Geochemical Investigations
  
Since its founding in 1979, SSP&A has pioneered the application of geochemistry to the field of hydrogeology.

SSP&A provides expert services in geochemistry for environmental problems that relate to:

• Hazardous waste disposal;

• Chemical and petroleum manufacturing;

• Wood treatment;

• Coal gasification;

• Mining and acid mine drainage;

• Saltwater intrusions;

• Surface-water and sediment contamination.

SSP&A offers the services of a team of geochemists who are recognized experts in the field of environmental forensics. The expertise offered includes:

• Valuation of the origin(s), fate, and transport of contaminants;

• Geochemical and isotopic fingerprinting;

• Interpretation of chemical congeners (PCBs, Dioxins);

• Chronological evaluations;

• Analysis of organic / inorganic interactions;

• Evaluation of geochemical conditions;

• Evaluation of DNAPL and LNAPL sites;

• Evaluation of the natural and enhanced attenuation of contaminants;

• Geochemical modeling;

• Litigation support.

SSP&A routinely conducts in depth geochemical analyses of environmental problems that are caused by the presence of compounds such as: PCBs, PCPs, creosotes, Mirex, perchlorate, nitrate, MTBE, BTEX, arsenic, mercury, lead, and chlorinated and non-chlorinated solvents.