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  • Poster Session
    Poster
    Performance of a Green Infrastructure Treatment Train that Collects Runoff from a Highway Interchange in Milwaukee, WI
    Room: Grand Foyer
    Author: Benjamin C. Bodus, M.S (he/him/his) – Marquette University
    Co-Author: Walter M. McDonald, PHD, MASCE – Marquette University
    Environmental
  • Poster Session
    Poster
    Water Treatment 101: Beyond the Faucet
    Room: Grand Foyer
    Author: Mark Elkouz, Ph.D., P.E. – Atkins North America
    Co-Author: Raj Chavan, Ph.D, PE, PMP – Atkins, North America
    Environmental
  • Tuesday, May 23rd
    10:00 AM – 10:18 AM PDT
    An Educational Intervention in 7 very small potable water systems to improve community health and operational capacity: value of sampling and appropriate technology
    Room: Del Fuego
    Author: Graciela I. Ramirez-Toro, PhD – Inter American University of PR
    Co-Author: Melitza Crespo-medina – Inter American University of PR
    Environmental
  • Tuesday, May 23rd
    10:00 AM – 10:18 AM PDT
    Heavy Metal Removal by Poultry Litter Biochar
    Room: La Sirena II
    Author: Dong hee Kang – Morgan State University
    Co-Author: Seong W. Lee – Morgan State University
    Environmental
  • Tuesday, May 23rd
    10:18 AM – 10:36 AM PDT
    Evaluating Innovative and Sustainable Geomedia for the Removal of Dissolved Cu and Zn in Stormwater Media-Based Treatment
    Room: La Sirena II
    Author: Kristen M. Croft – University of Maryland College Park
    Co-Author: Chen Yuan – University of Maryland
    Co-Author: Allen P. Davis – University of Maryland
    Co-Author: Birthe Kjellerup – University of Maryland
    Environmental
  • Tuesday, May 23rd
    10:18 AM – 10:36 AM PDT
    The Relationship Between Air Quality, Meteorological Parameters and the Spread of COVID-19
    Room: Del Fuego
    Author (not presenting): Aysenur Kocamaz – Marmara University
    Author (not presenting): Yekta Akkus – Marmara University
    Author (not presenting): Seyma Babayigit – Marmara University
    Co-Author: Nur H. Orak (she/her/hers) – Marmara University
    Environmental
  • Tuesday, May 23rd
    10:36 AM – 10:54 AM PDT
    Ten years of MS4 monitoring: what have we learned?
    Room: Del Fuego
    Author: Debora Piemonti, PhD, PG, EIT – Clean Water Services
    Co-Author: Julia Crown – Clean Water Services
    Co-Author: Bob Baumgartner – Clean Water Services
    Co-Author: Anne MacDonald, CEG – Clean Water Services
    Co-Author: Scott Mansell, PhD, PE – Clean Water Services
    Co-Author: Jamie Hughes – Clean Water Services
    Environmental
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    9:45 AM – 10:03 AM PDT
    Optimization of denitrifying woodchip bioreactors for urban stormwater treatment
    Room: El Viento IV
    Author: Jessica Wilson, PhD – Manhattan College
    Co-Author: Kerryanne Donohue – Manhattan College
    Environmental
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    10:03 AM – 10:21 AM PDT
    Plant Coverage and Growth in Urban Soils Amended with Organic Materials
    Room: El Viento IV
    Author: Sai Thejaswini Pamuru – University of Maryland
    Co-Author: Allen P. Davis – University of Maryland
    Co-Author (not attending): Ahmet H. Aydilek, PhD – University of Maryland
    Co-Author (not attending): Bora Cetin, Ph.D., M.ASCE – Michigan State University
    Environmental
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    10:21 AM – 10:39 AM PDT
    Evaluating stream health across watersheds with varying degrees of development using physical, chemical, and biological indicators
    Room: El Viento IV
    Author: Lesmes A. M. Jerez, M.A., M.S. – Villanova University
    Co-Author: Virginia Smith, PhD, A.M.ASCE – Villanova University
    Co-Author: Stanley J. Kemp, Msc, PhD – University of Baltimore
    Co-Author: Andrea L. Welker, PhD., PE, ENV SP, F.ASCE – The College of New Jersey
    Co-Author: John Komlos, Jr., PhD, A.M.ASCE – Villanova University
    Environmental
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    10:39 AM – 10:57 AM PDT
    Treatment of Sewage Using Waste Materials as Media in Rock Filter System
    Room: El Viento IV
    Author: Atif Mustafa – Department of Environmental Engineering, NED University of Engineering & Technology
    Co-Author: Syed I. Ahmed – Department of Civil Engineering, NED University of Engineering & Technology
    Environmental
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    1:33 PM – 1:51 PM PDT
    Cadmium Immobilization Through the Use of Biochar Created By Sludge of Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant
    Room: El Viento IV
    Author: Katrina Lynn Canlas – Morgan State University
    Co-Author: Dong hee Kang – Morgan State University
    Co-Author: Rawaa Al Tameemi – Morgan State University
    Environmental
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    1:51 PM – 2:09 PM PDT
    Landfills And Landfill Gas Management In The United States And Canada
    Room: El Viento IV
    Co-Author: S. Rao Chitikela – RC-WEE Solutions (USA)
    Author: William F. Ritter, PHD, PE, DWRE, FEWRI, FASCE – University of Delaware
    Environmental
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    2:09 PM – 2:27 PM PDT
    Impact of COVID-19 on the Solid Waste Management of a University
    Room: El Viento IV
    Author: Ramanitharan Kandiah, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, PH, ENV SP – Central State University
    Co-Author (not attending): Jasmine Newsom – Central State University
    Co-Author (not attending): Edison Perdomo – Central State University
    Environmental
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    3:00 PM – 3:18 PM PDT
    Valorization of agricultural and marine waste for fabrication of bio adsorbents sheets
    Room: El Viento IV
    Author: Irene Samy Fahim Gabriel – Nile University
    Co-Author: Salma O. Elshabrawy – Nile University
    Co-Author (not attending): Mohammad Mansour – Nile University
    Co-Author (not attending): Amal Elhussieny Amal Elhussieny – Nile University
    Co-Author (not attending): Shimaa Husien – Nile University
    Co-Author (not attending): A.B. Abdel-Aziz – Nile University
    Co-Author (not attending): Lobna A. Said – Nile University
    Co-Author (not attending): Ahmed G.Radwan – Nile University
    Environmental
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    3:18 PM – 3:36 PM PDT
    Machine Learning-Based Approach to Predict Time-series Harmful Algal Blooms in Biscayne Bay, Southeast Florida
    Room: El Viento IV
    Author: Zhengxiao Yan – Florida State University
    Co-Author: Nasrin Alamdari – FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
    Environmental
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    3:36 PM – 3:54 PM PDT
    Evaluation of Anoxic Bioreactor Efficacy for Reducing Selenium Fish Tissue Accumulation in Mining Influenced Streams
    Room: El Viento IV
    Author: David S. Simonton, PE, PhD – Marshall University
    Environmental