The Importance of Tank Closure Did you know there are approximately 575,000 underground storage tanks (USTs) nationwide that store petroleum or hazardous substances? The greatest potential threat from a leaking UST is contamination of groundwater, the source of drinking water for nearly half of all Americans. The EPA reported that groundwater supplies drinking water to… Read More...
Environmental Risk Management | Environmental Forensics
Environmental forensics is a rapidly expanding segment of Environmental Risk Management’s suite of consulting services. The field is one that utilizes a wide-ranging armamentarium of tools to identify and characterize complex adverse environmental events. Some of the scientific disciplines involved in forensics include analytical chemistry, hydrology, lithology, geology, history, and statistics. Environmental Forensics: What is… Read More...