"Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted."
-Albert Einstein-


3TM International specializes in assisting attorneys and businessmen in environmental-driven litigation. Our clients include industrial and commercial property owners, attorneys, and real estate developers. We have assisted clients on both small and large projects, and both Plaintiffs and Defendants. Some of our more interesting projects include the following:

Creosote Site in Mississippi
3TM International conducted multiple field campaigns in order to provide site characterization and forensic identification of widespread releases of creosote chemicals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and Dioxins throughout a large residential community in eastern Mississippi. The environmental media sampled included surface soil, subsurface soil, sediment, airborne dust, indoor household dust, surface water, and groundwater. Another local community was also sampled in order to provide a background control group for comparative purposes. The contamination throughout the community was forensically linked to a local industrial operation. 3TM International also supported the case through depositions and affidavits.

Creosote Site in Mississippi
3TM International conducted multiple field campaigns in order to provide site characterization and forensic identification of widespread releases of creosote chemicals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and Dioxins throughout a large residential community in northern Mississippi. The environmental media sampled included surface soil, subsurface soil, sediment, airborne dust, indoor household dust, surface water, and groundwater. Other local communities were also sampled in order to provide a background control group for comparative purposes. The contamination throughout the community was forensically linked to a local industrial operation.

Creosote Site in Florida
3TM International conducted multiple field campaigns in order to provide site characterization and forensic identification of widespread releases of creosote chemicals, primarily polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, throughout a large community in the Florida Everglades. The environmental media sampled included surface soil, subsurface soil, sediment, airborne dust, indoor household dust, surface water, and groundwater. Contamination to depths of 80 feet below the surface was detected using electromagnetic imaging techniques and conventional drilling. Historical contamination levels were calculated based on contaminant half-life. The contamination throughout the community was forensically linked to a local industrial operation that operated decades earlier.

Creosote Site in Texas
3TM International conducted multiple field campaigns in order to provide site characterization and forensic identification of widespread releases of creosote chemicals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and Dioxins throughout a residential community in central Texas. The environmental media sampled included surface soil, subsurface soil, sediment, airborne dust, indoor household dust, surface water, and groundwater. The contamination throughout the community was forensically linked to a local industrial operation through contaminant fingerprinting.

Creosote Site in Louisiana
3TM International conducted multiple field campaigns in order to provide site characterization and forensic identification of widespread releases of creosote chemicals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and Dioxins throughout a large residential community in central Louisiana. The environmental media sampled included surface soil, subsurface soil, sediment, airborne dust, indoor household dust, surface water, and ambient air. The contamination throughout the community was forensically linked to a local industrial operation through contaminant fingerprinting.

Multiple Creosote Sites
3TM International was retained to review available information in the public domain on the nature and extent of any contamination at 10 creosote sites throughout the United States. The purpose of the project was to prepare a report that summarized the merits of any future litigation in terms of the apparent contamination.

Creosote Site in West Virginia
3TM International conducted multiple field campaigns in order to provide site characterization and forensic identification of widespread releases of creosote chemicals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and Dioxins throughout a large residential community in West Virginia. The environmental media sampled included surface soil, subsurface soil, sediment, airborne dust, indoor household dust, surface water, and ambient air. The contamination throughout the community was forensically linked to a local industrial operation through contaminant fingerprinting.

Public High School Site in California
3TM International was retained to conduct vapor intrusion studies of the high school property and surrounding commercial and residential areas. 3TM international collected subsurface soil gas samples at multiple locations and tested them in both a mobile laboratory and fixed base laboratory. Indoor air quality samples were also collected and tested for Benzene and other volatile hydrocarbons.

Pesticide Contamination of Rice Fields in Louisiana
3TM International conducted multiple field campaigns at approximately 20 farmlands in Louisiana that had been contaminated by pesticide-coated rice seed and pesticide-contaminated tail water. The pesticide had serious impact upon the local crawfish industry. Multi-depth discrete soil and sediment samples were collected and tested for the pesticide and degradation metabolites. 3TM International also evaluated the persistency of the pesticide, and conducted laboratory bench-scale experiments aimed at evaluating the feasibility of using in-situ chemical oxidation to remediate the contaminated farmlands.

