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Holiday Card 2008

HydroQual children designed the firm's 2008 Holiday Card. Click here to see submitted designs and final product.



HydroQual, Inc. Presentations at the 2008 Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibit and Conference

81st Annual Conference
18-22 October 2008
Chicago, IL

Monday, October 20, 2008 9:30 am
Session 4: Municipal Wastewater Treatment Processes
Innovative Ideas in Nitrification and Denitrification Systems
Investigation of the Impact of High Salt Wastewater on Biological Nitrification
Gary M. Grey; K. Anderson, G. Schillinger


Monday, October 21, 2008 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Session 46: Microconstituents
Microconstituents: What is New and What is Needed?
Microconstituents - What are They and What is their Fate through Wastewater Treatment
Joseph G. Cleary, P.E.


Monday, October 21, 2008 8:30am - 12:00 pm
Session 50: Disinfection
Validation of UV Reactors: New Approaches to Consistent UV Design
Validation of UV Reactors by Langrangian Actinometry using Dyed Microspheres
Chengyue Shen, Ph.D., P.E.; E.R. Blatchley, III, O. Karl Scheible


HydroQual, Inc. Presentations at the 2008 SETAC North America Annual Meeting

29th Annual Meeting 16-20 November 2008 Tampa, FL


Tuesday, November 18, 2008 2:30 - 2:50 pm
Session: Fate and Effects of Metals:
Regulatory and Risk Assessment Perspectives
Validation of the Unit World Model for Metals in Lakes
Kevin Farley, Ph.D.; A.N. Miglino, Kevin Rader, Richard Carbonaro, Ph. D., and Dominic M. DiToro, Ph.D.


Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:10 - 4:30 pm
Session: Fate and Effects of Metals: BLM
Prediction of Toxicity Due to Metals - Chemistry or Physiology or Both?

Paul R. Paquin; R. Mathew, G., Robert C. Santore and K. Ben Wu 


Wednesday, November 19, 2008 5:10 - 5:30 pm
Session: Fate and Effects of Metals: BLM
A Marine Biotic Ligand Model (BLM) for Copper
Adam C. Ryan, Ph.D.; Sasha D. Hafner, Ph.D., Robert C. Santore, Paul R. Paquin, W. Ray Arnold, Gunther Rozsen, Ignatio Rivera-Duarte, D. Bart Chadwick, Pei-Fang Wang


Waterfall Art Project

HydroQual was part of the environmental assessment team that helped support the development of the NYC Waterfall Art Project - which opened June 26, 2008.


WEF Conference, Sustainability 2008

Sri Rangarajan and Joe Cleary presented at the WEF Conference, Sustainability 2008: Green Practices for the Water Environment, June 22-25 in Washington D.C. Click here for more information.



2008 Pennsylvania Council of Professional Geologists meeting

Robert Mutch of HydroQual presented a paper on "A Distance-Drawdown Aquifer Test Method for Areally Anisotropic Fractured Rock Aquifers" at the 2008 Pennsylvania Council of Professional Geologists meeting on May 8, 2008 in Harrisburg, PA. A computer code, TDDM, to automate this aquifer test method is available for download.



Presentation at the American Society of Civil Engineers (ACSE), North Jersey Branch

Joseph Cleary P.E., BCEE presented Microconstituents in Water at the American Society of Civil Engineers (ACSE), North Jersey Branch - Environmental Technical Group, on April 23, 2008.



National Watershed Protection Program Technical Support Contract

USEPA Office of Water, Assessment and Watershed Protection Division Awards the National Watershed Protection Program Technical Support Contract. HydroQual is a member of the RTI International Team, one of four firms awarded this 5 year IDIQ contract. For more information on the RTI/HydroQual Team.


Hydroqual ASA JV

Hydroqual ASA JV presented papers at the 7th International Conference on Coastal Port Engineering in Developing Countries, Best Practices in the Coastal Environment, February 24-28, Dubai, UAE



Fatally Flawed?

The NRDC has petitioned EPA to redefine "secondary treatment" at POTW's to low levels of phosphorus (0.1 mg/L) and total nitrogen (3.0 mg/L). Read more...


2007

Bronx Green Roof Stormwater Simulation Tool Released

Danielle Hartman and Anand Kumaraswamy, P.E. presented the Bronx Green Roof Stormwater Simulation Tool at the BOEDC with Earth Pledge on December 18, 2007.


Sri Rangarajan earns distinction as a Diplomate, Water Resource Engineer

Dr. Sri Rangarajan has earned distinction as a Diplomate, Water Resource Engineer (D.WRE)- a credential awarded by the American Academy of Water Resource Engineers (AAWRE) established by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Sri Rangarajan, a HydroQual Associate, leads the group responsible for our watershed/sewer/stormwater modeling. He has extensive experience in water resources engineering in the areas of surface and groundwater hydrology, wet weather flow, water quality and hydraulic modeling related to non-point source pollution controls. He also serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University, NY.

