RemTech 2015 Presentations
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Opening Presentation
- Giant Mine Remediation Project – Presentation
Craig Wells, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
Unique Locations
- Cambridge Bay Airport Remediation – Presentation
Heather Fisher, Dillon Consulting - Installing Insitu Remediation Infrastructure Under Buildings Without Entering the Building in Remote and Difficult Conditions – Presentation
Richard Wells, Arcadis - Surfactant Enhanced Push-Pull Method for Insitu Remediation of Petroleum Contaminated Soil and Groundwater
George Ivey, Ivey International - Contaminated and Impacted Site Work in Northern Communities Along the East Side Road in Manitoba – Presentation
Nanci Beaupre, Dillon Consulting
Brownfields
- Mitigation Measures for Redevelopment over a Former Dry Cleaner Site – Presentation
Grant Walsom, XCG Consulting - Opportunity or Impossibility? Positioning Government-Owned Brownfields for Disposition to the Private Land Development Sector – Presentation
Diane Zorn, Hemmera - Managing Environmental Liabilities: Brownfields Case Law Update – Presentation
John Georgakopoulos and Matthew Gardner, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP - Brownfields – A Transaction Retrospective – – Presentation and – Presentation
Kevin Miyauchi, MIYA Consulting and David Harper, Kilmer Brownfield Equity Fund
Hydrocarbons
- Re-Evaluating Remedial Objectives and the Conceptual Site Model at a Diesel Impacted Fractured Bedrock Aquifer in the Alberta Foothills – Presentation
Brent Lennox, Waterline Resources - Rapid Thermally Enhanced Degradation of Methylene Chloride at a Spill Site in the UK
Jay Dablow, ERM - Successful Implementation of Vapour Extraction System on Condensate Spill – Presentation
Jason Hampson, Trace Associates - Enhanced Reduction Dechlorination (ERD) and Insitu Chemical Reduction (ISCR) Based Upon Lecithin for the Treatment of Chlorinated Solvents in Groundwater – Presentation
Brant Smith, PeroxyChem - Utilizing Numerous Remedial Technologies in Synergy during Accelerated Site Cleanup – Presentation
Kevin Crowder, Arcadis - Obtaining a Remediation Certificate Using a Multifaceted Approach to Site Cleanup (Case Study)– Presentation
Heather Sturm, Geo Tactical Remediation - Three Case Studies: Insitu Remediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Bedrock” – Presentation
Bruce Tunnicliffe, Vertex Environmental - A Technology Platform to Harness Speed and Certainty in Groundwater Remediation – Presentation
Ashley Cedzo, Regenesis - Forest Reclamation and Tree Salvage in the Foothills of Alberta – Presentation
Ben Poltorak, Earthmaster Environmental
Bioremediation
- Bioremediation of a Dissolved Ammonia and Nitrate Plume Through Insitu Reduction – Presentation
David Nuell, Nichols Environmental - Diffusive-Based Aerobic Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Plumes in Saline Groundwater – – Presentation
Ben Galbraith
Insitu Remediation Services - Lessons Learned in the Remediation of Herbicides Contaminated Groundwater Using Engineered Phytoremediation – Presentation
William Campbell, TEA Inc. - Development of Amendment Recipe and Identification of Benzene Degraders for Anaerobic Benzene Bioremediation – Presentation
Wenhui Xiong, Stantec - A Comparison of Natural Source Zone Depletion and Active Remediation Rates – Presentation
Liz Van Warmerdam, CH2M HILL Canada
Miscellaneous
- How to Get More “Bang for Your Buck” Out of Background Data – Proceedings
Sylvain Bordenave, Advisian - Recent ISS Activities for the Treatment of Organics – – Proceedings
Paul Lear, Envirocon - Environmental Liability Transfers (ELTs) as a Comprehensive Exit Strategy for Legacy Contamination – Proceedings
Randall Jostes and Matt Robinson, Environmental Liability Transfer - NORM Waste Management: Best Practices and Disposal Options for Western Canada – Proceedings
Tab Cuthill, SECURE Energy - Remediation and Liability Cost Estimating for Contaminated Sites: State of the Art – Proceedings
Ken Lyon, Advisian - Toluene in Peatlands and Wetlands – Proceedings
Sheila Luther and Mary Mayes, Matrix Solutions - Effective Communication Contributes to Project Success – Proceedings
