Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Chairs:
• Dr. Frank Karg, SFSE & HPC International
• Me Laurence Lanoy / Environmental Lawyer


08:45
Welcoming participants


Legal Context - Investigations - Toxic Risks

09:10
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in French aquatic environments: spatial distribution and patterns in sediments & ecological drivers in fish
Pierre Labadie, Research Manager – CNRS

09:30
PFAS: Regulatory and legal management of pollution in European Community and in France
Me Laurence Lanoy, Associate Lawyer - Laurence Lanoy Avocats

09:55
PFAS: Environmental Chemistry Investigations, Source Identification, Toxicology and TERQ Risk Assessments, including FTOH
Dr. Frank Karg / President HPC International SAS / Scientific Director HPC AG Group – ARET& SFSE and INOGEN & IBS, Judicial Expert (France & Germany)

10:25
Sites polluted by PFAS: state of the problems and solutions under development in Switzerland based on the experiences of the canton of Geneva
Christiane Wermeille, Head of the Contaminated Sites Section - Federal Office for the Environment (Switzerland)
Alain Davit, Head of the Polluted Sites Sector in the Geology, Soil and Waste Department of the Republic and Canton of Geneva (Switzerland)

10:45
Break for Coffee and Tea

11:00
Groundwater monitoring of PFAS in France: Current status and challenges
Julie Lions, Hydrogeologist – French Geological Survey, BRGM

11:20
Occurence of PFAS in drinking water in Canada and across the world
Sébastien Sauvé, Professor - University of Montreal (Canada)

11:40
Advanced fingerprint analysis of PFAS in groundwaters: the use of advanced multivariate statistics and machine learning techniques
Dr. Carlo Monti, Managing Director, Forensics Practice - TIG Environmental (Switzerland)

12:05
PFAS groundwater pollution in Veneto Region (North Italy): regulatory implications on environmental harm and judgment case
Dr. Paolo Ronco, Head of Research, Innovation and Sustainability – Centro RIVE, Center for Water Resources of Veneto (Italy)

12:30
Lunch Break

14:00
Estimating the early-life exposure to two perfluorinated compounds (PFOS and PFOA) using PBPK modeling and biomarker measurements
Aude Ratier, Toxicokinetic Modeling Engineer – INERIS

14:20
PFAS and their Impacts on human health: An example of a study of PFAS exposure and blood glucose control in older american adults with type 2 diabetes
Eloïse Brosset, Doctoral student - Sherbrooke University Hospital Research Center, CRCHUS (Canada)

14:40
Combination of QSAR models and chemical clustering – application to the PFAS’ toxicology assessment
• Philippe Oudin, CEO – Semaco Environnement & Professor at the Ecole des Mines de Nancy

• Sinan Karaboga, Scientific and Commercial  Director - Harmonic Pharma

15:00
Exposure to PFAS among canadian children and its déterminants
Nolwenn Noisel, Assistant Professor – University of Montréal (Canada)

15:20
Break for Coffee and Tea

15:40
Ecotoxicity of mixtures of perfluorinated compounds on soil fauna and possible treatment solutions
Hugo Carronnier, Risk Assessment Project Manager – Valgo

16:00
Evaluating the mobility and remediation of PFAS in contaminated soils
Muhammad Usman, Post-doc Researcher - Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes

16:20
Addressing PFAS challenges in water: Veolia return of experience in North America and Australia
Anna Catafau, Innovation Project Manager - Veolia

16:40
Developing a societal supported remedial plan for an important PFAS hotspot in Belgium: challenges faced and lessons learned to date
Dirk Nuyens, Senior Partner – ERM (Belgium)

17:00
PFAS sorption mechanisms - migration risk assessment principles and issues
Lars Van Passel, Technical Director – RSK Benelux (Belgium)

17:20
PFAS management guide of SFSE

17:40
Discussion & Conclusions:
Dr. Frank Karg, HPC International – Inogen, Judicial Expert (France & Germany)

18:00
End of day one

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Chairs:
• Dr. Frank Karg, SFSE & HPC International
• Dr. Christophe Rousselle / ARET & ANSES

