Michael Musso

Mr. Musso is a Senior Project Manager and Technical Advisor at HDR with over 30 years' experience in environmental engineering, consulting, and regulatory compliance. He has had hands-on experience with managing site investigations, human health risk and exposure assessments, and remedial design projects, including those with chemical and hazardous and solid waste management operations. Mr. Musso has conducted several remedial investigation/feasibility studies (RI/FSs; CERCLA and State guidance) for soil and groundwater investigation and remediation projects which have entailed the identification, screening, and detailed cost estimating of clean-up alternatives. He has developed detailed conceptual designs and project life cost evaluations for numerous projects across the U.S.

As part of his technical responsibilities at HDR, Mr. Musso has performed baseline human health risk assessments and exposure pathway analyses for several projects across many different regulatory frameworks. His expertise relating to exposure pathway analyses are often utilized at the inception of projects, and his input is sought in helping determine possible remedial requirements and associated costs/timeframes. He has reviewed and statistically analyzed chemical contaminant data from several environmental media, including soil, groundwater, sediment, surface water, fish tissue, indoor air, and soil gas. In addition, he has researched and summarized toxicological profiles (carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic effects of contaminants including VOCs, SVOCs, metals, pesticides/PCBs, and emerging contaminants [PFAS]), and is familiar with equivalence factors used in assessing PAHs and dioxin. Depending on the level of effort required and contemplated end use of properties, Mr. Musso conducts qualitative or quantitative exposure assessments for different future use scenarios at various sites. He has developed site-specific risk-based screening levels and action levels for remediation based on target hazard index and carcinogenic risk.

Mr. Musso has a working knowledge of toxicological and public health aspects of chemical development and use, along with an understanding of applicable state and Federal regulations. He also holds a State of New York Professional Engineer certification. Mr. Musso is versed in the development and oversight of health and safety programs, and he has knowledge in field sampling procedures and environmental monitoring activities.