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Federal Contaminated Sites - Innovative
Remediation Solutions Workshop
General Session
(Cascade Ballroom)
This workshop will provide a forum for interaction
between the Canadian remediation industry (particularly vendors
of innovative technologies) and representatives of federal
departments where contaminated sites are located. In addition,
the workshop will serve to heighten awareness of the capabilities
of the Canadian remediation industry and of the needs of the
federal custodians of contaminated sites.
RemTech Registration Fee includes access
to this workshop.
Further details to follow.
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12:00
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1:00 |
Networking Lunch
(Cascade Ballroom)
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1:00
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5:00
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Federal Contaminated Sites - Innovative
Remediation Solutions Workshop
Invite Only Session
(Alberta Room)
Details to Follow
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Technology Funding Options Workshop
(Cascade Ballroom)
Presentations by:
Alberta Finance and Enterprise
Alberta Ingenuity Fund
CETAC-WEST
Canada Revenue Agency - SR&ED Tax Credit
Industry Canada
NRC-IRAP
SDTC
RemTech Registration Fee includes access to this workshop.
Full Details to Follow
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5:00
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9:30
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RemTech 2008 Opening Reception and Casino
"RemTech Royale 008"
The
welcoming reception is an excellent networking opportunity
for all exhibitors,
sponsors and delegates. Experience great food and a charity
fun money casino. The casino night is made possible by the
generous support of IW
Kuhn Environmental and the Cement
Association of Canada.
Experience the ice bars with special martinis in honour of
the Bond Girls.
All delegates attending the reception will
receive $5,000 in fun money - additional money is available
for a small donation to the Ilsa
Mae Research Fund. At the end of the evening the fun money
can be turned in for draw tickets for various prizes.
Grand Prize: $2,500 Fun Sun Vacation
Gift Ceriticate. Addition prize information to follow.
In addition, a silent auction will be held
with a number of great items up for auction. All proceeds
will be donated to the Ilsa Mae Research Fund, the Environmental
Artworks Foundation and the Calgary Zoo Conservation Fund.
Item details to follow.
Casino Opens at 6 PM and Closes at 9 PM
Sponsored by: the
Cement Association of Canada and IW
Kuhn Environmental
Charity Silent Auction
Opens
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Buses to Downtown
Sponsored by Bodycote
Testing Group
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7:00
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8:15
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Registration / Networking Breakfast
(President’s Hall and Van Horne Ballroom A, B, C, Upper
Level)
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8:15
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8:30 |
Opening Remarks and Welcome
(Van Horne Ballroom A)
Emcee:
Mr. Fred Keating
Opening Remarks and Welcome:
Mr. Craig Robertson, Wiebe Environmental Services, ESAA President
Hon. Iris Evans (invited)
Minister, Alberta Finance and Enterprise
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8:30
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9:30
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Opening Plenary Session
(Van Horne Ballroom A)
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9:30
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10:00
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Networking
Break
(Exhibit Area- Van Horne Ballroom C and President’s Hall)
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Bioremediation
(Beatty)
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Military
Sites and Gun Ranges
(Coleman) |
Technology
from the Netherlands - Update
(Shaughnessy) |
Sydney
Tar Ponds Update
(Theatre) |
10:00
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10:30 |
Remediation
of LNAPL Contaminated Fractured Bedrock Using a Bioreactor Study
in Southern Alberta
Jennifer Arnold, Stantec
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Remediation
Technologies - A New Challenge and New Opportunities
Jonathon Preston. DND UXO and Legacy Sites Program
National Defence |
TBA |
Sydney
Tar Ponds and Coke Ovens Cleanup - Project Overview |
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Minute Transition |
10:35
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11:05 |
Enhanced
Bioremediation Field Experience: Using Observed Half Lives in
Design and Prediction
Joanna Moreno, Adventus Group |
Remediation
