PFAS remediation & waste management
Field services for PFAS-impacted sites in Texas. USFS excavates and loads impacted soil, handles and hauls the waste, coordinates disposal with approved facilities and puts the site back.
PFAS-related services
PFAS-Contaminated Soil Remediation
- Excavation and removal of impacted soil
- Soil segregation and loading
- Soil transportation and disposal coordination
- Backfilling, grading and site restoration
- Erosion and sediment control
PFAS Waste Management
- Contaminated material handling and loading
- Waste profiling and disposal coordination
- Transportation planning and logistics
- Waste documentation and tracking support
- Coordination with approved treatment and disposal facilities
Industrial Cleaning & Environmental Support
- Industrial tank and equipment cleaning
- Contaminated sludge and residual removal
- Vacuum truck and liquid waste handling support
- Site preparation and containment support
- Environmental remediation project support
Services are subject to project-specific waste characterization, equipment suitability, applicable regulatory requirements and receiving-facility approval.
What PFAS is, and why it's hard to deal with
PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are man-made chemicals used for decades because they resist water, oil, grease and heat. They're often called forever chemicals because they break down very slowly. They turn up in soil, wastewater, sludge and industrial waste streams, often where firefighting foam (AFFF) was used or stored.
Where USFS fits on a PFAS project
USFS is the field contractor. We do the digging, segregating, loading, cleaning, hauling and restoration, and we coordinate profiling and disposal with facilities approved to take the waste. We work alongside the environmental consultant and the project owner, from excavation through final grade.
We do not operate a PFAS treatment or disposal facility, and we don't promise destruction or a guaranteed cleanup level. Every job starts with waste characterization and an approval from the receiving facility.
PFAS is not NORM
PFAS is a chemical contamination issue, not a radioactive one, so it's handled under different rules than NORM. USFS does both, but they are separate services with separate paperwork. More on NORM services.
Who we work for
- Oil and gas exploration and production
- Petrochemical and refining facilities
- Industrial manufacturing
- Commercial and industrial property redevelopment
- Landfills and waste management facilities
- Municipal infrastructure
- Airports and firefighting facilities
- Government and environmental remediation projects
Common questions
Does USFS treat or destroy PFAS?
No. USFS handles the field work: excavation, loading, cleaning, hauling and site restoration. Treatment and disposal happen at approved third-party facilities, and we coordinate the profiling and paperwork to get the waste there.
Is PFAS the same as NORM?
No. NORM is naturally occurring radioactive material. PFAS is a family of man-made chemicals. They are regulated differently and handled as separate services.
Can you work under our environmental consultant's plan?
Yes. Most PFAS projects are designed by a consultant. USFS carries out the field work to that plan and keeps the waste documentation for the project file.
Often part of the same job
Have a PFAS-impacted site?
Tell us where it is and what you know. We'll scope the field work.