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Fact Sheet and Sampling Guide: Organochlorine Termiticides at Residential Sites

Posted on Oct 1, 2011 in All, Latest Technical Guidance

A new Fact Sheet and Sampling Guide for Organochlorine Termiticides at Residential Sites have been posted on the HEER Office Website, Technical Guidance and Fact Sheet page. Past Use of Chlordane, Dieldrin, and other Organochlorine Pesticides for Termite Control in Hawaiʻi: Safe Management Practices around Treated Foundations or during Building Demolition A Guide to Soil ...
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Press Coverage: “Toxic Waste in Hawaiʻi”, Hawaiʻi Business Magazine, 6/6/2011

Posted on Jun 6, 2011 in All, Press Coverage

Read how brownfields and contaminated sites affect development in Hawaiʻi: Toxic Waste in Hawaiʻi, Hawaiʻi Business Magazine, 6/6/2011  

Site Investigation: Kīlauea Sugar Pesticide Mixing Area

Posted on Jun 1, 2011 in All, Cleanup Highlights

The HEER Office is continuing investigation of soil contamination from a former pesticide mixing and storage operation affecting two properties on Aʻalona Place in Kīlauea on the island of Kauaʻi. This summer we plan to collect more than 90 samples to further delineate the areas of contamination in preparation for a removal action. Download the ...
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Fifth Hawaiʻi Brownfields Forum, 5/24/2011

Posted on May 31, 2011 in All, HEER Conferences, Forums and Symposiums

The HEER Office collaborated with two other state agencies, the Hawaiʻi Department of Business Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) and the Hawaiʻi Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR), to present the Hawaiʻi Build and Buy Green + Brownfields Redevelopment + Green Workforce Development Conference and Expo on 5/24/2011. This was the first year that ...
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