Agenda

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Registration Open & Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM - 8:10 AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

8:10 AM - 8:55 AM

CONFERENCE KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Compounds of Emerging Concern – A Research Perspective

8:55 AM - 9:15 AM

Student Flash Presentations

9:15 AM - 9:45 AM

Morning Networking Break

Session #1

Beyond PFAS: Emerging Contaminants in Groundwater

Session Chair

Session #2

Beyond PFAS: Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water, Wastewater, Surface Water, Stormwater, Sediments and Biosolids

Session Chair

Lola Olabode, Program Director, The Water Research Foundation
Kenan Ozekin, Research Services Unit Leader, The Water Research Foundation

9:45 AM - 10:20 AM

Session Keynote

Assessing In Situ Biodegradation of 1,4-Dioxane Using a ¹⁴C Assay

David Freedman, Professor, Clemson University

Session Keynote

Innovations in Advanced Oxidation to Control Emerging Contaminants in Wastewater Effluent

Karl G. Linden, Professor of Environmental Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder

10:20 AM - 10:45 AM

Platform Presentation

Trends in 1,4-Dioxane Analyses: Implications for Identification and Characterization Of Contaminated Sites

David Adamson, Principal Engineer, GSI Environmental Inc.

Platform Presentation

A Comprehensive Assessment of Contaminants of Emerging Concern Removal and Fate in the Ithaca NY Wastewater Treatment Plant

James Gray, Research Chemist, U.S. Geological Survey

10:45 AM - 11:10 AM

Platform Presentation

Bioaugmentation Approaches for 1,4-Dioxane Bioremediation

Sandra Dworatzek, Principal Scientist, SiREM

Platform Presentation

Associating Observed Dioxins in a Highly Industrialized Estuarine System with their Sources

Adithya Govindarajan, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Houston

11:10 AM - 11:35 AM

Platform Presentation

Synergistic remediation of 1,4-dioxane, TCE and TCA in Groundwater

Bruce Rittmann, Regents' Professor, Arizona State University

Platform Presentation

Sorption of Emerging Contaminants to Sediments of an Urban Surface Water Body: The Influence of Sorbate Structure on Hysteresis

Martin Reinhard, Professor of Research Emeritus, Stanford University

11:35 AM - 12:00 PM

Platform Presentation

Verification Monitoring for In Situ Chemical Reduction Using Zero-Valent Zinc, A Novel Technology for Remediation of 1,2,3-TCP

Lea Kane, Senior Geologist, Geosyntec Consultants

Platform Presentation

Microplastics: Current Regulatory Status and Trends in Risk Assessment Versus Risk Perception

Usha Vedagiri, Principal Risk Assessor, Wood

12:00 PM - 12:05 PM

Flash Poster Presentations:

1. Abiotic Destruction of 1,2,3-Trichloropropane (TCP) using Catalyzed ZVI
Greg Booth, In Situ Remediation Practice Leader, Woodard & Curran, Inc.

2. 1,4-Dioxane Treatment in Groundwater to Achieve Drinking Water Goals Using a Synthetic Sorbent Media Yuma, Arizona
Nicholas Macario, Engineer, Wood

3. Full Scale Remediation of a 1,4-Dioxane Plume with Activated Potassium Persulfate
Fayaz Lakhwala, Technology Applications Manager, PeroxyChem, LLC

4. Re-Evaluation of Selected Remedy at a Superfund Site: A Success Story Complicated by Emerging Contaminants
Lisa Kammer, Principal Project Geoscientist, Weston Solutions, Inc.

Flash Poster Presentations:

1. EDC and PPCP Removal from Wastewater-Demonstrated Full Scale Technical Solutions
Edward Helmig, Principal Engineer, Woodard & Curran

2. Assessment of Stormwater as Primary Mechanism for Impact to Drinking Water
Kerry Tull, Senior Project Manager, Wood

3. Distribution of Bisphenol A (BPA) and 5 BPA Analogues in the Solid and Liquid Waste Streams of a Secondary Wastewater Treatment System
Bharat Chandramouli, Environmental Scientist, SGS AXYS

