Bio
Mr. Adam Pomeroy is an associate scientist who is experienced in soil, sediment, groundwater, and seepage sample collection. His experience in the field includes management of thousands of samples across various media using the Scribe program. He is also experienced in the use of Logplot8 software to digitize soil borings, subsurface sediment borings, and groundwater well logs. Mr. Pomeroy is able to synthesize field and analytical data into cohesive sections of summary and evaluation reports.
Relevant Experience
Site Assessment
Pre-design Investigation at a Steel Mill, Portland, Oregon — Assisted in sediment, soil, and groundwater sampling for chemical and toxicology analysis. Responsible for sample collection, processing, tracking, labeling, and coordination with the analytical laboratory for sample shipment.
Remediation Investigation at a Former Chemical Manufacturing Facility, Portland, Oregon — Assisted in soil sampling using the hollow stem hand auger drilling method. Assisted and led sediment sampling using both vibracoring and sonic coring methods. Responsible for the collection of the samples, assisting with sample processing, and in-field quality assurance of the chain of custody.
GIS Design
Former Rail Yard, Portland, Oregon — Provided APGIS support and map production for allocation project. Maps included historical surface chemistry, surrounding functional facilities, and key land features for several subareas of the site.
Contaminated Sediments
Portland Harbor Superfund Site Allocation, Portland, Oregon — Provided historical research to support the allocation process for the Portland Harbor Superfund site. Research focused on contaminated dredge and fill placement throughout the Portland Harbor and surrounding area.
Groundwater Monitoring
Hudson River Water Quality Sampling and Monitoring, New York — Conducted surface water monitoring during installation of a power transmission cable in the Hudson River, extending from Canada to New York City.
Litigation Support
PFAS Litigation Support, Confidential Location — Provided litigation support regarding presence of PFAS in municipal water supplies. Reviewed publicly available and counsel-provided materials in support of the evaluation of related chemistry data, chemical transport, and source identification.
Cost Allocation
Portland Harbor Superfund Site Allocation, Portland, Oregon — Supported cost allocation efforts for the Portland Harbor Superfund site. Conducted historical research and assisted in the preparation of attorney-directed expert reports focused on relevant properties located within the Superfund site.
Sampling
Removal Action Sampling, Former Fertilizer Manufacturing Facility, Guánica, Puerto Rico — Supported the direct-push drilling sampling effort to collect and process more than 140 soil cores over the course of multiple field mobilizations across various offsite properties.
Former Pesticide Manufacturing Facility, Jacksonville, Florida — Responsible for logging incremental sampling methodology investigation for wetland sediment. Led the collection and preparation of wetland sediment field data and developed detailed field documentation.
Groundwater Sampling for DNAPL, Navassa, North Carolina — Assisted with groundwater sampling and sample management in support of remedial investigations conducted to evaluate dense nonaqueous-phase liquid (DNAPL) contamination of a marsh.
Former Wood-Treating Facility, North Carolina — Managed borehole advancement using direct push and sonic drilling techniques, logged boreholes, screened for DNAPL presence or absence, and collected soil samples. Conducted and evaluated pneumatic and traditional slug tests. Deployed telemetry-connected transducers for continuous monitoring.
Data Quality Assurance
R Programming, United States — Provided support and quality assurance for functionality of R scripts. Responsible for analyzing coding problems, identifying issues, and implementing effective solutions for various data analytics projects.
Education & Credentials
B.A., Environmental Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, 2020
Continuing Education
OSHA 40-Hour HAZWOPER
OSHA 8-Hour HAZWOPER Supervisor
First Aid/CPR/AED Certified
Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)
Insights & News
Market Update
Latest Edition of Integral's Sediment Newsletter: The Benthic Zone
Resources
Integral Uses EPA’s Scribe to Streamline Data Collection