RemTech 2020 Presentations
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Regulatory / Legal Updates
- Reclamation Practices and Criteria for Powerlines – – Presentation
Brian Lambert, Alberta Environment and Parks
Markus Thormann, Matrix Solutions - Remedial Action Plans – Guide and Form – Presentation
Brian Lambert, Alberta Environment and Parks
Premee Mohamed, Alberta Environment and Parks - The Dirt on Excess Soil in Canada – A Cross-Country Review – Presentation
Matthew Gardner, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP
Grant Walsom, XCG Consultants - Environmental Practice in 2020 –Part 2 – Staying on the tight rope – Presentation
Jacquelyn Stevens, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP
Michelle Heffernan, Trace Associates - Managing Environmental Obligations and Implementing the SCC Redwater Decision: Where We Are Today – – Presentation
Chidinma Thompson, Borden Ladner Gervais
Water, Groundwater, Treatment
- Remediation of Bromacil and Dicamba-Impacted Groundwater – Presentation
Barry Rakewich & Hans Bakker, Nichols Environmental - Insights from a Detailed Study of Groundwater/Surface Water Interactions at an Inactive Landfill – Presentation
Stephanie Drake, Advisian - High Frequency Groundwater Sampling – Insights Into Detailed Plume Characterization and Risk Management – – Presentation
Blake Hamer & Alex Haluszka, Matrix Solutions - Field Evaluation of Cellulose-Based Functional Materials to Sample Bacteria in Groundwater – Presentation
Victoria Collins, NAIT - Contaminated Water Treatment from Site Remediation Work Using Ballasted Flocculation and Disc Filtration – – Presentation
Myriam De Ladurantaye-Noel, Veolia
- Performance of the water Treatment at Randle Reef – – Presentation
Marc Laliberte, Veolia
Technology
- Technology Update & Review – Activated Carbon for Contaminant Control and Site Remediation – Presentation
Jean Pare, Chemco
- Phytotechnologies for Remediation and Reclamation of High Salinity Soil – Presentation
Elizabeth Murray, Earthmaster Environmental Strategies
- A New, Sustainable Remedial Technology to Facilitate Risk Management and Closure of Mobile NAPL Sites – – Presentation
Kevin French, Vertex Environmental - Thermal Desorption Technology Effectively Creating a Walue from Waste – Presentation
Darrell Greenman, AGES - An Integrated, Multi-Disciplinary Approach for Identifying Remediation Technologies for Radioiodine at Hanford – Presentation
Vicky Freedman, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Integration of Automation and Machine Learning in Environmental Assessment and Contaminant Fate and Transport Modelling – A Practical Solution to Cost-Effective Liability Management – Presentation
Brandon Smith & Khalid Lemzouji, Analythium
Risk Assessment and Management
- The Case for Risk Assessment as the Remedial Option of Choice – Presentation
Jennifer Mayberry, Steer Environmental - A Human Health Risk Assessment Conundrum- What is the Best Way to Evaluate Short-Term Exposures at Contaminated Sites – Presentation
Bart Koppe & Karen Phillipps, Intrinsik - Site-Specific Plant Ecotoxicity of Residual Petroleum Hydrocarbons Fraction 3 in Subarctic Soils – Presentation
Amy Gainer, Advisian - Risk-Based Approach to Contaminated Site Remediation and Liability Reduction – Presentation
Amanda Freer, Matrix Solutions - Environmental Release Simulation and Testing to Inform Hazard Assessment and Risk Mitigation – Presentation
Simone Levy, InnoTech Alberta - Tailoring Clean-up Strategies Based on the Contaminant – – Presentation
Mahyar Sakari, AGAT Laboratories
Emerging Contaminants
- Colloidal Activated Carbon for In Situ Remediation of PFAS: A Review of Multiple Case Studies – Presentation
Ryan Moore, Regenesis
- The Whereabouts of PFAS. What is Really Going On, and Where are the Risks – Presentation
Elizabeth van Bentum, Arcadis
- Soil Invertebrate and Terrestrial Plant Tissue Uptake of PFAS at a Former Firefighter Training Area – Comparison of Site Specific and Literature Bioconcentration Factors and Implications for Site Specific Target Level Derivation – – Presentation
David Tarnocai, SNC Lavalin - PFAS Treatment Trials with Granulated Activated Carbon – Presentation
Francais Galbraith, SNC-Lavalin - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Dark Matter: Role of Total Organofluorine Analysis – Presentation
Heather Lord, Bureau Veritas Laboratories - Engineering Nanoporous Materials for Perfluoroalkylsubstances Remediation
Radha Motkuri, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - Contaminated Site and Landfill Origins of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) and Determination of Leaching Characteristics – Presentation
Egemen Aydin, AGAT Laboratories
University of Saskatchewan Research
