PFAS Consulting and
Strategic Management
Conquer PFAS Challenges with Confidence
Companies are facing mounting pressure from various stakeholders to remove PFAS from products, packaging, supply chains and waste streams. However, there are significant obstacles in addressing PFAS-related risks and liabilities, including understanding PFAS exposure, planning for PFAS obsolescence and replacement, and meeting aggressive remediation goals and regulations.
Battelle is uniquely positioned to meet organizations at any stage in their PFAS journey, from mitigating risk for essential users of PFAS, to helping companies go completely PFAS-free. We focus not only on ensuring business continuity, but also long-term, proactive PFAS risk management - centered in safer, more sustainable circular chemistry.
Comprehensive PFAS Vulnerability Assessment and Risk Response
Alternatives Assessment
Find your organization's potential for replacing PFAS with safer alternatives. Determine if PFAS provides an integral function, find options to effectively redesign or modify products and processes without compromising, and explore alternate possibilities to achieve the same result without PFAS or with mitigation strategies to reduce it.
Supply Chain Evaluation
Identify and address all sources of PFAS and related risks originating from your supply chain. We can help your organization ensure compliance and get critical answers around PFAS in your supply chain, from testing for PFAS presence in packaging and third-party components to management of material obsolescence.
Hazard Assessment
Review chemical toxicity, bioaccumulation potential, mobility, and persistence of PFAS to better understand, manage, and mitigate human health and environmental impacts. Our experts empower you make confident, informed decisions about PFAS and other emerging chemical use.
Lifecycle Assessment
Determine the environmental impact of products, processes and/or services across the lifecycle. Tap into our analytical and investigational expertise and proprietary PFAS tools to reliably map your organization's PFAS footprint, and effectively reduce, manage, and mitigate it.
Strategic and Risk Management
Score and prioritize your company's PFAS risk, and develop actionable plans to address it. Our top industry experts help you transform functional, technical and business assessment findings into thorough, customized strategies to confidently prioritize, plan and budget for current and potential risks.
Cost and Liability Management
Get true clarity on your organization's relevant PFAS regulations and related compliance actions. From identifying current and anticipated regulations to calculating environmental reserves, let our deep experience and top industry experts be your guide.
Comprehensive PFAS Vulnerability Assessment and Risk Response
Full-Lifecycle PFAS Risk Mitigation Framework
Address PFAS across sectors and at any stage with our comprehensive, industry-agnostic framework for risk mitigation and response.
Desktop review often starts by identifying potential risks and exposures to PFAS that are related to product formulations, supply chains, the company's regulatory environment and environmental exposures. Our industry-leading experts are here to help your organization get started addressing PFAS challenges, today.
Featured Services:
- Functional Assessment (Assess the functional purpose for PFAS use to determine feasible alternatives or redesign options)
- Technical Assessment (Identify and assess the hazards and potential impacts of PFAS use)
- Cost / Liability Management (Evaluate cost and liability implications from regulatory, litigation, reputation/brand and other business risk perspectives)
- Strategy / Risk Management (Develop a dedicated plan which details how to deal with risk, both pre-emptively and as incidents occur)
Our accredited PFAS lab, analytical chemistry expertise, and proprietary PFAS tools equip you to get accurate, defensible answers to critical questions about PFAS, including specific PFAS like perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and PFOS.
Featured Services:
- Screening Test (Find out if PFAS is present or not)
- PFAS Characterization (Learn which specific PFAS chemical(s) are present)
- Total Concentration (See how much PFAS is present)
- Environmental Passive Sampling (See the amount and types of PFAS in an environment)
- PFAS Fingerprinting (Discover the likely source(s) of PFAS)
Assessing and ranking the risks associated with PFAS is a critical step for organizations seeking to manage and mitigate their exposure effectively. Our scoring method guides companies through identifying, ranking and prioritizing PFAS risks to inform critical, timely decision-making and action.
Featured Services:
- Likelihood Assessment (Calculate the probability of a risk occurring)
- Impact Assessment (What is the potential severity of the consequences?)
- Composite Risk Score Calculation (What is the overall level of PFAS risk?)
Determining the potential for replacing PFAS with safer alternatives involves evaluating whether the functions provided by PFAS are essential and exploring viable alternatives that fulfill the same purposes but with lower risks. Our multi-disciplinary experts across advanced materials, formulation development and analytical chemistry are your partner as you make PFAS replacement choices that reduce risk without compromising your products and processes.
