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Elemental Services & Consulting, Inc. (ESCO), is a company performing mercury consulting, mercury spill response & cleanup, and innovative training & education for contractors, consultants, regulators, fire departments, fixed facility personnel and many others in mercury spill planning, prevention and response.

ESCO provides the following services:

• Mercury Spill Cleanup
• Mercury Decontamination
• Mercury Consultation
• Mercury Evaluation
• Mercury Vapor Screening
• Mercury Device Removal
• Plumbing Surveys
• Mercury Training & Education
• Conference Presentations

SELECTED SPEECHES & PRESENTATIONS

American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Expo (AIHce), Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 2, 2009, "The Mercury Conundrum Revealed.”

American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Expo (AIHce), Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 2, 2009, "Remediation of Mercury and Other Environmental Concerns in a Foreclosed Dental Property.” Co-Presenter with Bureau Veritas Group (see Helpful Links page for more information).

Ohio Department of Health (sanitarians, fire departments, treatment plants, education, etc.), "Mercury Response and Cleanup/Mercury Vapor Analyzer Use," March 2008.

U.S. EPA, Region 5 Annual OSC Conference Training, "Mercury Updates and Lumex^® MVA Training", 2005, 2007.

Building Environment Counsel of Ohio, Columbus, Ohio, 2005, 2006, "Mercury Spills."

Building Environment Counsel of Ohio, Columbus, Ohio, 2007, "Mercury Asbestos Conundrum."

10th Annual Occupational Safety & Health Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2005, "Responding to Mercury Spills."

Ohio Department of Health, Annual Meeting, Columbus, Ohio 2003, "Responding to Mercury Spills."

Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, (sanitarians, fire departments, treatment plants, EPA, etc.), "Mercury Response and Cleanup/Mercury Vapor Analyzer Use," August 13, 2008.

Bucyrus (Ohio) Area Safety Counsel – "Mercury Awareness & Understanding", September 12, 2008.

Ohio Environmental Health Association, SW District Fall Conference, "Basic Mercury Awareness & Understanding," October 1, 2008.

Annual Ohio EPA Inland Spills Conference, "Mercury Response & Cleanup," Cincinnati, Ohio, 2003.

Various Clients, "Mercury Awareness Training," 2003 – present

Various Clients, "Mercury Response & Cleanup," 2003 – present

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Ohio Spill Planning, Prevention and Emergency Response Association (OSPPERA)
Founding Board Director and Executive Director. Provided guidance document research & development, training, and overall daily operations.

ASTM Technical Committee on Hazardous Substances and Oil Spill Response
Develops and updates documents relevant to hazardous substances and oil spill response. The Committee has jurisdiction of over 55 standards, published in the Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Volume 11.04.

Ohio Mercury Reduction Group
The Ohio Mercury Reduction Group works to reduce the use, release, and emission of mercury in Ohio, to evaluate relevant departmental mercury programs and regulations, collect and assess data, promote the use of mercury alternatives and the collection of retired mercury and products, and educate industry, government and the general public on ways to reduce the sources of mercury in Ohio. The primary goal of OMRG is "to protect the environment and public health in Ohio against mercury exposure and the adverse effect of mercury."

Elemental Mercury Collection and Reclamation Program
ESCO is a program participant. This program involves the collection of uncontaminated elemental mercury from a variety of sources. These sources include thermometers, manometers, barometers, sphygmomanometers (blood pressure measurement devices), mercury-containing heating thermostats, mercury switches, as well as individual containers of elemental mercury. The program is available and FREE to individuals, academic institutions, small businesses, industries, medical and dental facilities, emergency response and other governmental agencies, spill response companies, and any additional entity having unwanted, uncontaminated elemental mercury.

LOCATIONS SERVED
Many clients served nationally and internationally.