Ecological
EnSafe knows that remediation at many CERCLA and RCRA sites are now being driven by risk to ecological receptors. EnSafe staff represents a broad range of biologist and ecologists with expertise in both aquatic and terrestrial biological services. However, the lack of standard in this field often leads to ecological risk assessments that are time consuming, expensive, difficult to understand, and often fail to produce useable information in managing your site.

 

EnSafe risk assessors understand that knowledge of biological systems must be teamed with a clear understanding of the programs which regulate a site to produce data that is not only defensible but also useful. EnSafe utilizes its staff's extensive experience and relationships with clients, regulators, and trustees to develop clear, cost effective ecological risk assessments that are effective tools in assisting our clients understand any potential risk at their sites. This understanding allows our clients to developing clear defensible plans for evaluating the need for any potential remedial alternatives at their sites.

 

Risk Management Services

  • GIS assisted risk management meeting support
  • Developing site specific data quality objectives (DQO)
  • Risk Communication
  • Third-party peer review

 

Aquatic Resource Services

  • Sediment and surface water toxicity studies
  • Aquatic community population studies
  • Fish and benthic invertebrate field collection
  • Sediment and surface water bioaccumulation studies
  • Wetland Delineations and identification
  • Sediment and surface water ecotoxicological profiles

 

Terrestrial Resource Services

  • Terrestrial toxicity testing studies
  • Small mammal collection and tissue analysis
  • Terrestrial bioaccumulation studies and food chain modeling
  • Rare, threatened, and endangered species surveys
  • Habitat evaluation procedures
  • Soil ecotoxicological profiles