EA Receives New Award for Continuing Environmental Services At Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska.BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 1998--EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : EACO), under contract with and sponsored by the Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE AFCEE Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence AFCEE Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment ), is providing an extensive array of environmental services on Eielson Air Force Base Eielson Air Force Base (IATA: EIL, ICAO: PAEI, FAA LID: EIL) is located in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. It is part of the 'Fairbanks, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area'. As of the 2000 census, the population of the base is 5,400. (EAFB). The newly awarded contract, worth $786K, is to continue environmental monitoring and services already being performed on the military reserve, located just outside Fairbanks in central Alaska. In support of AFCEE, EA has performed soil and groundwater analysis and monitoring on the Base, and is now maintaining five bioventing systems for the remediation of hydrocarbon-impacted soil. EAs use of bioventing systems is one example of numerous innovative and natural attenuation methods used by EA to remediate impacted soil. Once in compliance with environmental regulations set by state and federal agencies, the Base will continue to serve as a military reserve. "Since 1991, EA has supported AFCEE with cost-effective environmental consulting services ranging from the design of comprehensive Pollution Prevention Programs to the implementation of cost-effective waste disposal technology," said Donald A. Deieso, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of EA. "EA has saved our client many millions of dollars in avoided costs demonstrating the equivalent environmental protection of existing cover systems and natural attenuation as the remedial methods of choice. Natural attenuation often provides a cost-effective, yet highly productive strategy for long-term remedial success." In addition, EA is credited with the development of a Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid (NAPL) Recovery System, using several methods of product recovery to bio-remediate soil structure, in accordance with guidelines established by Eielson AFB AFB abbr. acid-fast bacillus AFB Acid-fast bacillus, also 1. Aflatoxin B 2. Aorto-femoral bypass , Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC), and the Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and (EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. ). This innovative system was approved by the EPA and used to bio-remediate contaminated soils in the sub-arctic environment of EAFB. EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., is a publicly held international management consulting firm specializing in energy and the environment. Through its network of more than 20 offices, EA provides scientific, engineering, economic, analytical, and management solutions to corporate, utility, municipal, and Federal Government clients. |
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