Select Project Summaries of S & S Onsite Analytical, Ltd.

S & S Onsite Analytical, Ltd. is committed to our clients. We have the ability to travel almost anywhere and put equipment on virtually any site. For short-term projects, S&S can place a fully equipped mobile laboratory on site. For longer projects, we can ship the necessary equipment out and set it up in a mobile office trailer or in an area available at the client’s site. Flexibility and the ability to work with our clients are the keys to successfully completing projects within budget constraints and to the satisfaction of the client. Listed below are several summaries of projects that S&S personnel have completed:

WE WILL GO ANYWHERE!

Project Overview – Major DOE Site Investigation

In March 2007, the Mobile Laboratory was contacted by a major environmental firm familiar with our mobile laboratory service and its ability to provide analytical data of defensible quality in an expedited situation. After several phone calls between the client, site personnel, and the laboratory technical staff, it was determined that the Mobile Laboratory had the ability to provide quick-turn analytical results on a short-term basis that would assist site personnel with an on-going site remediation.

The mobile laboratory arrived on site on Sunday 3/11/07 and began to set up the laboratory for the project. After a short safety meeting, introductions, and discussions with site personnel on the following Monday morning, the laboratory personnel prepared for the arrival of samples. Over the next 2½ weeks (over the 10 days that the lab was in actual operation), the laboratory analyzed 194 samples for 8260b VOCs.

During this initial phase, it was determined that the Mobile Laboratory was providing an invaluable service to the site expediting the removal of waste material and minimizing the amount of down time waiting for off-site results. It was determined that the project had the potential to run for an extended period of time; and, with this in mind, long term pricing was provided to the client and a semi-permanent trailer was set up with the necessary analytical equipment.

By the end of the project, the Mobile Laboratory had been on-site for a total of 37 weeks and had analyzed 2,811 samples for VOCs and 635 samples for PCBs by Methods 8260b and 8082.

Project Overview – Major Train Derailment

On January 25, 2007, while on a project site in Sharon, PA, the Mobile Laboratory personnel were contacted regarding the ability to provide analytical support for a major train derailment in Louisville, KY. After several phone calls between the consulting firm and the client’s representative, it was determined that one of the laboratories that we work with routinely would mobilize to the project.

On Friday, January 26th, the client called and indicated that they needed a second laboratory on-site to provide an additional VOC system and also provide SVA analysis for the project. After finishing up in Sharon, PA, the Mobile Laboratory left the site at 10:30 p.m.; returned to Findlay, OH; loaded the additional items needed for the CSX project; and, after a few hours of rest, the laboratory mobilized to Louisville and set up for the project.

In the six days that the Mobile Laboratory was on site, a total of 246 samples were analyzed for the full list of VOCs and SVAs by Methods 8260b and 8270c. At the end of the project, the client was given a full Level III data package for the project and a complete EDD with all of the sample data.

Major laboratory review/audit

1998 – In May 1998, the Technical Director of S&S Onsite Analytical, along with the State of Kentucky Director of Weights and Measures, were invited by the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Commerce to return to the Kingdom and perform a two week audit of the Saudi Arabian Standards Organization (SASO) laboratories and facilities in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

In November 1998, visas were issued and Mr. Ron Egnew and Mr. Robert Schock traveled to Saudi Arabia. Over the ensuing two week period, an in-depth review was performed of the procedures, equipment, SOPs, records, and facilities of the SASO laboratory and facilities in Riyadh. At the end of each week, detailed meetings were conducted with Ministry Personnel to cover both issues and positive findings that were identified and to suggest action items that needed to be addressed.

At the end of the project, an in-depth report was prepared for the Ministry and the Laboratory Personnel.

Project Overview – Site Investigation

In September 2008, Mobile Laboratory Personnel were contacted by a major environmental firm familiar with the services provided by the mobile laboratory and our ability to provide analytical data of defensible quality in an expedited situation. After several phone calls between the client and OEPA, it was determined that the Mobile Laboratory had the ability to provide the analytical services in a cost-effective format required for the project and was subsequently awarded the contract.

The mobile laboratory arrived in Southern Ohio Sunday evening and dropped the trailer off at the project site. The next morning, the generator was powered up and the VOA system was turned on. Within a couple of hours, the system was operational and the laboratory was ready to run samples.

In the ensuing five days that the mobile laboratory was on site and operating, the on-site chemist received and successfully analyzed a total of 124 soil and water samples along with the associated QC samples for USEPA Method 8260b volatiles. Draft data was provided to site personnel as the samples were analyzed and then emailed in electronic format back to the Project Manager at his office each evening so that the personnel could make “real time” decisions for boring locations and delineation of the site contamination.

At the end of the project, a Level II final report was supplied to the client along with an electronic format in Excel.

Project Overview – Site Investigation

In January 2008, Mobile Laboratory Personnel were contacted by a major environmental firm familiar with the services provided by the mobile laboratory and our ability to provide analytical data of defensible quality in an expedited situation. After several phone calls between the client, site personnel, and the laboratory technical staff, it was determined that the Mobile Laboratory had the ability to provide the analytical services in a cost-effective format required for the project and was subsequently awarded the contract.

The mobile laboratory arrived in Traverse City, MI late Sunday evening and dropped the trailer off at the project site. The next morning, the trailer was connected to power and both VOA systems were powered up. Within a matter of hours, both systems were operational and the laboratory was running samples.

In the ensuing five days that the mobile laboratory was on site and operating, the on-site chemist received and successfully analyzed a total of 225 soil samples along with the associated QC samples for USEPA Method 8260b volatiles. Draft data was provided to site personnel as the samples were analyzed and then emailed in electronic format back to the Project Manager at his office each evening so that the personnel could make “real time” decisions for boring locations and well placement.

At the end of the project, a Level II final report was supplied to the client along with an electronic format in Excel.

Project Overview – Site Monitoring

In September 2006, Mobile Laboratory Personnel were contacted by a small environmental firm that had taken over a long-term remediation and water treatment project for a major fuel spill in Northwestern Ohio. Both the site personnel and their client were familiar with the services provided by the mobile laboratory and our ability to provide expedited analytical data. After discussing the project requirements with site personnel and the City POTW, it was determined that S&S would be able to achieve the desired detection limits for their water discharge to the city and would be able to provide cost effective analysis of the samples. Therefore, the mobile laboratory was awarded the work.

From mid-September 2006 until the end of May 2007, when the treatment system was shut down, samples were delivered to S&S in Findlay on a weekly or bi-weekly basis for analysis of the site’s discharge and treatment samples. With all but a few rare exceptions, the client received the data prior to arriving to work the following morning after the samples were delivered to the laboratory.