Leonard Greenberger, Potomac Communications - Maximizing Your Potential for Meeting Remedial Goals: The Importance of Electrode Design and Installation at Sites with Varying Treatment Depths – Proceedings
John LaChance, Arcadis - Insitu Stabilization / Solidification of Contaminated Fill at Canadian Naval Base Saves Millions in Remediation Costs and Prepares Site for New Development – Proceedings
Cory Hastings, Allterra Construction - Regulatory Closure – From Land Treatment Facility to Forested Conservation Area
Kim Baker, Tetra Tech - Jet Grouting – An Alternate for Environmental Cut-Off – Proceedings
Stephen Custeau, Matcon Environmental - Qualification of Contaminated Soil as an Alternative Raw Material at Lafarge Western Canada – – Proceedings
Rustam Punja, Lafarge
Insitu
- Combining Insitu Chemical and Biological Oxidation for Groundwater Treatment Under a Performance-Based Project Delivery Program – Proceedings
Mark O’Neill, Geosyntec Consultants - Novel Method for Activating Klozur Persulfate: Fundamental Science and Key Characteristics – Proceedings
Brant Smith, PeroxyChem - Concepts of Chemical Oxidation vs Chemical Oxygenation and Considerations for Engineered Remediation Design – Proceedings
BJ Min, TRIUM Environmental - Application of Alkaline Activated Persulfate to Treat Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contamination beneath the Active Construction of a 32-Story High-Rise Residential Tower – Proceedings
Brant Smith, PeroxyChem - On-Site Treatability Evaluation Passive Insitu Biostimulation of Chlorinated-Benzene Groundwater Contaminants Using Green Technology – Proceedings
- Kent Armstrong, BioStryke Remediation
BCEIA – Perspectives on Mining Remediation
- Terra Mine Site Reclamation, NWT: The Importance of Understanding Contaminant Mass Balance and Predicted Changes in Environmental Flux – – Presentation
Doug Bright, Hemmera - Examples, Statistics and Failure Modes and of Tailings Dams and Impact Consequence of Failure Determination – Presentation
Chad LePoudre, SNC Lavalin - Reclaiming Consent (for Beneficial Pit Restoration) – – Presentation
Todd Mizuik & Pete Craig, Allterra Construction and Environmental - On-Site Mercury Speciation, Does Passive Sampling Provide an Answer? – Presentation
Heather Lord, Maxxam
Landfill
- Innovative Remediation and Recycling Solutions for Restoring an Unregulated Dump-Site in an Environmentally Sensitive Area in Calgary – – Presentation
Greg Whyte, Cirrus Environmental Services & Tony Ciarla, KLS Earthworks & Environmental - Novel Approach to Leachate Management at an Older Landfill: Solar Photovoltaic Leachate Extraction System – Presentation
Shawn Matz, City of Calgary - The Effects of the 2013 Flood Event on a 70 Year-Old, Inactive Landfill in High River, Alberta, Canada – – Presentation
Greg Whyte, Cirrus Environmental Services - Landfill Closure – Pay Me Now or Pay Me Later – – Presentation
Dean Wall, AMEC Foster Wheeler
Risk & Site Assessment
- Methodology for the Regional Risk Assessment of Salinity Impacts on Wellsites in Southeastern Alberta – – Presentation
Rob Wiedemann, RCGI - Chlorinated Solvent Investigations: Tips, Tricks and Tragedies – Presentation
Tadd Berger, Pinchin West - Assessment, Remediation and Risk Management of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Impacts – Presentation
Patrick Todd, Matrix Solutions - A Tiered Approach to Distinguish Sources of Gasoline and Diesel Spills – Presentation
Wenhui Xiong, Stantec - Case Study: Dissolved Phase Stability Assessment of Benzene at a Downstream Petroleum Facility – – Presentation
Scott McKean, Stantec - What Do You Get When You Mix a Source of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Fractured Bedrock, a Multi-Stakeholder Consultation Group, a Complex Hydrogeological Site, and a Community Based Risk Assessment? A Challenge! – Presentation
Tanya Shanoff, Stantec - Diffusive Gradients in Thin Films (DGT) for Insitu Monitoring of Free Metals in Surface Water and Sediment Porewater – Presentation
Megan Schlitt, Maxxam - Stage II Preliminary Site Investigation / Detailed Site Investigation – Difficult Access / Difficult Drilling Conditions – Presentation
Tyler Joyce, Stantec
Giant Mine
- Giant Mine Remediation Project – Regulatory Context – Presentation
