Advanced Sciences, Inc. (ASI) is an environmental management firm specializing in the identification, investigation, remediation, and management of hazardous, mixed, and radiological waste sites for industrial and government clients. The firm was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Albuquerque, NM, with approximately 125 professionals. ASI also has offices in Los Alamos, NM; Carlsbad, NM; Lakewood, CO; Idaho Falls, ID; Oak Ridge, TN; Richland, WA; and Mexico City, Mexico. In October, 1996, ASI was acquired by Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc (CAT). CAT is an environmental technology company which has developed and is commercializing unique, propriety technologies that provide high-value solutions to complex environmental problems. The Solvated Electron Technology (SET) is a solvated electron chemistry process that is particularly applicable to various aspects of environmental remediation. This patented process is designed to treat soils, sludges, sediments and other media contaminated with a wide variety of substances that threaten the environment including halogenated substances (PCB's, dioxins, chlorinated solvents, fungloides, herbicides, and pesticides), refrigerants containing chlorinated fluorocarbons (CFCs) and even chemical warfare agents.