RemTech 2005 Presentations
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Environmental Management

• Well Blowout in Acheson Alberta, Emergency Response and Environmental Management - Presentation
  Michelle Cotton, B.Sc., P.Ag., Solstice Canada Corp., Edmonton, AB
  Paul Kelly, B.Sc., P.Chem, Acclaim Energy, Calgary, AB

• Technological Solutions for Erosion Control and Water Clarification Using Polyacrylamide (PAM) and PAM Blends - Presentation - Paper
  William Gowdy, Clear Flow Consulting, Sherwood Park, AB
  Steven Iwinski, Applied Polymer Systems Inc., Florida, USA

Alberta Environment Updates

• Update on Environmental Site Assessment Requirements at Drilling Waste Sites - Presentation
  Gordon Dinwoodie, Alberta Environment

• Update on Alberta Environment Contaminated Sites Initiatives - Presentation
  Mike Zemanek, Alberta Environment

Soil & Groundwater Remediation through the Program of Energy Research & Development at Environment Canada

• Soil and Groundwater Remediation through the Program of Energy Research and Development at Environment Canada - Presentation
  Paul Bacchus, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON

• Research on Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Groundwater in Cold Climates: Limitations or Opportunities? - Presentation
  Dale VanStempvoort, M.Sc. Geol., Ph.D. E.Sc., National Waster Research Institute, Environment Canada

• Biobarriers in Fractured Bedrock: Effects of BTEX on Biofilm Structure and Activities - Presentation
  Dr. Nathalie Ross, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON

• Sorption Of An Oilsands Naphthenic Acid Mixture To Soils & Implications For Transport In Groundwater And Aquatic Toxicity - Presentation
  Arash Janfada, University of Saskatchewan - Department of Civil & Geological Engineering

Hydrocarbon and Salt Contamination

• Soil Remediation in Coarse Gravelly Soils: Challenges and Lessons Learned - Presentation - Paper
  Michael L. Brewster, M.Sc., P.Geol, and Jennifer M. Durden, B.Sc., EIT, Komex International, Calgary, AB

• Case Study - Gasoline Spill Remediation Soil Vapour Extraction System - Prince George, BC - Presentation - Paper
  Liliana Jerade, M.Eng., Jacques Whitford, Vancouver, BC

• Research Relative to Land Application of Diesel Invert Drilling Wastes - Presentation - Paper
  T.M. Macyk, Alberta Research Council Inc., Edmonton, AB

• Remediation of a Former Sour Gas Plant in Central Alberta - Presentation - Paper
  Candice Berezan, B.Sc., and Steve Taylor, P.Geol., Biogenie S.R.D.C., Calgary, AB

• Engineered Soil Cover for Management of Salt Impacted Sites - Presentation - Paper
  Doug Sweeney, SEACOR Environmental, Edmonton, AB
  David Tratch, M.Sc., P.Eng., Watermark Consulting Ltd.

• An Integrated Onsite Approach to the Management of Remedial Efforts at a Hydrocarbon and Salt Affected Site - Presentation
  Michael S. Wood, M.En.Sc., R.P.F. EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd.,Calgary, AB

• Please Hold the Salt - Presentation - Paper
  Reed Jackson, B.Sc., AMEC Earth & Environmental, Calgary, AB

• Remediation and Revegetation of Tar Sands Composite Tailings Containing Naphthenic Acids and High Salt Using Alder-Frankia Symbionts - Presentation - Paper
  Charles Greer, National Research Council, Ottawa, ON

In-Situ

• Characterization of a Diesel-Contaminated Fractured Rock Aquifer and Development of a Nutrient-Flushing Remediation Technique - Presentation
  Michael Brown, M.Sc., P.Geol. Komex International Ltd., Calgary, AB

• The Use of In-Situ Electrokinetics to Remediate Salt Impacted Soil and Groundwater - Presentation
  Anjum Mullick, M.Sc., P.Eng., and Stuart Torr, M.Sc., EIT, Komex International Ltd., Edmonton, AB

