November 8-10, 2016 * New Orleans, Louisiana

PLENARY/KEYNOTE SESSION
LEAPING HOOPS AND HURDLES – OVERCOMING REGULATORY, POLICY AND PHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS TO ACHIEVE BENEFICIAL USES WITH PRODUCED WATER”
Jeri Sullivan Graham, PhD, Chemical Diagnostics & Engineering Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM abstract / presentation

THE PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT AND BEDERMAN’S SIX MYTHS ABOUT INTERNATIONAL LAW”
Markus G. Puder, PhD, The Honorable Herbert W. Christenberry Professor of Law, Loyola University College of Law, New Orleans, LA abstract / presentation summary

OIL BIODEGRADATION POTENTIAL IN DEEP MARITIME MARINE BASINS WORLDWIDE”
Terry C. Hazen, PhD, Governor’s Chair Professor, Director, Institute for Secure and Sustainable Environments, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, and the BioScience Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN abstract / presentation

BUREAU OF OFFSHORE ENERGY MANAGEMENT WATER AND AIR QUALITY PROGRAMS FOR OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH”
Margaret Metcalf, ScD, Physical Chemical Sciences Section Chief, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico Region, New Orleans, LA abstract / presentation

TECHNICAL SESSIONS
(Click on each session title for list of presentations/authors)
Air Emissions I
Produced Water Treatment, Management Strategies & Practices
Risk Assessment & Risk Management
Exhibitor Showcase
Remediation of Hydrocarbon Spills
Beneficial Re-Use of Produced Water & Flowback Water
Groundwater Remediation I
Site Characterization & Forensic Geochemistry
ISCO I
Management of Remediation of Hydrocarbon Impacted Soils in Kuwait /Open Discussion on Hydrocarbon Remediation in Arid Climates
Characteristics, Impacts & Remediation of Brine Spills /Restoration of Abandoned and Legacy Sites
In-Situ Remediation Technologies for Rapid Site Investigation & Cleanup /“Open Discussion On Produced Water
Air Emissions II
NAPL Characterization & Recovery / ISCO II
Pollution Prevention, Legal & Regulatory & Public Outreach Issues
Groundwater Remediation I