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/
MGP 2015 Agenda
Note:
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 (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 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
Former Gasworks Sites
Darren Beriro, (British
Geological Survey), UK
UCB –
A Practical Case of a 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
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
Jeff Williams, (Jemena), Australia
Remediating
Sediments at Former MGP Sites – Key Factors for Implementable Solutions
David Templeton and Mark
Mahoney, (Anchor QEA), US
Brussels
Ex-Carcoke Site: Candidate-Developers Rush
Bernard Lemaire, (IBGE –BIM), Belgium
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
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
Future Applications
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
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
Resolution Data Acquisition
for Use in Long Term Management and Appropriate Remedial Design
Options
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
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
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)
Allan Van Autenboer, (HaskoningDHV Belgium nv), Pieter Buffel (EnISSA),
Belgium
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
Russell Thomas, (WSP-Parsons
Brinckerhoff), UK
History of the
First Gas Factory of Riga
Inga Karlðtrçma, (Art Academy of Latvia), Latvia
History
and Development of the Arnhem Municipal Gasworks
Jos van Dalfsen, (City of Arnhem), The Netherlands
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
Remediation
Jamie Dunn, (Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources), US
In
Situ Smoldering Combustion (STAR) For the Treatment of Coal Tar-Impacted Soils at Manufactured
Gas Plants: Lessons Learned From Field Tests Conducted in Europe and the United States
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
Frank Volkering, (Tauw
BV), The Netherlands
Cleanup
of “Gaswerk 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
Dirk Nuyens, Pieter Schrooten, and Laurent Beuselinck (ERM), Belgium
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
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”
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
Russell Thomas, (WSP-Parsons Brinckerhoff), UK
Gasworks
Remediation in Australia – 25 Years On
Ian Brookman, (Ventia),
Australia
Korean
Institutional Control Including Soil & Groundwater Investigation on MGP Under Petroleum and
Alternative Fuel Act
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
Frank Evans, (National
Grid), UK
Gasworks
Dumps; The Greatest Challenge to Accurate Remedial Risk Assessments
Allen Hatheway, US
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
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
Best Regards
Russell
Russell Thomas
BSc (Hons) PhD CBIOL MRSB MIENVSc CEnv MSCI MIGEM EngTech
Technical Director
Visiting Professor - Department of Civil
and Environmental Engineering University of Strathclyde
Visiting Lecturer - University of Manchester,
School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Science
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