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Technical Program
(subject to change)
Technical Posters
6/26/2018, 10:00 AM – 11:45 AM
Room: Exhibit Hall
Chair: David Minott, Arc5 Environmental Consulting, LLC
Note: Following the Poster Session, posters remain available for viewing through Wednesday afternoon.
A Framework for Refining Exposure for the Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List (CCL4)
Paper # 400592
David McCready: EnviroCalc Consulting
Regeneration of Spent Naphtha Reforming Catalyst by Microwave Assisted
Paper #402831 (Student Poster #25) Bo-Jyun Jou, Chin Chung Lo, and Chih-Ju G. Jou
A Data Mining Approach to Locate the Sources and Trajectory of PM2.5
Paper # 408342
Rou-an Chen, Hsunling Bai: National Chiao Tung University, Institute of Environmental Engineering; Wen-
Chih Peng: National Chiao Tung University, Department of Computer Science, Taiwan
E-Enterprise for the Environment: The Combined Air Emissions Reporting Project
Paper # 408673
Chun Yi Wu: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency; Sally Dombrowski: EPA; Kelly Poole: Environmental
Council of the States
UV-Driven Excellent Photocatalytic Oxidation and Reduction Efficiency Over Cu-CdS
Paper #409518 (Student Poster # 31)
Jingjing Tian, Chang-Tang Chang
Influence of Reinforcement on the Cement Paste and Aggregate on the Properties of Recycled Aggregate
Mortars
Paper #409830 (Student Poster # 32)
Renjie Mi, Ganghua Pan, and Yang Li, and Minghua Fu, Southeast University
Multi-step Forecast of PM2.5 Ambient Concentrations with Artificial Neural Network Analysis
Paper # 409885
Yen-chi Huang, Hsunling Bai: National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Selectively Remove HMDS from VOCs Using Zeolite and Molecular Sieve
Paper #409952 (Student Poster #6)
Haowei Huang and Chang-Tang Chang
New York Compressor Station Environmental Health Project: Citizen Science Methodology
Paper # 410109
Celia Lewis, Sujit Joginpally, David Brown, Ken Hamel, Beth Weinberger: The Environmental Health Project
Statistical Analysis of Continuous PM2.5 in Ambient Air for Health Risk Assessment
Paper # 410184
Ken Hamel, David Brown, Celia Lewis: The Environmental Health Project; Ryan Grode: Southwest
Environmental Health Project
Analysis of NOx Formation in a High Performance Catalytic Incinerator for Volatile Organic
Compounds
Paper #410203 (Student Poster #7)
Lucas Marçola, Bárbara Ribeiro, and Edson Tomaz, University of Campinas; and Jefferson Pinto, University of
Araras
Conversion of Waste Bamboo Chopsticks to Liquid Fuel via Hydrothermal Treatment and Solvent-
Assisted Liquefaction with Ethanol and Isopropanol
Paper # 410389
Chia-Chi Chang, Cherng-Shiun Yang, Yen-Hau Chen, Chang Ching-Yuan, Ke Li, Michael Huang Huang, Chi-
Pai Chen, Van Toi Pham: Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Taiwan University,
Taiwan
Removal of NOx from Flue Gas by Selective Catalytic Reduction Catalysts at Mid-to-low Temperatures
under the Presence of SO2 and Moisture
Paper # 410492
Yun-Ting Lin: Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Chiao Tung University; Hsunling Bai: National
Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Meso/Macroporous Fe/C Microspheres Prepared from Glycerol via Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis for Cr
(VI) Removal
Paper # 410394 (Student Poster #26)
Yanbin Cui, State University of New York at Buffalo
CO2 Capture from Indoor Air with Solid Adsorbents
Paper # 410508
Wen Cheng Huang, Kun Hong Lu, Chung Sying Lu: National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
Correlation Analysis Between Pollutants and Car Flow
Paper # 410512
Pei yu Lu: National Chiao Tung University; Chungsying Lu: National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
Three-dimensional Finite Element Modeling of Vapor Intrusion Topics
Paper #410575 (Student Poster #8)
Ana Clara Oliveira and Jonathan Ström, Brown University
Quantifying Ammonia Emissions from Biomass Burning
Paper #410652 (Student Poster #14)
Casey Bray, North Carolina State University and US EPA; and William Battye and Viney Aneja, North
Carolina State University
Air pollution Controls by Landscape and Urban Interventions
Paper # 410685
Edgar Velez, Carlos Sepulveda: EYC GLOBAL S.A.S
Analysis and Development of Emission Factors for Goat Farm Operations
Paper #410875 (Student Poster #10)
Raghava Kommalapati, Arndreya Howard, Hongbo Du, and Venkata Botlaguduru; Prairie View A&M
University
Using Thermal Image Technique to Assess Effects of Aggregate Sizes of Basic Oxygen Furnace Slags on
Pavement Paving
Paper # 415902
Huan-Lin Luo, Huan-Lin Luo, Deng-Fong Lin, Yu-Kai Wang: Department of Civil and Ecological Engineering,
I-Shou University; Show-Ing Shieh: College of Liberal Education , SHU-TE University, Taiwan
Projection of Wildfire Impacts on Regional Climate and Air Quality under Changing Climate
Paper #416414 (Student Poster #19)
Cheng-En Yang, Joshua Fu, and Xinyi Dong, The University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Yang Liu, Emory
University; and Yongqiang Liu, U.S. Forest Service
Absorption of Carbon Dioxide from Flue Gas Stream using Pilot-scale Gas-Liquid Membrane Contacting
System
Paper #416730 (Student Poster #5) Jalil Ghobadi and David Ramirez, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; and Robert Jerman, Michelle Crane, and Kenneth
Hobbs, Markel Corporation
Quantifying Future Health Effects due to Changes in US Wildfire Frequency
Paper #417197 (Student Poster #15)
Sarah Zelasky, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Jeffrey Pierce, Bonne Ford and Emily Fischer,
Colorado State University; and Maria Val Martin, The University of Sheffield
Model Evaluation for Low Frequency Noise Exposure from Wind Turbines
Paper # 417558
Chun-Hsiang Chiu, Shih-Chun Lung: Research Center Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Characterization of Reduced Nitrogen at IMPROVE and CSN Monitoring Sites in the Southeastern
United States
Paper # 418398
Kevin Mishoe, Christopher Rogers, Anthony Ward: Amec Foster Wheeler
Studying The Impact Of A Wildfire Case On Local Air Quality By Using A High Resolution Numerical
Modeling Approach
Paper #422562 (Student Poster #16)
Ehsan Mosadegh
Vertical Variation of PM2.5-Bound Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Taipei, Taiwan
Paper # 423577 (Student Poster #17)
Shin-Yu Wu, Tzu-Ting Tsai, Jung-Chi Chang, Chi-Chang Ho, Ho-Tang Liao, and Chang-Fu Wu; National
Taiwan University
Impact of Climate Model Response on Projections of Future Air Quality under various Climate
Scenarios
Paper #427643 (Student Poster #20)
James East, Bret Pienkosz, and Fernando Garcia Menendez, North Carolina State University
A Comparison of Cardiovascular Responses in Male and Female ApoE-/- Mice exposed to Concentrated
Ambient PM2.5
Paper #428619 (Student Poster #21)
Rebecca Jo Herman, Rebecca Johnson, Irene Hasen, Ulrike Luderer, and Michael Kleinman, University of
California, Irvine
Antibacterial Efficacy of Silver Nanocomposites and Chitosan-TiO2-Cu Nanocomposites
Paper # 430217 (Student Poster #23)
Chien Su, Yen-Chi Chen, Wan-Tien Shen, and Kuo-Pin, National Yang-Ming University
Economical Design of Cold Resistant Biogas Digester For Degrading Household Waste In Mountainous
Areas Of Developing Countries
Paper #431009 (Student Poster #28)
Sunita Baniya, University of Texas, Arlington
The Innovative Visible-Light-Responsive N-TiO2 Polymethyl Methacrylate Composite for Photo-
Disinfection Against E. Coli and S. Aureus in the Air Environment
Paper #432725 (Student Poster #24)
Kesinee Lamsaard, and Li-Ting Yen, Jing-Hua Tzeng, and Yao-Tung Lin, National Chung Hsing University
Garbage Crisis in Lebanon: Beirut's River of Trash - Lessons Learned
Paper #441871 (Student Poster #34)
Georges Bou-Saab, Iowa State University
Air Quality, Infrastructure and Well-Being: Are They Linked?
Paper # 476600
Raj Lal, Nisha Botchwey, Armistead Russell: Georgia Institute of Technology; Kirti Das, Yingling Fan, Anu
Ramaswami: University of Minnesota; Karoline Johnson: Duke University
EPA Priorities 2018-2019
Track: MINI/REGU
Room: Ballroom B
6/26/2018, 1:20 PM
Panel – TCC: REG
Chair: David Jordan, ERM
As we enter the second year of the Trump administration, questions persist over the EPA’s priorities and the
path the agency will pursue over the next three years. The Clean Air Act sets forth specific mandates that the
agency must continue to address while it evaluates whether to reverse or revise certain actions from the
previous administration. Bill Wehrum, Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation for EPA will provide
comments on EPA’s priorities as a part of the keynote address for the conference. This panel will provide an
opportunity for key interest groups to discuss pending EPA rulemaking actions and to discuss EPA's stated
objectives over the coming months. A representative of state/local air agencies, an industry representative, and
a representative of an environmental advocacy group will be provided an opportunity to comment on EPA's
priorities as a part of this panel.
Panelists:
David Jordan: ERM
Dan Mueller: Environmental Defense Fund
Howard Feldman: American Petroleum Institute
Paul Farrell: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Topics in Visiblity
Track: AQMM
Room: 25
6/26/2018, 1:20 PM
Platform – TCC: APV
Chair: Kip Carrico, New Mexico Tech
Vice Chair: Jenny Hand, Colorado State University
1:20 PM
The Recent History of the Composition of Fine Particulate Matter in the Rural United States
Paper # 411372
Bret Schichtel, John Vimont: National Park Service- Air Resource Division; Jenny Hand, William Malm:
Colorado State University; Anthony Prenni, Kristi Gebhart: National Park Service; Thomas Moore: Western
States Air Resources Council
1:40 PM
Origin of Fine Particulate Carbon in the Rural United States
Paper # 411389
Bret Schichtel, Michael Barna, John Vimont: National Park Service- Air Resource Division; Jenny Hand, Scott
Copeland, William Malm: Colorado State University; Kristi Gebhart: National Park Service
2:00 PM
Looking Ahead to the Second Decadal Review for the Regional Haze Rule
Paper # 409875
Robert Paine: AECOM
2:20 PM
Do Sulfur Dioxide Emissions from Ships Impact Sulfate Concentrations at IMPROVE Coastal Sites?
Paper # 410295
Kristi Gebhart: National Park Service; William Malm: Colorado State University
2:40 PM
Visual Air Quality Perception of Various Haze Conditions
Paper # 417855
William Malm: Colorado State University; Anthony Prenni: National Park Service; Scott Cismoski: Air
Resource Specialists, Inc.
Best Practices in Climate Action Planning
Track: MINI/CLIM/REGU
Room: 12-13
6/26/2018, 1:20 PM
Panel – TCC: CCI/REG
Chair: Maebeth Lopez, LSA Associates
Vice Chair: Michael Hendrix, LSA Associates
The Association of Environmental Planners (AEP) Climate Change Committee reviewed a database of over 600
climate action plans adopted by cities and counties in the State of California to determine the successes and
challenges local governments encountered in the implementation of the plans. The Committee then selected
fifty climate action plans considered California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) qualified plans for an
interim review. Finally, the Committee focused on nine climate action plans for in-depth reviews that included
a review of each specific greenhouse gas reduction strategy within these plans and monitoring mechanisms to
determine which ones were the most successful in reducing emissions. This panel will summarize climate
action planning within California including the definition of CEQA “qualified” plans. The AEP Climate
Change Committee review of 600 climate action plans will be summarized, including how many of these plans
incorporated monitoring, the range of effort in implementation and monitoring of the plans including average
annual staff hours, and what measures within these plans were the most successful as well as conditions that
were found to impede success. The panel will then characterize the nine climate action plans that were
reviewed in greater detail and summarize the differences between climate action plans adopted by large urban
cities, versus rural communities and the variations of climate action plans within the various regions and
economic sectors in California. Finally, the panel will provide an overview of the Bay Area Air Quality
Management District (BAAQMD) climate action planning support and resources available to local jurisdictions
to assist them in the development and implementation of local climate action plans. The panel will conclude
with recommendations on how the BAAQMD support and resources as well as the best practices in climate
action planning developed by AEP can be replicated nationally.
Panelists:
Maebeth Lopez: LSA Associates
Abby Young, Bay Area Air Quality Management District
Michael Hendrix: LSA Associates
Health Effects and Exposure Studies - Part 1
Track: H&EE
Room: 22
6/26/2018, 1:20 PM
Platform – TCC: HEE
Chair: Jim Morrow, J.W. Morrow
Vice Chair: David McCready, EnviroCalc Consulting
1:20 PM
The Challenges of Assessing Impacts of Black Mold from Distilleries
Paper # 409938
Marc Wallace: Tech Environmental, Inc.
1:40 PM
Permitting Small Lean-Burn Engines and How to Address Formaldehyde Exposure Concerns
Paper # 410969
Katherine Mears, Michael Lannan: Tech Environmental, Inc.
2:00 PM
Derivation of Risk-based Emission Limits for Formaldehyde from Landfill Gas-to-Energy Engine
Emissions
Paper # 411078
Heather Little, Stephen Zemba, Lisa Damiano: Sanborn Head & Associates, Inc.
