ACE 2018 Technical Session Schedule

Tuesday, June 26

Technical Poster Session

6/26/2018, 10:00 AM – 11:45 AM

Room: Exhibit Hall

Chair: David Minott, Arc5 Environmental Consulting, LLC

A Framework for Refining Exposure for the Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List (CCL4)

Paper # 400592

David McCready: EnviroCalc Consulting

A data mining approach to locate the sources and trajectory of PM2.5

Paper # 408342

Rou-an Chen: National Chiao Tung University, Institute of Environmental Engineering; Hsunling Bai: National Chiao

Tung University, Institute of Environmental Engineering; Wen-Chih Peng: National Chiao Tung University, Department

of Computer Science

E-Enterprise for the Environment: The Combined Air Emissions Reporting Project

Paper # 408673

Chun Yi Wu: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency; Sally Dombrowski: US EPA; Kelly Poole: Environmental Council of

the States

Multi-step forecast of PM2.5 ambient concentrations with artificial neural network analysis

Paper # 409885

Yen-chi Huang: National Chiao Tung University; Hsunling Bai: National Chiao Tung University

New York Compressor Station Environmental Health Project: citizen science methodology

Paper # 410109

Celia Lewis: Environmental Health Project; Sujit Joginpally: Environmental Health Project; David Brown: The

Environmental Health Project; Ken Hamel: Environmental Health Project; Beth Weinberger: The Environmental Health

Project

Statistical analysis of continuous PM2.5 in ambient air for health risk assessment

Paper # 410184

Ken Hamel: Environmental Health Project; Ken Hamel: Environmental Health Project; David Brown: The

Environmental Health Project; Celia Lewis: Environmental Health Project; Ryan Grode: Southwest Environmental

Health Project

Conversion of waste bamboo chopsticks to liquid fuel via hydrothermal treatment and solvent-assisted liquefaction

with ethanol and isopropanol

Paper # 410389

Chia-Chi Chang: Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering National Taiwan University; Cherng-Shiun Yang:

Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering National Taiwan University; Yen-Hau Chen: Graduate Institute of

Environmental Engineering National Taiwan University; Chang Ching-Yuan: Graduate Institute of Environmental

Engineering National Taiwan University; Ke Li: Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering National Taiwan

University; Michael Huang Huang: Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering National Taiwan University; Chi-

Pai Chen, Chen: Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering National Taiwan University; Van Toi Pham:

Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Taiwan University; Bo-Liang Liu

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

CO2 Capture from Indoor Air with Solid Adsorbents

Paper # 410508

Wen Cheng Huang: National Chung Hsing University; Kun Hong Lu: National Chung Hsing University; Chung Sying

Lu: National Chung Hsing University

Correlation analysis between pollutants and car flow

Paper # 410512

Pei yu Lu: National Chiao Tung University; Chungsying Lu: National Chung Hsing University

Air pollution controls by landscape and urban interventions

Paper # 410685

Edgar Velez: EYC GLOBAL S.A.S; Carlos Sepulveda: EYC GLOBAL S.A.S

Using thermal image technique to assess effects of aggregate sizes of basic oxygen furnace slags on pavement

paving

Paper # 415902

Huan-Lin Luo: Department of Civil and Ecological Engineering, I-Shou University; Huan-Lin Luo: Department of Civil

and Ecological Engineering, I-Shou University; Deng-Fong Lin: Department of Civil and Ecological Engineering, I-Shou

University; Yu-Kai Wang: Department of Civil and Ecological Engineering, I-Shou University; Show-Ing Shieh: College

of Liberal Education , SHU-TE University

Model Evaluation for Low Frequency Noise Exposure from Wind Turbines

Paper # 417558

Chun-Hsiang Chiu: Research Center Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica; Shih-Chun Lung: Research Center

Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica

Characterization of Reduced Nitrogen at IMPROVE and CSN Monitoring Sites in the Southeastern United States

Paper # 418398

Kevin Mishoe: Amec Foster Wheeler; Christopher Rogers: Amec Foster Wheeler; Anthony Ward: Amec Foster Wheeler

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 priorities of USEPA and the path it

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 USEPA will provide comments on USEPA’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 USEPA'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 USEPA'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: National Park Service- Air Resource Division; Jenny Hand: Colorado State University; Anthony Prenni:

National Park Service; Kristi Gebhart: National Park Service; John Vimont: National Park Service - Air Resource

Division; Thomas Moore: Western States Air Resources Council; William Malm: Colorado State University

1:40 PM

Origin of Fine Particulate Carbon in the Rural United States

Paper # 411389

Bret Schichtel: National Park Service- Air Resource Division; Jenny Hand: Colorado State University; Michael Barna:

National Park Service - Air Resource Division; Kristi Gebhart: National Park Service; Scott Copeland: Colorado State

University; John Vimont: National Park Service - Air Resource Division; William Malm: Colorado State University

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

Specialist

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: Tech Environmental, Inc.; 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: Sanborn Head & Associates, Inc.; Stephen Zemba: Sanborn Head & Associates, Inc.; 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: University of California, Irvine; David Herman: University of California, Irvine; Rebecca Johnson:

University of California, Irvine; Irene Hasen: University of California, Irvine; Lisa Wingen: University of California,

Irvine; Michael Kleinman: University of California, Irvine; Steven Chen

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 Service

1:20 PM

Efficiency and Effectiveness of Public Expenditure on Material and Waste Management

Paper # 410725

Ning Ai: University of Illinois at Chicago; 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: Key Laboratory for Solid Waste Management and Environment Safety (Tsinghua University), Ministry of

Education of China; Ruihong Meng: Key Laboratory for Solid Waste Management and Environment Safety (Tsinghua

University), Ministry of Education of China; Tan Chen: College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of

China; Yanting Liu: School of Environment, Tsinghua University; Bingli Gao: Key Laboratory for Solid Waste

Management and Environment Safety (Tsinghua University), Ministry of Education of China, Tsinghua University; Sai

Xu: School of Environment, Tsinghua University; Hanwen Guo: School of Environment, Tsinghua University; Hongtao

Wang: Key Laboratory for Solid Waste Management and Environment Safety (Tsinghua University), Ministry of

Education of China, Tsinghua University

Vehicular and Maritime Emissions

Track: TRAN/AQES

Room: 14

6/26/2018, 1:20 PM

Platform – TCC: OMS/AAE

Chair: Gurdas Sandhu, US EPA

Vice Chair: Helen Ginsberg, WSP

1:20 PM

The Impact of Higher Ethanol Blend Levels on Vehicle Emissions in Five Global Cities

Paper # 410993

Sudheer Ballare: University of Illinois at Chicago; Jane Lin: University of Illinois at Chicago; Steffen Mueller:

University of Illinois at Chicago; Samartha Mohan; Stefan Unnasch; Love Goyal: Life Cycle Associates LLC; Bill

Keesom

1:40 PM

Development and Validation of Transit Bus Energy Use Rate Models

Paper # 411138

Tongchuan Wei: North Carolina State University; Chris Frey: North Carolina State University; 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: University of California, Riverside; Daniel Short: University of California, Riverside; Georgios Karavalakis:

University of California, Riverside; Tom Durbin: University of California, Riverside; Akua Asa-Awuku: University of

