. Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments AVANT provides a full range of environmental assessment services for lenders, realtors, insurers, developers, governments, law firms, and the owners and operators of commercial, industrial, and residential sites. If you buy or sell properties or facilities, our inspectors and scientists work with you to identify potential regulatory and environmental issues and help you evaluate your environmental liabilities. The following information describes AVANT's Phase I and II site assessment capabilities: AVANT's Phase I site assessments and assessment updates are performed in general accordance with the ASTM E 1527 standard. AVANT performs dozens of Phase I assessments and assessment updates annually using an efficient, systematic approach that yields comprehensive evaluations of potential environmental conditions. We take risk management seriously and use only highly experienced environmental professionals as assessors. Clues about historical environmental activities are often subtle and may not be detected by less-experienced assessors. AVANT's assessment professionals include licensed geologists, certified asbestos inspectors, experienced lead-paint assessors, and wetland delineators trained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, depending on your needs. We make optimal use of on-line database searches and aerial/satellite image sources, digital site photography, and CADD facilities to achieve optimal response times for assessments. AVANT's primary service area for Phase I environmental site assessments is northern and central Indiana, southern Michigan, eastern Illinois, and western Ohio. Our standard completion time for Phase I ESAs is 10 business days, from receiving authorization to proceed to mailing the final report. Under tighter time constraints, this schedule can often be compressed to five business days. For clients with whom AVANT has blanket agreements to perform site assessments, we have a simple, one-page fax-ordering system that ensures (1) we receive consistent site information with each request, (2) our response to the client is consistent and complete, and (3) expedites the assessment. Other Services for Agribusiness & Food Processing Environmental compliance services UST investigations, closures, & remediations State voluntary remediation assistance Remediation design & construction Operation & maintenance of soil & ground-water remediation system Hydrogeologic & contamination investigations .

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