BIO, ABSTRACTS and PHOTOS – April 28, 2011
LISA BRADLEY – AECOM
BIO: Dr. Bradley has a Ph.D. in toxicology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has 25 years of experience in risk assessment and toxicology, and is certified by the American Board of Toxicology. Dr. Bradley is the manager and technical lead for AECOM’s coal combustion product (CCP) initiative, and has been active with utility and industry trade groups in responding to EPA proposed rulemaking. She is the global risk practice technical lead for AECOM.
ABSTRACT: Title: Perspectives on Health Risks Associated with Beneficial Re‐Use of Byproducts of Coal Combustion
EPA stated in their June 2010 proposed rule for the disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCRs) that their intention was to preserve the Bevill exemption for the beneficial use of CCRs. However, the preamble to the proposal was essentially an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking for the regulation of these uses. This contradiction was evident in testimony given by EPA at the recent hearing of the House subcommittee on Environment and the Economy on the McKinley bill (HR 1391). EPA’s Office of the Inspector General has also recently issued a report titled “EPA Promoted the Use of Coal Ash Products With Incomplete Risk Information.” This talk will provide a short discussion of the results for risk assessments and risk-based evaluations for the beneficial uses of CCRs, and how EPAs own CCR risk assessment can help inform the issue.
ERIC ERICKSON – HALDOR TOPSOE
ABSTRACT: The Haldor Topsoe SNOX technology is an exothermic, catalytic process for the removal of SO2 and NOx from flue gas. SNOX generates additional heat recovery and merchant grade sulfuric acid. It is ideal for high sulfur coal and petcoke applications as it becomes more efficient and cost effective as the sulfur content of the fuel increases.
RICHARD STAEHLE - MARSULEX
BIO: Richard Staehle is Vice President of Technology of Marsulex Environmental Technologies Corporation. He has over 30 years of experience in the field of air pollution control covering flue gas desulfurization, electrostatic precipitation, fabric filtration and VOC oxidation that includes past positions at the firms of Research-Cottrell and Babcock & Wilcox. He is currently the Chairman of the Worldwide Pollution Control Association, a non-profit educational organization, and also serves on the conference planning committee of Coal Gen. Mr. Staehle holds a bachelors degree in Earth and Planetary Environments from Kean University of New Jersey.
ABSTRACT: “Beneficial Byproducts of Coal Combustion and Gasification”
High efficiency FGD using ammonia instead of limestone (AS-FGD) has been commercially demonstrated in full-scale systems for well over a decade. This process uses the SO2 pollutant as a feedstock in the production of ammonium sulfate, a valuable crop fertilizer. In addition to significant revenue potential from the fertilizer sales, this technology minimizes or eliminates the solid and liquid waste costs and liabilities associated with conventional FGD systems.
DUANE ABBOTT – BELTRAN