Maryland, College Park

2:20 PM

New Method for Modeling Evaporative Diurnal Parking Emission Factors for Vehicle Fleets

Paper # 411256

Michael Tschantz: Ingevity Corporation

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: Notre Dame University - Louaize; Sophia Ghanimeh: Notre Dame University - Louaize; Christopher

Arida: Notre Dame University - Louaize; Karen Saad: Notre Dame University - Louaize; Elsy Ibrahim: Notre Dame

University - Louaize

1:40 PM

Evaluation of Wastewater Bio-filtration Using Activated Carbon Filter Made from Date Pits

Paper # 429090

Mohammad Younes: Philadelphia University; 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: University of Santiago de Chile; Mariana Escamilla: University of Santiago de Chile; Luis Diaz-

Robles: University of Santiago de Chile; Samuel Carrasco: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Vapor Intrusion, Building Remediation, and Site Investigation

Track: WAST

Room: 16

6/26/2018, 1:20 PM

Platform – TCC: WMR

Chair: Chris Lutes, CH2M HILL

Vice Chair: Paul Ruehl, LafargeHolcim

1:20 PM

Vapor Intrusion (VI) Guidance in an Age of Federalism

Paper # 418058

Christopher Lutes: Jacobs; Christopher Lutes: Jacobs; Christopher Lutes: Jacobs; John Lowe: CH2M; Loren Lund:

CH2M

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; 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 Environ

Atmospheric dispersion modeling is an integral part of the permitting process but only a limited number of students and

young professionals are exposed to this area. This panel session will introduce basic modeling concepts and role of

modeling in the permitting process to students and young professionals. The panelist will include representatives from

agency, industry, modeling community, and AWMA’s Atmospheric Meteorology and Modeling (AMM) committee. The

agency representative will discuss the role of modeling in the permitting process and will provide some insight in to “what

agency is looking for”. The manager’s view point at 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 AMM committee

representative will talk about the role of the AWMA\AMM committee, the part AMM committee plays in modeling

community, and can also discuss “how to get involved with AWMA\AMM”. The panel will conclude with open

discussions and Q&A which will provide students and YPs to interact with the panel members

Panelists:

Tony Sadar (Agency Representative): Allegheny County Health Department, Air Quality Program

Panel Member 2: Dave Long (Industry Representative): Environmental Engineer Principle, American Electric

Power

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: National Renewable Energy Laboratory; 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: Argonne National Laboratory; Pahola Thathiana Benavides: Argonne National Laboratory; 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: CDM Smith; Cynthia Hibbard: CDM Smith; 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: Terracon; Andy Safulko

4:20 PM

Biofiltration of acetaldehyde emission resulting from drying operations at ethanol plants

Paper # 410374

Chris Duerschner: University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Chris Duerschner: University of Nebraska - Lincoln; 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 Moore: 3M Company

5:20 PM

Modeling of formaldehyde adsorption on activated carbon filter.

Paper # 409417

Wei-hao Huang: Institute of Environmental Engineering and Management, National Taipei University of Technology;

Wei-hao Huang: Institute of Environmental Engineering and Management, National Taipei University of Technology;

Cheng-Mao Chuang: Institute of Environmental Engineering and Management, National Taipei University of

Technology; Chao-Heng Tseng: Institute of Environmental Engineering and Management, National Taipei University of

Technology

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: Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Shooka Khoramfar: Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Kim

Jones: Texas A&M University-Kingsville; 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: Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan, ROC; Huazhen

Shen: Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan, ROC; Zong-Mou Yang: Institute

of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan, ROC; Chung-Min Hung: Institute of

Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan, ROC; Yubo Jiang: Institute of Environmental

Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan, ROC

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: Brigham Young University; Manoj Kumar: University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Joseph Francisco:

University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Jaron Hansen: Brigham Young University

5:00 PM

Evaluation of Epifluorescence Methods for Quantifying Primary Biological Aerosol Particles (PBAP) in Air

Quality Samples

Paper # 410786

Lung-Wen Chen: University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Lung-Wen Chen: University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Ting Liu:

University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Mi Zhang: University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Karey Fortier: University of Nevada, Las

Vegas; Judith Chow: Desert Research Institute; 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: University of Calgary; Zhenyu Xing: University of Calgary; Kuangyou Yu: University of Calgary; Junjun

Deng: Associate Professor; Xiaofeng Huang: Professor; Ke Du: University of Calgary

5:40 PM

Use of Tangential Flow Filtration in Sample Processing for Aerosol-mediated Analysis of Nanoparticulate Matter

in Snow

Paper # 421832

Yevgen Nazarenko: McGill University, Department of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences; Yevgen Nazarenko: McGill

University, Department of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences; Yevgen Nazarenko: McGill University, Department of

Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences; Rodrigo Rangel-Alvarado: Department of Chemistry, McGill University; Parisa Ariya:

Department of Chemistry and Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, McGill University

Environmental Compliance Issues at Federal Facilities and Policy

Track: FEDS

Room: 23

6/26/2018, 4:00 PM

Platform – TCC: FED

Chair: Francisco Castaneda, HQ 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: AECOM; Francisco Castaneda: AFCEC; Stuart Wallace: AECOM

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/Air Force

4:40 PM

Effects of Remediation Technologies on Air Quality Compliance

Paper # 410085

Heather Seus: HazAir, Inc.

5:00 PM

Litigation Status of Rules Potnetially 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.; Frank Castaneda: Air Force Civil Engineer Center

5:40 PM

Disaggregation of Buckley Air Force Base

Paper # 410911

Monte McVay: Air Force Civil Engineering Center; 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; Mounir Risk: National Academy of Science, Egypt; Zenab Safar:

Professor; Alan Gertler: Division of Atmospheric Sciences, Desert Research Institute

4:20 PM

Impact of Human Mobility on Errors in Air Pollution Exposure Estimation

Paper # 417353

Xiaonan Yu: University of Central Florida; 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: Cardno ChemRisk; Jennifer Bare: Cardno ChemRisk; Christy Barlow: Cardno ChemRisk; Paul

Scott: Cardno ChemRisk

5:00 PM

A Personalised Real-time Air-quality Informatics System for Exposure for Hong Kong (PRAISE-HK)

Paper # 410482

Wenwei Che: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Alexis Lau: The Hong Kong University of Science

and Technology

Air Quality Issues in the Northeast

Track: REGU

Room: 43447

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: DSG Solutions, LLC; Elizabeth Bickar: DSG Solutions, LLC; Sean Gregory: DSG Solutions, LLC;

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: NESCAUM; Lisa Rector: NESCAUM; Geroge 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: NESCAUM; 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: 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: Harvard University; Jennifer Hegarty: Atmospheric and Environmental Research; Thomas Nehrkorn:

Atmospheric and Environmental Research; Maryann Sargent: Harvard University; Steven Wofsy: Harvard University;

Elaine Gottlieb: Harvard University; Taylor Jones: Sigma Space Corporation; 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 Assoc., 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: US 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 Service

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: National Yang-Ming University; Chien Su: National Yang-Ming University; Kuo-Pin Yu: National Yang-

Ming University; Kun-Yi Lin: National Chung Hsing University

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: Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, National Chung Hsing University;

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware

Yao-Tung Lin: Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, National Chung Hsing University; Chih-Huang Weng:

