Soil, vapor and tanks

Site Remediation

Cleanup of contaminated soil and groundwater around DeKalb, IL, using site specific technology to reach Agency compliant clean up objectives.

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Getting contaminated soil out of the ground

Indevcon says it uses site specific state of the art technology to achieve Agency compliant clean up objectives, and the first question is always whether the soil has to leave. Where it does, the work is soil excavation and removal, with disposal handled as part of the same plan.

Some soil never needs to leave the lot. On-site treatment of contaminated soil and soil blending keep material in place when the numbers allow it. Glenn walks a DeKalb or Northern Illinois site with you before settling on which route fits.

Treating it in place when digging is the wrong answer

Contamination under a building, a parking lot or a water table cannot always be dug up. Indevcon lists soil vapor extraction, air sparging, chemical oxidation, bioremediation, natural attenuation, pump and treat systems and multi-phase extraction among the technologies it applies.

Each of these pulls, oxidizes or breaks down contaminants where they sit. The choice follows what the earlier assessment found and how far it spreads, which is why a site specific design beats a standard recipe.

What about the old underground tank and the vapor in the building?

Tanks and vapors are their own chapter of a cleanup. Indevcon handles UST removal, abandonment and replacement, vapor mitigation, and recovery of free product from the ground.

Vapor work matters most when the building is occupied, since the air inside is where people breathe. Sampling before and after tells you whether the fix did its job.

Closing it out: deed notices and exception areas

A cleanup ends on paper as well as in the ground. Deed notices and classification exception areas are part of the closeout, written so the property reaches Agency compliant clean up objectives and can move forward.

We work with real estate agents / brokers, bankers, investors and other professionals who deal in property transfer transactions, along with owners who simply need the problem solved. Project management comes with a personal touch: call (815) 758-6896 and Glenn answers.

Stepped excavation pit with stained and clean soil layers, a poly-covered soil stockpile weighted with sandbags and orange safety fencing

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Every method on the list, sorted by where the work happens

Indevcon's own list of remediation services is long. Grouped by what you would see on the lot, it reads like this.

Dig it out

Soil that has to leave the site, or be reworked on it.

Soil excavation and removal
Soil excavation and disposal
On-site treatment of contaminated soil
Soil blending

Treat it in place

Technologies that work on contamination where it sits.

Soil vapor extraction
Air sparging
Chemical oxidation
Bioremediation
Natural attenuation
Pump and treat systems
Multi-phase extraction

Tanks, vapor and paperwork

The underground pieces and the closeout record.

UST removal, abandonment, and replacement
Vapor mitigation
Hazardous product recovery
Product recovery
Environmental testing services
Deed notices
Classification exception areas

How a site assessment comes first Send Glenn a message

Soil vapor extraction blower skid with a white knockout drum, grey PVC manifold, valves and vacuum gauges running to wellheads in gravel — Soil vapor extraction blower, knockout drum and PVC manifold piping to the wellheads.