In this webinar were pleased to have as a special guest speaker Ginny Yingling, Senior Hydrogeologist at Minnesota Department of Health. Her presentation shared a state regulator’s perspective on PFAS in Minnesota. She was joined by Scott Wilson, President & CEO at REGENESIS, who discussed the extent to which colloidal activated carbon has been accepted by the remediation industry as a low-cost method of eliminating PFAS risk.
Highlights of this free webinar:
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Updates on the investigation of several legacy PFAS waste disposal sites that impacted the drinking water of over 140,000 residents in 18 suburban communities east of St. Paul and contaminated the groundwater in an area of over 150 square miles
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The important role that surface water transport of PFAS has played at two sites in Minnesota
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Actions the state is taking to address the situation in the wake of the 3M settlement
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How Minnesota is looking forward to addressing PFAS statewide
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An update on the adoption of PlumeStop to eliminate risk on PFAS Sites globally
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About the Presenters:
Ginny Yingling
Senior Hydrogeologist, Minnesota Department of Health Environmental Health Division
Ginny Yingling is a Senior Hydrogeologist in the Environmental Health Division of the Minnesota Department of Health. She works with a team of Health Risk Assessors to evaluate human exposures to harmful chemicals in drinking water related to man-made contaminated sites. Since 2003, she has been the agency’s lead investigator of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (or PFAS). She has a B.S. from Penn State, and a M.S. from the University of Wyoming, both in Geology, and has over 25 years of experience working on contaminated sites. Ginny is also the co-chair of the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council’s PFAS Team, a group of over 390 environmental professionals drawn from state and federal agencies, academia, industry, consulting, and public interest groups. The team has developed a series of seven fact sheets on PFAS, conducts PFAS training events, is developing a PFAS risk communication tool-box, and is preparing a detailed report on the current state of knowledge regarding PFAS.
Scott Wilson
President & CEO, REGENESIS
Scott Wilson has extensive experience in the development and application of advanced technologies for groundwater and soil restoration and vapor intrusion mitigation. He is a widely published expert with over 30 years’ experience designing, installing and operating a broad range of remediation technologies. Mr. Wilson has expertise in project management and has directed the successful completion of large industrial remediation programs under State and Federal regulatory frameworks. At REGENESIS, on specific projects, he plays an active role in technical oversight and program management to ensure conformance with customer expectations. Mr. Wilson received a M.S. from the University of Texas at El Paso, a B.A. from the University of San Diego and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.