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Aquatic Environments

U.S. coastlines are vital to a healthy nation, community and economy. With nearly 40 percent of the U.S. population living on the coast, coastal areas are responsible for $9.5 trillion in goods and services, annually.  Battelle delivers high-quality, objective, and cost-effective information to coastline decision makers.
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Insights for Sustainable Growth

Battelle's experienced marine and coastal scientists help government and industry clients develop and implement integrated plans that foster sustainable economic growth. We apply best practices and state-of-the-science analytical techniques to help government and commercial clients make practical decisions.  

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Our Product and Service Solutions

Battelle offers comprehensive, multidisciplinary marine assessment and baseline characterization services, from gap analysis and database management to field sampling and public scoping and reporting.

Battelle develops and applies analytical methods for sediment, tissue and water that meet rigorous method detection limits and measurement quality objectives to characterize contaminants.

Battelle provides comprehensive information management support for environmental programs, including systems planning, data acquisition, database management, application development, information visualization and decision modeling.

We develop Environmental Impact Statements, Environmental Assessments, Biological Assessments and other documents that are scientifically credible, legally defensible and consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act.

Battelle’s Florida Materials Research Facility specializes in the evaluation of materials in a subtropical marine environment, including natural weathering, marine immersion, corrosion and dynamic testing.

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Florida Materials Research Facility


When you need to understand how your products, coatings, materials or equipment will hold up under real-world conditions, put them to the test at Battelle’s Florida Materials Research Facility. We can help you protect your bottom line and make better warranty and development decisions with accurate information about product performance under environmental conditions.


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PFAS Assessment & Mitigation

We're addressing the growing challenges of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) with unmatched technical expertise, services, technologies and facilities.
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Our comprehensive solutions require cross-disciplinary scientific and engineering collaboration. Battelle Solvers combine biology disciplines like these with other applied sciences and engineering to deliver client success.

  • Bioaerosol Science

  • Bioassessment

  • Biological Chemistry

  • Bioremediation

  • Biostatistics

  • Cell and Molecular Biology

  • Ecology

  • Forensic Chemistry and Biology

  • Genomics

  • Microbiology

Innovation requires multidisciplinary scientific and engineering collaboration. Our Solvers at Battelle combine multiple chemistry disciplines like these with other applied sciences and engineering expertise to deliver comprehensive client solutions.

  • Analytical Chemistry

  • Biological Chemistry

  • Bioremediation

  • Chemical Engineering

  • Forensic Chemistry and Biology

  • Organic Chemistry

  • Physical Chemistry

Data science expertise is at the core of our multidisciplinary approach. Our experts, called “Solvers” at Battelle, combine data science disciplines like these with applied engineering and science to deliver comprehensive client solutions in government and industry.

  • Bioinformatics

  • Biostatistics

  • Data Analytics

  • Modeling and Simulation

  • Statistics

Real-world solutions require multidisciplinary scientific and engineering collaboration. Our experts, called “Solvers” at Battelle, combine multiple engineering disciplines like these with other applied sciences to deliver comprehensive client solutions.

  • Bioremediation

  • Chemical Engineering

  • Human Factors Engineering

  • Modeling and Simulation

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Featured Experts


  • Lisa Lefkovitz

    Project Manager
    Lisa is an environmental chemist with more than 20 years of experience in the design and management of chemical and biological evaluations of sediments and dredged materials, as well as the fate and transport of organic and inorganic contaminants in the environment.

  • Scott Libby

    Environmental Scientist
    Scott has been involved in marine environmental monitoring and data interpretations since 1987. His research emphasis is on the biogeochemical cycles of nutrients and the effect chemical changes have on pelagic and benthic communities.

  • Caitlyn Farragher

    Field Technician Specialist

    Caitlyn has participated in field activities including preparation, sampling, data processing, and generating field survey reports on numerous water quality and benthic surveys. She is experienced in deploying and maintaining a wide range of sampling deceives and instrumentation used in collecting samples and data for biological, biological hazards, chemical and water quality analysis.

  • Eliza Kaltenberg, Ph.D.

    Chemist
    Eliza specializes in environmental assessment, the use and development of passive sampling methods, contaminant partitioning and bioavailability, development of methods for measuring sediment-water-benthos interactions, and nutrient retention in sediments.

Technology Commercialization
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With over 90 years of research and development experience, Battelle supports all areas of industry with intellectual property focused on supply chain assurance including non-destructive, rapid inspection technologies, and full range of risk mitigation solutions.


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