Technical Resources to Respond to Environmental Releases of Poly- and Perfluoralkyl Substances (PFAS)
Tuesday, August 8, 2017: 3:35 p.m.
Patricia Reyes
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Interstate Technology Regulatory Council, Washington, DC
Virginia Yingling
,
Environmental Health Division, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, MN
Bob Mueller
,
Division of Science, Research & Environmental Health, New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection, Trenton, NJ
Lesley Hay Wilson, Ph.D.
,
Sage Risk Solutions LLC, Austin, TX
The Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council (ITRC) has formed a PFAS Team of state, federal, academic, industry, and public representatives to address the need for a concise, yet comprehensive, source of PFAS information for environmental practitioners and decision-makers. The scientific community’s understanding of PFAS sources, site characterization, environmental fate and transport, analytical methods, and remediation is growing rapidly. However, there is no central clearinghouse available that presents this information in a manner that is easily accessible for those other than subject-matter experts. As a result, there is a gap in the broad technical understanding necessary for informed and expedited decisions by regulators and policy makers. The project will produce a series of six fact sheets, each synthesizing key information for one of the following core subjects: (1) History and Use of Environmental Sources, (2) Nomenclature Overview and Physicochemical Properties, (3) Fate and Transport, (4) Site Characterization Tools, Sampling Techniques, and Laboratory Analytical Methods, (5) Remediation Technologies and Methods, and (6) Regulatory Summary. Following these will be the release of a detailed technical-regulatory guidance document and an internet-based training course, which will provide links to pertinent scientific literature, stakeholder points of view, technical challenges and uncertainties, and the necessary breadth and depth not given by the fact sheets.
This presentation will provide an overview of the PFAS Team work (which will be well underway) and explain how others can participate.
Patricia Reyes, Interstate Technology Regulatory Council, Washington, DC
Patricia Catherwood Reyes has been the Director of the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council (ITRC) since 2015. Prior to joining the ITRC, she was a senior manager at Noblis, a science and technology strategy firm that consults with the federal government. Previously, Patty served as a Presidential appointee and senior advisor to the Deputy Under-Secretary of Defense for Environmental Security. Ms. Reyes also served as an environmental analyst at the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment and at the National Governors' Association. Patty holds an MPA degree in Environmental Systems from the American University, Washington, D.C.
Virginia Yingling, Environmental Health Division, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, MN
Virginia Yingling is a hydrogeologist at the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), where she has investigated contaminated drinking water sites since 2000. Prior to that, she worked as a hydrogeologist for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, as an environmental consultant at Twin City Testing, Inc. and as a field assistant for the USGS. She holds a B.S. from Penn State and an M.S. from the University of Wyoming, both in geology. Yingling has 21 years of experience in environmental investigations and is the MDH's lead investigator on poly- and perfluoralkyl substances (PFAS) and several other chemicals of emerging concern. She is the Co-Team Leader for the PFAS Team for the Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council (ITRC).
Bob Mueller, Division of Science, Research & Environmental Health, New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection, Trenton, NJ
Place holder until Bob can amend
Lesley Hay Wilson, Ph.D., Sage Risk Solutions LLC, Austin, TX
Lesley Hay Wilson, Ph.D. has over 25 years of experience in the environmental field. She is a Principal in Sage Risk Solutions, LLC and currently serves as the Program Advisor for the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council (ITRC) Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Team. Prior to Sage, Lesley Hay Wilson worked for BP as a corrective action project manager and team leader overseeing the technical and financial aspects of petroleum products corrective action projects. She holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering, from Northwestern University, and an M.S.E. and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, from The University of Texas at Austin.
