PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM
Tuesday , June 12 , 2018
TUE17
PFAs : Occurrence and Treatment 2:00 – 5:00 p . m . Room : Breakers EF Track : Water Quality Challenges Moderator : Detlef Knappe
Contaminants perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl ( PFAs ) pose multiple risks to human health and a significant challenge and cost burden for utilities . This session explores source water remediation strategies and treatment of the PFAs contained in the waste streams .
2:00 An Innovative Approach for Emerging Contaminant PFOS / PFOA Removal and Destruction YuJung Chang , AECOM , Dora Chiang
2:30 PFAs Occurrence and Impact in New Hampshire Groundwater Brandon Kernen , New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
3:00 Emerging PFAs in North Carolina : Occurrence and Treatment Options Detlef Knappe , North Carolina State University
3:30 Legacy and Emerging PFCs in Drinking Water : Beyond UCMR 3 Yongtao Li , Eurofins Eaton Analytical , Inc ., Joshua Whitaker
4:00 Preserving the Value of Existing Wells by Systematically Addressing PFAs Groundwater Contamination Jihyon Im , David Billips , Alan LeBlanc
4:30 PFAS Remediation : Field and Laboratory Granular Activated Carbon Rapid Column Tests Combined with Carbon Characterization Christopher Bellona , Colorado School of Mines , Frederic Forrester , Ralph Franco , Charlie Liu , Richard Mimna
TUE18
Disinfection and DBPs 2:00 – 5:00 p . m . Room : Mandalay Bay Ballroom J Track : Water Quality Challenges Moderator : Meg Roberts
New information on expanding CT tables , cyanotoxins and algalrelated DBPs and issues related to brominated THMs associated with coal burning power plants are covered .
2:00 Examining the Effect of Water pH on Microbial Inactivation with Free Chlorine Issam Najm , WQTS , Inc ., Ofelia Romero-Maraccini , Susan Teefy
2:30 Washington State ’ s Tracer Study Project Russell Porter , Gray & Osborne , Inc ., Nancy Feagin , Samuel Perry , Keith Stewart
3:00 Reduction of Cyanotoxins by Ozone Processes — A Bench- Scale Approach Shannon Maceiko , MWD -WQL , Yingbo Guo , Sun Liang
3:30 Formation , Speciation and Toxicity of Disinfection Byproducts During Chlorination of Algal Intracellular Organic Matter Chao Liu , Clemson University , Gary Amy , Mahmut Ersan , Michael Plewa , Tanju Karanfil
4:00 Reformulating PolyDADMAC Cationic Polymers to Minimize NDMA Precursors Paul Westerhoff , AZ State University School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment , Ariel Atkinson , Jean- Philippe Croue , Sam Donovan , David Hanigan , Pierre Herckes , Sunil Kommineni
4:30 Bromide Associated with Coal Burning Power Plant Increased Brominated Trihalomethanes in Drinking Water Andrea Dietrich , Virginia Tech , Brian Badgley , Gregory Boardman , Julia Byrd , Dalia Rakha , Keegan Waggener
TUE19 Inland Desalination and Concentrate Management — Overview of Upcoming M69 Manual of Practice 2:00 – 5:00 p . m . Room : Mandalay Bay Ballroom D Track : Advances in Water Treatment Moderator : Greg Wetterau
Hear from the authors of AWWA ’ s Manual of Practice on Inland Desalination and Concentrate Management as they discuss key issues of inland desalination facility development and concentrate management , including disposal methods . This session will provide discussion of the tools and information available for evaluating or adapting inland desalination for water supply needs .
2:00 Overview of Inland Desalination Greg Wetterau , CDM Smith
2:25 Water Quality Qun He , Carollo Engineers
2:50 Discharge Options for Concentrate Disposal Vasu Veerapaneni , Black & Veatch
3:15 ZLD Concentrate Management Brent Alspach , Arcadis
3:40 Regulatory and Environmental Impacts David Stewart , Stewart Env Consult Grp , LLC
4:05 Salt Recovery and Beneficial Uses Ali Sharbat , Cal Poly Pomona
4:30 Panel Discussion Brent Alspach , Arcadis Qun He , Carollo Engineers Ali Sharbat , Cal Poly Pomona David Stewart , Stewart Env Consult Grp , LLC Vasu Veerapaneni , Black & Veatch Greg Wetterau , CDM Smith
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