Department of Civil and Ecological Engineering, I-Shou University; Kesinee Iamsaard: Department of soil and

environmental sciences. National Chung Hsing University, Taichung,Taiwan

4:40 PM

Establishment of a method for transforming green fluorescent protein gene into Bacillus amyloliquefaciens

Paper # 409162

Dandan Liu: Tsinghua University; Yiying Jin: School of Environment, Tsinghua University; Xun Wang

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: Tsinghua University; Yiying Jin: School of Environment, Tsinghua University; Yanyan Zhou: School of

Environment, Tsinghua University

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: The University of Tennessee at Knoxville; 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: UConn; Paper # 411044

Kristina Wagstrom: University of Connecticut

4:40 PM

CFD Modeling of Particulate Matter PM2.5 inside BRT public transport buses

Paper # 410297

Fredy Guevara Luna: Student; Luis Belalcazar Ceron: Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Marco Guevara: Researcher

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

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: Abhishek Bhat, Ramboll Environ

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 comply 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 is used. Panelist will also review new or unique uses of their technology. The

monitoring technology that will be reviewed during this session include drones, satellites, wearable monitors, fence line

monitoring and FTIR/GC. All presenters will follow the same agenda, allowing attendees to make comparisons across

different technologies. This is a great introductory panel presentation for all attendees but is focused on reaching the

student/young professional attendee.

Panelists:

Jen Moore: 3M Company

Jesse Miller: Camsco

Ali Omar: Government

Todd Morrison

Eric Stevenson: Bay Area Air Quality Management District

Abhishek Bhat: Ramboll Environ

Martin Spartz: Max Analytical Technologies

Wednesday, June 27

Environmental Priorities and Challenges in New England - The Commissioners' Panel

Track: MINI/REGU

Room: 43447

6/27/2018, 8:00 AM

Panel – TCC: REG

Chair: Mark Sussman, Murtha Cullina LLP

Vice Chair: Alexandra Dunn, US 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:

Mark Sussman: Murtha Cullina LLP

Alexandra Dunn: U.S. Region I EPA

Emily Boedecker: Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation

Robert Klee: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

Stephanie Cooper: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

Terrence Gray: Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

NOx Control Technologies

Track: AQCT

Room: 24

6/27/2018, 8:00 AM

Platform – TCC: AAC

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: HDR Inc.; Tim Kreft: Alliant Energy; Michael Gibbs: HDR Inc.; 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

Charles Baukal: John Zink Co. LLC; Wesley Bussman

9:00 AM

Advanced Emission Control Technologies for Biogas Engines

Paper # 411000

Rita Aiello: Johnson Matthey; Marc Rost: Johnson Matthey; Paul Andersen: Johnson Matthey; 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: Fuel Tech, Inc.; William Sun: Fuel Tech, Inc.; William Sun: Fuel Tech, Inc.; Kevin Dougherty: Fuel Tech,

Inc.; Dale Pfaff

9:40 AM

The Efficiency Assessment of VARIOUS Air Cleaners Removing Indoor Nitrogen Oxides

Paper # 410440

Sih-Yu Jhou: Institute of Environmental Engineering and Management, National Taipei University of Technology; Jou-

Chen Yeh: Institute of Environmental Engineering and Management, National Taipei University of Technology; Chao-

Hang Tseng: Institute of Environmental Engineering and Management, National Taipei University of Technology

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: County Government

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: AECOM; Bradley Flowers: AECOM; Bradley Flowers:

AECOM; 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

8:00 AM

NOx Instrument Intercomparison for Laboratory Biomass Burning Source Studies and Ambient Urban

Measurements in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Paper # 410938

Christian Carrico: New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Caroline Allen: New Mexico Institute of Mining and

Technology; Samantha Gomez: New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Peter Andersen: 2B Technologies, Inc.;

Allison Aiken: Los Alamos National Laboratory; Manvendra Dubey: Los Alamos National Laboratory; Dwayne

Salisbury: City of Albuquerque; 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: Atmospheric and Environmental Research; Matthew Alvarado: Atmospheric and Environmental

Research; Chantelle Lonsdale: Atmospheric and Environmental Research; Christopher Brodowski: Atmospheric and

Environmental Research; Benjamin Brown-Steiner: Atmospheric and Environmental Research

9:00 AM

Investigation of black and brown carbon multi-wavelength dependent light absorption in southeast Tibetan

Plateau

Paper # 410422

Zhuzi Zhao: Research Center for Advanced Air Technology, YCESTC; Junji Cao: Key Lab of Aerosol, Institute of Earth

Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Qiyuan Wang: Key Lab of Aerosol, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese

Academy of Sciences; Antony L.-W. Chen: Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Nevada

Xiaoliang Wang: Division of Atmospheric Sciences, Desert Research Institute

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

Vice Chair: Casey Bray, NCSU

8:00 AM

Ozone source apportionment with CMAQ model in Zhoushan

Paper # 408442

Qiaoli Wang: Zhejiang University; Wei Li: Zhejiang University; Sujing Li: Zhejiang University

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: Aptim Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc.; Arijit Pakrasi: Aptim Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc.;

Lindsay Rice: APTIM Environmental

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; US EPA; Casey Bray: North Carolina State University; US EPA;

Madeleine Strum: US EPA; Heather Simon: US EPA; Lee Riddick: US EPA; Mike Kosusko: US EPA; Marc Menetrez:

US EPA; Venkatesh Rao: US EPA

9:20 AM

Global nitrogen deposition

Paper # 411109

Joshua Fu: The University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Jiani Tan: University of Tennessee, 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: Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Luis Belalcazar Ceron: Universidad Nacional de Colombia;

Jennifer Pedraza: Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Yohen Cuellar: Universidad Nacional de Colombia

8:20 AM

Soil Trace Gas Fluxes in Living Mulch and Traditional Agricultural Systems

Paper # 417373

Samuel Peters: Emory University; Eri Saikawa: Department of Environmental Sciences, Emory University | Department

of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University; Nicholas Hill: University of Georgia; Lori

Sutter: University of Georgia; Daniel Markewitz: University of Georgia; Alexander Avramov: Emory University; Zachary

Sanders: University of Georgia; Ken Wakabayashi: Emory University; Ben Yosen: Emory University

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 Abdalla: Engineer; Alan Gertler: Division of

Atmospheric Sciences, 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; Mounir Risk: National Academy of Science, Egypt; Yasser Saad

Mohamed Abdalla: Engineer; Alan Gertler: Division of Atmospheric Sciences, 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

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: AECOM; Francisco Castaneda: AFCEC; Stuart Wallace: AECOM

8:40 AM

Environmental Compliance through Sustainable Exacution

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 Environ

Vice Chair: Heidi Rous

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: AECOM; Ian Miller

8:40 AM

Five Reasons Why Health Impact Assessments Will Benefit Shale Communities

Paper # 410654

Beth Weinberger: The Environmental Health Project; David Brown: The Environmental Health Project; Beth

Weinberger: The Environmental Health Project; Sujit Joginpally: Environmental Health Project

9:00 AM

Correlation between the generation of nitrous oxide and the disposal of sludge derived from trated wastewater

treated

Paper # 411428

Carmen Navarro: Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua; Eduardo Herrera: CIMAV; Jesus Sanchez Navarro:

Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua; Marta Calderon: Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua; David Sanchez Navarro:

Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua

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 Service

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 Clark. 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 Service

Ning Ai: University of Illinois at Chicago

Maggie Clarke: Environmental Consultant

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, Norte Dame University-Louiaze

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

Sophia Ghanimeh: Notre Dame University - Louaize; Sophia Ghanimeh: Notre Dame University - Louaize; Sophia

Ghanimeh: Notre Dame University - Louaize; Christelle Jabbour: Notre Dame University - Louaize; Dima Jawad: Notre

Dame University - Louaize

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: Abt Associates; Joseph Donahue: Abt Associates

9:20 AM

Quantification of Households Biodegradable waste for Bio-gas production using Geo-spatial Techniques in

Abeokuta Metropolis, Nigeria

Paper # 410568

Olusegun Oguntoke: Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Nigeria

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 US EPA Region I

Track: MINI/REGU

Room: 43447

6/27/2018, 10:20 AM

Panel – TCC: REG

Chair: Lee Hoffman, Pullman & Comley, LLC

Vice Chair: Ken Moraff

David Conroy, the Chief of the Air Programs Branch of U.S. 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. 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 SO2 emissions will also be presented. If time permits, climate change issues will be discussed at the end of the

presentation.

Panelists:

Lee Hoffman: Pullman and Comley, LLC

Marc Cone: Maine Department of Environmental Protection

Craig Wright: New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services

Heidi Hales: Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation

Laurie Grandchamp: Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

David Conroy

Christine Kirby

Richard Pirolli: CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

Remote Sensing and Satellite Based Monitoring

Track: AQMM

Room: 24

6/27/2018, 10:20 AM

Platform – TCC: AAM

Chair: Rick Osa, Environmental Resources Management

10:20 AM

Strategies for Using Satellite Observations to Monitor PM2.5 in Low and Middle-Income Countries

Paper # 410362

Matthew Alvarado: Atmospheric and Environmental Research; Matthew Alvarado: Atmospheric and Environmental

Research; Matthew Alvarado: Atmospheric and Environmental Research; Jennifer Hegarty: Atmospheric and

Environmental Research; Ted Kennelly: Atmospheric and Environmental Research; Richard Lynch: Atmospheric and

Environmental Research; 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

11:20 AM

Satellite-based estimation of fine particulate matter emission rates for power plants across the continental United

States.

Paper # 418512

Longxiang Li: Harvard University

International Air Quality Monitoring

Track: AQMM

Room: 25

6/27/2018, 10:20 AM

Platform – TCC: AAM

Chair: Thomas Dunder, TRC Environmental

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: Division of Atmospheric Sciences, Desert Research

Institute; Mounir Risk: National Academy of Science, Egypt; Alan Gertler: Division of Atmospheric Sciences, 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: University of Chihuahua; Yaneli Medina: University of Chihuahua; Yaneli Medina: University of

Chihuahua; Eduardo Herrera: CIMAV; Elias Ramirez: Centro de Investigacion en Materiales Avenzados; Angelica

Oviedo: Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua; Miguel Franco-Rubio: Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua

11:20 AM

Nitrogen and sulfur compounds in ambient air and in wet atmospheric deposition at Mexico City Metropolitan

Zone.

Paper # 411034

Rodolfo Sosa: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Ana Luisa Alarcon Jimenez: Academic; Maria Carmen

Torres Barrera: Academic; Pablo Sanchez Alvarez: Academic; Elias Granados Hernandez: Academic; Armando Retama

Hernandez: Mexico City Goverment; Monica Jaimes Palomera: Mexico City Goverment; David Gay: Researcher

hristopher Lehmann: Researcher

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: Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences; Xiaobin Xu: Chinese Academy of Meteorological

Sciences; Weili Lin: CMA Meteorological Observation Centre; Baozhu Ge: The Institute of Atmospheric Physics of

Chinese Academy of Sciences; Yulin Xie: University of Science and Technology Beijing

Modeling and Assessment of Secondary Pollutant Impacts

Track: AQMO

Room: 26

6/27/2018, 10:20 AM

Platform – TCC: APM

Chair: Ralph Morris, Ramboll Environ

Vice Chair: Kevin Eldridge, ERM

10:20 AM

The study of international and interstate transport of ozone in Yuma, Arizona

Paper # 411169

Yi Li: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality; Yi Li: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality; Yi Li:

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality; Mike Sonenberg: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality; Jessica

Wood: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality; Craig Pearson: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality;

Heather Colson: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality; Jonny Malloy: Arizona Department of Environmental

Quality; Matthew Pace: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality; Joseph Paul: Arizona Department of

Environmental Quality; Bradley Busby: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality; Feng Mao: Arizona Department

of Environmental Quality; Brian Parkey: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality; Leonard Drago: Arizona

Department of Environmental Quality; Timothy Franquist: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality

10:40 AM

How PM2.5 MERPs Measure Up: An AERMOD Case Study

Paper # 410529

Simone Gleicher: Trinity Consultants; Simone Gleicher: Trinity Consultants; Anthony Schroeder: Trinity Consultants;

Himani Gupta: Trinity Consultants

11:00 AM

Contributions of International Emissions to Ozone Attainment in the United States

Paper # 410894

Ralph Morris: Ramboll Environ; Ralph Morris: Ramboll Environ; Ralph Morris: Ramboll Environ; Maria Zatko:

Ramboll Environ; Jaegun Jung: Ramboll Environ

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: Ramboll Environ; Ralph Morris: Ramboll Environ; Ralph Morris: Ramboll Environ; Till Stoeckenius:

Ramboll Environ; Bart Brashers: Ramboll Environ; Darcy Wilson: ERG

11:40 AM

Formulation and Pilot Application of the Urban Air Quality Management Capabilities Index

Paper # 415867

Juan Franco: School of Engineering, Universidad de los Andes; Lars Gidhagen: Swedish Meteorological and

Hydrological Institute (SMHI); Eduardo Behrentz: Universidad de los Andes; Ricardo Morales

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:

Flint Webb: Leidos

John Keller: Weather Analytics

Lee Hoffman: Pullman and Comley, LLC

Stacy Gotham: American Academy of Actuaries

David Firstenberg

The Journey to a Sustainable Business Model

Track: SUST/INDU

Room: 15

6/27/2018, 10:20 AM

Panel – TCC: SUS/IND

Chair: Nancy Kralik, Fluor Corp.

Vice Chair: Ashley Sapyta, S&ME, Inc.

No synopsis

Panelists:

Ashley Sapyta: S&ME, Inc.

Nancy Kralik: Fluor

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: North Carolina State University; Nikhil Rastogi: North Carolina State University; Nikhil Rastogi: North

Carolina State University; Chris Frey: North Carolina State University

11:00 AM

An Algorithm to Simulate Segment Speed Trajectories of a Metrorail Line

Paper # 411075

Weichang Yuan: North Carolina State University; Weichang Yuan: North Carolina State University; 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.

No synopsis

Panelists:

Donald Bluedorn, Esq.: Babst Calland Clements & Zomnir, P.C.

