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1 Priority Topics (NEW 2026)
1 Priority Topics
1.1 Naming Conventions and Use
1.2 Firefighting Foams
1.3 Fate and Transport
1.4 Human and Ecological Health Effects
1.5 Sampling and Analysis
1.6 Treatment Technologies
1.7 Biosolids
1.8 PFAS and Microplastics
18 Sorption-Based Technologies Guidance (NEW 2026)
2 Naming Conventions and Use
2 PFAS Chemistry and Naming Conventions, History and Use of PFAS, and Sources of PFAS Releases to the Environment overview
2.1 Environmental Significance
2.2 Chemistry, Terminology, and Acronyms
2.3 Emerging Health and Environmental Concerns
2.4 PFAS Reductions and Alternative PFAS Formulations
2.5 PFAS Uses and Products
2.6 PFAS Releases to the Environment
3 Firefighting Foams
3 Firefighting Foams Overview
3.1 Foam Formulations
3.2 AFFF Characteristics
3.3 Mechanisms for Release to the Environment
3.4 AFFF Fate and Transport
3.5 Forensic Analysis of AFFF
3.6 AFFF Procurement and Inventory
3.7 Foam Systems and Operations
3.8 Emergency Firefighting Operations
3.9 Immediate Investigative and Cleanup Actions
3.10 AFFF Disposal
3.11 Firefighting Foam System Replacement
3.12 Federal, State and International Regulations and Guidance
3.13 Foam Research and Development
4 Physical and Chemical Properties
4 Physical and Chemical Properties Overview
4.1 Challenges and Limitations Related to PFAS Physical and Chemical Properties
4.2 Physical Properties
4.3 Chemical Properties
5 Fate and Transport
5 Environmental Fate and Transport Processes Overview
5.1 Fate and Transport Introduction
5.2 Phase Partitioning
5.3 Media-Specific Migration Processes
5.4 Transformations
5.5 PFAS Uptake into Aquatic Organisms
5.6 PFAS Uptake into Plants
6 Occurrence
6 Media-Specific Occurrence Overview
6.1 Air
6.2 Soil, Sediment, and Biosolids
6.3 Groundwater
6.4 Surface Water
6.5 Biota
7 Health Effects
7 Human and Ecological Health Effects of select PFAS Overview
7.1 Human Health Effects
7.2 Ecological Toxicology
8 Basis of Regulations
8 Basis of Regulations Overview
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Regulatory Programs
8.3 Differences in the Available Regulations, Advisories, and Guidance Regulatory
9 Site Risk Assessment
9 Site Risk Assessment Overview
9.1 Human Health Risk Assessment
9.2 Ecological Risk Assessment
9.3 Uncertainty
10 Site Characterization
10 Site Characterization Overview
10.1 Site Characterization Issues Relevant to PFAS
10.2 Initial Steps
10.3 Site Investigation
10.4 Data Analysis and Interpretation
10.5 Forensics and Source Identification
11 Sampling and Analysis
11 Sampling and Analysis Overview
11.1 Sampling
11.2 Analytical Methods/Techniques
11.3 Data Evaluation
11.4 Source Identification
12 Treatment Technologies
12 Treatment Technologies Overview
12.1 Overview
12.2 Field-Implemented Liquids Treatment Technologies
12.3 Field-Implemented Solids Treatment Technologies
12.4 Incineration
12.5 Air Treatment Technologies
12.6 Limited Application and Developing Liquids Treatment Technologies
12.7 Limited Application and Developing Solids Treatment Technologies
12.8 Integrated Water Treatment Solutions
12.9 Sustainability of PFAS Treatment
12.10 Improving Evaluation of PFAS Treatment Technologies
13 Stakeholder Perspectives
13 Stakeholder Perspectives Overview
13.1 Stakeholder Concerns
13.2 Specific Tribal Stakeholder Concerns
13.3 Stakeholder Resources
14 Risk Communication
14 Risk Communication Overview
14.1 Role of Risk Perception: Public Stakeholders and Decision Makers
14.2 Risk Communication Challenges
14.3 Risk Communication Planning and Engagement Tools
15 Case Studies
15 Case Studies Overview
15.1 Site Characterization Case Studies
15.2 Treatment Case Studies
15.3 Risk Assessment Case Study
15.4 Risk Communication Case Studies
15.5 Surface Water Quality Case Studies
16 Surface Water Quality
16 Surface Water Quality
16.1    Introduction
16.2 Protection of Human Health
16.3 Protection of Biota
16.4 Sampling and Analysis
16.5 Surface Water Foam
16.6 Effluent Limits for PFAS
16.7 Surface Water/Groundwater Interaction
17 Additional Information
17 Additional Information Overview
17.1 Additional Information for Media-Specific Occurrence
17.2 Additional Information for Human Health Effects
17.3 Additional Information for Risk Assessment
References
Acronyms
Glossary
Acknowledgments
PFAS Data Tables
PFAS Fact Sheets
PFAS Training Resources

