Organic Ratios
Photoionization Detector
Testing
(3) Monitoring Well Design, Installation & Analysis
Well Density, Depth,
Construction & Drilling Methods
Containment Plume Detection
Probability
Effects of Aquifer
Characteristics
Network Design
(Intergranular or Fracture Porosity Aquifers)
Well Clusters
Leachate Movement Analysis
Observation Wells
Piezometer & Well
Screening & Risers
Bentonite Sealers &
Cement Plugs
Sand Backfill Sizing
Guard Pipe & Locking Cap
Fittings
Well Development and Purging
Well Recovery Analysis
Ground Water Depth
Measurements
Ground Water Flow Direction
and Gradient
Sampling Procedures &
Sample Preservation
Chain of Custody Procedures
Field Permeability
Lab Permeability
Geologic Cross Sections
Aquifer Delineation and Area
Ground Water Usage
(4) Other test procedures include:
pH
of Soil for Use in Corrosion Testing
Investigating and Sampling
Soil and Rock
Deep, Quasi-Static, Cone and
Friction Cone Penetration Tests of Soil
Density of Soil and Rock
In-Place by Nuclear Methods
Subsurface Liquid Levels in
Monitoring Well Boreholes (Observation Wells)
Field Vane Shear Test in
Cohesive Soil
Penetration Test and
Split-Barrel Sampling of Soils
Diamond Core Drilling for
Site Investigation
Preserving and Transporting
Soil Samples
Ring-Lined Barrel Sampling
of Soils
Soil Investigation and
Sampling by Auger Borings
Thin-Walled Tube Sampling of
Soils
Amount of Material in Soil
Finer Than the No. 200 (75 pm) Sieve
Laboratory Compaction
Characteristics of Soil Using Modified Proctor
Laboratory Determination of
Water Content of Soil, Rock & Aggregate Mixtures
Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit,
and Plasticity Index of Soils
Maximum Index Density and
Unit Weight of Soils Using a Vibratory Table
Minimum Index, Density and
Unit Weight of Soils and Relative Density
Particle-Size Analysis of
Soils
Shrinkage Factor of Soils
Specific Gravity of Soils
Correction of Unit Weight
and Water Content for Soil Containing
Oversize Particles
Dry Preparation of Soil
Samples for Particle-Size Analysis and
Determination of Soil
Constants
Wet Preparation of Soil
Samples for Particle-Size Analysis and
Determination of Soil
Constants
Permeability of Granular Soils
(Constant Head)
Expansion Index of Soils
One Dimensional Swell or
Settlement Potential of Cohesive Soils
Unconfined Compressive
Strength of Cohesive Soil
pH
of Soils
Classification of Soils for
Engineering Purposes
Description and Identification
of Soils (Visual-Manual Procedures)
Density and Unit Weight of
Soil in Place by the Rubber Balloon Method
Density and Unit Weight of
Soil in Place by the Sand-Cone Method
Density of Soil and Rock in
Place by Nuclear Methods
Density of Soil and Soil
Aggregate in Place by Nuclear Method (Shallow Depth)
Density of Soil in Place by
the Drive-Cylinder Method
Determination of Water
(Moisture) Content of Soil by Direct Heating Method
Determination of Water
(Moisture) Content of Soil by Microwave Method
Lime Content of Uncured
Soil-Lime Mixtures
G.E.M.
Testing has capability in the following site related remedial oversight, among
others:
(1) Excavation and Landfilling
Volume Change
Characteristics Calculations
Spoil Bank Calculations
Use of
Cranes, Clamshells, Power Shovels, Draglines, Hoes, Wheel and Track Loaders,
Tractors, Scrapers, Compaction Equipment, and Graders
Improvement of
Landfilling Operations via Queuing Theory Optimization and System Design and
Simulation
(2) UST Removal, including:
30-day Notification to State
Fire Marshal
Site Control Boundaries
Excavation, Decontamination
& Flushing
Nitrogen Purging
Access Way Cutout & Tank Interior Ventilation
Sludge Removal, Scrubbing
& Rinsing
Characterization of Waste
Material
Removal of Fill Material
Removal of Piping
Containment Dike for
Excavated Soil
Photo-ionization Meter
Selection of Soils for
Landfill
Preparation of Closure
Assessment Reports
(3) Bioremediation
Land Farming
Bacteria Actinomycetes and
other Microbe Analysis
Defining Treatment Zones
Microbial Activity Promoting
Agents
(Biological Organisms,
Phosphorous, Nitrogen, Water)
Rotary Harrow Stirring
Procedures
Porous Pipe Oxygenation
Network
Treatment Zone Impervious
Liners
(4) Soil Containment
French Drains
Pumped Dewatering Wells
& Well Points
Unsuitable Materials Removal
Hydrated Lime Stabilization
& Flyash Stabilization
Stone Choking or Bridging
Proofrolling
Soil Selection &
Subgrade Preparation
Moisture Contents &
Maximum Densities
Proctor Analysis
Compaction-Kneading, Tamping
(Sheepsfoot, Grid & Segmented Pad Rollers)
Trench Stability Analysis
Moisture Barriers
Leach Beds & Evapo-Transpiration
Systems
(5) Concrete Containment & Cement Stabilization
Compressive Strength
Air Entrainment
Slump
Superplasticizers
Pumping Requirements
Cold Weather Accelerators
Dowels
Curing
Sulfate Protection
Acid Protection
Chloride Protection
Sulfide Protection
(6) Pozzolanic Stabilization
Solvay Process
Waste Disposal
Lime Spoil and Sludge
Stabilization
Pozzolanic Fly Ash Based
Stabilization
Slope Stability
Considerations
Optimization of Design Considerations
(7) Fabric Containment
Permeable and Non-Permeable
Fabrics
(8) Chemical Suspension Grout Containment
Bentonite and Cement
(9) Ground Water Pump and Treat
Petroleum Contamination
(10) SWMM Flow Modeling
Routing Simulation
Runoff Hydrographs
Groundwater Absorption vs. Overland Flow
Home