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  • Monday, May 19th
    10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste - I
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Moderator: Anastasia M. Chirnside, Ph.D, M.ASCE (she/her/hers) – University of Delaware
    Environmental
  • Monday, May 19th
    10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Heavy Metal Contamination in the Mahoning River, Ohio, USA
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Mohd Zeeshan (he/him/his) – Youngstown State University
    Co-Author: Sahar Ehsani, PhD – Youngstown State University
    Co-Author: Rick Deschenes – Youngstown State University
    Co-Author: Felicia P. Armstrong, PhD, QEP – Youngstown State University
    Co-Author: Bradley A. Shellito – Youngstown State University
    Environmental
  • Monday, May 19th
    10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Understanding Fecal Indicator and Antimicrobial Resistant Organisms in a Mixed-use Watershed: The Role of Precipitation and Hydrological Conditions
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author (not presenting): Audrey Laiveling – ORISE Participant
    Author: Corinne Wiesner-Friedman – U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development
    Co-Author: David Holcomb – CDC WDPB
    Co-Author: Daniel Weller – CDC EDEB
    Co-Author: Caleb Buahin – United Stated Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development
    Co-Author (not attending): Jay Garland – US EPA ORD
    Co-Author (not attending): Alison Franklin – US EPA ORD
    Co-Author: Y. Jeffery Yang – EPA Office of Research and Development
    Environmental
  • Monday, May 19th
    10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Microplastic Transport in Urban Agricultural Systems: Characterization, Drivers, and Implications for Stormwater Management
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Abdul Mobin Ibna Hafiz – Florida State University
    Co-Author: Atif Bashir – University of Missouri
    Co-Author: Fiari LeGrand – Florida State University
    Co-Author: Ebrahim Ahmadisharaf, Ph.D., F.EWRI – Florida State University
    Co-Author: Maryam Salehi – University of Missouri
    Environmental
  • Monday, May 19th
    1:15 PM – 2:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste - II
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Moderator: Brianne Duncan – Exponent
    Environmental
  • Monday, May 19th
    1:15 PM – 1:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Novel Chitosan-Bentonite-Biochar Composite (CBBC) Barrier for Environmental Containment
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Krishna R R. Reddy, Ph.D., PE, ENV SP – University of Illinois Chicago
    Co-Author: Banuchandra Nagaraja (he/him/his) – University of Illinois Chicago
    Environmental
  • Monday, May 19th
    1:30 PM – 1:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Poultry Litter Biochar for Soil Fertility Enhancement and Environmental Health Implications in Solid Waste Management
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Yulai Yang – Morgan State University
    Co-Author: Seong W. Lee – Morgan State University
    Co-Author: Sam Oludayo Alamu – Morgan State University
    Co-Author: DongHee Kang – Morgan State University
    Co-Author: Terine Lambert – Morgan State University
    Environmental
  • Monday, May 19th
    1:45 PM – 2:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Adsorption Capabilities of Poultry Litter-Derived Biochar: Impact of Production Conditions and Methylene Blue Removal
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Terine Lambert – Morgan State University
    Co-Author: Yulai Yang – Morgan State University
    Co-Author: Seong W. Lee – Morgan State University
    Co-Author: Sam Oludayo Alamu – Morgan State University
    Co-Author: Samuel Kimani – Morgan State University
    Co-Author: DongHee Kang – Morgan State University
    Environmental
  • Monday, May 19th
    2:00 PM – 2:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Problem of Fugitive Gas Emissions from Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Gaurav Verma, N/A (he/him/his) – University of Illinois Chicago
    Co-Author: Krishna R R. Reddy, Ph.D., PE, ENV SP – University of Illinois Chicago
    Environmental
  • Monday, May 19th
    3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Case Studies in Environmental Health or Water Quality
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Moderator: Tara A. Kulkarni, PHD, PE, MASCE – Norwich University
    Environmental
  • Monday, May 19th
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Urban Trees and Their Effect on Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Tropical Climates: A Miami Case Study
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Harshin Kamal Asok (he/him/his) – Florida International University
    Co-Author: Jason R. Kostrna – Florida International University
    Co-Author: Ali Ebrahimian, PhD – Florida International University
    Co-Author: Arturo S. Leon (he/him/his) – Florida International University
    Environmental
  • Monday, May 19th
    3:15 PM – 3:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Spatial and Temporal Air Temperature and Humidity Distribution Below a Tree Canopy: Onsite Monitoring and CFD Modeling
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Harshin Kamal Asok (he/him/his) – Florida International University
    Co-Author: Lesmes A. M. Jerez, Ph.D. – Florida International University
    Co-Author: Leonard J. Scinto – FIU Institute of Environment
    Co-Author: Ali Ebrahimian, PhD – Florida International University
    Co-Author: Arturo S. Leon (he/him/his) – Florida International University
    Environmental
  • Monday, May 19th
    3:30 PM – 3:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Trend Analysis of Human Health Risk After the Implementation of Centralized Water Supply System in a Fluoride Contaminated Ground Water Dependent Habitat of Eastern India
