Environmental & Turf Services (ETS) is an interdisciplinary consulting firm specializing in the fields of turf, hazardous site, and agricultural investigations. Its President is Stuart Cohen, Ph.D., CGWP. The company has worked on projects from Massachusetts to Hawaii, and points in between. We performed a frequently-cited, pioneering assessment of lead contamination and management for the Pikesville Sportsmen's Club in 1991. Since then, we have worked on existing or proposed ranges in Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Texas, Arizona, California, and Washington. Further, Dr. Cohen has lectured approximately 12 times on lead risk assessment and management for the NRA at its Range Development Conferences.
HOW THE ETS TEAM CAN HELP
The potential for lead contamination is one of the key issues facing firing ranges and gun clubs today. The ETS team can assist these groups by providing services in the following five areas.
Information Gathering
The chemistry of lead and arsenic and their compounds is well understood by the ETS team. The presence of spent shot or bullets lying on the ground does not necessarily constitute a "hazardous" condition, but there is increasing focus by the EPA and its state counterparts on this topic. OSHA's rules are especially relevant to indoor ranges. The ETS team can provide you with scientific solutions and regulatory information in this area.
Proactive Environmental Stewardship
A proactive approach to protect the indoor and outdoor environment should be taken by all range managers. Lead in its pure form is not mobile in soil and water. But it can become mobile after reacting with fertilizers and other soil and atmospheric components of the environment. Unhealthful air concentrations can occur at indoor ranges if certain precautions are not taken. The ETS team can advise you on measures to mitigate these problems.
Contaminant Assessment
The ETS team has extensive experience in monitoring soil, water, and indoor air quality. More importantly, our risk assessment expertise enables us to interpret the results for you in a responsible manner.
OSHA Compliance
Do I need to monitor lead in air at my indoor range? How do I train my employees? Should I monitor their blood for lead? These are questions that ETS can answer.
Expert Witness Testimony
ETS staff have extensive experience providing expert witness testimony at the federal, state, and local levels, in trials, before regulatory agencies, and in public meetings.
Collective Expertise of the ETS Team
Academic: chemistry, hydrogeology, hydrology, geology, environmental sciences, turf agronomy.
Applied: ground water science, surface hydrology, indoor ventilation, human and aquatic environmental risk assessments, OSHA compliance, computer simulation modeling, site investigations, risk assessments, and sediment, surface waster, and ground water monitoring.
Click here to order "EPA and OSHA Compliance Guide for Small Arms Ranges: A Focus on Lead".
Following are abstracts of a poster and a book chapter we have written on the subject. Please contact us if you would like the full publications.
A New Tool To Predict Lead Mobility In Shooting Range Soils
Environmental Compliance And Liability For Outdoor Shooting Ranges - Potential Problems And Feasible Solutions
The Science Underlying Best Management Practices for Shooting Ranges: A Focus on Lead and Arsenic
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