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Integral Presents on Bioremediation, PFAS, Vapor Intrusion, and 3D Modeling at AEHS Conference

By Mandy Tulich, P.G., Consultant
Bridgette R. DeShields, Principal, Technical Director, Permitting and Planning
Avram Frankel, P.E., Managing Principal, Business Director, Investigation and Remediation
Andrew J. Halmstad, P.E., Senior Consultant

If you’re interested in top developments in environmental science and technology, join us next week!  Integral Principals Bridgette DeShields and Avram Frankel, P.E., will chair sessions on the latest technical strategies on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at the upcoming virtual conference hosted by the Association for Environmental Health and Sciences Foundation (AEHS).  Ms. DeShields will also chair a session on vapor intrusion. In separate platform sessions, Andrew Halmstad, E.I.T., will discuss bioremediation research, while Mandy Tulich will showcase effective 3-dimensional modeling. 

The 30th Annual International Conference on Soil, Water, Energy, and Air will be held on March 22-25, 2021.  Sign up for chat sessions and an automatic entry for a free drawing by visiting Integral’s virtual booth. For presentation details, see below.  

Platform Presentations

Monday March 22, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. PDT
Session 03: Risk Assessment and Management for PFAS
Session Chair, Bridgette DeShields, Integral Consulting Inc.

Presentations in this session will cover topics including an update on the California Water Board’s PFAS actions, proactive characterization of PFAS impacts to groundwater at former Marine Corps air stations, PFAS in food, and California’s new human health and ecological screening levels for PFAS.

Session Presentations:
Update on California Water Board’s Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Actions.  Wendy Linck, Senior Engineering Geologist, State Water Resources Control Board
Proactive Characterization of PFAS Impacts to Groundwater at Former Marine Corps Air Stations Tustin and El Toro, California. Guy Chammas, M.S., P.G., U.S. Department of the Navy
PFAS Food: How “Forever Chemicals” Impact the Food System. Lisa Campe, Sr. Principal, Woodard & Curran, Inc.
PFAS – Basis, Application and Management Implications of California’s New Human Health and Ecological Screening Levels (ESLs). Usha Vedagiri, Principal Risk Assessor, Wood

Tuesday, March 23, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. PDT
Session 07: PFAS Remedial Strategies
Session Chair, Avram Frankel, Integral Consulting Inc.

Presentations in this session will span remediation of PFAS compounds through ion exchange resins and granular activated carbon, in situ PFAS sequestration, and thermal remediation.

Session Presentations:
Removal of PFAS Compounds Through Granular Activated Carbon – Methods for Evaluating and Estimating Performance; Adam Redding, Ph.D., Technical Director, Calgon Carbon Corporation; Scott Grieco, Ph.D., P.E., Senior Technologist, Principal Engineer, Jacobs
In Situ PFAS Sequestration – Plume Management Strategies Using Colloidal Activated Carbon
Kristen Thoreson, Director, REGENESIS
Thermal Remediation of PFAS Contamination. Brett Trowbridge, TRS Group; Katie Renner, Executive Coordinator, TRS Group, Inc.; Gorm Heron, Chief Technology Officer, TRS Group, Inc.
Sustainable PFAS Resin Technology Applied at Multiple Locations for Military Base Aquifer Remediation, Steve Woodard, President, ECT2

Wednesday, March 24, Platform Session, 11:00–11:30 a.m. PDT
Session 14: Bioremediation
Post ERD Injection Site Dynamics: Long-term Trends at a VOC Contaminated Site in Monterey, California.
Andrew Halmstad, E.I.T., Integral Consulting Inc.; Avram Frankel, Integral Consulting Inc.

Thursday, March 25, Platform Session, 3:00–3:30 p.m. PDT
Session 23: Remediation II
The Value of 3-Dimensional Implicit Modeling to Support In Situ Remediation Design at a PCE-Contaminated Site.
Mandy Tulich, Consultant Geologist, Integral Consulting, Inc.; Avram Frankel, Integral Consulting Inc.; Stephen Sherman, Consultant, Integral Consulting Inc.

Thursday, March 25, Platform Session, 1:00–4:30 p.m. PDT
Session 24: Vapor Intrusion III
Session Chair: Bridgette DeShields, Integral Consulting Inc.

Session Presentations:
Steady-State Collection of Soil Vapor Samples May Provide a Better Approximation to the Average Concentration in Soil Vapor than Vacuum Extracted Soil Vapor Samples
Lowell Kessel, Beacon Environmental Services, Inc.; Harry O’Neill, Beacon Environmental Services, Inc.; Matthew Bates, Principal Consultant, MCBA Consulting Ltd.
Comparison of Real-Time TCE Measurement Methods for VI Studies
Bart Eklund, AECOM; Marty Hale, AECOM; Lisa DeGrazia, AECOM; Michael Wolfskill, AECOM
Assessment of the USEPA Attenuation Factor for Vapor Intrusion Screening. Matthew Lahvis, Principal Consultant, Shell; Robert Ettinger, Senior Principal, Geosyntec Consultants
Radon Attenuation Factors in Commercial Settings – A Review of Subslab to Indoor Concentrations
Suzie Nawikas, Operations Manager, H&P Mobile Geochemistry, Inc.
Overcoming Shortcomings of Traditional Vapor Intrusion Sampling Approaches via Continuous Monitoring. Mark Kram, Groundswell Technologies; Blayne Hartman, Hartman Environmental Geoscience; Cliff Frescura, Groundswell Technologies
Limiting Vapor Intrusion Liability Through Standardized Practices. Thomas Hatton, CEO, Clean Vapor LLC

Integral is a partner of AEHS, a nonprofit organization fostering communication and cooperation among professionals concerned with soil, sediment, and water assessment, cleanup, and protection.  Ms. DeShields serves on the AEHS West Coast Conference Scientific Advisory Board, and Vice President Russell Keenan, Ph.D., serves on the AEHS East Coast Conference Scientific Advisory Board.

For more information, contact Ms. DeShields at bdeshields@integral-corp.com or Mr. Frankel at afrankel@integral-corp.com.