In today's Episode 10, we discuss the difference in Emergency Response and Traditional Remediation.

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In this episode we discuss how the main difference between Emergency Response and Traditional Remediation is the speed at which the contaminate needs to be address and this is determined by the damage that has already taken place and the potential for continued damage. By damage, we are taking about the harm to the health of human and other livings things.

In an Emergency Response, the contaminate needs to be immediately address to prevent further damage. In Traditional Remediation, while the contaminate needs to be addressed, "time is not of the essence," to prevent further damage. This could be because the event is in a rural setting away from most living things and/or it is contained in an area, that would allow for a slower remediation process to be implement. It's the time that is the primary different.

The time of the essence being the main difference, always would determine which types of remediation methods can be implemented to address the contaminate. Beyond that, the process is pretty much the same.

Assess the site, work the site and make sure to monitor and document all work performed. Then accumulate all the data in a final report to document the completion of the work to address the contaminate to mitigate any further damage and the restoration of the site to pre-event conditions.

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