Preliminary Program
Fourth Symposium on Global Emerging Environmental
Challenges and Government Responses
Presented By
Southern California Chinese American Environmental Protection Association（SCCAEPA）
Global Chinese Scientists Environment Forum（GCSEF）
Support and Co-organizer Agencies：Chinese Society for Environment Sciences, Professional Association for China's Environment（PACE）, Overseas Chinese Environmental Engineers and Scientists Association, Chinese Environmental Scholars & Professionals Network, Chinese American Environmental Professional Association（San Francisco）, U.S. EPA Region IX, Cal EPA-Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board, and California State University at San Bernardino
August 18 - 20, 2011
Hilton Los Angeles/San Gabriel
225 West Valley Boulevard, San Gabriel, California 91776
General Session
（9:30 am – 12:00 pm, August 18, 2011）
9:30 Weixng Tong, Ph.D., President of SCCAEPA
9:40 Judy Chu, Ph.D., US Congresswoman, CA-32
10:00 Stephen Shu-hung Shen, Ph.D Administrator of Taiwan EPA
10:20 Linda Adams, Former Secretary of California EPA and President of R20,
10:40 Chung Liu, Ph. D., Deputy Executive Officer, South Coast AQMD
11:00 - 11:10 Break
11:10 Shu Tao, Ph.D., Dean of School of Urban and Environment Sciences, Peking University
Keynote Speech ：TBD
LUNCHEON PRESENTATION （12:30 - 1:10 PM）
The Water Reuse and Energy Nexus:
Research Contributions by the National Science Foundation
Dr. Paul L Bishop
Environmental Engineering Program Director
National Science Foundation（NSF）
For program updates, please log on to www.sccaepa.org
Friday, August 19, 2011
Field Trips:
Direction：Meet in hotel lobby at 8:30 a.m.
（Long pants & walking shoes required!）
Trip 1
Coordinator:
Jian Peng, Ph.D. Environmental Scientist
Orange County Watersheds Program
Orange County Sanitation District
Wastewater Treatment Plant
http://www.ocsd.com/education/tours.asp
Orange County Water District The Groundwater Replenishment System
http://www.ocwd.com/
Trip 2 Coordinator:
Jason. Wen, Ph.D., P.E. Assistant Utility Manager City of Downey
· Southern California Edison New
Technology Demonstration Center
· Miller Beer Factory Waste to Elec‑
tricity Project
Trip 3 Coordinator:
Rebecca Chou, Ph.D., P.E.
Section Chief, Cal/EPA Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board, Cal EPA
Brownfields - Douglas Park Development
· Brownfields - Campus Playa Vista Development and Fresh Water Wetland Restoration
Trip 4 Coordinator:
Chung Liu, Ph.D.
Deputy Executive Officer, South Coast Air Quality Management District
· Los Angeles County Sanitary District Puente Hills Landfill, Co-gen units, demo equipment with PM traps, resources recovery operations
· AQMD lab and air monitoring center
TECHNICAL SESSION 1:
Emerging Water Quality Issues and Regulatory Updates
Moderators:
Yanqing Wu, Ph.D., Dean of School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Jian Peng, Ph.D., Environmental Scientist Orange County Watersheds Program
1. US EPA Water Quality Updates （1:30 - 2:00 pm）
Cindy Lin, D. Env.
USEPA Region 9
2. Stormwater and TMDL （2:00-2:30 pm）Donna Chen, Assistant Division Manager City of LA Watershed Protection Division
3. Drinking Water （2:30-3:00 pm）Jason Wen, Ph.D., P.E. Assistant Utility Manager, City of Downey
Break：（3:00-3:30 pm）
4. Wastewater Discharge Permit System in China （3:30-4:00 pm）
Guojun Song, Ph.D., Prof.
Director of Institute of Environmental Policy and Planning, Renming University of China
5. Orange County Case Studies （4:00-4:30 Pm）
Jian Peng, Ph.D., Environmental Scientist Orange County Watersheds Program
Control Board
6. TBD （4:30-5:00 pm）TBD
TECHNICAL SESSION 2:
Emerging Air Quality Issues and Regulatory Updates
Moderators:
Shu Tao, Ph.D., Dean of School of Urban and Environment Sciences, Peking University
Elaine Chang, DrPH, Deputy Executive Officer, South Coast Air Quality Management District（AQMD）
1. Emission, fate and respiration exposure risk of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in China （1:30-2:00 pm）
Shu Tao, Ph.D., Prof., Dean of School of Urban and Environment Sciences, Peking University, member of Chinese Academy of Science
2. Air Quality Regulation Update （2:00 - 2:30 pm）
Elaine Chang, DrPH, Deputy Executive Officer, South Coast Air Quality Management District（AQMD）
3. Clean Air and Sustainable Transportation （2:30-3:00 pm）
Eddy Huang, Ph.D., P.E.
Air Quality Director, Tetra Tech, Inc
Break：（3:00-3:30 pm）
4. Ultrafine Particles on and near Roadways （3:30 pm - 4:00 pm）
Yifang Zhu, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Environmental Health Sciences Department, University of California Los Angeles
5. Regional Implementation of SB 375 for Healthier Communities （4:00 pm - 4:30 pm）
Huasha Liu, Director
Land Use & Environmental Planning
Southern California Association of Governments
6. Low Carbon Fuel Standard （4:30-5:00 Pm）
Jing Yuan, Ph.D.,
California Air Resources Board, Ca/ EP
TECHNICAL SESSION 3:
Green Technology, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Low Carbon Economy, and Alternative Energy
Moderators:
Chengwen Wang, Ph.D., Prof., Vice Dean School of Environmental Engineering, Tsinghua University, China
Yushan Yan, Ph.D., Prof.
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Riverside
1. Fuel Cells, Energy Storage, and Solar Hydrogen：Toward a Safe, Clean, and Sustainable Energy Future （1:30 pm - 2:00 pm）
Yushan Yan, Ph.D., Prof.
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Riverside
2. Green Industry （2:00-2:30 pm）
Dan Q. Fang, President and. Principal Scientist of American Green Environmental Academy of Science
3. The Development of Biomass Energy in China （2:30 pm - 3:00 pm）
Chengwen Wang, Ph.D., Prof., Vice Dean School of Environmental Engineering, Tsinghua University, China
Break：3:00-3:30 pm
4. Hazardous Waste Management and Treatment （3:30 pm - 4:00 pm）
Pao-Chiang Yuan, Ph.D.
Jackson State University
5. An Innovative Technology for Landfill Mining （4:00-4:30 pm）
James Lu,Ph.D., P.E., President,
AMWEST Environmental Group, Inc
6. Green Remediation and Remedial Process
Optimization （4:30 pm - 5:00 pm）
Jim Leu, Ph.D., P.E., LEED AP, Project Manager
Parsons Corporation
TECHNICAL SESSION 4:
Forum on Surface Water Management-Watershed Approach（NPDES & TMDL）
Moderators:
Charles Cheng, Ph.D.
Engineering Geologist, San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board, Cal EPA
Jian Peng, Ph.D., Environmental Scientist Orange County Watersheds Program
1. Basin Plan and NPDES Permit （9:00-9:30 pm）
Char/es Cheng, Ph.D.,
Engineering Geologist, San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board, Cal EPA
2. Watershed Management （9:30-10:00 am）Eric Wu, Ph.D., Senior Water Resource Control Engineer, Los Angeles Regional Water Quality control Board, Ca/ EPA
3. Recycled Water in California （10:00-10:30 am）
Don Tsai, Ph.D., Water Resource Control Engineer, Los Angeles Regional Water Quality control Board, Cal EPA
TECHNICAL SESSION 5:
Forum on Air Quality Management
Moderators:
Zhongbiao Wu, Ph.D., Prof.
Deputy Director of Industrial Technology Research Institute, Zhejiang University, China
Jingsong Zhang, Ph.D., Prof.
Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside
1. Air Quality Issues （9:00-9:30 am）
Dongmin Luo, Ph.D., Manager of Air Quality and Climate Change Section, California Air Resources Board, Ca/ EPA
2. Permitting New Generation of Bioenergy Projects in South Coast AQMD
（9:30-10:00 am）
Jay Chen, Senior Air Quality Engineering Manager, South Coast Air Quality Management District
3. Air Pollution Measurements and
Mechanism （10:00-10:30 am）
Jingsong Zhang, Ph.D., Prof.
Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside
Break：（10:30-11:00 am）
Industrial VOC Release Prediction and Control Strategy in China （11:00-11:30 pm）
Daiqi Ye, Ph.D., Prof., Dean of Department of
Environmental Engineering, South China University of Technology, China
TECHNICAL SESSION 6:
Global Chinese Scientists Environmental Protection Special Forum --Society, Ecology and Environment
Moderators：
John Chien, P.E.
City of San Jose, California
Anmin Liu, P.E., President
AML Engineering Consultants
1. Combat Climate Change with Effective Green Projects with International Regional Collaboration in China 9:00 - 9:30 Pm）
Yufu Cheng, Ph.D. China Country Director for R-20：Regions of Climate Action
2. Estimating the Value of Urban Green Areas：A Fixed Effects Model Applied to the Single Family Housing Market in Los Angeles, CA （9:30-10:00 am）
Wei Li, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate, EVS Research and Consulting Inc.
3. TBD
Gensen Kai, Water Resource Control
Engineer, Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board, Cal EPA
Break：（10:30-11:OOam）
4. Environmental Damage Assessment after Oil Spill in California
11:30am）
Charlie Huang, Ph.D.
Office of Spill Prevention and Response （OSPR）, California Dept. of Fish and Game
5. Environmental Challenges in organizing large sports event - 2010 Guangzhou Asian Game （11:30am-12:00 pm）
Jingquan Liang, former chief engineer Guangzhou City EPA, China
TECHNICAL SESSION 7
Brownfields Redevelopment, Soil and Groundwater Remediation
Moderators:
Rebecca Chou, Ph.D., P.E. Section Chief, Cal/EPA Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board, Cal EPA
Jeff Kuo, Ph.D., Professor,
California State University at Fullerton
1. Groundwater modeling and pollution remediation
（1:30-2:00 pm）
Yanqing Wu, Ph.D., Dean of School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
2. Challenges and Innovation：sustainable remediation of chlorinated solvent contamination sites （2:00-2:30 pm）Deyi Hou,
Parsons Corporation
3. First groundwater recharge plan in, Taiwan（Cho-Shui River）（2:30-3:30 pm）Shao-Yang Huang, Vice Executive Secretary Research Center for Soil and Water Resources and Disaster Prevention, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Break：（3:00-3:30 pm）
4. Soil Remediation on 2010 Shanghai World Expo Sites （3:30-4:00 pm）
Xiaoping Li, Ph.D. Prof.
State Key Lab of Estuarine and Coastal Research, Shanghai Norma/ University, China
5. Investigation of an Alleged Vapor Release from USTs and its Impacts to Groundwater Quality （4:00-4:30 pm）Yi Lu, Senior Engineering Geologist
Los Angeles Regional Water Quality
Control Board, Ca/ EPA
TECHNICAL SESSION 8:
Innovative Technology
Moderators:
Jim Kang, Ph.D., P.E.
Senior Vice President of URS Corporation
Richard Hu, Ph.D.
Former SCCAEPA President
1. MBR-reactors - the future wastewater treatment system （1:30-2:00 pm）
Xianghua Wen, Ph.D., Prof.
School of Environmental Engineering, Tsinghua University, China
2. Energy saving through superior design and process control （2:00-2:30 pm）
John Chien, P.E.
City of San Jose, California
3. Significantly Increased Concerns with Mosquito Production in Modern Stormwater Infrastructure and Its Public Health Impact （2:30-3:00 pm）
Renjie Hu, Ph.D., Supervising Public Health Biologist, California Department of Public Health
Break：（3:00-3:30 pm）
4. Regional environmental risk zoning of area with chemistry industrial park based on kmeans clustering （3:30-4:00pm）
Weihua Zeng, Ph.D., Prof.
School of Environment Beijing Normal University
5. Conversion of Carbon Dioxide into Carbonates by Accelerated Carbonation of Industrial Solid Wastes Technology （4:00-4:30 pm）
Shuyuan Pan,
Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
TECHNICAL SESSION 9:
Nanotechnology and Its Application in Environmental Fields
Moderator:
Zhong（John）Xiong, Ph.D., P.E.
AMEC Geomatrix, Inc., Newport Beach, CA
Huey-Min Hwang, Ph.D., Professor of Jackson State University
1. Mercury immobilization in soil and groundwater using iron sulfixe
nanoparticles （1:30-2:00 pm）
Zhong（John）Xiong, Ph.D., P.E.
AMEC Geomatrix, Inc., Newport Beach, CA
2. Taking dominion over global emerging environmental challenges by engineered metal oxide nanoparticles
（2:00-2:30 pm）
Huey-Min Hwang, Ph.D., Professor of Jackson State University,
3. Use of dithionite to extend the reactive lifetime of nanoscale zero-valent
iron treatment systems （2:30-3:00 pm） Yang Xie, Ph.D., P.G.,
Break：（3:00-3:30 pm）
4. Nanotechnology application in the site
remediation （3:30-4:00 pm）
Ning-Wu Chang, Ph.D., P.E., Senior Hazardous Substance Engineer, Department of Toxic Substances Control（DTSC）, Cal EPA
5. Nanotech Student Research paper （4:00‑
4:30 pm）
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