Ellen Moyer, PhD
Presentations
I co-wrote/co-presented over 100 seminars on remediating MTBE, TBA, ethanol, and/or other VOCs in the United States, Canada, England, Denmark, Ireland, Poland, and the Czech Republic (see list here). Some were presented to regulatory agencies, others at environmental conferences, and many were held in private venues for mixed audiences of regulators, industry representatives, educators, remediation technology vendors, lawyers, and environmental consultants. I arranged the seminars in the United States and Canada.
Links to handouts for two seminars I co-presented at the November 2006 National Ground Water Association Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Organic Chemicals in Ground Water conference are provided.
- Handout for the TBA/MTBE/Ethanol Remediation Seminar (view here)
- Handout for the Bioremediation and Monitored Natural Attenuation of Volatile Organic Compounds Seminar. (view here)
The seminars were typically four hours long (but sometimes as short as two hours), delivered by two to four presenters. We discussed contaminant physical and chemical properties, contaminant fate and transport, site assessment, available technologies to remediate soil and groundwater, and remediation case studies. Attendees came from diverse backgrounds, and many attended more than once.
I co-wrote/co-presented three-hour-long workshops titled Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Remediation at AEHS Foundation’s Annual International Conferences on Soils, Sediments, Water, and Energy in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2022.
Moyer, E. 2023. Teaching children how to grow food – a key answer for human and environmental health. Abstract presented at the AEHS 39th International Conference on Soils, Sediments, Water, and Energy, 10/16-19/23, Amherst, MA.
Moyer, E. 2017. Upgrading to a sustainable way of life by upgrading our policies. Abstract presented at the AEHS 33rd International Conference on Soils, Sediments, Water, and Energy, 10/16-19/17, Amherst, MA.
Moyer, E. 2016. Impacts of alternative energy production on forests. Abstract presented at the AEHS 32nd International Conference on Soils, Sediments, Water, and Energy, 10/17-20/16, Amherst, MA.
Moyer, E. 2016. Overview of emerging contaminant issues. Abstract presented at the Environmental Business Council New Hampshire Chapter Program on Contaminants of Emerging Concern, 2/12/16, Manchester, NH.
Moyer, E. 2015. Cost-effective solutions to the climate crisis are available now – why do we delay? Abstract presented at the AEHS 31st International Conference on Soils, Sediments, Water, and Energy, 10/19-22/15, Amherst, MA.
Moyer, E. 2008. 1,4-Dioxane – regulatory developments, uses, properties, assessment, and remediation. Abstract presented at the National Ground Water Association Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Organic Chemicals in Ground Water conference, 11/3-4/08, Houston, TX.
Moyer, E. 2008. 1,4-Dioxane – regulatory developments, uses, properties, assessment, and remediation. Abstract presented at the AEHS 24th International Conference on Soils, Sediments, and Water, 10/20-23/08, Amherst, MA.
Moyer, E., B. Nowack, and F. McGarry. 2006. Statewide risk analysis of MTBE contamination of public water supplies in New Hampshire. Abstract presented at the National Ground Water Association Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Organic Chemicals in Ground Water conference,11/6-7/06, Houston, TX.
Moyer, E., J. O’Connell, and A. Juneau, Jr. 2006. Ex situ remediation of TBA in groundwater using a fluidized bed bioreactor. Abstract presented at the National Ground Water Association Focus Conference on Eastern Regional Ground Water Issues, 9/18-19/06, Portland, ME.
Nowack, B., E. Moyer, and F. McGarry. 2006. Statewide risk analysis of MTBE contamination of public water system wells in New Hampshire. Abstract presented at the National Ground Water Association Focus Conference on Eastern Regional Ground Water Issues, 9/18-19/06, Portland, ME.
O’Connell, J., A. Juneau, Jr., and E. Moyer. 2005. Ex situ remediation of MTBA and TBA in groundwater using a fluidized bed bioreactor. Abstract presented at the National Ground Water Association Focus Conference on Eastern Regional Ground Water Issues, 9/26-27/05, Portland, ME.
Sweet, F., E. Moyer, and M. Schillinger. 2000. A survey of gasoline UST regulations and design standards employed in California and the northeastern United States. Abstract presented at the AEHS Tenth Annual West Coast Conference on Contaminated Soils and Water, 3/20-23/00, San Diego, CA.
Sweet, F. and E. Moyer. 1999. A survey of gasoline UST regulations and design standards employed in the northeastern United States. Abstract presented at the AEHS Fifteenth Annual International Conference on Contaminated Soils and Water, 10/18-21/99, Amherst, MA.
Groher, D., J. Lieberman, J. Robb, and E. Moyer. 1997. Case study: selective application of natural attenuation remedies at a Superfund site. Abstract presented at The International Business Communications Natural Attenuation Conference, 12/8-10/97, Scottsdale, Arizona.
Gustafson, D., B. Srikanth, and E. Moyer. 2009. In well HiPOx reactors. Poster presented at the AEHS 19th Annual Conference on Soils, Sediments, and Water, 3/9-12/09, San Diego, CA.
Lund, L., J. Lowe, E. Moyer, C. Etter, and D. MacPhaul. 2009. Green buildings: a sustainable solution for vapor intrusion. Poster presented at the USEPA Vapor Intrusion Forum, 1/12-13/09, Philadelphia, PA.
Moyer, E., D. Ostendorf, and R. Richards. 1993. Biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbon vapors in an intact soil core. Poster presented at the AEHS Eighth Annual Conference on Contaminated Soils, 9/20-23/93, Amherst, MA.
Moyer, E. and D. Ostendorf. 1992. Aerobic biodegradation of hydrocarbons in an unsaturated zone soil core sample. Poster presented at the National Ground Water Association Focus Conference on Eastern Regional Ground Water Issues, 10/13‑15/92, Newton, MA.
Ostendorf, D., D. Kampbell, and E. Moyer. 1991. Laboratory and field studies of the kinetics of bioventing. Poster presented at the USEPA Symposium on Bioremediation of Hazardous Wastes, 4/16‑18/91, Falls Church, VA.
Each year from 2008 through 2012, organized and moderated a 1.5- to 2-hour-long session titled “Regulatory Panel Discussion: Grappling With Vapor Intrusion” at the Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments, Water, and Energy in Amherst, MA. The panel comprised officials from state and federal regulatory agencies who deal with the issue of vapor intrusion.
Gave more than 60 presentations to regulators, consultants, and site owners about bioreactors for treating MTBE, TBA, and other gasoline constituents in groundwater (for more detail and a link to an example presentation, see the Projects—Marketing page).
Testified before legislative committees at the Massachusetts State House on four occasions (for more detail and links to the written testimony, see the Projects—Alternative Energy page).