1,4-Dioxane - The Forgotten Emerging Contaminant?
Webinar Overview
1,4-Dioxane is a contaminant of concern in groundwater particularly at chlorinated solvent release sites. It has become the focus of increasing world-wide regulatory attention.
To support our groundwater monitoring customers in better understanding this topic, we have invited guest speaker Geraint Williams, associate at ALS. He will provide an overview of 1,4-Dioxane occurrence, fate and transport properties and latest research into toxicology. Kayleigh Smith from In-Situ will cover best practice approaches for sampling and laboratory analysis.
Topics will include:
- Background
- Uses
- Fate and transport properties
- Sampling approaches
- Laboratory analysis
- Toxicology
- Risk assessment
- Remediation
This course is designed for professionals who are new to monitoring for 1,4-Dioxane in water. This includes:
- Consultants
- Remediation Contractors
- Regulators
- Environmental Technicians
- Academia
Presenter: Geraint Williams and Kayleigh Smith
Kayleigh Smith is an In-Situ Sales Manager for the UK and Scotland and has worked in the industry for more than 16 years, selling, using and supporting equipment for groundwater and surface water monitoring and sampling. Her no-nonsense approach and expert advice have led to working relationships with some of the environmental sector’s biggest names.
Kayleigh trained at the Nielsen Environmental Field School in New Mexico where she became a Groundwater Monitoring Specialist. She is a member of IAH and has presented at WWEM, Contamination Expo, SWIG and CIRIA. She has also appeared on BBC News as an Independent Water Monitoring expert and is the curator/host of Thursday Focus Group, a bi-weekly focus group on leading environmental topics.
Geraint Williams is an Associate at ALS’s laboratory in Hawarden, acting as technical lead. He has more than 22 years of experience in a wide range of UK projects including the investigation and assessment of sites under planning and Part 2A. He was a technical expert in the United Nation’s environmental assessments in Nigeria and has been involved in similar projects in Cote d’Ivoire, Iraq and many other countries throughout the world.
Geraint has a keen interest in promoting best practice and serves on the Contaminated Land Working Group of the Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists (AGS) and the Executive Committee of the Society of Brownfield Risk Assessment (SoBRA), where he is also a member of the Technical Panel and Vapour Intrusion subgroups. In addition, Geraint serves on EH/4, British Standard’s technical committee on soil quality.