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Risk Services
At KES we apply sound judgment to environmental management. To us, this means setting environmental goals that are protective of the environment but also reasonable and attainable.
Techniques that establish the potential environmental risks associated with contamination have emerged as fundamental tools in managing hazardous materials/wastes. In today's evolving regulatory setting, both the practical limitations to engineered remediation projects and the need for risk-driven cleanup strategies has been well recognized within the industry. Despite this common realization, the science behind establishing reasonable cleanup goals is poorly understood. KES has years of experience in setting reasonable cleanup goals in support of cost-effective management of hazardous materials. With professional expertise, state-of-the-art computer models, and a solid reputation in the regulatory field, KES can minimize your environmental liabilities.
As "clean" land becomes more and more scarce in industrialized urban areas, more companies are taking a look at potentially contaminated properties to meet their facility expansion requirements. With the application of risk-based strategies, such properties can be inexpensive, maintain manageable liability, and be brought to productive use. KES has the know-how to qualify existing documentation, to collect any additional required information, and to project technically defensible risks through skillful risk analysis.
Health risk assessments have been successfully applied to:
- Transactions involving property in which contaminants may be contained,
- Setting closure criteria for remediation projects,
- Supporting or refuting claims of health effects in toxic tort cases,
- Establishing potential risk related to changing the commercial use of property overlying contamination,
- Supporting natural attenuation as a low-cost and hazard-free remedial alternative.
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