ASci Corporation
Encyclopedia
ASci is an American Corporation headquartered in McLean, Virginia
with offices in Duluth, Minnesota
, Bay City, Michigan
and Vicksburg, Mississippi
. The company conducts toxicology testing, environmental sampling and technology management services.
. Dr. Mount was well known for his work developing effluent testing guidelines for the United States Environmental Protection Agency
. Today the Environmental Testing lab is run by Dennis L. Hansen
, who is known for his E. coli work in Lake Superior
The ASci Corporation has helped government agencies develop aquatic testing techniques that are still used today.
McLean, Virginia
McLean is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fairfax County in Northern Virginia. The community had a total population of 48,115 as of the 2010 census....
with offices in Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...
, Bay City, Michigan
Bay City, Michigan
Bay City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan located near the base of the Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 34,932, and is the principal city of the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Saginaw-Bay City-Saginaw Township North...
and Vicksburg, Mississippi
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Vicksburg is a city in Warren County, Mississippi, United States. It is the only city in Warren County. It is located northwest of New Orleans on the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers, and due west of Jackson, the state capital. In 1900, 14,834 people lived in Vicksburg; in 1910, 20,814; in 1920,...
. The company conducts toxicology testing, environmental sampling and technology management services.
History
ASci was founded in 1985 by Dr. Rizwanul Haque to provide consulting for high technology research and management. In 1991 Dr. Haque and Dr. Donald I. Mount founded the Environmental Testing Laboratory in Duluth, MinnesotaDuluth, Minnesota
Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...
. Dr. Mount was well known for his work developing effluent testing guidelines for the United States Environmental Protection Agency
United States Environmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is an agency of the federal government of the United States charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress...
. Today the Environmental Testing lab is run by Dennis L. Hansen
Dennis L. Hansen
Dennis L. Hansen is an aquatic biologist, toxicologist and Eagle Scout from Minnesota. Dennis L. Hansen is known for his aquatic studies, environmental sampling techniques and consulting services for local governments and toxicology laboratories....
, who is known for his E. coli work in Lake Superior
Lake Superior
Lake Superior is the largest of the five traditionally-demarcated Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded to the north by the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of Minnesota, and to the south by the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Michigan. It is the largest freshwater lake in the...
The ASci Corporation has helped government agencies develop aquatic testing techniques that are still used today.