PARS Environmental Technology Talk The PARS …

1 Welcome to the inaugural issue of the pars Reporter, a quarterly publication for clients and friends of the firm. PARS Environmental is a full service Environmental consulting firm that offers creative solutions to a broad range of engineering, health & safety, and Environmental issues. The company combines technical capabilities, with a focus on eco friendly and pragmatic approaches. PARS has over 45 employees with revenues over $6M and is currently headquartered in Robbinsville, NJ. We are pleased to announce that John Mihalich, , joined PARS in October, as Vice President and General Manager.

2 John is a professional geologist with over 20 years of experience in Environmental investigation and remediation throughout the United States. In an interview with the pars Reporter, John said, "I'm delighted to join PARS, I have received a warm welcome from all staff members. The firm has grown significantly in the past few years and one of my objectives is to ensure that we continue to provide quality services to all our clients. This newsletter is a good forum for communication within PARS as well as with our clients and friends.

3 " One of PARS major changes this quarter is moving from our current location in Robbinsville to a much larger office in the Horizon Center in Hamilton. PARS experienced significant growth this past year and the move will allow for larger offices in addition to accommodating the additional staff that will be hired in the future. The fourth quarter of 2009 has been a beehive of activity for PARS, with new projects coming in daily. From monthly monitoring to asbestos abatement to database compilation, PARS is continually active, with numerous contracts in both the public and private sectors.

4 Julian Fernandez Obregon, Editor, Lisa Keil, Editor, Department of Defense Promotes Green and Sustainable Remediation The Office of the Undersecretary of Defense released a new directive on August 10, 2009, which requires all Department of Defense (DoD) agencies to consider the use of green and sustainable remediation technologies. In a memo titled 'Consideration of Green and Sustainable Remediation Practices in the Defense Restoration Program,' Dorothy Robyn, Deputy Undersecretary of Defense (Installation and Environment), stated that opportunities to increase the use of green technologies occur throughout all phases of remediation ( Site investigation, remedy evaluation, design and construction, operation, monitoring, and site closeout).

5 Several examples of DoD green remediation efforts are detailed in the EPA publication: Green Remediation: Incorporating Sustainable Environmental Practices into Remediation of Contaminated Sites. This publication can be found at For further information, contact Kiran Gill at Source: Memorandum from the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense Nano Technologies for a Green and Sustainable Environment PARS was invited to give several presentations on nano technologies for green and sustainable remediation, using two innovative nanotechnology products, NanoFe and Nano Ox.

6 These two technologies have been successfully used for the in situ treatment of soil and groundwater. NanoFe consists primarily of submicron (<10 6 m) nano particles of zero valent iron that rapidly destroys recalcitrant contaminants in situ by the redox process where the Nanoiron serves as the electron donor and the contaminant serves as the electron acceptor. Contaminants treatable by NanoFe include halogenated aliphatics ( TCE, PCE, DCE, VC), halogenated aromatics, halogenated herbicides and pesticides and certain metals (chromium, lead, mercury, arsenic).

7 Nano Ox is a highly efficient chemical oxidant and oxygen release nanotechnology product that is very effective in treating hydrocarbon compounds including BETX, naphthalene, PAHs, jet fuel, heating oil, as well as gasoline additives MTBE, dioxane and ethanol. Nano Ox consists primarily of submicron particles of calcium peroxide. The chemical oxidation occurs by Fenton s reaction through hydroxyl radical generation. This surface chemical oxidation reaction is very fast and occurs immediately on contact with the contaminant.

8 The oxygen release function is programmed for accelerated aerobic bioremediation of hydrocarbons in soil and groundwater. NanoFe and Nano Ox have several technological advantages over conventional treatment technologies. These advantages occur through the innovative application of nanophysics and nanochemistry. This results in a cheaper, better, and faster solution for material injection, subsurface dispersion, remediation reactions, and site closure. For further information, contact Harch Gill at PARS Develops MSDS Software For an ever increasing number of both public and private entities, PARS provides Materials Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) to cover any and all chemicals or substances the site might contain.

9 A preliminary inventory is performed by PARS; once completed, PARS collects and gathers the MSDS for all products. PARS is currently in the process of vastly expanding our database of MSDS, which contains more than 10,000 files. The database is growing weekly, with a projected total of 35,000 MSDS within the next few months. The product files stored on our server are obtained from the manufacturer and are available to clients who wish to compile on site MSDS databases. Currently we offer hard copy binders, MSDS databases on CD, and are working on implementing an online accessible version.

10 Contact PARS at 609 890 7277 for further information. Julian Fernandez Obregon PARS signs CRADA with PPPL PARS is currently engaged in a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) on research into generating peracetic acid in a plasma. This effort is an extension of current hydrogen peroxide experiments that synthesize hydrogen peroxide in plasma. Peracetic acid is a mixture of acetic acid and hydrogen peroxide in a watery solution. The proposed project would involve using the small plasma chamber at PPPL.