When: Thursday, November 8, 2018
Time: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Onsite check-in begins at 12:30 PM
NEW Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 1360 Worcester Street, Natick, MA
Pricing: Members $200 | Non-members $350
Instructors:
Michael Marley, President, XDD Environmental
Ellen Moyer, Environmental Engineer, Greenvironment, LLC
Raymond Ball, President, EnChem Engineering, Inc.
Course Details: The course covers the physical-chemical properties of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) relevant to remediation, and ex-situ and in-situ options for remediating PFAS in soil and water. Knowledge and experience in PFAS remediation is evolving fast. The workshop presents the most up-to-date information about remediating PFAS using physical, chemical, and biological technologies, covering both technologies that show promise as well as those that are not expected to be effective. Cutting edge technologies using advanced carbon, synthetic resins, alternative natural adsorbents, and advanced oxidation, among others, are explained. Participants can use this understanding to identify technologies that are likely to be appropriate for a particular site early on in the site characterization process. Integrating key data collection for site-specific remedial options into the characterization phase can minimize project costs and schedule by reducing the number of rounds of fieldwork. The presenters suggest key site data relevant to viable or promising PFAS remedial technologies that can be collected during site characterization. Participants can consider this guidance as they characterize PFAS sites with an eye toward likely future site-specific remedial actions. The course will provide guidance for dealing with the many challenges involved in PFAS remediation. Challenges include: evolving cleanup requirements, evolving analytical capability for characterizing PFAS, diverse chemical properties among the numerous PFAS, and low concentrations of concern in the parts per trillion range. Attendees will leave with a good understanding of:
- How PFAS physical-chemical properties drive remedial design
- The current state of knowledge and practice in PFAS remediation, including which remediation technologies are proven, promising, unlikely to work, or untested
- How to use treatability studies to increase remediation effectiveness and reduce costs and risks
- How to deal with challenges unique to PFAS remediation
The workshop will include the following presenters:
PRESENTER and SPONSOR
Michael Marley, M.Sc., CT LEP XDD Environmental Mike Marley, president and co-founder of XDD Environmental, has over 35 years of experience in environmental and civil engineering. He has been at the forefront of developing design and application protocols for soil vapor extraction, sparging and in-situ chemical oxidation (ISCO) technologies. Mike is commonly used by both private industry and regulatory agencies to conduct peer reviews and testimony services both nationally and internationally. He reviews articles for several remediation journals and has published numerous articles and written chapters in several monographs and books on in-situ remediation.
PRESENTER
Ellen Moyer, Ph.D, P.E. Greenvironment, LLC As an environmental engineer with 30 years of experience, Ellen Moyer works on projects for federal agencies and Fortune 500 companies to clean up hazardous waste sites contaminated by a wide array of harmful chemicals. Moyer has an M.S. in environmental engineering, and a Ph.D. in civil engineering, and is a registered professional engineer. Moyer has authored three books “MTBE Remediation Handbook” and the just released “Our Earth, Our Species, Our Selves: How to Thrive While Creating a Sustainable World”
PRESENTER
Dr. Raymond G. Ball, P.E., L.S.P. EnChem Engineering, Inc. Dr. Ball, an environmental engineer, has 35 years of national experience with environmental issues related to organic and inorganic pollutants in the environment. He is a Registered Professional Engineer and a Licensed Site Professional in Massachusetts. Dr. Ball has served as a hazardous waste consultant to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on various remediation projects at military bases throughout the U.S. He has managed major remediation projects for industrial and government clients.