Air Monitoring
ILS provides audit support for criteria pollutants, and monitoring for air toxics and biological pathogens. All scientists and program managers are certified and trained in their programs of study. Since the inception of the National Performance Audit Program (NPAP) we have performed full scale ozone, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen monoxide/dioxide, and carbon monoxide audits. More recently we have assisted with the development and implementation of the trace level sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen monoxide/dioxide NPAP audits.
- ILS has 10+ years of experience providing field audit, laboratory, and data review services for the PM 2.5 Performance Evaluation Program
- Our laboratory technicians have analyzed thousands of particle matter filters including more than 1000 filters collected following the World Trade Center and Hurricane Katrina tragedies
- Field audit support for the PM 2.5 Chemical Speciation Network and the Interagency Monitoring of Protected Visual Environments
- Five years of field monitoring support for the BioWatch Program administered by the Department of Homeland Security
- Air toxics sampling using SUMMA canisters, asbestos pumps and filters, TSP and PUF samplers
- On-site air monitoring for hazards and emergency response for mercury, volatiles, cyanide and other substances
Lead Scientist
Steve Pilcher
Phone: 706 354-5501
Email: (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Mr. Pilcher manages federal and state analytical services contracts based out of the Athens, Georgia area. He provides government interface, technical, and financial management over laboratory support services and field-based operations. Mr. Pilcher has 20 years of experience with the Environmental Services Assistance Team (ESAT) Region 4 as a Quality Assurance Chemist, Field Chemist, Group Supervisor of Field Operations, Deputy ESAT Team Manager and currently ESAT Team Manager. Over the past several years, he has managed a staff of about 50 professional scientists and technicians, annually achieving high technical and financial performance ratings from the government. He supported a wide variety of private and commercial environmental services including permitting and compliance. Mr. Pilcher has six years experience in the start-up, operation, and management of analytical chemistry laboratories at toxic chemical storage depots for the U.S. Army. Mr. Pilcher received his B.S.in Chemistry in 1982 from North Georgia College and State University.