Tuesday, November 6, 2007 : 10:30 a.m.
MTBE and TBA Remediation using Fluidized Bed Bioreactors
Joseph E. O'Connell, Sc.D., P.E., Environmental Resolutions Inc Joseph E. O’Connell, Sc.D., P.E., is President of ERI. With approximately 33 years of professional experience, he has been the Principal Engineer for designing, permitting, installing and operating numerous remediation systems. Systems installed include air sparging, vacuum extraction, pump and treat, shoring and excavation, bioremediation and fixation. Contaminants range from chlorinated hydrocarbons to gasoline-range hydrocarbons to metals. He worked with researchers at UC Davis in California to develop bio-culture, adapt the fluidized bed bioreactor to handle the slow growing biomass, and develop the overall design and control features of the bioreactors.
Ellen E. Moyer, Ph.D., PE, Greenvironment LLC Ellen Moyer, Ph.D., P.E is a recognized expert in the assessment and remediation of VOC contamination. She has an M.S. in Environmental Engineering, a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, and over 20 years of professional experience. Dr. Moyer has managed all phases of assessment and remediation work, and her numerous projects have employed a wide range of in situ and ex situ remediation technologies at diverse sites with organic and inorganic contaminants. She was the lead editor of an MTBE Remediation Handbook, now in its second printing. Her Ph.D. research investigated soil vapor extraction, air sparging, and bioventing of gasoline VOCs.
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