Featured Services:
- Alternatives Assessment (Find your potential for replacing PFAS)
- Replacement Development (Create custom replacement formulations and components)
If required, environmental remediation can include identifying and quantifying sources of PFAS contamination, understanding their behavior in the environment, and selecting appropriate treatment and destruction methods. We evaluate each scenario with an independent and consultative approach to help clients determine the best remediation solution that meets the needs of all stakeholders. Our innovative PFAS destruction and treatment tools (including PFAS ANNIHILATOR®, a proven technology to break down PFAS), robust remediation experience and service partners are ready to help you completely eliminate PFAS contamination.
Featured Services:
- Site Characterization (See where, how much, and what kind of PFAS exist)
- Fate and Transport Modeling (Learn how PFAS moves and where it will end up)
- PFAS Remediation and Destruction (Determine the best option to get rid of PFAS, and act on it)
Multi-Faceted PFAS Risk Management
Our approach helps companies effectively identify, quantify, evaluate and mitigate all PFAS-related risks—including risks presented by “hidden” sources of PFAS in supply chains and waste streams.
Count on our multidimensional process and wide expertise to holistically identify your organization's top priorities, and develop a tailored PFAS risk strategy to confront current risks and prepare for potential future risks.
Functional PFAS Risk
We examine the purpose, function and substitution potential of PFAS in products (from aqueous film forming foams (AFFF) to food packaging), processes and supply chains - and apply what we learn towards risk reduction and replacement action.
Get answers to questions like:
- Where is PFAS used in products, processes and more?
- How necessary is the function provided by PFAS?
- What PFAS alternatives exist to support the PFAS-related function?
Technical PFAS Risk
We assess the scientific risks posed by PFAS, from Safety Data Sheet (SDS) documentation to environmental impacts - to inform analytical testing, investigative and remedial action.
Get answers to questions like:
- Is PFAS properly documented (or documented at all)?
- What specific PFAS chemicals are present?
- What are the human health and environmental impact of PFAS?
Business PFAS Risk
We calculate PFAS risk in the commercial and regulatory landscape for companies, including current and anticipated regulations (like the United States Environmental Protection Agency's PFAS Strategic Roadmap), compliance actions and environmental reserves - and integrate the findings into strategic management action.
Get answers to questions like:
- What existing and potential PFAS-related regulations apply?
- What types of permitting and regulatory compliance actions are required?
- Have environmental reserves been calculated or set aside?
Understanding, Managing and Mitigating PFAS Risk
Leading With Expertise: Our PFAS Team
From risk assessment to alternatives development, our diverse PFAS expertise gives clients an upper hand when addressing complex PFAS challenges.
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Shalene Thomas, R.E.P
Sr. Emerging Contaminants Program ManagerShalene provides thought leadership, drives R&D and service offerings for Battelle’s growing PFAS and other potential emerging contaminant programs. She has more than 25 years of experience in environmental consulting that includes 15 years of experience providing PFAS strategic management services to government and commercial clients. -
Dan Longbrake
Director, Commercial Business Development and Sales, PFAS, Emerging Chemicals, Permitting, Environmental ComplianceDan leads and facilitates commercial engagements to develop and advance Battelle’s PFAS and environmental technologies, tools, and services. He has over 36 years of experience in the environmental industry. Dan joined Battelle in January 2021, and since that time has focused on developing and executing go-to-market strategies, creating alignment and nurturing client relationships, and positioning Battelle as a trusted partner. -
Amy Dindal
Business Line Director, Environment and AgricultureResponsible for coordinating and overseeing Battelle enterprise-capabilities in PFAS including laboratory analyses, site characterization, contaminant remediation, and health risk management/communication that delivers value-added, tailored environmental restoration solutions. -
Darcy Brown
Director, Commercial Business Development and Sales, Critical Infrastructure, Rare Earth, Circularity and SemiconductorDarcy has over 15 years of experience in technical sales, business development, and engineering across various industries, including agriculture, pulp and paper, power generation, and semiconductor manufacturing. He ensures exceptional customer engagement, driving success by understanding and meeting the unique needs of each client.
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Joe Tarsavage
Division Manager, Environmental SolutionsWith 35 years of environmental experience across consulting, operations and management, Joe manages a team of 70 scientists, chemists and engineers focused on delivering top-quality analytical data, investigating the fate and transport of PFAS and developing innovative new analytical methods to address emerging chemicals of concern.
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Eliza Kaltenberg, Ph.D.
Environmental Scientist IIIWith a Ph.D. in geological and earth sciences and 12 years of industry experience, Eliza brings top expertise specialized 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. -
Franco Pala, Ph.D.