2:20 PM
Seasonal Effects of PM2.5 on the Cardiovascular System of Hyperlipidemic Mice
Paper # 417313
David Herman, Rebecca Johnson, Samantha Renusch, Andrew Keebaugh, Steven Chen, Lisa Wingen, Michael
Kleinman: University of California, Irvine
2:40 PM
Modeling Multi-pollutant Reductions from Energy Efficiency for Air Quality Regulations
Paper # 410836
Cassandra Kubes: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
Zero Waste Economics, Approaches, and Case Studies
Track: SUST
Room: 15
6/26/2018, 1:20 PM
Platform – TCC: SRC
Chair: Maggie Clarke, Zero Waste New York
Vice Chair: Chih Chao, Cantech Environmental Services
1:20 PM
Efficiency and Effectiveness of Public Expenditure on Material and Waste Management
Paper # 410725
Ning Ai, Junjun Zheng: University of Illinois at Chicago
1:40 PM
The Wasted Biodegradable Organic Material(s) -- A Renewable Energy Resource(s) And The
Sustainability Requirements
Paper # 410869
S. Rao Chitikela: RC-WEE Solutions
2:00 PM
Development and Application of Low Cost and Available Biochar Derived from ZnCl2 Impregnated
Corn Straw for the Removal of Vanadium from Aqueous Solution
Paper # 418429
Ruihong Meng, Yanting Liu, Zihe Liu, Sai Xu, Qingyang Hong, Wenjing Lu, Hongtao Wang: Key Laboratory
for Solid Waste Management and Environment Safety (Tsinghua University), Ministry of Education of China,
Tsinghua University; Tan Chen: College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China
Vehicular and Maritime Emissions
Track: TRAN/AQES
Room: 14
6/26/2018, 1:20 PM
Platform – TCC: OMS/AAE
Chair: Gurdas Sandhu, EPA
Vice Chair: Helen Ginzburg, WSP
1:20 PM
The Impact of Higher Ethanol Blend Levels on Vehicle Emissions in Five Global Cities
Paper # 410993
Steffen Mueller, Sudheer Ballare, Jane Lin, Samartha Mohan: University of Illinois at Chicago; Stefan
Unnasch, Love Goyal: Life Cycle Associates LLC; Bill Keesom: Evanston
1:40 PM
Development and Validation of Transit Bus Energy Use Rate Models
Paper # 411138
Tongchuan Wei, Chris Frey, Tanzila Khan: North Carolina State University
2:00 PM
Changes in Particle Composition with Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel Fuels and Vehicle Emission Control
Technologies
Paper # 410744
Diep Vu, Daniel Short, Georgios Karavalakis, Tom Durbin: University of California, Riverside; Akua Asa-
Awuku: University of Maryland, College Park
Refuse-Derived Fuel and Products
Track: WAST
Room: 17
6/26/2018, 1:20 PM
Platform – TCC: WMB
Chair: David Greene, SCS Engineers
Vice Chair: David Minott, Arc5 Environmental Consulting, LLC
1:20 PM
Refuse Derived Fuel for Cement Kilns in MENA countries: The Case of Beirut
Paper # 410498
Sophia Ghanimeh, Christopher Arida, Karen Saad, Elsy Ibrahim: Notre Dame University - Louaize, Lebanon
1:40 PM
Evaluation of Wastewater Bio-filtration Using Activated Carbon Filter Made from Date Pits
Paper # 429090
Mohammad Younes, Mohammed A. Jazzar: Philadelphia University
2:00 PM
HTC Treatment of Urban Solid Waste, the Case of Region Metropolitana, Chile
Paper # 410694
Ernesto Pino-Cortes, Mariana Escamilla, Luis Diaz-Robles: University of Santiago de Chile; Samuel Carrasco:
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile
Vapor Intrusion, Building Remediation, and Site Investigation
Track: WAST
Room: 16
6/26/2018, 1:20 PM
Platform – TCC: WMR
Chair: Chris Lutes, Jacobs
Vice Chair: Paul Ruehl, LafargeHolcim
1:20 PM
Vapor Intrusion (VI) Guidance in an Age of Federalism
Paper # 418058
Christopher Lutes, John Lowe, Loren Lund: Jacobs
1:40 PM
Vapor Intrusion Laboratory Data Collection: What Has Been Learnt When Collecting Usable and
Representative Air & Soil Data?
Paper # 410191
Will Elcoate: Alpha Analytical Laboratories
2:00 PM
Results of an Evaluation of the Suitability of Passive Diffusion Samplers for Monitoring a Site with VOC
and Arsenic-Impacted Groundwater
Paper # 400956
Martin Hamper: Roux Associates, Inc
2:20 PM
Case Study of Residential Redevelopment and PCB Encapsulation
Paper # 418207
Stephen Zemba: Sanborn Head & Associates, Inc.; Paul Muniz: Environmental Partners, LLC
2:40 PM
Assessment of the Vapor Intrusion Risk from Dry Cleaners – Case Studies and Lessons Learned
Paper # 476200
Adam Flege: Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.
YPAC Panel - Modeling 101
Track: YPRO/AQMO
Room: 11
6/26/2018, 1:20 PM
Panel – TCC: APM
Chair: Abhishek Bhat, Ramboll
Atmospheric dispersion modeling is an integral part of the permitting process but only a limited number of
students and young professionals are familiar with this topic. This panel session will introduce basic modeling
concepts and the role of modeling in the permitting process to students and young professionals. The panelists
will include representatives from an agency, industry, the modeling community, and A&WMA’s Atmospheric
Meteorology and Modeling (APM) committee. The agency representative will discuss the role of modeling in
the permitting process and will provide some insight into “what agency is looking for”. The manager’s view
point of modeling will be given by the industry representative who will discuss impact and implications of
dispersion modeling on a project. The modeling community representative will introduce the basic concepts of
dispersion modeling and role of AERMOD and modeling software. The APM committee representative will
talk about the role of the A&WMA APM committee, the part the APM committee plays in the modeling
community, and how to get involved with the A&WMA APM committee. The panel will conclude with open
discussions and Q&A which will provide students and young professionals the opportunity to interact with the
panel members.
Panelists:
Tony Sadar: Allegheny County Health Department, Air Quality Program
David Long: American Electric Power Service Corporation
Ross Beardsley: Ramboll (invited)
APM Committee Representative (invited)
Regulation and Sustainability in Air Quality Permitting
Track: MINI/REGU/WAST
Room: Ballroom B
6/26/2018, 4:00 PM
Platform – TCC: REG/WMB
Chair: John Koehler, Yorke Engineering LLC
4:00 PM
The Regulation of Oil and Gas Activities Under the Trump Administration
Paper # 410055
John King: Attorney
4:20 PM
Air Pollutant Emissions and Regulatory Implications of a Biorefinery Co-processing Bio-oil in a
Petroleum Refinery
Paper # 408197
Arpit Bhatt, Yimin Zhang: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
4:40 PM
Life-cycle Analysis of Renewable Fuels Derived from Municipal Solid Waste and Evaluation of Avoided
Landfill Gas Emissions
Paper # 417503
Uisung Lee, Pahola Thathiana Benavides, Jeongwoo Han: Argonne National Laboratory
5:00 PM
Air Permitting Strategies for Biogas Renewable Fuel & Energy Projects at Wastewater Treatment
Facilities
Paper # 410666
Disha Shah, Cynthia Hibbard, Paul Greene: CDM Smith
VOC, Metals, & GHG Control Technologies
Track: AQCT
Room: 24
6/26/2018, 4:00 PM
Platform – TCC: AAC
Chair: Arijit Pakrasi, APTIM Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc.
Vice Chair: Paul Farber, P. Farber & Associates, LLC
4:00 PM
Using Pilot Test Data for the Design of Active Sub-Slab Vapor Mitigation Systems: Case Study- Former
Dry Cleaning Facility in Denver Colorado
Paper # 408605
Robert Roth, Andy Safulko: Terracon
4:20 PM
Biofiltration of Acetaldehyde Emissions Resulting from Drying Operations at Ethanol Plants
Paper # 410374
Chris Duerschner, Ashraf Aly Hassan: University of Nebraska - Lincoln
4:40 PM
SE Asia Implementation Efforts for Minamata Convention on Mercury
Paper # 410531
Wojciech Jozewicz: Arcadis US, Inc.
5:00 PM
Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer Types – A Performance and Maintenance Comparison
Paper # 418468
Jen Cowman Moore: 3M Company
5:20 PM
Modeling of Formaldehyde Adsorption on Activated Carbon Filter
Paper # 409417
Wei-hao Huang, Cheng-Mao Chuang, Chao-Heng Tseng: Institute of Environmental Engineering and
Management, National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan
5:40 PM
Efficiency Analysis of Sequential Biotrickling- Biofiltration Treatment Systems for Emissions Control for
Two Types of Petrochemical VOC Applications
Paper # 417419
Shooka Khoramfar, Kim Jones, Jalil Ghobadi: Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Jim Boswell: Boswell
Environmental
Secondary Particulate Formation and Measurement
Track: AQMM
Room: 25
6/26/2018, 4:00 PM
Platform – TCC: APC
Chair: Philip Silva, USDA-ARS
Vice Chair: Emily Burrell, Brigham Young University
4:00 PM
Chemical Characteristics and Spatiotemporal Variation of Fine Particles (PM2.5) During the Episodes at
an Industrial Megacity and Its Cause Analysis
Paper # 409900
Chung-Shin Yuan, Huazhen Shen, Zong-Mou Yang, Chung-Min Hung, Yubo Jiang: Institute of Environmental
Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan
4:20 PM
Air Quality Influences from Agriculture in Northern Utah During a Wintertime Inversion
Paper # 410945
Phil Silva: USDA-ARS
4:40 PM
Molecular Insights into Organic Particulate Formation
Paper # 407670
Emily Burrell, Jaron Hansen: Brigham Young University; Manoj Kumar, Joseph Francisco: University of
Nebraska - Lincoln
5:00 PM
Evaluation of Epifluorescence Methods for Quantifying Primary Biological Aerosol Particles (PBAP) in
Air Quality Samples
Paper # 410786
Lung-Wen Chen, Ting Liu, Mi Zhang, Karey Fortier: University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Judith Chow, John
Watson: Desert Research Institute
5:20 PM
Estimation of Organic Aerosols Sources over Northern China by Using an Carbon Isotope Based EC-
Tracer Approach
Paper # 417293
Zhenyu Xing, Kuangyou Yu, Ke Du: University of Calgary; Junjun Deng: Center for Excellence in Regional
Atmospheric Environment, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; Xiaofeng
Huang: Key Laboratory for Urban Habitat Environmental Science and Technology, School of Environment and
Energy, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, China
5:40 PM
Use of Tangential Flow Filtration in Sample Processing for Aerosol-mediated Analysis of Nanoparticulate
Matter in Snow
Paper # 421832
Yevgen Nazarenko: Department of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences, McGill University; Rodrigo Rangel-
Alvarado: Department of Chemistry, McGill University; Parisa Ariya: Department of Chemistry and
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, McGill University
Environmental Policy and Compliance Issues at Federal Facilities
Track: FEDS
Room: 23
6/26/2018, 4:00 PM
Platform – TCC: FED
Chair: Francisco Castaneda, Air Force Civil Engineer Center
Vice Chair: Stuart Wallace, AECOM
4:00 PM
Dispersion Modeling for Federal Facilities; When and What
Paper # 410371
Roger Wayson, Stuart Wallace: AECOM; Francisco Castaneda: AFCEC
4:20 PM
Compliance Challenges with the Asbestos National Emission Standards for Hazardous Pollutants
(NESHAP)
Paper # 408530
Donald Van Schaack: Air Force Institute of Technology
4:40 PM
Effects of Remediation Technologies on Air Quality Compliance
Paper # 410085
Heather Seus: HazAir, Inc.
5:00 PM
Litigation Status of Rules Potentially Impacting the Air Force
Paper # 409936
John Smith: United States Air Force
5:20 PM
Section 608 Regulatory Updates, Implementation and Impacts to Air Force
Paper # 410410
Will Rottgering: Solutio Environmental, Inc.; Francisco Castaneda: AFCEC
5:40 PM
Disaggregation of Buckley Air Force Base
Paper # 410911
Monte McVay: AFCEC; Stuart Wallace: AECOM
Health Effects and Exposure Studies - Part 2
Track: H&EE
Room: 22
6/26/2018, 4:00 PM
Platform – TCC: HEE
Chair: Suresh Santanam, GHD Inc.
Vice Chair: David McCready, EnviroCalc Consulting
4:00 PM
Contribution of Burning Rice Straw on the Air Quality in Cairo
Paper # 412065
Mounir Risk: National Academy of Science, Egypt; Zeinab Safar: Cairo University, Egypt; Alan Gertler: Desert
Research Institute
4:20 PM
Impact of Human Mobility on Errors in Air Pollution Exposure Estimation
Paper # 417353
Xiaonan Yu, Haofei Yu: University of Central Florida
4:40 PM
Evaluation of the Uncertainties Associated with the Use of Air Dispersion Modeling to Estimate
Historical Community Exposure from Manufacturers of Asbestos-containing Products
Paper # 410832
Matthew Abramson, Jennifer Bare, Christy Barlow, Paul Scott: Cardno ChemRisk
Air Quality Issues in the Northeast
Track: REGU
Room: 12-13
6/26/2018, 4:00 PM
Platform – TCC: REG
Chair: David Jordan, ERM
4:00 PM
Monitoring Challenges for New Gas Combustion Turbines
Paper # 418234
Elizabeth Bickar, Sean Gregory, David Suess: DSG Solutions, LLC
4:20 PM
Analysis of Stack Temperature Data to Identify Real-Life Use Pattern of Wood Burning Devices
Paper # 410959
Mahdi Ahmadi, Lisa Rector, George Allen: NESCAUM
4:40 PM
Updates to Pennsylvania's Air Permitting Requirements for the Oil & Gas Industry: GP-5, GP-5A and
Exemption 38
Paper # 476300
Amanda Black: Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.
5:00 PM
Investigating Mercury and Other Trace Elements in Home Heating Oil Used in New York State
Paper # 410564
Mahdi Ahmadi, Paul Miller: NESCAUM; Laura Shields: San Diego Air Pollution Control District; John
Graham: Clean Air Task Force
5:20 PM
Health Effects Associated with Chemical Emissions from Natural Gas Compressor Stations in New York
State: 2008-2014
Paper # 409982
Pasquale Russo, David Carpenter: Institute for Health and the Environment
5:40 PM
Assessing Urban Air Pollution and Estimates of Greenhouse Gas Emissions using Lidar Technology
Paper # 411996
Yanina Barrera, Maryann Sargent, Steven Wofsy, Elaine Gottlieb Harvard University; Jennifer Hegarty:
Thomas Nehrkorn: Atmospheric and Environmental Research; Taylor Jones, Phil Decola: Sigma Space
Corporation
New Source Review (NSR): Issues and Recent Developments
Track: REGU
Room: 17
6/26/2018, 4:00 PM
Panel – TCC: REG
Chair: Gary McCutchen, RTP Environmental Associates, Inc.
Vice Chair: Ken Weiss, ERM
New Source Review (NSR) permitting (which includes nonattainment major NSR permitting, Prevention of
Significant Deterioration (PSD) permitting, and minor NSR permitting) continues to be affected by EPA policy and
court decisions regarding implementation of the programs, including the PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality
Standard, the aggregation rule, and other issues. The year 2018 has already brought two major NSR policy shifts
from the new administration into the picture: one regarding the role of EPA in reviewing a source’s emissions
projections and the other addressing project “netting”. Additional policy shifts are in the works. A panel of experts
spanning local, state, and federal permitting authorities will discuss major developments in NSR, point out ways
that facility operations could be affected by these developments, indicate what may lie ahead, and identify issues
that remain unsettled.
Panelists:
Gary Mccutchen: RTP Environmental Associates, Inc.
Ken Weiss: ERM
Eric Hiser: JHJ Lawyers
Raj Rao: EPA
Marc Wolman: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Sustainable Reuse, Recycling, and Processing of Food Waste
Track: SUST/WAST
Room: 15
6/26/2018, 4:00 PM
Platform – TCC: SRC/WMB
Chair: Ning Ai, University of Illinois at Chicago
Vice Chair: Chih Chao, Cantech Environmental Services
4:00 PM
Removal of Cooking Fume Emission Using the Combination of Negative Air Ionizer and Active Carbon
Adsorbent Made of Recycle Rice Straw
Paper # 409721
Xuan-En Yang, Chien Su, Kuo-Pin Yu: National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan; Kun-Yi Lin: National Chung
Hsing University, Taiwan
4:20 PM
The Characteristics and Disinfection Performance of Chitosan-N-Doped TiO2 Composite Made From
Agricultural Waste
Paper # 407170
Li-Ting Yen, Jing-Hua Tzeng, Kai-Fen Tu, Yao-Tung Lin: Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences,
National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
4:40 PM
Establishment of a Method for Transforming Green Fluorescent Protein Gene into Bacillus
Amyloliquefaciens
Paper # 409162
Dandan Liu: Tsinghua University, China
5:00 PM
Influence of Feed/Inoculum Ratios and Waste Cooking Oil Content on Degradation Performance During
Anaerobic Digestion of Food Waste
Paper # 409501
Yangyang Li, Yiying Jin, Yanyan Zhou: School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Key Laboratory for Solid
Waste Management and Environmental Safety (Tsinghua University), Ministry of Education of China; Tiandal
Wang: The Second High School Attached to Beijing Normal University, China
Transportation Issues and Concerns
Track: TRAN/AQMM/AQMO/H&EE
Room: 14
6/26/2018, 4:00 PM
Platform – TCC: PLU/APV/APM/HEE
Chair: Michael Claggett, U.S. Department of Transportation
Vice Chair: David Long, American Electric Power Service Corporation
4:00 PM
Evaporative VOCs Emission from Automobiles and Their Impact on Public Health
Paper # 410867
Xinyi Dong, Joshua Fu: The University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Michael Tschantz: Ingevity Corporation
4:20 PM
An Improved Hybrid Modeling Framework for Estimation of Human Exposure to Near Roadway Air
Pollution
Paper # 411044
Fatema Parvez, Kristina Wagstrom: University of Connecticut
4:40 PM
CFD Modeling of Particulate Matter PM2.5 Inside BRT Public Transport Buses
Paper # 410297
Fredy Guevara, Luis Belalcazar: Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia; Marco Guevara: S&S
Smart & Simple Engineering S.A.S.
