News

May 22-26

Join us in Palm Springs for Battelle’s 2022 Chlorinated Conference, the premier gathering of environmental professionals who research and apply innovative technologies and approaches for management of complex sites contaminated with the most challenging classes of chemicals. This year’s conference will feature the largest technical program to date and BC is proud to among the thought leaders presenting.

Platforms


Monday, May 23

Incorporating 3-D Visualization of Hydrogeology and Environmental Data Greatly Enhances Communication of Complex Concepts
Jean Youngerman, Speaker
3:55 PM – Renaissance Hotel, Madera Room

H1- Improvements in Site Data Collection, Data Management, and Data Visualization

Tuesday, May 24

Use of a Geochemical and Hydraulic Analyses to Investigate and Confirm Counterintuitive Groundwater Migration Pathways and Discharge Areas at a Former MGP Site
Jim Marolda, Speaker
8:50 AM – Renaissance Hotel, Madera Room
H2  – Conceptual Site Models: Improvements in Development and Application

A Cost-Benefit Evaluation of PFAS Drinking Water Treatment
Kristen Musgrove, Speaker
10:55 AM – Renaissance Hotel, Sierra/Ventura Room
F3- PFAS Program Management in a Rapidly Changing Regulatory Environment

Wednesday, May 25

Successful Treatment of Trichloroethene in Deep Fractured Bedrock Using ISCO Recirculation  
Jim Marolda, Speaker
9:40 AM – Palm Springs Convention Center, Primrose B
B4  – In Situ Chemical Oxidation: Optimized Design Approaches and Lessons Learned

Identifying Natural and Anthropogenic Groundwater Discharge Areas in a Fractured Rock System and Use of Mass Flux to Support Remedy Selection
Bob O’Neill, Speaker
2:40 PM – Renaissance Hotel, Catalina
I7  – Process-Based Conceptual Site Models (CSMs) for Informing Remediation

Thursday, May 26

Strategy to Transition a Dilute TCE Plume at a Bedrock Site from Active in Situ Biotreatment Mode to Monitored Attenuation   
Karnam Ramanand, Speaker
2:15 PM – Renaissance Hotel, Catalina
I9  – Remediation Approaches in Fractured Rock and Karst Aquifers

Group 1 Posters


Display: Sunday 6:00 PM – Tuesday 1:00 PM

Simple and Flexible Clears Efficient Path to Closure
Thakur Chaturgan, Presenter
A4 – Combined Remedies and Treatment Trains

In-Situ and Ex-Situ Remedial Components Combined to Support a Permanent Solution for a Massachusetts Site
Judith LeClair, Presenter
A4 – Combined Remedies and Treatment Trains

Uncertainties in Estimation of Bioaccumulation Factors in Risk Assessment Studies Related to Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Exposure
Aditi Podder, Presenter
E4 – PFAS Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment and Toxicity

Procurement and Risk Management Strategies for Large-Scale Drinking Water Removal
Rod Pope, Presenter
F3 – PFAS Program Management in a Rapidly Changing Regulatory Environment

Comprehensive Closure Strategy by Removing RCRA Listing and Enhancing the Site’s Natural Dechlorination Processes
Karnam Ramanand, Presenter
G1  – Expedite Site Closure: Innovative Strategies and Approaches

Suite of Innovative Diagnostic Tools Used to Assess Deep Bedrock Impacts and Support Remedial Design
Judith M. LeClair, Presenter
H2 – Conceptual Site Models: Improvements in Development and Application

Use of Geochemical and Hydraulic Analyses to Investigate and Confirm Counterintuitive Groundwater Migration Pathways and Discharge Areas at a Former MGP Site
Jim Marolda, Presenter
H2 – Conceptual Site Models: Improvements in Development and Application

Selecting the Most Viable Oxidant to Treat 1,4-Dioxane in Groundwater
Kevin Dyson, Presenter
I3 – 1,4-Dioxane Remediation Challenges

Multi-Tool Characterization, Delineation and Capture of a Detached, Commingled, 1,4-Dioxane and Chlorinated Ethenes Plume in Coastal Plain Deposits
Charles Meyn, Presenter
I3 – 1,4-Dioxane Remediation Challenges

Design-Build Expedites the Remediation of a 1,4-Dioxane Groundwater Plume Through Source Removal
Brendan Quann, Presenter
I3 – 1,4-Dioxane Remediation Challenges

Group 2 Posters


Display: Wednesday 7:00 AM – Thursday 1:00 PM

Correlation of Water-Bearing Fracture Zones with Stratigraphic Horizons in Sedimentary Rock
Jim Marolda, Presenter
I6 – Depositional Environments and Stratigraphic Considerations for Remediation

Construction of a Pilot-Scale in Situ Permeable Reactive Barrier Along a Tidally Influenced Shoreline
Andrew Weinstein, Speaker
A5 – Combined Remedies and Treatment Trains