With advanced degrees in public health and epidemiology, Dr. Mehrdad Javaherian is an experienced consultant in the environmental health field, focusing much of his research on renewable energy and sustainable environmental clean-up methods. Over the course of his career, Dr. Mehrdad Javaherian has visited and investigated sites that might pose a public health risk, helped to design and implement various remediation technologies, and performed human health and ecological risk assessments. His current research focuses on developing new technologies to generate renewable energy and help with environmental remediation.
Environmental remediation is the process of removing pollutants from groundwater or soil. Types of environmental remediation are usually divided into two main processes, in-situ or ex-situ. In-situ refers to a treatment performed directly at the site, and ex-situ requires more extensive excavation and possible extraction in order to remove the contamination.
Some types of commonly used remediation methods include thermal desorption, in-situ chemical oxidation, and nanoremediation. A newer type of remediation is vapor energy generator (VEG) technology, a system that uses both in-situ and ex-situ methods to remove pollutants and prepare the soil for reuse. VEG systems have been used extensively on Department of Defense sites.
Environmental remediation is the process of removing pollutants from groundwater or soil. Types of environmental remediation are usually divided into two main processes, in-situ or ex-situ. In-situ refers to a treatment performed directly at the site, and ex-situ requires more extensive excavation and possible extraction in order to remove the contamination.
Some types of commonly used remediation methods include thermal desorption, in-situ chemical oxidation, and nanoremediation. A newer type of remediation is vapor energy generator (VEG) technology, a system that uses both in-situ and ex-situ methods to remove pollutants and prepare the soil for reuse. VEG systems have been used extensively on Department of Defense sites.