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, Norte Dame University-Louiaze

Vice Chair: David Greene, SCS Engineers

10:20 AM

Options for the Management of Healthcare Waste in Developing Countries

Paper # 410011

Charbel Abou Khalil: Notre Dame University - Louaize; Charbel Abou Khalil: Notre Dame University - Louaize; Karim

Korbane: Student; Karen Salem: Student; Charbel Kabbany: Civil Engineer; Sophia Ghanimeh: Notre Dame University -

Louaize

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; 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: Eisenmann Corporation; Mitchell Thomas: Eisenmann Corporation

11:20 AM

The characteristics of sediment pollution and the Contribution to the outbreak of algae of sediment in Dianchi

Lake

Paper # 418358

Bingli Gao: Key Laboratory for Solid Waste Management and Environment Safety (Tsinghua University), Ministry of

Education of China, Tsinghua University; 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 Environmetal Sciences,Minzu University Of China; Yanting Liu: Key Laboratory for Solid Waste Management

and Environment Safety (Tsinghua University), Ministry of Education of China; Ruihong Meng: Key Laboratory for Solid

Waste Management and Environment Safety (Tsinghua University), Ministry of Education of China; Qingyang Hong: Key

Laboratory for Solid Waste Management and Environment Safety (Tsinghua University), Ministry of Education of China,

Tsinghua University

How Does it Work? - Industries

Track: YPRO/INDU

Room: 11

6/27/2018, 10:20 AM

Panel – TCC: IND

Chair: Abhishek Bhat, Ramboll Environ

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:

Jen Moore: 3M Company

Lindsay Rice: APTIM Environmental

Kristin Fritchman

Mark Manninen

Michael Hult: 3M Company

Remote Sensing and Satellite Based Monitoring

Track: AQMM

Room: 24

6/27/2018, 11:00 AM

Platform – TCC: AAM

Chair: Rick Osa, Environmental Resources Management

10:20 AM

Strategies for Using Satellite Observations to Monitor PM2.5 in Low and Middle-Income Countries

Paper # 410362

Matthew Alvarado: Atmospheric and Environmental Research; Matthew Alvarado: Atmospheric and Environmental

Research; Matthew Alvarado: Atmospheric and Environmental Research; Jennifer Hegarty: Atmospheric and

Environmental Research; Ted Kennelly: Atmospheric and Environmental Research; Richard Lynch: Atmospheric and

Environmental Research; 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 Monitoring for Opacity

Paper # 407961

Shawn Dolan: Virtual Technology LLC; Steven Rasmussen: Green Wire Tech LLC

11:20 AM

Satellite-based estimation of fine particulate matter emission rates for power plants across the continental United

States.

Paper # 418512

Longxiang Li: Harvard University

Clean Air Act Regulatory & Policy Developments - Time for Amendments?

Track: MINI/REGU

Room: 43447

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

John Evans: RTP Environmental Associates, Inc.

Makram Jaber: Hunton Andrews Kurth

Donald van der Vaart

Emissions for Point and Non-Point Sources

Track: AQES/INDU

Room: 23

6/27/2018, 1:35 PM

Platform – TCC: AAE/IND

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: US 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: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Monica Jaimes Palomera: Mexico City Goverment; Armando

Retama Hernandez: Mexico City Goverment; Pablo Sanchez Alvarez: Academic

2:35 PM

Ammonia volatilization associated with anhydrous ammonia nitrogen applications to cropped land

Paper # 410765

Richard Grant: Purdue University; Cliff Johnston: Purdue University; Cheng-Hsien Lin: Purdue University

Monitoring & Other Measurements

Track: AQMM

Room: 25

6/27/2018, 1:35 PM

Platform – TCC: AAM

Chair: Minh Pham, SCAQMD

1:35 PM

An Experimental Study on NO2 Removal from Flue Gas Stream Using Gas-Liquid Hollow Fiber Membrane

Contactor

Paper # 416697

Jalil Ghobadi: Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Jalil Ghobadi: Texas A&M University-Kingsville; David Ramirez:

Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Shooka Khoramfar: Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Robert Jerman: Markel

Corporation; 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; David Hostetter: SCS Engineers; 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: Global Analyzer Systems Ltd.; Charles Odame-Ankrah: Global Analyzer Systems Ltd.; Brian

Rosentreter: Global Analyzer Systems Ltd.; Brodie Biggar: Global Analyzer Systems Ltd.; Kelly Pickrell: Global

Analyzer Systems Ltd.; Christopher Swainson

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: Sullivan Environmental Consulting, Inc.; Ryan Sullivan: Sullivan Environmental Consulting, Inc.; Dennis

Hlinka: Sullivan Environmental Consulting, Inc.

2:15 PM

Study of Dispersion of Contaminants in the Samalayuca Cement Plant, Chihuahua, Mexico

Paper # 408653

Eduardo Herrera: CIMAV; Eduardo Herrera: CIMAV; Elias Ramirez: CIMAV; Jorge Carrillo: CIMAV; Alfredo

Campos: CIMAV; Guillermo Gonzalez: Researcher; Antonia Luna: Researcher; Carmen Navarro: Municipal Water

Board; Martin Bojorquez: CIMAV; Julio Nunez: CIMAV

2:35 PM

Impact of hemispheric air pollution transport on local nitrogen deposition

Paper # 411039

Jiani Tan: University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Joshua Fu: The University of Tennessee at Knoxville

2:55 PM

Using Wind Speed Dependent Emission Factors in Modelling Loading/Unloading, Conveyors, and Other Emission

Sources.

Paper # 410823

Piotr Staniaszek: SNC-Lavalin Inc.; Piotr Staniaszek: SNC-Lavalin Inc.; Randall Rudolph: Millennium EMS Solutions

Ltd.

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, US 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 PM

2. 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: US EPA

Robyn DeYoung: US EPA

Nikolaas Dietsch: US EPA

Emma Zinsmeister: US 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 Assoc., Inc.

Synopsis of Panel. 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: US 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: Nancy Kralik, Fluor Corp.

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:

Ashley Sapyta: S&ME, Inc.

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: Flint Webb, Leidos

1:35 PM

Adaptation to Climate Change at Airports

Paper # 417437

Flint Webb: Leidos; Erik Tucker: Leidos

1:55 PM

Estimating GHG Reductions for Transportation Improvement Program Projects

Paper # 401250

Matthew Riegert: Tech Environmental, Inc.; 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: Bay Area Air Quality Management District; Kenneth Mak: Bay Area Air Quality Management District

2:35 PM

Assessing fleet-wide heavy-duty vehicle fuel-saving and GHG reduction benefits and from low rolling resistance

tires

Paper # 411127

Franklin Gbologah: Georgia Institute of Technology; Hanyan Li: Georgia Institute of Technology; Michael Rodgers:

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, Norte Dame University-Louiaze

1:35 PM

Assessing Risks of Using Soils in Landfills as Cover

Paper # 410746

Stephen Zemba: Sanborn Head & Associates, Inc.; David Adams

1:55 PM

PFAS and the Solid Waste Industry

Paper # 417971

Harrison Roakes: Sanborn Head & Associates, Inc.; Harrison Roakes: Sanborn Head & Associates, Inc.;Stephen Zemba:

Sanborn Head & Associates, Inc.; Russell Abell

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: Key Laboratory for Solid Waste Management and Environment Safety (Tsinghua University), Ministry of

Education of China; Sai Xu: Key Laboratory for Solid Waste Management and Environment Safety (Tsinghua University),