Challenges and Opportunities in Remediating Large, Complicated Contaminated Sites
Track: WAST
Room: 16
6/26/2018, 4:00 PM
Panel – TCC: WMR
Chair: J. Christopher Baird, Perkins Coie LLP
Now that much of the low-hanging fruit has been addressed, we are left with larger and more complicated
contaminated sites with many private and public stakeholders. At some contaminated sediment sites, the
cleanup levels for upland soil can differ by an order of magnitude depending on whether the state or federal
government is in charge or even which regulatory regime applies to the cleanup. This panel will share its
experience in addressing hot topics in contaminated site remediation at these complicated sites, including:
How do we determine how clean is clean, especially at sites, like large sediment sites, with a high risk of
recontamination?
How do we make sure that all the stakeholders, including citizens groups, government agencies, and
regulated entities work together to achieve reasonable remediation?
As detection limits creep lower, what do we do about new potential hazards, like perfluorinated
chemicals, at sites that are already undergoing remediation?
Panelists:
J. Christopher Baird: Perkins Coie LLP
Sarah Stoneking, Ramboll
Susan Kane Driscoll: Exponent Inc.
How Does It Work? - Monitoring Equipment and Technology
Track: YPRO/AQMM
Room: 11
6/26/2018, 4:00 PM
Panel – TCC: AAM
Chair: Jen Cowman Moore, 3M Company
Vice Chair: Abhishek Bhat, Ramboll
Emissions monitoring technology is evolving at an incredible pace. With new uses for sensors and technology
(like drones), there is an abundance of data that the public can use to monitor air ambient quality. How does this
technology compare to "tried and true" monitoring technology that industries use to demonstrate compliance
with regulations? This panel will provide an overview of the different types of monitoring equipment available
and new technologies that are changing the way industries, regulators and citizens are measuring air emissions.
Each panelist will describe what pollutant their sensor or technology measures and will explain how it works.
They will discuss emission sources that commonly use this equipment and how the collected data are used.
Panelists will also review new or unique uses of their technology. The monitoring technology that will be
reviewed during this session includes drones, satellites, wearable monitors, fence line monitoring and FTIR/GC.
All panelists will follow the same agenda, allowing attendees to make comparisons across different
technologies. This will be a great introductory panel presentation for all attendees but is focused on reaching the
student/young professional attendee.
Panelists:
Ali Omar: NASA
Eric Stevenson: Bay Area Air Quality Management District
Jesse Miller: Camsco
Martin Spartz: Max Analytical Technologies
Todd Morrison: Insight Environmental (invited)
Environmental Priorities and Challenges in New England - The Commissioners' Panel
Track: MINI/REGU
Room: 12-13
6/27/2018, 8:00 AM
Panel – TCC: REG
Chair: Mark Sussman, Murtha Cullina LLP
Vice Chair: Alexandra Dunn, EPA
In these times of constrained state and federal Budgets, and significant policy changes at the EPA, what are the
priorities and challenges faced by the state and federal environmental agencies? How are the state and federal
regulators working together, and where will they focus their limited resources? While the current federal
administration has announced that it is pulling out of the Paris Climate Accord, proposing to repeal the Clean
Power Plan, and roll back vehicle fuel efficiency standards, the New England states are continuing to focus on
reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, some of the New England states are suing EPA over its air
pollution policies. What is the ongoing relationship between EPA Region 1 and the states? Is the debate at the
national level over climate change and clean air standards affecting the cooperative state/federal approach to
environmental protection in New England? This panel of distinguished regulators will address these questions
and more during the panel discussion.
Panelists:
Alexandra Dunn: EPA - Region 1
Robert Klee: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Emily Boedecker: Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
Terrence Gray: Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
Stephanie Cooper: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
NOx Control Technologies
Track: AQCT/POWR
Room: 24
6/27/2018, 8:00 AM
Platform – TCC: AAC/PWR
Chair: Rita Aiello, Johnson Matthey
Vice Chair: Joseph Klobucar, HDR Inc.
8:00 AM
Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) Retrofit to a Coal-Fired Power Plant
Paper # 404761
Joseph Klobucar, Michael Gibbs: HDR Inc.; Tim Kreft, Abichu Abebe: Alliant Energy
8:20 AM
Advances in Gas Turbine Emission Control Catalyst
Paper # 409098
Wayne Jones: Umicore Catalyst USA, LLC
8:40 AM
Fired Heater Control to Reduce NOx Emissions
Paper # 410982
Wesley Bussman, Charles Baukal: John Zink Hamworthy Combustion
9:00 AM
Advanced Emission Control Technologies for Biogas Engines
Paper # 411000
Rita Aiello, Marc Rost, Paul Andersen, Robert Bono: Johnson Matthey
9:20 AM
Safe Urea Decomposition Process for SCR NOx Control on Campus Energy Generating Gas Turbines
and Boilers
Paper # 400638
William Sun, Kevin Dougherty, Dale Pfaff: Fuel Tech, Inc.
Air Data QA, Mining, and Visualization
Track: AQMM
Room: 25
6/27/2018, 8:00 AM
Platform – TCC: AAM
Chair: Antony Chen, University of Nevada, Las Vegas/Desert Research Institute
Vice Chair: Rachel Kolberg, Clark County Department of Air Quality
8:00 AM
Migration from Analog to Digital Data Acquisition in an Ambient Air Quality Network
Paper # 401199
Yousaf Hameed: Clark County Department of Air Quality
8:20 AM
An Evaluation of the Cost and Performance of Two Popular Low Cost PM 2.5 Sensors
Paper # 420419
Will Ollison: American Petroleum Institute; Walter Crow, Bradley Flowers: AECOM
8:40 AM
It's All About Standards (Behind the Scenes Quality Assurance of Air Monitoring and Testing
Equipment)
Paper # 410957
Pamela Block: Air Quality Services, LLC
9:00 AM
EPA's Electronic Reporting Tool (ERT)
Paper # 411118
Katie Shonk: Air Quality Services, LLC
Biomass Burning and Carbon Issues in Visibility Analysis
Track: AQMM
Room: 14
6/27/2018, 8:00 AM
Platform – TCC: APV
Chair: David Long, American Electric Power Service Corporation
Vice Chair: Jenny Hand, Colorado State University
8:00 AM
NOx Instrument Intercomparison for Laboratory Biomass Burning Source Studies and Ambient Urban
Measurements in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Paper # 410938
Christian Carrico, Caroline Allen, Samantha Gomez: New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Peter
Andersen: 2B Technologies, Inc.; Allison Aiken, Manvendra Dubey: Los Alamos National Laboratory; Dwayne
Salisbury, Fabian Macias: City of Albuquerque
8:20 AM
Does Chronic Nitrogen Deposition During Biomass Growth Affect Atmospheric Emissions from Biomass
Burning?
Paper # 410767
Michael Giordano: University of California, Riverside; David Weise: USDA Forest Service; Joey Chong:
USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Lab; Akua Asa-Awuku: University of Maryland, College Park
8:40 AM
Using Lagrangian Chemical Transport Modeling to Assess the Impact of Biomass Burning on Ozone and
PM2.5
Paper # 409973
Matthew Alvarado, Chantelle Lonsdale, Christopher Brodowski, Benjamin Brown-Steiner: Atmospheric and
Environmental Research
Analysis and Modeling of Secondary Formation
Track: AQMO/AQMM
Room: 26
6/27/2018, 8:00 AM
Platform – TCC: APM/APV
Chair: Amber Isaac, APTIM Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc.
Vice Chair: Casey Bray, North Carolina State University, EPA
8:00 AM
Ozone Source Apportionment with CMAQ Model in Zhoushan
Paper # 408442
Qiaoli Wang, Wei Li, Sujing Li: Zhejiang University (Yuquan Campus), China
8:20 AM
Atmospheric Stability vs. Near Ground Ozone Gradient During Periods of High Ozone
Paper # 417978
Alan Leston: AQRL, LLC; Will Ollison: American Petroleum Institute
8:40 AM
Analyzing Ozone and Secondary PM2.5 Formation from Single Source Modeling Data
Paper # 409986
Amber Isaac, Arijit Pakrasi, Lindsay Rice: APTIM Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc.
9:00 AM
Assessment of Important SPECIATE Profiles in EPA’s Emissions Modeling Platform and Current Data
Gaps
Paper # 401181
Casey Bray: North Carolina State University, EPA; Madeleine Strum, Heather Simon, Lee Riddick, Mike
Kosusko, Marc Menetrez, Venkatesh Rao: EPA
9:20 AM
Global Nitrogen Deposition
Paper # 411109
Joshua Fu, Jiani Tan: The University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Climate Change Inventories and Mitigation
Track: CLIM
Room: 22
6/27/2018, 8:00 AM
Platform – TCC: CCP/CCI
Chair: Michael Conrardy, AECOM
Vice Chair: Sardar Hassan, Department of Defense
8:00 AM
Carbon Footprint for Commercial Forest Plantations in Colombia
Paper # 410596
Leonel Martinez, Luis Belalcazar Ceron, Jennifer Pedraza, Yohen Cuellar: Universidad Nacional de Colombia,
Bogata, Colombia
8:20 AM
Soil Trace Gas Fluxes in Living Mulch and Traditional Agricultural Systems
Paper # 417373
Samuel Peters, Eri Saikawa,| Ken Wakabayashi, Ben Yosen, Alexander Avramov: Emory University; Nicholas
Hill, Lori Sutter, Daniel Markewitz, Zachary Sanders: University of Georgia
8:40 AM
Creation of Mitigation Scenarios for the Energy Sector of Egypt
Paper # 414671
Mounir Risk: National Academy of Science, Egypt; Yasser Saad Mohamed: Environmental Researcher; Alan
Gertler: Desert Research Institute
9:00 AM
Sustainable and Integrated Energy Strategy in Egypt for 2035 and its Impact on Climate Change
Paper # 417210
Mounir Risk: National Academy of Science, Egypt; Yasser Saad Mohamed: Environmental Researcher; Alan
Gertler: Desert Research Institute
Planning and Implementing Sustainability and Resiliency at Federal Facilities and the Public Sector
Track: FEDS/SUST
Room: 23
6/27/2018, 8:00 AM
Platform – TCC: FED/SUS
Chair: David Kumar, HQ USAF/A4C
Vice Chair: William Rottgering, Solutio Environmental, Inc.
8:00 AM
USAF Air Quality Value Engineering
Paper # 410298
James McClain: USAF (Solutio Environmental, Inc., USAF Support Contractor)
8:20 AM
Planning for Sustainability While Considering Climate Change
Paper # 410014
Roger Wayson, Stuart Wallace: AECOM; Francisco Castaneda: AFCEC
8:40 AM
Environmental Compliance through Sustainable Execution
Paper # 410690
Richard Cavada: Tetra Tech
9:00 AM
Air Force Air Quality Value Engineering Initiative – Lessons Learned
Paper # 410915
Robert O'Brien: U.S. Air Force; Mark Wade: Solutio Environmental, Inc.
9:20 AM
USAF Air Quality Environmental Impact Analysis Process (EIAP)
Paper # 410276
James McClain: USAF (Solutio Environmental, Inc., USAF Support Contractor)
Risk Assessment/Management: Methods and Techniques
Track: H&EE
Room: 11
6/27/2018, 8:00 AM
Platform – TCC: RAM
Chair: Scott Weaver, Ramboll
Vice Chair: Heidi Rous, Environmental Science Associates (ESA)
8:00 AM
Generating Probabilistic Toxic Endpoint Guidance Using Observed Meteorology
Paper # 410946
Matthew Jones: Woodard & Curran, Inc.
8:20 AM
Modeling Flammability Hazards of Natural Gas Blowdown Events
Paper # 410951
David Heinold, Ian Miller: AECOM
8:40 AM
Five Reasons Why Health Impact Assessments Will Benefit Shale Communities
Paper # 410654
Beth Weinberger, David Brown, Sujit Joginpally: The Environmental Health Project
Advancing Circular Economy via Sustainable Materials Management
Track: SUST
Room: 15
6/27/2018, 8:00 AM
Panel – TCC: SRC
Chair: Chih Chao, Cantech Environmental Services
Vice Chair: Ning Ai, University of Illinois at Chicago
To achieve the goal of circular economy, it is vitally important that a sustainable materials management system
be set up to enhance the material and energy use efficiency and minimize the unnecessary extraction of
resources from the earth, with an objective of preserving the natural assets for use by future generations. Under
the sustainable materials management scheme, optimization of material-energy-water nexus and ensuring
economic and social viability are a key to assess the plausibility of the proposed circular economy approach.
This panel will address the complex issues involved in pursuing circular economy via sustainable materials
management. Four presentations covering different angles will be covered. Systems for industrial material-
energy synergy for industrial production will be presented by Chih Chao with illustrations from eco-industrial
parks. Ning Ai will present local solutions to material-specific resource management using food waste and
retired electric vehicle batteries to discuss emerging programs and the distinctive policy needs to support local
solutions. Issues of zero waste policies, economies, system development and partnership building along with
challenges and opportunities will be presented and discussed by Maggie Clarke. The final presentation by Reid
Lifset will focus on industrial ecology and circular economy, describing their history and the prospects for their
fruitful interaction.
Panelists:
Chih Chao: Cantech Environmental Services
Ning Ai: University of Illinois at Chicago
Maggie Clarke: Zero Waste New York
Reid Lifset: School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University
Energy from Waste - Biogas and Liquid Fuels
Track: WAST
Room: 17
6/27/2018, 8:00 AM
Platform – TCC: WMB
Chair: David Minott, Arc5 Environmental Consulting, LLC
Vice Chair: Sophia Ghanimeh, Notre Dame University-Louiaze, Lebanon
8:00 AM
Biofuels from Waste, Part 1 – Technology Overview
Paper # 432802
David McConnell: Enerkem
8:20 AM
Biofuels from Waste, Part 2 – A Commercial Reality
Paper # 432805
David McConnell: Enerkem
8:40 AM
Starting Up a Bioenergy Business in a Developing Country
Paper # 410044
SSophia Ghanimeh, Christelle Jabbour, Dima Jawad: Notre Dame University - Louaize, Lebanon
9:00 AM
Screening Anaerobic Digester Projects in the Municipal Solid Waste Sector: Introduction to the
Anaerobic Digester Project Screening Tool
Paper # 410320
Benjamin Matek, Joseph Donahue: Abt Associates
How Clean is Clean When the Risks Keep Changing – Impact of New Toxicology on Legacy Chemical
Remediation
Track: WAST/H&EE
Room: 16
6/27/2018, 8:00 AM
Panel – TCC: WMR/HEE
Chair: William Rish, ToxStrategies, Inc.
