Kenneth Pye Associates Ltd.
 Scientific Research, Consultancy and Investigations

                     
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Services
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Contract Research and Consultancy

•     Field and laboratory investigations and experimentation

•     Strategic advice

•     Practice and policy reviews

Data Acquisition and Processing Services (click for a summary)

•     Sediment sampling

•     Field surveys, environmental mapping and monitoring

•     Evaluation of environmental data (rainfall, temperature, wind, waves, tides, etc.)

•     Processing of remotely sensed data (such as lidar digital elevation modelling and air photograph interpretation)

•     Historical map and chart analysis

•     Library and archive searches

Analytical Services (click for a summary)

•     Particle size analysis (laser granulometry, wet and dry sieving and direct measurement)

•     Particle shape and surface texture analysis

•     Reflected, transmitted and fluorescence optical microscopy

•     Scanning electron microscopy and x-ray microanalysis

•     Quantitative colour determination

•     Major and trace element analysis (ICP-OES, ICP-MS and XRF)

•     Stable isotope analysis

•     pH, Eh, electrical conductivity, and anion analysis

•     Surface area and pore size analysis

•     Clast lithological analysis and mineralogical analysis

•     Hardness, durability and point-load testing

•     Freeze-drying and oven-drying

•     In addition to analyses performed in-house, we maintain close links with other specialist laboratories in the UK and overseas

Expert Witness Services

•     Written reports

•     Oral evidence

Our main project areas (click for a summary)

•     Coastal and estuarine environmental consultancy and research

•     Forensic investigations

•     Environmental quality and contamination investigations

•     Industrial and construction material analysis

Kenneth Pye Associates Ltd. - Environmental Consultants
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