AIR MODELING Assessment of particulate and gaseous materials dispersion, numeric simulation to optimize emission parameters during the design of an industrial plant, assessment of concentrations of contaminants at the point of impact. CONTAMINATED SITES Environmental site assessments (Phases I-II-III), remediation plans & specifications, supervision of remediation projects, certification of documents required in application of Section IV.2.1 of the Environment Quality Act pertaining to land protection and rehabilitation, risk analysis, assessment of treatment technologies. ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING Environmental compliance audits, quality audits of environmental programs, due diligence audits during financial transactions (mergers and acquisitions), quality audit of environmental programs. ENVIRONMENTAL EMISSIONS Inventory of emission sources, characterization of wastewaters and air emissions, design, assessment and optimization of industrial wastewater treatment systems. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT Gap analysis and development of environmental management systems (ISO 14001 and others), training and environmental communications, environmental performance reporting, emergency plans, requests for operation permits and certificates of authorization. GREENHOUSE GASES (GHG) Audit of GHG reduction projects in compliance with ISO 14064 Standard requirements, inventory and quantification of GHG emissions with recognized software tools. HEALTH AND SAFETY Health and safety audits, industrial hygiene (air quality, noise, thermal stress, chemical exposure, ergonomics, etc.), designated substances management (asbestos, mercury, lead, beryllium, etc.), biological hazards (moulds, bacteria, etc.), health and safety plans and training, WHIMIS, work procedures (respiratory protection, close spaces, etc.). HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND WASTES Hazardous material and waste management audits and plans, reclamation of industrial residues, ecological site decommissioning, training. WETLANDS AND NATURAL HABITATS Inspection and technical assessment of the presence of wetlands, flora and fauna inventory, characterization of natural habitats, identification of animal or vegetal protected species, application of vegetal engineering techniques to embankment stabilisation, requests for certificates of authorization.

Information sheets describing these activities and examples of specific projects that HDS Environment has completed may be viewed through the PDF1 file links provided above. For confidentiality reasons, clients or concerned sites are not always specified in these documents. If requested, more detailed project description sheets including client’s references can be provided for the purpose of a specific proposal for professional services. 1 PDF (Portable Document Format) files may be viewed using freely available software programs such as Adobe Acrobat Reader