Providing Integrated Solutions to Government Clients

The range of expertise and services offered through Battelle’s Energy & Environment Division provides Battelle clients with the diverse backgrounds required to address challenging environmental projects. Throughout the years, our clients have come to rely on us to provide integrated solutions to a variety of challenges in the protection and management of natural resources.

As one example, by incorporating various areas of environmental science expertise located across Battelle, we deliver integrated solutions to the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Our Sequim, Washington, laboratory provides metals and toxicology services, while organic analyses are provided by our Duxbury, Massachusetts, laboratory. Environmental modeling is provided by our Water Resources Modeling experts located in Seattle, Washington, while our Environmental Restoration group in Columbus, Ohio, provides risk-based alternatives for site remediation.

In order to fully respond to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) diverse project needs, Battelle has combined its resources to provide the required breadth of expertise. These projects range from developing screening assays for suspected endocrine disruptor chemicals and assessing sources of air pollution to providing marine and coastal science technical services. Through the Technical Support for EPA Oceans and Coastal Protection Division (OCPD) Contract, Battelle supports the mission of EPA Headquarters OCPD, Wetlands, and Assessment & Watershed Protection Divisions, and OCPD’s Regional offices. EPA accesses Battelle’s capabilities under 10 diverse technical areas: field and laboratory analysis; environmental, ecological, and human health risk assessments; sources and control of floatable aquatic debris; ocean disposal activities; database development and modeling; status reports, guidance documents, and workshops; regulatory/NEPA support; public outreach and technology transfer; pollution control and mitigation; and technical support and regulation development.

Examples of marine and coastal projects conducted for EPA include: providing workshops and training for National Estuary Program, developing nutrient criteria for a northern Gulf of Mexico pilot study, and assisting with the implementation of a bi-national plan to address Harmful Algal Bloom issues—to name only a few projects where Battelle offers a wide range of technical experts and applied science to provide integrated solutions. For the U.S. Navy, Battelle evaluates and implements innovative and/or enhances existing remediation technologies to ensure that the Navy’s environmental cleanup initiatives are optimized and cost-effectively implemented while meeting Navy objectives, regulatory requirements, and public concerns. In some cases, we help prepare the sites for alternative uses after cleanup is completed.

Through these types of experiences, clients have learned that Battelle’s scientists and engineers can fully respond to their needs—and provide integrated solutions to their environmental challenges.

For additional information, contact Ms. Karen Foster at (781) 952-5370, foster@battelle.org.