Technical Services and Capabilities

Craft Geochemistry Consulting, LLC
Doug Craft, CEO

Do you have responsibility for an environmental or engineering project that requires chemistry knowledge, but no chemist on your staff? Are you a Dam Safety Manager who has responsibility for leaking dams built on karst or other soluble minerals? Are you a resources manager who has collected chemistry and environmental data but have no technical staff who can turn the data into usable information? Have you been tasked to develop a monitoring program and need help planning or training staff in proper procedures? Do you need chemical analyses, but have no idea how to collect samples or find a competent service lab? These are the the kinds of problems that Craft Geochemistry Consulting can help you solve.

We are available to handle jobs from the simple to complex. Here are some of the sorts of jobs and studies we have extensive experience performing:

Dam Seepage Chemistry and Dam Safety Mineral Dissolution Assessments
- Evaluating Seepage Chemistry, Mineralogy, Piezometer, and Flow Data
- Development of Mass Balance Models
- Application of Chemical Equilibrium Models (MINTEQ, PHREEQE)
- Assessment of Void Formation Rates and Mass Wasting
Multidisciplinary Environmental Investigations
- Interpretation and Assessment of Physical, Chemical, and Biological Data
- Ground Water Chemistry and Geochemistry
- Fate and Transformation of Contaminants at the Watershed and Basin Scale
- Anaerobic and Microbial Processes in Lakes, Streams, and Groundwater
- Mercury and Methylmercury in Watersheds and Fish
- Ultra-Trace Organic Contaminants in Water and Wildlife
- Acid Mine Drainage and Tailings Contamination Assessment
Analytical Chemistry Methods and Field Sampling
- Ultra-trace methods for trace elements and organic compounds
- Statistical Sampling Designs
- Composite and Discrete Sampling Methods for all Media
- Automated Data Collection and Instrumentation

Lab and Field Quality Control (QC) - ISO 14000, ANSI-ASQC, ISO-IEC
Ultra-Clean Sampling Protocols for Ultra-Trace Chemical Compounds

Project Management and Technical Oversight
- Project Quality Assurance (QA)
- Sampling and Analysis Plans (SAPs) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- Planning and Coordination with Field Crews, Labs, and other Professionals
- Technical Writing and Editing - Communication of Results for Non-Specialists