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Namrata Sahu – Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
    Co-Author: Arup Das – Indian institute of Technology Kharagpur
    Co-Author: Partha Sarathi Ghosal – Indian Institute of Technology Kharagapur
    Environmental
  • Monday, May 19th
    3:45 PM – 4:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Tracking Zinc and Copper from Residential Surface Runoff: A Case Study in Washington County
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Debora Piemonti – Clean Water Services
    Co-Author: Julia Crown – Clean Water Services
    Co-Author (not attending): Doug Lager – Clean Water Services
    Co-Author (not attending): Scott Mansell – Clean Water Services
    Co-Author (not attending): Bob Baumgartner – Clean Water Services
    Environmental
  • Monday, May 19th
    4:00 PM – 4:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Comparison of Soil Health of Various Bioretention Systems within Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Gift Ugochukwu – Morgan State University
    Co-Author: James G. Hunter – Morgan State University
    Co-Author: DongHee Kang – Morgan State University
    Co-Author: Nicholas C. Miwornunyuie – Morgan State University
    Environmental
  • Monday, May 19th
    4:45 PM – 6:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Environmental Health and Water Quality
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Moderator: Anastasia M. Chirnside, Ph.D, M.ASCE (she/her/hers) – University of Delaware
    Environmental
  • Monday, May 19th
    4:45 PM – 5:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Evaluating Spatial Variability of Florida Lake Water Quality Using Clustering Analysis and Water Quality Index
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Ming Ye (he/him/his) – Florida State University
    Co-Author (not attending): Morgan Sopov
    Co-Author: Wei Mao – Florida State University
    Environmental
  • Monday, May 19th
    5:00 PM – 5:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Using Field and Remote-Sensing Data to Investigate the Interplay Between Eutrophication, Algal Blooms, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Freshwater Lakes and Reservoirs
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Sajad Hamidi – Slippery Rock University
    Co-Author: Carly Hansen – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Co-Author: Rachel Pilla – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Co-Author: Paul G. Matson – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Co-Author: Natalie Griffiths – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Environmental
  • Monday, May 19th
    5:15 PM – 5:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Assessing the Link between Water System Violations and Public Health Outcomes
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Gautam Kunwar – University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Author: Corwin Zigler – Brown University School of Public Health
    Co-Author: Lina Sela – Univeristy of Texas at Austin
    Environmental
  • Monday, May 19th
    5:30 PM – 5:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Predicting Abundance of Vibrio Vulnificus in Coast Waters
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Zhiqiang Deng, ENV SP – Louisiana State University
    Environmental
  • Monday, May 19th
    5:45 PM – 6:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Privacy in the Pipes: Safeguarding Privacy in Fine-spatial Scale Wastewater-based Testing Research
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Corinne Wiesner-Friedman – U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development
    Author: Caleb Buahin – United Stated Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development
    Author: Michael E. Tryby, PhD – Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Research and Development
    Author: Audrey Laiveling – ORISE Participant
    Co-Author (not attending): Tim Wade – US EPA ORD
    Co-Author (not attending): Anne M. Mikelonis, PhD, PE – EPA Office of Research and Development
    Co-Author (not attending): Nichole Brinkman – US EPA ORD
    Co-Author (not attending): Scott Keely – US EPA ORD
    Environmental
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    8:15 AM – 9:45 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Environmental Permitting, Compliance and Standards
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Moderator: Marjorie Bedessem, P.E., Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – Trihydro Corporation
    Environmental
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    8:15 AM – 8:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Development and Validation of a Laboratory Prototype for the Study of Microplastic Generation in Drinking Water Pipelines
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Jaime Plazas-Tuttle – Universidad de los Andes
    Co-Author: Simón Cardona Orozco – Universidad de los Andes
    Co-Author: Juan Saldarriaga (he/him/his) – Universidad de los Andes
    Environmental
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    8:30 AM – 8:45 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Alternate Source Demonstration Under Dynamic Groundwater Conditions for the Environmental Regulatory Compliance using Innovative Techniques
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Aditya Tyagi, PhD, PE (he/him/his) – Jacobs Engineering
    Co-Author: Charles Holbert – Jacobs Engineering
    Co-Author: Jay Piper – Jacobs Engineering
    Environmental
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    8:45 AM – 9:00 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    PFAS Legislative Updates and Impacts to the regulated Community
