What Environmental Data Services does

Environmental Data Services, Inc. (EDS) is a Florida-based, woman-owned small professional services firm founded in 1992 that provides analytical laboratory data review and validation services to the US environmental industry. Its sole service offering is the validation of environmental laboratory analytical data across all media types (water, soil, sediment, air, wipe, solid, elutriate, tissue) and a comprehensive range of parameters including volatile and semivolatile organics, pesticides/PCBs, metals, cyanide, herbicides, explosives, TPH, dioxin/furans, PCB congeners, wet chemistry, and radiochemistry. Validation is executed manually against established regulatory guidelines, including the USEPA Contract Laboratory Program National Functional Guidelines, USEPA regional guidance for Regions I–X, and program-specific guidelines from NFESC, DOE HAZWRAP, and AFCEE.

The firm is co-led by President Nancy Weaver, who combines laboratory, data validation, and project management expertise and personally drives client relationships. EDS operates as a deliberately lean practice without management layers, offering competitive pricing and quick turnaround relative to larger validation shops. Its customer base is concentrated in federal environmental programs — including USEPA Superfund and START, US Navy (CLEAN and Remedial Action contracts), AFCEE, US Army Corps of Engineers, and state enforcement programs — supplemented by radiochemical validation engagements at sites such as Oak Ridge Reservation, Aberdeen Proving Ground, and the DOE Pantex Plant.

EDS has no disclosed software products, APIs, or technology platform; revenue is generated through professional services engagements on a contracted (likely time-and-materials or fixed-fee) basis. The go-to-market model is direct and referral-driven, with the company explicitly stating that client referrals are its strongest sales argument. The firm maintains a single headquarters in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and operates across all major US regions served by federal environmental contracts.

Name

Environmental Data Services

Legal name

Environmental Data Services, Inc.

Website

https://env-data.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Environmental Data Services is a woman-owned Florida firm that validates environmental laboratory analytical data for US federal and state environmental programs, applying USEPA regional and program-specific guidelines.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Data Validation Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Monitoring, Data & Reporting (Air/Water/Soil) (BPAIAMAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Radiological & Hazardous Materials Monitoring (Radiation, Asbestos, Lead) (EUAHACAJ), Water Quality Monitoring, Compliance & Reporting (Sampling, Lab, Regulatory) (EUANAAAG)

Keywords

• Environmental data validation
• Laboratory data review
• Radiochemical data validation
• USEPA CLP guidelines
• Environmental compliance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Palm Beach Gardens

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Data Validation Services: Professional services providing analytical laboratory data review and validation. Revenue is generated through contracted service engagements, likely time and materials or fixed-fee per project basis. The company serves as a subcontractor to prime environmental contractors or direct vendor to government agencies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Environmental Data Services provides analytical laboratory data validation and review services, qualifying environmental data for regulatory decision-making. The company validates analytical results across all media types (water, soil, sediment, air, wipe, solid, elutriate, tissue) and all major analytical parameters (volatiles, semivolatiles, pesticides/PCBs, metals, cyanide, herbicides, explosives, TPH, dioxin/furans, PCB congeners, wet chemistry, and radiochemistry), applying USEPA National Functional Guidelines, regional guidelines for Regions I through X, and program-specific QAPPs (NFESC, DOE HAZWRAP, AFCEE). Services are delivered to government environmental programs and prime environmental contractors.

Product overview

Environmental Data Services (EDS) provides a single, specialized service offering: environmental laboratory data validation. The company validates analytical data for all media types (water, soil, sediment, air, wipe, solid, elutriate, tissue) and analytical parameters (volatile organic compounds, semivolatile organic compounds, pesticides/PCBs, metals, cyanide, organophosphorus pesticides, herbicides, explosives, total petroleum hydrocarbons, dioxin/furans, PCB congeners, wet chemistry parameters, and radiochemical parameters including gross alpha/beta, alpha spectroscopy, gamma spectroscopy, and uranium). EDS operates using regional and program-specific validation guidelines including USEPA Contract Laboratory Program National Functional Guidelines, USEPA Region I through X guidelines, Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center guidelines, Department of Energy HAZWRAP requirements, and Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Environmental Laboratory Data Validation Services Comprehensive data validation and review services for environmental laboratory analytical data across all media types (water, soil, sediment, air, wipe, solid, elutriate, tissue) and all major analytical parameters, including specialized radiochemistry. Ensures data meets regulatory quality standards required for environmental decision-making, site remediation, and compliance actions under USEPA and program-specific guidelines.

Quantifiable outcome

• Data should not be assessed for usability and used in environmental decision making until after completion of the data validation process (USEPA Region 1)

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Arcadis: International design, engineering, and environmental consulting firm with federal remediation and environmental compliance practices. Competes for similar EPA and DoD environmental program work.
• WSP: Global professional services firm with a strong environmental consulting practice (including the legacy Golder Associates), supporting federal and private remediation programs. Comparable federal environmental services overlap.
• Tetra Tech: Global environmental and engineering consulting firm with deep federal government exposure across EPA, DoD, and DOE programs. Overlaps with EDS on environmental data validation as part of broader water/environmental services portfolio.
• AECOM: Large global infrastructure and environmental services firm supporting federal remediation, Superfund, and military cleanup programs. Performs environmental data validation in-house alongside full-service consulting and engineering.
• GHD: Global engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm with US federal environmental remediation and compliance work. Overlaps with EDS on environmental data review and federal program support.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Global environmental consulting firm serving industrial, government, and energy clients with environmental compliance and site investigation services. Comparable in regulatory-driven environmental work, though at much larger scale.
• Jacobs Solutions: Major environmental, engineering, and scientific services provider with significant DoD, DOE, and EPA contract presence. Comparable to EDS in federal environmental work and data quality assurance scope.

Direct peers

• Pace Analytical Services: National environmental and life sciences testing laboratory serving EPA, DoD, and industrial clients with analytical services. Operates upstream of EDS in the data validation workflow, making it a closely adjacent peer in the environmental data ecosystem.
• Haley & Aldrich: Environmental and geotechnical engineering consulting firm serving federal, industrial, and private clients on site investigation and remediation. Closely comparable to EDS in regulatory-driven environmental services and federal client mix, though much larger in scale.
• EMSL Analytical: National environmental analytical testing laboratory network serving environmental consultants, government agencies, and industry. Comparable in environmental analytical services ecosystem and government client base, though EMSL performs testing while EDS validates it.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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