Battelle Conference on the Remediation and Management of Contaminated Sediments 2025

Tuesday, January 28

Session Name: Remedial Design Considerations
Title: Chedoke Creek Remediation: Restoring an Urban Drainage System Following a Prolonged Combined Sewer Overflow Spill
Time: 1:25 PM – 1:50 PM
Location: D Sessions Room (Salon F, Grand Ballroom, Tampa Marriott Water Street
Presenter: Lance Lumbard

Wednesday, January 29

Session Name: Determining Background
Title: Seeing the Trees from the Forest: Distinguishing Site Impacts From Urban Background Using Machine Learning
Time: 8:50 AM – 9:15 AM
Location: C Sessions Room (Salon E, Grand Ballroom, Tampa Marriott Water Street)
Presenter: Andrew Madison

Session Name: Advanced Data Analysis and Decision Tools
Title: Developing a Robust Sampling Program Utilizing Geostatistical Analysis, Conditional Simulations and Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) Curves
Time: 10:05 AM – 10:30 AM
Location: B Sessions Room (Salon C/D, Grand Ballroom, Tampa Marriott Water Street)
Presenter: Ken Takagi

Session Name: Innovative Characterization and Assessment Approaches
Title: Sample Density Analytics for Sediment Nature and Extent Summaries
Time: 10:55 AM – 11:20 AM
Location: A Sessions Room (Salon A/B, Grand Ballroom, Tampa Marriott Water Street)
Presenter: Jerry Eykholt

Session: Long-term Monitoring Strategies
Title: Key Highlights and Lessons Learned from the San Diego Regional Harbor Monitoring Program, San Diego County, California
Time: 4:45 PM – 5:10 PM
Location: A Sessions Room (Salon A/B, Grand Ballroom, Tampa Marriott Water Street)
Presenter: Kimbrie Gobbi

Session: Long-Term Monitoring Strategies
Title: How Long to Wait for Accurate Trend Assessment? Insights from Case Studies and Statistical Analyses
Time: 5:10 PM – 5:35 PM
Location: A Sessions Room (Salon A/B, Grand Ballroom, Tampa Marriott Water Street)
Presenter: Ying Wang

Thursday, January 30

Session: Engineering with Nature
Title: Improved Aquatic System Outcomes from Carp Management
Time: 8:00 AM – 8:25 AM
Location: E Sessions Room (Salons G-J, Grand Ballroom, Tampa Marriott Water Street)
Presenter: Karl Gustavson, U.S. EPA
Co-Author: Louise Venne

Session: Groundwater/Sediment/Surface Water Interactions
Title: Interpreting Direct Seepage Measurements Using a Multiple Lines of Evidence Approach
Time: 8:25 AM – 8:50 AM
Location: C Sessions Room (Salon E, Grand Ballroom, Tampa Marriott Water Street)
Presenter: Sam Best

Session: Chemical/Toxicological/Biological Measurements and Monitoring
Title: Enhancing the Precision and Accuracy of EPA Method 8082 for PCBs
Time: 9:15 AM – 9:40 AM
Location: A Sessions Room (Salon A/B, Grand Ballroom, Tampa Marriott Water Street)
Presenter: Ying Wang

Session: Canadian Great Lakes Sediment Management
Title: Customization and Adaptation of Detailed Remedial Design for a Complex Urban Sediment Remediation in Kingston Inner Harbour, Ontario, Canada
Time: 10:05 AM – 10:30 AM
Location: C Sessions Room (Salon E, Grand Ballroom, Tampa Marriott Water Street)
Presenter: Gary Lawrence

Tuesday, January 28

Session: Lessons Learned in Remedy Implementation
Title: Post-Dredge Evaluation: Practical Application of a Decision Tree
Time: 5:45 PM – 7:00 PM
Location: Exhibit Hall (Tampa Bay Ballroom, JW Marriott)
Presenter: Matt Grove

Wednesday, January 29

Session: Innovative Characterization and Assessment Tools
Title: Digital Collection Methods during a Large Field Event
Time: 5:45 PM – 7:00 PM
Location: Exhibit Hall (Tampa Bay Ballroom, JW Marriott)
Presenter: Nick Ostroski

Session: Advanced Data Analysis and Decision Tools
Title: Discovering Hidden Patterns in Sediment Data that Inform Sample Design and Remedial Decisions
Time: 5:45 PM – 7:00 PM
Location: Exhibit Hall (Tampa Bay Ballroom, JW Marriott)
Presenter: Jonathon Skaggs

Session: Advanced Data Analysis and Decision Tools
Title: From Simulation to Solution: Best Way to Assess PCB Decline in Fish Amid Decreasing Lipid Levels
Time: 5:45 PM – 7:00 PM
Location: Exhibit Hall (Tampa Bay Ballroom, JW Marriott)
Presenter: Ying Wang

Session: Innovative Characterization and Assessment Tools
Title: Field and Laboratory Evaluation of Molecular Biological Tools for Naphthalene and 2-Methylnaphthalene Biodegradation by Sediment Bacteria
Location: Exhibit Hall (Tampa Bay Ballroom, JW Marriott)
Time: 5:45 PM - 7:00 PM
Presenter: Andrew Madison