4. Selective Removal of Ibuprofen Simultaneously in a Nutrient Removal and Recovery Hybrid Ion Exchange Process Treating Secondary Municipal Wastewater
Chelsey Shepsko, Environmental Engineer, GHD

12:05 PM - 1:20 PM

Luncheon & Student Mentoring

Session #3

Advances in PFAS Analytical Methods and Approaches

Session Chairs
Jennifer Field, Professor, Oregon State University

Session #4

PFAS Treatment Approaches - 1

Session Chair
Nargis Choudhry, Deputy City Attorney, Los Angeles City Attorney's Office
Stephen Termaath, BRAC Division Chief, Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC)

1:20 PM - 1:55 PM

Session Keynote

Current State of PFAS Analytical Methods

Marc Mills, Environmental Engineer, U.S. EPA

Session Keynote

A Smoldering Solution to PFAS

David Major, Managing Director, Savron Solutions

1:55 PM - 2:20 PM

Platform Presentation

Much Ado About (Almost) Nothing: Field Sampling Materials Unlikely Source of PFAS Contamination

Platform Presentation

Rapid Removal of PFAS from Investigation Derived Waste in a Pilot-Scale Plasma Reactor

Selma Mededovic Thagard, Associate Professor, Clarkson University

2:20 PM - 2:45 PM

Platform Presentation

Novel Insights into PFAS Composition in AFFF Using Ultrahigh-Resolution Fourier-Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry

Nasim Pica, Environmental Engineer, CDM Smith

Platform Presentation

Biodegradation-Ultrasonolysis Treatment for the Destruction of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Mixtures

Shaily Mahendra, Professor, University of California, Los Angeles

2:45 PM - 3:10 PM

Platform Presentation

Fluorine Content Survey of Commercially Available Fire-Fighting Foams

Graham Peaslee, Professor, University of Notre Dame

Platform Presentation

Enhanced PFAS Recovery from Impacted Soil Using Oxidative Pre-Treatment

Jennifer Guelfo, Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University

3:10 PM - 3:15 PM

Flash Poster Presentation

1. Does Form Matter? A Chromatographic Area Ratio Evaluation of Branched Versus Linear PFAAs Isomers in GAC and Resin
Catherine McMillen, Project Manager, Aerostar SES

2. Certifying Removal of PFOA/PFOS From Drinking Water
June Du, LCMS Group Leader, NSF International

3. Evaluation of Current Use C6 AFFF: What Do They Really Contain?
Selma Mededovic Thagard, Associate Professor, Clarkson University

4. Integrated Platform Technologies for In-Situ Detection and Quantification of PFAS in Environmental Water Matrices
Radha Motkuri, Senior Material Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

5. PFAS Source Identification and Concentration Distribution Changes with Distance Using Radar Chart Patterns
Ian Phillips, Senior Consultant, Haley & Aldrich, Inc.

Flash Poster Presentation

1. Evaluation of Removal Efficiencies from Multiple Stand-Alone and Combined PFAS Treatment Processes
Jim Fenstermacher, Technical SME, Ramboll

2. Emerging Policy Landscape Concerning PFAS in the European Union
Liz Nicol, Senior Consultant, Wood

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM

Afternoon Networking Break

Session #5

PFAS: Toxicology and Risk Assessment

Session Chairs
Linda Lee, Professor, Purdue University

Session #6

Managing PFAS Impacts in Soils and Landfill Leachate

Session Chairs
Megan Hart, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, University of Missouri - Kansas City
Anne Tavalire, Regional Pretreatment Program Specialist, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)

3:45 PM - 4:20 PM

Session Keynote

Framework for Assessing Risks to Threatened and Endangered Aquatic Life at PFAS Impacted Sites

Jennifer Arblaster, Scientist, Geosyntec Consultants

Session Keynote

Implications of PFAS in Landfill Leachates

Helena Solo-Gabriele, Professor, University of Miami

4:20 PM - 4:45 PM

Platform Presentation

An Evaluation of PFAS-Based Fish Consumption Advisories in the Laurentian Great Lakes

John Newsted, Technical Manager, Ramboll

Platform Presentation

Particle-Facilitated Transport and Release of PFAS in Soil

Sanjay Mohanty, Assistant Professor, University of California Los Angeles

4:45 PM - 5:10 PM

Platform Presentation

Is Regulation of PFAS as a Class Supported by the Science?