Ministry of Education of China; 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: Sanborn Head & Associates, Inc.; Stephen Zemba: Sanborn Head & Associates, Inc.; 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: Sanborn Head & Associates, Inc.; 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: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Connecticut; Yaguang Du: Department

of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Connecticut; 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: University of Cincinnati; Fumin Ren: BJTU; Son Dong: University of Cincinnati; Akshay Khopade:

University of Cincinnati

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: Department of Environmental Engineering, National I-Lan University; Arunkumar subramani: PSG

COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, COIMBATORE TAMIL NADU, INDIA; Chih Ming Ma: St. Mary’s Medicine Nursing

and Management College; Chang Tang Chang: National Ilan University

2:55 PM

Photodegradation of Norfloxacin by Platinum supported Titanium Dioxide Composites

Paper # 409524

Yang Hsu: 886+0937573278; Yang Hsu: 886+0937573278; Chang-Tang Chang: Department of Environmental

Engineering

How Does It Work? – Control Devices

Track: YPRO/AQCT

Room: 11

6/27/2018, 1:35 PM

Panel – TCC: AAC

Chair: Jen 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:

Greg Johnson

Harry Klodowski: Klodowski Law LLC

Brian Bunger: Bay Area Air Quality Management District

Industry and NGO Interactions in Developing Sustainability Goals

Track: MINI/SUST/INDU

Room: 43447

6/27/2018, 4:00 PM

Panel – TCC: SUS/IND

Chair: Ashley Sapyta, S&ME, Inc.

Vice Chair: Nancy Kralik, Fluor Corp.

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:

Ashley Sapyta: S&ME, Inc.

Nancy Kralik: Fluor

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: Department of CEE, University of Michigan; Tian Xia: Department of CEE, University of Michigan; My Yang:

College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota; Ian Marabella: Department of Mechanical Engineering,

University of Minnesota; Bernard Olson: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota; Darrick

Zarling: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota; Montserrat Torremorell: College of

Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota; Herek Clack: University of Michigan; Eric Monsu Lee: Department of

Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering, 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: Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc.; 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: Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Mario Hernández: UNIVERSIDAD EAN; John Benavides:

UNIVERSIDAD EAN; Luis Belalcazar Ceron: Universidad Nacional de Colombia

4:20 PM

Residential Indoor Particulate Matter Monitoring: A Comparative Study of Two Low-Cost Sensor Technologies.

Paper # 411071

Malini Nambiar: Ramboll Environ; Shari Libicki: Ramboll Environ

4:40 PM

Methodological criteria for monitoring indoor air quality: A review for particulate matter (PM)

Paper # 411144

Leidy Solarte Manrique: Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Leonel Martínez Vallejo: Universidad Nacional de

Colombia; Juliana Catalina Suarez Murcia: Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Luis Belalcazar Ceron: Universidad

Nacional de 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

Technical and Policy Considerations for Initiatives to Expand Air Monitoring Programs in Environmental Justice

Communities

Paper # 418972

M. Weaver: Ramboll Environ; Bridget McCann: Western States Petroleum Association

4:20 PM

Air Monitoring in Environmental Justice Communities in Denver Colorado

Paper # 410228

Michael Ogletree: City & County of Denver, Department of Public Health & Environment

4:40 PM

Defining Correlation between Radon, Shale wells and Uranium deposits using Regression Methods

Paper # 410197

Naga Abhiram Bandreddy: University of Toledo; Ashok Kumar: The University of Toledo; Yanqing Xu: University of

Toledo

5:00 PM

Characterization of Particulate Organic Compounds at A Community Site in Alberta’s Oil Sands Area

Paper # 417409

Zhenyu Xing: University of Calgary; Zhenyu Xing: University of Calgary; Fan Huang: Wuhan University of Technology;

Ying Xiong: University of Calgary; Jiabin Zhou: Wuhan University of Technology; Ke Du: University of Calgary

5:20 PM

Using Citizen Scientists and Low-Cost Sensors to Understand Local Air Quality – Lessons Learned

Paper # 410056

Prakash Doraiswamy: RTI International; Karmann Mills: RTI International; Pawan Gupta: GESTAR/USRA; Olga

Pikelnaya: South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD); Brandon Feenstra: South Coast Air Quality

Management District (SCAQMD); Andrea Polidori: South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD); Robert

Levy: NASA

5:40 PM

Decontamination plan for a village near a wide mining areas

Paper # 411052

Santiago Velez: EYC GLOBAL S.A.S; Esteban Echeverri: EYC GLOBAL S.A.S

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: FirstEnergy Corp; Brian Kolts: FirstEnergy Corp; Donald Hromulak: FirstEnergy Corp; Thomas Workoff:

Advanced Scientist; Michael Jirousek: FirstEnergy Corp

4:20 PM

Cumulative Impact Analysis

Paper # 410831

Kevin Eldridge: ERM; 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: ERM; Mark Garrison: ERM

5:20 PM

Progress Report for Resolving the Baltimore 1-hour SO2 Nonattainment Area

Paper # 418285

Mary Kaplan: AECOM; Robert Paine: AECOM; 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; David Long: American Electric Power Service Corporation;

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 Bluedorn, Babst Calland Clements & Zomnir, P.C.

No synopsis

Panelists:

Joseph Sabato: Epsilon Associates, Inc.

Joseph Sabato: Epsilon Associates, Inc.

A.J. Jablonowski: Epsilon Associates, Inc.

Donald Bluedorn, Esq.: Babst Calland Clements & Zomnir, P.C.

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: HRP Associates, Inc.; Brandon Cooper: HRP Associates, Inc.

5:00 PM

Air Emission Statements: Purpose and Challenges

Paper # 410214

Lindsay Rice: APTIM Environmental

5:20 PM

A Comparison Between States to Obtain a Streamlined Air Authorization for Boilers

Paper # 411059

Christopher Campbell: CDM Smith; 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/IND

Chair: Robert Lambrechts, Lathrop Gage LLP

Vice Chair: Justin Poplin, Lathrop Gage LLC

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 presenters 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 presenters 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 LLC

Justin Poplin: Lathrop Gage LLC

Hissan Anis: Lathrop Gage LLC

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:

Lee Hoffman: Pullman and Comley, LLC

William Herchel; Susan Moberg

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: HMMH; 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: University of Tennessee; Civil & Envr Engineering Dept.; Joshua Fu: The University of Tennessee at

Knoxville; Jan-Mou Li: University of Tennessee; Civil & Envr Engineering Dept.

4:40 PM

Development of Updated MOVES Lite: A Simplified Version of MOVES

Paper # 410363

Tanzila Khan: North Carolina State University; H. Christopher Frey: Department of Civil, Construction and

Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University; Tongchuan Wei: North Carolina State University

5:00 PM

Development of Maritime Emissions Model

Paper # 409050

Maureen Mullen: SC&A, Inc.; 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, CH2M HILL

4:00 PM

Lead Acid Battery Management

Paper # 408416

Mary Katherine Starr-Proulx: Jones Lang LaSalle; Sandra Johnston: Arcadis U.S., Inc.; Sandra Johnston: Arcadis U.S.,

Inc.

