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Tarek Saba, Ph.D.

Senior Managing Scientist

Environmental Sciences

Professional Profile


Dr. Saba has 11 years of consulting experience in combining chemical forensic methods with hydrogeologic and numerical analyses tools to apportion contamination to sources in order to allocate liabilities. His experience includes reconstructing the history of releases of petroleum hydrocarbons (LNAPL), tar (DNAPL), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dioxins and furans (D/F), chlorinated solvents (PCE, TCE and their degradation products), and metals, among other chemicals.

Dr. Saba has provided consulting and expert support in cases involving petroleum refineries, natural gas storage fields, hydraulic fracturing, manufactured gas plants (MGP), pulp and paper mills, and landfills, among other industrial setups. His scientific focus has been on the environmental contamination of groundwater, soils, and sediments. Dr. Saba has been involved in complex environmental liability and litigation matters, insurance remedial cost recovery claims, Superfund (CERCLA) liability, applicability of CERCLA’s petroleum exclusion to Superfund Sites, and natural gas migration cases. In addition, Dr. Saba’s expertise includes conducting detailed technical reviews of expert reports and assisting attorneys in preparation for depositions and trials.

  • Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, 1999
  • M.S., Water Resources, Cairo University, 1994
  • B.S., Civil Engineering, Cairo University, 1992