Principal Scientist
M.S., Engineering in Environmental Studies, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA, 1991 A.B., Chemistry, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, 1982
Environmental Forensics and Chemistry Data Quality Cost Recovery and Allocation Site Investigation and Remediation Professional Practice
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Mr. Phillips is a Principal Scientist with Roux Associates, Inc. having over 25 years of environmental consulting experience in the investigation, remediation, and redevelopment of contaminated properties, litigation support, and regulatory compliance services under RCRA, Superfund, the Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP), and the Massachusetts Solid Waste Regulations. He holds an AB in Chemistry from Vassar College and a MS in Engineering in Environmental Studies from the University of Massachusetts. Mr. Phillips’ areas of expertise include forensic chemistry in support of contaminant source identification, fate, and transport, data quality, and cost allocation for environmental cleanup. He has served as an expert witness regarding regulatory compliance, forensic chemistry, future remediation cost estimating, cost recovery and allocation, data quality, bankruptcy, and environmental insurance matters.
Representative Projects
• Licensed Site Professional: Rendered hundreds of LSP opinions at over 75 sites throughout Massachusetts concerning the investigation, remediation, and regulatory closure of properties impacted by volatile organic compounds, petroleum, heavy metals, and PCBs. Audits by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection have not resulted in any significant adverse audit findings.
• CERCLA/RCRA: Managed Superfund remedial investigations, feasibility studies, and remediation, and scope and cleanup level negotiations for PRPs with EPA and state agencies. Superfund sites have been located in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, and New York. Provided unannounced sampling and testing support to the USEPA under the RCRA Delisting program at industrial sites throughout the US.
• Insurance Claim Support: Provided expert technical services to attorneys, industry, and insurers related to past and future costs of environmental damages. Opinions have addressed expected and intended, bad faith, property damage, contaminant sources and release dates, and defense and indemnity costs.
• Advanced Chemistry Applications: Provided laboratory chemistry expertise services including forensic chemistry, statistical analysis, specialized test methods development, data quality validation, and advanced field screening techniquess in support of investigation, remediation, and litigation projects.
Representative Expert Appearances
• Peoples Heritage Bank v. Maine Public Service Company, U.S. District Court for the District of Maine in Bangor, Maine. Doc. # 95-0180-B (Trial Testimony 1996).
• Paragon Environmental Services Inc. v. Patti and McManus Trustees of CM Realty Trust, Woburn District Court, Woburn Massachusetts. Doc. #9953 CV 1451 (Trial Testimony 2002).
• Raytheon Company v. Continental Casualty Company, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts Civil Action File No. 00-11184 PBS (Deposition testimony 2003).
• Brown Group Retail, Inc. v. American Motorists Insurance Company et al., District Court City and County of Denver, Denver Colorado. Case No. 03CV1410 (Deposition Testimony 2006).
• House of Clean, Inc., v. St. Paul Fire And Marine Insurance Company, Inc., United States District Court District of Massachusetts Civil Action No. 07-10839 (Deposition Testimony 2011).
• Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Registration of Hazardous Waste Site Cleanup Professionals v. James J. Decoulos, Complaint No. 05C-07, Docket No. LSP-10AP-01 (Administrative Hearing Testimony 2011).
Selected Journal Publications and Proceedings
Phillips, I.M. and Walters, M. D. (2005). “Site Closure and the Cost to Cleanup – A 25 Year history of VOC Contamination in Fractured Rock.” Proceedings for NGWA Conference on Remediation: Site Closure and the Total Cost to Cleanup, November 2005.
Phillips, I.M. and Walters, M. D. (2004). “Bedrock: From Foe to Friend – A Case History of Investigation and Remediation in Fractured Bedrock from 1979 through 2003.” Proceedings for USEPA/NGWA Fractured Rock Conference: State of the Science and Measuring Success in Remediation, September 2004.
Phillips, I.M. and Anastas, N.D. (2000). "Addressing Tentatively Identified Compounds in Human Health Risk Assessments" Proceedings for 17th Annual Conference on Contaminated Soils, Sediments, and Water, October 2000.
Phillips, I., Ghirardi, J., and Morin, J. (1995) "Soil Heterogeneity at the O'Connor Superfund Site and Its Impact on Data Reduction" Proceedings of Superfund Risk Assessment in Soil Contamination Studies Conference, January 1995.
Phillips, I. (1992). "Laboratory Auditing as a Quality Control Procedure to Evaluate Achievement of Data Quality Objectives," Proceedings of the 8th Annual Waste Testing & Quality Assurance Symposium, July 13-17.
Invited Lecturer:
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Training Seminar, “Analytical Data Enhancement Program.” (2002).
National Groundwater Association Workshop, “Characterization and Remediation of Contaminated Ground Water in Fractured Bedrock.” Presented in Portland, Maine and Houston, Texas (2005).
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