ChemPack & Environmental

🔔Reminder: 2025 DTSC eVQ Filing & Required Documents

This is a friendly reminder from Chempack & Environmental regarding recent updates from the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) on filing your 2025 Electronic Verification Questionnaire (eVQ).

✅Important Update:
Previously, DTSC opened web access for eVQ completion in July or later. However, starting this year, the system will open in the first quarter of the year, with the new deadline set for March 31, 2025. The annual Verification Questionnaire is required under California Health and Safety Code Section 25205.16.

✅Action Needed:
To ensure we can assist you with filing your 2025 eVQ, please provide your Manifest Records receipts for the 2024 calendar year (January 1 – December 31, 2024). These records must be entered online for proper processing.

✅Our Process:
✔Our team will extract the data and input it into DTSC's eVQ System.

✔Once filing is completed, you will receive an invoice and confirmation receipt via email.

For any questions or assistance, feel free to contact our office at (213) 309-4962.

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This includes recycling, decreasing pollution, optimizing biofuel use, reducing waste production, and engaging in time-saving practices.

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Exposure to environmental toxins throughout the day can have a significant impact on our health, affecting our immune system in both the short and long term.

While it may seem challenging to avoid these ubiquitous toxins, being aware of the issue can help you lead a healthier lifestyle.

Common sources of environmental toxins include pesticides, industrial pollution, and household products. Harmful ingredients to watch out for include phthalates, QUATS, triclosan, and 2-butoxyethanol.

To reduce exposure, make small lifestyle changes such as avoiding plastic containers, using a water filter, and being mindful of the products you use on your body. When choosing cleaning or personal care products, always check the ingredient list rather than relying solely on "green" or "natural" labels.

If you must use chemical-based household products, take precautions to minimize health risks.

Discover the essential basic guidelines for effective recycling - the Do's and Don'ts you should know!

Protecting nature: Small actions with big impact

As smart as our bodies are at adjusting according to their needs, sometimes they receive mixed signals. One particularly dangerous example can occur during early childhood, when our brains are still growing and forming a neuromuscular system. If a child is exposed to a toxic metal like lead at this time, they could experience issues and disabilities that may impact them for life.

One of the best ways to mitigate the harmful effects of lead exposure in children is to keep them on a healthy diet. This diet should include increased calcium intake, iron, and vitamin C.

We all know we should do our part in helping the , but sometimes it can feel like an overwhelming task.

Fear not! Making a difference doesn't have to be a chore!

In fact, it can be quite fun.

Did you know that one can save enough to power a television for three hours?

Or that just one can provide enough oxygen for you and your family to breathe for an entire year?

By promoting awareness and education on simple ways to , save water, and energy, we can all make a difference.

So grab a friend, start planting, and let's save the planet one step at a time!

Conducting Low-Flow Sampling

A low-flow sampling procedure starts with purging the water located in the underground aquifer. You’ll have to do it at a rate mimicking the ambient water flow, which is around 0.1 to 0,5L/mm. You’ll also need to choose between manual and automatic pumping. The former method gives you greater control, while the latter is faster. Both methods require close monitoring.

After pumping, you’ll need to perform stabilization tests on the water before taking a sample. The key parameters to check include D.O, pH, temperature, and conductivity. The best way to ensure that stabilization is reached is to take readings every three to five minutes. Once you get three readings returning the same results, you can collect the sample.

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