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Alaska LNG Sediment Modeling

Alaska LNG has proposed constructing a pipeline from the North Slope to Cook Inlet that would deliver natural gas for...

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Groundwater Flow and Transport Model of Pentachlorophenol Plume Attenuation: Oregon

Pentachlorophenol (PCP) treatment was used at a sawmill from the early 1960s to mid-1980s. A PCP soil source was remediated...

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Douglas Harbor Dredging: Alaska

In Douglas Harbor, Alaska, a planned harbor renovation required dredging and placement of approximately 30,000 cubic yards of mercury-contaminated sediment...

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PFAS Detected in Drinking Water Supply

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were detected in a potable water supply well. Meanwhile, the regulatory agency was contemplating drinking...

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Development of Regulatory Toxicity Criteria for Lindane and Isomers

Although lindane is no longer produced or used agriculturally in the United States, exposure to hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) isomers is of...

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Risk Assessment for PCBs in Soils at a Ranch

PCBs originating from a former gas plant had contaminated a nearby cattle ranch in rural Texas. The State of Texas...

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Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study at San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund Site: Texas

In 2009, the San Jacinto River Waste Pits RI/FS was initiated to address dioxins and furans associated with wastes from...

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Former DDT Manufacturing Facility Site Investigation: Oregon

DDT and related chemicals from historical pesticide manufacturing and other sources were found in river sediments at the Portland Harbor...

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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...