RemTech 2023 Presentations
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PTAC Reclamation and Remediation Research Update
- Opening Remarks – Presentation
Allan Fogwill, PTAC - Evaluation of Reclamation Practices on Forested `Upland and Peatland Well Sites – Presentation
Dean Mackenzie, Vertex Resource Group Ltd.
Chibuike Chigbo & Emily Herdman, InnoTech - Evaluation of Soil Chloride Delineation Requirements – Presentation
Daniel Pollard, Matrix Solutions Inc., a Montrose Environmental Company - Expanded Correlations Between Hydrometer Data, Sieve Data, and Saturation Percentage Data/Subsoil Salinity Tool Technical Manual – Presentation
Greg Huber, Equilibrium Environmental - Update on the Alberta and Saskatchewan Background Soil Quality Systems – Presentation
Paul Fuellbrandt, Statvis Analytics & Chibuike Chigbo, InnoTech Alberta - Regulatory Approval of Risk Tools Shallow Groundwater Guidelines to Protect Underlying DUA – Presentation
Ian Mitchell, Millenium EMS Solutions - Remote Sensing Tools for Environmental Monitoring and Certification of Well Sites – Presentation
Dean Mackenzie and Eduardo Loos, Vertex Resource Group Ltd. - Recovery Strategies for Industrial Development in Native Grassland – the Dry Mixed Grass Natural Subregion – Presentation
Brian Lambert, North Shore Environmental Consulting
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Interesting Projects
- After the Flames: Assessing Environmental Liabilities Following Wildfire Devastation and the Path to Restoration/Reclamation – Presentation
Andrew Thalheimer and Dave McColl, Dillon Consulting Limited - Lytton First Nation and Village of Lytton Wildfire Remediation – Contractor’s Perspective – Presentation
Chris Brown, Matcon Environmental Ltd - Clean-up of a Hydrocarbon Spill Within a Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant. – Presentation
Kerri Walker, Associated Environmental - A Forward-Thinking Approach to Contaminated Site Management – Presentation
Kimberlee Lamontagne, WSP
Emily Kabotoff, Strathcona County - Rapid Design and Deployment of a Large-Scale Creek Bypass and Surface Water Treatment System to Minimize Risk and Expedite Remediation of the TC Energy Milepost 14 Crude Oil Release – Presentation
Doug Cheek, Burns & McDonnell
Hans Wronka, Burns & McDonnell - Calgary Roadside Vegetation Naturalization Pilot Project Outcomes – Presentation
Elizabeth Murray, Earthmaster Environmental Strategies Inc. - Remediation and Reclamation of a Wellsite – A Case Study – Presentation
Calvin Murphy, SWAT Consulting Inc.
Eric Campbell, Obsidian Energy Ltd. - Remediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Impacted Peat Within a Wetland and Adjacent to an Operating Pipeline – Presentation
Jason Hampson, Trace Associates
Zoe Churchill, Trans Mountain Pipeline
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PFAS
- PFAS: Regulatory Advancements and Lessons Learned on Assessment, Delineation, and Data Interpretation – Presentation
Nikki Hilker, SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd - Quantitative Characterization of Individual PFAS in Environmental Matrices an Account of Different Methods and Lists – Presentation
Egemen Aydin, AGAT Laboratories - POETs for PFAS: Lessons Learned and Emerging Concerns from Monitoring >10,000 Private Drinking Water Wells – Presentation
Omneya El-Sharnouby, WSP Canada Inc. - LC/MSMS a Powerful Analytical Tool, but not There are Still Challenges – Presentation
Rock Vitale, Environmental Standards Inc.
Stephen T. Zeiner, Environmental Standards Inc. - Sorptive Media Selection for PFAS Treatment in Drinking Water Using Rapid Small-Scale Column Tests – A Case Study – Presentation
Bahman Bani, Jacobs - From Mine to Mill: What you need to Know about PFAS – Presentation
Nathan Brandner, Barr Engineering Co.
