From the moment a spill notification is received from an aircraft manager anywhere in the world, Rader Environmental Services, Inc. is ready to respond. Rader understands the importance of quickly assessing the spill situation by asking the appropriate questions early in the process. Using information from the initial request for services, Rader assigns personnel and begins to structure a response plan. Examples of previous responses by Rader are described in the following project.
Selected Project Experience
Commercial Airfreight Service, Zurich Switzerland: Rader was called upon to clean up elemental mercury from the cargo hold of a commercial airliner laying over in Zurich, Switzerland during a routine maintenance check which indicated the presence of elemental mercury on the aircraft’s interior hold surfaces. A Rader crew performed a decontamination of the cargo hold of the aircraft resulting in re-commissioning of the aircraft to regular service.
Commercial Airfreight Service, Wilmington, Ohio: Rader was contracted to cleanup mercury from the cargo holds of two commercial cargo airliners. Due to the extent of the mercury contamination, the manufacturer of the airliner had even recommended scrapping the two aircraft.. Based upon their assessment Rader developed a plan to remove the mercury using specialized non-destructive access tools. Rader completed this work within one week. Post cleanup testing by a team of over 20 certified inspectors using 10x and 20x loops for framework inspection as well as X-ray testing confirmed no mercury indications. Lumex Mercury Vapor Analyzers were used to confirm that ambient mercury levels were within acceptable breathing zone limits.
Commercial Airline, Republic of South Africa: Rader responded to a call from a major airline based in South Africa as a result of a mercury spill in the cargo hold of a commercial airliner. Rader mobilized to the site and successfully removed the mercury to acceptable levels using specialized access tools. Follow-up x-ray testing by a third party confirmed no mercury indications allowing re-commissioning of the aircraft to regular service.
