Let's Talk Remediation

Charles D. Fator
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Discussing All Things Remediation Related. Here we will cover topics from best practices, to current events, to interviewing Experts in these fields, to stories of recent projects that all related to remediation.  We will also address specific topics and Listener questions.  And we will host Guest Industry Professionals and have live shows from conferences.

  1. 11h ago

    LTR - Ep 68 - What Is The Proper Way To Perform Soil Remediation?

    In this 68th episode, I discuss "What Is The Proper Way To Perform Soil Remediation?" In order to properly perform soil remediation, a systematic plan needs to be created and put into action. The systematic plan should include, An Initial Site Assessment, Research of Environmental Compliance, A Feasibility Evaluation, A Remediation Design, Implementation of The Design Plan and Finally, Confirmatory Sampling and Closure. During an initial site assessment, which contaminates are present and at what concentration levels is determined.  Based on this information, we research to find out what concentration levels need to be to comply with environmental regulations and laws.  Then our remediation options need to be considered to determine the practical approach to get to those levels.  Then we select a remediation option or combination of options.  Then we implement those selections by performing them and monitoring the process with field measurements to determine our success at reaching the target levels.  Once our field measurements have indicated that the targets have been met, we take confirmatory samples and send them off for third party laboratory validation.  Upon receipt of successful results, a closure report is created documenting the entire project and is submitted to the required regulatory bodies, insurance companies, client, etc. Documentation of everything is key.  The more the better!  Overkill erroring on the side of caution, by providing the most details possible, is the best approach saving time for everyone involved! As always, if you have a topic you would like us to discuss in a future podcast or a specific question you'd like us to address, please let us know by sending it into, CFator@LetsTalkRemediation.com. "Thank You" to Our Ongoing Sponsor Hanby Environmental for providing this platform to have a positive impact on The Remediation Industry! Make sure to Like, Subscribe and Follow for Our Future Podcast Episodes.

  2. Sep 2

    LTR - Ep "67" - What Are Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)?

    In this "67th" ("6-7") episode, I discuss "Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)?" Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are carbon-based chemicals that vaporize into the air at room temperature, posing major concerns for indoor air quality, groundwater safety, and ground-level smog formation. VOCs are the lighter parts of crude oils, refined fuels, paints and thinners, vanishes, air fresheners, glues and solvents. These lighter portions are "volatile" because they quickly and easily convert from liquids to gases.  Once in the gas phase, they are very mobile and more easily inhaled from being in our breathing zone.  This is much more likely, in doors, where the air is not well ventilated.   Common sources of VOCs are from the use of fuels, chemical solvents, cleaning supplies, varnishes and paints, glues, new carpet, air fresheners, cosmetics, nail polishes and removers and smoking and vaping. VOCs are known to be carcinogenic, thus concern for human health and our environment. While VOCs mainly travel in our air in gas form, they can also travel in water and be found trapped in soil. As always, if you have a topic you would like us to discuss in a future podcast or a specific question you'd like us to address, please let us know by sending it into, CFator@LetsTalkRemediation.com. "Thank You" to Our Ongoing Sponsor Hanby Environmental for providing this platform to have a positive impact on The Remediation Industry! Make sure to Like, Subscribe and Follow for Our Future Podcast Episodes.

  3. Aug 26

    LTR - Ep 66 - What Is Meant by BTEX?

    In this 66th episode, I discuss "What Is Meant by BTEX?" BTEX stands for Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylenes, which are a group of volatile organic compounds commonly found in petroleum products like crude oils and refined fuels like gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. BTEX aromatics are toxic chemicals that are known to be carcinogenic and thus are a cause of concern to human health and our environment. BTEX are in a category called VOCs which means Volatile Organic Compounds.  These are volatile because they are light and thus they evaporate into our air and they also dissolve easily in water and for these reasons they spread easily into and through soil as well. For these reasons BTEX are contaminates of concern and must be monitored during spill/remediation activities. As always, if you have a topic you would like us to discuss in a future podcast or a specific question you'd like us to address, please let us know by sending it into, CFator@LetsTalkRemediation.com. "Thank You" to Our Ongoing Sponsor Hanby Environmental for providing this platform to have a positive impact on The Remediation Industry! Make sure to Like, Subscribe and Follow for Our Future Podcast Episodes.

  4. Aug 19

    LTR - Ep 65 - What Are Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons aka PAHs?

