Northeast Conference The Science of PFAS: Public Health & The Environment – Agenda with Links to Presentations
The Conference was held at the Best Western in Marlborough, MA over two days, April 5 & 6, 2022 and included two plenary sessions and 11 sets of 5 concurrent sessions. Scroll down for a PDF of the agenda – or open the dates for links to the sessions and PDFs of the presentations
7:00 am – 8:00 am
Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00 am – 9:00 am
Welcome & Opening Plenary
Plenary
Royal Ballroom
· Mike Wimsatt, Director, Waste Management Division; Current NEWMOA Board Chair, NHDES
· Martin Suuberg, Commissioner, MassDEP
· Rainer Lohmann, Professor of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
9:00 am – 9:30 am
Break & Exhibits/Posters
Break
9:30 am – 11:00 am
Air Emission Impacts to Soil, Surface Water, & Groundwater
Environmental Behavior
Marlborough Room
· Christopher Buckman, Wood
· Julia Roth, Air Services Portfolio Lead, SGS
· Jeffrey Marts, Senior Hydrogeologist, NH DES
· Donald Ward Jr, PhD, Research Scientist -Toxicology, NYSDEC
9:30 am – 11:00 am
State PFAS Standards & Guidelines
Toxicology & Environmental Health
Salon B
· Mary Butow, Health Risk Assessor, NH Department of Environmental Services
· Gloria Post, Research Scientist, NJ DEP
· Mark Smith, Director, MassDEP BPE
· Tom Simones, Toxicologist, ME CDC & Prevention
9:30 am – 11:00 am
Analytical Methods
Environmental Sampling & Analysis
Princess Room
· Jen Lichtensteiger, Environmental Analyst, NEIWPCC
· Bharat Chandramouli, Product director, North America, SGS
· Charles Neslund, Scientific Officer and PFAS Practice Leader, Eurofins
· Rock Vitale, Technical Director of Chemistry/Principal, Environmental Standards
9:30 am – 11:00 am
Drinking Water Treatment: Part 1
Treatment & Remediation
Salon D
· Phil Farina, Midwest Business Development Manager, Clear Creek Systems
· Erica McKenzie, Associate Professor, Temple University
· Mark Wetzel, Consultant, Town of Ayer DPW
· Jihyon Im, Environmental Engineer, CDM Smith
· Robert Craw, President and CEO, Aqueous Vets
9:30 am – 11:00 am
Uses & Associated Pollution Prevention Strategies
Uses & Alternatives
Seminar Room
· John Raschko, Sr. Engineer, Mass OTA
· Stephen Korzeniowski, Principal Consultant, PFP/ACC
· Tiffany Skogstrom, Mass OTA
· Eamon Twohig, Waste Management and Prevention Division, Vermont ANR-DEC
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Fate & Transport Processes
Environmental Behavior
Marlborough Room
· Susan Bator, Principal Environmental Scientist, GeoEngineers
· Harrison Roakes, Project Manager, Sanborn, Head & Associates
· Jon Kim, Vermont Geological Survey
· Dennis Keane, P.G., Senior Project Manager, Loureiro Engineering Associates
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Risk Communication & Engaging Affected Communities
Toxicology & Environmental Health
Salon B
· Jon Petali, PhD, DABT
· Amy Quintin, Associate Human Health Risk Assessor, Wood
· Mara Seeley, Senior Environmental Analyst, Mass DPH
· Kristen Mello, Director / Co-founder, Westfield Residents Advocating For Themselves (WRAFT)
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Sampling Design & Cross-Contamination Considerations
Environmental Sampling & Analysis
Princess Room
· Alana Miller, Sr. Northeast District Manager, Regenesis
· Tony Rodolakis, Senior Associate Ecological Risk Assessor, Wood
· Jim Occhialini, Specialty Services Practice Leader, Alpha Analytical
· Rosa Gwinn, PFAS Initiative Leader, AECOM
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Water & Wastewater
Treatment & Remediation
Salon D
· Kent Sorenson, Chief Technology Officer, Allonnia
· Rosa Gwinn, PFAS Initiative Leader, AECOM
· Lauren Soós, Sales & Marketing Manager, TRS Group
· Baxter Miatke, Water Engineer, Arcadis
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Organics & Compost
Uses & Alternatives
Seminar Room
· Debra Darby, Manager, Organics Sustainability Solutions, Tetra Tech
· Tyler Brown, Senior Project Manager, Tetra Tech
· Mark King, Organics Management Spcialist, ME DEP
· Todd Williams, Senior Principal Technologist, Jacobs
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Lunch
Break
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
PFAS Modeling at Sites
Environmental Behavior
Marlborough Room
· J Michael Penzone, Hydrologist, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
· Lisa Kammer, Weston Solutions, Inc.