Managing risk at contaminated sites is challenged by changes in our understanding of the underlying toxicology
of chemicals over time. The purpose of this panel discussion is to provide an update on the current changes to
the toxicology of several chemicals that frequently drive site remediation decisions and costs, including
trichloroethylene (TCE), hexavalent chromium (CrVI), and benzo(a)pyrene (BaP). The impact of these changes
on decisions about “how clean is clean?” will be discussed. The toxicology of TCE is currently being
reevaluated by EPA under TSCA, while the current interpretation is driving remediation reopeners based on
vapor intrusion, including the evacuation of buildings in some cases. A top U. S. Air Force (USAF) risk
assessor will discuss alternative toxicology interpretations underpinning the current TCE risk controversy, how
current EPA action levels are driving actions to address the vapor intrusion pathway, and efforts to revise the
biological/toxicological model for inhalation of TCE to improve upon the EPA action levels. One of the
Principal Investigators of a comprehensive multi-year research effort into the mode of action of CrVI
carcinogenicity following oral exposure will discuss the results, as well as recent regulatory efforts to
incorporate these data into the regulatory decision-making process on environmental cleanup. BaP can be one of
the primary drivers of site cleanup efforts, especially at manufactured gas plant (MGP) sites. EPA recently
completed a re-assessment of the toxicology of BaP, resulting in a less potent oral cancer slope factor, more
potent inhalation unit risk, and for the first time, toxicity criteria protective of non-cancer effects. The
implications of these changes on remediation decisions at MGP sites will be discussed by the Principal Project
Manager of this area from Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI).
Panelists:
William Rish: ToxStrategies, Inc.
Deborah Proctor: ToxStrategies, Inc.
Annette Rohr: Electric Power Research Institute
David Mattie: United States Air Force
Air Quality Status of EPA Region 1
Track: MINI/REGU
Room: 12-13
6/27/2018, 10:20 AM
Panel – TCC: REG
Chair: Lee Hoffman, Pullman & Comley, LLC
David Conroy, the Chief of the Air Programs Branch of EPA Region 1 and the chiefs of the air sections of the
six New England environmental regulatory agencies will discuss the status of air quality issues in the Region 1
area. Among other topics, these regulatory leaders will discuss their ongoing efforts to reduce concentrations of
ozone from reductions by the various states of the region as well as attempts to reduce concentrations of ozone
from upwind states. They will also discuss efforts to reduce emissions of particulate matter and the various
states’ and region’s progress toward meeting National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The impact of
transportation sources on various NAAQS will be discussed as well as what efforts are underway to control
those emission. Reports on problems and the outlook for dealing with NOx, CO and SOx emissions will also be
presented. If time permits, climate change issues will be discussed at the end of the presentation.
Panelists:
David Conroy: EPA - Region 1
Marc Cone: Maine Department of Environmental Protection (invited)
Laurie Grandchamp: Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (invited)
Heidi Hales: Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (invited)
Christine Kirby: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (invited)
Richard Pirolli: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Craig Wright: New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (invited)
Remote Sensing and Satellite Based Monitoring
Track: AQMM
Room: 24
6/27/2018, 10:20 AM
Platform – TCC: AAM
Chair: Rick Osa, ERM
Vice Chair: Nicolas Turgeon, CRIQ
10:20 AM
Strategies for Using Satellite Observations to Monitor PM2.5 in Low and Middle-Income Countries
Paper # 410362
Matthew Alvarado, Jennifer Hegarty, Ted Kennelly, Richard Lynch, Amy McVey: Atmospheric and
Environmental Research
10:40 AM
Drone-Assisted Innovative Air Quality Sampling and Measurement System
Paper # 404502
Nicolas Turgeon: CRIQ; Jonathan Dupont-Champagne: DroneXperts; Danielle Richoz: Ministère du
Développement durable, de l'Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, Centre
d'expertise en analyse environnementale du Québec
11:00 AM
Digital Camera Opacity Technique is Best Available Technology for Opacity
Paper # 407961
Shawn Dolan: Virtual Technology LLC
International Air Quality Monitoring
Track: AQMM
Room: 25
6/27/2018, 10:20 AM
Platform – TCC: AAM
Chair: Thomas Dunder, TRC Environmental Corp.
Vice Chair: Praveen Srirama, CEMRC
10:20 AM
Evaluation of the Air Quality Monitoring Sites in Kuwait
Paper # 411953
Mounir Risk: National Academy of Science, Egypt; Alan Gertler: Desert Research Institute
10:40 AM
Non-Methane Hydrocarbons (NMHCs) Measurements in Kuwait
Paper # 412053
Mounir Risk: National Academy of Science, Egypt; Alan Gertler: Desert Research Institute
11:00 AM
Correlation of the Specific Radionuclide Activities Present in Silts of Soil and PM10 Particles in the City
of Aldama, Chihuahua
Paper # 410399
Michel Montelongo, Yaneli Medina: University of Chihuahua; Eduardo Herrera: CIMAV; Elias Ramirez:
Centro de Investigacion en Materiales Avenzados; Angelica Oviedo, Miguel Franco-Rubio: Universidad
Autónoma de Chihuahua, Mexico
11:20 AM
Nitrogen and Sulfur Compounds in Ambient Air and in Wet Atmospheric Deposition at Mexico City
Metropolitan Zone.
Paper # 411034
Rodolfo Sosa E., Ana Luisa Alarcon J., Maria Carmen Torres B., Pablo Sanchez A., Elias Granados H:
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Monica Jaimes P., Armando Retama H.: Gobierno de la Ciudad
de México; David Gay, Christopher Lehmann: National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP)
11:40 AM
Time-resolved Ammonia and Ammonium of Fine Aerosol in a Rural Site in the North China Plain: Gas-
aerosol Equilibrium Characteristics
Paper # 409695
Zhaoyang Meng, Xiaobin Xu: Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences; Weili Lin, Baozhu Ge: CMA
Meteorological Observation Centre; Yulin Xie: University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Modeling and Assessment of Secondary Pollutant Impacts
Track: AQMO
Room: 26
6/27/2018, 10:20 AM
Platform – TCC: APM
Chair: Ralph Morris, Ramboll
Vice Chair: Kevin Eldridge, ERM
10:20 AM
The Study of International and Interstate Transport of Ozone in Yuma, Arizona
Paper # 411169
Yi Li, Mike Sonenberg, Jessica Wood, Craig Pearson, Heather Colson, Jonny Malloy, Matthew Pace, Joseph
Paul, Bradley Busby, Feng Mao, Brian Parkey, Leonard Drago, Timothy Franquist: Arizona Department of
Environmental Quality
10:40 AM
How PM2.5 MERPs Measure Up: An AERMOD Case Study
Paper # 410529
Simone Gleicher, Anthony Schroeder, Himani Gupta: Trinity Consultants
11:00 AM
Contributions of International Emissions to Ozone Attainment in the United States
Paper # 410894
Ralph Morris, Maria Zatko, Jaegun Jung: Ramboll
11:20 AM
Assessment of the Air Quality Impacts Due to Oil and Gas Development in the Gulf of Mexico Region
Paper # 410967
Ralph Morris, Till Stoeckenius, Bart Brashers: Ramboll; Darcy Wilson: ERG
11:40 AM
Formulation and Pilot Application of the Urban Air Quality Management Capabilities Index
Paper # 415867
Juan Franco, Ricardo Morales, Eduardo Behrentz: Universidad de los Andes, Colombia; Lars Gidhagen:
Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI), Sweden;
How the Insurance Industry is Handling the Uncertainties of Climate Change
Track: CLIM
Room: 22
6/27/2018, 10:20 AM
Panel – TCC: CCI
Chair: C. Flint Webb, Leidos
Vice Chair: Lee Hoffman, Pullman & Comley, LLC
The purpose of insurance is to protect against rare but catastrophic events. Climate change is already increasing
the frequency and intensity of: storms, wildfires, floods, and droughts all of which will require that the actuarial
tables be adjusted for common forms of property insurance. A recent insurance industry study found that in
2016 there were 25% more major “loss events” than the ten-year annual average. Climate change is also
affecting the health insurance industry with new risks from tropical diseases as vectors such as mosquitos
expand their range. This panel will discuss how the insurance industry is calculating the increased risks and
how they are compensating for them in their insurance products. The industry is currently examining the use of
a variety of tools including increasing the use of analytics in making price determinations, incentivizing
resilience measures through premium discounts, encouraging local governments to invest more in resilience to
climate change effects, and improved uses of climate modeling. There are trillions of dollars estimated to be at
stake due to the effects of climate change by the year 2100. This panel will discuss how these risks can be
addressed, and what can be done to lessen the potential severity of climate change on insurance risk.
Panelists:
C. Flint Webb: Leidos
John Keller: Weather Analytics (Retired)
Lee Hoffman: Pullman & Comley, LLC
Stacy Gotham: American Academy of Actuaries
David Firstenberg: The Hartford
Setting Priorities in Sustainability
Track: SUST/INDU
Room: 15
6/27/2018, 10:20 AM
Panel – TCC: SUS/PIM
Chair: Nancy Kralik, Fluor Corp.
Vice Chair: Ashley Sapyta, S&ME, Inc.
Development of initiatives and priorities in a sustainability program can seem overwhelming for a business.
How does a company generate “big sustainability ideas?” Once the big ideas are identified, how does a
company narrow the focus to achievable ideas and initiatives? Once initiatives are decided, how are they
prioritized? This panel discussion will include advice and examples to assist companies that are novices, as
well as those companies with more experience in sustainability practices. Panelists from consulting, owner, and
contractor companies will provide their perspectives.
Panelists:
Jeff Senne: PwC
Mark Cancilla: PPG
Nancy Kralik: Fluor Corp.
Gib Hedstrom: Hedstrom Associates
Road and Rail Mobile Source Emissions
Track: TRAN/AQES
Room: 14
6/27/2018, 10:20 AM
Platform – TCC: OMS/AAE
Chair: Shams Tanvir, Institute for Transportation Research and Education
Vice Chair: Roger Wayson, AECOM
10:20 AM
CH4 – NOx – O3 Emission Profiles at the Near Road Surface: Assessing Influence of Fuel Type and
Meteorological Conditions
Paper # 410916
Shamia Hoque: University of South Carolina
10:40 AM
Procedure for Estimating Fuel Use by a Diesel Passenger Train
Paper # 410441
Nikhil Rastogi, Chris Frey: North Carolina State University
11:00 AM
An Algorithm to Simulate Segment Speed Trajectories of a Metrorail Line
Paper # 411075
Weichang Yuan, Chris Frey: North Carolina State University
Issues Associated with Buying and Selling Environmentally Impacted Properties for Re-Development,
Including Case Study of a Former Coal-Fired Power Station
Track: WAST/POWR
Room: 16
6/27/2018, 10:20 AM
Panel – TCC: WMR/PWR
Chair: Donald Bluedorn, Babst Calland Clements & Zomnir, P.C.
Donald C. Bluedorn II and Justin D. Ackerman, shareholders with the law firm Babst, Calland, Clements &
Zomnir, P.C., will give a presentation addressing the legal and commercial issues associated with the purchase
and sale of environmentally impacted property destined for re-development, looking at the issues from both the
Buyer’s and the Seller’s perspective. Mr. Bluedorn will then discuss a case study regarding the purchase and
sale of a former coal-fired power station in Pennsylvania. Although legal in nature, the presentation will focus
on the practical aspects of “making the deal” and discuss the various commercial motivations and technical
challenges frequently encountered. Following this presentation, Pamela K. Elkow, Partner with the law firm of
Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP, will give a presentation on how to convince a real estate investor
to buy. This presentation will focus on what a buyer – particularly a real estate investor, not a brownfield
redeveloper or liability transfer company – look at when they’re deciding whether to purchase potentially
environmentally impacted property. The discussion will include the due diligence, risk drivers, evaluation and
allocation, environmental insurance, indemnity agreements, as well as financing issues.
Panelists:
Donald C. Bluedorn, II: Babst Calland Clements & Zomnir, P.C.
Justin D. Ackerman: Babst Calland Clements & Zomnir, P.C.
Pamela K. Elkow: Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP
Management of Special Wastes in Developed and Developing Countries
Track: WAST/SUST
Room: 17
6/27/2018, 10:20 AM
Platform – TCC: WMB/SRC
Chair: Sophia Ghanimeh, Notre Dame University-Louiaze, Lebanon
Vice Chair: David Greene, SCS Engineers
10:20 AM
Options for the Management of Healthcare Waste in Developing Countries
Paper # 410011
Charbel Abou Khalil, Karim Korbane, Karen Salem, Charbel Kabbany, Sophia Ghanimeh: Notre Dame
University - Louaize, Lebanon
10:40 AM
Extending the Applications of the ADM1 to Predict Performance of the Induced Bed Reactor (IBR) Co-
Digesting Municipal Sludge with Bakery Waste
Paper # 401751
Morris Demitry: US Air Force/ Life Cycle Management
11:00 AM
Solutions for Waste Treatment Using Rotary Kiln, Turaktor, Pyrobustor and Fluidized Bed Systems
Paper # 476100
Fabian Solberg, Mitchell Thomas: Eisenmann Corporation
How Does it Work? - Industries
Track: YPRO/INDU
Room: 11
6/27/2018, 10:20 AM
Panel – TCC: PIM
Chair: Jen Cowman Moore, 3M Company
Vice Chair: Lindsay Rice, APTIM Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc.
This panel will provide an overview of different types of industries and the environmental impacts and
challenges they face. Each industry representative will provide an overview of the industry and/or process and
will explain how their processes work. They will discuss emission sources that are common to their industry
and will review what regulatory challenges are unique to their operations. Finally, each representative will give
a brief look at the future of their industry and what challenges they see in the future. Industries covered during
this session include retail, power generation, agribusiness, and manufacturing. All presenters will follow the
same agenda, allowing attendees to make comparisons across industries. This is a great introductory panel
presentation for all attendees but is focused on reaching the student/young professional attendee.
Panelists:
Kristin Fritchman: APTIM Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc.
Kaitlyn Tingum: Florida Power and Light Company
Mark Manninen: Cargill
Michael Hult: 3M Company
Clean Air Act Regulatory & Policy Developments - Time for Amendments?
Track: MINI/REGU
Room: 12-13
6/27/2018, 1:35 PM
Panel – TCC: REG
Chair: John Evans, RTP Environmental Associates, Inc.
Vice Chair: Gary Saini, RTP Environmental Associates Inc.
Since January of 2017 the new EPA administration has focused its efforts on regulatory reform. Changes have
included withdrawal of the Clean Power Plan, several major changes to New Source Review policy, withdrawal
of the Once-In-Always-In policy, and new interpretations of Title V citizen petition review standards. While
the initial focus has been on the regulatory side, there have been a number of calls for changes to some of the
major environmental laws including the Clean Air Act. Understanding the impact of these changes and the
procedures under which they were enacted is critical to industry, state agencies, consultants, and attorneys. The
panel will review these developments and explain how these changes will be implemented “on the ground.” In
addition, the panel will provide updates on legal challenges to these regulatory reform efforts. Finally, the panel
will look ahead at what is expected in the future both in terms of regulatory and statutory reforms.
Panelists:
Jeffrey Holmstead: Bracewell & Giuliani
Makram Jaber: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
John Evans: RTP Environmental Associates, Inc.
Donald van der Vaart: Former Secretary of North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Emissions for Point and Non-Point Sources
Track: AQES/INDU
Room: 23
6/27/2018, 1:35 PM
Platform – TCC: AAE/PIM
Chair: Chun Yi Wu, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Vice Chair: Shamia Hoque, University of South Carolina
1:35 PM
Combined Emission Reporting for Air Toxics – Phase I
Paper # 408554
Chun Yi Wu: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency; Madeleine Strum: EPA
1:55 PM
2015 Ozone Standards and Affects on Future Expanisions in Nonattainment Areas. Role of Emission
Reduction Credits
Paper # 408239
Michael Taylor: Emission Advisors Inc.