Linda Hall, Senior Associate Toxicologist, GSI Environmental

Platform Presentation

Batch and Column Studies on PFAS Removal from Landfill Leachate Using Adsorptive Media for a Permeable Barrier Application

Francisco Barajas Rodriguez, Environmental Engineer, AECOM

5:10 PM - 5:15 PM

Flash Poster Presentations

1. Modeling Bioaccumulation of PFASs in the Aquatic Environment to Support Remedial Decision-Making
David Glaser, Principal Scientist, Anchor QEA, LLC

5:15 PM - 7:00 PM

Networking Reception

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Registration Open & Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM - 8:10 AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

8:10 AM - 8:45 AM

CONFERENCE KEYNOTE ADDRESS: The Minnesota PFAS Story: Lessons Learned and What’s Next for Addressing the Forever Chemicals

8:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Panel Discussion

The Evolution of PFAS Litigation and Future Drivers

Moderator: Kimberly Bick, Bick Law LLP

Peter Gray, Partner, Crowell & Moring, LLP
Tammy Helminski, Partner, Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nicole Moshang, Litigation Partner, Manko, Gold, Katcher and Fox, LLP
Edward Witte, Attorney, Godfrey & Kahn

10:00 AM - 10:10 AM

Announcement of Student Competition Winner

10:10 AM - 10:40 AM

Morning Networking Break

Session #7

PFAS Treatment Approaches - 2

Session Chairs
David Gent, Research Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Session #8

Understanding PFAS Exposures and Implications for Risk

Session Chair
John Adgate, Professor & Chair, Colorado School of Public Health
Jason Conder, Principal Scientist, Geosyntec Consultants

10:40 AM - 11:15 AM

Session Keynote

Rapid Destruction and Defluorination of PFOS by Alkaline Hydrothermal Reaction

Tim Strathmann, Professor, Colorado School of Mines

Session Keynote

Understanding Diverse Exposure Pathways for PFAS

Elsie Sunderland, Professor, Harvard University

11:15 AM - 11:40 AM

Platform Presentation

Innovative Waste Minimization During PFAS Contaminated Water Remediation: An Update from Australia

Jim Perlow, Southwest Regional Sales Manager, ECT2

Platform Presentation

PFAS Exposure and Risk in Colorado: Lessons from the PFAS-AWARE Study

John Adgate, Professor & Chair, Colorado School of Public Health

11:40 AM - 12:05 PM

Platform Presentation

Lines of Evidence to Assess the Effectiveness of PFAS Remedial Technologies

Platform Presentation

What Environmentally Relevant Exposures to PFAS Tell us About Ecological risk and Why Laboratory Studies May Underestimate Risk

12:05 PM - 12:10 PM

Flash Poster Presentations

1. Laboratory Treatability Studies for PFAS-Impacted Water
Kristen Jenkins, Industrial Water-Global Technology Lead, GHD

2. Bio-Prospecting for PFAS-Degrading Microbes in Fluorspar Deposits
Rebecca Reiss, Professor Emerita, New Mexico Tech

3. Field Demonstration of Infrared Thermal Treatment of PFAS-Contaminated Soil from Subsurface Investigations
Jim Hatton, Senior Engineer, Principal Technologist, Jacobs

12:10 PM - 1:15 PM

Luncheon & Working Parents Networking

Session Chair
Christopher Higgins, Environmental Chemist, Colorado School of Mines
Brandon Steets, Senior Principal, Geosyntec Consultants

Session #10

PFAS Management Strategies

Session Chair
James L'Esperance, Program Manager, Environmental Remediation, Northrop Grumman Corporation

1:15 PM - 1:50 PM

Session Keynote

Occurrence and Impacts of Fluoroethers in North Carolina and Effectiveness of Treatment Options for their Removal from Water

Detlef Knappe, Professor, North Carolina State University

Session Keynote

The Concept of Essential Use for Determining When Uses of PFAS Can be Phased Out

Carla Ng, Research Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh

1:50 PM - 2:15 PM

Platform Presentation

An Efficient Nanofiltration - Electrochemical Oxidation Treatment Train for the PFOA Replacement Chemical GenX