Chemist IVFranco’s doctoral research and 24 years of analytical chemistry experience has included deep research on ever-evolving consumer product formulations and the distribution, mobilization, transport, and bioavailability of formulation chemicals after discharge in the environment. Today, Franco is driving the development of new analytical methodologies to examine the impact of PFAS and other emerging chemicals in the environment. -
Kavitha Dasu, Ph.D.
PFAS Technical Lead Research LeaderWith a Ph.D. in environmental chemistry and 12 years of industry experience, Kavitha is an known authority on the analysis of PFAS and other emerging chemicals. At Battelle, Kavitha is leading innovative analytical research on emerging contaminants to solve highly complex environmental problems, including new method development and validation of new PFAS technologies. -
Cameron Orth
Chemist IIWith over a decade of analytical chemistry experience in fixed base, on-site and mobile laboratories, Cameron is deeply skilled in laboratory analysis – from wet chemistry to data interpretation. Cameron is currently advancing the cutting-edge of PFAS screening, source tracking and forensics through high resolution tandem mass spectrometry.
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Bryon Dahlgren, P.E., BCEE
Senior Program ManagerMr. Dahlgren is an engineer with 30 years of professional experience and degrees in chemical and environmental engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He has successfully managed numerous projects focused on addressing emerging contaminants at complex remediation sites. Bryon's deep experience includes researching the diverse aspects of new compounds (including tracking regulatory changes), understanding fate and transport issues, testing and implementing new remedial solutions, and managing legal and community relations communications. -
Aash Bhandari, PMP
Program ManagerWith an MBA, a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and more than a decade of industry experience across data analytics, project management and regulatory compliance, Aash has managed many key programs including the development of high-profile enterprise data repositories. Today, Aash is applying their expertise to execute large-scale PFAS and emerging contaminant assessment and investigation programs for Battelle's clients. -
Jon Petali, Ph.D., DABT
Human Health Risk AssessorLeveraging a Ph.D. and 7 years of experience across academia and state government, Jonathan applies his deep environmental toxicology expertise to help clients address PFAS and other emerging chemical contamination issues through robust risk assessment, research and risk communication. -
Kavitha Dasu, Ph.D.
PFAS Technical Lead Research LeaderWith a Ph.D. in environmental chemistry and 12 years of industry experience, Kavitha is an known authority on the analysis of PFAS and other emerging chemicals. At Battelle, Kavitha is leading innovative analytical research on emerging contaminants to solve highly complex environmental problems, including new method development and validation of new PFAS technologies. -
Michael Meyer, PMP
Program ManagerLeveraging 35 years of environmental investigation and remediation experience and a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, Michael has led multiple large-scale clean-up programs for a variety of contaminants across commercial and government spaces. Michael is now leading site management efforts at Battelle, from initial investigation to remediation system operation.
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Steve Rosansky, PE
Senior Remediation EngineerSteve has more than 25 years of experience managing and conducting environmental restoration projects with an emphasis on innovative technologies for cost-effective remediation of sediment, soil and groundwater. -
Bryon Dahlgren, P.E., BCEE
Senior Program ManagerMr. Dahlgren is an engineer with 30 years of professional experience and degrees in chemical and environmental engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He has successfully managed numerous projects focused on addressing emerging contaminants at complex remediation sites. Bryon's deep experience includes researching the diverse aspects of new compounds (including tracking regulatory changes), understanding fate and transport issues, testing and implementing new remedial solutions, and managing legal and community relations communications.
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Kurtis Wickey, Ph.D.
Senior Research ScientistWith a Ph.D. in Physics and 9 years of industry experience, Kurtis is advancing material science innovation at Battelle – from nanofabrication to microscopy. Providing critical physics acumen, Kurtis helps develop functional, green replacements for contaminants of concern like PFAS. -
Jacob Lilly
Chemical Engineer IVLeveraging 8 years of materials research and development experience and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering, Jacob has led multiple programs across plastics upcycling, bio-based materials and material selection while at Battelle. Currently, Jacob is applying his expertise towards developing sustainable replacements for PFAS and other emerging chemicals in products, processes and more. -
Jeff Cafmeyer
Senior Research ScientistDuring his 24 years at Battelle, Jeff has won multiple awards and contributed to 14 materials science patents, from fuel cell polymers to bio-based surfactants. Currently, Jeff is applying his deep expertise towards the formulation of sustainable alternatives that replace or reduce PFAS and other emerging chemicals in products, processes and more.
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