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Waves Anywhere: Real-Time Wave Modeling at Integral

Although forecast wave models are publicly available and widely used in the scientific community, implementation of real-time forecast modeling is...

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Ecosystem Impacts for Matilija Dam: California

Originally built in 1947 to store water for agriculture, the Matilija Dam in California has been obsolete for more than...

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Former Industrial Laundry PCE Contamination Lawsuit: Washington

Regulatory and financial constraints had curtailed our client’s efforts to actively remediate a PCE-contaminated former industrial laundry facility in an...

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Source Identification, Chemical Fingerprinting, and Expert Testimony: Washington

When polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were found in the Thea Foss Waterway, several parties contributed to the cleanup costs. One...

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Deepwater Horizon—Information Management for NRDA: Louisiana

The Deepwater Horizon accident was unprecedented with regard to the volume and urgency of data to be collected, organized, shared,...

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Strategic Environmental and Litigation Support Services, Expert Witness Testimony: Rhode Island

The Superfund record of decision called for an extensive and costly cleanup of dioxins, furans, PCBs, pesticides, herbicides, and volatile...

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Arctic Coastal Erosion, Coastal Hazards Evaluation: Alaska

Permafrost along Alaska’s north slope comprises 34% of the world’s coastlines. Due to heightened wave activity and temperatures, erosion of...

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Toxicology, Fate and Transport, and Regulatory Guidance, Perfluoroalkyl Chemicals

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances—known as PFAS—have been increasingly found in waterways, water systems, and upland environments, raising concerns about human...

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In Situ Groundwater Remediation: California

PCE from a former industrial laundry had contaminated groundwater beneath an active commercial building and neighboring properties. The regulator and...

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Stormwater Source Control: Willamette River, Oregon

At the inactive Arkema facility, part of the Portland Harbor Superfund site, DDT from past manufacturing remained in upland soil...

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Berry’s Creek Study Area RI/FS: New Jersey

The Berry’s Creek Study Area is a 12-square-mile watershed located in the Hackensack River Meadowlands in New Jersey. Historical industrial...

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Risk Assessment/Vectors Management Plan for West Nile Virus: New York

Over a span of 7 years, West Nile Virus and other mosquito-borne diseases resulted in 4 deaths and 25 severe...

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AI and Computer Vision for Environmental Monitoring: Washington

Invasive plants are a threat to the productivity of native forage lands and are indicators of decreasing soil health or...

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Exxon Valdez Oil Spill: Alaska

The Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred as a result of the grounding of the Exxon Valdez on Bligh Reef, Alaska...

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Sediment Cap Evaluation, Design and Permitting, Mission Bay Ferry Terminal Project: California

Contaminated sediments were discovered during construction of a new ferry terminal for the Port of San Francisco. Elevated concentrations of...

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AI for Cost-Effective Environmental Monitoring and Benthic Site Assessments

Seafloor habitat mapping tools have included high-resolution underwater camera systems, such as sediment profile imaging (SPI), since the 1970s. Traditional...

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Groundwater Treatment for Automated Control System Upgrade: Texas

Our client was using an outdated, 1990s-era control system for automated operation of its groundwater treatment system. Pieces of the...

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Lower Passaic River RI/FS: New Jersey

The Lower Passaic River has a long history of industrialization, leading to elevated levels of dioxin and other contaminants throughout...

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Risk Assessment and Remediation: Texas

At the Greens Bayou site near the busy Houston ship channel, our client faced legal and regulatory action to address...

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Stormwater Treatment System at a Sawmill: California

At our client’s sawmill in northern California, chemical oxygen demand (COD), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), total suspended solids (TSS), and...

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Natural Resource Damage Assessment of PFAS

Our client was faced with a state-led natural resource damage claim for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in groundwater, rivers,...