    In this 65th episode, I discuss "What Are Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons aka PAHs?" PAHs stands for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons.  Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons are 1,000s of chemical compounds that are created during the incomplete combustion or burning of physical materials.  The Ashes generated during the combustion process are full of PAHs. PAHs have many Benzene rings in them, thus their toxic nature is obvious.  Most PAHs have been found to be carcinogens.  For this reason, we must be conscious of their sources and limit our exposure to them. The most common sources of PAHs contamination is from Forest Fires, Volcano Eruptions, Vehicle, Power and Industrial Plant Exhaust.  Other contamination sources are the production, transport and refining of petroleum, the use of refined fuels that generate exhaust, the burning of Agricultural Fields, runoff from Asphalt Roads, Spills of Petroleum Products and Burning of Coal and Tar products.  Even the burning of fire places and burning and smoking of meat for consumption, can generate PAHs. Once generated into ashes from incomplete combustion, they become easily spread in our environmental by Wind/Air, Water and through Aquatic Life.  Since they do not easily breakdown, they can quickly and easily spread over huge distances.  Due to their toxic and carcinogenic nature, they are a major environmental contaminate of concern. As always, if you have a topic you would like us to discuss in a future podcast or a specific question you'd like us to address, please let us know by sending it into, CFator@LetsTalkRemediation.com. "Thank You" to Our Ongoing Sponsor Hanby Environmental for providing this platform to have a positive impact on The Remediation Industry! Make sure to Like, Subscribe and Follow for Our Future Podcast Episodes.

  5. Aug 12

    LTR - Ep 64 - What Are PolyChlorinated Biphenyls aka PCBs?

    In this 64th episode, I discuss "What Are PolyChlorinated Biphenyls aka PCBs?" PCBs stands for PolyChlorinated Biphenyls.  PolyChlorinated Biphenyls are man-made organic chemicals used widely as electrical insulators and coolants until banned in the U.S. in 1979 due to high toxicity and environmental persistence. PCBs were found to be probable carcinogens and due tot he fact that they do not easily breakdown in our environment, they can easily spread over long distances and transport through our environment and ecosystem. The most common source of PCBs contamination is from old leaking transformers on power poles, that had transformer oil in them that contained PCBs.  Other contamination sources are old building materials, sealants, coolants, caulking materials and hydraulic oils/fluids. Due to the high toxicity, PCBs have a low threshold of interest of 50 ppm or more requiring specialized hazardous materials handling.  Additionally, due to their high toxicity, the clean up level of interest should be to zero or non-detect (ND). As always, if you have a topic you would like us to discuss in a future podcast or a specific question you'd like us to address, please let us know by sending it into, CFator@LetsTalkRemediation.com. "Thank You" to Our Ongoing Sponsor Hanby Environmental for providing this platform to have a positive impact on The Remediation Industry! Make sure to Like, Subscribe and Follow for Our Future Podcast Episodes.

  6. Aug 5

    LTR - Ep 63 - What Is Meant by Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons aka TPH?

    In this Episode 63, I discuss "What Is Meant by Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons aka TPH?" TPH stands for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons.  TOTAL means ANY and ALL captured and provided in a single measurement. Petroleum is derived from Crude Oil extracted from the ground.  Once extracted, it is moved to a refinery for the distillation process of adding heat to it, to separate it into different fractions based upon weight.  The weight is due to the number of Carbons present.  This separation is what gives us our different fractions or "Refined Fuels."  Refined Fuels such as the lighter being Gasoline, then a little heavier like Diesel Fuel due to it containing more carbons.  Then the heavier fractions being the Oils having the most carbons.  GRO stands for Gasoline Range Organics.  This typically covers the carbon number ranges of C6-12. DRO stands for Diesel Range Organics.  This typically covers the carbon number ranges of C10-28.  GRO and DRO are typically the primary focus as they are the more commonly used and thus spilled or released during use, transport or storage.   However there is also ORO which stands for Oil Range Organics which covers the carbon number range from C20-35.  Since Refined Fuel are derived from Oil, when Oil is present, it i typically in larger quantities and thus higher concentrations. TPH (TOTAL Petroleum Hydrocarbons) encompasses all three of these ranges from C6-35. Having a measurement that covers all of these ranges is the best approach for monitoring remediation work.  Post Remediation, The. Laboratory can provide you with both the TPH measurement and break it down further into the different ranges if you would like, but the TPH measurement covers all of them. As always, if you have a topic you would like us to discuss in a future podcast or a specific question you'd like us to address, please let us know by sending it into, CFator@LetsTalkRemediation.com. "Thank You" to Our Ongoing Sponsor Hanby Environmental for providing this platform to have a positive impact on The Remediation Industry! Make sure to Like, Subscribe and Follow for Our Future Podcast Episodes.

  7. Jul 29

    LTR - Ep 62 - What Is The Value Proposition Provided By The Use of Hanby Environmental Field Test Kits?

