Hazardous Materials
Illegally dumped drums can represent a hazard to residents as well as the environment.
Disposal of hazardous materials and chemical waste safely and properly is of growing concern for communities around the globe. First responders and hazmat remediation firms need to quickly analyze and identify the contents of illegally dumped drums or unlabeled spilled material. Increasingly complex industrial processes are introducing new hazardous chemical materials that require special disposal and waste treatment facilities need to test and verify the products they are receiving.
Hazardous waste analysis often involves collecting and analyzing solid or liquid samples from various containment vessels, tools such as composite liquid waste samplers (COLIWASA) for liquids and scoops, and trowels for solid waste sampling. Onsite preliminary assessment usually is done by visual inspection with further tests conducted offsite or in a nearby laboratory. This can add a tremendous amount of time — and expense — to the identification and cleanup process.
Individual layers of stratified hazardous waste material in a COLIWASA can be rapidly identified with FirstDefender.
Thermo Scientific handheld chemical identification instruments, formerly sold under the Ahura Scientific brand, enable first responders to rapidly and accurately identify potentially hazardous materials and chemicals — directly in the field without sample preparation. This greatly speeds response time and enables rapid triage and remediation of hazardous waste incidents.
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