Hubert C. MacDonald, Jr., Ph.D. - Chemist

• Typical Areas of Consulting: chemical analysis; hazardous materials; environmental health and safety,
• Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Analytical Chemistry, Master of Science Degree in Inorganic Chemistry.
• Supervised use and disposal of hazardous materials (both "Toxic Substance Control Act" and "Resource Conservation Recovery Act").
• Expert in the use of many chemical instrumental methods including gas chromatography, atomic absorption spectroscopy, x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction spectroscopy, inductively coupled plasma spectroscopy, various electrochemical methods. Familiar with many other chemical instrumental methods.
• Completed US EPA Hazardous Materials Incident Response Operations training with 40 hours of training to meet requirements of 29 CFR 1910.120(e)(3)(i).
• Provided compliance for Environmental Health and Safety plans.
• Participated in the clean-up of many PCB contaminated sites for major corporations.
• Presented "Right to Know" plans.
• Developed and directed implementation of site Environmental Health and Safety Plan for a major industrial manufacturer.
• Developed and implemented laboratory quality assurance plan.
• Performed periodic audits to determine compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Co-edited and contributed to an eight volume book series on the use of computers in chemical instrumentation.
• Co-authored three papers in scientific journals.
• Taught analytical chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and forensic chemistry at the college level.