Expert Details
Hazardous Waste Neutralization
ID: 107603
Canada
Expert has developed and tested a spill mixture for use in cleaning up spills of chemicals in laboratories, hospitals, and other locations where relatively small quantities are used. Expert has presented numerous safety seminars in high schools, colleges, and universities, and to chemical professionals on the handling and safe storage of hazardous chemicals. In connection with her work on chemical treatment and disposal, Expert has gathered information on the long- and short-term effects of hazardous chemicals on human health, especially for those (such as PCBs and dioxins) which are perceived by the public as high risk.
Expert has given talks on ways to reduce the production of waste chemicals, especially in educational institutions and laboratories. She is familiar with hazardous material substitution as well as hazardous waste material recycling and reuse. Expert's expertise is in the handling and treatment of small quantities of a wide variety of hazardous wastes. In her laboratory, methods for the disposal and recycling of small amounts of hazardous chemical wastes are developed and tested. The results have been published in her book that talks about how to dispose of hazardous chemicals.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1970 | Degree: Ph.D. | Subject: Physical Organic Chemistry | Institution: University of Alberta |
| Year: 1966 | Degree: M.Sc. | Subject: Physical Organic Chemistry | Institution: University of Edinburgh |
| Year: 1961 | Degree: B.Sc. | Subject: Honors Chemistry | Institution: University of Edinburgh |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1989 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Undisclosed | Department: Department of Chemistry |
Responsibilities:Expert's responsibilities include administration of the undergraduate chemistry programs and advising of students in these programs. She teaches part of two senior environmental chemistry courses. Her research is into the disposal and recyling of small quantities of surplus and waste hazardous chemicals. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1979 to 1989 | Employer: University of Alberta | Title: Undisclosed | Department: Department of Chemistry |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1970 to 1979 | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Laboratory Supervisor | Department: Undisclosed |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1961 to 1966 | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Research Chemist | Department: Undisclosed |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: to Present | Country / Region: Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Japan, Phillipines, Malaysia, and China | Summary: Expert has spoken on waste disposal at conferences and seminars in these countries. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Expert is a member of the American Chemical Society, the New York Academy of Sciences, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Expert is a Fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada. She was awarded an Alberta Environment Award in the Education Institution Category. Other awards include the Distinguished Service Citation of the Science Council of the Alberta Teachers' Association, the McNeil Medal of the Royal Society of Canada, a 3M Teaching Fellowship for excellence in teaching, a Board of Governors of the Employer Award of Distinction, the Sarah Shorten Award of the Canadian Association of University Teachers, and the Governor General's Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| She has over 70 publications in the areas of hazardous chemical recycling and disposal, chemical education, and women in science. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert has been an expert witness in several court cases involving hazardous chemicals. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| She has spoken on waste disposal at conferences and seminars in Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Japan, and China. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| French | Expert can read French. |
| German | She can read German. |
Fields of Expertise
chemical waste disposal, hazardous waste neutralization, hazardous waste treatment, hazardous-waste disposal, toxicity neutralization, hazardous remediation, hazardous chemical spill, chemical safety, chemical handling, chemical toxicity, chemical waste minimization, hazardous waste, hazardous waste sampling, surplus, hazardous material storage, polystyrene recycling, ammonia safety, anhydrous hydrogen fluoride safety, oxalic acid, toxicological hazard, picric acid, chemical hygiene plan, acetaldehyde, chemical process waste, laboratory safety, carbon 13, threshold limit value, cellulose nitrate, chemical carcinogenicity, biological waste incineration, toxic waste treatment, chemical safety management, chemical reactivity, chemical plant, chemical property, combined hazardous waste treatment, hazardous-waste dechlorination, hazardous-waste management, hazardous waste precipitation process, alkylation, hazardous waste material substitution, hazardous chemical, toxic waste, anisole, bis(2-chloroethyl)ether, amino group, acrylonitrile, ammonia, hazardous material, toxic substance treatment organic chemical, toxic substance treatment inorganic chemical, toxic substance handling equipment, chemical compound, waste recycling, toxic material handling, toxic chemical, perchloric acid, hazardous waste oxidation, air-sensitive material handling, Good Laboratory Practice, flammable material handling, ethanol, chlorine, chemotherapeutic agent, carcinogen, carbon 14, carbon 12, bromine