Unearthing environmental issues.

Industrial, commercial, laboratory, and household activities leave their imprint on the environment. Hazardous substances released into the air, water, soil, and groundwater are notorious for causing public health risks. Our environmental health and safety group includes engineers, hydrogeologists, occupational safety professionals, and certified industrial hygienists. Our experts understand federal (e.g., EPA, RCRA, CERCLA, TSCA, and OSHA) and state regulations and standards applicable to the generation, manifesting, treatment, and disposal of hazardous wastes. Our experts are also well versed in the control technologies that prevent or minimize the effects of hazardous substance releases into the environment.

Specific expertise in diverse disciplines.

Environmental pollution claims can involve not only diverse media (air, water, soil) but diverse industries such as petrochemicals, mining, manufacturing, and transportation. Our experts investigate, test, and develop opinions about the processes, the hazardous substances and their by-products, modes of release, and their fate and transport in the media, worker training issues, and the availability and suitability of control technologies.