    In this 62nd episode, I discuss the topic of What Is The Value Proposition Provided By The Use of Hanby Environmental Field Test Kits? Hanby Environmental's Field Test Kits provide FAST, ACCURATE and ECONOMICAL results that you CAN rely on. Reliable field results is the key.  Not just Field Data, but Reliable Field Data from which to make a decision.  Our Hanby Field Test Kits have been doing this The World over for the last 40 years. Even in States that require a Licensed Geologist to perform sampling, our Field Test Kits still provide the knowledge to know when its time to have that take place. Using Hanby Environmental Field Test Kits to monitor the remediation work, to Knowledgeably Know it's to to send samples off to A Certified Laboratory or to get a Licensed Geologist to do the same saves huge amounts of time and money. Unreliable or bad field data which is often obtained by other field measurements such as "Sniffers," are a waste of time and money and more often than not, will provide in consistent data, which is better off not even being performed.  "Thank You" for tuning in and to Our Ongoing Sponsor Hanby Environmental for the continued support of our podcast having a positive impact on The Environmental Remediation Industry! Send in any future podcast topics or questions to CFator@LetsTalkRemediation.com and follow us on FaceBook, Linkedin and X. If you are not following this podcast and are in the Remediation Space, "You SHOULD Be!" Also, if you are in The Remediation Industry and are interested in telling your story, we are looking for Experts to interview for future podcast episodes.

  8. Jul 22

    LTR - Ep 61 - RESULTS FROM - Large Scale Demonstration of "The New Remediation Paradigm" in Odessa, Texas on 7/15/2026

    In this 61st episode, I discuss RESULTS FROM - Large Scale Demonstration of "The New Remediation Paradigm" in Odessa, Texas on 7/15/2026. Lighthouse Environmental hosted Hanby Environmental and OMG Solutions to perform a large scale remediation demonstration.  The remediation area was contaminated by a combination of Crude Oil and Production Water (aka Produced Water, Brine Water, Salt Water). Hanby's field Test Kits provided the real time monitoring of the real time and in-situ (in place) remediation by OMG's ELMN8.  ELMN8 is a non-hazardous and non-toxic ready to use solution that remediates upon contact. During the demonstration, we had a scaled down version of a large scale soil remediation project, contaminated by both Hydrocarbons and Chlorides.  This was performed on the floor of a trailer, to show that the contaminates were actually remediated and not pushed down below the surface.   OMG’s product ELMN8 was used to remediate both contaminates at the same time, upon contact.  Hanby’s Field Test Kits for Hydrocarbons and Chlorides were both used to validate the remediation took place. The results showed: Hydrocarbon Demo Summary: Hydrocarbon Results: Pretreatment 1 - 19,674 ppm Post Treatment - 1 - 1,100 ppm Pretreatment 2 - 16,087 ppm Post Treatment - 2 - 875 ppm Pretreatment 3 - 18,696 ppm Post Treatment - 3 - 1,100 ppm Chlorides Demo Summary: Chlorides Results: Pretreatment 1 - 7.5k ppm (2 mls) Post Treatment - 1 - 1.8k ppm (0.5 mls) Pretreatment 2 - 32.5k ppm (9 mls) Post Treatment - 2 - 1.8k ppm (0.5 mls) Pretreatment 3 - 7.5k ppm (2 mls) Post Treatment - 3 - 1.8k ppm (0.5 mls) For Hydrocarbons, the threshold of interest is 1% or 10k ppm.  The (3) samples had PreTreatment Hydrocarbon contamination levels range from 16-20k ppm and Post Treatment results of 900-1.1k ppm. For Chlorides, the threshold of interest is 3k ppm.  The (3) samples had PreTreatment Chlorides contamination levels range from 7.5-32.5k ppm and Post Treatment results of 1.8k ppm. In both cases, All PreTreatment samples were significantly above the thresholds requiring remediation and Post Treatment, they were All significantly below the thresholds required for remediation. Here are links to FaceBook and Linkedin Posts of The Results with pictures from the event: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BZGmdD8Qc/ https://www.linkedin.com/posts/charles-fator-031281_yesterday-hanby-environmental-charles-ugcPost-7483712236599816192-mlnU/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAAKJuUBGxFSock5kILANl-OQ5IbsFxkyE0 Connect and Follow Us on both Facebook and Linkedin. Join "The New Remediation Paradigm" and "The Paradigm Shift!" "Thank You" Lighthouse Environmental for hosting our demonstration, Talon LPE for your interest and The Maloney's for making the long distance travel to see the remediation demonstration in person. "Thank You" for tuning in and to Our Ongoing Sponsor Hanby Environmental for the continued support of our podcast having a positive impact on The Environmental Remediation Industry! Send in any future podcast topics or questions to CFator@LetsTalkRemediation.com and follow us on FaceBook, Linkedin and X. If you are not following this podcast and are in the Remediation Space, "You SHOULD Be!" Also, if you are in The Remediation Industry and are interested in telling your story, we are looking for Experts to interview for future podcast episodes.

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Discussing All Things Remediation Related. Here we will cover topics from best practices, to current events, to interviewing Experts in these fields, to stories of recent projects that all related to remediation.  We will also address specific topics and Listener questions.  And we will host Guest Industry Professionals and have live shows from conferences.

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  • Creator
    Charles D. Fator
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    68
  • Rating
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    © 2026 Let's Talk Remediation
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