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| About
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Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants (CERC) was established in 1986 with the aim of making use of new developments in environmental research from Cambridge University and elsewhere for practical purposes. The company has two technical directors at the forefront of their fields: Professor Julian Hunt, Chairman and Non-Executive Director, a Professor of Climate Physics at UCL; and Dr. David Carruthers, who is CERC's Managing and Technical Director. The Financial Director is Tim Newton. The company also has over 20 high level technical consultants worldwide. CERC's leading position in environment software development and associated consultancy has been achieved by encapsulating advanced scientific research into a number of computer models, providing user-friendly front-ends on PC based Windows platforms. The most well known of these is the Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling System (ADMS) of which there are now hundreds of licensed users worldwide. Additionally CERC undertakes projects to investigate and report on specific environmental problems for its clients. These clients include:
Projects have been undertaken in numerous countries including many in Europe, China (and Hong Kong), Malaysia, Thailand, India and the USA. CERC concentrates its attention on areas of particular practical importance: atmospheric flows, dispersion of pollution, air quality and releases of hazardous materials, including dense gases, cryogens and volatiles. We have also recently begun working on projects to assess emissions of global pollutants (greenhouse gases) using our Emissions Toolkit software (EMIT). The popular ADMS suite of models includes ADMS-Screen, ADMS 4, ADMS-Roads and ADMS-Urban; these models cater for problems of different complexity. ADMS-Screen is used to assess the potential impact of a single point source, ADMS 4 for assessing impacts of industrial sites, ADMS-Roads for road traffic emissions and ADMS-Urban is an air quality management system for complex combinations of emissions as occur in urban areas. CERC provides a range of consultancy services based on these and other dispersion models. These include assessment of the impact of industrial emissions, for example to support an IPPC application, and assessment of the impact of traffic emissions generated by a proposed development, for example as part of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for planning purposes. CERC has an active rôle in supporting Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) Review and Assessment work for local authorities, and extensive experience in emissions management and the compilation of emissions inventories of both toxic pollutants and greenhouse gases. CERC also undertakes research projects for Government Departments and Agencies and the European Union. Recent examples include the 18 month EuropeAid project “Preparation of national emission reduction and ambient air quality assessment programmes”, to assist the Republic of Lithuania in developing their system for emission control, air quality assessment and management. Another important area for CERC is hazardous releases. We have developed a range of models for and can provide expert advice on dense gas dispersion, liquid spills and smoke and heat movement in buildings, tunnels and through industrial complexes. We also provide advice on complex atmospheric flows, for example for wind engineering and wind power applications. In summary, CERC offers advanced software and associated expertise - please contact us for more details on how we can help solve your environmental problems. |
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