2:15 PM
Three Decades of Recommendations to Improve Air Quality in Mexico City Metropolitan Area
Paper # 411064
Rodolfo Sosa E., Pablo Sanchez A.: Centro de Ciencias de la Atmosfera, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de
México; Monica Jaimes P., Armando Retama H.: SIMAT/SEDEMA Gobierno de la Ciudad de México
2:35 PM
Ammonia Volatilization Associated with Anhydrous Ammonia Nitrogen Applications to Cropped Land
Paper # 410765
Richard Grant, Cliff Johnston, Cheng-Hsien Lin: Purdue University
Monitoring & Other Measurements
Track: AQMM
Room: 25
6/27/2018, 1:35 PM
Platform – TCC: AAM
Chair: Minh Pham, South Coast Air Quality Management District
1:35 PM
An Experimental Study on NO2 Removal from Flue Gas Stream Using Gas-Liquid Hollow Fiber
Membrane Contactor
Paper # 416697
Jalil Ghobadi, David Ramirez, Shooka Khoramfar: Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Robert Jerman, Michele
Crane: Markel Corporation
1:55 PM
Case Studies on the Use of Remote Monitoring and Control Systems to Solve Problems Efficiently
Paper # 417935
David Hostetter: SCS Engineers
2:15 PM
Achieving “True NO2” Measurements Using a Novel Photolytic Converter with the Chemiluminiscence
Method
Paper # 410684
Charles Odame-Ankrah, Kelly Pickrell, Christopher Swainson, Brian Rosentreter, Brodie Biggar: Global
Analyzer Systems Ltd.
2:35 PM
Benzene Fenceline Monitoring; RSR Updates & Refinery Pilot Study Data Review
Paper # 403824
Jesse Miller: Camsco
2:55 PM
Sampling & Monitoring Considerations Using FTIR Multigas Technology in Carbon Capture Processes
Paper # 409482
Jim Cornish: Gasmet Technologies
Air Dispersion Modeling: Meteorology Issues and Case Studies
Track: AQMO
Room: 26
6/27/2018, 1:35 PM
Platform – TCC: APM
Chair: Michael Hammer, Lakes Environmental Software
Vice Chair: Brian Kolts, FirstEnergy Corp.
1:35 PM
Representative Meteorological Data for AERMOD: The Applicability of ADJ_U* to Onsite
Meteorological Datasets that Include Partial Turbulence
Paper # 411589
Tiffany Stefanescu: Trinity Consultants; Brian Holland: Trinity Consultants/BREEZE Software
1:55 PM
On-Field Atmospheric Dilution of Emissions from Agricultural Fumigants
Paper # 409349
David Sullivan, Ryan Sullivan, Dennis Hlinka: Sullivan Environmental Consulting, Inc.
2:15 PM
An Example of Environmental Impact Reduction in Cement Plants
Paper # 408653
Eduardo Herrera, Martin Bojorquez, Elias Ramirez, Alfredo Campos, Jorge Carrillo: Research Center of
Advanced Materials, CIMAV; Jorge Arroyo, Andrea Medina, Michel Montelongo: Autonomous University of
Chihuahua; Carmen Navarro: Central Water and Sanitation Board of Chihuahua, Mexico
2:35 PM
Impact of Hemispheric Air Pollution Transport on Local Nitrogen Deposition
Paper # 411039
Jiani Tan, Joshua Fu: The University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Tools and Methods for Quantifying the Emissions-related Health Benefits of Energy Efficency and
Renewable Energy
Track: H&EE/AQES
Room: 22
6/27/2018, 1:35 PM
Panel – TCC: HEE/AAE
Chair: Denise Mulholland, EPA
Proponents of energy efficiency and renewable energy (EE/RE) often assert qualitatively that health benefits
and the related economic value of health benefits from emissions reductions are an important rationale for
EE/RE policies/projects. Health and related economic benefits, however, are not routinely or consistently
evaluated when analysts quantify the benefits of EE/RE in practice. This may be because analysts are not sure
about the appropriate method for quantifying benefits or may not have access to affordable tools and resources
for quantifying them. To address this gap, EPA has developed a suite of free, user-friendly, and peer reviewed
tools and resources for evaluating the emissions, air quality and public health benefits of EE/RE programs. This
panel will include an introduction plus three presentations that will describe the tools and resources, including:
1. EPA's AVoided Emissions and geneRation Tool (AVERT) enables users to estimate the NOx, SO2,
CO2 and PM2.5 emission reductions of EE/RE programs at the county, state, regional or national levels.
2. The Co-Benefits Risk Assessment (COBRA) Health Impacts Screening and Mapping Tool enables users
to quantify the localized air quality impacts, health effects, and related economic value from changes in
criteria air pollutants.
3. Using both tools, analysts can develop simplified health benefits per kilowatt-hour (BPK) factors that
can be used as basic rules of thumb. EPA has developed a set of region- and technology-specific
monetized health benefits-per-kilowatt hour ($/kWh) reduced or displaced by EE/RE.
Panelists:
Denise Mulholland: EPA
Robyn DeYoung: EPA
Nikolaas Dietsch: EPA
Emma Zinsmeister: EPA
David Cooley: Abt Associates
Kait Siegel: Abt Associates
Modeling Issues in PSD/Nonattainment/Minor NSR Permitting
Track: REGU/AQMO
Room: 24
6/27/2018, 1:35 PM
Panel – TCC: REG/APM
Chair: Gary McCutchen, RTP Environmental Associates, Inc.
The experts on this panel will discuss the permitting implications of PM2.5 precursor and other modeling issues,
including the difficulties involved in assessing the impacts of precursor emission changes on attainment strategies.
This will be discussed from both a national and state level and both technical and legal issues will be identified.
EPA's decision to consider all precursors as contributing to PM2.5 concentrations has added to the complexity of
attainment plans in areas designated PM2.5 nonattainment. At a minimum, States must take precursors into
account or, where the option exists, demonstrate that the precursor does not contribute significantly to PM2.5
concentrations. In addition, the permitting implications of EPA’s recently revised Appendix W regarding
dispersion modeling will be discussed.
Panelists:
Gary McCutchen: RTP Environmental Associates, Inc.
Raj Rao: EPA
Eric Hiser: JHJ Lawyers
Marc Wolman: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Development of Sustainable Supply Chains
Track: SUST
Room: 15
6/27/2018, 1:35 PM
Panel – TCC: SUS
Chair: Ashley Sapyta, S&ME, Inc.
Vice Chair: Mark Cancilla, PPG
Sustainability programs are typically created to address social aspects (people), environmental aspects (planet)
and business aspects (profit). One of the more complicated areas of an industrial operation's sustainability
program is the management of their supply chain. However, this is typically the area of the sustainability
program that has the most significant impact on people, planet and profit. This panel will comprise a group of
sustainability experts that are at different stages of the development of their supply chain program. Each
panelist will share their experiences with the development of their program. Additional time will be allotted for
audience questions.
Panelists:
Scott Macmurdo: NRG
Mark Cancilla,: PPG
Ricardo Gonzalez Llera: IBM
Global Issues in Transportation Emissions and Air Quality
Track: TRAN/CLIM/SUST
Room: 14
6/27/2018, 1:35 PM
Platform – TCC: PLU/CCI/SUS
Chair: Robert Mentzer, HMMH
Vice Chair: C. Flint Webb, Leidos
1:35 PM
Adaptation to Climate Change at Airports
Paper # 417437
C. Flint Webb, Erik Tucker: Leidos
1:55 PM
Estimating GHG Reductions for Transportation Improvement Program Projects
Paper # 401250
Matthew Riegert, Marc Wallace: Tech Environmental, Inc.
2:15 PM
Incentivizing the Accelerated Adoption of Zero-emissions, Autonomous, and Connected Vehicles in the
Bay Area
Paper # 418332
Karen Schkolnick, Kenneth Mak: Bay Area Air Quality Management District
2:35 PM
Assessing Fleet-Wide Heavy-Duty Vehicle Fuel-Saving and GHG Reduction Benefits from Low Rolling
Resistance Tires
Paper # 411127
Franklin Gbologah, Michael Rodgers, Hanyan Li: Georgia Institute of Technology
Municipal Waste Management - Landfills, Emerging Contaminants, and Regulations
Track: WAST/REGU
Room: 17
6/27/2018, 1:35 PM
Platform – TCC: WMB/REG
Chair: David Greene, SCS Engineers
Vice Chair: Sophia Ghanimeh, Notre Dame University-Louiaze, Lebanon
1:35 PM
Assessing Risks of Using Soils in Landfills as Cover
Paper # 410746
Stephen Zemba, David Adams: Sanborn Head & Associates, Inc.
1:55 PM
PFAS and the Solid Waste Industry
Paper # 417971
Harrison Roakes, Stephen Zemba, Russell Abell: Sanborn Head & Associates, Inc.
2:15 PM
Assessment of Physical, Chemical and Microbiological Properties of the Municipal Solid Waste from a
Landfill in Beijing, China
Paper # 418442
Sai Xu, Wenjing Lu: Key Laboratory for Solid Waste Management and Environment Safety (Tsinghua
University), Ministry of Education of China
2:35 PM
Siloxanes: Impact on Landfill Gas Engine-Generator Air Emissions
Paper # 411088
Matthew Estabrooks, Stephen Zemba, Lisa Damiano: Sanborn Head & Associates, Inc.
Waste Treatment and Reuse Process Development
Track: WAST/SUST
Room: 16
6/27/2018, 1:35 PM
Platform – TCC: WMR/SRC
Chair: Paul Ruehl, LafargeHolcim
Vice Chair: Mingming Lu, University of Cincinnati
1:35 PM
Management of Mildly-Contaminated Soil Outside of Landfills
Paper # 411095
Lisa Damiano, Stephen Zemba: Sanborn Head & Associates, Inc.
1:55 PM
Microstructural Analyses of Cr(VI) Speciation in Soda-ash Chromite Ore Processing Residue from
China
Paper # 416579
Yaguang Du, Maria Chrysochoou: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of
Connecticut
2:15 PM
Kinetic Analysis of the Low-Temperature Catalytic Hydro-dechlorination of PCBs (poly-chlorinated
biphenyls)
Paper # 411097
Mingming Lu, Son Dong, Akshay Khopade: University of Cincinnati; Fumin Ren: BJTU
2:35 PM
The Comparative Study of Performance of Sonocatalytic Degradation with ZnO Catalyst in the Presence
of Peroxydisulfate Solution for Oxytetracycline and Norfloxacin Removal
Paper # 409521
Pei Hua Wang, Arun Kumar Subramani, Chih-Ming Ma, Chang-Tang Chang: Department of Environmental
Engineering, National I-Lan University, Taiwan
2:55 PM
Photodegradation of Norfloxacin by Platinum Supported Titanium Dioxide Composites
Paper # 409524
Yang Hsu, Chang-Tang Chang: Department of Environmental Engineering, National I-Lan University, Taiwan
How Does It Work? – Environmental Law
Track: YPRO/REGU
Room: 11
6/27/2018, 1:35 PM
Panel – TCC: REG
Chair: Jen Cowman Moore: 3M Company
To the non-lawyer, environmental law may seem hard to define. It is a field that greatly impacts how the
regulated community does business, how regulators enforce rule making, and how citizens have a voice in the
rule making process. Each perspective is necessary to weight the impacts of changing environmental
requirements against the ability to implement and evaluate the legality of those requirements. This panel will
provide an overview of the different types of practices of environmental law. Each panelist will describe their
area of expertise, the basis of this practice, who their typical client is, and what regulatory/professional
challenges they face in their practice. Panelist will also review new or unique aspects to their practice. The
environmental law perspectives that will be reviewed during this session include government agencies,
industries, and environmental groups. All presenters will follow the same agenda, allowing attendees to make
comparisons across different aspects of environmental law. This is a great introductory panel presentation for all
attendees but is focused on reaching the student/young professional attendee.
Panelists:
Brian Bunger: Bay Area Air Quality Management District
Greg Johnson: Liskow & Lewis
Harry Klodowski: Klodowski Law LLC
Industry and NGO Interactions in Developing Sustainability Goals
Track: MINI/SUST/INDU
Room: 12-13
6/27/2018, 4:00 PM
Panel – TCC: SUS/PIM
Chair: Nancy Kralik, Fluor Corp.
Vice Chair: Ashley Sapyta, S&ME, Inc.
Historically industry has been leery of environmental groups and other non-governmental organizations
(NGOs). In today’s world, those same groups can play a key role in helping industrial operations develop
sustainability goals relating to social and environmental concerns. NGOs also play a critical role in helping to
develop quantifiable metrics by which to gauge the industry's progress toward those goals. In order to
demonstrate the importance of this relationship in the success of an industrial sustainability program, this panel
will comprise a group of professionals that deal with these interactions. Panelists will discuss how NGO and
industry collaborations can help shape industrial sustainability programs.
Panelists:
Art Helmus: Sierra Club
National Resources Defense Council (invited)
Science Based Targets Initiative (invited)
US Chamber of Commerce Foundation (invited)
PM Control Technologies
Track: AQCT
Room: 24
6/27/2018, 4:00 PM
Platform – TCC: AAC
Chair: Hardik Shah, Southern Environmental Inc.
Vice Chair: Nathan Schindler, Evonik Corp.
4:00 PM
Estimation of Absorber Performance from Stack Test Data
Paper # 405187
Rama Iyer: ERM
4:20 PM
Airborne Inactivation of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSv) by a Packed
Bed Dielectric Barrier Discharge Non-thermal Plasma
Paper # 410990
Tian Xia, Herek Clack: University of Michigan; My Yang, Montserrat Torremorell: College of Veterinary
Medicine, University of Minnesota; Ian Marabella, Bernard Olson, Darrick Zarling: University of Minnesota;
Eric Monsu Lee: Illinois Institute of Technology
4:40 PM
A Cost-Effective Approach to Crushing the Dust and Revegetating Rancho Seco in the Western Mojave
Desert
Paper # 410202
Rob Farber: Atmospheric Clarity
5:00 PM
Parametric Representations of Evolving Particle Size Distributions During Simultaneous Electrostatic
Precipitation and Trace Gas Adsorption
Paper # 409221
Herek Clack: University of Michigan
5:20 PM
Wet FGD Sulfite Analyzers Allow Continuously Controlled Oxidation and Hg Reductions from a
Bituminous Coal-Fired Boiler
Paper # 410998
David Weber, Troy Patton: Seminole Electric Cooperative Inc.
Indoor Air Quality Measurements
Track: AQMM
Room: 15
6/27/2018, 4:00 PM
Platform – TCC: AAM
Chair: Praveen Srirama, CEMRC
4:00 PM
Indoor Exposure to Air Pollutants (PM2.5 and BC) in Rural Homes of People with Disabilities
Paper # 410412
Leonel Martinez, Luis Belalcazar: Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Mario Hernández, John Benavides:
Universidad EAN, Bogota, Colombia
4:20 PM
Residential Indoor Particulate Matter Monitoring: A Comparative Study of Two Low-Cost Sensor
Technologies.
