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Solinst Canada announces symposium on contaminated ground water

August 17, 2011, Georgetown, ON – Solinst Canada Ltd. will host the 2011 Symposium on Enhanced Monitoring and Remedial Methods for Contaminated Groundwater.

Following the success of their 2009 and 2010 conferences, this third symposium to be held at their office, located in Georgetown, Ont. This year’s symposium will run Oct. 27 to 28, and will feature the following guest speaker lineup:

• Rick Devlin, University of Kansas – "Assessment of Groundwater Velocity Measurements with PVPs"
• Jim Barker, University of Waterloo – "The Capillary Fringe: Monitoring and Remediation in this Neglected Zone"
• Gary Wealthall, GeoSyntec – "Characterizing DNAPL Source Zones for Remedial Performance Assessment"
• Ryan Wilson, AMEC – "Treatment Performance Assessment Using Conventional Wells and Multilevel Transects"
• Rick McGregor – "The Effect of Heterogeneity and Delivery Methods on In Situ Remediation"
• Kirk Hatfield, University of Florida – "Monitoring Water and Contaminant Fluxes in Surface, Subsurface, and Hyporheic Systems"

The symposium will provide attendees with an opportunity to discuss and learn about the latest in monitoring and remediation strategies and applications. Throughout the event, Solinst technical staff will be available to provide demonstrations and answer questions about the company’s equipment.

To view the full symposium agenda, including speaker bios, as well as hotel and registration information, visit www.solinst.com/Symposium/.