Oilfield Assessment
April 2015: MP&A completed assessment of a 70-year-old active oilfield located in a swamp environment. The work included evaluation of previous closures and identification of additional areas for...
View ArticleExpert Testimony
May 2015: Dave Angle, P.G., and Michael Pisani, P.E., provided expert testimony concerning groundwater classification, impacts, flow directions, usability, and groundwater and sediment remediation at...
View ArticleNew Client
June 2015: MP&A was selected by a major aluminum manufacturer to provide groundwater assessment services and a feasibility study for solid waste closures.
View ArticleSoil Delineation
June 2015: MP&A completed delineation of a former burn pit containing benzene and dioxin constituents in preparation for remediation.
View ArticleNew Hire
June 2015: MP&A hired Thomas Killen for the Baton Rouge office as an environmental scientist. Mr. Killen has four years of experience and a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science...
View ArticleStudent Environmental Education
June 2015: At the request of the USEPA, MP&A educated young students from a Louisiana community about environmental careers. The students enjoyed a field trip to a contaminated site in south...
View ArticleManufacturing Plant Decommissioning and Remediation
July 2015: MP&A completed decommissioning, demolition, and remediation of a former marine fabrication yard in Morgan City, Louisiana. Much of the remediated property has been leased and is back...
View ArticleOilfield Remediation
November 2014 through July 2015: MP&A completed environmental remediation and site restoration in an active oilfield on behalf of two major oil and gas companies. The work included demolition,...
View ArticleNo Further Action
July 2015: MP&A achieved No Further Action status from the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality on the clean closures of four former cattle dip vat sites in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana....
View ArticleZero OSHA-Reportable Injuries: Our Three-Year Record
July 2015: MP&A has had zero OSHA-reportable injuries in the past three years in all working conditions and environments, including industrial facilities, remote swamps, coastal marshes, marine...
View ArticleMP&A Employees Run in the Tarpon Triathlon to Support Youth
August 2015: Patrick Ritchie and John McGuire competed in the Tarpon Triathlon race consisting of a 150-meter swim, ten-mile bike and 5K run along Bayou Black in Houma, Louisiana. Patrick finished...
View ArticleMP&A Employees Earn Professional Geoscientist License
Seven experienced geologists at MP&A were recently licensed as Professional Geoscientists by the Louisiana Board of Professional Geoscientists. Licensing is governed by the Louisiana Professional...
View ArticleMP&A Employees in Graduate School
MP&A employees are continuing their education at the graduate level. Two of our engineers are working towards earning a Graduate Coastal Engineering Certificate from the University of New Orleans...
View ArticleMP&A Employees Participate in Continuing Education
MP&A employees participated in continuing education conferences and classes this month. Two of our MP&A employees participated in the annual Air and Waste Management Gulf Coast Oil and Gas...
View ArticleMP&A and the New Orleans Community
MP&A employee, Tobyn Celler, volunteers with St. Bernard Project to restore blighted properties in the New Orleans area. St. Bernard Project works with local communities to restore housing for low...
View ArticleLouisiana Flooded Forest Wetlands
MP&A is experienced in evaluating and protecting Louisiana wetlands, many of which are accessible only by boat. MP&A employees are passionate protectors of these habitats and evaluate these...
View ArticleMP&A Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Michael Pisani & Associates celebrates this year, 20 years of professional environmental consulting. We are proud of the strides we've made in these years that have gone by so quickly. We remain...
View ArticleMP&A Provides In-House HAZWOPER Training
All MP&A employees are trained annually, in-house, in OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 requirements. The 8 hour safety training course is taught by senior level MP&A experts. Employees learn the best...
View ArticleTeam MP&A Gets Fit!
For a health challenge from March 3 – April 4, twenty MPA employees and spouses signed up and started walking! Our MPA-provided fit bits linked up to an online activity tracker that showed us our...
View ArticleOver $6,000 Raised for Pediatric Brain Cancer
Over $6,000 Raised for Pediatric Brain Cancer Our inaugural Hogs for the Cause BBQ team, “Pigzani & Hogsociates”, along with generous donors, recently raised over $6,000 to support the families of...
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