Cooper joined AST in 2023 as a dynamic team player, leveraging his education from James Madison University and his Freehold, NJ roots. Renowned for his role in the challenging Linden, NJ project, he thrives on teamwork and making a positive environmental impact. Outside of work, Cooper is either hitting the gym or whipping up delicious meals. His eclectic music taste spans genres from Country to Reggae, and he’s an avid fan of “Top Gun” and the literary works of Matt Christopher. Cooper values time with family and friends as his favorite moments, admires Albert Einstein, and has a hidden talent for riding motorcycles, all while embodying the inventive spirit of his favorite superhero, IronMan.
Cooper Pflug
Project Scientist
Overview & Services
Remediation Roundup New Jersey Agenda
- Data Gaps – Identification and Resolution: Quantitative High Resolution Site Characterization (QHRSC) and 3D Modeling – Duane Guilfoil, President, AST Environmental, Inc.
- Conventional sampling program limitations and benefits of high-density sampling for in situ remediation
- Implementing a high-density soil and groundwater sampling program in the field
- Integrating high-density data with other information sources (historical data, qualitative screening tools, geophysical surveys) to refine the CSM
- Development of 3D data visualizations and refinement of legacy conceptual site models.
- In-Situ Remedial Technologies: VOCs and Petroleum Hydrocarbon Remediation Using In Situ Products – Derek Pizarro, CPG, Sr. Product Mgr., AST Environmental, Inc.
- Trap & Treat Technologies – Technology, selection, speciated data, and key design parameters
- Differences and drawbacks among various activated carbon platforms – slurries vs liquids
- How is Trap & Treat more than just sequestration?
- Vapor Intrusion Mitigation: Shielding Against Vapor Intrusion Using Spray-Applied Barrier Technology – Matt Geary, Technical Sales Manager, Environmental Products, CETCO
- Spray applied Gas Vapor Barrier technology including the latest diffusion coefficients for COCs and a discussion of the EVOH technology in the Liquid Boot Plus system.
Catered Lunch Provided: 11:45 to 12:45 pm
Afternoon Session 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
- In-Situ Remedial Technologies: Heavy Metals Treatment with Abiotically Synthesized Iron Sulfides – Derek Pizarro, CPG, Sr. Product Mgr., AST Environmental, Inc.
- Mackinawite Structured Iron Sulfides
- Metal and mixed metal treatment chemistries
- Remediation applications and examples
- GeoTAP and hexavalent chromium case study
- Coal ash bench study
- In Situ Remedial Technologies: Remediation of PFAS Using Patented Adsorbent Technology – Matt Geary, Technical Sales Manager, Environmental Products, CETCO
- Fluoro-Sorb® Adsorbent technology – A review of university data, case studies and deployment methods.
- Full spectrum binding across the spectrum of PFAS, including PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, and PFNA
- Impact by co-contaminants in the waste stream, such as gasoline- and diesel-range hydrocarbons, chlorinated solvents, natural organic matter (NOM), salinity, and pH, in comparison to other PFAS adsorbents.
- In Situ Amendment Delivery Methods: Emplacement of Slurries Using High-Energy Injection and Soil Mixing Methods – Duane Guilfoil & Derek Pizarro, AST Environmental, Inc.
- Optimized emplacement methods in overburden, transition zone, saprolite, and bedrock geologies
- Design variables: Injection point spacing, flow rate and pressure, slurry volumes
- Injection systems, tooling
- Quality control, performance monitoring
- Wrap-up and Final Q&A – Panel Style Discussion
Happy Hour – 4 pm to 6 pm Sponsored by AST Environmental
Join us at Miller’s Ale House, located just a few blocks down the road from the Venture X training venue for complimentary locally crafted brews at the AST and CETCO happy hour – a chance to network, debrief and discuss the day’s learnings in a casual setting.
Remediation Roundup North Carolina Agenda
Morning Session 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
- Data Gaps – Identification and Resolution: Quantitative High Resolution Site Characterization (QHRSC) and 3D Modeling – Nathan Thacker, Senior Geologist, AST Environmental, Inc.; David Heicher, Founder, GeoImaging Systems, LLC )
- Conventional sampling program limitations and benefits of high-density sampling for in situ remediation
- Implementing a high-density soil and groundwater sampling program in the field
- Qualitative HRSC tools, methods and data interpretation
- Integrating high-density data with other information sources (historical data, qualitative screening tools, geophysical surveys) to refine the CSM
- Development of 3D data visualizations and refinement of legacy conceptual site models.
- In-Situ Remedial Technologies: VOCs and Petroleum Hydrocarbon Remediation Using In Situ Products – Derek Pizarro, CPG, Sr. Product Mgr., AST Environmental, Inc.
- Trap & Treat Technologies – Technology, selection, speciated data, and key design parameters
- Differences and drawbacks among various activated carbon platforms – slurries vs liquids
- How is Trap & Treat more than just sequestration?
- Vapor Intrusion Mitigation: Shielding Against Vapor Intrusion Using Spray-Applied Barrier Technology – Matt Geary, Technical Sales Manager, Environmental Products, CETCO
- Spray applied Gas Vapor Barrier technology including the latest diffusion coefficients for COCs and a discussion of the EVOH technology in the Liquid Boot Plus system.
Catered Lunch Provided: 12:00 to 1:00 pm
Afternoon Session 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
- In-Situ Remedial Technologies: Heavy Metals Treatment with Abiotically Synthesized Iron Sulfides – Derek Pizarro, CPG, Sr. Product Mgr., AST Environmental, Inc.
- Mackinawite Structured Iron Sulfides
- Metal and mixed metal treatment chemistries
- Remediation applications and examples
- GeoTAP and hexavalent chromium case study
- Coal ash bench study
- Primer on Environmental Liability and Emerging Legal Issues
- Background on types of environmental liability, due diligence standards and Phase I ESAs
- Overview of risk-based remediation standards and institutional controls
- Update on regulation of PFAS and other emerging compounds
- In Situ Remedial Technologies: Remediation of PFAS Using Patented Adsorbent Technology – Matt Geary, Technical Sales Manager, Environmental Products, CETCO
- Fluoro-Sorb® Adsorbent technology – A review of university data, case studies and deployment methods.
- Full spectrum binding across the spectrum of PFAS, including PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, and PFNA
- Impact by co-contaminants in the waste stream, such as gasoline- and diesel-range hydrocarbons, chlorinated solvents, natural organic matter (NOM), salinity, and pH, in comparison to other PFAS adsorbents.
- In Situ Amendment Delivery Methods: Emplacement of Slurries Using High-Energy Injection and Soil Mixing Methods – Nathan Thacker & Derek Pizarro, AST Environmental, Inc.
- Optimized emplacement methods in overburden, transition zone, saprolite, and bedrock geologies
- Design variables: Injection point spacing, flow rate and pressure, slurry volumes
- Injection systems, tooling
- Quality control, performance monitoring
- The Consultant’s Perspective: Assembling the [Puzzle] Pieces for your Project – Lydia Ross, PE, GEI Consultants
- Discussion will highlight available tools and resources and share lessons learned through practical applications of in situ remedial technologies at 100s of sites
- Pitfalls and tips
- Provide tangible takeaways that can be implemented throughout the project life-cycle to increase efficacy and help you achieve your remedial goals
- Wrap-up and Final Q&A – Panel Style Discussion
GWPNC Social at Primal Brewery – 4 pm to 7 pm Sponsored by AST Environmental & CETCO
Join us at Primal Brewery, located next door to the workshop venue for complimentary locally crafted brews at the GWPNC Social – a chance to network, debrief and discuss the day’s learnings in a casual setting.