2008

RemTech 2008 Presentations

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Pre-Conference Workshops

Federal Contaminated Sites – Innovative Remediation Solutions Workshop

• Overview of the Federal Contaminated Sites Program and Synopsis of Federal Contaminated Sites Issues –  Presentation
  Edward Domijan – Public Works & Government Services Canada Amy Sparks, Environment Canada

• Metal Encapsulation Technology – Presentation
  George Ivey – Ivey International Inc.

• Surfactant Enhanced Remediation –  Presentation
  George Ivey – Ivey International Inc.

• Mixed Plume Remediation using EHC In-Situ Chemical Reduction and Oxidation Technologies – Presentation
  John Vogan – Adventus Americas Inc

• Mixing, Monitoring, and Safely Injecting Oxidants or Amendments into the Subsurface – Presentation
  Barry Nevokshonoff- Sequoia Environmental Remediation Inc.

• Barrier and Cut Off Walls – Presentation
  Stephen Custeau – Quantum Murray LP

• Soil Remediation of a Former Tank Farm in Tuktoyaktuk –  Presentation
  Philipe Gingras – Biogenie

• FOX-C Ekalugad Fjord Intermediate DEW Line Site Mid-Station Dump Lobe B “Excavation” – Presentation
  Mark Yetman – INAC / Greg Johnson – Qikiqtaaluk Corporation

Technology Funding Options Workshop

• The Technology Commercialization Puzzle: Putting the Pieces Together – Presentation
  Joe Lukacs, CETAC-WEST
• Lean Leadership in the Services Sector – Presentation
  Anurag Pandey, Alberta Finance and Enterprise
• Bringing Technology to Market – Alberta’s Technology Commercialization Action Plan – Presentation
  Tim Olsen, Alberta Advanced Education and Technology

• Alberta Ingenuity Fund – Program Overview – Presentation
  Candice Berezan and Kirk Rockwell, Alberta Ingenuity Fund

• The SR&ED Program: Is it right for you? – Presentation
  Douglas Clay, Canada Revenue Agency – SR&ED Tax Credit
• Make the Connection: Finance & Business Support – Presentation
  Glenn MacDonell, Industry Canada

• NRC-IRAP Program Overview – Presentation
  Rolf Stokhuyzen, NRC-IRAP

• Bridging the Innovation Gap – Critical Seed Funding for Technology Development & Demonstration – Presentation
  Zoltan Tompa, SDTC

Chemistry Workshop

• Environmental Chemistry Made Easy A New Perspective on Water, Contaminant Solubility and Sorption, and Introduction to Surfactants in Remediation – Presentation
  George (Bud) Ivey, Ivey International Inc.

Conference Technical Sessions

Opening Keynote

• Give Me Refuge: From the ‘Most Contaminated Square Mile on Earth’ to the Premier Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge
  – Presentation
  Laura Williams, Remedial Project Manager, U.S. EPA Region 8

Bioremediation

• Remediation of LNAPL Contaminated Fractured Bedrock Using a Bioreactor Study in Southern Alberta – Presentation
  Jennifer Arnold, Stantec
• Enhanced Bioremediation Field Experience: Using Observed Half Lives in Design and Prediction – Presentation
  Joanna Moreno, Adventus Group
• Design of Bioaugmented Biobarriers for Remediation of a TCE Plume – Presentation
  Carol E. Aziz, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc
• Coupled ISCO-Bio via Activated Persulfate and Timed Oxygen Release using a Sodium persulfate/calcium peroxide matrix – Presentation
  Frank Sessa, FMC Peroxygens

Military Sites and Gun Ranges

• Remediation Technologies – A New Challenge and New Opportunities – – Presentation
  Jonathon Preston. DND UXO and Legacy Sites Program National Defence
• Remediation of a Former Canadian Forces Base in Chatham, New Brunswick – Presentation
  Guy Lavoie, Biogenie S.R.D.C. Inc.
• Case Study – Innovative Methods Used to Investigate and Remediate Lead Contaminated Soil at the Strathcona Shooting Range, Edmonton, AB – – Presentation
  Don Roy, Earth Tech Canada
• CAM-F Intermediate DEW Line Site Clean-up Sarcpa Lake, Nunavut – – Presentation
  Jeff Dirks, Biogenie S.R.D.C. Inc.

Technology from the Netherlands – Update

• Initial Steps Towards a Close Co-operation Between Canada and The Netherlands in Soil and Groundwater Remediation Issues – Presentation
  Hans van Duijne, Deltares-TNO
• Advanced In Situ Remediation Technologies in The Netherlands: An overview based on actual projects – Presentation
  Yvo Veenis, Groundwater Technology BV
• Environmental Dredging Equipment – Presentation
  David Tenwolde, Damen Dredging Equipment
• Optimizing In-Situ Chemical Oxidation of Residual DNAPL: Geochemical Controls and Sediment Oxidant Demand – Presentation
  Niels Hartog, Deltares-TNO

Sydney Tar Ponds Update and FCMs Green Municipal Fund

• Sydney Tar Ponds and Coke Ovens Cleanup – Project Overview – Presentation
  Roger Larkin, Sydney Tar Ponds Agency
• Solidification/Stabilzation of Sydney Tar Ponds – Presentation
  Bruce Noble, Earth Tech AECOM
• FCM Green Municipal Fund Brownfield call for application – Presentation
  Jas Michalski, Federation of Canadian Municipalities

