Harris & Lee Environmental Sciences
We help you achieve environmental regulatory compliance while supporting your business goals.
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The principals of Harris & Lee Environmental Sciences include a chemist, a public health expert, and an engineering geologist, each of whom has extensive consulting experience providing environmental services to government, corporate, industrial, and commercial clients. We are California Registered Environmental Assessors and California and Oregon Registered Geologists.
This combination of training in the range of sciences that influence environmental issues and performance in a breadth of applications gives Harris & Lee Environmental Sciences an unusual perspective and valuable flexibility that allow us to develop environmental solutions that always take into consideration the well-being of our clients' businesses.
The firm additionally incorporates the services of select, pre-qualified environmental specialists on an as-needed basis according to the requirements of a project.
Harris & Lee Environmental Sciences consults with clients in California, Oregon, Washington and Arizona. We are located in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County CA, just north of San Francisco.
Robert S. Harris, President
Mr. Harris has over thirty years experience in environmental analytical chemistry and toxicology. Knowledge of biology, chemistry, and environmental tests and procedures enables Mr. Harris to delve to the molecular level, if necessary, to reliably identify contaminants and ascertain risk.
- As a laboratory manager for the University of California and as an environmental laboratory owner and businessman, Mr. Harris developed methodologies for environmental analysis, including the now-standard assays for polychlorinated biphenyls in water, soils, and oils.
In the early 1990s, he assisted in and directed development of environmental policies and procedures for the Mexican government's equivalent of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
As a successful businessman in the environmental testing field, Mr. Harris has efficiently negotiated the maze of regulations covering hazardous materials and wastes and developed considerable expertise in electronic data management.
- He frequently serves as an experienced and qualified environmental expert witness.
Also see article about Mr. Harris reprinted from Sonoma Business Magazine.
Patricia A. Beach, CIH
Partner, Senior
Scientist
Patricia Beach has over 13 years of experience in environmental and occupational toxicology, industrial hygiene and occupational health and safety. She has worked as an environmental consultant serving clients in private industry to manage environmental assessment and cleanup, development of Material Safety Data Sheets for new commodity chemicals, chemical exposure assessments and toxicity reviews while guiding clients to the appropriate outcome based on sound science and regulatory interpretation. Ms. Beach served at the Director-level of a biopharmaceutical firm (Chiron Corp) for seven years managing the global industrial hygiene and occupational health programs. While there, Ms. Beach established numerous programs from inception through implementation and maintenance. Having been on the inside of challenging high-tech industry, she understands the issues, challenges and strategies to effectively implement EH&S into business goals to add value to an organization
Ms. Beach's areas of expertise include:
- Laboratory and Manufacturing Chemical Safety
- Potent Pharmaceutical Compound Safety
- Reproductive Health Management
- Development and Management of Material Safety Data Sheets
- Confined Space Safety
- Respiratory Protection
- Hearing Conservation
- Indoor Air Quality Program (including Lead Based Paint, Asbestos and Mold Abatement)
- Industrial Hygiene Assessments
- Biological Safety (Bloodborne Pathogens)
- 3rd Party Contractor Safety and Risk Management Programs
- Design Requirements and Review of new laboratories, including containment facilities for potent compound development
Ms. Beach offers a unique blend of strong technical skills and business acumen to effectively communicate the issues to a range of stakeholders from industrial operators to executive leaders to solve problems always with the business needs in mind.