Laboratory Services
CSIA Services for Contaminated Site Assessment and Remediation. KEI provides Compound-Specific Isotope Analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) across the media most relevant to site investigation and remediation — groundwater, soil gas, and indoor air. Depending on your project's stage and data needs, CSIA can be applied to evaluate contaminant degradation, distinguish between potential sources, and support vapor intrusion assessment. KEI provides the laboratory CSIA data; KEI also provides interpretation if requested by the client (see the Consulting section below). Explore our services below by sample matrix.
CSIA Services for Hydrocarbon Exploration. Isotope data can inform characterization of source rock, migration pathways, and thermal maturity for exploration and reservoir studies, and can support identification of stray or fugitive methane sources near oil and gas operations — a common line of evidence in well-integrity investigations and regulatory compliance matters. KEI provides the underlying isotope data; interpretation is typically conducted by the client's own technical team or consultants.
Consulting
Site Assessment Project Design Support. Before committing to a full CSIA program, it's worth confirming that isotope analysis is the right tool for your project's specific questions. KEI offers consulting support to help you make that determination — reviewing site background and conceptual site model, then recommending sampling locations and the specific analyses best suited to meet your assessment objectives cost-effectively.
Interpretive Reporting. KEI provides interpretive reporting on CSIA data — whether generated by our own lab or obtained from another source. Interpretation can support several of the application areas described above: identifying contaminant degradation footprints, determining degradation reaction pathways, estimating degradation rates, and identifying contaminant sources at groundwater or vapor intrusion sites. Together, these lines of evidence can help refine your Conceptual Site Model (CSM) and support decisions on remedy selection and monitoring strategy.
R&D Support. Beyond routine analytical services, KEI is available as a subcontracted CSIA expert on externally led research projects. Dr. Kuder brings a track record as Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator on multiple federally funded research programs (US DoD/SERDP, ESTCP; NSF/BSF), and can contribute CSIA method development, data interpretation, and technical writing to projects led by university, government, or industry researchers. This option is well suited to grant-funded studies requiring specialized isotope expertise that isn't available in-house.
