Just a reminder that the 6th International Symposium and Exhibition on the Redevelopment of Manufactured Gas Plant Sites (MGP 2015) is taking place in Ghent Belgium, on the 8-10th November. There are still a few spaces for posters for those who are interested. See http://mgpsymposium.com/call-for-posters-mgp-2015/
The 6th International Symposium and Exhibition on the Redevelopment of Manufactured Gas Plant Sites (MGP 2015) is an on-going educational and networking event that focuses on specific issues related to the redevelopment of manufactured gas plant sites. The agenda features speakers from across the globe and is posted below or accessible via this link: http://mgpsymposium.com/agenda/<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0014PSBiz8EVgKhDpKjXPvYcaDDSml9mxHkrU66wQM4Dol7oNlH0tG4S5Bb4nonoXiCP6-hql2VHZfK6Dsdnqam7GlLGvYJWzjVf42WlIvtjbKcxjYtuPVEKGJziTYyqn_CFvs9aEn1JhDxrPirzltkTB45gMOI3wPo4I2j4FyRl65w8MM0BZql0g==&c=n72SowwemJvHhichVTiML64G1zoMdj1aufAfx-JI2yc9aLH5tTdKaA==&ch=BLAf1Q5oX2V2MoLhy6TocUR_xLPcUubiJnh5rMuD0PQ_fY4DmE4iFQ==>
MGP 2015 Agenda
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Presentation titles are hyperlinked to full presentation abstract.
Sunday 8 November 2015
14:00 – 17:00 Registration Open (Unversiteit Ghent – Het Pand)
14:00 – 17:00 Exhibitor and Poster Setup (Unversiteit Ghent – Het Pand)
14:30 – 16:30 Manufactured Gas Plants 101 Workshop<http://mgpsymposium.com/manufactured-gas-plants-101-workshop/> (Ghent Marriott)
Speaker: Allen W. Hatheway, US
An immersion workshop designed to educate environmental
professionals into the world of former MGP Site contamination
and remediation issues.
Note: A Separate Registration fee of $97 is required for this workshop.
Click HERE<https://safe.fusionserver.com/SWIX/step_002.cfm?PID=918334&IID=634> to register for this pre-symposium event.
17:30 – 19:15 Registration Open (Ghent Marriott)
18:00 – 19:15 Welcome Reception – Ghent Marriott (Room: Brixx Cellar Lounge)
Monday 9 November 2015
Note: All Session will be held at the Unversiteit Ghent – Het Pand Facility
7:15 – 18:00 Registration Open (Unversiteit Ghent – Het Pand)
7:15 – 8:00 Continental Breakfast – Exhibit and Poster Hall
8:00 – 8:30 Plenary Opening Session
Welcome: Eugene Jones (International Society of Technical & Environmental Professionals, Inc.), US
Moderator: TBD
Key Note Speaker: TBD
8:30 – 10:00 General Lecture Session: Theme 1 – Soil & Health
Moderator: Karen Van Geert, (ARCADIS), Belgium
The Application of PAH Bioaccessibility Testing to Assess the Human Health Impacts at<http://mgpsymposium.com/application-of-pah-bioaccessability-testing/>
Former Gasworks Sites<http://mgpsymposium.com/application-of-pah-bioaccessability-testing/>
Darren Beriro, (British Geological Survey), UK
UCB – A Practical Case of a Rehabilitation of a Site Polluted with Acid Tar<http://mgpsymposium.com/rehabilitation-of-a-site-polluted-with-acid-tar/>
Claudia Neculau, Marie Jailler, and Sébastien Rabolli (Spaque SA), Belgium and
Adrien Kahn, (SITA Remediation), Belgium
Redevelopment of REGEV Gas Plant Site in Hilversum into Residential Project Villa Industria<http://mgpsymposium.com/redevelopment-of-regev-gas-plant-site/>
Stefan vanhille Io, Jan Kees van Vliet, Bas van Andel, and John Verbaan, (Mourik Groot Ammers B.V.),
The Netherlands
10:00 – 10:30 Refreshment Break – Exhibit and Poster Hall
10:30 – 12:00 Concurrent Lecture Session: Theme 2 – Soil & Economy
Moderator: TBD
Management and Remediation of Legacy MGP Sites<http://mgpsymposium.com/management-and-remediation-of-legacy-mgp-sites/>
