Clear, credible air quality expert opinion
Reputation for delivering concise, objective facts under cross examination with quiet, steady, confidence
Discovery: Investigation and Analysis
Onsite observations and development and oversight of measurement programs
Evidence analysis, including measurements and modeling
Trial Preparation: Testimony and Evidence Explanation
Straight-forward, detailed reports with findings, conclusions, and reasoning
Expert Reports and Demonstrative Exhibits
Easy-to-understand explanations for judges and jurors to properly assess actual or potential air quality impacts
Full-service air quality assessments
Covering all aspects from selecting appropriate emission estimation techniques to assessing the effects of applicable control-technology on emissions and air quality.
Independent assessments
of controlled and uncontrolled emissions in comparisons to established regulatory thresholds and air quality levels for use in determining compliance with permit conditions and health-based air quality standards.
Design and direct modeling and measurement studies
to obtain real-world data, improve emission estimates and actual or potential air quality impacts.
Providing expert testimony and presentations to public boards
in clear concise language easily understood by judges, jurors and the general public.
Lyle Chinkin delivers independent, science-based assessments of emissions, compliance, and air quality impacts understandable by the every-day-person. Committed to clarity, integrity, and technical excellence, he provides expert witness services that translate complex data into objective, compelling insights. His clients include government (US Department of Justice and state attorney generals offices), private industries and non-government organizations such as the Sierra Club and NRDC.
With over 40 years of experience, Lyle has been recognized nationally as a top air quality expert, serving on a National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences Committee and on a panel to review “Improving Emission Inventories for Effective Air Quality Management Across North America, a NARSTO Assessment” (2005).
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