· Richard Desrosiers, Associate Principal/Vice President, GZA
· Janet Anderson, Principal Toxicologist, GSI Environmental
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
The Science Behind Regulating PFAS as a Class or Subclasses
Toxicology & Environmental Health
Salon B
· Wendy Heiger-Bernays, Clinical Professor of Environmental Health, BU Public Health
· Simona Balan, Senior Environmental Scientist, CA DTSC
· Liz Harriman, TURI
· David Andrews, Senior Scientist, Environmental Working Group
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Total Organic Fluorine & Total Oxidizable Precursor Assay
Environmental Sampling & Analysis
Princess Room
· Nick Nigro, PFAS Product Manager, Pace
· Bharat Chandramouli, Product director, North America, SGS
· Charles Neslund, Scientific Officer and PFAS Practice Leader, Eurofins
· Bridger Ruyle, PhD Candidate, Harvard University
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Field Implementation
Treatment & Remediation
Salon D
· Melissa Harclerode, Principal Sustainability Scientist, CDM Smith
· Lloyd Ross, Technical Expert, Haley & Aldrich
· Steve Woodard, Chief Innovation Officer, ECT2
· Kent Sorenson, Chief Technology Officer, Allonnia
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
PFAS in Plastics & Other Products
Uses & Alternatives
Seminar Room
· Caredwen Foley, Communications Analyst, Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance and Technology (OTA) · Full-time
· Mark Smith, Director, MassDEP BPE
· Dora Chiang, Vice President, WSP
· Jen Jackson, Toxics Reduction & Healthy Ecosystems Program Manager, San Francisco Department of the Environment
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Break & Exhibits/Posters
Break
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Biosolids Part 1
Environmental Behavior
Marlborough Room
· Steven LaRosa, Team Leader, Weston & Sampson
· Chris Evans, Senior Environmental Hydrogeologist, ME DEP
· Joshua Burns, Environmental Analyst, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
· Anthony Drouin, Supervisor, NH DES : Residuals Management Section
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Environmental Epidemiology
Toxicology & Environmental Health
Salon B
· Julie Kabel, Senior Human Health Risk Assessor, AECOM
· Debby Lin, Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School
· Jennifer Oliver, PhD Candidate, Boston University
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Air Emission Sampling & Analysis
Environmental Sampling & Analysis
Princess Room
· Barbara Morin, Environmental Analyst, NESCAUM
· Gary Hunt, Technical Director Air Sciences and VP, TRC Companies
· Wes Fritz, Client Account Manager, Weston Solutions
· Charles Neslund, Scientific Officer and PFAS Practice Leader, Eurofins
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
In-Situ Groundwater Treatment & Institutional Controls
Treatment & Remediation
Salon D
· Patrick McKeown, Chief Innovation Officer, ECT2
· John Schmeltzer, Environmental Analyst, VT DEC
· Stephen Richardson, Vice President, GSI Environmental
· Alana Miller, Sr. Northeast District Manager, Regenesis
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Food Packaging & Other Diverse Products
Uses & Alternatives
Seminar Room
· Liz Harriman, TURI
· Laurel Schaider, Senior Scientist, Silent Spring Institute
· Usha Vedagiri, Principal Risk Assessor, Wood
· Rae Eaton, Chemist, WA DoE
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Reception & Poster Awards
7:00 am – 8:00 am
Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00 am – 9:00 am
Plenary
Plenary
Royal Ballroom
· Paul Locke, Acting Deputy Commissioner, MassDEP
· Deb Szaro, Deputy Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1
· Melissa Harclerode, Principal Sustainability Scientist, CDM Smith
9:00 am – 9:30 am
Break & Exhibits/Posters
Break
9:30 am – 11:00 am
Immunological & Other Health Effects
Toxicology & Environmental Health
Salon B
· Heather Tenney, TURI
· Angela Slitt, Professor, University of Rhode Island
· Jamie DeWitt, Professor, East Carolina University
· Youssef Oulhote, Assistant Professor, UMass Amherst
9:30 am – 11:00 am
Forensics
Environmental Sampling & Analysis
Princess Room
· Bharat Chandramouli, Product director, North America, SGS
· Dora Chiang, Vice President, WSP
· Denis Conley, Senior Scientist, Haley & Aldrich, University of Southern Maine
· Jeffrey Hale, Emerging Contaminants Practice Leader, Woodard & Curran
9:30 am – 11:00 am
Drinking Water Treatment: Part 2
Treatment & Remediation
Salon D
· Doug Larson, Geosyntec Consultants
· Phil Farina, Midwest Business Development Manager, Clear Creek Systems
· Francis Boodoo, Director of Applied Technologies, Purolite an Ecolab Company
· Alan LeBlanc, Senior Vice President , CDM Smith
9:30 am – 11:00 am
PFAS in Consumer Products, Part 1
Uses & Alternatives
Seminar Room
· Kari Sasportas, Outreach & Chemical Policy Analyst, Mass OTA
· Mike Schade, Director, Mind the Store, Toxic-Free Future
· Kathryn Crawford, Middlebury
· Kathryn Rodgers, Staff Scientist, Silent Spring Institute
9:30 am – 11:00 am
Biosolids Part 2
Environmental Behavior
Marlborough Room
· Steven LaRosa, Team Leader, Weston & Sampson
· Marco Propato, Environmental Modeler, Stone Environmental