of a Former Canadian Forces Base in Chatham, New Brunswick
Jeff Dirks, Biogenie |
TBA |
Sydney
Tar Ponds and Coke Ovens Cleanup - Community Engagement |
| 5
Minute Transition |
11:10
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11:40 |
Design
of Bioaugmented Biobarriers for Remediation of a TCE Plume
Carol E. Aziz, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc |
Case
Study - Innovative Methods Used to Investigateand Remediate
Lead Contaminated Soil at the Strathcona Shooting Range, Edmonton,
AB
Don Roy, Earth Tech Canada |
TBA |
Sydney
Tar Ponds and Coke Ovens Cleanup - Stabilization and Solidification
of the Cooling Pond |
| 5
Minute Transition |
11:45
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12:15 |
Coupled
ISCO-Bio via Activated Persulfate and Timed Oxygen Release using
a Sodium persulfate/calcium peroxide matrix
Jean Paré, Chemco Inc. |
CAM-F
Intermediate DEW Line Site Clean-up Sarcpa Lake, Nunavut
Jeff Dirks, Biogenie |
TBA |
Sydney
Tar Ponds and Coke Ovens Cleanup - Pilot Work in the North and
South Tar Ponds |
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12:15
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2:15
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Keynote Luncheon
(Van Horne Ballroom A)
"To the Top of
Everest"
Laurie Skreslet,
FIRST CANADIAN EVER to reach the summit of Mount Everest
Sponsored by Regenesis
Charity
Silent Auction re-opens
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2:15
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2:40
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Networking Break
(Exhibit Area- Van Horne Ballroom C and President’s Hall)
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In-Situ 1
(Beatty)
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Phytoremediation
and Natural Attenuation
(Coleman) |
Solidification
/ Stabilization
(Shaughnessy) |
Vapour
Management
(Theatre) |
2:40
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3:10 |
The
Theorgy Behind the Art Technology Scusses in Treating Petroleum
& Chlorinated Compounds, MTBE and 1,4 Dioxane
Marco Odah, Accelerated Remediation Technologies,
Inc |
Successful
field and laboratory tests of advanced phytoremediation systems
for decontamination of petroleum and salt impacted soils
Bruce M. Greenberg, University of Waterloo
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Two
Projects, One City, One Solution: S/S
Paul Lear, Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure |
Vapor
Barriers: Chemical Compatibility, Testing, and Advancements
in Materials Science
Ben Mork, Regenesis |
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Minute Transition |
3:15
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3:45 |
Rethinking
the "Interim Measure" Strategy for LNAPL Remediation Projects
Matthew Rousseau, Conestogra-Rovers & Associates
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Phytoremediation
as an On Site Ex Situ Remediation Option
Gary Millard, Shell Canada Products |
Site
Remediation and Hazardous Waste Management With Presumptive
Remedies Under BC Regulatory Provisions Using Cement-Based Solidification
/ Stabilization
John H. Wiens, SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd. |
Case
Studies: Use of Alternate Vapour Flow Media for Vapour Management
Systems for New Building Construction
Randy Pennell, AMEC Earth & Environmental
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| 5
Minute Transition |
3:50
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4:20 |
To
Be or Not to Be a DUA - Procedures to Identify a Domestic Use
Aquifer?
Tai T. Wong, O'Connor Associates Environmental
Inc. |
Numerical
Assessment of Monitored Natural Attenuation Using Source Depletion
as a Variable Loading Factor
A.Aziz Shaikh, EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd.
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Removing
hydrocarbons from soil more cost effectively than other conventional
thermal technologies is now further enhanced when you can create
viable recycling alternatives
Chris Harper, CHH Consulting |
Design
of Below Sub-slab Vapour Management System For a Commercial
Building
Charito Canero, Golder Associates Ltd.
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4:20
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6:00
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Environmental Artworks Foundation of Alberta Reception and
Silent Auction
(Exhibit Area - Van Horne Ballroom A-C)
An opportunity to view photographs from Grade 4-12 students
across Alberta. Enjoy wine, beer, great food and the music
of Terry Jorden and Orest Warchola. There will also be
a chance to win some great prizes. Details to follow.
Open to all Sponsors, Delegates and Exhibitors.
In addition, the Silent Auction will continue
with a number of great items. All proceeds will be split between
the Ilsa Mae Research Fund and the Environmental Artworks
Foundation of Alberta.
