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Environmental consulting is often a form of compliance consulting, in which the consultant ensures that the client maintains an appropriate measure of compliance with environmental regulations. There are many types of environmental consultants, but the two main groups are those who enter the field from the industry side, and those who enter the field from the environmentalist side.

Environmental consultants work in a very wide variety of fields. Whether it be providing Construction Services such as Asbestos Hazard Assessments or Lead Hazard Assessments or conducting due dillgence reports for customers to rid them of possible sanctions. Consultancies may generalise across a wide range of disciplines or specialise in certain areas of environmental consultancy such as waste management.

Environmental consultants usually have an undergraduate degree and sometimes even master's degree in Environmental Engineering or Environmental Science. They should have deep knowledge on environmental regulations, which they can "consult" particular clients in the private industry or public government institutions to help them steer clear of possible fines, legal action or misguided transactions.

Environmental consulting spans a wide spectrum of industry. The most basic industry that environmental consulting remains prominent in is the commercial estate market. Many commercial lenders rely on both small and large environmental firms. Many commercial lenders will not lend monies to borrowers if the property or personal capital does not exceed the worth of the land. If an environmental problem is discovered property owners that deem themselves a responsible party will most likely reserve monies in escrow in order to resolve the environmental impact.

“TRUE” consultants will work with licensed professionals on a daily basis to interpret specific state regulatory laws regardless of educational background. However, many environmental professionals have obtained bachelor or masters degrees in natural sciences or engineering.

• Environmental Engineer
• Environmental Impact Statement
• Phase I Environmental Site Assessment
• Entec (Entec website)
• RPS Group Plc
• Trek Environmental Consultants (Trek website)
• Impact Environmental (website)

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