Environmental Associates, Inc.
Impact Investigation and Delineation
Site Characterization activities are the backbone of Shield’s business. Our personnel have performed these services
on thousands of sites in over 40 states and in over 20 foreign countries. Our clients have ranged from small private
concerns to the very top of the Fortune 500 list. Our professional staff is comprised of the many diverse scientific
engineering disciplines necessary to be successful in this arena.
Shield has the depth of experience in multi-media site assessment activities needed for today’s complex industrial
sites. We focus on a rapid identification of the extent of contamination in soil, sediment, surface water, or ground water
as applicable.
We are experienced in developing and interpreting remedial action levels for hazardous constituents addressed by
different regulatory programs. This helps us develop very focused site assessment strategies that concentrate on the
contaminants and media of concern so that study time and dollars are minimized. We pride ourselves on taking a
practical approach to site investigations and moving the project into the remedial action phase as quickly as possible if
that step is warranted.
Applicable investigative services may include:
►Visual Assessment of Site Conditions
►Geophysical Surveys for Buried Structures or Materials
►Soil-gas testing for Volatile Organics
►Soil Sampling Programs
►Asbestos, Lead Paint, and PCB’s Assessments
►Monitor Well Installation and Testing
►Groundwater Sampling
►Contamination Assessments
►Ground Water Modeling