Type Private, LLC Headquarters Arvada, Colorado | Founded Aug. 4, 2000 Products Lead Abatement | |
Industry Environmental Services, Firing Range Solutions Key people James M. Barthel, president,
and chief executive officer | ||
Metals Treatment Technologies (MT2, LLC) is an American LLC (Limited Liability Company), based in Arvada, Colorado that provides site specific environmental services. Founded August 4, 2000 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 (ECOBOND lbp). MT2 is listed as a technology vendor on the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) website for contaminated site Cleanup-Information, as well as the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council's "Technical/Regulatory Guidelines, Characterization and Remediation of Soils at Closed Small Arms Firing Ranges."
Contents
- Patented products
- EcoBond
- Metals EcoBond treats
- North Las Vegas Police Department
- Henry Horton State Park
- Other well known clients
- Bullet shortages
- Firing ranges in the news
- References
The services provided by MT2 include:
Patented products
MT2, LLC distributes several versions of its product ECOBOND under the U.S. Patents: US 7314512 B2 and US 6984769 B2. These patents cover the treatment of surfaces to stabilize heavy metals. This includes more specifically, a paint stripper additive, a paint that can support the non-hazardous removal of lead-based paint, as well as a QuickCoat paint that provides a latex barrier for non-removal purposes.
EcoBond
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 leechable and subsequently substantially less hazardous to the environment as well becoming safer to work with.
Metals EcoBond treats
North Las Vegas Police Department
During the summer of 2009, MT2 performed a lead remediation job at the North Las Vegas Police Department Firing Range An estimated 100,000 pounds of metal was removed from the berm used to catch the bullets over the previous 30 years (roughly 2 million bullets). Prior to the work, officers were actually getting hit by ricocheting bullets.
Henry Horton State Park
In 2008, helped the Friends of Henry Horton State Park, a nonprofit organization set up in 2006 to "Support Henry Horton State Park by assisting with park programs,etc..." MT2 removed more than 100 tons of lead shot from their award winning Trap and Skeet Range. The top six to eight inches of soil were harvested, dried and then separated from the lead shot. This method prevented most seepage of lead into the ground.
Other well-known clients
Bullet shortages
Recent national bullet shortages have resulted in higher prices for consumers, and lower ammunition availability for the military. 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.