 

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Acknowledgments

The members of the Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council (ITRC) PFAS Team wish to acknowledge and thank the individuals, organizations, and agencies that contributed to this online document (from 2017 through 2025) that includes the PFAS Technical and Regulatory Guidance Document, the 2025 Priority Topics, Sorption-based Treatment Technologies Guidance, PFAS Fact Sheets, training resources, and external tables of data and information prepared by the ITRC PFAS Team.

The PFAS Team was led by: Bob Mueller, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (2017 – 2021); Ginny Yingling, Minnesota Department of Health (2017 – 2020); Kate Emma Schlosser, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (2020 – 2022); Sandra Goodrow, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (2020 – 2023); Kristi Herzer, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (2022 – 2025); Jeff Wenzel, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (2024 – 2025); and Ted Campbell, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (2024 – 2025).

The team leaders were assisted by Program Advisors: Lesley Hay Wilson and Jim Rocco of Sage Risk Solutions LLC. Josh Criss of GDIT provided video support for the training video modules. Tadbir Singh, ITRC/ECOS Project Associate; Evan Madden, ITRC Project Manager; Marguerite Bennett, ITRC Project Associate; and Sabrina Heivilin, ITRC Project Manager provided support to the team. Bobbilynne Koepke and Susan Cummins of Environmental Works, Inc. provided support for the collaborative PFAS and Vapor Intrusion Teams’ Fact Sheet.

During the development and updating of the fact sheets, technical and regulatory guidance document, priority topics, sorption-based treatment technologies guidance, external tables, and training resources the team received many comments and reviews from experts across U.S. EPA, U.S. DoD, U.S. DOE, state agencies, academic institutions, industry, and consulting. This input was invaluable to the development of these ITRC products. The team greatly appreciates those who offered advice, suggestions, reviews, and comments.

Specifically, the team wishes to thank and recognize the efforts and important contributions of the team members.

State and Local Government


John Abernathy
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

Stanley Aniagu
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Daniel Arthur
Alabama Department of Environmental Management

Heather Barbare
Colorado Springs Utilities

Sara Benovic
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality

Jeff Biggs
City of Tucson Water Department

Rachel Blomberg
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Jennifer Borski
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Robyne Bridgman
Virginia Dept. of Environmental Quality

Christine P. Brown
California Department of Toxic Substances Control

Robert Burgess
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

Sandeep Burman
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Stephen Busch
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

Bonnie Buthker
Ohio EPA/ASTSWMO

Sandra Caldwell
Washington Department of Ecology

Ted Campbell
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality

Amy Cannon
Delaware Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Daniela Castañeda
Denver Water

Jill Clark
Georgia Environmental Protection Division

Jessika Cohen
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Hoa Dao
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Brian Davis
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Robert Delaney
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

Iris Deng
Washington State Department of Ecology

Amy Doherty
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services

Shayne Doone
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

Mark Elliott
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Emmanuel Eluno
South Carolina Department of Environmental Services