4:20 PM

Conflicts and Gaps in Waste Management Regulations

Paper # 409833

Sandra Johnston: Arcadis U.S., Inc.; Sandra Johnston: Arcadis U.S., Inc.; Mary Katherine Starr-Proulx: Jones Lang

LaSalle; 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: US EPA; Paul Lemieux: US EPA; Sang Don Lee: US EPA; Colin Hayes: Eastern Research Group

5:00 PM

The Importance of Auditing Your Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities

Paper # 410263

Heather Fariello: APTIM; Laura Herron: APTIM; Kimberly Vaughn: CSX Transportation; Michael Gonsalves: APTIM;

Dale Hanson: APTIM

5:20 PM

Solvent-Free Extraction Technique for Determination of SVOCs in Water Samples by EPA Method 8270

Paper # 411012

Thomas Robinson: Entech Instruments, Inc.; Victoria Noad: Entech Instruments, Inc.; Dan Cardin

Thursday, June 28

Mitigating Climate Change Through Sustainable Materials Management

Track: MINI/CLIM/SUST

Room: 43447

6/28/2018, 8:00 AM

Panel – TCC: CCP/SRC

Chair: Andy Bray, Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association (NEWMOA)

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

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

8:20 AM

Air Quality Effects of Biomass Co-firing with Coal at a Houston Area Power Plant

Paper # 410780

Raghava Kommalapati: Prairie View A&M Univeristy; Raghava Kommalapati: Prairie View A&M Univeristy; Iqbal

Hossan: Center for Energy & Environmental Sustainability, Prairie View A&M University; Hongbo Du: Center for

Energy & Environmental Sustainability, Prairie View A&M University; 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 Environ; Glenn England: Ramboll Environ; 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

8:00 AM

Ambient Air Monitoring Program Montgomery County Maryland Solid Waste Resource Recovery Facility

Paper # 410776

Gary Hunt: TRC Environmental Corp.

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; 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: Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India; Sunita Maharia: Jawaharlal Nehru University, New

Delhi, India

9:00 AM

Applying Lessons Learned from Agricultural Studies of Airborne Pesticides Emissions to Waste Management

Sources

Paper # 405205

David Sullivan: Sullivan Environmental Consulting, Inc.; Ryan Sullivan: Sullivan Environmental Consulting, Inc.

9:20 AM

Tier 4 Surface Emissions Monitoring Process and Issues

Paper # 418256

Ray Huff: SCS Engineers; Cassandra Drotman: SCS Engineers; 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, Government

No synopsis

Panelists:

Ali Omar: Government

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: AECOM; Laura Warren: AECOM

8:40 AM

A Novel Technique to Use Multi-Source Unitized Emissions in AERMOD

Paper # 411120

Michael Newman: Woodard & Curran, Inc.

9:00 AM

Using AERMOD in the Risk Technology Review Process

Paper # 411303

Brian Otten: Trinity Consultants; 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; Jim Pfeiffer; Ron Petersen: CPP

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 carious 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: 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.

Panelists:

R 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/IND

Chair: Christopher McCormack, Pullman and 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 and Comley, LLC

Pu-Xian Gao

Hot Topics in the Chemical and Refining Industries

Track: O&GS/INDU

Room: 23

6/28/2018, 8:00 AM

Platform – TCC: OGC/IND

Chair: Karen Brignac, PPM Consultants, Inc.

8:00 AM

Emerging Open Path Monitoring Technologies

Paper # 409345

Dayna Pelc: Montrose Air Quality Services, LLC; 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: AECOM; Brian Cochran: AECOM; 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: Petro-Canada Lubricants Inc.; Kyle Heyblom: Petro-Canada

Lubricants Inc.

9:20 AM

Emissions Inventory Development Through Computer Modeling

Paper # 476000

John Hatfield: Mitchell Scientific, Inc.; 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

maximum achievable control technology (MACT) standards under 40 CFR 63, as well as criteria pollutant and air toxics

regulations of other jurisdictions - local, state, and national. 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:

Paul Siebert: Weston Solutions, Inc.

John Metzger: 3M Company

Maureen Harbourt; Miles Keogh

Mel Keener: CRWI

Sustainability Analytics

Track: SUST

Room: 15

6/28/2018, 8:00 AM

Panel – TCC: SUS

Chair: Ram Ramanan, Desert Research Institute

Vice Chair: Georges Bou-Saab, Iowa State University

No synopsis

Panelists:

Raghavan Ramanan: Desert Research Institute

Andres Rodriguez: IBM Corporation; Andres Rodriguez: IBM Corporation

Bruce Uhlman: BASF Corporation

Katherine Blue: KPMG US LLP

Best Practices in Climate Action Planning

Track: MINI/CLIM/REGU

Room: 43447

6/28/2018, 10:00 AM

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

Michael Hendrix: LSA Associates

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

Air Emissions Testing for the 21st Century: Continuing Advances in Measurement 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

Thomas Robinson: Entech Instruments, Inc.; Jiewen Zhang: Entech Instruments., Inc; 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: AECOM; Brian Cochran: AECOM; Brian Cochran: AECOM;

Bradley Flowers: AECOM; Bradley Flowers: AECOM; Bradley Flowers: AECOM

Industry Related AQ Monitoring

Track: AQMM/INDU/O&GS

Room: 23

6/28/2018, 10:00 AM

Platform – TCC: AAM/IND/OGC

Chair: Rick Osa, Environmental Resources Management

10:20 AM

Impact on air quality of activities at the Marcellus Shale Energy and Environment Laboratory (MSEEL) site in

Morgantown, West Virginia

Paper # 408661

Natalie Pekney: National Energy Technology Laboratory; Matthew Reeder: AECOM; Mumbi Mundia-Howe: AECOM

10:40 AM

Ferruginous compounds from particulate materials in the low atmospheric stratum of the metropolitan area of

Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil

Paper # 416479

Jose da Costa: ArcelorMittal Tubarao; José Ardisson: Centro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia Nuclear- CDTN;

Rogério Silveira de Queiroz: Consultant; Tsutomu Morimoto: Consultant; João Reis da Silva: Environment Manager;

Adriana Silva Albuquerque: Centro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia Nuclear- CDTN; Waldemar A. A. Macedo

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

We will discuss the status of nanotechnology as a potential uniting definition of diverse areas of research, development

and industry. The panel 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. We will also cover 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. 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 U.S. 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:

Paul Siebert: Weston Solutions, Inc.

Tiffany Dillow: Zephyr Environmental Corporation

Gary Mccutchen: RTP Environmental Associates, Inc

Kevin Eldridge: ERM; Jamieson Sinclair: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

Peter Keller: US EPA/OAQPS/New Source Review Group

Air Toxics Reviews

Track: REGU/AQES

Room: 17

6/28/2018, 10:00 AM

Panel – TCC: REG/AAE

Chair: Chris Nelson, 3M Company

No synopsis

Panelists:

Chris Nelson: 3M Company

Andrew Willing: 3M Company

Rahul Thaker: NCDEQ Division of Air Quality

Don Caniparoli: Jacobs Engineering Group

Steve DeSantis: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Air Resources

Carol Allen

Environmental Inspections and Enforcement - How to Prepare for Inspections and How to Respond to Inspections

Track: REGU/INDU

Room: 14

6/28/2018, 10:00 AM

Panel – TCC: REG/IND

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 US 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 and Comley, LLC

Diane Whitney: Pullman and 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/IND/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

Chun Yi Wu: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency; Michael Burton: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality

ulia Gamas

10:20 AM

Realizing Energy Efficiency and Sustainability through Direct Collaboration between Utilities and Communities

Paper # 410112

Courtney Weber: APTIM; Courtney Weber: APTIM

10:40 AM

Evaluating the Market for Clean Products - A Case Study from the Washington, DC Region

Paper # 418405

Christine Ng: Ramboll; Kerensa Gimre: Ramboll; Michael Keinath: Ramboll; James McCann: 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: Nancy Kralik, Fluor Corp.