Pesticide Site in Mississippi
3TM International conducted multiple field campaigns in order to provide site characterization and forensic identification of widespread releases of pesticides from a batch mode pesticide manufacturing facility. The environmental media sampled included surface soil, subsurface soil, sediment, airborne dust, indoor household dust, and surface water. The samples were tested for pesticides, pesticide degradates, and Dioxins-Furans.

PCB and Dioxin Contaminated Site in Mississippi
3TM International conducted approximately 30 field campaigns in order to provide site characterization and forensic identification of widespread releases of PCBs and Dioxins throughout a large residential community in central Mississippi. The environmental media sampled included surface soil, subsurface soil, sediments, airborne dust, indoor household dust, surface water, and groundwater. Another local community was also sampled in order to provide a background control group for comparative purposes. The contamination throughout the community was forensically linked to a local industrial operation, and a series of reports was prepared that addressed the original causes of the releases. 3TM International also supported the case through depositions and affidavits.

Hydrocarbon-Impacted Sand Pit Operation in Texas
3TM International conducted multiple field campaigns in order to provide site characterization and forensic identification of widespread releases of petroleum hydrocarbons and PCBs onto a commercial sand pit operation and adjacent residential areas in South Texas. The environmental media sampled include surface soil, subsurface soil, sediments, surface water, and groundwater. Electromagnetic imaging, direct push technology, and other field techniques were used. The source of the petroleum hydrocarbons were nearby buried waste pits that had flooded, carrying the contaminants to the sand pits and residential areas.

Carbon Black Plant Emissions in West Virginia
3TM International performed four ambient air-sampling programs and conducted forensic identification of sub-micron particulate matter, light-end sulfurs, mercaptans, and other airborne pollutants from a carbon black plant in West Virginia. Sampling included both wipe sample collection techniques and ambient air sampling techniques. Contaminants were analyzed using both conventional analytical testing techniques and transmission/scanning electron microscopy analytical techniques. A control group was also sampled and tested. Using the ambient air data, US EPA air dispersion models were used to simulate regional impacts to ambient air quality.

Dioxin Site in West Virginia
3TM International conducted multiple field campaigns in order to provide site characterization and forensic identification of widespread releases of Dioxins/Furans in a creek system and private property in West Virginia. The environmental media sampled included surface soil, subsurface soil, and creek sediments. The contamination was fingerprinted to the parent herbicide.

Dioxin Site in West Virginia
3TM International conducted multiple field campaigns in order to provide site characterization and forensic identification of widespread releases of Dioxins/Furans in a commercial and residential area of West Virginia. The environmental media sampled included surface soil, subsurface soil, and indoor household dust. The contamination was fingerprinted to the parent herbicide.

Dioxin Site in West Virginia
3TM International conducted a field campaign in order to provide site characterization and forensic identification of widespread releases of Dioxins/Furans at various school properties in West Virginia. The environmental media sampled included surface soil, subsurface soil, and indoor dust.

Open Lagoon in Mississippi
3TM International conducted the sampling of a large open lagoon near a residential area in Mississippi. Surface soil, subsurface soil, sediment, and water were sampled and tested for a suite of chemical and biological contaminants, including volatiles, semi-volatiles, toxic metals, coliform, bacteria, and viruses. A report was prepared summarizing the field data and its significance.

Poultry Processing Operation in Arkansas
3TM International conducted the sampling throughout public properties near a poultry processing operation in northwestern Arkansas that had an anomalously high incidence of cancer and other medical conditions. Surface soil, subsurface soil, sediment, water, outdoor dust, ambient air, indoor dust, and poultry wastes were sampled and tested for a suite of chemical and biological contaminants, and compared to a control / background group. Contaminants included toxic metals and metalloids, volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds, biological agents, microflora, radionuclides, and antibiotics.

