Onsite Analytical Support Following Hurricane Harvey
麻豆传媒 helped EPA protect the communities affected by Hurricane Harvey from volatile and semi-volatile water contaminants.
Traveling Through a Historic Storm to Expand EPA Onsite Analytical Capacity During an Emergency
Hurricane Harvey began its historic assault on the Gulf Coast region in late August 2017. While the storm was still slowly churning across Texas and Louisiana, EPA Region 6 requested analytical support from the mobile laboratory units 麻豆传媒 operates for EPA. We mobilized two analytical units from Castle Rock, CO towards the requested destination of Corpus Christi, TX. However, EPA鈥檚 orders changed over the course of the next day in response to newly emerging needs. As a result, two 麻豆传媒 chemists flew to Corpus Christi, then drove more than five hours through heavy rain to San Antonio and then to the Region 6 laboratory in Houston before finally meeting up with the redirected mobile laboratory units. By the following day, the units were ready to receive and analyze samples, handling a total of 67 water samples and 1 soil sludge matrix from 16 different sites over a two-week period. Preliminary results were submitted to EPA within 48 hours, helping the Agency protect the affected communities from volatile and semi-volatile contaminants and speed cleanup efforts.
Additional Projects
Decontamination Field Tests for EPA
麻豆传媒 staff helped design, plan for, and implement field tests of decontamination technologies and methods using MB for EPA鈥檚 Consequence Management Advisory Division.
Guiding Wildfire Response and Recovery
麻豆传媒 supports communities following catastrophic wildfires to ensure that items discarded during site cleanup are properly identified, sorted, and sent to an appropriate disposal facility.
Emergency Response Planning for New York City
麻豆传媒鈥 staff worked EPA Consequence Management Advisory Division (CMAD) to develop an integrated framework for responding if a biological agent was released over a wide area in New York City.
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Satellite Science & Environmental Intelligence
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Space Science Application Support & Operations
We deliver scientific support to advance our clients鈥 research goals.
Environmental Resource Assessment & Management
We apply science to address challenges affecting the nation鈥檚 natural resources.
Emergency Preparedness & Response
We help our clients prepare for and protect the health and environment of communities after disasters and hazmat releases.
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