Neptune employs a wide variety of approaches to inform decisions involving economics and resource allocation. These approaches include, but are not limited to, decision analysis and risk management. Additionally, Neptune conducts systems-level analyses that include resource allocation. Examples include:

• Micro-costing analyses

• Statistical analysis of costs

• Net environmental benefit analysis

• Benefit-cost analysis

• Cost-effective analysis

• Economic analysis to support feasibility studies (under CERCLA and RCRA; Environmental Consulting)

• Planning using the Data Quality Objectives process

• Systems-level modeling of ecosystem dynamics and ecological services

• Systems modeling using GoldSim

• Development of user-friendly graphical decision support systems