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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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Our client was using an outdated, 1990s-era control system for automated operation of its groundwater treatment system.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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Proposition 65 Compliance for Sports Equipment
In 2018, the State of California updated its Proposition 65 (Prop 65) regulations requiring warning labels on products that contain...
Cosmetics Environmental Risk Assessment
Cosmetic products are not subject to any federal or state regulations regarding their environmental safety. Nevertheless, modern product stewardship practices...
Commercializing a New Chemical
EPA was challenging the safety of a new chemical proposed for use in a seasonal line of high-performance professional products....