A Bit About
Doug
A Bit About
Doug
Doug is a Technical and Environmental Advisor for the at Veolia Environmental services Remediation team. Doug has an extensive background in contaminated land consulting and management with previous projects and investigations focusing on PFAS, Hydrocarbon, Heavy Metal and Asbestos contaminated soils and groundwater. Doug is passionate about reducing our dependance on landfills via practical and pragmatic remediation options for contaminated soils.
Doug is a Technical and Environmental Advisor for the at Veolia Environmental services Remediation team. Doug has an extensive background in contaminated land consulting and management with previous projects and investigations focusing on PFAS, Hydrocarbon, Heavy Metal and Asbestos contaminated soils and groundwater. Doug is passionate about reducing our dependance on landfills via practical and pragmatic remediation options for contaminated soils.
Rebecca is a Senior Hydrogeologist and currently serves as a Co-Chair of the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council and President-Elect of the Minnesota Ground Water Association. As a state regulator, she is the technical lead for the PFAS Source Assessment and Feasibility in the East Metro under the 2018 3M Settlement and Superfund Consent Orders. Previously, she led contaminated site investigation and remediation projects including Brownfields redevelopment, petroleum, mercury, and asbestos contaminants. She is a licensed Professional Geologist and has a Bachelor of Science in Geology from North Dakota State University
Rebecca is a Senior Hydrogeologist and currently serves as a Co-Chair of the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council and President-Elect of the Minnesota Ground Water Association. As a state regulator, she is the technical lead for the PFAS Source Assessment and Feasibility in the East Metro under the 2018 3M Settlement and Superfund Consent Orders. Previously, she led contaminated site investigation and remediation projects including Brownfields redevelopment, petroleum, mercury, and asbestos contaminants. She is a licensed Professional Geologist and has a Bachelor of Science in Geology from North Dakota State University
Presentation Details
Presentation Details
Exploration of alternative remediation options for soil is often overlooked. The process of offsite disposal to landfill is usually the easy option but with limitations on landfill volumes and a movement to a more circular economy, finding pragmatic solutions to limit and fill disposal will become of greater importance as move forward
Exploration of alternative remediation options for soil is often overlooked. The process of offsite disposal to landfill is usually the easy option but with limitations on landfill volumes and a movement to a more circular economy, finding pragmatic solutions to limit and fill disposal will become of greater importance as move forward
Rebecca Higgins
Senior Hydrogeologist, East Metro PFAS Unit
A Bit About
Rebecca
Rebecca is a Senior Hydrogeologist and currently serves as a Co-Chair of the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council and President-Elect of the Minnesota Ground Water Association. As a state regulator, she is the technical lead for the PFAS Source Assessment and Feasibility in the East Metro under the 2018 3M Settlement and Superfund Consent Orders. Previously, she led contaminated site investigation and remediation projects including Brownfields redevelopment, petroleum, mercury, and asbestos contaminants. She is a licensed Professional Geologist and has a Bachelor of Science in Geology from North Dakota State University
Presentation Details
70 years after 3M industrial wastes were disposed of in a wetland-laden region of the East Metro in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has leveraged Consent Order and Settlement resources to deploy a pilot study coupling foam fractionation and multiple destructive technologies. This presentation will focus on the first part of the pilot study and discuss results from early data showing effective physical removals of PFAS from groundwater and surface waters using only air. Part two of the presentation focuses on the on-going multiple forms of destructive technology bench and in-field pilot testing.