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:

Ashley Sapyta: S&ME, Inc.

Jeff Kohn: US EPA

Ashok Kumar: The University of Toledo

Industry Related AQ Monitoring

Track: AQMM/INDU/O&GS

Room: 23

6/28/2018, 1:30 PM

Platform – TCC: AAM/IND/OGC

Chair: Rick Osa, Environmental Resources Management

10:00 AM

Quantification of Fugitive Area Methane Emission Using Multi-Path Optical Remote Sensing and Dispersion

Modelling Method

Paper # 416708

Sheng Li: University of Calgary; Sheng Li: University of Calgary; Ke Du: University of Calgary

10:20 AM

Impact on air quality of activities at the Marcellus Shale Energy and Environment Laboratory (MSEEL) site in

Morgantown, West Virginia

Paper # 408661

Natalie Pekney: National Energy Technology Laboratory; Matthew Reeder: AECOM; Mumbi Mundia-Howe: AECOM

10:40 AM

Ferruginous compounds from particulate materials in the low atmospheric stratum of the metropolitan area of

Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil

Paper # 416479

Jose da Costa: ArcelorMittal Tubarao; José Ardisson: Centro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia Nuclear- CDTN;

Rogério Silveira de Queiroz: Consultant; Tsutomu Morimoto: Consultant; João Reis da Silva: Environment Manager;

Adriana Silva Albuquerque: Centro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia Nuclear- CDTN; Waldemar A. A. Macedo

11:00 AM

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Optical Gas Imaging and LDAR Applications

Paper # 476500

Richard Celender: Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.

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: Max Analytical Technologies; 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: Entech Instruments, Inc.; Jiewen Zhang: Entech Instruments., Inc; Victoria Noad: Entech Instruments,

Inc.

2:10 PM

Controlling Moisture for Regulatory Ozone Monitoring in High Humidity Environments

Paper # 416071

Anthony Ward: Amec Foster Wheeler; Anthony Ward: Amec Foster Wheeler; Kevin Mishoe: Amec Foster Wheeler;

Marcus Stewart: Amec Foster Wheeler

2:30 PM

Potential for PFAS Cross-Contamination from Sampling Equipment and Associated Products

Paper # 410053

James Occhialini: Alpha Analytical Labs; Elizabeth Denly: TRC Environmental Corp.; Phillip Bassignani: Alpha

Analytical Laboratory

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

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: Atmospheric and Environmental Research; Chantelle Lonsdale: Atmospheric and Environmental

Research; Matthew Alvarado: Atmospheric and Environmental Research; Christopher Brodowski: Atmospheric and

Environmental Research; Richard Pernak: Atmospheric and Environmental Research; John Henderson

1:50 PM

Development of System Dynamics Model for Mercury and Dioxin Flow

Paper # 405065

Yun-Ting Chen: Institute of Environmental Engineering and Management, National Taipei University of Technology;

Chao-Heng Tseng: Institute of Environmental Engineering and Management, National Taipei University of Technology

2:10 PM

Mapping the health effects of air purification with surface source

Paper # 405050

Yun-Ting Chen: Institute of Environmental Engineering and Management, National Taipei University of Technology;

Yun-Ting Chen: Institute of Environmental Engineering and Management, National Taipei University of Technology;

Ling-Ling Chen: Institute of Environmental Engineering and Management, National Taipei University of Technology;

Chao-Heng Tseng: Institute of Environmental Engineering and Management, National Taipei University of Technology

2:30 PM

Quantitative Daily Maps of PM2.5 Episodes for California and Other Regions: Satellite Column Water and

Optical Depth as Allied Tracers of Dilution

Paper # 410965

Robert Chatfield: NASA; Robert Esswein: Bay Area Environmental Research Institute; Saffet Tanrikulu: Bay Area Air

Quality Management District; Meytar Sorek-Hamer: NASA Postdoctoral Program; Alexei Lyapustin: Climate and

Radiation Laboratory; Yujie Wang: University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Climate Change Corporate Risk, Impacts, and Adaptation

Track: CLIM

Room: 22

6/28/2018, 1:30 PM

Platform – TCC: CCP

Chair: Joshua Fu, University of Tennessee

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: Abt Associates; 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

2:50 PM

Greenhouse Study of Direct-Seeded Switchgrass (Pancium virgatum) establishment in Lower Mississippi River

Soils.

Paper # 433133

LaShunda Hodges: Alcorn State University; LaShunda Hodges: Alcorn State University; Krishna Reddy: USDA-ARS;

Efren Ford: USDA-ARS

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

1:50 PM

Risk associated with self assembly and self healing nanoparticles

Paper # 418513

Sakib Pathan: 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: National Chung Hsing University; University of Delaware; Jing-Hua Tzeng: National Chung Hsing

University; University of Delaware; Li-Ting Yen; Chakkrit Poonpakdee: National Chung Hsing University; Chih-Huang

Weng: I-Shou University; Kai-Fen Tu: National Chung Hsing University; Mon-Shu Ho: National Chung Hsing

University; Yao-Tung Lin: National Chung Hsing University

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

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; 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: Perkins Coie LLP; 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 and 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 United States Environmental Protection

Agency 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 and Comley, LLC

Julie Kilgore

BACT Development and Implementation

Track: REGU/INDU

Room: 43447

6/28/2018, 1:30 PM

Panel – TCC: REG/IND

Chair: John Evans, RTP Environmental Associates, Inc.

Vice Chair: Steven Weber

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:

John Evans: RTP Environmental Associates, Inc.

Rahul Thaker: NCDEQ Division of Air Quality

Andrew Knudsen

Jaimeson Sinclair: CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

Sustainability Metrics, Initiatives, and Analytics

Track: SUST/INDU

Room: 15

6/28/2018, 1:30 PM

Platform – TCC: SUS/IND

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: Iowa State University; Georges Bou-Saab: Iowa State University; Shauna Hallmark: Iowa State

University; Jing Dong: Iowa State University; 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; Raghava Kommalapati: Prairie View A&M Univeristy; Jesuina

Chipindula: Center for Energy & Environmental Sustainability, Prairie View A&M University; Venkata Botlaguduru:

Center for Energy & Environmental Sustainability, Prairie View A&M University; 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: Iowa State University; Georges Bou-Saab: Iowa State University; Shauna Hallmark: Iowa State

University; 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 Dupont: Civil and Environmental Engineering, Utah State University; Jacob Richardson; Darianne Willey

3:10 PM

Corporate Air Quality Data & Reporting: Beyond Compliance to Increased Business Value

Paper # 410866

Linda Kemp: Arcadis U.S., Inc.; Linda Kemp: Arcadis U.S., Inc.; Brad Micheel: E2 Manage Tech, Inc. (an Arcadis

Company)

Nicole Sullivan: Arcadis U.S., Inc.