EPOC 2021 Annual Meeting

Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 5 PM
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The Environmental Professionals Organization of Connecticut (EPOC) cordially invites you to attend our virtual annual meeting featuring a keynote address from Gordon Binkhorst, Ph.D., Vice President of Global Programs, Pure Earth. Our event will begin with a brief business meeting which will include the latest news from EPOC.

Registration:

This meeting is open to EPOC members only at no fee. Registration is required to receive the meeting link. If you wish to attend and are not a member of EPOC, please consider joining at this time. Your membership benefits will be extended through the end of 2022.

Keynote Address from Gordon Binkhorst, Ph.D., Vice President of Global Programs, Pure Earth

Evaluating Sources and Reducing Exposures to Lead in Lower and Middle Income Countries

Gordon will discuss the pervasive impact of lead on children globally, identifying the wide variety of lead exposure sources (from lead-acid batteries to lead-adulterated spices), and on-going risk mitigation efforts.

Dr. Binkhorst was a Senior Hydrogeologist and Project Manager at ALTA Environmental Corporation in Connecticut starting in 1998, where he provided technical oversight and direction on projects involving complex hydrogeologic and contaminant investigations, water supply development, underground storage tank removals and closures, expert witness work, various types of remediation including mitigation of exposure pathways using engineered and institutional control measures appropriate to site usage. Currently, Gordon is the head of Global Programs at Pure Earth, an international NGO based in New York addressing lead and mercury exposures in lower and middle-income countries.