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Description
Cambridge Environmental helps
clients to comply with local, state, and federal regulations on health,
safety, and the environment. We keep current with mandatory and proposed
regulations, enabling us to respond quickly and accurately to clients'
difficulties.
Sample Projects
- Recently, Cambridge Environmental helped a chemical manufacturer
obtain an operating permit for a boiler used to combust waste
process streams. The state regulatory agency required a multipathway
risk assessment to demonstrate that chemicals emitted in stack gases
posed no unacceptable risks to people living in the vicinity of the
facility. Pollutant emissions were derived from both stack testing
and mass balance methods. Integrated air dispersion models were
applied to assess the impacts of stack emissions in both simple and
complex terrain. The risk assessment evaluated pollutant inhalation,
and also indirect exposure that could occur once pollutants deposit
to the ground and enter the food chain. During the course of
developing the risk assessment, the facility’s designation was
changed from a waste heat boiler to a captive hazardous waste
incinerator, which intensified regulatory scrutiny. Through
adherence to state guidance and incorporation of state-of-the-art
methods, the risk assessment was deemed acceptable by state
regulators (as overseen by the regional U.S. EPA office).
- Cambridge Environmental has for several years been the scientific
representative for manufacturers of a fuel additive in a larger
industry coalition. In this capacity, we have assisted the clients
in responding to U.S. EPA’s demands for toxicologic data required
during a multi-year product registration effort. We have reviewed
existing toxicologic data, participated in proposals for additional
testing, and responded to technical statements or documents issued
by our clients’ competitors.
- In another project, Cambridge Environmental assisted a
manufacturer of arts and crafts materials in complying with
regulations promulgated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission
following passage of the Labeling of Hazardous Art Materials Act.
These regulations required that the formulation of any material that
might be used in an art or craft project be evaluated for potential
chronic hazards to health. Cambridge Environmental toxicologists
developed expected and worst-case exposure scenarios, conducted
detailed reviews of the health effects of component chemicals, and
rendered opinions about the specific health warnings that should
appear on the product. Toxicologic reviews conducted early in
product development uncovered potential problems that were corrected
in a timely manner.
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