Disaster Response
Our Services
Air Quality Monitoring
Detect hazardous airborne pollutants to protect workers and communities. (Julia Roth, Ron McMahon)
Soil Remediation
Analyze and mitigate contaminants for safe redevelopment.
Wildfire Recovery
Monitor air, soil, and water conditions during wildfire recovery and analysis.
Water Testing
Ensure drinking water quality and compliance post-disaster.
Worker Safety Monitoring
Safeguard your team with expert testing and badge solutions.
Why Choose SGS?
24/7 Emergency Support: We provide 24/7 environmental testing, monitoring, and remediation services to ensure safety and compliance in critical moments.
Comprehensive Services: From air quality monitoring to soil remediation and water testing, SGS offers end-to-end solutions for effective disaster response.
Proven Expertise: Our team has successfully managed high-profile incidents, helping clients navigate the road to recovery.
Regulatory Compliance: With established relationships with the EPA, DoD, FEMA, and other regulatory bodies, SGS ensures seamless alignment with compliance standards.
From hazardous materials incidents to large-scale natural disasters, our team provides cutting-edge analysis, rapid turnaround times, and actionable data to support safety, transparency, and effective recovery efforts.
Here’s how our expertise has made a difference in some of the most critical environmental crises.
East Palestine Train Derailment (2023)
When hazardous materials threatened community safety, SGS stepped in to provide rapid vinyl chloride and n-butyl acrylate analysis. By meeting rush turnaround times, supplying passive monitoring badges, and collaborating with third-party data validators, SGS enabled informed decisions and transparency under EPA oversight.
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (2010)
SGS established on-site hubs to streamline logistics for thousands of samples across the Gulf Coast. Our expertise in TO-15, PNAH profiles, and total hydrocarbons ensured public safety and supported efficient remediation, even securing exclusive access to critical sampling equipment.
Maui Wildfires (2023)
With daily rush analyses for metals, silica, and respirable dust, SGS provided consistent data to ensure worker and community safety. Our scalable monitoring system and custom electronic data delivery formats enabled efficient reporting and recovery efforts.
Support for Critical Scenarios
Our team has extensive experience responding to environmental crises, providing expert analysis and support to safeguard communities and ecosystems. From monitoring air quality, soil contamination, and worker safety during wildfires to delivering rapid sample analysis and remediation solutions for oil spills, we prioritize swift and effective recovery.
Our expertise extends to real-time testing and regulatory compliance for hazardous material spills, badge monitoring and air quality analysis for chemical plant fires, and comprehensive water, soil, and mold testing following hurricanes and floods. We also analyze air, water, and soil for hazardous substances after train derailments and support industrial accident recovery with advanced testing for critical analytes like metals, silica, and hydrocarbons.