Michael Eruaga
Delaware Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Chris Evans
Maine Department of Environmental Protection

Cheryl Fields
Connecticut Department of Public Health

Kimberly Gettmann
California USEPA/Department of Toxic Substances Control

Paul Giannoukos
Delaware Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Michael Ginsbach
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Helen Goeden
Minnesota Department of Health

Sandra Goodrow
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

Stephanie Gordon
Delaware Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Rick Greiner
New Mexico Environment Department

Valerie Hanley
California Department of Toxic Substances Control

Nazmul Haque
Washington, D.C. Department of Energy and Environment

Kristi Herzer
Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation

Stephanie Houston
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

Fabio Iwashita
New York Department of Environmental Conservation

Samuel Iwenofu
Washington State Department of Ecology

Ricardo Jaimes
DOEE Government of the District of Columbia

Richard Jack
King County Water and Land Resources

Walsta Jean-Baptiste
Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Yujie Jin
California Department of Toxic Substances Engineering

Andy Jochems
New Mexico Environment Department

Jason Johnson
New York Department of Environmental Conservation

Mimi (Melanie) Johnson
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Michael Jury
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

Julie Kadrie
Minnesota Department of Health

Sesha Kallakuri
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Christopher Kelley
Island County Washington Public Health

Brandon Kernen
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services

Annalisa Kihara
California State Water Resources Control Board

Anne Knapp
Washington State Department of Ecology

Lisa Kowalczyk
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality

Gary Krueger
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Meghan Lally
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

Andrew Leavitt
California Department of Toxic Substances Control

Gladys Liehr
Florida Department of Health

Gail Lipfert
Maine Department of Environmental Protection

Tim Lockrem
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Kevin Lund
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

Ron MacGillivray
Delaware River Basin Commission

Evan Madden
ITRC/ECOS

Kerri Malinowski
Maine Department of Environmental Protection

Craig Manahan
Washington State Department of Ecology

Madeline Manfre Sarno
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Vivek Mathrani
California Department of Toxic Substances Control

Lawrence D. Matson
Delaware Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Melissa May
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

Susan McKinley
Indiana Department of Environmental Management

Justin Meredith
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation- Division of Remediation

Sandra Mort
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality

Rich Murray
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Matt Narter
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality

Steve Nelson
City of Austin, Texas

Cherrie Nelson
Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality

Mary Helen Niemann
Texas RR Commission

Frannie Nilsen
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality

Kimberly Nimmer
Orange Water and Sewer Authority

Marjorie Norman
City of San Antonio

Christine Osborne
Utah Department of Environmental Quality

Sarah Page
Utah Department of Environmental Quality

Sara Pearson
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

Michael Penzone
Delaware Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Kerry Pflugh
New Jersey Conference of Mayors

Mallory Pinkowski
Delaware Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Shannon Pociu
Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

Ron Poustchi
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

Angela Preimesberger
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Matthew Revel
Alabama Department of Environmental Management

Charles Reyes
ITRC/ECOS

Amirhossein Rezaei Adaryani
California State Water Resources Control Board

Kristy Richardson
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Louise Roy
Maine Department of Environmental Protection

Patrik Sartz
Alaska Dept of Environmental Conservation

Paul Schleusener
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

Kate Emma Schlosser
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services

Chuck Schwer
Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation

Shukla Roy-Semmen
California Department of Toxic Substances Control

Michael Sexton
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

Monica Sheets
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Kathryn Shepard Morris
Montana Department of Environmental Quality

Tom Simones
Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention

Cheryl Sinclair
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Tadbir Singh
ITRC/ECOS

Justin Skinner
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

Leah Smith
Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Matt Smith
Orange County Sanitation District

Sandra Snyder
South Carolina Department of Environmental Services

Richard Spiese
Vermont Waste Management Division

Jennifer Stackhouse
California Department of Toxic Substances Control

Brie Sterling
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Kara Steward
Washington State Department of Ecology

