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Matrix Environmental, LLC

The Upper Midwest:

Jim Dzubay
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8631 Jefferson Highway
Osseo, MN 55369
Ph: 763.424.4803

The Ohio River Valley:

Andy Kirsch
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P.O. Box 364
Galena, OH 43021
Ph: 965.740.8271

MIP Qualifications:

Matrix Environmental, LLC has been providing direct push and mobile laboratory services since 1993 and incorporated the MIP/EC in 2001. We have worked on bulk terminal facilities, refineries, federal and state Superfund and private sector industrial sites. The types of contaminant plumes we have worked on range from chlorinated solvents, petroleum hydrocarbons, PCBs, PAHs and mixed plumes.

Degreed chemists, who combine for over 30 years of environmental lab experience, operate our MIP system. Matrix uses a unique combination of detectors: PID, XSD and FID in our MIP system for one of the most effective compound detection systems available in a traditional MIP configuration. The Halogen Specific Detector (XSD) provides a working range of chlorinated solvents of up to 4 orders of magnitude and does not saturate nearly as quickly as an ECD. The MIP/EC log provides semi quantitative/qualitative information on contaminant levels.

Matrix highly recommends that targeted samples be collected from contaminated zones to confirm specific compounds and precise concentrations. These samples can be either analyzed in one of our mobile labs or sent to a fixed based lab. The hard numbers you receive from the lab will provide you with a better understanding of the responses of the MIP system.

Deployment Methods:

Dynamic or static

Special Capabilities:

Setup in a custom self contained carrier vehicle, our MIP/EC system can be advanced with any of our probe units including the 540MT limit access unit. Rugged field computers with internet and emailing capabilities allow us to transmit logs in real time to project managers and regulators so further investigation decisions can be made rapidly.

• 2-D and/or 3-D imaging of MIP/EC data.
• UVOST delineation of free product Petroleum, Oil & Lubricants (POLs).
• Full service sampling capability.
• Mobile laboratory analysis of VOCs, PAHs, PCBs and metals.

Service Area:

Upper midwest and the Ohio River valley.

Number of MIP Systems:

1

MIP project inside with the 540MT, the hydraulic
pump outside and the MIP van plugged in inside. The
facility was emission free.

 
 
 

Matrix's MIP & UVOST systems are deployed
in a self-contained carrier vehicle.

Initial MIP system low & high level detection linearity provided.
The XSD provides reliable detector responses from <0.5ppm to
>250ppm total VOCs. An ECD typically will saturate at around 10ppm.

PID response of Petroleum immediately below
a fine grain unit in the coarser grain soil particles.

XSD response of Chlorinated Solvents located in
a coarse grain layer below a fine grain material.

Typical MIP/EC report.

Cross-sectional view of solvent contamination shows a probable source area near MIP-04.