Analyzing the impacts of air emissions
on the environment




Environmental,
Energy, & Acoustics
Consulting Services




RSG’s team of air quality professionals helps private, public, and non-profit clients understand and achieve compliance with today’s myriad of air quality regulations. We use cutting edge methods, such as air pollutant dispersion models and portable meteorological stations, to analyze environmental problems and provide actionable technical assistance.

Selected examples of the firm’s diverse experience in air quality analysis include: permitting electrical generating systems, evaluating power plant impacts, estimating cancer risk from vehicle emissions, estimating effective stack heights for stationary sources and modeling emissions from mobile sources such as automobiles, trains and airplanes.

Examples of our work

•  Prepared an indirect source air pollution permit, modeled and assessed carcinogenic risk of pollutants, and developed NOx, CO, and PM10 monitoring studies for a private sector client

•  Reviewed an air quality application for a cogeneration plant on behalf of a non-profit environmental awareness organization

•  Appealed denial of an air pollution control permit on behalf of a public sector client



Capabilities

•  Emissions estimation

•  Air dispersion modeling of stationary and mobile sources

•  Best available control technology (BACT/LAER) assessment

•  Odor assessment

•  Effective stack height analysis

•  Continuous on-site meteorological monitoring

•  Risk assessment

•  Permit application preparation

•  Permit application critiques

•  Expert witness testimony




Acoustics
  - Architectural Acoustics
  - Noise Assessment

Air Quality Consulting

Environmental

Energy







Sample Projects




Winooski Downtown Air Quality Study
Indirect Source Air Pollution Permit Study

Air Toxics Compliance Study
Analysis of toxic air pollutant emissions .

Air Quality Permit Assistance
Analyzed and assisted with air permitting.

Indirect Source Permitting
Studied air quality impact resulting from commercial development.

Wood-Fired Boiler Permitting Study
Study to identify the proper location and height for a wood-fired boiler stack.

Quarry Air Emissions
Modeled and analyzed emissions for a new quarry.

Avoided Emissions from Wind Energy - Virginia
Quantified the greenhouse gas emissions displaced by a potential wind farm.

Electric Generator Permitting Study
Advised utility on air quality issues for new power generation.