· Andrew Carpenter, Soil Scientist, Northern Tilth
· Shelagh Connelly, President, RMI & NEWEA/NHWPCA
· Scott Firmin, Director of Wastewater Services , Portland Water District
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Forensics
Environmental Behavior
Marlborough Room
· KateEmma Schlosser, New Hampshire Dept. of Environmental Services
· Paula Mouser, Associate Professor, University of New Hampshire
· Sydney Adams, Graduate Research Assistant, University of New Hampshire
· Kavitha Dasu, Senior Research Scientist, Battelle
· Elizabeth Denly, Vice President, PFAS Initiative Leader & Chemistry Director, TRC
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Toxicology, Part 1
Toxicology & Environmental Health
Salon B
· Caredwen Foley, Communications Analyst, Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance and Technology (OTA) · Full-time
· Alicia Timme-Laragy, Associate Professor, UMass Amherst
· Greylin Nielsen, BU Public Health
· Carrie McDonough, Assistant Professor, Stony Brook University
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Biosolids & Fish Tissue Sampling
Environmental Sampling & Analysis
Princess Room
· Tom Hall, Fluid Management Systems (FMS)
· Ken Edwardson, Senior Scientist, NH DES
· Heidi Pickard, Graduate Student, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
· Martha Maier, PFAS Program Leader, Montrose Environmental Group
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Waste, AFFF, & Biosolids Treatment
Treatment & Remediation
Salon D
· J Michael Penzone, Hydrologist, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
· Frank Barranco, Senior Vice President, Director of Quality Control, EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC
· Raj Singh, Principal Scientist, Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Environmental
· Yanna Liang, University at Albany
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Alternatives to PFAS in Fire Fighting Foams
Uses & Alternatives
Seminar Room
· Paul Locke, Acting Deputy Commissioner, MassDEP
· Shalene Thomas, Global Emerging Contaminants Program Manager, WSP
· Shannon Pociu, Environmental Analyst 3, CT DEEP
· Molly Jacobs, Senior Research Associate, UMass Lowell
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Lunch
Break
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Groundwater & Surface Water Case Studies
Environmental Behavior
Marlborough Room
· Courtney Botelho, NEIWPCC
· Lisa McIntosh, Senior Technical Manager, Woodard & Curran
· Irene Fisher, Hydrologist, USGS
· Laurel Schaider, Senior Scientist, Silent Spring Institute
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Data Quality
Environmental Sampling & Analysis
Princess Room
· Martha Maier, PFAS Program Leader, Montrose Environmental Group
· Nancy Rothman, CEO, New Environmental Horizons
· Elizabeth Denly, Vice President, PFAS Initiative Leader & Chemistry Director, TRC
· David Blye, Environmental Standards, Inc.
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Destruction
Treatment & Remediation
Salon D
· Richard Desrosiers, Associate Principal/Vice President, GZA
· Stephen Jackson, Chemist, US EPA
· Chase Nau-Hix, Engineering Manager, DMAX Plasma Inc/Clarkson University
· Ali Alinezhad
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
PFAS in Consumer Products, Part 2
Uses & Alternatives
Seminar Room
· Tiffany Skogstrom, Mass OTA
· Thomas Salimeno, Technical Practice Leader, Loureiro Engineering Associates, Inc.
· Kristen Mello, Director / Co-founder, Westfield Residents Advocating For Themselves (WRAFT)
· Graham Peaslee, Professor, Notre Dame University
· Jaime Honkawa, Co-founder, Nantucket PFAS Action Group
· Ayesha Khan, Nantucket PFAS Action Group
· Courtney Carignan, Assistant Professor, Michigan State University
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Toxicology Part 2
Toxicology & Environmental Health
Salon B
· Shalene Thomas, Global Emerging Contaminants Program Manager, WSP
· Heather Tenney, TURI
· Jennifer Schlezinger, Associate Professor, BU Public Health
· Carmen Messerlian, Assistant Professor of Environmental Reproductive, Perinatal, & Pediatric Epidemiology, Harvard Public Health
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Break & Exhibits/Posters
Break
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Exposure Pathway: Food
Toxicology & Environmental Health
Salon B
· Mary Butow, Health Risk Assessor, NH Department of Environmental Services
· Tony Rodolakis, Senior Associate Ecological Risk Assessor, Wood
· Jon Petali, PhD, DABT
· Megan Romano, Associate Professor, Dartmouth Medicine
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Landfills
Treatment & Remediation
Salon D
· Debra Darby, Manager, Organics Sustainability Solutions, Tetra Tech
· Jason Langley, Environmental Hydrogeologist, ME DEP
· Ivan Cooper, Civil & Environmental Consultants
· Jeff Allen, Managing Principal, Brown and Caldwell
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Essential Uses & Alternatives
Uses & Alternatives
Seminar Room
· John Raschko, Sr. Engineer, Mass OTA
· Rainer Lohmann, Professor of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
· Mark Miller, Director of Research Management, NIEHS
· Mark Rossi, Executive Director, Clean Production Action