Sponsored by JSK
Consulting Ltd., PROECO
Corporation, Summit
Environmental Consultants
Charity
Silent Auction Closed
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7:30
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8:30
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Networking Breakfast
(Exhibit Area- Van Horne Ballroom C and President’s Hall)
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In-Situ 2
(Beatty)
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Extraction
(Coleman) |
Unique
Situations
(Shaughnessy) |
Alberta
Environment Updates
(Theatre) |
8:30
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9:00 |
In
Situ Chemical Oxidation of Gasoline Compounds Using Persulfate
Kammy Sra, University of Waterloo |
Chemical
Recovery via Vapor Condensation (A "Green Remediation" Approach):
The Next Generation Soil Vapor Extraction Off-Gas Treatment
Technology
Lowell Kessel, G.E.O. Inc. |
Ex
Situ Chemical Oxidation in Canadian Winter Conditions
Dennis Owens, Oxy Teknologies Inc. |
TBA |
| 5
Minute Transition |
9:05
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9:35 |
LNAPL
Remediation via Horizontal Biosparging Wells Facilitates Property
Redevelopment
Derek W. Tomlinson, ERM |
Remediation
of Perfluorinated Alkyl Compounds at a Former Fire Fighting
Training Area
Lindsay Paterson, SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd.
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A
Cooperative Approach to the Management and Remediation of a
Former Oil Refinery Site on the Banks of the Bow River
Trent Parks, The City of Calgary |
TBA |
| 5
Minute Transition |
9:40
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10:10 |
Trace
Testing Techniques to Support Design and Operation of In Situ
Remediation Systems
Craig E. Divine, ARCADIS U.S., Inc |
Off-Gas
Treatment Carbon Footprint Calculator: Form and Function
Lowell Kessel, G.E.O. Inc. |
Remediation
in and Under Buildings
Percy A. Dumba,Quantum Remediation |
TBA |
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10:10
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10:40
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Networking Break
(Exhibit Area- Van Horne Ballroom C and President’s Hall)
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In-Situ 3
(Beatty)
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RemTech
Jokers Wild
(Coleman) |
Frameworks
& Tools
(Shaughnessy) |
Investigations
(Theatre) |
10:40
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11:10 |
Pilot
Test of In Situ Chemical Oxidation Technologies Leads to Improved
Understanding of Immediate and Midterm Geochemical Response
and Contaminant Destruction Within Petroleum Hydrocarbon Plume
James E. Studer, ChemRem International LLC |
Surfactant
Enhanced Bioremediation of F3 and F4 Contaminated Soils
George A. Ivey,
Ivey International Inc. |
Making
Use of the New Alberta Tier 2 Guideline Framework in Remediation
Planning
Miles Tindal, Axiom Environmental Inc. |
Environmental
Forensic Principles for Source Allocation of Polycyclic Aromatic
Hydrocarbons
Court D. Sandau, TRIUM Environmental Solutions Inc. |
| 5
Minute Transition |
11:15
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11:45 |
In-Situ
Chemical Oxidation (ISCO) of Petroleum Hydrocarbons at a Former
Gas Bar
Lisa Tomlinson, SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd |
Geochemical
Conceptual Site Models Validated by Speciation Data to Support
In Situ Treatment Strategies for Metals
Miranda Logan, ARCADIS U.S., Inc. |
n-Hexane,
Why is a Separate Guideline Being Developed for this Substance
and Why is it Being Considered for Oil and Gas Impacted Sites?
Anthony Knafla, Equilibrium Environmental Inc. |
The
Use of DNA Technologies in Determining the Biotreatability of
Chlorinated Aliphatic Hydrocarbons
Annemarie Douglas, HydroQual Laboratories Ltd. |
| 5
Minute Transition |
11:50
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12:20 |
Soil
Spatial Variability Implications for In Situ Chemical Oxidation
and Reduction Remediation Programs
Rick McGregor, Vertex Environmental Solutions Inc. |
Performance
Comparison of Aerobic and Anaerobic In-situ Treatment Approaches
Kim Heinze, Arcadis U.S., Inc. |
How
to "Unlock" Value to Remediate and Redevelop Gasoline Stations
Tammy Lomas-Jylha, OCETA |
Assessment
and Remediation of a Historical Pipeline Release: Tools, Techniques
and Technologies applied to In-situ/Ex-situ Soil and Groundwater
Remediation
Neil Reid, EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd. |
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12:20
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2:30
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Keynote Luncheon, Door Prizes and
Closing Remarks
(Van Horne Ballroom A)
"That Old Cat and
Dog Thing"
Brian Keating, Calgary Zoo
Head of Conservation Outreach
Presentation of Door Prizes and Exhibitor
Give-aways.
Sponsored by Regenesis
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