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PFAS State Regulations in a Changing Regulatory Environment
Poster presented at Battelle Chlorinated Conference, June 2–6, 2024, Denver, Colorado
Using Three-Dimensional Modeling to Optimize Investigation and Remedial Injection Programs at CVOC-Contaminated Sites
Poster presented at Battelle Chlorinated Conference, June 2–6, 2024, Denver, Colorado
Big Changes to Maine’s Reporting Requirements and PFAS Phase-Out
In April, Maine’s Governor Mills signed into law Public Law c. 630, An Act to Support Manufacturers Whose Products Contain...
May 2024 RSL Updates: Key Changes and Implications for 1-Methylnaphthalene
The New Screening Levels The May 2024 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional screening levels (RSLs) include more stringent screening...
EPA Denies Center for Biological Diversity’s Petition to List Discarded PVC as a Hazardous Waste
On April 26, 2024, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its denial of the 2014 rulemaking petition by the Center...
Adapting to Change: Navigating New Endangered Species Act Listings and Their Impact on Bay Area Projects
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing three species under the Endangered Species Act, impacting public and private...
Integral Hires Five New Principals in Key Areas of Health, Engineering, and Sustainability
Integral Consulting continues to invest in its people and expand across practice areas to meet increasing demands of legal, industrial,...
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has released the final supplemental guidance for its Chronic Hazard Guidelines.
EPA Releases Final Drinking Water Standards for PFAS Chemicals
On April 10, 2024, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its final National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for the following...
Submarine Cables Face Geohazard Risks with Significant Societal Impacts
On March 14, 2024, damage to four subsea cables resulted in widespread internet outage in 13 countries in West and...
EPA Releases Final Drinking Water Standards for PFAS Chemicals
On April 10, 2024, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its final National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for the following...
Addressing concerns about the misapplication of a frog toxicity test
Integral was tasked to critically review a proposed protocol for a frog embryo-larval toxicity test adapted by a regulatory agency...
A pre-remedial wetland depression did not have to be retained as a vernal pool in habitat mitigation plans
A pre-design investigation at a forested palustrine wetland requiring future sediment remediation identified a temporarily inundated depression with potential vernal...
Understanding PFAS Volatility and Potential Impact on Indoor Air Quality
Recent peer reviewed studies have explored the potential for some per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to volatilize from groundwater and soil...
Sediment and PCB Transport in San Leandro Bay
Collecting fish samples to provide analytical data for tracking future sediment remediation efforts
Integral conducted a predesign investigation on an urban river to collect fish tissue samples for chemical analyses. We obtained samples...
Scientific critique places the results of a salinity tolerance study into perspective for future evaluations
Integral provided expert testimony on behalf of a client who obtained a state effluent permit for a proposed desalination facility...
Using ecological risk assessment to evaluate environmental impacts of desalination effluent
Our client aimed to build a desalination plant to increase the supply of fresh water required for sustaining local communities...
Supporting the permitting process for the water intake structure of a proposed desalination facility
A client retained Integral to support a contested water intake permit for a proposed desalination facility. Community members were concerned...
What Lies Beneath: Exercising Caution when Repurposing Data in Environmental Analytics
We live in a world where data can be easily accessed through public organizations, publications, subscription-based services, and artificial intelligence...
Supplemental Environmental Projects: Better than Money and Better Still When Incorporating Justice
Supplemental environmental projects (SEPs) provide one means of addressing environmental violations in alignment with the Biden Administration’s comprehensive environmental justice...