Cecilia Quintana Baez, Barr Engineering and Environmental Science Canada, Ltd. - PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances) – Ensuring the Best Data for Canada’s Forever Chemicals – Presentation
Andrew White and Stephanie Pollen, Bureau Veritas - Regenerable IX Resin for PFAS Treatment – 4+ Years Later … What We’ve Learned… – Presentation
Paul Newman, ECT2 / Montrose
David Kempisty, ECT2 / Montrose - Legal Aspects of PFAS in Canada – What You Need to Know to Be Prepared – Presentation
Chidinma Thompson and Braeden Stang, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP - Innovative In-Situ Remediation Approaches for Treating PFAS – Presentation
Bruce Tunnicliffe, Vertex Environmental Inc. - Enhanced In-Situ PFAS Mass Removal From Soil and Groundwater Via Surfactant Column Flushing Study – Presentation
George (Bud) Ivey, Ivey International Inc - Innovative In-Situ Solution to Persistent PFAS Groundwater and Soil Contamination – Presentation
Jean Pare, CHEMCO Inc. - Environmental Sequence Stratigraphy (ESS) and PFAS Site Characterization: Rethinking The Approach to Remedial Investigations– Presentation
Colin Plank, Burns & McDonnell
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Canadian Brownfields Network
- Snakes and Turtles and Bats, Oh My! Species at Risk and Brownfield Redevelopment – Presentation
Jacquelyn Stevens, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP
Anand Srivastava, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP - Randle Reef Remediation – A Transformative Brownfield Redevelopment in Hamilton Harbour, ON – Presentation
Eric Pringle, Milestone Environmental Contracting - How Do You Drown a Tree? And Other Unique and Challenging Construction Aspects of the Port Lands Flood Protection and Enabling Infrastructure projects. – Presentation
Nick Doucette, QM Environmental - Identifying PFAS Handlers in Environmental Due Diligence – Presentation
Melanie Veltman, ERIS
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Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
- The 411 on ESG – How to Create a Sustainability Plan that Makes Sense for Your Organization – Presentation
Quin MacKenzie and Jill Roth, Luuceo Consulting - Incorporating Climate Change Resilience in Conceptual Site Models and Remediation Design – The Benefits of a Contaminated Sites Climate Risk Tool – Presentation
Dan Humphrey, WSP Canada Inc. - A “Business to Business to Society” Approach to Laboratory Services – Presentation
Joshua Dias and Vivian Bond, Bureau Veritas - Conducting a Climate Change Resilience Assessment in Support of Remedy Selection Laboratory Services – Presentation
Lindsay Shaw, Jacobs
Janelle Langlais, Government of Yukon
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Bioremediation
- Using Environmental Metabolomics to Improve Decision Making at Chlorinated Solvent Sites – Presentation
Sam Rosolina, Microbial Insights, Inc. - Fostering Sustainable Remediation: Debunking Cold Climate Myths and Harnessing Bioremediation in Canada – Presentation
Jongho Won, TRIUM Environmental Inc. - Optimizing Biostimulatory Solutions Using Site Specific Conditions to Enhance Petroleum Hydrocarbon Degradation Rates – Presentation
Amy Jimmo, University of Saskatchewan - Aerobic Biodegradation of PFOA/PFOS? Promising Benchtop Studies and Preliminary Field Applications – Presentation
Susanne Hellman, WSP Canada
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Legal / Regulatory
- CER Reported Contaminated Sites and Updates to Remediation Operating Practices– Presentation
Adele Houston, Canada Energy Regulator
Robin Murkar, Canada Energy Regulator - There’s Been a Spill…Now What? Legal Requirements for Responding to a Spill – Presentation
Jacquelyn Stevens, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP
John Georgakopoulos, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP - Are You Really Protected? Disclaimers in Reports and Service Agreements – Presentation
Sean Parker, McLennan Ross LLP - 2022 Inventory Reduction Program – A Review of the Inaugural Mandatory Closure Spend Quotas – Presentation
Ryan Green, Alberta Energy Regulator - Indian Oil and Gas Canada ’s Overview and Environmental Updates – Presentation
