Formation

Water Management

• Characterization and treatment of contaminated underground water

• Hydrogeological assessments and water research

• Toxicological and ecotoxicological risk assessment

• Environmental monitoring

  Instrumentation and control (industrial mechanics)

• Design and pilot tests

• Vulnerability studies and aquifer protection

• Drinking water supply

• Domestic and industrial wastewater treatment

• Treatment of streams

• Sludge management

• Characterization and modelling of contaminant dispersion

• Operation of drinking and waste water treatment plants

    

Air Quality

• Air sampling
• Characterization and modeling of atmospheric dispersion
• Asbestos management
• Gaseious effluent treatment
• Measurement, modeling and control of odours and noise
• Assessments of risks and impacts of atmospheric effluents

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Contaminated Soils

• Site characterization
• Contaminated site restoration
• Contaminated soils treatment
• Toxicological and ecotoxicological risk analyses
• Environmental monitoring
• Design and implementation of pilot projects
• Geotechnical studies
• Environmental studies in the mining sector 

Waste Management

• Interated waste management master plans
• Waste characterization assessments
• Leachate and sludge treatment
• Design of safe storage and containment sites
• Waste recycling and recovery programs, waste treatment and disposal methods, composting studies

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Environmental Assessment

• Impact assessments (scoping, screening and evaluation, identification of mitigation measures)
• Ecological inventories and assessments
• Human and natural environment studies
• Natural resource management (forestry, fisheries, agriculture, etc.)
• Development of guidelines and of training materials 

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Environmental Management

• Environmental site assessments (phases I, II and III)
• Environmental management systems (ISO 14000 & EMS)
• Environmental compliance evaluations
• Environmental training
• Evaluation of environmental performance and of technological risks
• Risk assessment and management and emergency planning
• Environmental information systems (EIS)
• Management strategies for natural resources (watersheds, coastal resources, etc.)
• Hazardous waste management
• Government permits and authorizations 

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Social and Economic Studies

• Socio-economic and socio-political analyses
• Public consultation programs (surveys, hearings, focus groups, mediation, etc.)
• Community resettlement and development programs
• Environmental health studies
• Ergonomic analysis
• Promotion of women in development
• Institutional support and technical assistance
• Urban and regional land use planning and development