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Seattle Area Air Quality and Noise Team Joins ENVIRON
| Source: ENVIRON Holdings, Inc.
EMERYVILLE, CA--(Marketwire - September 25, 2008) - Ewire -- ENVIRON, a global environmental
science, health, and sustainability consultancy, is pleased to announce the
addition of several key air quality and noise staff members in the Pacific
Northwest. According to Shari Libicki, ENVIRON's Air Quality Practice
Leader, "The addition of these experts enhances ENVIRON's existing air
quality services and adds new expertise in noise and odor measurement." The
team includes four senior air quality scientists, each with 30 or more
years of consulting experience: Eric Hansen, Principal; Richard Steffel,
Principal Consultant; Kirk Winges, Principal Consultant; and Ken Richmond,
Senior Manager.
Eric Hansen, Principal is an expert in air quality permitting for
industrial facilities and has managed large permitting projects for wood
products manufacturing facilities, pulp mills, chemical plants, cement
plants, refineries, and electrical generation facilities. He has a loyal
client following and the ability to manage large, complex environmental
investigations.
Richard Steffel, Principal Consultant is an air quality and noise scientist
and an expert in small-scale urban issues, particularly related to transit,
transportation, and port infrastructure and operations projects. He is a
mobile source emissions expert and an expert on NEPA and state
environmental policy regulations. He also has extensive experience with
federal and state Department of Transportation issues related to air
quality and noise.
Kirk Winges, Principal Consultant is an atmospheric scientist with broad
experience in all fields of air quality science. He is the author of the
Fugitive Dust Model (FDM), an air quality model distributed by EPA in the
mid-1990s and widely used throughout the US and abroad. He is an
experienced air quality expert witness on complex topics such as
atmospheric deposition, modeling, fugitive dust and odor.
Ken Richmond, Senior Manager is an expert in air quality modeling. An
expert programmer, he has detailed knowledge of complex computer codes such
as CALPUFF and AERMOD. He has extensive experience in all areas of air
quality modeling including criteria pollutant assessments for NAAQS
compliance, long-range transport modeling for Class I area issues,
visibility, and air toxics release simulation.
The lead group is supported by scientists and engineers with extensive
experience in air quality and environmental noise modeling, air and noise
field measurement programs, odor measurement and characterization, BACT
review, and other technical areas related to air quality and environmental
noise. This group includes:
Kristen Wallace, Manager specializes in industrial and mineral mining and
processing noise.
Bart Brashers, Manager specializes in air quality and meteorological
modeling.
Eric Albright, Manager is an air quality permit engineer and air quality
modeler who focuses on industrial sources and greenhouse gas issues.
About ENVIRON
Founded in 1982, ENVIRON is a global employee-owned environmental and
health sciences consultancy. From 75 strategically placed offices
throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, ENVIRON's worldwide
network of over 1,000 professionals applies a unique blend of technical and
scientific skills, strategic insight, and practical experience to help
clients resolve existing challenges, improve performance, and reduce future
liabilities. The ENVIRON Foundation provides financial assistance to
endeavors that promote protection of human health and a sustainable global
environment, particularly those related to the impact of chemicals and the
use of the earth's resources.