On October 23, 2002 in the Property Report section of the Wall Street Journal, an article was printed showing a survey in which 140 companies were asked if they would take risks in purchasing environmentally impacted properties. Those involved in this study were manufacturing, chemical producing, and retail distribution companies. The results indicated that 50% of the companies had already declined to purchase property with environmental damage for fear of being held responsible for the liability. The undercurrent suggested that companies are seeking simple ways to avoid risks all together. In addition it was revealed that over 59% of all failed property transactions were the result of a failure to cover the environmental cleanup costs by either the buyer or the seller of the property.

North Americans are more educated today then ever before about the consequences of contaminated soil and the problems that they cause. Spills around a building not only reduce the likelihood of a resale but also can be hazardous to both you and your employees. Spills of any kind pose possible hazards to public and environmental health and the property owner is held accountable for the damages. These spills can be quite costly to rectify once they occur. The cleaning of a contaminated site once meant that the site had to be completely excavated and the soil was needed to be replaced, but today we are much more educated and understand the consequences of our actions. Canadian Envirotec has an effective and cost saving program to eliminate the problem on site without the need for expensive equipment or rebuilding.