Hudson-Delaware Chapter SETAC 2024 Spring Meeting
Hudson Delaware REgional ChApter
of the
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
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Time |
Program Agenda Tuesday, April 9th at the NJHA Conference & Events Center, Princeton, NJ |
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7:30-8:45 a.m. |
Doors Open/Registration/Breakfast/Poster Set-up/Networking |
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8:45-9:00 a.m. |
Welcome Address Regional SETAC Chapter Presidents Welcome & SETAC NA Discussion |
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PLATFORM PRESENTATIONS |
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9:00-9:30 a.m. |
Invited Speaker: Dr. Nicole Fahrenfeld, Rutgers University Stormwater microplastic occurrence, subsampling, and controlling factors |
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9:30-9:50 a.m. |
Correlation of multiple anthropogenic factors to sensitive fish populations in Northern New Jersey Daniel Robert Millemann, Ph.D., New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection |
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9:50-10:10 a.m. |
Development of a single model capable to estimate the extent of equilibrium for different families of contaminants in polymeric passive sampling Ashkan Alborzi, Texas Tech University |
| 10:10-10:30 a.m. |
Assessment of mercury and arsenic leaching from sediments subject to cyclic inundation/drainage or tides using passive samplers Hasti Ziaei Jam, Ph.D., Geosyntec |
| 10:30-10:40 a.m. |
10 Minute Break |
| 10:40-11:00 a.m. |
The use of unrefined and milled ilmenite as a cost-effective photocatalyst material for UV-assisted destruction and mineralization of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Eustace Fernando, Ph.D., Stevens Institute of Technology |
| 11:00-11:20 a.m. |
Thermal degradation of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) as emerging contaminants in wastewater: challenges and perspectives Elham Akbari, Temple University |
| 11:20-11:40 a.m. | Understanding PFAS transformations during wastewater treatment: preliminary results Khalid Mustafa, Stevens Institute of Technology |
| 11:40-12:00 p.m. |
Estimating ambient PFAS levels at contaminated sites with Gaussian Mixture Modeling Skyler J Sorsby, WSP USA Inc. |
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12:00-1:00 p.m. |
Regular Lunch Student-Mentee Lunch (Signup at the check in) |
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1:00-1:30 p.m. |
Invited Speaker: Dr. Lisa A. Rodenburg, Rutgers University What does fingerprinting of PCBs in the Upper Hudson River tell us about dredging effectiveness? |
| 1:30-2:00 p.m. |
Invited Speaker: Dr. Kevin J Farley, Manhattan College PCB and PCDD/F contamination and bioaccumulation in the Lower Hudson River and New York-New Jersey Harbor |
| 2:00-2:20 p.m. |
Simultaneous treatment of metals and chlorinated solvents in groundwater from an electroplating facility waste discharge Fayaz Lakhwala, EVONIK |
| 2:20-2:40 p.m. |
Efficiency of spent coffee ground derived biochar on stormwater derived Pb removal Abdullah Al-Amin, Temple University |
| 2:40-2:50 p.m. | Transition to poster session |
| 2:50-4:30 p.m. | RAPID FIRE & POSTER SESSION |
| 4:30-5:00 p.m. | STUDENT AWARDS |
| 5:30-9:00 p.m. | Evening Social |
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