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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...