RemTech 2006 Presentations
(Click on a Presentation or Paper to open the corresponding PDF document.)

Hydrocarbon Contamination

• Volatilization, Recovery and Treatment of Light-End PHC as On-site Remediation Tactic - Presentation
  Ole Mrklas, Imperial Oil Ltd., Calgary, AB

• Remediation of On and Off-site Hydrocarbon Impacts Associated With An Active Retail Service Station - Presentation
  Saleh A. Haidar, Keystone Environmental, Burnaby, BC
  Jeff Linke. Chevron Canada Limited, Vancouver, BC

• Managing and Mitigating Extensive Subsurface Fuel Product for Two Inner-City Heritage Buildings - Presentation - Paper
  Ken Friedrich, City of Edmonton, Edmonton AB
  Paul R. Morton, EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd., Edmonton, AB

• Remediation of 20,000 m3 of Hydrocarbon-Impacted Soil at a Former Well Site Using the Biopile Process - Presentation
  Guillaume Bedard, Biogenie S.R.D.C. Inc., Calgary, AB

• Quantifying Biogenic versus Petrogenic Hydrocarbons from a Rmulsion Pipeline Release in a Muskeg Setting in N.E. British Columbia - Presentation
  Craig Harris, UMA Engineering Ltd., Victoria, BC

• An Integrated Approach to Risk-Based Remediation of a Former Bulk Fuel Storage Facility Adjacent a Marine Environment - Presentation
  Linda Kemp and Ian Hers, Golder Associated Ltd., Vancouver, BC

• Towards the Development of Field-Wide Risk Based Remediation Objectives for an Aging Oilfield - Presentation
  Mike Brewster, WorleyParsons Komex, Calgary, AB

• Toxicity of Invert Drilling Muds Composted with Wood/Bark Chips - Presentation
  Kathryn Bessie, EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd., Calgary, AB

• Mass Transfer and Bioremediation of PAHs in a Bead Mill Bioreactor - Presentation
  Ryan Riess, PINTER and Associates Ltd. , Saskatoon, SK

• A Multidisciplinary Approach to Site Remediation and Management in a Bedrock Environment - Presentation
  Gary Millard, Shell Canada Products, Calgary, AB
  Rob Micklethwaite, O'Connor Associates Environmental Inc., Calgary, AB

Salt Management

• Modernized Approach for the Remediation of Salt Impacted Soils - Presentation
  Anthony Knafla, Equilibrium Environmental Inc., Calgary, AB
  Darren Stokes, Talisman Energy Inc., Calgary, AB

• In-Situ Remediation of Brine Impacted Soils and Groundwater Using Hydraulic Fracturing, Desalinization and Recharge Wells - Presentation - Paper
  Craig Robertson, Wiebe Environmental Services Inc., Calgary, AB
  Ion Ratiu, GeoGrid Environmental Inc., Calgary, AB

• Impacts of Winter Road Salting on Municipal Groundwater Supplies - Evaluation Tools for Source Water Protection Planning - Presentation
  Craig Johnston, Stantec Consulting Ltd., Kitchener, ON

Liability Management

• Environmental Forensics as a Tool for Environmental Liability Management - Presentation
  Court Sandau and B.J. Min, TRIUM Environmental Solutions Inc., Calgary, AB

• A Defensible and Unbiased Approach for Confirming Effective Removal of Contaminated Soil for Remedial Excavations - Presentation
  James G. Carss and Tai T. Wong, O'Connor Associates Environmental Inc., Calgary, Alberta

• Emerging Environmental Liabilities: Identification, Management and Multijurisdictional Issues - Presentation
  Sean Murphy and Steve Ross, WorleyParsons Komex , Burnaby, BC

Chemical Oxidation

• The Application of In-Situ Chemical Oxidation to Remediate Chlorinated Ethenes at Former Dry Cleaning Facilities in Alberta - Presentation
  Charlotte King and Siobhan Burland Ross, XCG Consultants Ltd., Kitchener, ON

• Novel Activation Technologies for Sodium Persulfate In-Situ and Ex-Situ Chemical Oxidation - Presentation
  Frank Sessa, FMC Environmental Solutions, Philadelphia, PA

• Chemical Oxidation of BTEX in Soil and Groundwater - Presentation
  Daniela Felske, EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd, Edmonton, AB

LNAPL

• Use of Laser Induced Fluorescence (LIF), Soil/LNAPL Laboratory Testing, Modeling and Actual Recovery Data to Evaluate LNAPL Mobility, Stability and Recoverability - Presentation
  David J. Cushman and Matthew Rousseau, Conestoga-Rovers & Associates, Windsor, ON

• Remediation Endpoints - Factors for Consideration when Determining Appropriate Remediation Endpoints for Aggressive LNAPL Recovery - Presentation
  David J. Cushman and Matthew Rousseau, Conestoga-Rovers & Associates, Windsor, ON

• LNAPL Volume and Mobility Estimation to Assess When to Stop Active Recovery - Presentation
  David Tarnocai and Louis Sabourin, Aqua Terre Solutions Inc., Ottawa, ON

• Characterization & Assessment of Light Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid Mobility in Fractured Soils - Presentation - Paper
  Emma Kirsh and Douglas Sweeney, SEACOR Environmental Inc., Edmonton, AB

Montreal Center of Excellence in Brownfields Rehabilitation (MCEBR)

• The eMaMoC (Electrolytic Methanogenic-Methanotrophic Coupling) System : A Tool for Bioremediation of Chlorinated Solvents - Presentation
  Boris Tartakovsky, National Research Council, Biotechnology Research Institute, Montreal, QC

• In-Situ Treatment of Chlorinated Solvents: Design and Monitoring of a 1,1,1-Trichloroethane Treatment System at CFB-Trenton - Presentation
  Tony Hawke, Terrapex Environnement Ltd., Montreal, QC