Dr. Rangarajan is an active contributor to many technical committees of ASCE and WEF, and has recently been elected as Vice Chair of the national Watershed Management committee of WEF starting from October 2007.


Kristin Munoz (Mumford) receives W. Wesley Eckenfelder Award for Excellence and Leadership

Kristin Munoz (Mumford) received her Masters Degree in Environmental Engineering from Manhattan College and was presented the W. Wesley Eckenfelder Award for Excellence and Leadership in the Graduate Study of Environmental Engineering on May 23rd, 2007.

Ms. Munoz has worked in the Process Engineering and Design Group at HydroQual since her senior year at Manhattan. She is a Project Engineer with experience in hydraulic analysis and design for sewer systems, regulators, and groundwater pump and treat systems, oversight of treatability studies on pharmaceutical wastewater samples, analysis of field data, computer statistical analyses, literature review and research, and cost analyses.


Joseph Cleary presents at NYWEA/AWWA Conference

On November 14th 2007 at the NYWEA/AWWA Conference in Syracuse NY, Joseph G Cleary. P.E., BCEE gave the following presentation on "Microconstituents-Wastewater Treatment Technologies and Case Studies". View the presentation slides as a PDF (5MB) or a PowerPoint file (7MB).




SETAC 2007

HydroQual, Inc. Presentations at SETAC 2007

Urban Environmental Issues: Impacts on Ecological Systems
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry North America 28th Annual Meeting
November 11 - 15, 2007
Midwest Airlines Center
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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PLATFORM PRESENTATIONS:

Monday, November 12th 2007

Session: Fate and Effects of Metals: Dietary Perspective in the Aquatic Environment
A Modeling Assessment of Bivalve Cu Accumulation and Effects
Paul R. Paquin, Rooni Mathew, R. Dwyer, M. Salazar, S. Salazar, Robert C. Santore
(Abstract)

Session: Urban Contaminants: Sources, Composition, Fate from a Multimedia Perspective - Part 1
Sources and Fate of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants in the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary
Robin Landeck Miller, Kevin Farley, Jim Wands, P.E.
(Abstract)

Wednesday, November 14th 2007

Session: Mercury Fate and Biogeochemistry - Part 1
Analysis of Spatial Loading Profiles of Mercury and Methylmercury and Their Relationship to Seasonal and Physical Characteristics of the South River,Virginia, USA
Aaron Redman, Edward J. Garland, Robert C. Santore, N. Grosso, J. Flanders,T. Morrison, R.Turner
(Abstract)

Session: Fate and Effects of Metals, Regulatory and Risk Assessment Perspective
Tier 1 “Unit World” Model for Metals in Lakes
Kevin Farley, Ph.D., R. Carbonaro, Ph.D., K. Rader, Dominic M. Di Toro, Ph.D.
(Abstract)

Session: Fate and Effects of Metals: Regulatory and Risk Assessment Perspective
Update and Evaluation of the Freshwater Copper BLM Robert C. Santore, Adam C. Ryan, Ph.D., Paul R. Paquin
(Abstract)

Session: Fate and Effects of Metals: Regulatory and Risk Assessment Perspective
Development of a Terrestrial BLM for Copper: Paramterization of Biotic Ligand Model Reactions
Adam C. Ryan, Ph.D., Robert C. Santore, P. Antunes, S. McGrath, H. Allen, M. McLaughlin, E. Smolders, C. Janssen, R. Dwyer, I. Schoeters
(Abstract)

Thursday, November 15th 2007

Session: Chemical and Biological Analysis of Pharmeceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCP) in River Water, Sediments and Waste Water
Bench-Scale Treatability of Industrial Wastewaters: An Anti-fungal Agent as a Case Study
Joy A. McGrath
(Abstract)


POSTER PRESENTATIONS:

Tuesday, November 13th 2007

Session: Environmental Chemistry
Quantifying the Concentration of Crude Oil Microdroplets in Oil-Water Preparations
Aaron Redman, Joy A. McGrath, W. Stubblefield, A. Maki, Dominic Di Toro, Ph.D.
Abstract

Thursday, November 15th 2007

Session: Metals in the Environment:Aquatic Biological Perspectives
Further Development of a Marine Biotic Ligand Model for Copper Adam C. Ryan, Ph.D., Robert C. Santore, Paul R. Paquin, W. Arnold, G. Rosen, I. Rivera-Duarte, D. Chadwick, P.Wang
(Abstract)


HydroQual, Inc. Presentations at the Water Environment Federation 2007 Technical Conference

October 13 - 17, 2007
80th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference
San Diego Convention Center
Conference website

Saturday, October 13th 2007

Workshop:
Mercury in the Water Environment: Navigating the Latest Regulatory Developments
Session Chair and Speaker: Robin Landeck Miller, HydroQual, Inc.
workshop description and agenda

