U.S. Trade and Development Agency

Projects in the Phillipines, Malasia, South Korea, Indonesia and the United States

• Water supply and island landfill evaluations
• Solid waste landfill and incinerator projects, Project audits
• Investigation of the market potential for sales of U.S. pollution control technology in various foreign countries
• Investigation of the hazardous waste disposal problem in Indonesia and related opportunities for U.S. businesses
• Identification of U.S. pollution control opportunities and markets for the protection of the Philippines’ Laguna Lake from industrial waste pollution
• Selection and recruitment of 10 technology industries to present U.S. capabilities to a meeting of seven Asian industrial nations

The World Bank

Projects in the United States, Belgium, Czechoslovakia / Czech Republic, and Belarus

• Regional hazardous waste management facility conceptual design
• Waste stream definition
• Hazardous waste reduction and recycling
• Evaluation of national needs for industrial and solid waste management financing
• Specifications and conceptual design of light mobile incinerator
• Sector study on hazardous waste management needs for Czechoslovakia in cooperation with European Economic Community
• Prepared reports based on company experience in regional hazardous waste management facility conceptual design

Other Agencies

Projects in the United States, Belarus, Hungary

• United Nations / Miskolc, Hungary : Engineering of metals sludge detoxification pilot plant
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (Paris) / Minsk, Belarus / OECD/Commonwealth of Independent States Hazardous Waste Workshop
• World Environment Center / Hungary / Assistance visit for hazwaste cleanup at three chemical companies
• Rene Dubos Institute / New York, NY / Served on international panel reporting to U.N. General Assembly concerning international hazardous waste management

Countries

Countries in which we have completed projects.

Government Projects

Projects at all levels of foreign and domestic governments

• Government / Quito, Ecuador
  Siting of waste-to-ethanol plant
• Government / Eilat, Israel
  Bilge water treatment
• United Nations / Miskolc, Hungary
  Completed engineering of metals sludge detoxification plant
• Government / Bohol, Philippines
  Potable water supply
• Government / Vera Cruz, Mexico
• Czech Ministry of Defense / Vyskov
  Deliver keynote speech
• Municipality / Tennessee
  Asbestos survey for urban renewal project
• East Kalimantan Provincial Government / Indonesia
  Evaluate proposed central hazardous waste project plan
• U.S. State Department / Czechoslovakia
  Prepare scopes-of-work and budgets for three hazardous waste cleanup projects; secure consensus from Czech Ministries on next FY environmental priorities
• Czechoslovakia / Bohemia
  Study of four hazardous waste sites urgently needing remediation
• FEMA / Washington, D.C.
  Develop concepts for expedient restoration of sewer and drinking water systems after disaster
• People’s Republic of China / Luo Shan
  Define scope of work and budget for pollution control of gold mines and associated industries
• City of Chattanooga / Tennessee
  Provide industrial hygiene and environmental services for sewer pipe trenching through hazardous waste spill area
• Eglin Air Force Base / Florida
  Assess underground storage tanks and develop a long term management strategy
• Department of Energy / Oak Ridge, TN
  Provide technical guidance concerning closure of USTs containing hazardous waste, TRU wastes, and radioactive wastes
• Provincial Government / Turkey
  Presented concepts for municipal solid waste management and regional emergency response planning
• U.S. Navy / Nationwide
  Recommended national hazardous waste management strategic plan
• USAF / Nationwide
  Defined hazardous waste streams, identified appropriate treatment technology, and recommended hazardous process changes for air logistics centers
• Tennessee / Chattanooga
  On own initiative, secured industrial trade delegation from Taiwan to Chattanooga - Helped arrange participation by governor’s staff, local leaders, U.S. congress people, and Agencies
• U.S. State Department / Taiwan
  Defined the scope of work for a feasibility study of municipal solid waste incineration in Kaohsiung and other areas

Commercial Projects

Projects both foreign and domestic

• Environmental site assessments
• Permit preparation
• Compliance assistance
• Evaluate contamination levels at heavy industrial site proposed for sale
• Emergency assistance to client facility experiencing hydrocarbon fumes
• Prime contractor for preparation of business plan for hazardous waste management venture
• Hazardous Waste Management
• Preparation of remedial action plans
• Respirator training
• Stormwater plans
• RCRA compliance
• Prime contractor on sludge recycling project
• Evaluate technology
• Due diligence investigation
• Superfund cleanup planning and execution
• Prime contractor for process development and engineering of plating waste plant
• Prepare storm water spill control plans, waste minimization, organize safety committees
• Completed SARA III reporting
• Completed Storm water runoff reporting
• Developed and implemented pollution prevention plan
• Designed SPCFC plan
• Prepared hazard communications plan
• Conducted employee training for workplace hazards
• Perform sector study for industrial waste management financial needs
• Evaluate galvanic sludge management
• Recommend options for contamination assessment prepurchase of large property tract
• Gain preliminary approval for U.S.-made RDF/recycling plant for large city
• Assist U.S.-owned company to expand CSFR operations into environmental remediation
• Manage vendor/purchaser negotiations for new industrial wastewater treatment processes
• Assess radon levels prior to real estate sales
• Hazardous waste remediation
• Business development consultation—environment
• Feasibility study and conceptual design of facility to recover metals from galvanic sludges
• Environmental surveys of six large bulk storage facilities
• Clean closure of waste facility, SARA III, cleanup of waste spills, various compliance actions
• 10 day response to EPA PRP inquiry
• Represented technical objections to superfund listing before State Rule-making body - - Case won
• Environmental survey and ground-water monitoring at petroleum bulk storage facility
• Provide technical expertise to detect leaks and develop remedial actions from petroleum storage tanks
• Conducted indoor Air Surveys for toxic and irritating indoor air contaminants
• Conducted radon surveys using continuous radon monitoring instruments
• Consulted on multi-hospital infectious waste management
• Underground Storage Tank (UST) services including leak detection, soil and groundwater investigation, regulatory negotiation, and remedial action plans
• Overseas project to perform island wide evaluation of needs for municipal solid waste incineration
• Designed site industrial wastewater treatment
• In cooperation with Joint Venture partner, conducted environmental health and safety audit of a major medical research facility, including chemical, radiological, and waste handling - Aided client in designing and implementing new policies and procedures
• Development and maintenance of corporate hazard communication, hazardous materials management, and Community Right-to-Know programs for multi-state industries
• Assisted private sector company with radioactive waste management
• Assisted client in response to compliance action show-cause - No fines imposed
• Sourcing and technical support for national hazardous waste program
• Make short-notice alterations to industrial waste-water treatment system to adjust to changing discharge
• Investigated the extent of the hazardous waste disposal problem in Taiwan - - - Recommendations provided concerning needs and opportunities for U. S. Businesses
• Served as Insurance Company consulting engineers in the area of hazardous waste and materials management - - Prepared PCB Management Manual
• Characterized waste streams, selected treatment technologies and prepared management of mixed radioactive and chemically hazardous waste
• On invitation, presented concept for a regional waste management facility in Korea
• Project audit of water supply project proposal
• Evaluate technical proposal for Indonesia national environmental data management system

Law Firms

Projects in both consulting and testimony

• Forensic / expert witness services
• Pollution migration assessment
• Environmental damage assessment
• Water pollution assessment
• Expert witness on PCB contamination
• Expert witness on groundwater and airborne contamination
• Expert witness on Superfund case
• Expert witness on landfill case
• Industrial contamination
• Incidents involving hazardous materials
• Groundwater contamination
• Surface water contamination