Kenneth Pye Associates Ltd. - www.kpal.co.uk Kenneth Pye Associates Ltd.
 Scientific Research, Consultancy and Investigations

              
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Environmental Quality and Contamination Investigations

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Services

  • Pollutant identification and provenance determination

  • Field surveys and assessments

  • Interpretation of remotely sensed data

  • Dust sampling and analysis

  • Sediment sampling

  • Laboratory analysis (particle size and shape analysis, SEM examination and chemical microanalysis, optical microscopic examination, bulk chemical analysis)

  • Data evaluation

  • Report preparation

  • Expert witness


Example study involvement

  • Land contamination and pollution studies → more information

  • Fly-tipped waste and provenance determination → see an example

  • Investigation of potential skin irritants in household dust → see an example

  • Corrosion and discolouration damage to paintwork → see an example

  • Smoke damage to property → see an example

  • Assessment and control of blowing sand and dust from construction sites, waste tips, stock-piles, quarries and fields in dry environments

  • Contamination of agricultural land by lead shot pellets

  • Landscape planning and development studies

 

      Sand trap
Airborne dust trap, used for monitoring aeolian dust deposition

      Acquisition of sub-surface samples using a power auger
      Acquisition of sub-surface samples using a power auger


Clients

Local authorities
Trading Standards
Surveyors and architects
Property developers
Insurers, solicitors and loss adjusters
Private individuals



Kenneth Pye Associates Ltd. - Environmental Consultants
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