Phase I Environmental Site Assessments

A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment is a systematic non-intrusive examination of a property. The property, including all rooms in all buildings, is inspected and documented with the use of drawings and photographs. The history of the property is documented and checked through maps, deed records, aerial photos, histories, archival photos, documents, and records. Federal and state regulatory agency records are reviewed for the presence of hazardous or potentially hazardous materials on or near the property. Finally, people who now or in the past were associated with the property are interviewed to determine past activities at the site. Sampling and chemical testing is not done as part of a Phase I Assessment.

SERVICES PROVIDED:

	ASTM Standard (ASTM E-1527)*
	Transaction Screen (ASTM E-1528)*
	Customized Assessments

* Even though MES's approach to Phase I Environmental Site Assessments in Mexico will follow the ASTM Standard, much of the information normally acquired in the United States is not available in Mexico such as regulatory lists, site information history and local regulatory agency information. Therefore, the site visit and interviews will be heavily relied upon for the findings and conclusions. For this reason, the use of bilingual assessors takes on added importance.