Emissions from Paper Mill in Alabama
3TM International prepared a technical document describing the emissions and effluents from a major paper mill in Alabama, and their potential effect upon the environment surrounding the mill. Environmental media evaluated included air, surface water, groundwater, and land pathways. The document was used by a law firm in deciding whether or not to pursue litigation against the paper mill.

Oil Field Site in Texas
3TM International prepared a forensic identification of oilfield wastes and compressor station wastes in a residential area in Houston to tie releases of contaminants to the oilfield and not some other confounder source.

Oil Field Site in Texas
3TM International performed electromagnetic imaging and sampled surface soil, subsurface soil, groundwater, surface water, and private well water at an uncontrolled oilfield waste site near a commercial mining operation near Corpus Christi, Texas.

Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Site in Louisiana
3TM International performed a major site characterization of the widespread release of chlorinated solvents, including DNAPL, into the groundwater beneath a large residential community near Lake Charles, Louisiana. The source of solvents was an adjacent petrochemical company in Louisiana that had impacted four aquifers. The scope of work also included depositions and preparation for trial.

Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Site in Louisiana
3TM International performed a site characterization of the widespread release of hexachlorobenzene, other chlorinated hydrocarbons, and hydrocarbons into public waterways and estuaries. The source of the contamination was a large petrochemical company in Louisiana.

Hydrocarbon Site in Louisiana
3TM International prepared a series of formal cost estimates to remediate private property contaminated with hydrocarbons. Both soil and groundwater were contaminated. The estimates were used for purposes of settlement. Technologies evaluated included excavation and removal, in-situ chemical treatment, air sparging, pump and treatment, and others. Two target remediation objectives were evaluated – risk based cleanup up goals and background.

Dry Cleaning Operation in Texas
3TM International performed a multi-phase site characterization study of the release of chlorinated solvents by a dry cleaning operation in Houston onto commercial and residential property. The scope of work included preparing a cost estimate to remediate the property, depositions, preparation for trial, and expert witness testimony at the trial.

Private Ranch Land in Texas
3TM International performed a site characterization of a large private ranch land in west Texas impacted with petroleum hydrocarbons and brines from oil producing facilities. In addition, a cost estimate to remediate the property was prepared for purposes of trial. 3TM International supported the case through depositions, affidavits, and expert reports for trial.

Underground Storage Tank Facilities in Texas
3TM International has performed numerous site characterization studies of releases of petroleum hydrocarbons from underground storage tanks at service stations and commercial facilities. In many instances, the petroleum hydrocarbons had been released to surrounding soil, groundwater, ditches, and utility corridors and posed potential environmental and health impacts.

Recycling Facility in Texas
3TM International performed a site characterization study of the release of petroleum hydrocarbons, sulfurs, and metals from a metals recycling facility near Katy, Texas. The study was used to identify the recycling facility as a possible source of contamination of private water wells.

Saltwater Pipeline in Louisiana
3TM International located multiple releases of brine from a saltwater pipeline into a protected estuary in Louisiana using electromagnetic imaging. Color maps were generated showing the leak areas.

Open Sewage Lagoon in Mississippi
3TM International performed a site characterization and forensic identification of a release of odor and biological pathogens from an open sewage lagoon into a residential community in Mississippi.

Commercial Landfill Operations in Texas
3TM International has performed numerous site characterization studies of the releases of various chemicals from commercial sanitary, industrial, and hazardous waste landfills.

Crude Oil Pipeline Leak in Texas
3TM International performed a site characterization and electromagnetic imaging of a release of crude oil from a breach in a crude oil pipeline onto private property in West Texas.

Chemical Blending Facility in Texas
3TM International conducted a series of site characterization studies aimed at defining the nature and extent of both soil and groundwater contamination at an industrial site near Katy, Texas. Following the studies, 3TM International supported the current landowner by preparing expert reports and participating in both depositions and trial.

Commercial Property in Texas
3TM International reviewed regulatory and case files, and provided expert testimony regarding site characterization issues for a commercial property south of Houston, Texas.