Environmental Sciences

Bionetics has played a major role in national efforts to protect air, water, and land resources from pollution. Our environmental scientists and industrial hygienists have assisted the Environmental Protection Agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Department of Defense in their efforts to ensure compliance with environmental regulations.

Currently, Bionetics monitors compliance with the Clean Air Act for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). We are one of only a few contractors in the United States to perform tasks designed to support EPA

enforcement actions in the field. We sample fuels from refineries, importers, distributors, resellers, carriers, retail dispensing facilities and wholesale purchaser-consumers and screen fuel samples for lead, sulfur, oxygenates, benzene, weight percent oxygen, and volatility. Where violations are indicated we package and ship fuel samples under strict chain-of-custody procedures for laboratory analyses. We perform automotive emission control equipment inspections at automobile dealerships, fleet operators, automotive service and repair facilities, muffler shops, and similar facilities. We provide audits of refineries and importers nationwide concerning the phase down of gasoline additives, reformulation and anti-dumping regulations. We provide inspection of facilities that service motor vehicle air conditioners for compliance with refrigerant use and recycling. We inspect facilities with underground storage tanks for compliance with regulations for protection against hazardous material spills, overfills, and corrosion. All the findings provided by Bionetics may be the subject of litigation initiated by EPA, therefore our personnel are available to testify in a variety of legal proceedings.