Company Information

Atmospheric Analysis and Consulting, Inc. (AAC) was founded as an air quality laboratory in June of 1993 by Dr. Sucha Parmar in Ventura, California. Dr. Parmar has over 25 years of experience in environmental field, i.e., research, method development, air pollution monitoring and analysis. Prior to starting AAC, Dr. Parmar was the Technical Director for ENSR in Camarillo, CA.

AAC is a privately owned small minority business certified through the Small Business Administration (SBA). AAC holds NELAP and South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) certifications.

Dr. Sucha S. Parmar is the President and Technical Director of Atmospheric Analysis and Consulting, Inc. (AAC), which was established in 1993. Prior to starting AAC, Dr. Parmar was the Technical Director of ENSR Consulting and Engineering in California, where he was in charge of all monitoring and analysis pertaining to air quality projects. Dr. Parmar has 30 years of experience in atmospheric chemistry measurement and method development in environmental monitoring of Volatile and Semi-Volatile Organic and inorganic pollutants.  Dr, Parmar has a B.Sc. and an M. Sc. In Physical Chemistry. His Ph.D. is in Spectroscopy and Photochemistry from the University of Nottingham, England. Dr. Parmar is a member of AWMA, the Source Evaluation Society, GRA (Vapor Intrusion), NCASI and the American Chemical Society, and has published or presented over 40 research papers.

Dr. Parmar has been an active in the following major programs:

1. Southern California Air Quality Study (SCAQS) 1987
2. Southern California Ozone Study (SCOS) 1997
3. Photochemical Assessment Monitoring (PAMS in Arizona, California and Missouri
4. Superfund Sites in California

Dr. Parmar is the co-author of U.S. EPA Method TO-11A for monitoring carbonyls and has modified EPA Method 16M for sulfur compounds, and the California Air Resources Board Method 430 for sampling and analysis of acrolein using DNPH derivatization.