Environmental Remediation Specialist
LafargeHolcim
Rochester, MI
Paul Ruehl Bio
BS- Chemistry Alma College
MS- Chemistry University of Detroit
Paul has 45 years as an environmental professional, 41 years in the cement industry. He has been involved with cement solidification/stabilization (S/S) at more than 400 contaminated sites in the N. America over the last 41 years. He presently is the Environmental Remediation Specialist for Holcim with responsibility throughout North America for the management of S/S projects. He also works with his European colleagues on S/S sites. For more than four years Paul has actively conducted research to determine the best cementitious mix designs for the encapsulation of PFAS in landfill leachate. This has resulted in successful field trials, using the treated leachate as an alternate daily cover. A patent was allowed for this process in August 2021
Paul has been actively involved in resource recovery projects for more than 41years. He has used cement products to make fertilizer from animal manure, treat waste at licensed treatment facilities, and encapsulate millions of tons of contaminated soils, sludges, dredge spoils and other media.
Paul and his wife have six children and five grandchildren. To date, none of them have expressed a significant interest in Solidification/Stabilization!
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
8:00am – 9:40am PT
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
9:20am – 9:40am PT
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
3:30pm – 5:30pm PT
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
4:30pm – 4:50pm PT
Thursday, June 30, 2022
1:30pm – 3:30pm PT