Topic: Health risk assessment of toxic pollutants in drinking water

Lecturer:

Dr. Junshan Wen graduated from University of Science and Technology of China in 1982 with a BS degree in Geochemistry. He obtained his MS degree in Geochemistry from California Institute of Technology, and Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from University of California, San Diego. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in California. He has the highest operation certificates for both water distribution system (Grade D5) and water treatment system (Grade T5) in the State of California. Dr. Wen served many professional associations. He served as president and is current board member of Southern California Chinese-American Environmental Protection Association (SCCAEPA), and he is a board member of Chinese-American Engineers and Scientist Association of Southern California (CESASC). 

Dr. Weixing Tong previously worked as a senior hydrogeologist and project manager in a consulting firm specialized in groundwater development and management. He joined Los Angeles Water Board in 1999 and currently works as a senior engineering geologist and unit chief. His team is managing underground storage tank (UST) contamination cases in Los Angeles coastal area.

Dr. Yue Rong is currently the program manager for the Underground Storage Tank Program at the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region. He has more than 18 years experience with the Board in dealing with groundwater contamination problems in the Los Angeles area.

Dr. Guangyu Wang is currently the Deputy Director for the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission (SMBRC), a locally-based state entity under the California State Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) charged with promoting comprehensive watershed and coastal resource management of Santa Monica Bay.

Dr. Eric Wu is the Unit Chief of the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Unit 2 at the Regional Programs of the Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region. His primary responsibility is to develop policies and regulations by working with California EPA and USEPA.

Time: 8:30 to 11:30 am, Monday, September 26, 2011

Place: RCEES Ecology Building, Room 608

State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry

September 23, 2011