Christina Stringer
New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission

Brock Tabor
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

Joy Taylor Morgan
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

Debra Thoma
South Carolina Department of Environmental Services

Shawn Tisdell
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

Anju Toolaram
New York State Department of Health

Tom Trainor
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Tina Ures
California State Water Resources Control Board

Lanita Walker
City of Tallahassee

Thomas Wallace
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality

Jamie Wallerstedt
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Li Wang
California Department of Toxic Substances Control

Edward Watson
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality

Jeff Wenzel
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

Tracie White
Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment

Matthew Williams
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

Dicle Yardimci
California Department of Toxic Substances Control

Ken Zarker
Washington State Department of Ecology Pollution Prevention & Regulatory Assistance Section

Federal Government


Hunter Anderson
US DOD AFCEC

Nicolette Andrzejczyk
USDOD NAVFAC

Jennifer Apell
US Army Corps of Engineers

Timothy Appleman
US DOD NAVFAC EXW

David Asiello
US DOD Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Sustainment)

Caroline Baier-Anderson
USEPA/OLEM/FFRRO

Paul Beam
US DOE HQ EM 4.12, Groundwater and Soil Remediation

Laura Carlson
USEPA

Sandip Chattopadhyay
USEPA/ORD

Laura Cook
USDOD NAVFAC

Mary Cooke
USEPA/FFRRO

Jed Costanza
USEPA OSTRI/TIFSD

James Cummings
USEPA

Anthony Danko
US DOD NAVFAC EXWC

Ramona Darlington Iery
US DOD NAVFAC EXWC

Lucila Dunnington
USEPA

Jeffrey Dvorak
US Army Corps of Engineers

Emily Fabricatore
US DOE Environmental Management

Mike Felix
USACE

Linda Fiedler
USEPA OSRTI

Melissa Forrest
US DOD NMCPHC

Elisabeth Freed
USEPA

Christopher Griggs
US Army Engineer Research and Development Center

Pamela Hamlett
US Air Force

Carl Harms
USACE

Paul Hatzinger
SERDP-ESTCP

Levi Haupert
USEPA

Hannah Holsinger
USEPA

Thomas Imbrigiotta
USGS (retired)

Christopher Impellitteri
USEPA ORD

David Katz
USEPA Atlantic Ecology Division

Patsy Kerr
US DOD NMCPHC

Kameron King
SERDP/ESTCP

John Kornuc
US DOD NAVFAC EXWC

Andrea Lehn
US DOD SAF/IE

Kendra Leibman
US DOD Navy

David Liu
NASA

Cornell Long
US Air Force

Michelle Lordemann
US Army Corps of Engineers

Yvette Lowney
SERDP-ESTCP

Virginia Makale
US DOD Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest

Andy Martin
US Army Engineer Research and Development Center

Lisa Matthews
USEPA Office of Research and Development

Alexandra Melnyk
USDOE

Christopher Mew
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Anita Meyer
US Army Corps of Engineers

Beth Moore
US DOE EM-4.31, Office of Regulatory Compliance

Deborah Morefield
US DOD Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Environment)

Gary Newhart
USEPA-ERT

T. Nicole Nieves
US Army Corps of Engineers

Bonnie Packer
US DOD ARNG

Cara Patton
SERDP-ESTCP

Ron Pinkoski
US Coast Guard

Jessica Reiner
NIST

Ann Richard
USEPA

Denise Rivers
USACE

Anna Robuck
USEPA

Amy Rosenstein
US Army Corps of Engineers

Mark Rothas
US Army Corps of Engineers

Andrea Sansom
US Army Corps of Engineers

Avanti Shirke
USEPA

Samreen Siddiqui
California Department of Food and Agriculture

James Smith
US DOD NMCPHC

Arthur Snow
US Navy

Sharon Stone
US DOD AFCEC/CZO

Hans Stroo
SERDP-ESTCP (retired)