• Remediation Process Optimization: The New Paradigm for Enhanced and Cost-Effective In-Situ Site Remediation - Presentation
  Gordon H. Bures, M.Eng., P.Eng, Frac Rite Environmental Ltd., Calgary, AB

• In-Situ Biological Percolating System for the Treatment of Hydrocarbon Impacted Groundwater - Presentation
  M. Jillian Mitton, P.Eng., Golder Associates Ltd., Calgary, AB
  Brian Pimblett, P.Eng., Canadian National Railway Company

• Technical and Economic Feasibility of Soil Flushing with Non-Ionic Surfactant to Remediate Gas Well Condensate - Presentation
  Paul R. Morton, P.Geol. EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd., Edmonton, AB

• An Investigation on Remediation of Transformer Oil (TO) Contaminated Soil by Chemical Oxidation Using Hydrogen Peroxide - Presentation
  Yanjun (James) Chang, M.Sc., University of Calgary, Calgary, AB

• Comparison of Biological Fouling Control Methods for an In-Situ Chlorinated Solvents Bioremediation System - Presentation - Paper
  Bert Buell, M.Sc. URS Corporation, Gaithersburg, MD, USA

• Installation and Monitoring of the Waterloo Emitter - Presentation - Paper
  Doug Sweeney, M.Sc., P.Eng., and Ian Young, C.Tech, SEACOR Environmental, Edmonton, AB

Extraction

• Successful LNAPL Removal Using Air Sparge/Soil Vapour Extraction Technology - Presentation - Paper
  Lynda Smithard, P.Eng. and Jamie Natusch, P.Eng., URS, Vancouver, BC

• Investigation and Remediation Strategies for a DNAPL Impacted Site in Stratified Soils - Presentation - Paper
  Christopher Reiss, B.Sc. Env., SEACOR Environmental, Toronto, ON

• Remediation of Deep LNAPL from Glacial Soils Using High Vacuum Multiphase Extraction (MPE), Pneumatic Air Lift (PAL), and Pneumatic Fracturing (PF) - Presentation - Paper
  David J. Cushman, P.Eng., P.E., CHMM, CEA, EMS-LA, Conestoga-Rovers & Associates, Windsor, ON
  
  
• Innovative Multiphase Extraction Design - Operating above the Upper Flammability Limit - Presentation
  Stuart M.Torr M.Eng. E.I.T and Sean Kelly, M.Sc., P.Eng., Komex International Ltd, Calgary, AB
  
  
• Integrated Remediation Approach at a Former Chemical Blending Facility: Excavation, Dual-Phase Extraction and Site-Specific Risk Assessment - Presentation
  Michelle S. Wright, M.Sc., P.Eng., Aqua Terre Solutions Inc., Calgary, AB
  Tony Knafla, M.Sc., DABT, Equillibrium Environmental Inc.
  
  
• Installation of a Dual Phase Extraction System in a Residential Neighbourhood - Presentation - Paper
  Scott Johnston, B.Sc., and Gary Winthrop, C.E.T., SEACOR Environmental, Calgary, AB
  

• Evaluation of Denitrification as a Natural Attenuation Mechanism in a Nitrate-Contaminated Aquifer - Presentation - Paper
  Trevor Butterfield, M.Sc. and Mark Trudell, Ph.D., P.Geol., Komex International Ltd., Edmonton, AB
  
  
• Comparison of Sampling Methodologies and Variability Assessment Related to Monitored Natural Attenuation - Presentation
  James Armstrong, B.A.Sc, Komex International Ltd., Calgary, AB
  Kevin Biggar, Ph.D., University of Alberta
  
  
• Techniques Used to Evaluate Potential LNAPL Mobility - Presentation - Paper
  David Fursevich, M.Sc., Morrow Environmental Consultants Inc.