08:45
Welcoming participants


Management – Remediation – Treatments – Research

09:10
Applying state-of-the-practice tools to determine the presence and transport of PFAS at a former air force base
Ryan Samuels, Geologist/Stratigrapher – AECOM (United States)

09:30
PFAS in Biosolid, investigation, regulatory guidelines and management - An Australian perspective
Fouad Abo, Senior Technical Director Environment – GHD (Australia)

09:50
Pilot testing PFAS removal from groundwater using GAC and Sorbix™ ion exchange resin at a Swedish airport
Jeffrey Lewis, General Manager - ECT2, Montrose Environmental Group AB (Sweden)

10:10
Flexible and sustainable in situ solutions for PFAS source-plume systems using a variety of colloidal activated carbon applications
Kris Maerten, Technical Manager Europe – Regenesis (Belgium)

10:30
Practical guide to PFAS treatment for both potable and polluted water with single-use ion exchange Resin
Cathy Swanson, Environmental Sustainability Segment Manager – Purolite (United States)

10:50
Break for Coffee and Tea

11:05
Demonstrating the effectiveness of Intraplex® carbon for the in situ immobilization of PFAS plumes at airport sites
Julian Bosch, CEO - Intrapore (Germany)

11:25
Role of Lewatit Ion Exchange resins in PFAS remediation
Dr. Dirk Steinhilber, Technical Marketing Manager – Lanxess Deutchland (Germany)

11:45
New Ferromagnetic nanoparticles for water remediation using cyclodextrins
Laura Gouriou, PhD - Université de Rouen Normandie

12:05
In-situ PFAS immobilization for groundwater plume control: challenges for the applicability
Lionel Counet, Project Engineer – Injectis (Belgium)

12:25
Development of suitable methods for PFAS sample preparation in different matrices
Hervé Ozouf, Product Manager – Serlabo Technologies

12:45
Lunch Break

14:00
Sustainable In-situ Treatments of PFAS in contaminated Soil and Groundwater, Washing with Protein Bio-polymers
Introduction
• Dr. Frank Karg / President HPC International SAS / Scientific Director HPC AG Group – ARET& SFSE and INOGEN & IBS, Judicial Expert (France & Germany)
Technology
• Dr. Stephan Hüttmann, Managing Director, FABEKO-group (Germany)

14:30
Short overview of PFAS remediation methods for soil and groundwater
Lars Van Passel, Technical Director – RSK Benelux (Belgium)

14:50
Treatment of soil contaminated by PFAS: feedback from two large-scale remediation projects
Nicolas Etard, Project engineer - Züblin Umwelttechnik GmbH

15:10
PFAS-contaminated soil management: Learned lessons from soil-washing treatment strategies implemented in France and Belgium
Olivier Sibourg, Deputy Technical Director – SARPI Remediation France

15:30
Break for Coffee and Tea

15:45
Coupling low pressure RO with anodic electro-oxidation for the treatment of PFAS contaminated water
Lama Saleh, Researcher PhD Student – Université de Poitiers

16:05
Unpacking a responsible manufacturing approach for fluoropolymers
Cédric Triquet, EMEA Strategy and Advocacy Director - Advanced Performance Materials - Chemours International Operations (Swiss)

16:25
Treatment and recovery of PFAS-contaminated water by means of atmospheric water-plasma Processes
Georg Umlauf, Scientist - Fraunhofer IGB (Germany)

16:45
PFAS leaching from an AFFF-contaminated site: rainfall simulation experiments on undisturbed soil columns reveal the contribution of soil particles to the transport of PFAS
Elisabeth Fries, PhD – UGE & INRAE

17:05
Life Capture: Combining novel analytical protocols with effective Technologies for sustainable PFAS Remediation
Axelle Mineur, Bioengineer/Agricultural Engineer – Consultant – ABO (Belgium)

17:25
Discussion & Conclusions:
Dr. Frank Karg, HPC International – Inogen, Judicial Expert (France & Germany)

17:45
End of the Congress