Environmental Forensic Studies
Drawing on decades of experience in chemistry, biochemistry, ecology, and biology, our engineers and scientists conduct field and laboratory investigations to identify or characterize biological and chemical challenges impacting soil, sediment, groundwater, surface water, and waste.
Practice Specifics
Addressing Groundwater, Surface Water, Soil, and Sediment
Leading law firms turn to our well-known technical experts. We serve as a trusted resource for firms seeking to determine quantitative liability allocation among potentially responsible parties (PRPs) at contaminated sites. We have provided expert opinions and forensic analysis regarding the extent and source of contamination; probable migration pathways; the timing of contaminant release based on chemical fingerprinting and other forensics techniques; and feasible remediation alternatives for impacted properties.
Environmental Forensics to Support, Compliance, Litigation, and Toxic Tort
We offer the specialized expertise necessary for lawyers to counsel their clients and advocate for client interests on a wide range of matters related to business transactions, environmental management, compliance and enforcement, toxic tort, and general and environmental litigation. Our practitioners quickly grasp the scope and nuances of important environmental issues and develop sound and defensible technical insights for clients.
Innovating in Environmental Forensics: Collaboration that Spans Practices
Many of our consultants have participated in key research developments and have pioneered technical approaches underpin their practices. Some are extensively involved in developing regulations and technical guidance. We continue to make technical advances in areas such as geotechnical engineering, vapor intrusion, sustainability, waste management, and remediation of emerging contaminants.
Contaminated Sites Services
- Overview of Contaminated Site Assessment and Cleanup
- Air Quality Management and Air Pollution Control
- Brownfield Redevelopment Planning and Design
- Conceptual Site Model Development
- Contaminated Media Investigations and Assessments
- Detection and Culturing of Microbes for Environmental Applications
- Environmental Data Clearinghouse
- Environmental Forensic Studies
- Fate and Transport and Hydrogeological Characterization
- Remedial Design
- Groundwater Assessment and Remediation
- Risk Assessment and Applied Toxicology
- Hydrogeological Characterization and Modeling
- Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
- Regulatory Strategy and Cleanup Goal Development
- Remediation System Operation and Optimization
- Sediment Assessment and Remediation
- Treatability and Pilot Studies
- Vapor Intrusion Assessment and Remediation
- Waste Management Planning, Engineering, and Design
- Global Product Stewardship
- Innovation
- Vapor Intrusion Mitigation
- Vapor Intrusion Due Diligence
- Vapor Intrusion Guidance
- Vapor Intrusion Site Characterization
