ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INSTITUTE

EQI was founded in 1988 at UNC Asheville. For two decades, EQI researched lead, arsenic, mercury, and other environmental exposures to the public. Exposure risks we have assessed include lead in drinking water, food, homes, soil and vinyl products; arsenic in pressure-treated lumber, soil, and water; mercury in fish and hair; pesticides; and VOC's. UNC Asheville shuttered EQI at the end of 2009 due to state budget cuts. In October of 2010, we reopened in Asheville as a nonprofit environmental laboratory... Our research assists communities in western North Carolina to gain access to millions of dollars in grant funding. Partner organizations use EQI's accurate and low-cost water quality monitoring to improve local water resources. Our internship program has also helped to develop and train the next generation of environmental researchers. It is our belief that if individuals, governmental agencies, and industry know about exposure to pollutants, they can then make informed choices..

Also known as: Environmental Quality Institute, LLC

Primary location: Black Mountain United States