- The Role of Carbonates in the Effectiveness of Biostimulatory Solutions for the Removal of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contaminants in Cold Calcareous Soils – – Presentation
Amy Jimmo, University of Saskatchewan - Positron Emitting Isotopes for Spatial Resolution of Microbial Activity in Soils: Applications and Future Directions in In Situ Bioremediation – Presentation
Michael Schmidt, University of Saskatchewan - Electrical Conductivity in Soil as an Indicator of Biostimulatory Solution Dispersal and PHC Biodegradation Potential – Presentation
Aimee Schryer, University of Saskatchewan
Metal Contamination
- Assessing Source of Trace Metals at a Wellsite in Alberta to Support Remediation and Reclamation Planning – – Presentation
Sheila Luther, Matrix Solutions
Steven Creighton, Saskatchewan Research Council - Case Study: Pilot Scale In-Situ Remediation of Dissolved Metals Plume – Presentation
Jake Gossen, Hemmera
Miscellaneous Program Information and Updates
- Kuwait Environmental Remediation Program – – Presentation
Tom Jacklin, Advisian - Successful Local and Indigenous Engagement to Complete a Northern Remediation Program – Presentation
Doug McMillan, SNC-Lavalin - Overview of Nova Scotia Contaminated Sites Regulations for Site Closure, and a Case Study – Presentation
Jennifer Hood, AECOM - Soil Sterilants Program Overview and Update – – Presentation
Bonnie Drozdowski, InnoTech Alberta
- Orphan Well Association: SiteView Implementation, Data Management and ARO – Presentation
Kelly Zadko & Shawn Banack, North Shore Environmental Consultants
Sulfolane Contamination
- Looking for Correlations between routine parameters and Sulfolane
Deanna Cottrel, Shell Canada
Darina Kuzma, ACWA - Changes of Indigenous Bacteria Communities in the Presence of Sulfolane in Separate Hydrostratigraphic Units and the Biodegradation of Sulfolane under Aerobic Conditions
Deanna Cottrell & Paul Westlund, Shell Canada - The Evaluation of Solid Phase Extraction Techniques to Detect Low Sulfolane Concentrations in Environmental Samples –
Deanna Cottrell & Paul Westlund, Shell Canada - Sulfolane Interaction with Co-Contaminants: Impacts to Analytical Detection and Conceptual Site Models
Deanna Cottrell & Paul Westlund, Shell Canada
Historical Sites
- Seeing the Forest as More than Just Trees: Assessing and Characterizing Historical Oil and Gas Pipeline Release Sites Using Atypical Boreal Forest Assessment Methods – – Presentation
Ben Poltorak, Earthmaster Environmental Strategies - Historical Spill Management Challenges at an Active 1950s Gas Plant – Presentation
Anela Baig, Trace Associates
In-Situ
- Surfactant Enhanced Extraction (SEE) at LNAPL and DNAPL Impacted Sites Pilot to Full Scale Applications in Canada, United States and Europe
George Ivey, Ivey International – Presentation - In Situ Chemical Reduction for Remediation of Soil Containing Chlorinated Pesticides and Herbicides – – Presentation
Jean Pare, Chemco
Bioremediation
- Successful Bioremediation of Long Chain Hydrocarbons in the Arctic – Presentation
Rob Lacey, Delta Remediation
Kurtis Trefry, Dominion Diamonds - Realizing the Benefits of Bioremediation in Canada – – Presentation
Phil Dennis, SiREM - Advances in Anaerobic Benzene Bioremediation: Microbes, Mechanisms, and Biotechnologies – Presentation
Sandra Dworatzek, SiREM - Cost-Effective Destruction of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contaminants with Expedited Residual Mass – Smear Zone (LNAPL) Destruction under Anaerobic Conditions via Biostimulation – Presentation
Kent Armstrong, TerraStryke Products
Brownfields
- Stakeholder Roadmap: A Guide to Effective Active Engagement using Social Methodologies – Presentation
Reanne Ridsdale, SuRF Canada, Ryerson University, Canada - Constructing a 1 Km River through Brownfield Sites: Risk Based Strategy, Maximized Soil Treatment and Reuse, Environmental Protection and Land Use Controls – – Presentation
Meggen Janes, Waterfront Toronto - An Examination of Municipal Efforts to Manage Brownfields Redevelopment in Canada – Presentation
Chris De Sousa, CBN & Ryerson University - Estimating Tool for Brownfield Assessment, Remediation and Risk Assessment – Presentation
Krista Barfoot & Jason Hudson, Stantec
Large Facility Decommissioning: Data, Sustainability and Risk Communication
- Accurate Risk and Cost Estimates when Decommissioning Gas Plants – Presentation
Paul Fuellbrandt, Statvis Analytics - Advances in Risk Communication for Sites with Large Data Sets – Presentation
Sheila Luther & Gaelen Merritt, Matrix Solutions - Reclaiming Sulphur Base Pads – Bringing the Reality Home – Presentation
Erin Kempin & James Freeman, S2 Environmental JV Inc
Little Bit of Everything
- Economic Management of Large Area Based Oil and Gas Reclamation Programs – A Consulting Perspective – – Presentation
Anela Baig, Trace Associates - Hydraulic Conductivity Assessment in Prairie Tills – – Presentation
Sheila Duchek, SNC-Lavalin