Craig Wells, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada - Innovative Process for Stabilizing the Subsurface at the Giant Mine Site – Presentation
Chris MacInnis, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada - Decontamination and Deconstruction of the Giant Mine Roaster Complex: Risks, Hurdles, Lessons Learned and Success – Presentation
Gordon Woollett, AECOM
Sarah Preston, Parsons - Establishing an Environment Health and Safety and Community Management System for the Giant Mine Remediation Project – Presentation
Aaron Braumberger, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada - Establishing an Ambient Air Monitoring Program During the Giant Mine Remediation – Presentation
Aaron Braumberger, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada - Establishing a Long-Term Environmental Monitoring Program for the Giant Mine Remediation Project – – Presentation
Aaron Braumberger, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada - Consultation & Engagement in Project – Presentation
Natalie Plato, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada - Planning a Complex Remediation and Mine Closure – – Presentation
Brad Thompson, Public Works and Government Services Canada
EMA of BC – Perspectives on Remediation
- Rock Bay Remediation Project, Stage 3, Victoria, BC – – Presentation
Stephen Pinto, Quantum Murray - The Role and Future of Information Management & Technology in the Environmental Industry – – Presentation
Carlos da Ponte, Sustainable Elements - A Case for Using Insitu Remediation Systems – – Presentation
John Taylor, Core6 Environmental - Who Ya Going To Call? Emergency Response – Lab Perspective – Presentation
Patrick Novak, CARO Analytics
Mapping / Modelling / Testing
- Case Study: Added Value of Contaminant Mapping Using Capacitively Coupled Resistivity in Pseudo- 3D form Combined with Frequency-Domain Electromagnetics – Presentation
Adam Peake, DMT Geosciences - Use of a 3D Salt Model to Reduce Remediation Volumes – Presentation
Ian Mitchell, Millennium EMS Solutions - The Use of Effective Conceptual 3D Hydrogeological Models to Improve the Success of Contaminated Site Remediation – Presentation
Ricardo Jaimes, Klohn Crippen Berger - PAHs – Families and Fingerprints – Presentation
Phil Richards, Chemistry Matters - Detection of Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid in Soil Samples – Presentation
Brenna Brown, Paracell Labs - Use of a Conceptual Site Model to Evaluate, Communicate and Support Discussion of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Impacts on Subsurface Receptors – – Presentation
Jordan Wakefield, Tetra Tech
Regulatory Related
- Assessing the Alberta Tier 2 Trigger for Fractured Bedrock Sites – Presentation
Ken Lyon, Advisian - Classification and Transportation of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soils – Presentation
Alison Walker, Jamer Holdings - A Tier 2 Approach to Address Trace PAH Soil Impacts – Presentation
Craig Harris, AECOM - New Tier 1 Boron Guideline for Alberta: Boron Soil Ecotoxicity and Methods Development Research – – Presentation
Darlene Linott, Exova - New Tier 1 Boron Guideline for Alberta: Overall Guideline Development – Presentation
Greg Huber, Equilibrium Environmental - Are Your Soil Remediation Guidelines Realistic? Challenging Conservative Assumptions and Advocating for Realistic Remediation Guidelines – – Presentation
Eric Pringle, Waterline Resources
Spill Response, Management and Remediation
- Upstream Oil and Gas Spills to Boreal Wetland Environments – Best Practices and Evolving Tools – – Presentation
Doug Bright, Hemmera - Maintaining Ecological Integrity of Wetlands While Conducting Spill Response and Remediation in Remote Locations– Presentation
Jeremy Paul, North Shore Environmental Consultants - Spill Management Challenges at an Active 1950’s Gas Plant – Presentation
Anela Baig, Trace Associates - Integrating Risk Assessment into Spill Response – – Presentation
Ian Mitchell, Millennium EMS Solutions - An Innovative Remediation Approach to an Emergency Spill Response – Part One– Presentation
Sheri Gilmour, Stantec - Incorporating Risk Assessment into an Emergency Spill Response – Part Two – Presentation
Tania Noble, Stantec