Satendra is an environmental scientist and geologist specialising in geology, soil science, mineral fibers in soils, air quality, and water quality assessment, including drinking water and discharges associated with mining and quarrying activities.

He combines expertise in geology and soil science with field-based environmental assessment and advanced analytical techniques to investigate airborne particulate matter, mineral dust, soils, water quality, and naturally occurring hazardous mineral fibers.

His work supports clients and research partners in understanding emission sources, soil and geological controls, environmental risks, and potential occupational exposure pathways. Satendra also contributes to the development and delivery of air-quality and environmental monitoring programmes in the Pacific, including work associated with mining, quarrying, and other dust-generating environments.

• Air-quality monitoring, assessment, and interpretation.
• Soil science, geology, and environmental site investigations.
• SEM-EDS and TEM-EDS mineral and particle characterisation.
• Water-quality assessment and environmental sampling.

• BSc Environmental Science (Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand).
• Postgraduate Diploma (University of the South Pacific).
• MSc (University of the South Pacific).
• PhD in Geology, University of Auckland, New Zealand — candidate.

• Geology, soil science, air quality, water quality, SEM-EDS, TEM-EDS, and AAS.

5 years.