WHAT DO WE DO

Whether your particular need is for a small-scale survey, or a team skilled in designing and implementing an operational radiation safety or environmental monitoring program, Foxfire Scientific can be your "one-stop shop." We can take the lead on a contractual or subcontracted project at any stage of its development or execution. We serve a clientele with diverse backgrounds — from sole entrepreneurs, to government agencies, and large corporations. In short, we can provide expertise and teaming opportunities in:

  • Health physics and radiation protection
  • Medical Physics
  • Training and education
  • Environmental assessment
  • Radioactive and mixed waste management
  • Risk assessment and communication
  • Litigation support

The following list is a sampling of our loyal clients:

  • Army Corp of Engineers
  • Apollo Environmental Strategies, Inc.
  • BP
  • Brown & Caldwell, Inc.
  • Browning Ferris Industries
  • Chevron-Texaco
  • Conoco-Phillips
  • DuPont
  • Exxon-Mobil
  • Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.
  • Mineral extraction companies
  • Oak Ridge Associated Universities
  • Power & training reactors
  • Rio Grande Resources
  • SRK, Inc.
  • Southwest Research Institute
  • State of Nevada

Foxfire Scientific, Inc. Equipment

When it comes to bringing the right tools to the job, you can be confident that Foxfire Scientific has a health physics toolbox big enough to handle any job. We routinely field the following equipment:

  • Geoprobe Model 4220 direct push soil sampling drill rig
  • Portable High Purity Germanium (HPGe) gamma-spectrometry systems (20% efficient REGe)
  • Lab-based, 80% & 20% efficient HPGe systems
  • Liquid scintillation counter
  • High volume air samplers
  • Breathing zone samplers
  • Cascade impactors and Respicons for particle size determination
  • Dustraks and Sidepaks
  • Radon sampling canisters
  • Rad elec electrets
  • SAM 935 portable gamma spectrometry units
  • Pressurized ion chambers
  • Tissue-equivalent dose rate meters
  • GM & alpha survey instruments
  • Exposure and dose rate meters

In addition, Foxfire Scientific has contractual agreements with nationally-accredited analytical laboratories that can provide the confidence required for any protocol that your particular solution may require.