TestAmerica’s Dr. Charlie Carter Receives Prestigious 2010 AEESP Publication Award
PRESS RELEASE
Tuesday, October 05, 2010
For Immediate Release
Dr. Charlie Carter, Vice President of Quality & Technical Services, is the recipient of the 2010 Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Outstanding Publication Award. The award was presented at the annual AEESP ceremony on October 4, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The award bestowed upon Dr. Charlie Carter and his Graduate School Professor, Dr. Mel Suffet, cited the 1982 publication: C.W. Carter, and I. H. Suffet. (1982) Binding of DDT to dissolved humic materials. Environmental Science & Technology, 16:735-740. The AEESP confirms the paper being cited in peer reviewed literature over 500 times. The nomination was provided by Dr. Joel Pedersen, Associate Professor of the College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The AEESP gives an annual award to "recognize the author(s) of a landmark environmental engineering and science paper that has withstood the test of time and significantly influenced the practice of environmental engineering and science." Since 1983, the AEESP have given 26 previous awards. The list of previous awardees can be viewed at www.aeespfoundation.org/awards.html.
Dr. Charlie Carter has over 25 years of experience in the environmental laboratory business. He provides technical guidance to both TestAmerica laboratories and its clients in a wide variety of areas, including environmental chemistry, analytical chemistry, analytical methods, quality assurance, and data handling. To submit an inquiry to Dr. Carter, please click on TestAmerica's Ask the Expert webpage.
About TestAmerica
TestAmerica is the leading environmental testing firm in the United States, including 36 laboratories and 33 service centers. TestAmerica provides innovative technical expertise and comprehensive analytical testing services. Specialty analyses include source and ambient air, aquatic toxicity, explosives, specialty organics, dioxins, drinking water, sediments and tissues, emerging contaminants, radiochemistry and mixed waste testing.
TestAmerica affiliate companies include EMLab P&K, the leader in analytical microscopy and indoor air quality; QED Environmental Systems, Inc., the leading supplier of groundwater sampling equipment and remediation pumping systems; TestAmerica Drilling Corp., provider of innovative environmental and geotechnical drilling; and TestAmerica Air Emissions Corp. (METCO Environmental), specializing in air emissions testing. TestAmerica currently employs nearly 2,800 professionals dedicated to exceptional service and solutions for our clients' environmental testing needs.
For more information, contact:
JAMES H. MILLER
Vice President
TestAmerica
THE LEADER IN ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING
Tel 716.691.2600
www.testamericainc.com