Jeff Williams, (Jemena), Australia
Remediating Sediments at Former MGP Sites – Key Factors for Implementable Solutions<http://mgpsymposium.com/remediating-sediments-at-former-mgp-sites/>
David Templeton and Mark Mahoney, (Anchor QEA), US
Brussels Ex-Carcoke Site: Candidate-Developers Rush<http://mgpsymposium.com/brussels-ex-carcoke-site-candidate-developers-rush/>
Bernard Lemaire, (IBGE –BIM), Belgium
Remediation of The Avenue Coking Works<http://mgpsymposium.com/remediation-of-the-avenue-coking-works/>
Roger Dunn, (DEC UK – DEME Environmental Contractors), UK
10:30 – 12:00 Concurrent Lecture Session: Theme 3 – Soil & Innovation
Subtheme 3 A: Soil & Innovative Process Management
Moderator: Frank Evans, (National Grid), UK
Preparing for a Unique Pilot Demonstration: What It Takes to Go from Concept to Pilot<http://mgpsymposium.com/preparing-for-a-unique-pilot-demonstration/>
Jeff Clock, (Electric Power Research Institute [EPRI]), US, John Finn, Paul Jansen,
Mike Sabulis (GEI Consultants, Inc.), US, David MacDougall (D.A. Collins Env. Services), US,
Darin Payne (Geo-Solutions Inc.), US, Robert Cleary and Peter LaGoy (NiSource), US,
Tim Olean (CH2M), US
In-Situ Solidification Pilot Demonstration of River Sediments: A Discussion of Results and<http://mgpsymposium.com/in-situ-solidification-pilot-demonstration-of-river-sediments/>
Future Applications<http://mgpsymposium.com/in-situ-solidification-pilot-demonstration-of-river-sediments/>
Paul Jansen, John Finn, Mike Sabulis (GEI Consultants, Inc.), US,
Jeff Clock, (Electric Power Research Institute [EPRI]), US
Out with the Old, in with the New – A Regional Example of Unlocking Town Centre<http://mgpsymposium.com/unlocking-town-centre-redevelopment-in-the-uk/>
Redevelopment in the UK<http://mgpsymposium.com/unlocking-town-centre-redevelopment-in-the-uk/>
Helen Matheson, Allen Murray, and Steven Whittall, (Advisian, part of WorleyParsons Group), UK,
Kat Wear (National Grid), UK, Nicola Beech (JBP), UK
Selection of Appropriate Data Quality Objectives (DQO’s) in MGP Site Characterization Using High<http://mgpsymposium.com/high-resolution-data-acquisition-for-use-in-long-term-management/>
Resolution Data Acquisition for Use in Long Term Management and Appropriate Remedial Design<http://mgpsymposium.com/high-resolution-data-acquisition-for-use-in-long-term-management/>
Options<http://mgpsymposium.com/high-resolution-data-acquisition-for-use-in-long-term-management/>
Robin Mackenzie, (Perth and Kinross Council), UK
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch – Provided
13:30 – 15:00 Concurrent Lecture Session: Theme 3 – Soil & Innovation
Subtheme 3 B: Soil & Innovative Technology (Part 1)
Moderator: Jeff Clock, (Electric Power Research Institute [EPRI]), US
MGP Site Cleanup – Case Study of Cost-Effective and Fully Integrated Upland and Sediment Remedies<http://mgpsymposium.com/case-study-of-cost-effective-and-fully-integrated-upland-and-sediment-remedies/>
Carl Stivers and Ryan Barth, (Anchor QEA), US, Robert Wyatt, R.G., (NW Natural), US
Improved Delineation Approach of Pure Phase Tar at a MGP Site<http://mgpsymposium.com/improved-delineation-approach-of-pure-phase-tar-at-a-mgp-site/>
Johan van Leeuwen, (Stichting Bodemsanering NS), The Netherlands,
Niels Hartog (KWR), The Netherlands, Stefanos Gkekas (Witteveen+Bos Consultants), The Netherlands
Innovative Investigation Technologies/Rapid Screening Tools (Targost, Enissa)<http://mgpsymposium.com/?p=1702&preview=true>