James Tarr
US DOD NAVFAC

Wendy Thomi
USEPA Office of Land and Emergency Management

Hilary Thornton
USEPA R4 Superfund

Janice Willey
US DOD NAVSEA

Christopher Zevitas
US Department of Transportation

John Zimmerman
USEPA

Emeritus, Public and Tribal Stakeholders


Richard Aho
retired

Doris Cellarius
Sierra Club

Edward (Ted) Emmett
University of Pennsylvania

David Hofmann
Cherokee Nation

Jeffrey Kuhn
Kuhn Environmental

Alexander MacDonald
SanMan Designs

Martha Maier
Montrose Environmental Group (retired)

Gloria Post
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (retired)

Divinia Ries
Emeritus

Lenny Siegel
Center for Public Environmental Oversight

Peter Strauss
PM Strauss & Associates

Eric Uram
Sierra Club

Lesa Zimnawoda
Cherokee Federal

Academia


Steven Becker
University of Alaska Fairbanks

David Bond
Bennington College

Michelle Crimi
Clarkson University

Chadi El Mohtar
The University of Texas at Austin

Jennifer Field
Oregon State University

Jennifer Guelfo
Texas Tech University

Megan Hart
University of Missouri Kansas City

Christopher Higgins
Colorado School of Mines

Ali Ling
University of St. Thomas

Eric Nuttall
University of New Mexico

Christopher Olivares
University of California – Irvine

Mitchell Olson
Colorado State University

Matt Reeves
Western Michigan Univ.

Timothy Schroeder
Bennington College

Hooman Vatankhah
Florida International University

Rick Wice
Carnegie Mellon University

Mark Widdowson
Virginia Tech

Paul Yaroschak
Water & Environmental Technology Center, Temple University

Industry Affiliates


Rafat Abbasi
Geosyntec

Stewart Abrams
Langan Engineering & Environmental Services

David Adamson
GSI Environmental Inc.

Jennifer Adler
Haley & Aldrich

Hannah Albertus-Benham
WSP

Ryan Andersen
LANGAN

Janet Anderson
GSI Environmental Inc.

Richard Anthony
Weston Solutions

Lydia Auner
TRC

Ankit Balaria
Arcadis

Chuck Balkenbusch
Burns and McDonnell

Francisco Barajas Rodriguez
AECOM

Matthew Barvenik
GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.

Saamih Bashir
WSP

Cherri Baysinger
Cymbella Consulting

Buddy Bealer
Shell

Melissa Beauchemin
Kennedy/Jenks Consultants

Lila Beckley
GSI Environmental Inc.

Mark Benotti
NewFields

John Berry
ECT2

Amanda Bess
Chevron

Jeremy Birnstingl
Regenesis

Birgitta Beuthe
BP

Michael Bock
The Intelligence Group, LLC

Dorin Bogdan
AECOM

Francis Boodoo
Purolite

Andrew Borden
AECOM

Jenalle Brewer
Calgon Carbon Corporation

Steven Brown
The Dow Chemical Company

Cristin Bruce
Shell

Dan Bryant
Woodard & Curran

Bob Buck
Chemours

Karla Buechler
Enthalpy Analytical Laboratory

Scott Burkey
Shell

Stuart Cagen
Shell

Barbara Campany
GHD

Paul Caprio
EA Engineering

Grant Carey
Porewater Solutions

David Carlson
Enterprise Environmental Advisors

Corey Carpenter
EKI Environment & Water, Inc.

Gwendoline Caviness
Exponent

Bharat Chandramouli
SGS North America

Hyunshik Chang
AECOM

Dora Chiang
Jacobs

Sabina Chowdhury
BAH

Ali Ciblak
Geosyntec Consultants

Virginia Clauser
ddms

Steve Clough
Haley & Aldrich (retired)

Nancy Collins
Clean Harbors

John Collins
AquaBlok

Jason Conder
Geosyntec Consultants

Pete Conwell
Shell

Eliot Cooper
Cascade

Jeff Cornell
Tehama LLC

Thomas Cortina
Cortina Environmental Consulting

Craig Cox
Cox-Colvin Associates

Rick Cramer
Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc.