Paper # 411071
Malini Nambiar, Shari Libicki: Ramboll
4:40 PM
Methodological Criteria for Monitoring Indoor Air Quality: A Review for Particulate Matter (PM)
Paper # 411144
Leonel Martinez, Leidy Solarte, Juliana Suarez, Luis Belalcazar: Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota,
Colombia
Community Air Quality Monitoring
Track: AQMM
Room: 25
6/27/2018, 4:00 PM
Platform – TCC: AAM
Chair: Antony Chen, University of Nevada, Las Vegas/Desert Research Institute
Vice Chair: Junji Cao, Chinese Academy of Sciences
4:00 PM
Air Monitoring in Environmental Justice Communities in Denver Colorado
Paper # 410228
Michael Ogletree: City & County of Denver, Department of Public Health & Environment
4:20 PM
Defining Correlation Between Radon, Shale Wells and Uranium Deposits using Regression Methods
Paper # 410197
Naga Abhiram Bandreddy, Ashok Kumar, Yanqing Xu: The University of Toledo
4:40 PM
Characterization of Particulate Organic Compounds at A Community Site in Alberta’s Oil Sands Area
Paper # 417409
Zhenyu Xing, Ying Xiong, Ke Du: University of Calgary; Fan Huang, Jiabin Zhou: Wuhan University of
Technology, China
5:00 PM
Using Citizen Scientists and Low-Cost Sensors to Understand Local Air Quality – Lessons Learned
Paper # 410056
Prakash Doraiswamy, Karmann Mills: RTI International; Pawan Gupta: GESTAR/USRA; Olga Pikelnaya,
Brandon Feenstra, Andrea Polidori: South Coast Air Quality Management District; Robert Levy: NASA
Air Dispersion Modeling Case Studies: AERMOD
Track: AQMO
Room: 26
6/27/2018, 4:00 PM
Platform – TCC: APM
Chair: Tony Schroeder, Trinity Consultants
Vice Chair: Robert Paine, AECOM
4:00 PM
On the Development of an Emission Limit Strategy in a 2010 Sulfur Dioxide Nonattainment Area for the
Revision of a State Implementation Plan
Paper # 409966
Brian Kolts, Donald Hromulak, Michael Jirousek, Thomas Workoff: FirstEnergy Corp
4:20 PM
Cumulative Impact Analysis
Paper # 410831
Kevin Eldridge, Dustin Pittman: ERM
4:40 PM
Air Quality Modeling Techniques for Rural New England Facilities
Paper # 411079
John Hinckley: GeoInsight, Inc.
5:00 PM
The Implementation of BLP in AERMOD: Problems and Solutions
Paper # 417976
Carlos Szembek, Mark Garrison: ERM
5:20 PM
Progress Report for Resolving the Baltimore 1-hour SO2 Nonattainment Area
Paper # 418285
Mary Kaplan, Robert Paine, Christopher Warren: AECOM
5:40 PM
An Initial Look at AERMOD Using a New Meteorologic and Monitoring Dataset
Paper # 411241
David Long: American Electric Power Service Corporation; Christopher Beekman: Ohio Environmental
Protection Agency - Division of Air Pollution Control
Environmental Crisis Management and Risk Assessment/Environmental Justice Case Studies
Track: H&EE
Room: 22
6/27/2018, 4:00 PM
Panel – TCC: RAM
Chair: Donald C. Bluedorn II, Babst Calland Clements & Zomnir, P.C.
Donald C. Bluedorn II was Special Environmental Counsel for Freedom Industries, Inc. regarding the January
2014 MCHM release to the Elk River in Charleston, WV. He will share some of his experiences with the
Freedom matter and other environmental crises, and he will present a practical road map for navigating
environmental crisis management and environmental disaster issues.
Following the first presentation, Joseph Sabato of Epsilon Associates, Inc. will make a presentation on the use
of risk assessment in an enhanced environmental justice analysis, including a case study. The concept of
environmental justice (EJ) initially focused on “the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people,
regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and
enforcement of environmental laws, regulations and policies.” More recently, the concept of EJ has shifted in
some states (Massachusetts and California) to require a comprehensive multipollutant health burden analysis.
This presentation will focus on how the principles of risk assessment (Hazard Identification, Dose/Response,
Exposure Assessment and Risk Characterization) can be utilized to address this requirement, utilizing a case
study of a new combined heat and power facility to document how to conduct an enhanced environmental
justice analysis. By using the risk assessment framework in an enhanced EJ analysis, it enables the public to
understand the risks from the project in context with everyday exposures and identify the effectiveness of
potential mitigation strategies.
Panelists:
Donald Bluedorn, Esq.: Babst Calland Clements & Zomnir, P.C.
Joseph Sabato: Epsilon Associates, Inc.
Air Permitting Issues and Case Studies
Track: REGU/POWR
Room: 23
6/27/2018, 4:00 PM
Platform – TCC: REG/PWR
Chair: Paul Siebert, Weston Solutions, Inc.
Vice Chair: David Jordan, ERM
4:00 PM
Permitting Challenges for SCE's Emergency Generator Project
Paper # 411139
Sara Head: Yorke Engineering, LLC; Michelle Nuttall: Southern California Edison
4:20 PM
BACT Emission Limits: The Devil is in the Details
Paper # 418033
David Shotts: ERM
4:40 PM
Do Not Get Tripped Up by Hazardous Air Pollutants
Paper # 409233
Thomas Seguljic, Brandon Cooper: HRP Associates, Inc.
5:00 PM
Air Emission Statements: Purpose and Challenges
Paper # 410214
Lindsay Rice: APTIM Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc.
5:20 PM
A Comparison Between States to Obtain a Streamlined Air Authorization for Boilers
Paper # 411059
Christopher Campbell, Cynthia Hibbard: CDM Smith
5:40 PM
Charting the Course for Combined Cycle Power Permitting
Paper # 476400
Leah Blinn: Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.
Strategies for Protecting Environmental Innovation and Your Company's Brand
Track: REGU/INDU
Room: 11
6/27/2018, 4:00 PM
Panel – TCC: EPE/PIM
Chair: Robert Lambrechts, Lathrop Gage LLP
Vice Chair: Justin Poplin, Lathrop Gage LLP
This panel will discuss how to assess environmental advancements that are appropriate for protection under the
intellectual property laws of the United States and the most appropriate legal mechanisms to protect those
advancements in technology, systems and processes. The panelists will address protecting your advancements
using trade secret, patent and copyright law as well how to utilize trademark law to protect your company’s
brand. Failing to recognize intellectual property advancements and to secure rights in those advancements can
threaten the survival of a company in today’s highly competitive marketplace. The panelists will also discuss
the methodology for enforcing your ownership rights in a particular technology and provide tips for minimizing
the cost of enforcing those rights.
Panelists:
Robert Lambrechts: Lathrop Gage LLP
Justin Poplin: Lathrop Gage LLP
Hissan Anis: Lathrop Gage LLP
Challenges in Siting and Permitting Renewable Energy Projects
Track: REGU/POWR/WAST
Room: 17
6/27/2018, 4:00 PM
Panel – TCC: PUB/PWR/WMB
Chair: Lee Hoffman, Pullman & Comley, LLC
The development of renewable energy resources has long been held as a fundamental method for reducing
greenhouse gas emissions from anthropomorphic sources. The recent Paris Agreement is now recognized by
176 countries as one of the guiding documents for greenhouse gas reductions across the globe. Even though the
United States has decided to remove itself from the Paris Agreement, many of the states in the U.S. continue to
have greenhouse gas emission reduction goals. For 29 of those states, those goals are documented, in part, by
the development of renewable portfolio standards. Twenty-nine states now have such standards which require
utilities and/or electricity providers to sell a specified percentage or amount of renewable electricity to their
customers. Failure to meet such renewable portfolio targets often result in the imposition of penalties, which,
when levied against utilities, cannot always be recovered in ratemaking proceedings. Given the zero to low
emission profiles of most renewable energy projects, coupled with their environmental benefits, it would be
presumed that the siting of such renewable energy projects would be welcomed by environmental groups,
regulators, and the communities and states which they would serve. Frequently, however, this is not the case, as
renewable energy projects are met with claims of inefficient use of land, disproportionate use of natural
resources and “NIMBYism” from communities in which the projects are located. This panel, consisting of a
developer of renewable energy projects, an expert on the technical aspects of permitting and siting of projects
and a permitting lawyer, will examine the various challenges that may befall renewable energy projects and
what can be done to ensure that such projects are permitting and sited appropriately.
Panelists:
William Herchel: Verology
Lee Hoffman: Pullman & Comley, LLC
Susan Moberg: VHB
Emissions and Noise Models & Evaluation
Track: TRAN/AQES/AQMO
Room: 14
6/27/2018, 4:00 PM
Platform – TCC: CNV/AAE/APM
Chair: Dominic Scarano, HMMH
Vice Chair: George Noel, Trinity Consultants
4:00 PM
Airport Noise and Air Quality Analyses Using the Aviation Environmental Design Tool (AEDT)
Paper # 416999
Dominic Scarano, Robert Mentzer: HMMH
4:20 PM
Average Speed Distributions Required by the MOtor Vehicle Emissions Simulator (MOVES) Developed
from Vehicle Probe Data
Paper # 421245
James Calcagno, Joshua Fu, Jan-Mou Li: The University of Tennessee at Knoxville
4:40 PM
Development of Updated MOVES Lite: A Simplified Version of MOVES
Paper # 410363
Tanzila Khan, H. Christopher Frey, Tongchuan Wei: North Carolina State University
5:00 PM
Development of Maritime Emissions Model
Paper # 409050
Maureen Mullen: SC&A, Inc.; Greg Alexander: Ensafe; Diane Rusanowsky: U.S. Coast Guard
Waste Management Systems, Regulations, and Issues
Track: WAST/REGU
Room: 16
6/27/2018, 4:00 PM
Platform – TCC: WMR/REG
Chair: Paul Ruehl, LafargeHolcim
Vice Chair: Chris Lutes, Jacobs
4:00 PM
Lead Acid Battery Management
Paper # 408416
Mary Katherine Starr-Proulx: Jones Lang LaSalle; Sandra Johnston: Arcadis U.S., Inc.
4:20 PM
Conflicts and Gaps in Waste Management Regulations
Paper # 409833
Sandra Johnston: Arcadis U.S., Inc.; Mary Katherine Starr-Proulx: Jones Lang LaSalle
4:40 PM
Application of Fukushima Decontamination and Waste Generation Metrics to a Hypothetical
Radiological Incident in the United States
Paper # 410979
Timothy Boe, Paul Lemieux, Sang Don Lee: EPA; Colin Hayes: Eastern Research Group
5:00 PM
The Importance of Auditing Your Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities
Paper # 410263
Heather Fariello, Laura Herron, Michael Gonsalves, Dale Hanson: APTIM Environmental & Infrastructure,
Inc.; Kimberly Vaughn: CSX Transportation
5:20 PM
Solvent-Free Extraction Technique for Determination of SVOCs in Water Samples by EPA Method 8270
Paper # 411012
Victoria Noad, Daniel Cardin, Thomas Robinson: Entech Instruments, Inc.
Mitigating Climate Change Through Sustainable Materials Management
Track: MINI/CLIM/SUST
Room: 12-13
6/28/2018, 8:00 AM
Panel – TCC: CCP/SRC
Chair: Andy Bray, Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association (NEWMOA)
Vice-Chair: Minal Mistry, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Each stage of a product’s life cycle - from raw materials extraction to manufacturing, transportation, use, and
“end-of-life” management - consumes energy and result in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Many states and
local governments have policies that focus on end-of-life, through expanding recycling and waste diversion;
however, significant reductions in GHG emissions through sustainable materials management (SMM) are best
achieved by focusing on production and consumption. A better shared understanding of the “embodied energy”
and associated GHG impacts of categories of products and commodities is needed to inform policies and
practices and enable more effective action by state and local governments, as well as businesses and individuals.
The panel will review the body of work on climate change mitigation through SMM with emphases on: efforts
to quantify the aggregate lifecycle impacts of materials through consumption-based emissions modeling;
analyses of the attributes of specific high-impact products and commodities; states’ actions to mitigate the
impacts of materials use; and research into industrial reuse to capitalize on the embodied energy of materials.
Panelists:
Andy Bray: Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association (NEWMOA)
Minal Mistry: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Nasir Nabil, Director, Rochester Institute of Technology
Speaker from Golisano Institute for Sustainability (invited)
Power Plant Related AQ Monitoring
Track: AQMM/POWR
Room: 14
6/28/2018, 8:00 AM
Platform – TCC: AAM/PWR
Chair: Raghava Kommalapati, Prairie View A&M University
Vice Chair: Praveen Srirama, CEMRC
8:00 AM
Dramatic Visibility Improvements in Class I Areas of the Northeast United States Due to Emission
Reductions from Upwind Sources in the Eastern United States
Paper # 418954
Ralph Perron: USDA Forest Service; Scott Copeland: Colorado State University/USDA Forest Service
8:20 AM
Air Quality Effects of Biomass Co-firing with Coal at a Houston Area Power Plant
Paper # 410780
Raghava Kommalapati, Iqbal Hossan: Center for Energy and Environmental Sustainability, Department of
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Prairie View A&M Univeristy; Hongbo Du, Venkata Botlaguduru:
Center for Energy & Environmental Sustainability, Prairie View A&M University
8:40 AM
Improved Measurements of PM10/2.5 Emissions from Natural Gas-Fired Combined Cycle Power
Generation Units
Paper # 410206
Glenn England: Ramboll;; Kevin Crosby: Montrose Air Quality Services, LLC; Jordan Haywood: Siemens
Energy, Inc.
Waste Management Facilities Monitoring
Track: AQMM/WAST
Room: 17
6/28/2018, 8:00 AM
Platform – TCC: AAM/WMB
Chair: Antony Chen, University of Nevada, Las Vegas/Desert Research Institute
Vice Chair: Neelnayana Kalita: Indiana Department of Environmental Management
8:00 AM
Ambient Air Monitoring Program (2013-2015) Montgomery County Maryland Solid Waste Resource
Recovery Facility
Paper # 410776
Gary Hunt: TRC Environmental Corp.; W. Davidson: Montgomery County, MD DEP/DSWS
8:20 AM
Transport and Characterization of Particulate Emissions from Three Wastewater Treatment Plants
Paper # 410707
Pedro Piqueras: University of California, Riverside; Md Robiul Islam: University of Iowa; Fenging Li: Nanjing
University of Information Science and Technology; Betsy Stone: University of Iowa; Akua Asa-Awuku:
University of Maryland, College Park,
8:40 AM
Seasonal Variation of Endotoxin in the Ambient Air of a Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) in Delhi, India
Paper # 415506
Arun Srivastava, Sunita Maharia: Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
9:00 AM
Applying Methods from Agricultural Studies of Airborne Pesticides Emissions to Waste Management
Sources
Paper # 405205
David Sullivan, Ryan Sullivan, Dennis Hlinka: Sullivan Environmental Consulting, Inc.
9:20 AM
Tier 4 Surface Emissions Monitoring Process and Issues
Paper # 418256
Cassandra Drotman, Ray Huff, Patrick Sullivan: SCS Engineers
NASA’s Satellite and Sub-Orbital Measurements for Air Quality and Health Applications
Track: AQMO/AQMM
Room: 26
6/28/2018, 8:00 AM
Panel – TCC: APM/AAM
Chair: Ali Omar, NASA
NASA studies the Earth using current and future spacecraft helping answer critical challenges facing our planet:
climate change, sea level rise, freshwater resources and extreme weather events and societal challenges such as
public health and air quality NASA views our planet from space with an exceptional team of experts, and
decades of innovative scientific and technical research. This session brings together satellite data providers and
data users to identify meaningful climate and environmental data and products, and to share ideas about
maximizing the use of satellite data for societal benefit. The NASA Applied Sciences Program (ASP) within its
Public Health and Air Quality (PHAQ) focus area, sponsors satellite data applications across a wide spectrum of
areas including environmental health; infectious disease; air quality standards, policies, and regulations; and the
impact of climate change on health and air quality. PHAQ encourages the use of Earth observations in air
quality management and public health by periodically issuing calls for proposals to academia, public and private
sectors, and emphasizing partnerships between scientists and communities of application such as managers,
policy and decision makers. The area also addresses effects of climate change on air quality and public health to
support managers in decision making.
