Venkat P. Sambana, M.S.

t: 713-784-5151 ext.15 / c:  832-498-1717	asalhotra@ramgp.com

     713-784-5151 (o)/713-870-0806 (c)	vsambana@ramgp.com

Venkat Sambana joined RAM Group in August 2006.  As a member of the risk assessment team he has prepared human health risk evaluations at several petroleum hydrocarbon and chlorinated solvents impacted sites in Alabama, Illinois, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Washington DC, Israel, and Puerto Rico. Additionally, he has conducted indoor vapor intrusion evaluations at several sites in the USA and Israel using multiple data sets (sub-slab vapor, soil vapor, soil, and groundwater).  He has prepared enhanced and monitored natural attenuation (MNA) corrective action plans (CAPs) and no further action (NFA) reports for several underground storage tank (UST) sites.  He has also participated in field activities involving soil, groundwater and indoor air sampling activities.  He has also helped with ecological risk assessments for rivers and sediments.

For many projects involving the cost-effective management of contaminated sites, he has developed site conceptual models and has been responsible for the compilation and statistical analysis of soil, groundwater, and soil vapor data for several impacted sites.

He has helped develop risk based corrective action programs for several states and countries including development of training materials and the development of risk based corrective action (RBCA) software programs for several states including Alabama, Illinois, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Washington DC and international agencies in Europe, Israel, and Puerto Rico. He continues to maintain, update, and manage the sale of these programs.  

Prior to joining RAM Group, Mr. Sambana worked as a graduated research assistant at West Texas A&M University and conducted research on air quality and feed yard manure management. The research helped enhance the quality of (i) feed yard manure by minimizing loss of nitrogen, (ii) atmospheric air around feed yards by minimizing emissions of ammonia gas. He concurrently worked on Ecological Risk Assessment Project funded by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TECQ). As part of the TCEQ project he has helped develop a Protective Concentration Limit (PCL) database for ecological species inhabit the Texas Panhandle region.

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Years Experience: 15

Education:
M.S. 2006, Environmental Science, West Texas A&M University, Amarillo, Texas

Graduate Certificate in Environmental Management, 2012. UHCL, Houston, Texas 

B.S. 1998, Agricultural Science, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Hyderabad, India