Technical Consultation, Data Analysis and Litigation Support for the Environment

Risk Assessment




SWAPE risk assessors have conducted human health risk assessments in the United States, Europe, and South America. These risk assessments evaluated a variety of contaminants including emerging and unregulated contaminants, volatile organic compounds, semi-volatile organic compounds, insecticides, herbicides, pesticides, petroleum compounds, chlorinated solvents, heavy metals, perchlorate, dioxins, and polychlorinated biphenols. Many of these risk assessments were used as the basis for granting regulatory closure from regulatory agencies. SWAPE scientists have also conducted ecological risk assessments using sensitive receptors including birds, fish, amphibians, and mammals.

SWAPE risk assessors are experienced with a number of current risk models used by the states of Georgia, California, Texas, Arizona, Hawaii, the USEPA, and the United Kingdom's Environmental Agency. Along with the risk models listed above, SWAPE's risk assessors are proficient with a number of physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) models (IEUBK, ALM, LeadSpread) and dispersion models (AEROMOD, ISC, SCREEN3) for determining exposure point concentrations of contaminants in communities.

We speak frequently on the public health implications of environmental contaminants before governmental and professional bodies including, USEPA Office of Research and Development, the California Bar Association, the National Groundwater Association, and the Groundwater Resources Association.