• Development of Waste Forms for the Hanford Brines Basin 42 Waste Water, Waste Treatment Plant Secondary Wastes and Bulk Vitrification Secondary Waste - Presentation - Paper
  Dr. Michael Silsbee, RJ LeeGroup, Inc., Monroeville, PA, USA
  
  
• Development of a Cast Stone Formulation for Hanford Tank Wastes - Presentation - Paper
  Dr. Boyd Clark, RJ LeeGroup, Inc., Monroeville, PA, USA
  
  
• Solidification / Stabilization Treatment Technology for Remediation of Canadian Sites - Presentation
  Charles M. Wilk, LEHP, QEP, Portland Cement Association, Skokie, IL, USA
  Collin Dickson CD, P.Eng., Cement Association of Canada, Halifax, NS
  
  
• Bioreactor Landfills - An Innovative Technology for Biostabilization of Municipal Solid Waste - Presentation - Paper
  Nandana Perera, M.Sc., P.Eng., Stantec Consulting Ltd., Calgary, AB

• Thermal Remediation of Tar-contaminated Soil and Oil-contaminated Gravel - Presentation - Paper
  Jinsheng Wang, CANMET Energy Technology Centre (CETC), Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, ON
  
  
• Sulfolane Impacted Soil and Groundwater Treatability Study - Presentation - Paper
  Vladimir Agatonovic, P. Geol., CCEP, EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd., Calgary, AB
  
  
• Thermal Desorption Remediation in Relation to LandfilI Disposal at Isolated Sites in Northern Alberta - Presentation - Paper
  Brian MacKinnon, P.Geol., Thurber Engineering Ltd., Edmonton, AB

• An Integrated Site Assessment Approach for a Proposed Real Estate Transaction at a PCE Impacted Drycleaner Site - Presentation - Paper
  B.J. Min, M.Eng., P. Eng. and G. Clyde, P.Biol., Jacques Whitford, Calgary, AB
  
  
• Drilling Sump Restoration in Santa Maria Valey, California - Presentation - Paper
  Julie Doane-Allmon, URS Corporation, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
  Heather Boyd, ConocoPhillips Company, Houston, TX, USA
  
  
• Brownfield Redevelopment Grant Pilot Program - Presentation
  Mark Brostrom, P. Eng. and Dave Lapp, City of Edmonton, Edmonton, AB

• Pyramid Mountain Diesel Full Storage Site Remediation - Presentation - Paper
  Masten Brolsma, P.Eng. and Courtney Sandau, Ph.D., P.Chem, Jacques Whitford, Calgary, AB
  
  
• Soil Remediation of a Former Power Plant Site in Tulita, Northwest Territories - Presentation - Paper
  Guillaume Bedard, Biogenie S.R.D.C., Calgary, AB
  
  
• Remediation of Coal Waste Pile in Union Bay, B.C. - Presentation - Paper
  Ian Mitchell, M.Sc., P.Geo., and Tara Siemens, MET, SEACOR Environmental, Vancouver, BC

• Advanced Thin Film Geomembrane Technology for Biocell Liners and Covers - Presentation - Paper
  Dave Martin, P.Eng., Layfield Geosynthetics and Industrial Fabrics, Edmonton, AB
  
  
• Barrier Walls - Which Type and Why? - Presentation
  Stephen G. Custeau, P.Eng, MBA, Quantum Remediation Inc., Burnaby, BC
  
  
• Nanoshpere Reactive Oxides for Environmental Remediation - Presentation - Paper
  Dr. Allen Apblett, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA

• Forensic Identification of Gasoline Samples - Presentation - Paper
  D.A. Birkholz, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., Enviro - Test Laboratories, Calgary, AB
  
  
• Implement Environmentally Sound Technology Through Benchmarking And Verification - Presentation - Paper
  John Neate, ETV Canada. Mississauga, ON
  
  
• Can Analytical Methods Predict Bioavailability? - Presentation - Paper
  Chris Swyngedouw, Ph.D., P.Chem., MCIC, CCEP, Norwest Labs, Calgary, AB