Environmental Toxicology

  • Whole effluent Toxicity (WET) testing management/support

  • Toxicity Identification Evaluations (TIEs) study plans, oversight, statistical analysis, and reporting

  • Aquatic testing

  • Soil plant and animal toxicity testing

  • Toxicity research and specialty testing

 

Water and Wastewater

  • Sample collection and analytical chemistry

  • Toxicity Reduction Evaluation planning and management

  • Permit review and renewal support

  • Quality control and data assessment

  • Discharge monitoring report (DMR) completion and tracking

Field Operations

  • Water, soil, and sediment collection

  • In-situ water quality monitoring

  • Analytical laboratory interface, sample preservation, and controlled chain of custody

  • Study design, oversight, and management

  • Project status updates and database management

 

Biological Sampling

  • Benthic macroinvertebrate (BMI) collection and analysis

  • Fish collection for population assessment and tissue analysis

  • Zooplankton collection

  • Periphyton and phytoplankton collection/identification/ chlorophyll and biomass analysis

  • Aquatic and terrestrial vascular plant sampling

  • Small mammal collection

Spill Response

  • Response to accidental environmental releases

  • Development of environmental media and biological community study plans

  • Short-term and long-term monitoring

  • Time-sequence collection of biotic and abiotic samples

  • Adherence to incident JSA/HASP

  • Assistance in assessing damages

 

Property Owner Support

  • Support of landowner projects of all sizes

  • Development of study plans

  • Water, sediment, and soil collection, surface and subsurface

  • Biological sampling

  • Onsite water chemistry measurements and coordination with analytical laboratories

  • Data analysis and communication with regulatory bodies