1,4-Dioxane Assessment & Remediation Workshop

9:30   Welcome and Logistics
           Jennifer Griffith, P.E., NEWMOA

9:45   What Is 1,4-Dioxane and Why Do We Care About It?
           Christopher Teaf, Ph.D., Florida State University

• Historical use and prevalence
• Chemistry and behavior in the environment
• Sampling and analytics
• Toxicology
• Brief case studies

10:45  Networking Break

11:00  1,4-Dioxane Regional Overview and Concerns
            Shannon Pociu, M.S., CT DEEP

• Types of sites to evaluate for 1,4-dioxane
• State and EPA guidelines, policies, and approaches
• Water supplies – UCMR3 testing preliminary results
• Industrial wastewater treatment – regulatory coordination issues

11:30  1,4-Dioxane Technology Development: An Overview Based on 70 Projects
            Paul Dombrowski, P.E., AECOM

• Overview of projects
• Demonstrated treatment technologies
• Natural attenuation and bioremediation
• Developments to validate biodegradation

12:30  Lunch (provided)

1:30   1,4-Dioxane Water Treatment
           Steven Woodard, Ph.D., P.E., ECT

• Overview of existing treatment technologies
• Synthetic media: an alternative solution
• How does it work?  Where does it apply?
• Full-scale case study

2:15   Networking Break

2:30   1,4 Dioxane Case Studies and State Panel

• CT:  Shannon Pociu, CT DEEP
• MA: Angela Gallagher, MassDEP
• NH:  John Regan, NH DES

4:00   Adjourn

NEWMOA would like to thank our Silver Sponsor for their support of this workshop:

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