Allan Van Autenboer, (HaskoningDHV Belgium nv), Pieter Buffel (EnISSA), Belgium
Treatment of Manufactured Gas Plant Residuals Using Alkaline Activated Persulfate: A Pilot-Scale Trial<http://mgpsymposium.com/treatment-of-manufactured-gas-plant-residuals-using-alkaline-activated-persulfate-a-pilot-scale-trial/>
Felipe Solano, Neil R. Thomson, and Ramon Aravena, (University of Waterloo), Canada
13:30 – 15:00 Concurrent Lecture Session: Theme 4 – Soil & Environment
Subtheme 4 A: Soil & Heritage
Moderator: Oliver Lancaster, (Wales & West Utilities), UK
Gasworks Regeneration and Redevelopment Projects from Around the World<http://mgpsymposium.com/gasworks-regeneration-and-redevelopment-projects-from-around-the-world/>
Russell Thomas, (WSP-Parsons Brinckerhoff), UK
History of the First Gas Factory of Riga<http://mgpsymposium.com/history-of-the-first-gas-factory-of-riga/>
Inga Karlðtrçma, (Art Academy of Latvia), Latvia
History and Development of the Arnhem Municipal Gasworks<http://mgpsymposium.com/history-and-development-of-the-arnhem-municipal-gasworks/>
Jos van Dalfsen, (City of Arnhem), The Netherlands
Clean-up ‘Gasmeter Site in Ghent – Site Tondelier’<http://mgpsymposium.com/clean-up-gasmeter-site-in-ghent-site-tondelier/>
Bruno Terryn, (Tondelier Development NV), Belgium
15:00 – 15:30 Refreshment Break – Poster Hall
15:30 – 17:00 Concurrent Lecture Session: Theme 3 – Soil & Innovation
Subtheme 3 C: Soil & Innovative Technology (Part 2)
Moderator: Russell Thomas, (WSP-Parsons Brinckerhoff), UK
How Long Term Outreach at a MGP Investigation/Remediation Can Save Time and Money During<http://mgpsymposium.com/how-long-term-outreach-at-a-mgp-investigation-remediation-can-save-time-and-money-during-remediation/>
Remediation<http://mgpsymposium.com/how-long-term-outreach-at-a-mgp-investigation-remediation-can-save-time-and-money-during-remediation/>
Jamie Dunn, (Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources), US
In Situ Smoldering Combustion (STAR) For the Treatment of Coal Tar-Impacted Soils at Manufactured<http://mgpsymposium.com/in-situ-smoldering-combustion-star-for-the-treatment-of-coal-tar-impacted-soils-at-manufactured-gas-plants/>
Gas Plants: Lessons Learned From Field Tests Conducted in Europe and the United States<http://mgpsymposium.com/in-situ-smoldering-combustion-star-for-the-treatment-of-coal-tar-impacted-soils-at-manufactured-gas-plants/>
Gavin Grant, David Major, and Grant Scholes (Savron), Canada and
Suzanne O’Hara (Geosyntec Consultants), Canada
An Evaluation of In Situ Chemical Oxidation at Tar-Contaminated Sites<http://mgpsymposium.com/an-evaluation-of-in-situ-chemical-oxidation-at-tar-contaminated-sites/>
Frank Volkering, (Tauw BV), The Netherlands
Cleanup of “Gaswerk Gaisburg” – Risk Management Strategies<http://mgpsymposium.com/cleanup-of-gasworks-gaisburg-risk-management-strategies/>
Susanne Rollwagen and Thomas Ertel, (et environment and technology), Germany
15:30 – 17:00 Concurrent Lecture Session: Theme 4 – Soil & Environment
Subtheme 4 B: Soil & Environment
Moderator: Dirk Nuyens, (ERM), Belgium
Sustainable Redevelopment of MGP Sites – A Global Perspective<http://mgpsymposium.com/sustainable-redevelopment-of-mgp-sites-a-global-perspective/>
Dirk Nuyens, Pieter Schrooten, and Laurent Beuselinck (ERM), Belgium
Managing the Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Gasworks Liabilities<http://mgpsymposium.com/managing-the-potential-impacts-of-climate-change-on-gasworks-liabilities/>
Oliver Lancaster, (Wales & West Utilities), UK