Panelists:
Ali Omar: NASA
Sue Estes: University of Alabama in Huntsville
John Haynes: NASA
Jeffery Pierce: Colorado State University
Jun Wang: University of Iowa
Pat Kinney: Boston University
Robert Chatfield: NASA
Innovative Modeling Applications & Techniques: Regulatory Applications
Track: AQMO/REGU
Room: 25
6/28/2018, 8:00 AM
Platform – TCC: APM/REG
Chair: Justin Walters, Southern Company
Vice Chair: Carlos Szembek, ERM
8:00 AM
Differences in AERMOD Results Obtained Using BPIP and Equivalent Building Dimension Inputs for
PRIME and PRIME2
Paper # 408411
Stephen Nelson: Coal Creek Environmental Associates; Sergio Guerra: GHD; John Kirkpatrick: Basic
American Foods; Ron Petersen: CPP, Inc.
8:20 AM
Progress on Low Wind Speed and Moist Plume Modeling Refinements in AERMOD
Paper # 409880
Robert Paine, Laura Warren: AECOM
8:40 AM
A Novel Technique to Use Multi-Source Unitized Emissions in AERMOD
Paper # 411120
Michael Newman: Woodard & Curran, Inc.; Douglas Murray, Catriona Smith: TRC Environmental Corp.
9:00 AM
Using AERMOD in the Risk Technology Review Process
Paper # 411303
Brian Otten, George Schewe: Trinity Consultants
9:20 AM
Use of Wind Tunnel Refinements in the Dispersion Modeling Analysis of the Alaska LNG Gas Treatment
Plant
Paper # 438252
Sergio Guerra: GHD; Ron Petersen: CPP; Jim Pfeiffer: BP/Alaska Gasline Development Corporation
Net-Zero Carbon Communities: How to Achieve Net Zero Carbon at a Community Scale
Track: CLIM/SUST
Room: 22
6/28/2018, 8:00 AM
Panel – TCC: CCP/SRC
Chair: Michael Hendrix, LSA Associates
Vice Chair: Maebeth Lopez, LSA Associates
California’s 2017 Climate Change Scoping Plan sets strategies for achieving California’s 2030 Greenhouse Gas
(GHG) Reduction Target. Within this document, the California Air Resources Board strongly recommending
that large development projects creating new communities design the development to achieve net zero carbon
emissions. In response, various state institutions, as well as local governments as well as private communities
within California are setting net zero carbon goals to address climate change. These include the University of
California, the County of Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Agency (Metro), the City of Los Angeles,
and the Newhall Ranch Specific Plan, a private development in Southern California, with 20,885 residential
dwelling units, schools, parks, a golf course, commercial shopping district, and community center. This session
will summarize, the challenges and solutions used to meet a net zero carbon goal, review progress to date
toward achieving the goal, and conclude with best practices and lessoned learned.
Panelists:
Michael Hendrix: LSA Associates
Maebeth Lopez: LSA Associates
Environmental Education
Track: EDUC/YPRO
Room: 11
6/28/2018, 8:00 AM
Panel – TCC: EDC
Chair: R. Ryan Dupont: Utah State University
Vice Chair: Lisa Greenwood: RIT
The case for systematic management of corporate environmental efforts and impacts has been made.
Corporations have shifted their priorities toward mitigation efforts, with success. Recent decades have seen a
significant increase in corporate adoption of voluntary environmental management programs, based on national
and international standards. As we look toward the future, it is clear that we must continue to grow capable
professionals that not only understand the challenges but also grasp the systems and methods of strategic,
corporate-driven environmental risk management. More recent topics of concern to the environmental
engineering profession have included pollution prevention, sustainability, health and hazard risk management
and optimization. To address shortcomings of educational programs, new environmental engineering
curriculum that is responsive to the modernization of the profession will be presented to better prepare the
environmental engineers of today and the real world professional challenges they will face in the near future.
Panelists:
R. Ryan Dupont: Civil and Environmental Engineering, Utah State University
Lou Theodore: Theodore Tutorials
Lisa Greenwood: RIT
Jennifer Schneider: RIT
Maureen Valentine
Managing Corporate Liability for Nanotechnology: Legal Perspectives, Prospects, and Developments
Track: NANO/INDU
Room: 16
6/28/2018, 8:00 AM
Panel – TCC: NAN/PIM
Chair: Christopher McCormack, Pullman & Comley, LLC
Efforts to understand and exploit the unique properties of nanoscale materials increasingly bring
nanotechnology into the laboratory, the factory, and the product life cycle. But as researchers and market
participants race to realize the promise and potential of nanotechnology, risk assessment is challenged to keep
up. In this rapidly evolving sphere, it is important to understand the principles that define legal obligations and
give rise to legal liabilities. This program will explore the applicability, limitations and uncertainties of statutes,
regulations, standards and practices as potential sources of liability associated with nanotechnology. Exposure,
risk and applicable legal requirements will be examined through the life cycle from the workplace, to practical
applications and uses, to end-of-life considerations. The program will analyze potential sources of legal liability
and explore conclusions and best practices to anticipate, avoid and manage liability.
Panelists:
Christopher McCormack: Pullman & Comley, LLC
Pu-Xian Gao: University of Connecticut
Hot Topics in the Chemical and Refining Industries
Track: O&GS/INDU
Room: 23
6/28/2018, 8:00 AM
Platform – TCC: PIM
Chair: Karen Brignac, PPM Consultants, Inc.
8:00 AM
Emerging Open Path Monitoring Technologies
Paper # 409345
Dayna Pelc, Peter Zemek: Montrose Environmental Group
8:20 AM
Well Pad Emissions: Dry Gas vs. Wet Gas Within Marcellus Shale
Paper # 409216
Thomas Seguljic: HRP Associates, Inc.
8:40 AM
Continuous Benzene Fenceline Monitoring at Refinery Facilities
Paper # 410834
Mark Modrak, Brian Cochran, Jenna Granstra: AECOM
9:00 AM
A Screening-Level Assessment Method for Tank Emissions at a Petro-Chemical Facility
Paper # 415450
Colin Welburn: Welburn Consulting; Muqeeth Syed, Kyle Heyblom: Petro-Canada Lubricants Inc.
9:20 AM
Emissions Inventory Development Through Computer Modeling
Paper # 476000
John Hatfield: Mitchell Scientific, Inc.
Clean Air Act Regulatory and Policy Developments
Track: REGU
Room: 24
6/28/2018, 8:00 AM
Panel – TCC: REG
Chair: Paul Siebert, Weston Solutions, Inc.
Updates on the development and implementation of air quality regulations, particularly emission regulations,
promulgated under the Clean Air Act will be presented and discussed. Standards development of particular
interest includes new source performance standards under Section 111, emission guidelines under Section
111(d), and maximum achievable control technology (MACT) standards under Section 112 of the Clean Air
Act. The current state of standards development and the current schedule for developing and proposing
standards will be discussed as well as the implementation of promulgated standards and revisions. Recent court
rulings and cases will also be addressed. EPA's required evaluations of the residual risks remaining after the
application of MACT standards, as required by Section 112(f) of the Clean Air Act, will also be noted. State
emission standards, often developed from EPA's Control Techniques Guidelines (CTGs) may also be covered.
This panel session will present views of EPA, state agencies, industry and environmental advocates on the
status, directions and expectations regarding new source performance standards (NSPS) under 40 CFR 60 and
MACT standards under 40 CFR 63, as well as criteria pollutant and air toxics regulations of other jurisdictions -
local, state, and federal. Representatives of EPA, state and other environmental agencies, industry and
environmental advocacy groups will present and discuss the status of these standards, with particular emphasis
on the more current regulations. The panel may address the progress and problems with implementation of the
promulgated standards and the status and results of court decisions.
Panelists:
Miles Keogh: NACAA
Mel Keener: CRWI
John Metzger: 3M Company
Maureen Harbourt: Kean Miller, LLP
Innovative Measurement Techniques - Part 1
Track: AQMM
Room: 25
6/28/2018, 10:00 AM
Platform – TCC: AAM
Chair: Praveen Srirama, CEMRC
Vice Chair: Brian Cochran, AECOM
10:00 AM
21st Century Air Emissions Measurement: Advances in Technology and Methodology
Paper # 416982
Thomas Dunder: TRC Environmental Corp.
10:20 AM
Combining US EPA Methods TO15 and 325A/B on a Single GC/MS
Paper # 411025
Daniel Cardin, Jiewen Zhang, Thomas Robinson, Victoria Noad: Entech Instruments, Inc.
10:40 AM
Evaluation of the Performance of a Low Cost Benzene Analyzer
Paper # 420453
Will Ollison: American Petroleum Institute; Walter Crow, Brian Cochran, Bradley Flowers: AECOM
Industry Related AQ Monitoring
Track: AQMM/INDU/O&GS
Room: 23
6/28/2018, 10:00 AM
Platform – TCC: AAM/PIM
Chair: Rick Osa, ERM
10:00 AM
Quantification of Fugitive Area Methane Emission Using Multi-Path Optical Remote Sensing and
Dispersion Modelling Method
Paper # 416708
Sheng Li, Ke Du: University of Calgary, AB, Canada
10:20 AM
Air Quality Measurements at the Marcellus Shale Energy and Environment Laboratory (MSEEL) Site
Paper # 408661
Natalie Pekney: National Energy Technology Laboratory; Matthew Reeder, Mumbi Mundia-Howe: AECOM
10:40 AM
Ferruginous Compounds from Environmental Particulate Materials in the Metropolitan Area of Vitória,
Espírito Santo, Brazil
Paper # 416479
Jose da Costa, João da Silva: ArcelorMittal Tubarao; Rogério de Queiroz, Tsutomu Morimoto: Morimoto &
Queiroz Consultants; José Ardisson, Adriana Albuquerque, Waldemar Macedo: Centro de Desenvolvimento da
Tecnologia Nuclear- CDTN, Brazil
11:00 AM
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Optical Gas Imaging and LDAR Applications
Paper # 476500
Richard Celender: Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.
Building Downwash Algorithm Improvements: PRIME2 & Beyond
Track: AQMO
Room: 26
6/28/2018, 10:00 AM
Panel – TCC: APM
Chair: Sergio Guerra, GHD
Vice Chair: Ron Petersen, CPP, Inc.
This panel will cover the current status of the AERMOD/PRIME Building Downwash Enhancements
(PRIME2) along with other future research needs. The PRIME2 work discussed in the panel will include the
most recent developments in the evolution of the PRIME2 Algorithm for potential application in regulatory air
quality modeling. In addition, the panelists will discuss their work in the area of plume downwash around
buildings and other structures and how that work could be incorporated into future model improvements.
Panelists:
Ron Petersen: CPP
Sergio Guerra: GHD
Hosein Foroutan: Virginia Tech
Community Health Effects Studies: Challenges in Applying the Best Available Science For Manganese
Exposure
Track: H&EE
Room: 22
6/28/2018, 10:00 AM
Panel – TCC: RAM
Chair: Harry Klodowski, Klodowski Law LLC
Regulatory and activist focus on chemical exposure and potential health effects from air toxics emissions in
communities presents many challenges. This panel will review experiences in evaluating concerns over
airborne manganese exposure for permitting an existing metals foundry in Pennsylvania, and evaluation of
enforcement cases involving metal alloy warehouse operations in Ohio and Illinois. This discussion will include
the basis for asserting a risk-related exposure concentration; legal authority; fair notice for the suggested
compliance exposure concentration; the respective roles for federal, state and local governments and NGOs; and
issues associated with emerging science which has not yet undergone peer review.
Panelists:
Harry Klodowski: Klodowski Law LLC
Lisa Bailey: Gradient
Scott Dismukes: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott
Nanomaterials: Occupational Safety and Health, Characterization, and Regulation
Track: NANO/H&EE/REGU
Room: 16
6/28/2018, 10:00 AM
Panel – TCC: NAN/HEE/REG
Chair: Yevgen Nazarenko, McGill University
Vice Chair: William C. Looney, AECOM
The panelists will discuss the status of nanotechnology as a potential uniting definition of diverse areas of
research, development and industry. The panelists will present and discuss the research challenges, needs and
objectives stemming from the increasing implementation of nanotechnology in research and industrial processes
as well as from introduction of nanotechnology-based materials into consumer products. The panelists will
discuss the benefits, use and potential safety concerns associated with nanomaterials, including the occupational
context; currently available sampling, measurement and analytical techniques; and risk assessment strategies, as
well as engineering controls and the use of personal protective equipment. The current state of the art and
prospects of nanoaerosol analysis and measurement, as well as instrumental approaches for assessment of
inhalation exposure to airborne nanomaterials from nanotech consumer products and the use of personal
protective equipment, will be covered. Additional discussion will touch upon measurement and experimental
approaches to assessment of inhalation exposure to airborne nanomaterials and to incidental nanoparticles,
which may be released from industrial and other processes. The recent nanotechnology regulatory developments
will be summarized, including in the US and Canada, the EU and other OECD countries. The presentations and
discussion will cover the current practices and research with respect to occupational exposure and its risks,
mitigation of the occupational risks, control methods and personal protective equipment.
Panelists:
Yevgen Nazarenko: McGill University
William C. Looney: AECOM
Candace Tsai: Colorado State University
Gediminas Mainelis: Rutgers University
Air Permitting Problems and Solutions
Track: REGU
Room: 24
6/28/2018, 10:00 AM
Panel – TCC: REG
Chair: Paul Siebert, Weston Solutions, Inc.
This panel will discuss permitting issues and permit conditions that are prone to problems from various
industry, government, and environmentalist perspectives. Air pollutant emission sources are generally required
to obtain construction and operating permits from state or local air quality agencies, or directly from the EPA.
Generally the issuing agency will provide an opportunity for a facility to review and comment on draft permit
conditions. Taking advantage of that opportunity is essential to ensure the best permit. Particular permit
conditions that may present problems are: inflexible conditions that do not provide for real world variations;
emission limitations that cannot be routinely or consistently achieved in practice; monitoring, recordkeeping,
and reporting conditions that require excessive effort; and stack testing requirements that are of questionable
value yet costly. These and others may require substantial effort, yet produce little environmental benefit. On
the other hand, permitting agencies and environmental advocacy groups may perceive different problems with
permit conditions. The panel will discuss alternative conditions and other remedies. Although modification of
permit conditions is within the exclusive purview of the permitting agency, permitting agency personnel may
have little familiarity with local issues or the difficulty of complying with some permit conditions. Facility
personnel should strive to explain inherent difficulties and costs of troublesome permit conditions, so they can
be changed before final issuance. Similarly, the public should take advantage of its opportunities to inquire and
comment on a proposed permit based on their familiarity with the locality or specific issues.
Panelists:
Gary Mccutchen: RTP Environmental Associates, Inc
Peter Keller: EPA/OAQPS/New Source Review Group
Tiffany Dillow: Power Engineers
Jamieson Sinclair: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Kevin Eldridge: ERM
Air Toxics Reviews
Track: REGU/AQES
Room: 17
6/28/2018, 10:00 AM
Panel – TCC: REG/AAE
Chair: Chris Nelson, 3M Company
Vice-Chair: Andrew Willing, 3M Company
The panel session will cover the review of air toxics / hazardous air pollutant emissions and potential impacts
during permitting for new or modified sources. Many state and local agencies have policies for air toxics review
and these policies vary greatly between jurisdictions. Panelists will explore the following questions and more:
How do states decide which pollutants are of interest? How do states decide which projects should be reviewed?
What quantitative and qualitative risk assessment approaches are used to determine when pollution control or
operating limits are added to permits? Are programs typically policy or rule-based? How, and how often, are
programs reviewed and updated? What best practices exist to optimize public health protection and regulatory
efficiency? Planned panelists will come from both the public and private sectors, providing attendees with
diverse viewpoints and facilitating discussion. Environmental professionals can attend to learn more about
specific programs and general approaches that they can apply in their own areas of influence and expertise.
