Lead Assessments in San Antonio and South Texas

Following the regulatory framework that has developed and continued with respect to the asbestos hazard, Lead Based Paint, is fast becoming the leading environmental concern of the nineties and into the next century. Unlike asbestos the health effects connected with Lead Based Paint are both critical and immediate and therefore the liability is a real and present concern. The implementation of Title X-Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 and with the guidelines promulgated in 1995, the responsibilities and liabilities of the owner will be explicitly defined as well as those of the Consulting Agencies. These guidelines will be the standards for the conduct of renovation and remodeling of housing, public buildings constructed before 1978 and commercial buildings. We are a certified firm with the State of Texas and their employees are certified as Lead Based Paint Inspectors/Risk Assessors.

LEAD BASED PAINT TESTING: Astex Environmental Services, Inc. is prepared to conduct comprehensive non-invasive X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) testing with a Niton XL, X-Ray Fluorescence portable paint analyzer that allows for immediate results without defacing or damaging painted surfaces. Astex Environmental Services, Inc. employees are trained and Texas certified and adhere to the most stringent guidelines applicable to the type of property whether they be the H.U.D. guidelines, OSHA standards, or Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac protocols and include, when necessary, confirmatory paint chip samples. All results are reported in an easy to read format that informs the client as to the extent of the problem and details solutions with a cost analysis of each option.

MANAGEMENT: As with asbestos, the management of Lead Based Paint, is a key component to reduce the liability of the property owner. Astex Environmental Services, Inc. is prepared to develop an operations and maintenance plan to include maintenance personnel training and to conduct periodic re-inspections to ensure that the condition of the Lead Based Paint does not deteriorate.

LEAD BASED PAINT ABATEMENT: If the Lead Based Paint is to be removed or repaired, Astex Environmental Services, Inc. is available to write specifications, prepare bid documents and work, in the client's behalf, on obtaining competitive bids from abatement contractors for the removal of the material. As Project Managers, Astex Environmental Services, inc. has the expertise and personnel to supervise the abatement project from pre-abatement activities to the waste characterization and notification of the regulatory agencies for the transport and burial of the contaminated material in an approved landfill. Our trained technicians will perform air monitoring at the site to insure regulatory compliance and to insure the client that the property is safe and free of airborne lead dust.

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