In This Issue
BEA Staff
Our dedicated team includes 

Licensed Site Professionals, Third Party Inspectors, Licensed 
Asbestos Inspectors, Professional Engineers, 

Wetland Consultants, Registered Sanitarians, Professional Geologists, Environmental Scientists, Public Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment Operators.


 

For a complete list of team members and their credentials, click Here.



PSA Newsletter
ATTENTION TOWN OFFICIALS

BEA requests listing as a 'Qualified Vendor' for the proper identification, management and disposal of Asbestos and Asbestos-containing materials. 

This Public Service Announcement newsletter below has been distributed to the building trades/contractors' community, and as the agencies involved in project permitting or the receipt of construction/demo debris, we want to collaborate with you to assure these banned materials stay out of your municipal waste stream. Thank you for your consideration.

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Welcome to BEA's complimentary edition of our Newsletter with helpful information regarding Asbestos and Radon.

Our specialized staff offers insights and advice to help preserve our common interests in protecting public health and the sensitive Cape environment.
Are you Remodeling or Renovating?
"The One Call That Does it All"

If you suspect asbestos containing materials ("ACM") may be encountered in your project, call BEA for asbestos testing!

Old and broken asbestos floor tiles in an abandoned house
Asbestos isn't Always Obvious

John Tadema-Wielandt is a licensed Asbestos Inspector, and Solid Waste Third Party Inspector, with more than 18 years of extensive experience in remedial response activities and solid waste management.
Call today for a free consultation and quote

This fire-resistant material was once commonly used to insulate pipes, in ceiling or floor tiles (such as pictured above) and many other residential and commercial applications.

Asbestos diseases are debilitating, even deadly. Although the EPA has banned some asbestos products in the United States, in-place asbestos continues to pose a danger.

Inhaling the microscopic fibers is associated with mesothelioma, a cancer that can be caused by even brief exposures. The prognosis is bleak for this disease with most victims only surviving a year or two from diagnosis.

Make your remodeling or renovation project safe with ACM screening before you begin.
We hope you find these and upcoming articles that BEA will share with you to be useful, and we welcome your suggestions -- tell us what you wish to hear more about! Perhaps your idea will be discussed in an upcoming edition.

Sincerely,
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Kara Risk,
Business Manager
Bennett Environmental Associates

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Environmental Permitting

Do I Have to Worry About Radon?

The only way to know if there is radon in your home is to screen for it:

Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas; the EPA estimates that approximately 21,000 Americans die each year as a result of radon-induced lung cancer.

 

Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers.

 

About 1 in 4 homes in Massachusetts have the potential to exceed the EPA standard for radon concentrations in indoor air.

 

In 2005, the U.S. Surgeon General re-issued a radon warning that in 1988 had been dispatched along with the MA Department of Public Health and the EPA, urging all homes be tested.

 

Winter heating season is the best time to screen, as it is the time of year levels are at their highest.

 

Call BEA today for a free consultation and quote.

Bennett Environmental Associates, Inc. | | krisk@bennett-ea.com 
 Mail: P.O. Box 17431 Location: 1573 Main Street
Brewster, MA 02631