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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has released the final supplemental guidance for its Chronic Hazard Guidelines.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has released the final supplemental guidance for its Chronic Hazard Guidelines. This critical release...
EPA Releases Final Drinking Water Standards for PFAS Chemicals
On April 10, 2024, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its final National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for the following...
Addressing concerns about the misapplication of a frog toxicity test
Integral was tasked to critically review a proposed protocol for a frog embryo-larval toxicity test adapted by a regulatory agency...
A pre-remedial wetland depression did not have to be retained as a vernal pool in habitat mitigation plans
A pre-design investigation at a forested palustrine wetland requiring future sediment remediation identified a temporarily inundated depression with potential vernal...
Sediment and PCB Transport in San Leandro Bay
Collecting fish samples to provide analytical data for tracking future sediment remediation efforts
Integral conducted a predesign investigation on an urban river to collect fish tissue samples for chemical analyses. We obtained samples...
Scientific critique places the results of a salinity tolerance study into perspective for future evaluations
Integral provided expert testimony on behalf of a client who obtained a state effluent permit for a proposed desalination facility...
Using ecological risk assessment to evaluate environmental impacts of desalination effluent
Our client aimed to build a desalination plant to increase the supply of fresh water required for sustaining local communities...
Supporting the permitting process for the water intake structure of a proposed desalination facility
A client retained Integral to support a contested water intake permit for a proposed desalination facility. Community members were concerned...
What Lies Beneath: Exercising Caution when Repurposing Data in Environmental Analytics
We live in a world where data can be easily accessed through public organizations, publications, subscription-based services, and artificial intelligence...
Water, AI & Us: Solving Utah’s Water Challenges
2023 Watershed Symposium Presented at the 17th Annual Salt Lake County Watershed Symposium, November 15-16, 2023. AI is all the...
A baseline biological characterization of source water in support of a permit renewal for a cooling water intake structure
A client aimed to redevelop a former industrial facility into a sustainable 10–MW data center to house core computing services...
A fish and benthic invertebrate community survey in support of a pre-design investigation
Contaminated substrate in an urban river required excavation to achieve the risk-based cleanup objectives. This remedial process would eliminate all...
A refined ecological risk assessment yields less conservative risk estimates
Integral performed a terrestrial ecological risk assessment at a former wood treatment facility using soils contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons...
Evaluation of stormwater as a potential source of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Four-month study identifies likely source of PCBs in Pearl Harbor. Our research, funded by U.S. Department of Defense’s Environmental Security...
Integral Consulting Selected to Conduct Crucial Sea-Level Rise Study for Santa Cruz County
Integral Consulting Inc. has been selected to conduct a crucial sea-level rise study for Santa Cruz County, aiming to address...
Emerging Contaminants in Stormwater: Webinar
The management of emerging contaminants is a complex challenge given the evolving regulatory goals, uncertain source characterization, and lack of...
The Conceptual Site Model: Webinar
The Cornerstone to Successful Environmental Projects - January 24, 2024 A conceptual site model (CSM) is foundational to both designing...
Demystifying PFAS Reporting: Navigating EPA’s TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Requirements
In December 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) amended the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to add section 8(a)(7)...
Manufacturers’ Proposals for Currently Unavoidable Uses (CUU) of PFAS Due to Maine DEP by March 1, 2024
The state of Maine is one of a handful of states regulating PFAS in products. In 2021, the Maine...
Dredged Material Management Sampling: Considerations for Maintenance Dredging at a Yacht Club on the Lower Duwamish Waterway
When dredging is part of a remediation or maintenance project, managing the dredged material can be expensive and time-consuming. The...