Godwin Okonkwo and Sabinus Okafor, Indian Oil and Gas Canada
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Data / Testing / Analysis
- Managing Data and Data Discovery for Large Scale Superfund Sites and Releases – Presentation
Courtney Sandau, Chemistry Matters - Source Apportionment, Identification and Control: Improved Remedial Outcomes Through Forensic Evaluation – Presentation
Heather Lord, Environmental Standards - Navigating Complexity: A Case Study on the Execution of a Sampling Program Addressing Persistent Organic Pollutants – Presentation
Desiree Hui, AGAT Laboratories
Brent Saulnier, AltaLink - How Selecting the Correct Particle Size Test Can Change Applicable Regulatory Standards – Presentation
Dwayne Bennett, ALS Environmental - Automated Data Analysis and Decision Making to Support Pump and Treat Shutdown Evaluation – Presentation
Tom Palaia, Jacobs
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A Little Bit of Everything
- Keep it Simple Scientists: The Benefit of Applying Risk Principles to Simple Sites and the Data That Gets You There – Presentation
Lori Vickerman, 360 Energy Liability Management - Fresh TRACKs in the Environmental Workplace – Presentation
Michelle Heffernan, Trace Associates Inc. - Lessons Learned from Mature Phytoremediation Plots Drive Optimizations for New Designs – Presentation
Kendra Waltermire, Jacobs - Utilizing Electrical Hydrogeology for Regulatory Approval of an MNA Remedy – Presentation
Kyle Spears, Aestus, LLC - Assessment of Natural Source Zone Depletion (NSZD) as a Corrective Action Management Option, Buffalo Narrows Fire Protection Base, Saskatchewan. Part 1. Development of the LNAPL Conceptual Site Model – Presentation
David Pritchard, Clifton Engineering Group - Evolutions and Opportunities in Ecological Restoration – Presentation
Chris Tenszen, Trace Associates Inc.
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Insitu Treatment and Management
- A New User-Friendly Passive Contaminant Flux Measurement Device: Development and Testing – Presentation
Keith Munsey, Regenesis - In-Situ Immobilization and Beyond for a Recalcitrant Contaminant: Leveraging Biochar and Phytoremediation for Successful Site Management of PFAS – Presentation
Bryce Reiter, WSP Canada Inc.
Len Mankowski, WSP USA - Achieving Site-Specific Remedial Goals for PHCs, PAHs, and VOCs through a Collaborative Multidisciplinary Approach – Presentation
Gord Guest, Geo Tactical Remediation Ltd.
Denise Hourd, Kehewin Cree Nation - 20 Years of Experience Using Persulfate in Remediating Soil and Groundwater – Do’s and Don’ts – Presentation
Jean Pare, CHEMCO Inc.
Malika Bendouz, CHEMCO Inc. - A Comprehensive Remedial Design Approach To A Multicontaminant Multireceptor Site – Presentation
Bhuvnesh J. Parekh (BJ), GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc. - Environmental Risk Reduction through In-Situ Remediation and Monitored Natural Attenuation: Results from Conventional Monitoring and Passive Flux Meters – Presentation
Takele Zeleke, WSP Canada Inc.
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Brownfields, Research and New Technology
- Incorporating Sustainable Resilient Remediation During the Conceptual Site Model Phase of Remediation Projects – Presentation
Sumon Chatterjee, Arcadis Canada - Beyond Traditional: Harnessing the Power of Soil Mixing in Brownfield Remediation – Presentation
Nathan Coughenour, Canada Geo-Solutions
Hubert Guimont, Menard Canada - AI vs. Environmental Experts: Are Humans Becoming Obsolete in Remediation Design? – Presentation
Kevin French, Vertex Environmental Inc. - Barriers to Redeveloping a Contaminated Site with an Active Service Station across the Street – A Case Study on Navigating Challenging Technical Issues and Finding Unique Solutions – Presentation
Diane Zorn, Ausenco - Can Autonomous, High Data Density Sensors Save Time and Costs in Adaptive Management of Hydrocarbon Impacted Sites? – Presentation
Steven Mamet, Environmental Material Science - Leveraging Synergistic Mineral-Microbial Interactions in Innovative Hybrid Bioremediation and Desalination Technology for Soils and Groundwater Impacted by Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Salt (NaCl) – Presentation
Fousiya Rahim, University of Saskatchewan