• Field Pilot Testing for Chemical Oxidation at the Former Nitchequon Meteorological Station - Presentation
  Eric Bergeron, Golder Associates, Montreal, QC

• Improvements in the Biotreatment of Soil Contaminated by Heavy Hydrocarbons - Presentation
  Jean Paquin, Sanexen Environmental Services Inc, Varennes, QC

Alberta Government Updates

• Potential for Remediation of Well Sites in Alberta - Presentation
  Norm Jede, Alberta Economic Development, Edmonton, AB

• Update on the Policy Framework for Contaminated Sites Management in Alberta - Presentation
  Darlene Howat and Michael Zemanek, Alberta Environment, Edmonton, AB

• Tier I Soil and Groundwater Remediation Guidelines in Alberta - Presentation
  Heather von Hauff and Gordon Dinwoodie, Alberta Environment, Edmonton, AB

• Policy Framework for Contaminated Sites Management in Alberta: Update on the Tier 2 Guidance and Site Assessment Records to Support the Framework - Presentation
  Norman Sawatsky, Environmental Policy Branch
  Kim Kirillo Regional Services Alberta, Environment Edmonton, AB

Phyto-Remediation

• Successful Field and Laboratory Tests of a Multi-Process Phytoremediation System for Decontamination of Petroleum and Salt Impacted Soils - Presentation
  Dr. Bruce M. Greenberg, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

• Use of Native Species in the Restoration of a Train Derailment Site - Presentation - Paper
  David Flynn, Stantec Consulting Ltd., Kitchener, ON

• Phytoremediation as Technology for Both Risk Management and Remediation at Former Herbicides Production Site - Presentation - Paper
  Catherine Creber, Dow Chemical Canada, Inc., Sarnia, ON

Natural Attenuation

• Enhanced Natural Removal (ENR) of Cyanide and Ammonia in Tailings Lake and Zone 2 Pit at Colomac, NWT - Presentation
  Bill Coedy, Indian & Northern Affairs Canada, Yellowknife, NWT
  Ken Ashley, Ken Ashley and Associates Ltd. Vancouver, BC

• Fate of Industrial Nitrogen in an Alluvial Aquifer - Presentation - Paper
  Gillian Savage, Morrow Environmental Consultants Inc., Calgary, AB

• An Investigation of Natural Attenuation of Naphthenic Acids and the Potential for Metals Mobilization at an Oil Sands Mining Facility - Presentation
  Alex Oiffer, WorleyParsons Komex, Edmonton, AB

Lake Wabamun

• Delineation and Remediation of a Derailment Site in Wabamun, Alberta - Presentation
  M. Jillian Mitton, Golder Associates Ltd.Calgary, AB
  Brian Pimblett, Canadian National Railway Company, Surrey, BC

• Emergency Response Management - The Wabamun Story - Presentation
  Brian Pimblett, Canadian National Railway Company, Surrey, BC
  M. Jillian Mitton, Golder Associates Ltd., Calgary, AB

• Measurement of Hydrocarbons Following Spill Events - Gathering Information Required for Human Health and Environmental Risk Assessments - Presentation
  Dieb Birkholz, ALS Laboratory Group, Edmonton, AB

Ex-Situ

• Case Study of a Transformer Repair Facility, Soil and Groundwater Remediation, Richmond, BC - Presentation - Paper
  Liliana Jerade, Jacques Whitford Environment, Vancouver, BC

• Surfactant Enhanced Remediation (SER) Using Ivey-sol® Surfactant Technology Improving Pump and Treatment, Bioremediation, Chemical Oxidation and Reduction Technologies - Presentation - Paper
  George (Bud) Ivey, Ivey International Inc., Campbell River, BC

• In-situ and Ex-situ Soil and Groundwater Remediation using Chemical Oxidation Technologies - Presentation
  Jean Pare, Chemco Inc, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC

In-Situ

• Delivery Methods for Optimizing In-Situ Remediation with Treatment Amendments: A Systematic Approach - Presentation
  Gordon H. Bures, Frac Rite Environmental Ltd., Calgary, AB

• In-Situ Glycol Biotreatment System - Presentation - Paper
  Dario Velicogna, SAIC Canada, Ottawa, ON

• Large-Scale Sulfolane-Impacted Soil Remediation at a Gas Plant - Presentation
  Guy Lavoie and Kirk Rockwell, Biogenie S.R.D.C. Inc., Calgary, AB

Consultations and Decision Making

• Beginning With the End in Mind: When to Shut Down a Remedial System? - Presentation
  Scott Digel and Elwyn Lyons, O'Connor Associates Environmental Inc., Calgary, AB

• Working with Northerners - Effective Consultation and Partnership with Aboriginal Groups in the Remediation of Contaminated Sites - Presentation
  Carole Mills, Indian & Northern Affairs, Canada, Yellowknife, NWT

• Applying Principles of Measurement Uncertainty (MU) to Remediation Monitoring - Presentation
  Phil Heaton, Maxxam Analytics Inc., Calgary, AB

Miscellaneous

• Surface Water Remediation and Waste Water Treatment Using a Circulator - Presentation - Paper
  Kathleen Cameron, Sunset Solar Systems Ltd., Saskatoon, SK

• Trials and Tribulations of a New Regulation: Coal Bed Methane Water-Well Testing - Presentation
  Darlene Lintott, Norwest Labs / Bodycote, Edmonton, AB

• Cleaning up a Salt Spill: Predictive Modeling and Monitoring Natural Attenuation to Save Remedial Costs - Presentation - Paper
  Brian Tsang and A. Aziz Shaikh, EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd., Calgary, AB