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Environmental
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Peeping Eyes in the Sky: Utilizing Satellite Remote Sensing for Early Detection of Harmful Algal Blooms
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Jeeban Panthi – Kansas State University
    Co-Author (not attending): Trisha Moore – Kansas State University
    Co-Author (not attending): Aleksey Sheshukov – Kansas State University
    Environmental
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for Environmental Health and Water Quality
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Moderator: Tara A. Kulkarni, PHD, PE, MASCE – Norwich University
    Environmental
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Monitoring Influential Variables to the Cooling Capacity of Green Infrastructure to Mitigate Diurnal Urban Heat Island Effect with Landsat Imagery
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Min-cheng Tu – College of Coastal Georgia, Georgia, United States
    Co-Author (not attending): Zhi-chen Liu – National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei City, Taiwan
    Co-Author (not attending): Jen-yang Lin – National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei City, Taiwan
    Environmental
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Data-Driven Selection of Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Resilience in Cities
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Nur H. Orak, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – Marmara University
    Environmental
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Integrating Green Stormwater Infrastructure to Improve Water Quality in the Socially Vulnerable Communities of Houston, Texas
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Afiya Narzis (she/her/hers) – University of Texas at Arlington
    Co-Author: Anh Khoa Truong – University of Texas at Arlington
    Co-Author: Siddarth Saksena – Virginia Tech
    Co-Author: Jessica Eisma – University of Texas at Arlington
    Environmental
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Nature Based Alternatives to Hard Armoring in Wetlands
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Mark Cadotte – Solmax
    Environmental
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    11:00 AM – 11:15 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Where and How to Implement Nature-based Solutions: A Tale of Two Cities from the US East Coast
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Vamsi Krishna Sridharan, M.ASCE – Tetra Tech
    Environmental
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    1:15 PM – 2:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Models in Environmental Health Research
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Moderator: Carolyn LaFleur – GTI Energy
    Environmental
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    1:15 PM – 1:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Bacteria Level Classification with Machine Learning (ML) Models in Neches River, Texas
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Mengjie He – Lamar University
    Co-Author: Qin Qian (she/her/hers) – Lamar University
    Co-Author: Xinyu Liu – Lamar University
    Co-Author: Jing Zhang – Lamar University
    Environmental
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    1:30 PM – 1:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Application of AI/ML/DL in Landfill Engineering
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Jagadeesh Kumar Janga (he/him/his) – University of Illinois Chicago
    Co-Author: Krishna R R. Reddy, Ph.D., PE, ENV SP – University of Illinois Chicago
    Environmental
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    1:45 PM – 2:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Analysis on Machine Learning Applications and Challenges in Surface Water Quality Management
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Mengjie He – Lamar University
    Co-Author: Qin Qian (she/her/hers) – Lamar University
    Co-Author: Xinyu Liu – Lamar University
    Co-Author: Jing Zhang – Lamar University
    Environmental
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    2:00 PM – 2:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    A Study on Algal Bloom Forecasting Methodology Based on Hydro-meteorological Factors Using Machine Learning in the Mainstream of Nakdong River, South Korea
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Taewoo Lee (he/him/his) – Inha University / Program in Smart City Engineering
    Co-Author: Soojun Kim – Inha University / Department of Civil Engineering
    Co-Author: Hung Soo Kim (he/him/his) – Inha University / Department of Civil Engineering
    Co-Author: Yujin Kang – Inha University / Department of Smart City Engineering, Inha University
    Co-Author: Seonuk Baek – Inha University / Department of Smart City Engineering, Inha University
    Co-Author: Seungmin Lee – Inha University / Department of Smart City Engineering, Inha University
    Environmental
  • Tuesday, May 20th
    2:15 PM – 2:30 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Identifying Key Drivers of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) for Transfer Learning in HAB Prediction Model
    Room: Room 7 & 8
    Author: Wiji Astuti – Purdue University
    Co-Author: Rao S. Govindaraju – Purdue University
    Environmental
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Environmental Council Awards / Simon W. Freese Award & Lecture
    Room: Room 1
    Moderator: Tara A. Kulkarni, PHD, PE, MASCE – Norwich University
    Environmental
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Environmental Council Awards
    Room: Room 1
    Environmental
  • Wednesday, May 21st
    7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
    Simon W. Freese Award & Lecture
    Room: Room 1
    Environmental