Kavitha Dasu
Battelle

Rula Deeb
Geosyntec Consultants

Todd DeJournett
Geosyntec

Elizabeth Denly
TRC

Nicholas DeRose
Langan Engineering & Environmental Services

Richard Desrosiers
GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.

George DeVaull
Shell

Annielu DeWitt
Clean Harbors

Rebecca Dickman
CETCO

Zachary Dickson
Dickson & Associates

Erica DiFilippo
S.S. Papadopulos & Associates, Inc.

William DiGuiseppi
Jacobs

Dina Drennan
BEM Systems, Inc.

Anthony Druin
Weston Solutions, Inc.

Thomas Dunder
TRC

David Dunlap
Clean Earth

Scott Dwyer
Kleinfelder

Keith Edmonds
Trihydro

Kelsi Evans
Parrott Environmental Consulting

Richard Evans
Groundwater & Environmental Services, Inc.

David Favero
RACER Properties LLC

Jim Feild
WSP

Tony Finding
BSTI

Stephanie Fiorenza
Arcadis

Cullen Flanders
Montrose Environmental

Eric Forrester
Calgon Carbon Corporation

Cheryl Fountain
Tetra Tech

Jamie Fox
SGS North America

Theresa Gabris
Geo-Technology Associates

Justin Gal
Amec Foster Wheeler

Bill Garrison
Clean Waters, LLC

Jessica Gattenby
Arcadis

Stephen Geiger
ERM

Bob Gensemer
GEI Consultants, Inc.

Rick Gillespie
Revive Environmental

David Glaser
Anchor QEA, LLC

Arianne Godwin
Pinyon Environmental, Inc

Jessica Goin
Anchor QEA, LLC

Marat Goldenberg
Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc.

Sean Gormley
WSP

Heather Gosack
Haley & Aldrich

Scott Grieco
Jacobs

Daniel Griffiths
Parsons Corporation

Karen Gruebel
EKI Environment & Water

Chris Gurr
CDM Smith

Adam Hackenberg
Langan Engineering & Environmental Services

Nathan Hagelin
WSP

Jeffrey Hale
Kleinfelder

Linda Hall
DBA Linda C. Hall, PhD

Kris Hallinger
ERM

Ruth Hammervold
Brown and Caldwell

Melissa Harclerode
CDM Smith

Paul Hare
OBG

Andy Harris
Calgon Carbon Corporation

Ivy Harvey
EA Engineering, Science, Technology, Inc.

Elisabeth Hawley
Geosyntec

Ed Hawthorne
Shell

Ziqi He
HSW Engineering

Jennifer Heath
Heath Toxicology

Nanda Hermes
ERM

Rebecca Higgins
AECOM

Jason Hnatko
Allonnia

Jeffrey Holden
GEI Consultants, Inc.

Rebecca Hollender
TRC

Chase Holton
GSI Environmental Inc.

Christopher Hook
Tetra Tech, Inc.

Chuck Hornaday
Vadose Remediation Technologies

Peggy Horst
W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

Tamara House-Knight
GHD

Erika Houtz
ect2

Brian Hoye
Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc.

Jane Huber
Metiri Group

Mike Hudgins
Terracon

Ryan Hultgren
Kennedy/Jenks

Gary Hunt
TRC

Craig Hutchings
Integral Consulting Inc.

Courtney Hutchinson
Terracon

Antone Jain
EKI Environment & Water

Matthew Jenny
GSI Environmental Inc.

Thomas M. Johnson
Thomas Johnson Associates

Daniel Jones
AECOM

Purshotam Juriasingani
Tetra Tech, Inc.

Ellen Kaastrup
Kaastrup Consulting, LLC

Lisa Kammer
Weston Solutions, Inc.

Saroj Kandel
Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.

William Kerfoot
Kerfoot Technologies, Inc.