Sustainable Redevelopment of the Toledo Gas Light & Coke Site in Downtown Toledo, Ohio<http://mgpsymposium.com/sustainable-redevelopment-of-the-toledo-gas-light-coke-site-in-downtown-toledo-ohio/>
Brad White, (River Road Redevelopment/Hull & Associates, Inc.), US, Janet Barker-Stonerook
and Joe Ferry, (NiSource), US, and Bill Burkett, (City of Toledo), US
Brownfield Development – Case Study: “The Old Gasworks in Lier”<http://mgpsymposium.com/brownfield-development-case-study-the-old-gasworks-in-lier/>
Johan Geeroms, (PSR Brownfield Developers NV – Member of Jan De Nul Group), Belgium
17:00 – 18:00 Reception – Exhibit and Poster Hall
Tuesday 10 November 2015
7:45 – 13:30 Registration Open (Unversiteit Ghent – Het Pand)
7:45 – 8:30 Continental Breakfast – Exhibit and Poster Hall
8:30 – 10:00 Special General Session Policy – Country Specific Approaches (Part 1)
Moderator: Jan Verheyen, (OVAM), Belgium
The Development of the Gas Industry in Europe<http://mgpsymposium.com/?p=1775&preview=true>
Russell Thomas, (WSP-Parsons Brinckerhoff), UK
Gasworks Remediation in Australia – 25 Years On<http://mgpsymposium.com/gasworks-remediation-in-australia-25-years-on/>
Ian Brookman, (Ventia), Australia
Korean Institutional Control Including Soil & Groundwater Investigation on MGP Under Petroleum and<http://mgpsymposium.com/korean-institutional-control-including-soil-groundwater-investigation-on-mgp/>
Alternative Fuel Act<http://mgpsymposium.com/korean-institutional-control-including-soil-groundwater-investigation-on-mgp/>
Kyong-il Chu, (Korea Environment Corporation [Keco]), South Korea
10:00 – 10:30 Refreshment Break – Exhibit and Poster Hall
10:30 – 12:00 Special General Session Policy – Country Specific Approaches (Part 2)
Moderator: Dominique Darmendrail, (Common Forum on Contaminated Land in Europe), France
National Grid Approach to Managing Their Portfolio of MGP Sites in UK<http://mgpsymposium.com/national-grid-approach-to-managing-their-portfolio-of-mgp-sites-in-uk/>
Frank Evans, (National Grid), UK
Gasworks Dumps; The Greatest Challenge to Accurate Remedial Risk Assessments<http://mgpsymposium.com/gasworks-dumps-the-greatest-challenge-to-accurate-remedial-risk-assessments/>
Allen Hatheway, US
Soil Remediation for Gasworks Sites: Program Approach Eandis<http://mgpsymposium.com/soil-remediation-for-gasworks-sites-program-approach-eandis/>
Jurgen De Permentier, (EANDIS), Belgium
State of Affairs Investigations and Remediation on Former Gaswork Sites in Flanders<http://mgpsymposium.com/state-of-affairs-investigations-and-remediation-on-former-gasworks-sites-in-flanders/>
Inge De Vrieze, Sofie Geuens, Tim Lieben, and Kristel Declercq, (OVAM), Belgium
12:00 – 12:30 Closing Session – Debate: “Policymakers Versus Site Owners: Collaboration or
Confrontation?”
Moderator: Dominique Darmendrail, (Common Forum on Contaminated Land in Europe), France
Eddy Van Dyck, (OVAM), Belgium
Jamie Dunn, (Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources), US
Jurgen De Permentier, (EANDIS), Belgium
Frank Evans, (National Grid), UK
Russell Thomas, (WSP-Parsons Brinckerhoff), UK
Allen W. Hatheway, US (Invited)
Ian Brookman, (Ventia), Australia (Invited)
Kyong-il Chu, (Korea Environment Corporation [Keco]), South Korea (Invited)
12:30 – 13:30 Exhibitor and Poster Takedown
13:30 – 16:00 Technical MGP Site Tour via Boat – Tondelier<http://www.tondelier.be/gallery/tondelier-site-en-omgeving/>
Best Regards
Russell
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