Resources
Explore our insights and thought leadership on environmental, health, and natural resource challenges past and present.
Featured Resources
Groundwater Modeling and Impact Assessment for Large-Scale Lithium Brine Operations in Northwestern Argentina
A combination of surface and groundwater resources undergo treatment before use in a selective adsorption process to extract lithium from...
Antidegradation Analysis at a Former Metals Plating Facility
As part of an RCRA post-closure plan for a former metals plating facility, our client was seeking to terminate groundwater...
Data Hub Development for Complex Environmental Litigation Support
A prominent environmental law firm specializing in complex litigation matters hired Integral to take on the challenging task of managing,...
Comprehensive EHS Program Development for Pharmaceutical Startup
A newly established pharmaceutical manufacturing company faced the challenge of building their environmental, health, and safety (EHS) program from the...
Proposition 65 Compliance Evaluation for Zinc Alloy Products
A manufacturer of zinc alloy products needed to assess compliance with California’s Proposition 65 due to the presence of cadmium...
Risk Assessment for Extended Phase-Out of Pentachlorophenol
In 2022, Health Canada’s Pesticide Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) proposed an accelerated phase-out of pentachlorophenol (PCP) for treating utility poles...
Occupational Exposure Monitoring for Flame Retardant Chemicals under TSCA
Two company consortia required assistance in responding to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Section 4 test orders for occupational...
Work Practice Simulation and Exposure Modeling for VOCs in Industrial Insulation
A client in the industrial sector needed to assess the potential occupational exposure risks associated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs)...
Occupational Risk Assessment and Exposure Mitigation for Laser Device Emissions
A laser apparatus manufacturer sought an assessment of potential indoor air exposures resulting from the use of a laser-cutting device....
Surf Quality Impact Assessment—Evaluating Lagoon Restoration Design Alternatives on Surf Quality in Response to Surfing Stakeholders
Led by the Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains, California State Parks, County of Los Angeles Department of...
Morro Bay Equity Strategy
The Bay Foundation, the non-governmental organization tasked with management of the Morro Bay National Estuary Program (NEP), was required to...
Optically-Based Evaluation of Stormwater as a Potential Source of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Presented by Grace Chang at Ocean OPTICS XXVI in Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, Spain, October 6–11, 2024.
Analytical Method Validation Study of 1,2-Dichloropropane on Charcoal-Based Dermal Collection Patches
Presented by Heather Lynch at OEESC 2024 in Dulles, Virginia, September 23–25, 2024.
Reported exposures to respirable crystalline silica during construction tasksand guidance for harmonizing future research
Abstract Airborne respirable crystalline silica (RCS) has been a widely recognized hazard in the United States for nearly 100 years,...
The U.S. Releases a Moonshot Research and Development Strategy for PFAS
The enormity and complexity of the scientific and engineering challenges posed by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) cannot be overstated....
Building a Safe Energy Future: Proactive Product Stewardship for Battery Storage
[co-author: Kate Thoreson, WilmerHale] Battery technology has become ubiquitous in daily life with the growing use of lithium batteries powering...
Using Machine Learning to Efficiently Deliver CMECS Compliant Benthic Habitat Maps
Presented by Dylan Hull at Ocean Sciences Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 18–23, 2024.
Evaluating the Vulnerability of Sea Turtle Nesting Beaches to Sea Level Rise, Coastal Erosion, and Shoreline Armoring on O‘ahu, Hawai‘i
Poster presented at 2024 ASBPA Conference, August 26–29, 2024, Galveston, Texas.
Surf Quality Impact Assessment—Evaluating Lagoon Restoration Design Alternatives on Surf Quality in Response to Surfing Stakeholders
Poster presented at 2024 ASBPA Conference, August 26–29, 2024, Galveston, Texas.
Can This Product Hurt Me? Assessing Health Risk in Certain Personal Care Products
Personal care products include a wide range of items such as cosmetics, skin care products, hair care products, deodorants, and...
Microplastics in our Meals: A Scientific Perspective
In light of the increasing reports highlighting the presence of micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) in our food and beverages, it...