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EPA’s Pharmaceutical Waste Rule’s Sections on Reverse Logistics

Webinar Slides The purpose of this presentation was to provide a review of the sections of EPA's Pharmaceutical Waste Rule on reverse logistics to help state programs understand how they can adopt and enforce those requirements. The presenters Kristin Fitzgerald and Brian Knieser, EPA HQs discussed the implications of the Rule's reverse logistics policies for […]

PFAS at Landfills: Investigations in New York & Vermont

The webinar included the following presentations: New York State Inactive Landfill Initiative - Comprehensive Program to Identify, Prioritize and Address Priority Solid Waste Sites For Potential Impacts on Drinking Water Quality in New York State  Vincent Fay, Bureau of Solid Waste Management, New York Department of Environmental Conservation  presented data from the comprehensive effort to evaluate […]

PFAS: Field Sampling & Cross-Contamination Issues

The webinar included the following presentations: Anthony Drouin, Residuals Management Section, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NH DES)  The NH DES Residuals Management Section (RMS) has been investigating PFAS in sludge/biosolids since 2016. Through these investigations, RMS has implemented annual PFAS screening into their Sludge Quality Certificate program. The presentation focused on sludge/biosolids PFAS […]

AgSTAR’s Anaerobic Digestion Resource for Farms

https://youtu.be/R9VaKE_jX1g On-farm anaerobic digestion (AD) is a great way to process manure and other organics. Understanding the details about how to make it all work is vital to its success. The webinar featured EPA’s AgSTAR Anaerobic Digestion Project Development Handbook , a new resource that outlines the details of setting up and operating an on-farm […]

PFAS Treatment: Separation, Concentration, & Destruction

This webinar included the following presentations: Comparing PFAS to Other Groundwater Contaminants: Implications for Remediation , Chuck Newell, GSI Introduction to Emerging PFAS Treatment Approaches & Technologies , Dora Chiang, CDM Smith Advanced PFAS-specific Separation & Concentration Technologies , Kent Sorenson, CDM Smith Scaling Up Destruction Technologies & Their Applications , Steve Richardson, GSI

State Actions to Address Recycling Market Changes

https://youtu.be/nP5TS6K88yY The Association of State & Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO) Sustainable Materials Management Task Force conducted a survey in 2019-2020 of State solid waste & recycling programs to better understand how they are responding to the restrictions imposed by China & other countries on the importation of materials for recycling, particularly paper & […]

PFAS in Groundwater: Investigation Results in New Hampshire & Considering Soil Leaching

The webinar included the following presentations: Amy Doherty & Kate Emma Schlosser, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services  Over the past three years NH DES has collected a significant amount of multimedia PFAS data. With groundwater in particular, DES is able to begin to analyze occurrence and see trends associated with a particular release type/mechanism. […]

Teaching Practical Strategies for Reducing Wasted Food Through Community Events

https://youtu.be/lTzbpeCCyiI ReCook Cafes, cooking workshops, and similar events are emerging as fun and effective ways to help residents learn about practical strategies for reducing wasted food. They also help to build and strengthen communities. This webinar shared the experiences in New York State and Vermont with planning and holding these kinds of events and the […]

Soil Mixing for Environmental Remediation: An Effective Tool for Challenging Sites

The webinar included the following presentations: Daniel Ruffing, Geo-Solutions, Inc Chris Robb, Geosyntec Consultants Darin Payne, Geo-Solutions, Inc Environmental remediation of recalcitrant compounds, such as chlorinated solvents, can be very challenging, especially in tight lithologies or other geologic situations. Soil mixing is a method of delivering reagents, air, or steam to the subsurface to enhance […]

Vapor Intrusion Assessment: Guidelines, Data Collection Methods, & Advancements

The webinar included the following presentations: Laurent Levy, Jacobs  After briefly introducing vapor intrusion concepts, the presentation provided a review of current guidelines issued by the U.S. states to address assessment of the vapor intrusion pathway with a focus on TCE, PCE, attenuation factors (in residential/commercial settings), petroleum vapor intrusion, and sampling expectations. David Shea, […]