The Raleigh, North Carolina-based Environmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF) says it will kick off a new online solid waste education series titled EREF Science Sessions in on Jan. 21 at 1 p.m. Eastern time.
The first set of topics centers on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and emerging contaminants in landfill leachate, says EREF, and the first session will include representatives from Republic Service, Casella Waste and GFL Environmental as part of the panel.
EREF says its online sessions will be “brief, interactive segments” lasting around 45 minutes to one hour. The sessions will most often consist of interviews, panel discussions and question-and-answer sessions.
Topics identified for the EREF’s first eight sessions include: industry perspectives on PFAS management; PFAS policy; management strategies relative to PFAS; PFAS concentrations in domestic wastewater and leachate; effective leachate treatment methods; PFAS stabilization and solidification; and exposure and health implications concerning PFAS.
The first session, titled “In the Room When It Happened: Industry Perspectives on PFAS,” is open for registration and will feature a panel comprised of Joe Benco of Republic Services, Sam Nicolai of Casella Waste and David Pepper of GFL Environmental.
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