Pulp & Paper Testing
The wood products / pulp and paper industry requires specialized environmental testing and analysis services. These tests include resin and fatty acid analysis, speciation of total reduced sulfur (TRS) components, chlorinated by-products of the pulping/bleaching process, and MACT and Cluster Rule analyses. In addition to the above services, Columbia Analytical provides conventional compliance monitoring and conventional and "clean" sampling procedures for the pulp and paper industry.
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Trusted Expertise in the Pulp & Paper Industry
Columbia Analytical has extensive experience in support of environmental programs for the pulp and paper industry. Several of our founders and senior managers worked in the pulp and paper industry and are very familiar with the industry’s processes and environmental issues. Columbia Analytical currently performs work directly for over 150 specific pulp, paper and wood sites in the United States for over 65 different companies. Routine project involvement includes:
- Routine NPDES testing
- Effluent and receiving water chemical and biological characterization
- Remediation testing
- Hazardous waste analysis
- Air toxics analysis in support of the Clean Air Act
- Groundwater and landfill monitoring
- Process and product chemical characterization, including analysis of sludges, liquors, boiler ash, and finished products
- Cluster Rule analyses
- NCASI analyses for the MACT rule for Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs)
- Analyses that fall under the SARA rules
- Used oil testing
- Permit-specific stormwater analyses
- Analyses for Boiler MACT Emission Standards compliance
- Sampling and on-site personnel
We also perform training, and audits for the pulp and paper industry
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