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Focus is your one stop for performance testing programs to meet regulatory requirements and obtain permit conditions for maximum operational flexibility.Whether planning a new process; modifying an existing operation; needing to meet new regulatory requirements; or just trying to manage day-to-day monitoring, record keeping, and reporting, Focus provides the environmental skills and experience you need to get the job done.Combustion is one of the most significant industrial processes and also one of the most highly regulated. Focus personnel design, evaluate, and operate treatment technologies and air pollution control equipment for virtually all processes.Whether a simple hog and haul for a single client or a complex, multi phase and media thermal project involving multiple PRPs, Focus personnel have the management experience for successful execution.Focus is internationally recognized for our expertise in the application of thermal treatment technologies on the most demanding projects in the world, having been involved in about 40% of the top 100 largest thermal remediation projects that have been conducted worldwide.Integrating a strong and diverse process and regulatory background, Focus engineers design and evaluate most unit operations found in a regulated environment.Welcome to Focus Environmental, Inc.A leader in providing process engineering, training, consulting, permitting, & other regulatory compliance servicesFocus Environmental, Inc., established in 1988, specializes in providing process engineering and regulatory compliance services in the areas of hazardous waste thermal treatment, air permitting, air pollution control, contaminated soil remediation, and hazardous waste management. In addition, Focus provides regulatory, compliance, and engineering services to the FDA regulated industries.OUR SERVICESOUR LOCATION
Focus Environmental is located at 4700 Papermill Drive in Knoxville, Tennessee.NEWS AND EVENTS2026 AIChE Spring Meeting and 22nd Global Congress on Process Safety – April 12 – 16, 2026 in Houston, TX
The AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety is the key technical conference for practicing chemical and process safety engineers, covering the industry’s critical needs more broadly and deeply than any other conference.
For more info: https://www.aiche.org/conferences/aiche-spring-meeting-and-global-congress-on-process-safety/2026
EPA Virtual Public Meeting – HWC RTR Proposed Rule – November 25, 2025, 11 am – 12:30 pm EST and 1:00 – 3:00 pm EST
Additional information and a registration form can be found at https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8571496/HWC-NESHAP-2025-PublicHearing
Report Available for Comprehensive PFAS Test
After over a year of hard work, the Clean Harbors PFAS Test Report has been formally issued by the EPA. Please see the link below for the EPA posting of the report availability. As the announcement says:
“ This is the most comprehensive PFAS incineration test to date and provides valuable data about PFAS incineration.” This is a major accomplishment for the project team.
https://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si_public_record_Report.cfm?dirEntryId=367138&Lab=CEMM
Focus‘ role was as the technical director for the project. Focus, in conjunction with several subcontractors planned and managed the test program and developed the test report. There were six subcontractors:
EA Engineering Science & Technology : Process sampling and PFAS Spiking
Alliance Technical Group: Stack Sampling
Eurofins (Knoxville and West Sacramento): Sample Analysis
Superior Spiking Industries: C2F6 Spiking
Spectrum Environmental Solutions: FTIR Monitor
Teri Bales: Data Validation
The project was performed in collaboration with the U.S. EPA and U.S. DOD.







