PFAS Symposium Agenda

9:00 - 9:20 AM

Welcome

Recommendations of PFAS Workshop 2025

Dr. Kim Gilbride, TMU

Angela Murphy, TMU

9:20 - 10:00 AM

KEYNOTE: Advancements from the EU as Inspiration

Dr. Sarah Hale, German Water Centre (TZW)

10:00 - 10:40 AM

Governance of Water and Wastewater in Canada

Government of Canada actions on PFAS under the Chemicals Management Plan

Dr. Patricia Hania, TMU

Nabila Taha, ECCC

Nora Doerr-MacEwen, Health Canada

10:40 - 11:15 AM

Break + Roundtable Discussions

11:15 - 11:35 AM

WWTP Process, Innovation and Industrial Discharges

Chemistry and Behaviour of PFAS in WWTP

Dr. Rania Hamza, TMU

Dr. Roxana Suehring, TMU

11:35 - 12:20 PM

PFAS in Amended Soils

The Economics of Biosolids

CFIA - Explaining the Interim Standard

Dr. Ryan Prosser, University of Guelph

Benoit Lebeau, OMAFA

Dr. Nathalie Decan, Canadian Food Inspection Agency

12:20 - 1:30 PM

Lunch + Roundtable Discussions

1:30 - 2:15 PM

KEYNOTE: Engaging Solutions to Break the PFAS Cycle

Dr.Kati Bell, Vice President, Hazen and Sawyer

2:15 - 2:45 PM

Criteria for Assessing PFAS Technologies

Lab Reliability

Tony Powell, Purifics

Tammy Chartrand, ALS

2:45 - 3:30 PM

Break + Roundtable Discussions

3:30 - 4:00 PM

Closing Remarks

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