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Our team · Mechanicsville, Virginia

The people behind the reports.

Improving the Quality of Life

A small firm with a deep bench — environmental professionals who scope your project, do the field work, and sign the report.

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Serving Virginia & the Mid-Atlantic · Your project, our people, one team, since 1992

Meet our expert

The signature on every report.

Linda W. McKoy, RN, CIEC, CMC, CEICC, is a highly experienced environmental and healthcare professional with more than three decades of expertise in environmental consulting, industrial hygiene, and occupational health and safety. As President and CEO of Ecosystems Environmental Services, Inc., she has led complex environmental investigations, risk assessments, and remediation specifications for government agencies, major insurance carriers, and private sector clients across the country.

Ms. McKoy is widely recognized for her specialized knowledge in indoor air quality, microbial contamination, hazardous materials, and OSHA compliance. Her extensive field experience, combined with a strong clinical background in emergency nursing, provides a unique and comprehensive perspective on environmental exposure and human health impacts.

She has been qualified and recognized as an expert witness in both Circuit and District Courts, providing testimony in matters involving mold, chemical exposure, industrial hygiene, lead, and asbestos contaminations. Her work is distinguished by a practical, evidence-based approach, supported by thousands of environmental assessments and investigations — and direct involvement in large-scale disaster response following major hurricanes and environmental events.

In addition to her consulting and litigation support work, Ms. McKoy is an accomplished educator and trainer, having developed and delivered accredited environmental and safety training programs for federal and state agencies, as well as commercial organizations.

Record — courtsQualified & recognized as an expert in Circuit and District Courts

Record — caseworkMold · chemical exposure · industrial hygiene · asbestos · lead

Record — fieldThousands of environmental assessments & investigations

Record — responseLarge-scale disaster response after major hurricanes & environmental events

Key personnel

The Professionals Behind Every Project.

A small firm means short lines. Our vice president and chief operating officer is a practicing industrial hygienist, and our office administrator is the one who answers the phone, schedules the inspection, and keeps your report on schedule.

Alexis Bailey

Industrial Hygienist · Vice President · Chief Operating Officer

Alexis Bailey combines the science of an industrial hygienist with the responsibilities of vice president and chief operating officer — field discipline and firm leadership in one seat.

Her industrial hygiene practice includes environmental diagnostics, exposure assessments, environmental testing, and development of project-specific protocols and recommendations. As COO she runs the firm's day-to-day operations — project scoping, staff coordination, management of field operations, and technical report review to ensure efficient project execution and client satisfaction.

Discipline: Industrial hygiene
Practice: Diagnosis/cause & origin · exposure assessment & testing · Protocol development
Operations: Day-to-day, firm-wide — staff and project coordination, resource planning, scheduling, & quality management

Courtney Sargent

Office Administrator

Courtney Sargent provides the administrative leadership that keeps our team organized and responsive.

She keeps the office and every project moving through it on schedule: scheduling inspections and field crews, managing the reporting and paperwork that follows each site visit, and making sure a question raised in the morning has an answer by the afternoon.

Front office: Scheduling, client coordination, & correspondence
Projects: Inspection logistics, office records, & other administrative tasks
Hours: Mon–Fri 8am–12pm, 1pm-5pm — a person, not a phone tree

The bench

Specialists, not generalists.

Every engagement is staffed by professionals trained in the discipline the project calls for — supported by three decades of field experience and an extensive technical resource network.

Professional environmental consultants

Trained investigators lead IAQ, mold, chemical, asbestos, and lead contamination cases. Our collaborative approach means that our team works together throughout the process — project scoping-field services-data interpretation- final report review and sign-off.

Industrial hygiene

Diagnosis/cause & origin, exposure assessment, clearance verification, protocol development — mold, bacteria, silica, fiberglass, soot, VOCs, and more.

Asbestos & lead

Asbestos surveys/inspections, asbestos air testing, asbestos dust wipe sampling — XRF-analyzer lead inspections, lead paint chip sampling, lead dust wipe sampling, lead risk assessments.

Training

Accredited EPA and OSHA courses developed and delivered by our own experts. A commitment to continuing education allows us to provide informed, up-to-date guidance. Lifelong learning ensures our clients benefit from current knowledge and proven practices.

Training That Drives Excellence.

Environmental consultants in hard hats reviewing contaminant assessment documents at an inspection site — Fig. 02 — Project scoping in the field, Central Virginia

How we work

What sets Ecosystems apart.

Attention to detail

An intense focus on environmental and occupational health and safety in all aspects of the environmental industry tailored to each project — carried into every sample, every reading/result, every report.

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Quality management practices & professional integrity

Plans and designs that are site specific — built around the contaminant, the location, environmental impact, health and safety, and cost and time constraints. Each report is reviewed by the team before it leaves the office. We believe credibility is earned through honesty, accountability, and a commitment to delivering reliable, defensible results.

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Regulatory fluency

Extensive working knowledge of EPA and OSHA regulations — and of many state departments of environmental protection. Knowledge of regulations is only the beginning. We understand how requirements apply in real-world situations and provide practical, actionable guidance that helps clients make informed decisions with confidence.

By combining technical excellence, quality-focused processes, professional integrity, regulatory expertise, and continuous learning, we provide clients with defensible results and practical solutions.

The team

Professional consultants · industrial hygiene staff · Environmental professionals

Tell us about the property or the project — location, concern, timeline. You'll talk to an environmental professional, not a call center, and the first consult is free.

Office · Mon–Fri 8:00–5:00(804) 883-6762

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Office7480 Lee Davis Road, Suite 8 · Mechanicsville, VA 23111

The teamprofessional consultants · industrial hygiene staff · environmental professionals

Emergency or after-hours? Disaster response is available across the Continental US — call or text (804) 461-1588 or (804) 301-0005 to speak directly with an industrial hygienist.

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Accredited EPA & OSHA courses — asbestos refreshers, lead inspector certification, bloodborne pathogens, and respiratory protection — taught by our own experts.

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