Jens Blotevogel, Research Assistant Professor, Colorado State University

Platform Presentation

Managing AFFF: How to Reduce Your Environmental Liabilities while Maintaining Regulatory Compliance

Lydia Dorrance, Environmental Scientist, Geosyntec Consultants

Seth Kellogg, Senior Geologist, Geosyntec Consultants

2:15 PM - 2:40 PM

Platform Presentation

Emerging Compounds from an Air Perspective: A Case Study of Atmospheric Deposition of PFAS/GenX

Mike Abraczinskas, Director, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality

Platform Presentation

Regional Management Approach to Sustainable Drinking Water: Addressing PFAS Contamination Across Fourteen Communities

Shalene Thomas, Emerging Contaminants Program Manager, Wood

2:40 PM - 2:55 PM

Afternoon Networking Break

2:55 PM

Exhibit Hall CLOSES

2:55 PM - 4:00 PM

Practitioner Workshop #1

PFAS Sorption Technologies

Discussion Moderator
Bill DiGuiseppi, Principal Hydrogeologist, Jacobs
Kristen Thoreson, Director, Research & Development, Regenesis

Presenters

1. Lab and Field Assessment of Flow-Through Media for Reducing PFAS Migration in Surface and Groundwater

John Collins, COO/General Manager, AquaBlok, Ltd.

2. Remediation of PFASs from Water using Cyclodextrin-Based Adsorbents

William Dichtel, Robert L. Letsinger Professor of Chemistry, Northwestern University

3. Colloidal Activated Carbon for In Situ Remediation of PFAS: Performance Review of Multiple Field Studies

Kristen Thoreson, Director, Research & Development, Regenesis

4. Nanoporous Metal-Organic Frameworks for Efficient Capture PFAS from Aqueous Solutions

Session #10 Continued

PFAS Management Strategies

2:55 PM- 3:20 PM

Platform Presentation

PFAS Treatment for Municipal Water Supply: Strategy and Pilot Testing to Restore Groundwater in Orange County, California

Megan Plumlee, Director of Research, Orange County Water District

3:20 PM- 3:45 PM

Platform Presentation

Optimization of Regenerable Ion-Exchange for PFAS Groundwater Treatment: Outcomes from Two SERDP and ESTCP Projects

Nathan Hagelin, Principal, Wood

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Practitioner Workshop #2

PFAS Analytical Advances

Discussion Moderators
Jamie Fox, Technical Sales, Vista Analytical Laboratory
Charles Neslund, Scientific Officer, Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Environmental

Presenters

1. Emerging Analytical Methods for Total PFAS Measurements

Kavitha Dasu, Principal Research Scientist, Battelle

2. A Review of the Potential for PFAS Cross Contamination from Sampling Products

Jim Occhialini, Specialty Services Practice Leader, Alpha Analytical

3. Lessons Learned from the Application of the Total Oxidizable Precursors (TOP) Assay on Environmental Samples

Charles Neslund, Scientific Officer, Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Environmental

4. Issues with the Quantitation and Identification of PFAS in Environmental Matrices

David Blye, Principal Chemist, Environmental Standards, Inc.

Practitioner Workshop #3

PFAS: Advances in Site Investigations and Treatment

Discussion Moderators
David Lipson, Principal Hydrogeologist, HRS Water Consultants, Inc.
Doug Simpleman, Project Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District

Presenters

1. A Dynamic and Data-Driven Approach to an Expanded Site Inspection for PFAS

Kristi Diller, Principal Geologist, Parsons

2. Evaluation of Indirect Thermal Desorption Coupled with Thermal Oxidation Technology to Treat Solid PFAS-impacted Investigation-Derived Waste

Frank Barranco, SVP, Director Quality Control, EA Engineering, Science and Technology, Inc.

3. Treatment of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Soil and Water Using the PerfluorAd System

Emily Crownover, Lead Engineer, TRS Group, Inc.

4. Role of USACE in Supporting DoD in PFAS Investigations and Mitigation Since 2015

Michael Riggle, Geologist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District