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The Benthic Zone (January Edition): Integral’s Sediment Newsletter
The Benthic Zone newsletter is the place where Integral scientists and engineers share their expertise, running the gamut of topics...
Bioremediation and Phytoremediation of an Oil-Contaminated Salt Marsh in South Louisiana
Other contributors: Coklin Nguyen (coklin.nguyen@encos.net) (ENCOS, Inc., Baton Rouge, LA, USA), Chris Sanfilippo (CSanfilippo@txpetinv.com) (Texas Petroleum Investment Co., Lafayette, LA,...
The Intersection of Risk Assessment, Risk Communication, and Environmental Justice
At first glance, the practice of risk assessment and the topic of environmental justice (EJ)1 seem at odds. The goal...
Aquifer Storage and Recharge for Farmland Water Use
Our client, a large agricultural water user, is considering converting some of its agricultural-use water to industrial use. An industrial...
Aquifer Storage and Recharge Design for a Western City
This project was started while Jeff was working at Barr Engineering Co.
Optimizing Water Use Where Resources Are Scarce
When operating in hyper arid regions of the world, typical water management strategies are not enough to prevent irreversible damage...
Planning for Water Management in Mines
There are usually two types of problems involving water and mining: too much or not enough. Therefore, when planning a...
Offshore Wind Development News: BOEM Site Assessment and Construction and Operations Phase
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Site Assessment, Construction, and Operations Plans The Inflation Reduction Act provides a tremendous boost to...
Ecological Risk Analysis for Benzalkonium Chloride, Benzethonium Chloride, and Chloroxylenol in US Disinfecting and Sanitizing Products
Abstract Use of three topical antiseptic compounds—benzalkonium chloride (BAC), benzethonium chloride (BZT), and chloroxylenol (PCMX)—has recently increased because of the...
Wind Power Update: Auction in CA; New Sites and Permitting and Financing Concerns
The Biden Administration has a goal of 30 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2030 to meet their decarbonization goals. ...
EPA Revs Up ProUCL: How Will Your Site Be Affected?
Many people use statistics to summarize more recent data in hopes of understanding past activities, but as a formally trained...
Latest Edition of Integral’s Sediment Newsletter: The Benthic Zone
Cleanup and protection of waterways is facing ever-expanding challenges—from emerging contaminants to the assessment of conditions in real time, to...
Following EPA’s PFAS Roadmap to Human Health Ambient Water Quality Criteria
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a synthetic class of chemicals comprising thousands of fluorinated compounds used in a myriad...
Integral Uses EPA’s Scribe to Streamline Data Collection
Under typical sampling scenarios, key sample identification information is handwritten in multiple places: on sample labels and containers, in field...
Sediment Remediation CEQA
A nearshore area in California was impacted by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), likely as a result of operations at a...
Integral Consulting Partners With Imperial Capital to Advance High-End Environmental and Engineering Consulting
Seattle, WA (September 28, 2022) – Integral Consulting Inc. is pleased to announce a majority investment by Imperial Capital. The...
EMF Risks from Offshore Wind: A Complete Understanding
All electrical conductors generate electric and magnetic fields (EMF), and submarine cables carrying electricity from offshore wind (OSW) farms are...
Harnessing the Wind—Risk and Reward Issues with Renewable Energy
The signing of the Inflation Reduction Act on August 16 signaled commitment by the federal government to provide investment security...
Human Health Evaluation of Groundwater for Non-potable Purposes
Groundwater concentrations of 1,4-dioxane at a former manufacturing facility upgradient and adjacent to a residential property were greater than the...
Cheryl Hapke Coauthors Paper on U.S. Community Perspectives on Coastal Flooding
Coastal flooding is one of the top management challenges facing U.S. coastal stakeholders today as its intensity increases with global...
FDA Requests Information on Food Contact Uses of Fluorinated Polyethylene
In response to an alert about unintended per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in packaging, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...