Industrial Contamination Management

An aerial view of an open pit copper mine in a forested area. Exponent helps improve biodiversity and sustainability.

Thought leadership

Reconciling Mining with Biodiversity Conservation

Exponent provides deep industry knowledge for everything from rapid emergency response to proactive mitigation.

When hazardous industrial events occur — from mining accidents to battery contamination — clients face numerous challenges to remediate the situation and find a clear path forward. Exponent provides multidisciplinary support with deep industry experience to help clients navigate contamination events through environmental science and engineering expertise, business and regulatory compliance consulting, and human health risk assessments. Our decades of experience allow us to share knowledge from industry to industry to improve best practices and help clients prevent future contamination.

Capabilities

Exponent's environmental consultants can help clients overcome a range of industrial challenges with responsive support and unique scientific insights.

Mining typically requires large capital investments, energy inputs, landscape alteration, and long timelines, making effective environmental and social risk management strategies critical. Greenhouse gas emissions issues and climate variability are reshaping strategic planning, transforming operations, and increasing focus on sustainability. Exponent offers technical and regulatory expertise for addressing challenging, complex, and time-sensitive environmental management and health concerns.
Rapid response to oil spills is critical for understanding environmental fate and predicting exposure potential for ecological receptors. Exponent scientists and environmental engineers are on call for immediate response to oil spills, providing consulting services to major international oil, pipeline, and oilfield engineering design and service companies, as well as the U.S. and international governments.
Community and environmental action groups are raising concerns regarding possible health and environmental effects associated with chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations, as well as with the potential leakage of fracturing fluids into drinking water aquifers and the discharge of fracturing fluids after use. Exponent provides a broad range of hydraulic fracturing technical expertise, including petroleum engineering, fluid composition, environmental and human health risk assessment, and regulatory support.
From identifying the safest cleanup alternatives after battery contamination events to developing more sustainable battery recycling programs that improve outcomes for both businesses and the environment, addressing batteries issues in industry can be challenging. With our vast experience working with commercial battery technologies, from design to recycling, Exponent is uniquely qualified to support your full battery lifecycle needs.

Our Capabilities Are Unparalleled

With expertise in over 90 disciplines and hundreds of capabilities, tools, and methodologies — we get to the root of even the most complex challenges and give you the objective answers you need.

Workers assess wind and alternative energy. Exponent provide expertise for sustainability and climate change issues.

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Experts

Our global and comprehensive expertise across industries gives us a deep understanding of current challenges, best industry practices, and the implications of emerging technologies.