Jim Okun, LSP

Specializes in:

• PCB Assessment and Management
• MCP Compliance
• Risk Assessment
• Brownfields Redevelopment

Profile

Jim is an environmental toxicologist and Massachusetts Licensed Site Professional with expertise developing risk-based conceptual site models for complex settings. He is particularly effective at cutting through accumulations of BS (Bad Science) to arrive at a more accurate understanding of true environmental conditions.

Specialties

He has an extensive background with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), their environmental chemistry and human health effects.

Jim Okun's 2010 UMass Soils Conference Presentation (3.36 MB)
Jim Okun's 2011 UMass Soils Conference Presentation (3.18 MB)

Education

M.S. in Toxicology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1978
B.S. Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1975