Verde Environmental Consultants & Oil Leak Clean Up Specialists

Lake Monitoring as part of Water Framework Directive

Verde are currently involved in a monthly lake monitoring program throughout Counties Clare and Wicklow, as part of the Water Framework Directive requirements of River Basin Management Plans. The monitoring works include sample collection at a total of 19 lakes in County Clare and six lakes in Wicklow. Verde samplers obtain water quality samples and field readings from open water and shore loca...
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Soil Health in Ireland

Soil health is important nationally for a range of functions. Healthy soil provides us with clean air, food and water, supports ecosystem services, the growth of plant and animal life and provides the foundations for human habitats and structures. The threats to soils under current land use, management and climate conditions are low by international standards (EPA, 2014d). Soils can act as barrie...
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Deployment of Silt Curtains on River Shannon

The Shannon Flood Risk Group took a major decision in 2016 to develop a plan for a strategic maintenance programme on the River Shannon. Programmed maintenance works had not been carried out on the Shannon for a significant period of time and silt and vegetation has built up which impacts on the river’s conveyance capacity. Led by the Office of Public Works (OPW), The Shannon Flood Risk Group ...
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Air pollution in Ireland

What is air pollution Air pollution occurs when harmful substances including particulates and biological molecules are introduced into Earth's atmosphere. It may cause diseases, allergies or death of humans; it may also cause harm to other living organisms such as animals and food crops, and may damage the natural or built environment. Human activity and natural processes can both generate air po...
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IPC Licence Holders – Are You Compliant?

Avoid appearing on the EPA's National Priority Sites List. Verde Environmental Consultants works with our EPA licenced clients to achieve compliance according to their licence conditions in the most economical way possible. We have a proven track record of successfully reducing many of our clients’ expenses in this area by securing reductions in monitoring requirements and by the easing of lice...
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Japanese Knotweed – the battle continues

“Properties, roads, farmland and wasteland in the country could be disrupted by the invasive 'alien' Japanese Knotweed plant if it is not treated correctly”, writes Michelle Hogan of the Leinster Express Following a survey of Co. Laois, up to 60 locations have been identified as areas that have the invasive Japanese Knotweed plant present. Homes This invasive weed can affect the value of your h...
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Presentation on Remediation of Oil Spills to Chartered Association of Building Engineers

Dr. Gary Canny, PhD BSc Env – Technical Manager, Verde Environmental Group (on the right) presenting on The Management and Remediation of Oil Spills at the Chartered Association of Building Engineers CABE North and South Regions CPD Programme and Exhibition, on Friday 29th September at City North Hotel and Conference Centre. Mr. David Taylor, President of CABE commented after the presentation tha...
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Integrated Pollution Control (IPC) Licencing – ensure your Site is not ranking on the EPA National Priority Sites List

Did you know the EPA has developed a system to rank industrial and waste licensed sites (Integration Pollution Control) in order of priority for enforcement? The National Priority Sites List will be used to target its enforcement effort at the poorest performing sites in order to drive improvements in #environmental compliance. A score is assigned to each facility based on enforcement factors suc...
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Is Your Home Oil Heating System Winter Ready?

One of the biggest problems with not doing annual checks on your heating system is that you run the risk of it breaking down in the middle of winter, as this is when it is most used. Maintaining the oil tank is something that homeowners frequently neglect. While oil tanks have a useful life of many years, eventually they will need to be replaced. Routine maintenance may also be needed so it’s i...
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Verde Expands in Cork

Verde Expands in Cork 13th September 2017 Irish company Verde Environmental Group today launched new offices at Airport East Business & Technology Park, Cork. Verde’s expansion in Cork brings their employment to a total of 50 staff across three offices in Ireland – Cork, Galway, Mayo and Wicklow - and a recently opened international office in Nigeria. Verde is a full service environmenta...
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