Panelists:
Andrew Willing: 3M Company
Rahul Thaker: NCDEQ Division of Air Quality
Don Caniparoli: Jacobs
Steve DeSantis: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Air Resources
Environmental Inspections and Enforcement - How to Prepare for Inspections and How to Respond to
Inspections
Track: REGU/INDU
Room: 12-13
6/28/2018, 10:00 AM
Panel – TCC: REG/PIM
Chair: Lee Hoffman, Pullman & Comley, LLC
Whether they are announced or are unscheduled, visits by state and federal inspectors and regulators are
understandably some of the most stressful situations faced by EHS professionals. The EHS professional and
his/her management want to demonstrate their commitment to environmental compliance, however, the breadth
of issues covered by some inspections, coupled with a lack of advance knowledge of the issues the inspector
wishes to delve into greater detail, often leaves EHS professionals and their management flustered at best, and
may result in fines or additional penalties at worst. Preparation is key to surviving an inspection by EPA or state
personnel. While the facility often has advance warning that the inspector will be visiting, so that disruption
caused by an inspection can be minimized, that is not always the case. The key to successful inspection results
involves establishing procedures for handling government inspections of your facility ahead of time, and
following those procedures when an inspector arrives. Doing so will help ensure that the inspector receives
correct information and will minimize disruption to your facility. This panel will demonstrate the “dos and
don’ts” of responding to environmental inspections, with real-world examples taken from actual inspections. In
order to make for a more lively presentation, the panelists will play the role of the environmental inspector and
the EHS professional whose facility is being inspected. After the panelists demonstrate what should/should not
be done when responding to an inspection, the panel will shift to concrete examples that facilities can take to
ensure that their inspections provide regulators with the information they need to determine the facility is in
compliance. We will discuss: the roles of audits in facility inspections, how to interact with inspectors when
they visit the facility, ensuring that you document the inspection correctly, and what to do after the inspection is
completed. Additional time will be made available for a robust question-and-answer session.
Panelists:
Lee Hoffman: Pullman & Comley, LLC
Diane Whitney: Pullman & Comley, LLC
Economics, Partnerships, & Environmental Leadership in Government and Industry
Track: REGU/INDU/FEDS
Room: 11
6/28/2018, 10:00 AM
Platform – TCC: EPE/PIM/FED
Chair: Jim Ryckman, USAF - Materiel Command
10:00 AM
Combined Air Emissions Reporting (CAER): A Collaborative Effort between State, Local, Tribal and
EPA programs to Streamline Air Emissions Reporting
Paper # 408646
Michael Burton: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
10:20 AM
Realizing Energy Efficiency and Sustainability through Direct Collaboration between Utilities and
Communities
Paper # 410112
Courtney Weber: APTIM Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc.
10:40 AM
Evaluating the Market for Clean Products - A Case Study from the Washington, DC Region
Paper # 418405
Christine Ng, James McCann, Kerensa Gimre, Michael Keinath: Ramboll
Development and Use of Sustainability Tools
Track: SUST
Room: 15
6/28/2018, 10:00 AM
Panel – TCC: SUS
Chair: Ashley Sapyta, S&ME, Inc.
Vice Chair: Jeff Kohn, EPA
There are a great number of tools in existence relative to sustainability. Some of these are developed and
managed by companies specializing in sustainability and are available only to members. But, there are many
sustainability tools that are available free on the internet. The challenge for industry is finding the best tool to
meet their purpose. Fortunately there are individuals out there that specialize in assisting industries in
determining which sustainability tools best fits their needs. This panel will describe some of the available
sustainability tools and provide guidance on how to determine the right tool for the job.
Panelists:
Jeff Kohn: EPA
Joy Onasch: University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Saman Baghestani: MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative
Ashok Kumar: The University of Toledo
Innovative Measurement Techniques - Part 2
Track: AQMM
Room: 25
6/28/2018, 1:30 PM
Platform – TCC: AAM
Chair: Praveen Srirama, CEMRC
Vice Chair: Bradley Flowers, AECOM
1:30 PM
Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer Monitoring with GC-FTIR Technology
Paper # 410585
Martin Spartz, Kelly McPartland: Max Analytical Technologies
1:50 PM
A New Cryogenless TO15 Canister Preconcentrator with Substantially Reduced System Carrier-Over
When Exposed to Higher Concentration Samples
Paper # 411019
Thomas Robinson, Jiewen Zhang, Victoria Noad: Entech Instruments, Inc.
2:10 PM
Controlling Moisture for Regulatory Ozone Monitoring in High Humidity Environments
Paper # 416071
Anthony Ward, Kevin Mishoe, Marcus Stewart: Amec Foster Wheeler
2:30 PM
Potential for PFAS Cross-Contamination from Sampling Equipment and Associated Products
Paper # 410053
James Occhialini, Phillip Bassignani: Alpha Analytical Labs; Elizabeth Denly: TRC Environmental Corp.
Air Toxics Modeling/Monitoring
Track: AQMM/AQMO
Room: 17
6/28/2018, 1:30 PM
Panel – TCC: AAM/APM
Chair: Chris Nelson, 3M Company
State and local agencies have specific programs to assess concentrations of air toxics / hazardous air pollutants
and determine potential public health outcomes. The panel session will review various modeling and
monitoring approaches, with the goals of improving attendees’ general knowledge and specific understanding of
methods. Panelists will explore questions related to air quality modeling and monitoring. Modeling topics may
include: What tools exist to analyze potential public health risks from air toxics? What assumptions are built
into those tools? What health benchmarks are used and how are they derived? How are (modeled) exceedances
of risk thresholds / health benchmarks addressed? What qualitative considerations are made, if any? Is the
general public actively involved in any part of the process, and if so, how? Monitoring topics may include the
use of cheaper and more accurate sensors, and public & private entities collection of more ambient data on air
toxics concentrations, and may consider the following questions: What do the results mean and (how) do you
act on it? What best practices exist? Is the general public actively involved in any part of the process, and if so,
how?
Panelists:
Chris Nelson: 3M Company
Andrew Willing: 3M Company
Daniel Dix: All4 LLC
Steve DeSantis: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Air Resources
Monica Wright: Jacobs
Innovative Modeling Applications & Techniques: Innovative Techniques
Track: AQMO
Room: 26
6/28/2018, 1:30 PM
Platform – TCC: APM
Chair: Pete Catizone, Woodard & Curran
Vice Chair: Matthew Jones, Woodard & Curran
1:30 PM
An Exceptional Event Screening Tool to Estimate Natural Impacts on Ozone Exceedances
Paper # 409244
Chantelle Lonsdale, Matthew Alvarado, Christopher Brodowski, Richard Pernak, John Henderson:
Atmospheric and Environmental Research
1:50 PM
Development of System Dynamics Model for Mercury and Dioxin Flow
Paper # 405065
Yun-Ting Chen, Chao-Heng Tseng: Institute of Environmental Engineering and Management, National Taipei
University of Technology, Taiwan
2:10 PM
Mapping the Health Effects of Air Purification with Surface Source
Paper # 405050
Yun-Ting Chen, Yun-Ting Chen, Ling-Ling Chen, Chao-Heng Tseng: Institute of Environmental Engineering
and Management, National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan
Climate Change Corporate Risk, Impacts, and Adaptation
Track: CLIM
Room: 22
6/28/2018, 1:30 PM
Platform – TCC: CCP
Chair: Joshua Fu, The University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Vice Chair: Joe Donahue, Abt Associates
1:30 PM
Navigating the New Waters of Climate Change Regulation: Are These Rocks on Your Charts?
Paper # 431997
Brian Freeman: Robinson+Cole
1:50 PM
Quantifying Air Pollutant Emissions and Health Impacts in the Solid Waste Sector: Introduction to the
Solid Waste Emissions Estimation Tool (SWEET)
Paper # 409969
Joseph Donahue, Benjamin Matek: Abt Associates
2:10 PM
A Framework for Credible 2 Degree Celsius Corporate Climate Planning : Engaging the Petroleum
Sector as Part of the Global Climate Solution
Paper # 475000
William Hafker: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co. - Retired
2:30 PM
Climate-Related Financial Disclosures as a Part of Good Corporate Governance
Paper # 427626
Robert Reiley: PA Department of Environmental Protection
Nanotechnology: Applications, Research Advances, and Safety
Track: NANO/H&EE
Room: 16
6/28/2018, 1:30 PM
Platform – TCC: NAN/RAM
Chair: Yevgen Nazarenko, McGill University
Vice Chair: William C. Looney, AECOM
1:30 PM
Gas Phase Interactions of Super Activated Carbon Nanoparticles with Benzene, O-Xylene and Water
Paper # 418382
Natalia Rojas Arias, David Ramirez: Texas A&M University
1:50 PM
Risk Associated with Self Assembly and Self Healing Nanoparticles
Paper # 418513
Sakib Pathan: The University of Toledo
2:10 PM
In-situ Atmosphere Images and Biophysical Properties of Visible-light Responsive Photocatalytic
Inactivated Bacterial Membrane
Paper # 418016
Jing-Hua Tzeng, Li-Ting Yen: National Chung Hsing University; University of Delaware; Chakkrit
Poonpakdee, Kai-Fen Tu, Mon-Shu Ho, Yao-Tung Lin: National Chung Hsing University; Chih-Huang Weng:
I-Shou University, Taiwan
2:30 PM
Controlling the Nanotechnology Genie
Paper # 445802
William C. Looney: AECOM
Regulatory Developments
Track: REGU
Room: 24
6/28/2018, 1:30 PM
Platform – TCC: REG
Chair: John Metzger, 3M Company
1:30 PM
Where will EPA Lead Us: Are the Days of the "Startup, Shutdown, Malfunction" Exemption Really
Behind Us?
Paper # 410672
Alexandra Bromer: Perkins Coie LLP
1:50 PM
40 CFR 82 - Update to the Refrigerant Management Requirements
Paper # 401388
Loree Fields: AECOM; Donna Schlotzhauer: Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc.
2:10 PM
Refrigerant Rule Revisions: Is Your Facility Prepared?
Paper # 410456
Brian Noel: Trinity Consultants
2:30 PM
EPA's 'Next Generation' Compliance Initiative: What is It, How Can We Prepare for It, and How May
It Evolve with the Trump EPA
Paper # 410798
Alexandra Bromer, J. Christopher Baird: Perkins Coie LLP
2:50 PM
Increased Citizen Enforcement of Environmental Laws in the Trump Era?
Paper # 410747
J. Christopher Baird: Perkins Coie LLP
3:10 PM
TSCA Inventory Notification (Active/Inactive) Rule
Paper # 401713
Bill Rosenzweig: AECOM
Advanced Environmental Due Diligence with ASTM Site Assessment Standards
Track: REGU
Room: 14
6/28/2018, 1:30 PM
Panel – TCC: REG
Chair: Christopher McCormack, Pullman & Comley, LLC
Environmental due diligence is a common feature of transactions involving real property and business entities.
Purchasers conduct due diligence to understand liability risks and compliance costs associated with properties
and businesses. Lenders and insurers look to the due diligence process to underwrite loans and policies.
Regulators and courts scrutinize the thoroughness of due diligence to determine eligibility for certain statutory
defenses. Despite its importance, environmental due diligence frequently means different things to different
people. A sophisticated property developer may be comfortable with lesser certainty, but a risk-averse purchaser
may have little tolerance for even slight risk. A seller personally familiar with a site’s history may instinctively
resist more than limited investigation. Information that satisfies one person as a “clean bill of health” may leave
another with a lengthy list of questions. Standardization or even a common vocabulary can be elusive.
Environmental assessment standards provide a frame of reference for the due diligence process. ASTM
International’s Committee E50 on Environmental Assessment, Risk Management and Corrective Action
oversees several standard practices and guides that outline concepts, terminology and procedures for common
assessment tasks. The most familiar of these is E1527-13, “Standard Practice for Environmental Site
Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process,” which the EPA has endorsed by regulation as a
means of performing the pre-purchase “all appropriate inquiry” required to qualify for certain liability
protections under the federal Superfund law. Beyond Phase I, other ASTM standards provide a range of due
diligence tools that support systematic analysis of environmental conditions and risks, and facilitate
communication among diverse stakeholders by defining standardized procedures and nomenclature. This panel
will explore the ASTM standards development process, review standards particularly useful for conducting
environmental due diligence, and highlight current developments in environmental assessment standards.
Panelists:
Christopher McCormack: Pullman & Comley, LLC
Julie Kilgore: Wasatch Environmental, Inc.
BACT Development and Implementation
Track: REGU/INDU
Room: 12-13
6/28/2018, 1:30 PM
Panel – TCC: REG/PIM
Chair: John Evans, RTP Environmental Associates, Inc.
Vice Chair: Steven Weber, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
The Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) pre-construction permitting program has a number of core
requirements including the requirement for Best Available Control Technology (BACT). The statutory and
regulatory definition of BACT has remained effectively unchanged since the initial development of the PSD
statute and regulations in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. However, because of the case-by-case nature of
determining BACT, the decisions made by permitting authorities are often the subject of considerable public
review and scrutiny and frequently form the basis for legal challenges to PSD permit actions. This panel of
experts will provide insight into the latest BACT issues including how to implement the clean fuels language of
BACT and still provide operational flexibility; what does it mean to “redefine the source;” how to address
startup/shutdown/malfunction (SSM) in the BACT context; how best to draft enforceable BACT limits, and to
what extent do programs like MACT and Title V impact BACT determinations.
Panelists:
Jaimeson Sinclair: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Rahul Thaker: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Andrew Knudsen: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
John Evans: RTP Environmental Associates, Inc.
Sustainability Metrics, Initiatives, and Analytics
Track: SUST/INDU
Room: 15
6/28/2018, 1:30 PM
Platform – TCC: SUS/PIM
Chair: Ram Ramanan, Desert Research Institute
Vice Chair: Georges Bou-Saab, Iowa State University
1:30 PM
Evaluation of Fueling Our Future Program: Emission Analysis for Different Market Penetration
Scenarios of Ethanol Blends in Iowa
Paper # 411149
Georges Bou-Saab, Shauna Hallmark, Jing Dong,, Willine Richardson: Iowa State University
1:50 PM
Carbon Intensity Metrics: Setting Strategic and Meaningful Performance Goals
Paper # 416829
Christopher Easter: Environmental Sciences Associates (ESA)
2:10 PM
Life Cycle Environmental Impact of Onshore and Offshore Wind Farms in Texas: Sensitivity Analysis
for Material and Manufacturing Stages
Paper # 410796
Raghava Kommalapati: Prairie View A&M Univeristy; Jesuina Chipindula, Venkata Botlaguduru, Hongbo Du:
Center for Energy & Environmental Sustainability, Prairie View A&M University
2:30 PM
Evaluation of Fueling Our Future Program: Consumer Acceptance of Biofuels in Iowa
Paper # 411037
Willine Richardson, Georges Bou-Saab, Shauna Hallmark, Jing Dong: Iowa State University
2:50 PM
Stormwater Impacts to an Urban River in the Intermountain West: the Use of Continuous Monitoring
Datasets
Paper # 410122
R. Ryan Dupont, Jacob Richardson, Darianne Willey: Civil and Environmental Engineering, Utah State
University;
3:10 PM
Corporate Air Quality Data & Reporting: Beyond Compliance to Increased Business Value
Paper # 410866
Linda Kemp, Nicole Sullivan: Arcadis U.S., Inc.; Brad Micheel: E2 Manage Tech, Inc. (an Arcadis Company)