Workshop:
Managing Water Quantity for Water Quality Benefits
Session Chair: Sri Rangarajan, HydroQual, Inc.
workshop description and agenda


HydroQual, Inc. Presentations at the 2007 World Conference on Ozone and Ultraviolet Technologies

August 27-29, 2007
Los Angeles, CA

Workshop: Implementing the USEPA UV Disinfection Guidance Manual to Achieve Regulatory Compliance.
Presentation: "Validation and Research Advances at the UV Center," O. Karl Scheible, Sunday, August 26, 2007

Session: Wastewater - UV.
Presentation: "UV Validation for Wastewater Applications: Is a Uniform Protocol Possible?," O. Karl Scheible (Keynote Paper), Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Session: Wastewater - UV.
Presentation: "Biodosimetry of a Full-Scale UV Disinfection System to Achieve Regulatory Approval for Wastewater Reuse," Bruno Ferran, R.F. Kelly, S. Jin, O. Karl Scheible and Chengyue Shen, Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Session: UV Reactor Design/Modeling/Verification.
Presentation: "Lagrangian Actinometry's Role in UV Reactor Validation and Optimization," Ernest K. Blatchey III, O. Karl Scheible and Chengyue Shen (Keynote Paper), Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Session: Adenovirus and UV Inactivation.
Presentation: "Full-Scale Validation of 4-log Adenovirus Inactivation in Medium Pressure UV Reactors," Karl G. Linden, O. Karl Scheible, Chengyue Shen, G.-A Shin and P. Posy Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Session: UV Reactor Design/Modeling/Verification II.
Presentation: "Multi-faceted Validation Testing of a Unique UV Disinfection Reactor," Chengyue Shen, O. Karl Scheible, and E.R. Blatchley III Wednesday, August 29, 2007


HydroQual, Inc. Presentations at the Water Environment Federation 2007 Specialty Conferences

WEF 2007 July 29 - August 1, 2007
The Westin Provdence Hotel, Providence, RI
Water Environment Federation
Specialty Conference: Compounds of Emerging Concern - What is on the Horizon?
Specialty Conference: Industrial Water Quality
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Sunday, July 29, 2007

Process Design of Industrial Wastewater Treatment Systems;
Design Approaches and State-of-the-Art Modeling Tools;
Problem Solving Sessions for Organic and Nitrogen Removal
WORKSHOP
Time: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Moderator: Joseph G. Cleary, P.E., BCEE, HydroQual, Inc.
Speakers: W. Wesley Eckenfelder, ScD., P.E. – AquAeTer, Inc.
Joseph G. Cleary, P.E., BCEE – HydroQual, Inc.
Oliver Schraa – Hydromantis, Inc.
Hugh Montieth – Hydromantis, Inc.
Gary M. Grey – HydroQual, Inc.
Thomas W. Gallagher – HydroQual, Inc.
Workshop Outline available

Joint Session 3:
Treatment of Challenging Pharmaceutical Wastewater
PAPER
Time: 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: Treatment/Destruction of EDCs – 4:30 pm
Presenter: Joseph G. Cleary, P.E., BCEE, HydroQual, Inc.

Monday, July 30, 2007

IWQ Session 1:
Industrial Wastewater Case Histories
PAPER
Time: 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Title: MGP Industrial Wastewater Treatment Review and Case Study – 11:30 am
Presenter: Dennis E. Scannell, HydroQual, Inc.
Abstract available

IWQ Session 4:
Modeling of Wastewater Treatment Processes
PAPER
Time: 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: Biowin Modeling Tool and Case Study for Nitrogen Removal – 4:30 pm
Presenter: Gary M. Grey, HydroQual, Inc.

CEC Session 3:
Conventional Wastewater Treatment for Compounds of Emerging Concern
PRESENTATION
Time: 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: Bench-Scale Treatability of Pharmaceutical Wastewaters:
An Antifungal Agent as a Case Study – 2:30 pm
Presenters: Elizabeth Kang, Schering Plough Corporation;
Joy A. McGrath, HydroQual, Inc.
Abstract available

CEC Session 6B:
Fate and Treatment of Nanoparticles, Prions and Tritium
PAPER
Time: 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Title: Tritium in Municipal Solid Waste Leachate and Gas:
Implications to Treatment and Disposal – 11:00 am
Presenter: Robert D. Mutch, Jr., P.E., HydroQual, Inc.
Abstract and Paper available

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

IWQ Session 10:
Waste Treatment in the Food & Beverage Industry
PAPER
Time: 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: Anaerobic Treatment Alternatives for Industry
How to Select Best Technology and Project Delivery Approach – 4:00 pm
Presenter: Joseph G. Cleary, P.E., BCEE, HydroQual, Inc.
Abstract available


ECOMSED Model Available

HydroQual's ECOMSED is still supported by HydroQual and available to the public domain by registering here.


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