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INTERA’s History with The Adjoint Method
April 4, 2026
The adjoint method for computing sensitivities was developed and applied to reservoir modeling in the mid-1970s by French mathematician Chavent et al. (1971, 1975). The method was brought to the US in 1979 by Ghislain DeMarsily during his time at...
PFAS in Focus: Expert Insights from INTERA’s Dr. Kim Ralston-Hooper
May 27, 2025
Dr. Kimberly Ralston-Hooper is a Principal Scientist and Ecological Risk Assessment Specialist at INTERA with nearly 30 years of experience evaluating the impacts of environmental contaminants. A national leader in PFAS science, Kim currently supports the Department of Energy’s Hanford...
PM2.5 – EPA Pre-Releases Annual NAAQS Revision
February 27, 2024
By Joe Peré, Technical Director of Air Quality Particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in size – known as PM2.5 or “fine particulate matter” – is classified as one of the six criteria pollutants that is federally regulated under the...
Composite Analysis Approved by DOE’s LFRG After More than 22 Years
October 9, 2023
On August 9, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Federal Low-Level Waste Disposal Facility Review Group (LFRG) voted to approve the Compliance Evaluation of DOE/RL-2019-52 Rev. 2, the Hanford Site’s Composite Analysis (CA). This approval is the successful culmination of...
PM2.5 – NAAQS Redesignation is Forthcoming
November 4, 2022
*Update to PM2.5 – NAAQS blog post can be found here: https://www.intera.com/pm2-5-epa-pre-releases-annual-naaqs-revision/ Particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in size – known as PM2.5 or “fine particulate matter” – is classified as one of the six criteria pollutants that is...
EPA Announces Plans To Strengthen Enforcement and Advance Environmental Justice
May 21, 2021
On April 30, 2021, EPA Acting Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assistance, Lawrence E. Starfield, a longtime US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) attorney and senior manager, released a memorandum to EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance...