Connect locally with a Network of Passionate Individuals.
This event is free for all ALGA members
Please note that registration is limited to 150 participants due to licensing constraints.
The Australasian Land & Groundwater Association (ALGA) will be hosting a webinar to introduce our Specialist Interest Groups (SIGs). Over the coming year, each SIG will be profiled to provide members with updates on their focus areas, recent activities, and opportunities for engagement.
In this session, SIG Chairs will provide short presentations from the following groups:
Each presentation will outline the group’s objectives, recent work, and priorities for the year ahead, with time allocated for audience questions.
For more information about ALGA’s Specialist Interest Groups, please visit: https://landandgroundwater.com/interest-groups/
Dr Carolyn Brumley is a senior principal risk assessor at Senversa. She has over 27 years of experience in environmental consulting, regulation and research related to assessing the impacts of chemicals on human health and the environment. She has evaluated risks to human health and the environment associated with soil contamination across a broad range of sites and exposure scenarios, including scenarios not captured by the land use categories in the ASC NEPM.
Carolyn was previously the Deputy Chief Environmental Scientist and Manager of the Environmental Public Health Unit at the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria and was Acting Chief Environmental Scientist in 2021.
Carolyn is a Fellow of the Australasian College of Toxicology and Risk Assessment (ACTRA) and is a current member of both the NSW and Victorian EPA Contaminated land Auditor appointment panels, as well as the National Advisory Committee on the Environmental Management of Industrial Chemicals.
Dr Matthew Askeland is an environmental professional engaged in the contaminated land, resource recovery, and circular economy sectors specialising in the management of emerging contaminants.
Matt enjoys solving problems, challenging conventional approaches, and being generally disruptive.
Sam Willis currently works for Alliance, based out of Sydney, with experience in the industry across both Australia and the United Kingdom.
Dr Julia Jaeger is a Technical Specialist at Eurofins Environment Testing with over a decade of experience in Analytical Chemistry. She established Eurofins’ microplastics testing lab in 2019 and continues to lead advancements in this field. Julia also supports technical innovation across Eurofins laboratories in Australia, driving excellence in environmental testing.
Naomi is an environmental toxicologist with over 20 years’ experience in research and consulting. Naomi’s key experience has included development of water quality guidelines for Australia and New Zealand, development of risk matrices, ecological risk assessments on a range of contaminants in soil and water in both local and regional areas across Australia and site contamination assessments on large sites for soils, groundwater, surface water and sediments.
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