Environmental Consulting
Air Matters specialises in helping businesses work through statutory requirements under the Resource Management Act for air quality by preparing environmental impact assessments that meet the specific approval requirements of local regulators.
We also help clients meet internal and international goals for sustainability and environmental performance especially in the area of best practice as it relates to air quality.
Environmental Consulting specialty areas include:
- Air discharge consent applications and variations
- Assessments of environmental effects
- Use of air dispersion modelling tools such as Ausplume, Calpuff and TAPM
- Expert witness in public hearings and the environment court
- Preparation and auditing of environmental management plans
- Regulatory compliance and reporting
- Ambient air quality monitoring/testing
- Odour assessments and survey
- Dust assessments
- Advice on air pollution control systems
- Assistance with research and product development
- Greenhouse gas management
- Emissions estimations
- IANZ technical expert in the field of chemical testing
Air Matters has worked with many different sectors of the economy including: timber treatment manufacturers and timber mills, printers, abrasive blasters, galvanisers, veterinarian and pharmaceutical producers, chemical manufacturers and processors, food manufacturers, steel fabricators, metal refiners, waste disposal companies, cremators, asphalt manufacturers.
Some of our recent clients include:
- Sims Pacific Metals
- Meadowlea Foods
- Rheem Industries
- Davis Funeral Services
- Chemsafe Group
- Higgins Contractors
- Inghams Enterprises
- Mulfords Engineering
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Case Study: Sims Pacific Metals
Sims Pacific Metals (SPM), a major scrap metal recycler, has various sites throughout New Zealand. The Auckland yard processes in excess of 200,000 tonnes per year.
Air Matters was engaged by SPM to complete a resource consent application including an assessment of environmental effects (AEE) for discharges to air for the Auckland ferrous yard.
As a part of the assessment, Air Matters undertook the following:
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Coordinated an ambient monitoring programme for TSP, PM10 and metals
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Assessed site emissions against national and international standards for dust, metals, VOCs, PCBs and dioxins
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Reviewed site operations against best practice
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Carried out consultation with affected parties
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Represented SPM as expert witness in a public hearing
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Resource consent was issued for SPM operations for a period of 15 years
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