Proposed monitoring requirements under the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) sixth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 6) are bringing ultrashort-chain PFAS into sharper focus. Proposed on July 1, 2026, UCMR 6 would require public water systems to monitor 30 unregulated contaminants between 2028 and 2030, including ultrashort-chain PFAS. These compounds are highly mobile, difficult to detect and challenging to treat, creating new considerations for organizations responsible for water quality, environmental compliance and PFAS management.
Learn about the science and behavior of these compounds from GHD, analytical testing and measurement from Pace® Analytical Services and high-temperature incineration and other destruction methods from Veolia. Through real-world testing examples and practical lessons learned, the discussion will connect these perspectives to monitoring, site management, treatment selection and long-term planning.
What you'll gain
- Assess how the behavior of ultrashort-chain PFAS could affect monitoring, site management and treatment decisions.
- Explore current approaches to sampling, testing and measuring these compounds through real-world examples and practical lessons learned.
- Consider the role of high-temperature incineration and other destruction methods in PFAS management.
- Connect scientific, analytical and treatment perspectives to long-term planning.
Who it's for
Designed for professionals responsible for drinking water systems, environmental compliance, site remediation, industrial operations or PFAS risk management. This session is relevant to utilities, regulators, operators, technology providers and other organizations seeking practical clarity on how ultrashort-chain PFAS could influence future monitoring, treatment and management strategies.
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Meet your speakers
Zhiyong, Ph.D., is a nationally recognized expert in microplastics, PFAS and emerging contaminants, with more than 25 years of experience spanning academia, industry and environmental consulting. As GHD’s National PFAS Technical Leader, he has led innovative research and field investigations on the occurrence, fate, transport and treatment of microplastics and PFAS in drinking water, wastewater and the environment. Dr. Xia is an inventor on 23 US patents and author of more than 100 technical publications covering microplastics, PFAS treatment, water technologies, polymers and advanced materials. |
As the Manager – Product Line of the Analytical Services Division at Pace®, Philip supports the organic product lines sample preparation as well as both LC and GC methodologies, including MS-MS and HRMs. He is responsible for sample preparation and analytical method optimizations, new method implementations, development of new techniques and staff training, as well as working with and providing technical support for the Pace® sales team and project management staff. Phil personally developed and validated Pace® multiple offerings for ultrashort-chain PFAS. |
Dietrich Hovener is Vice President of Thermal Operations at Veolia North America, where he directs multi-site hazardous-waste incineration to ensure that high-temperature destruction stays safe, compliant, and reliable. At Veolia’s Port Arthur, Texas incinerator, he directed operations during the 2024 third-party PFAS destruction tests on AFFF, contaminated soil, spent carbon and CF4, using EPA methods OTM-45 and OTM-50 in one of the industry’s most comprehensive studies to date. Run to EPA guidance at 2,040°F, the tests showed hazardous-waste incineration can destroy targeted PFAS up to 99.9999%. He is a chemical engineer from North-West University in South Africa. |
Jennifer has over 25-years of professional experience in the management and direction of Phase I/II Environmental Site Assessments, environmental due diligence, environmental, health and safety (EHS) compliance, characterization and delineation of soil and groundwater contamination, preparation of remedial options/feasibility studies, remedial system design and construction, and regulatory support and negotiations both domestically and internationally. Jennifer has also provided technical expertise involving permeable reactive barriers (PRBs), zero-valent iron (ZVI) and combined carbon and iron based treatment materials. |
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