Elgin Associates Pty Ltd
Consultants in Hobart

About us elgin associates provides high quality environmental consulting services in coastal, marine and freshwater environments. We have successfully worked on a range of complex projects for private industry and all levels of government, both as lead consultant and as part of collaborative teams. Elgin associates are based on the eastern seaboard with offices in new south wales, tasmania and victoria, and undertake projects across australia and overseas. Project teams are led by these principal scientists who maintain a 'hands on' approach through all stages of a project, including fieldwork, data analysis and reporting to deliver projects with innovative but practical solutions on time and on budget. The genesis of elgin associates goes dates back to the mid 1990s when its three principal scientists - dr luke finley, andrew roberts and dr nicholas yee were at university. Our core services include: * marine ecology surveys * freshwater ecology and water quality assessments * environmental assessments - land, sediments and groundwater * coastal and estuarine assessments * microscopy and taxonomy services * marine technical services - scientific diving and support vessels formed in 2007, elgin associates brings together expertise developed from a strong background in research and industry. We have a strong safety culture and our oh&s policies and procedures and qualifications have been accredited by a third party independent assessor.

Formed in 2007, Elvin Associates brings together expertise developed from a mighty background in scientific research and industry. These principal scientists lead project teams and maintain a hands on’ approach through all stages of the project, including sampling and monitoring fieldwork, testing and data analysis, and reporting, delivering projects with innovative but feasible solutions on time and on budget. We have successfully worked on a range of complex projects for private industry and all levels of government, both as precede consultant and as piece of collaborative teams. Elvin Associates provides lofty quality environmental consulting services in coastal, marine and freshwater environments.

Elvin Associates bear high quality scientific and technical services in the field of environmental assessment, research and management. Environmental assessments land, sediments and groundwater. Freshwater ecology and surface water quality. Marine technical services scientific diving surveys and labor vessel support. Environmental impact assessments and management plans for port and Barbour development projects. Environmental testing and monitoring for marine construction projects, including water, sediments and marine species. Marine ecological assessments including biological monitoring and baseline biodiversity surveys. Various projects undertaken in the Port of Melbourne including water quality monitoring, environmental site assessments, environmental management plans, flora and fauna surveys and land remediation. Elvin Associates staff were members of a project dive team in the collection of benthic sediment cores by SCUBA for a sediment assessment at the Port of Bernie. Elvin Associates specialism in marine and ocean ecological assessments, including biological monitoring and baseline biodiversity surveying of marine ecosystems, habitat mapping, and targeted surveys for marine pest incursions. We undertake preliminary to multistage environmental impact, and water quality site assessments for marinas, ports, harbors, and jetties. Taxonomic identification of marine plants and animals. Our services are relevant to marine algae, fish, invertebrates, marine mammals, seabirds, benthic sediments, and water quality. Elvin Associates has extensive experience in environmental site assessment, remediation and risk management for audit or due diligence purposes. Environmental Site Assessments to assess soil and groundwater quality across a site and to form a conceptual site model on extent of contamination, routes of exposure and potential receptors at risk. Sediment quality assessments for Ports and Barbour works and assessing impacts from groundwater release zones, storm water drainage and mine dewatering processes. Phase 2 Environmental Site Assessments to assess soil and groundwater quality across a site and to form a conceptual site model on extent of contamination, routes of exposure and potential receptors at risk. Elvin Associates conduct freshwater ecology and water quality projects in a variety of inland aquatic environments including rivers, floodplains, wetlands, and urban streams. Elvin Associates undertake bio solids classification and waste water testing at sewage treatment plants, including analysis against regulatory requirements, lagoon sludge surveys, and sludge removal. Elvin Associates undertake water quality monitoring and testing services in a variety of domestic and inland aquatic environments including rivers, floodplains, wetlands, and urban st