In-Situ

• The Theorgy Behind the Art Technology Scusses in Treating Petroleum & Chlorinated Compounds, MTBE and 1,4 Dioxane – Presentation
  Marco Odah, Accelerated Remediation Technologies, Inc
• Rethinking the “Interim Measure” Strategy for LNAPL Remediation Projects – Presentation
  Matthew Rousseau, Conestogra-Rovers & Associates
• To Be or Not to Be a DUA? A Critical Review of Procedures Used to Identify Domestic Use Aquifers – Presentation
  Tai T. Wong, O’Connor Associates Environmental Inc.
• In Situ Chemical Oxidation of Gasoline Compounds Using Persulfate – Presentation
  Kammy Sra, University of Waterloo
• LNAPL Remediation via Horizontal Biosparging Wells Facilitates Property Redevelopment – Presentation
  Derek W. Tomlinson, ERM
• Tracer Testing Techniques to Support Design and Operation of In Situ Remediation Systems – Presentation
  Craig E. Divine, ARCADIS U.S., Inc
• Pilot Test of In Situ Chemical Oxidation Technologies Leads to Improved Understanding of Immediate and Midterm Geochemical Response and Contaminant Destruction Within Petroleum Hydrocarbon Plume – Presentation
  James E. Studer, ChemRem International LLC
• Soil Spatial Variability Implications for In Situ Chemical Oxidation and Reduction Remediation Programs – Presentation
  Bruce Tunnicliffe, Vertex Environmental Solutions Inc.

Phytoremediation and Natural Attenuation

• Successful field and laboratory tests of advanced phytoremediation systems for decontamination of petroleum and salt impacted soils – Presentation
  Bruce M. Greenberg, University of Waterloo
• Phytoremediation as an On Site Ex Situ Remediation Option – Presentation
  Gary Millard, Shell Canada Products
• Numerical Assessment of Monitored Natural Attenuation Using Source Depletion as a Variable Loading Factor – Presentation
  Bonnie Derksen, EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd.

Solidification / Stabilization

• Two Projects, One City, One Solution: S/S – Presentation
  Ernie Stine, Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure
• Site Remediation and Hazardous Waste Management With Presumptive Remedies Under BC Regulatory Provisions Using Cement-Based Solidification / Stabilization
  John H. Wiens, SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd.
  
• Removing Hydrocarbons from Soil more Cost Effectively than other Conventional Thermal Technologies is now Further Enhanced when you can Create Viable Recycling Alternatives – Presentation
  Chris Harper, CHH Consulting

Vapour Management

• Vapor Barriers: Chemical Compatibility, Testing, and Advancements in Materials Science – Presentation
  Todd Herrington, Regenesis
• Case Studies: Use of Alternate Vapour Flow Media for Vapour Management Systems for New Building Construction – Presentation
  Sean Ezekiel, AMEC Earth & Environmental
• Design of Below Sub-slab Vapour Management System For a Commercial Building – Presentation
  Charito Canero, Golder Associates Ltd.

Extraction

• Chemical Recovery via Vapor Condensation (A “Green Remediation” Approach): The Next Generation Soil Vapor Extraction Off-Gas Treatment Technology – Presentation
  Lowell Kessel, G.E.O. Inc.
• Remediation of Perfluorinated Alkyl Compounds at a Former Fire Fighting Training Area– Presentation
  Lindsay Paterson, SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd.
• Off-Gas Treatment Carbon Footprint Calculator: Form and Function – Presentation
  Lowell Kessel, G.E.O. Inc.

Unique Situations

• Ex Situ Chemical Oxidation in Canadian Winter Conditions – Presentation
  Dennis Owens, Oxy Teknologies Inc.
• A Cooperative Approach to the Management and Remediation of a Former Oil Refinery Site on the Banks of the Bow River – Presentation
  Trent Parks, The City of Calgary
• Remediation in and Under Buildings – Presentation
  David Isopo, Quantum Remediation

Alberta Environment Updates

• Update on Alberta Environment’s Remediation and Reclamation Initiatives – Presentation
  Darlene Howat, Alberta Environment
• Draft Alberta Environmental Site Assessment Guidelines – Presentation
  Norman Sawatsky, Alberta Environment
• An Update on Alberta Environment’s 2008 Draft Soil Monitoring Directive – Presentation
  Chi Chen, Alberta Environment

Frameworks and Tools

• Making Use of the New Alberta Tier 2 Guideline Framework in Remediation Planning – Presentation
  Miles Tindal, Axiom Environmental Inc.
• n-Hexane, Why is a Separate Guideline Being Developed for this Substance and Why is it Being Considered for Oil and Gas Impacted Sites? – Presentation
  Anthony Knafla, Equilibrium Environmental Inc.
• How to “Unlock” Value to Remediate and Redevelop Gasoline Stations – Presentation
  Tammy Lomas-Jylha, OCETA

Investigations

• Environmental Forensic Principles for Source Allocation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons – Presentation
  Gwen O’Sullivan, TRIUM Environmental Solutions Inc.
• The Use of DNA Technologies in Determining the Biotreatability of Chlorinated Aliphatic Hydrocarbons – Presentation
  Annemarie Douglas, HydroQual Laboratories Ltd.
• Assessment and Remediation of a Historical Pipeline Release: Tools, Techniques and Technologies applied to In-situ/Ex-situ Soil and Groundwater Remediation – Presentation
  Neil Reid, EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd.

Miscellaneous

• Surfactant Enhanced Bioremediation of F3 and F4 Contaminated Soils – Presentation
  George A. Ivey, Ivey International Inc.
• Geochemical Conceptual Site Models Validated by Speciation Data to Support In Situ Treatment Strategies for Metals – Presentation
  Miranda Logan, ARCADIS U.S., Inc.
• Performance Comparison of Aerobic and Anaerobic In-situ Treatment Approaches – Presentation
  Kim Heinze, Arcadis U.S., Inc.