| Time |
PFAS & REGULATORY
Kensington Room |
EMERGING SCIENCE
Harbourfront Room |
AIR MATTERS
Riverdale Room |
| 07:30 |
Registration |
| 08:30 |
Plenary - Opening |
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Moderator: Dr. Terry Obal |
Moderator: Virgil Guran |
Moderator: Petro Oh |
| 08:45 |
PFAS - Where We Are Now, Where Are We Going? |
eDNA - Commercial Environmental DNA Assays: Sampling, Analysis & Data Interpretation |
Application of Stack Emission Sampling |
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Dr. Terry Obal, Bureau Veritas |
Aron Weir, Bureau Veritas |
RWDI |
| 09:15 |
Risk Assessment Problem Formulation Case Study, Assessing PFAS Parameters on a large-scale Site With Multiple PFAS-Sources and Complete Exposure Pathways |
See What You Are Missing - Elemental Analysis by Neutron Activation |
Application of Ambient Air Sampling & Dispersion Modelling |
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Kathryn Matheson, SLR |
Kurt Headrick, Bureau Veritas |
RWDI |
| 09:45 |
Break |
| 10:00 |
Uncertainties in Conducting Ecological Risk Assessments for PFAS Compounds |
Hydrocarbon Forensics - Analytical Tools in Support of Environmental Forensics: New Perspectives |
Noise - The Other "Pollutant" |
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Ian Collins, GHD |
Virgil Guran, Bureau Veritas |
RWDI |
| 10:30 |
Best Practices for the Management & Disposal of Contaminated Sites Derived PFAS-Impacted Waste Materials |
Road Salt Forensics: A Case Study |
Evaluating & Remediating Odour Sources |
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Krista Barfoot, Stantec |
Jason Slidders, EXP |
RWDI |
| 11:00 |
Redeveloping Brownfields in a Challenging Urban Context |
Forensic Source Identification at a Spill Site with Mixed Plumes |
WildFire IEQ – Get Ready! |
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Joel van Popta, Stantec & Monisha Nandi, Kilmer |
Zoe Hole & Francine Kelly-Hooper, Stantec |
Stephen Booth, Pinchin |
| 11:30 |
Excess Soil Management in Ontario: A QPs Vision for 2020 |
Case Study: When In-Situ Techniques Fail |
PCBs in Buildings; Are We Doing Enough? |
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Grant Walsom, XCG |
Bruce Tunnicliffe, Vertex |
Michael Harret, Pinchin |
| 12:00 |
Lunch; Keynote Speaker: Nik Nanos |
| 13:30 |
Survey of PFAS Compounds in Edible Fish Species in Canada |
Phytoremediation Technologies for Restoring Salt and Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soil |
New Construction & IAQ – Build It Right… The First Time! |
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Heather Lord, Bureau Veritas |
Elizabeth Murray, Earthmaster |
Stephen Booth, Pinchin |
| 14:00 |
Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) |
Remediation of the Site of a Former EDC-VCM Plant Using an Innovative Technology |
New Tools for Vapour Intrusion Investigation & Mitigation |
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Natalia Shuman, Bureau Veritas |
Jean Carpentier, Petromont Inc.
Myriam Cadotte & Jean Paquin, Sanexen Environmental Services
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Todd McAlary, Geosyntec |
| 14:30 |
From Where, When and How Does Environmental Liability Arise & Just How Bad Can It Get? |
Derivation of Risk-Based Remedial Goals for PAHs in Dust and Soot Following a High-Rise Fire |
Quantitative Passive Sampling for Vapour Intrusion |
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Marc McAree, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP |
Theresa Phillips, Pinchin |
Brent Pautler, Hester Groenevelt, Peter Dollar, Geosyntec |
| 15:00 |
Break |
| 15:15 |
From Where... continued |
Enhanced Anaerobic Bioremediation Achieves Cost Effective Closure for a PHC Impacted Site |
Live Demonstration – HVS, Pneumatic Testing, Tracer Testing and Modeling for Vapour Intrusion |
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Marc McAree, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP |
Ryan Riess, PINTER & Associates Ltd |
Darius Mali and Richard Steer, Geosyntec |
| 15:45 |
From Where... continued |
Treatment Technologies: Phytoremediation (Rhizodegradation) |
Live Demonstration - New Tools for Building Pressure Control for Vapour Intrusion |
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Marc McAree, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP |
Guillaume Bastille, Golder |
Paul Nicholson, Geosyntec |
| 16:15 |
From Where... continued |
Are All Zero Valent Iron (ZVI) Media the Same? New Soil & Groundwater Treatment Capabilities Using High Surface High Reactivity ZVI Media |
Vapour Intrusion Case Studies - Evaluation & Mitigation |
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Marc McAree, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP |
Jean Pare, CHEMCO |
Todd McAlary, Geosyntec |
| 16:45 |
Plenary - Closing |
| 17:00 |
Pre-Brownie Awards Social |
| 18:00 |
Brownie Awards |