Cox-Colvin Presentations at Ohio Brownfield Conference on Thursday, May 24

Thursday, May 24th, will be a busy day for Cox-Colvin at the 2012 Ohio Brownfield Conference at the Columbus Convention Center.  At 10:10 am in Room E170, Mort Schmidt will be talking about "Rapid Sub-Slab Soil Gas Sampling for Finding Sources".  In the same room at 1:55 pm, George Colvin will be discussing "Use of an Alternate Regulatory Mechanism and Results-Based Approaches for Site Cleanup".   Also, visit Cox-Colvin at Booth 18!

Cox-Colvin to present on Innovative Subslab Soil-Gas Sampling Methods

Cox-Colvin employee Mort Schmidt will be presenting at A&WMA's 'Air Quality Measurement Methods and Technology' Conference to be held April 24 - 26, 2012 in Durham, North Carolina.  Mort will be presenting his talk, entitled "Innovative Sampling Methods for Focusing the Subslab Soil-Gas Investigation" on Wednesday, April 25th @ 2:45 pm (Session 7A). Mort's presentation will highlight an investigation in which Cox-Colvin installed and sampled 145 sub-slab soil gas sampling points in five days to locate a source of tetrachloroethene at a manufacturing facility.

Cox-Colvin also will be exhibiting the Vapor Pin at the conference.  Join us at Booth #19 to learn more about the Vapor Pin - a re-usable sub slab vapor sampling device.

Cox-Colvin Patents the Vapor Pin™, a Sub-Slab Soil Gas Sampling Device

On May 4, 2010, Cox-Colvin applied for and received a patent for the Vapor Pin™, a sub-slab sampling device that we believe will eliminate many of the headaches surrounding sub-slab soil gas sampling. The goal of the design effort was to come up with a sub-slab soil-gas collection device that would reduce the potential for leaks, be easily installed and retrieved using commonly obtainable tools, be reusable, reduce the time and cost of sub-slab sampling, and improve the quality of samples obtained from the sub-slab.

The Vapor Pin™ fits the bill. It's installed using common hand tools, doesn't require use of grout (thus saving another day in the field), and provides a single leak-proof connection between the sub-slab and the sampling device. We've also devised a leak detection method that we believe could become the standard for the industry.

We're refining the design at this time and plan to publish our results in the near future. If you'd like to receive more information on the Vapor Pin™, please drop us an email at info@coxcolvin.com. Please include Vapor Pin in the subject.