Cambridge Environmental

What Cambridge Environmental does

Cambridge Environmental Inc. is a Boston-based consulting and research firm that assesses and quantifies risks to human health and the environment, founded in 1989 by Laura C. Green, Ph.D., D.A.B.T., as a woman-owned small business. The firm delivers professional services across health and ecological risk assessment, environmental fate and ecotoxicology review, air quality and dense gas dispersion modeling, probabilistic risk assessment using Monte Carlo simulation, toxicology and epidemiology, meta-analysis, and expert scientific support for litigation. Its underlying technology stack comprises established regulatory and proprietary models (AERMOD, SCREEN3, HGSYSTEM, SLAB, DEGADIS, Johnson-Ettinger vapor intrusion algorithms) applied to problems involving landfills, hazardous waste sites, power plants, incinerators, asphalt and cement facilities, pesticides, food safety, workplace and consumer product safety, and Proposition 65 assessments. The firm maintains two offices (Cambridge, MA and Frederick, MD) and a headcount in the 1-10 range.

The company monetizes its expertise primarily through contracted consulting engagements rather than licensed products or transaction-based revenue. Buyer segments include federal agencies (notably EPA, FHWA, U.S. Coast Guard, and the Department of Defense), state and municipal governments (Vermont, NYC Department of Sanitation, Nantucket), industrial operators in manufacturing, energy, and waste management, law firms requiring expert testimony, and community groups. Distribution is direct via contractual and procurement vehicles, including long-tenured prime contractor status with EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs since 2005 and an $11M, 5-year EPA award in 2011. The firm positions around talent density (nationally recognized experts, MIT/Harvard-affiliated scientists, board-certified toxicologists) and regulatory credibility (WOSB certification, Superfund and Massachusetts Contingency Plan experience) rather than technology scale, and no formal sales and marketing organization is described.

Name

Cambridge Environmental

Legal name

Cambridge Environmental Inc.

Website

https://cambridgeenvironmental.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cambridge Environmental is a woman-owned environmental consulting and research firm, founded in 1989 in Cambridge, MA, providing health and ecological risk assessment, environmental modeling, toxicology, and litigation support to federal/state/municipal governments, industry, and law firms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting and research services for environmental and health risk assessment. Revenue generated through contracted consulting engagements with government agencies, industry clients, law firms, and community groups. Work includes technical support contracts (e.g., EPA prime contractor work) and project-based consulting engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Cambridge Environmental is a consulting and research firm that conducts health and environmental risk assessments for federal, state, and local government agencies, industrial clients, law firms, and community groups. Its work covers ecological risk assessment, air dispersion modeling, environmental fate and ecotoxicology review, toxicology and epidemiology, food and workplace safety, litigation support, and regulatory compliance under programs such as EPA Superfund, the Massachusetts Contingency Plan, and California Proposition 65. Deliverables are produced by Ph.D. scientists, board-certified toxicologists (D.A.B.T.), and engineers delivering expert evaluations, statistical analyses, and testimony as contracted professional services.

Product overview

Cambridge Environmental is a consulting and research firm that provides a comprehensive suite of environmental and health risk assessment services. The company operates as a single integrated service offering rather than a software platform, delivering professional consulting across multiple specialized areas. Core services include Health and Environmental Risk Assessment, Expert Evaluations, Data Analysis & Statistics, Scientific Support for Litigation, Regulatory Compliance & Permitting Support, and Safety Evaluations. These services are supported by specialized sub-services covering Ecological Risk Assessment, Environmental Modeling, Probabilistic Risk Assessment, Toxicology & Epidemiology, Meta Analysis, Uncertainty Analysis, Environmental Fate & Ecotoxicology of Pesticides, Food Safety, Workplace Safety, Consumer Product Safety, Proposition 65 Assessments, EMF Assessment, Dose Response Modeling, Scientific Literature Reviews, and Drug & Alcohol Toxicology. The company also provides sector-specific assessments for Power Plants & Incinerators, Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites, Landfills and Solid Waste Management Facilities, and Hot-mix Asphalt Plants and Cement Kilns.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Health and Environmental Risk Assessment Quantitative assessment of risks to health and the environment posed by chemical, physical, and microbiological agents, applying regulatory risk assessment techniques and probabilistic methods such as Monte Carlo simulations; intended for government, industry, and law firm clients.
• Expert Evaluations Critical review and interpretation of scientific studies, databases, draft guidance documents, policies, and proposed regulations related to environmental fate, transport, and health effects of chemicals.
• Data Analysis & Statistics Statistical analysis of experimental and observational data, including evaluation of specifications for physical situations and peer-reviewing of statistical approaches for environmental risk assessment clients.
• Scientific Support for Litigation Scientific support and expert testimony in toxic tort, worker's compensation, environmental cleanup liability, and cost recovery cases for plaintiff and defense law firms.
• Regulatory Compliance & Permitting Support Assistance with compliance to local, state, and federal regulations on health, safety, and the environment, including air modeling and facility impact evaluations for industry and government clients.
• Safety Evaluations Assessment of safety of food, drinking water, consumer products, homes, workplaces, and the environment, including evaluations of toxic bacteria, molds, chemicals, and EMF.

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CDM SmithmajorOthersCambridge Environmental has been acquired by CDM Smith, a full-service consulting, engineering, and operations firm providing solutions in water, environment, transportation, energy, and facilities to public and private clients worldwide. CDM Smith contact information: 75 State Street, Suite 701, Boston, MA 02109.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Exponent: Exponent is a leading engineering and scientific consulting firm that performs health and environmental risk assessments, toxicology, exposure science, and expert witness work — a direct match to Cambridge Environmental's core offerings, especially in litigation support.
• Gradient Analytics: Gradient is an environmental and risk science consulting firm focused on human health and ecological risk assessment, toxicology, and exposure science — directly comparable to Cambridge Environmental in service mix and client profile.
• ToxStrategies: ToxStrategies is a toxicology and risk sciences consulting firm providing health and environmental risk assessment, regulatory support, and litigation consulting — closely overlapping Cambridge Environmental's technical capabilities and customer base.

Emerging players

• SRC Holdings: SRC Inc. is a scientific research and development firm with environmental sciences and risk assessment practices serving federal agencies — overlapping with Cambridge Environmental's EPA and federal government work, particularly in fate/transport and ecological studies.

Broad incumbents

• Ramboll (formerly ENVIRON): Ramboll is a global engineering, consulting, and environmental services firm that absorbed ENVIRON, providing health and environmental risk assessment at much larger scale — a broad incumbent offering overlapping services to similar government and industrial clients.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): ERM is a global environmental, health, safety, and sustainability consultancy serving industrial and government clients — a broad incumbent with overlapping health risk assessment, permitting, and regulatory compliance capabilities.
• Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech is a large environmental and engineering consulting firm that performs ecological and human health risk assessments, hazardous waste site evaluations, and EPA Superfund work — a broad incumbent serving the same federal/industrial client base.
• Arcadis: Arcadis is a global design, engineering, and environmental consulting firm providing environmental risk assessment, permitting, and remediation services — comparable in capability though much broader in scope and scale.
• AECOM: AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm with extensive environmental services, including risk assessment, air quality modeling, and EPA contract work — a broad incumbent serving overlapping federal and industrial customers.
• Haley & Aldrich: Haley & Aldrich is an environmental and geotechnical engineering consulting firm that performs human health and ecological risk assessments for clients in real estate, industrial, and government sectors — a broad incumbent with overlapping risk-assessment practices.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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