Trent Key
ExxonMobil

Eric Klinker
DuPont

Mat Knutson
Terracon

Stephen Koenigsberg
Montrose Environmental Group

Stephen Korzeniowski
BeachEdge Consulting

Ronald Kotun
Tetra Tech

Matt Kraus
Tetra Tech

Deepti Krisnan Nair
Battelle

Yasemin Kunukcu
WSP

Matthew Lahvis
Shell

Johnsie Lang
Arcadis

Heather Lanza
CDM Smith

Laurie LaPat-Polasko
Ramboll Environ

Fiona Laramay
Leidos

Sarah LaRoe
Anchor QEA, LLC

Steven LaRosa
Weston & Sampson

Maureen Leahy
WSP

Trent Lee
ddms

Nigel Lewis
HSW Engineering, Inc.

Hui Li
EKI Environmental

Shangtao Liang
AECOM

Jerry Lisiecki
Clean Harbors Environmental Services

Lori Littrell
bp

Tina Liu
Geosyntec Consultants

Anne Lockard
Heritage Environmental Services

Linda Logan
Terraphase Engineering, Inc.

Kevin Long
Terraphase Engineering, Inc.

Chris Lutes
Jacobs

Heather Lutz
Geosyntec Consultants

Tamzen Macbeth
CDM Smith

Matt Machusick
Leidos

Sriram Madabhushi
AECOM

Brian Mader
3M Company

Andrew Madison
WSP

Maria Magilton
EA Engineering, Science and Technology

Stefano Marconetto
WSP

Frank Marine
Texas Molecular

Robert Martin
Clean Earth

Matt Matteson
WSP

John Matthis
Calgon Carbon Corporation

Chris McCarthy
Jacobs

Katrina McCullough
GHD

Kyle McDonald
Trihydro

Lisa McIntosh
Terraphase Engineering

Angus McGrath
Stantec

Patricia McIsaac
Eurofins

Jason McNew
EA Engineering, Science & Technology

Daniel Medina
AECOM

Toni Mehraban
Brice Engineering

Dogus Meric
Geosyntec Consultants

Whitlee Migl
Clean Harbors

Michael Mobile
GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.

Mahsa Modiri
EA Engineering, Science, & Technology

Joe Montello
Republic Services, Inc.

Rebecca Mora
AECOM

Austin Morgan
BEM Systems, Inc.

Teri Myers
CDM Smith

Jonathan Naile
Shell

Peter Nangeroni
Woodard & Curran

Charles Neslund
Eurofins

Hilary Nevis
Amec Foster Wheeler

John Newsted
OBG Company

Glenn Nicholas Iosue
CDM Smith

Eric Nichols
Substrata LLC

Mark Nielsen
Ramboll

Ashley Nifong
GEL Labs

Harry O’Neill
Beacon Environmental

Jeff Orient
Tetra Tech

Cameron Orth
Battelle

Marek Ostrowski
Brown and Caldwell

Fernanda Paes Wilson
Fishbeck

Kanan Patel-Coleman
Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc.

Fay Pazoki
Jacobs

Stuart Pearson
WSP

Michael Penzo
Penzo Consulting

Stephen Pepper
Montrose Environmental Group

Jonathan Petali
Battelle

Ioana Petrisor
EnSafe

Jenny Phillips
TRC

Nasim Pica
WSP

Heidi Pickard
Ramboll

Jeffrey Pintenich
Brown and Caldwell

Les Porterfield
TEA, Inc.

John Powell
HydroGeoLogic, Inc.

Cathelyne Powers
Trihydro

Fred Price
APMI

Emily Pulcher
Burns and McDonnell

Bob Pullano
GEL Laboratories

Andrew Punsoni
Allonnia

Joseph Quinnan
Arcadis

LeeAnn Racz
ToxStrategies

Narayan Raghupathi
WSP

Francis Ramacciotti
GHD

Craig Redfern
APTIM

Catherine Regan
Haley & Aldrich

Stephen Rembish
Parsons Corporation

Patricia Reyes
Clean Harbors

Cynthia Rhode
GHD

Will Rice
Montrose Environmental Group

David Rigg
Arcadis

William Rish
ToxStrategies, Inc.

