A leader in the field of air quality for over 40 years.
Air Resource Specialists (ARS) is an environmental consulting organization with more than 40 years of experience specializing in air quality monitoring, data services, quality assurance, and environmental compliance. With a staff of approximately 35, ARS serves federal, tribal, state, and local agencies, power and mining entities, and manufacturing industries primarily in the Rocky Mountain region and nationwide.
EPA Auditor Certification
Bethany MoffatEnvironmental Compliance Manager
Comprehensive ambient air quality monitoring services including network design, installation, and operation to meet regulatory and research requirements.
Comprehensive regulatory monitoring for criteria pollutants including station and network design, fabrication, installation, operations, and maintenance.
Continuous methane and non-methane hydrocarbon measurements, BTEX measurements, and canister or sorbent tube sampling.
Stationary and mobile meteorological monitoring for research, regulatory, and PSD applications.
Optical and visibility monitoring network support for operational and research applications.
Custom monitoring system design for challenging installation constraints and complex configurations.
Educational displays and real-time data presentations, including web-based platforms and research benches.
Turnkey data services including collection, validation, customizable database design, and web-based reporting interfaces.
Customizable collection, validation, and reporting, including database uploads to AQS, AirNow, and IMPROVE.
Custom database design, development, and administration to acquire, manage, and synthesize large air quality datasets.
Development, maintenance, and hosting of secure, responsive, real-time data presentation websites.
Analysis of regional air quality datasets, Regional Haze Rule support, and community pollution study support.
Independent performance and evaluation audits conducted by certified staff to ensure air monitoring network compliance.
Independent audits for criteria pollutant analyzers, hydrocarbon and BTEX analyzers, and meteorological monitors.
PM2.5 Performance Evaluation Program audits utilizing BGI PQ200 samplers.
National Performance Evaluation Program audits using a certified NPAP audit system.
Assessments of air quality monitoring programs in accordance with EPA guidelines.
Federal Reference Method and Federal Equivalent Method designation testing for new analyzers.
Preparation of Quality Assurance Project Plans, Standard Operating Procedures, and EPA review crosswalks.
Air permitting, emissions inventory, modeling, and compliance support for public and private industrial sectors.
Aiding with PSD, construction, and operating permits, including Air Pollution Emission Notices and NPDES permits.
Assistance with greenhouse gas emissions inventories, reporting, and auditing using state and federal tools.
Air dispersion modeling using AERMOD to meet SIP, NSR, and PSD requirements.
NSR assistance for major and minor sources, including RACT, BACT, and LAER analyses.
Estimation of emissions and compilation of facility emissions inventories for new and existing sources.
Development of collaborative operation and maintenance plans to align with air permit requirements.
Compilation of toxic air contaminant inventories for local and state reporting.
Air quality impact assessments for Environmental Impact Statements and Environmental Assessments.
Remote and in-person training sessions for construction, project, and maintenance managers.
Comparing environmental programs to current air, stormwater, wastewater, and hazardous waste permit requirements.
Government · Federal · Power Generation · Mining · Manufacturing · Healthcare · Education
National · Federal · Client: National Park Service
Design, development, and maintenance of the National Park Service's Air Quality Conditions & Trends website, a system for acquiring, managing, and synthesizing large air quality datasets from across the NPS network.
Wyoming · Government · Client: Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality
Comprehensive ambient air quality, visibility, and meteorology support to the WDEQ-AQD Air Quality Monitoring Network for over 20 years, including all data management operations adhering to established EPA protocols.
Wyoming · Government · Client: Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality
Performance evaluation audits on gaseous, particulate, and meteorological equipment for the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality.
Rocky Mountain Region · Federal · Client: EPA Region 8
Independent audit team providing PM2.5 Performance Evaluation Program (PEP) and National Performance Audit Program (NPAP) support for the Rocky Mountain region.