Metals Treatment Technologies
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| Company type | Private, LLC |
|---|---|
| Industry | Environmental Services, Firing Range Solutions |
| Founded | Aug. 4, 2000 |
| Headquarters | Arvada, Colorado |
| Products | Lead Abatement |
| Website | www.mt2.com |
MT2 Firing Range Services - Metals Treatment Technologies (MT2, LLC) is an American LLC, based in Arvada, Colorado that provides environmental firing range services, and lead remediation services.
It was founded on August 4, 2000 and the company seeks to continue development, distribute, and deploy heavy metals treatment technologies for firing ranges and at contaminated sites. The proprietary technology for those is implemented under the brand name ECOBOND.
MT2 is listed as a technology vendor on the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) website for contaminated site Cleanup-Information,[1] as well as the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council's "Technical/Regulatory Guidelines, Characterization and Remediation of Soils at Closed Small Arms Firing Ranges."[2]
Services[edit]
The services provided by MT2 include:
- Gun Range Lead cleaning services
- Lead reclamation & Brass recycle
- Shooting
- OSHA/EPA Consulting and Assessment
- Range Maintenance, HVAC systems support
- Range Construction and Renovation
- Lead Remediation & Abatement
- Firing Range Sustainability and Maintenance
- Firing Range Remediation and Closure
- Soil and Waste Stabilization/Treatment
- Brownfields/Land Development and Re-use
- Mine Remediation Services
- Lead-Based Paint - treatment/products for non-hazardous removal
Patented products[edit]
MT2, LLC distributes several versions of its product ECOBOND under the U.S. Patents: US 7314512 B2[3] and US 6984769 B2.[4] These patents cover the treatment of surfaces to stabilize heavy metals. This includes a paint stripper additive, a paint that can support the non-hazardous removal of lead-based paint, and a QuickCoat paint that provides a latex barrier for non-removal purposes.
EcoBond[edit]
The metals treatment technology process used by MT2 includes chemical treatment processes for the remediation of heavy metals. This treatment is achieved via MT2's process under the brand name ECOBOND. The product chemically changes the heavy metal, making it less leachable and subsequently substantially less hazardous to the environment and safer to work with.[citation needed]
Metals EcoBond treats include: Arsenic, Aluminum, Antimony, Barium, Cadmium, Chromium, Lead, Mercury, Selenium, several Radionuclides, and Zinc.
Bullet shortages[edit]
Recent[when?] national bullet shortages have resulted in higher prices for consumers, and lower ammunition availability for the military.[5] This need has provided a significant market for MT2. There is an estimated 15 years worth of lead bullets in the ground in American shooting ranges, waiting to be extracted. In 2007 MT2 extracted 560,000 pounds of the heavy metal.[6]
Firing ranges in the news[edit]
- Las Vegas Sun - Suburb to get the lead out of firing range[7]
- Times Leader - Aiming to fix the ranges[8]
- Marshall County Tribune - Getting the lead out[9]
- AOL News - Bullet Makers 'Working Overtime' in US[10]
- Denver Post - Bullet recycler gets lead out[11]
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Most state-run gun ranges closed till October for toxic lead removal[12]
- Times Daily - Officers working around delivery delays, training issues[13]
- The Washington Post - Maryland, River Group Settle Fight Over Creek[14]
References[edit]
- ^ "EPA Vendor Info". Retrieved 2010-06-10.
- ^ "Technical Regulatory Guidelines" (PDF). 2003. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
- ^ US 7314512 B2[permanent dead link]
- ^ US 6984769 B2[permanent dead link]
- ^ Curtis, Henry Pierson (February 10, 2009). "Gun deals experiencing shortage of bullets". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on April 18, 2009. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
- ^ Raabe, Steve (September 17, 2007). "Bullet recycler gets lead out". Denver Post.
- ^ Goldman, Abigail (June 27, 2009). "Suburb to get the lead out of gun range". Las Vegas Sun.
- ^ "Aiming To Fix the Ranges". Times Leader. June 15, 2008.
- ^ "Getting the lead out". Marshall County Tribune, TN. June 13, 2008.
- ^ Foster, Mary (September 24, 2009). "Bullet Makers 'Working Overtime' in US". AOL News, AP.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Raabe, Steve (September 17, 2007). "Bullet recycler gets lead out". Denver Post.
- ^ Hayes, John (August 28, 2007). "Most state-run gun ranges closed till October for toxic lead removal". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ^ Smith, Tom (October 2, 2007). "Officers working around delivery delays, training issues". Times Daily.
- ^ Fahrenthold, David A. (February 5, 2009). "Maryland, River Group Settle Fight Over Creek, Great Seneca To Be Monitored For Lead Shot". The Washington Post.
- B2 US patent 7314512 B2, James Barthel, Mark A. Peters, "Treatment of surfaces to stabilize heavy metals", issued 2008-January-1
- B2 US patent 6984769 B2, James Barthel, Mark A. Peters, "Treatment of surfaces to stabilize heavy metals", issued 2006-January-10