Christopher Ritchie
Ramboll

Harrison Roakes
Sanborn, Head & Associates, Inc.

Angela Rodriguez
Calgon Carbon Corporation

Nicholas Rogers
CDM Smith

Brian Roh
Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc.

Christopher Ross
Engineering Analytics

Nancy Rothman
New Environmental Horizons, Inc.

Aaron Rydecki
WSP

Samantha Saalfield
EA Engineering

Kevin Salls
Nevada Division of Environmental Protection

Andy Safulko
Brown and Caldwell

Mimi Sarkar
Arcadis

Riz Sarmiento
WSP

John Santacroce
Parsons Corporation

Nicholas Santella
BSTI

Christopher Schaupp
Neptune & Company

Erin Schimmel
Burns and McDonnell

Dan Schneider
Terracon

Ron Schoff
Phoenix Pure Holdings LLC

Nadja Scholl
Engineering Analytics

Barrie Selcoe
Jacobs

Joe Seracuse
Brown and Caldwell

Mahsa Shayan
Geosyntec Consultants

Clifford Shierk
Burns and McDonnell

Pradeep Shukla
SynergenMet

Michael Sieczkowski
JRW Bioremediation

David Silbaugh
Silbaugh Hydrogeological Svcs

Cannon Silver
CDM Smith

Lizanne Simmons
Kleinfelder

Brent Smith
Civil & Environmental Consultants

Zachary Smith
Verdantas LLC

Mike Solt
Langan Engineering & Environmental Services

Stephen Sommerville
Eurofins

Lauren Soos
TRC Group

Skyler Sorsby
WSP

Kyle Spears
Aestus

Joseph Sposato
Pinyon Environmental, Inc.

Kendall St. Ange
TRC

Brent Stafford
Shell

Jamie Suski
EA Engineering

Ward Swanson
Barr Engineering Co.

Bob Symons
Eurofins Environment Testing, Australia

Nick Talocco
Geosyntec Consultants

Sagar Thakali
AECOM

Jennifer Thomas
Leidos

Ryan Thomas
Parsons Corporation

Shalene Thomas
Battelle Memorial Institute

Claire Thomassen
BBJ Group

Jonathan Thorn
Eurofins

Roy Thun
GHD

Derek Tomlinson
GEI Consultants, Inc.

Tifany Torralba
Arcadis

Adam Tressler
ERM

Grant Trigger
RACER Properties LLC

Laura Trozzolo
TRC

David Tsao
bp

Edward (Ted) Tyler
Stantec

Brad Varhol
EON Products

Usha Vedagiri
WSP

Ann Verwiel
ToxStrategies, Inc.

Bryan Vining
Montrose Environmental Group

Chris Voci
Terraphase Engineering, Inc.

Lisa Voyce
HDR

Claudia Walecka-Hutchison
Dow, Inc.

Ying Wang
WSP

Artie Wickham
BEM Systems, Inc.

Michael Wilken
The Dow Chemical Company

Jason Wilkinson
Ramboll Environ

Anna Willet
LANGAN

Scott Wilson
Regenesis

David Woodward
AMEC Foster Wheeler

Sandra Yi-Fuller
Shell

Rachel Zajac-Fay
Jacobs

Michael Zelenka
ExxonMobil

Stephen Zemba
Sanborn, Head & Associates, Inc.

Jennifer Zorinsky
AECOM

Barry Zvibleman
Onion Enterprises PFOS-PFOA Treatment

International Team Members


Frank Berger
AECOM

David Burns
Sustain 450 pty

Sarah Gewurtz
Environment and Climate Change Canada

Andrew Mitchell
Department of Defence (Australia)

Niall Ramsden
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Updated January 2026.

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