David Gossman has a B.S. and M.S. in Interdisciplinary Physical Science, and is a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemists (FAIC) and is a Certified Fire
and Explosion Investigator (CFEI). He is the Managing Partner, Specialty Graphene Research LLC, President, Gossman Consulting, Inc., President, ChemRight
Laboratories, Inc., Chief Investigator, Gossman Forensics (a division of ChemRight Laboratories, Inc.), Owner, Hidden Bluffs Farm, and Sole Proprietor,
TreeFarmProducts.com. He has been Manager, Cement Kiln Services for Safety-Kleen Corp.; Manager, Business Development for McKesson Envirosystems;
and Technical Director for Systech Corp.
During his professional scientific career, he developed a large number of the commercially available systems for utilizing waste as fuel in cement kilns.
Over the last twenty-two years he has provided expert witness and investigation services in matters of fires, explosions, chemical releases, personal injury,
enforcement actions and similar issues related to litigation support. Prior to entering the hazardous waste management field in 1980, he held a non-teaching
faculty position at the Michigan State University Heavy Ion Laboratory where he worked as an instrumentation engineer on superconducting magnet systems and
mapping magnetic fields.
He is currently serving on the American Institute of Chemists Editorial Review Board. Over the years David Gossman has been involved in the process of
developing, reviewing and approving numerous ASTM standards. He is a named inventor on five patents granted by the US Patent Office, a number of which involve
safe disposal and/or recycling of medical waste. One is as the sole inventor of a system for controlling mercury emissions from industrial furnaces.
He is the son of Martha and Ronald Gossman, an electrical engineer who worked for the US Air Force.
David served four years on a school board in Illinois
in the 1990s and was president of that board for two years, overseeing the construction of a new high school (on time and on budget). He has overseen the
construction of more than ten major industrial facilities (on time and on budget) and led the successful permitting effort for a large industrial plant inside
the City of Chicago. He was invited to present at the 5th World Conference of the Society of Ecological Restoration.
He received the Iowa Farm Environmental Leader award in 2019 from the Governor of Iowa. In 2004 was named Woodland Owner Division District Winner
in Jackson County Iowa. He has been certified by NASA since 1978 to handle moon rocks, and has taken them to presentations at the local schools (K-college).
David remains involved in the local community as an Assistant Swim Coach and
Level II Swim Meet Official.
Professional Affiliations
Fellow of the American Institute of Chemists (FAIC)
Member of ASTM Committees including
Air Quality
Waste Management
Molecular Spectroscopy and Separation Science
Forensic Sciences
Occupational Health and Safety
Environmental Assessment, Risk Management and Corrective Action
Nanotechnology
Member of the American Chemical Society (ACS)
Member of the International Society of Environmental Forensics
Fellow of the American Institute of Chemists (Certified chemist)
Associate Member of the American Bar Association (ABA) including
Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources
Section of Tort Trial & Insurance Practice
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Member Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA)
Member National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
Member Forensic Expert Witness Association (FEWA)
Member National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI)
Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (CFEI)
Member Technical Advisory Board of Core Technology Development Group, LLC
College of Natural Science, Michigan State University
1977 to 1979
Master of Science. June 1979. Interdisciplinary Physical Science:
advanced analytical chemistry, exploration
geophysics, climatology, management/communications, and thesis.
1975 to 1977
Bachelor of Science. June 1977. Major in Interdisciplinary Physical Science;
extensive background in chemistry, physics, mathematics, and
geology. Additional courses in engineering, cartography, and
climate.
1973 to 1975
Hanover college, Indiana
First two years of BS. - courses in chemistry,
physics, geology, and mathematics.
Experience
Self-employment Maquoketa, Iowa, and Hampshire, Illinois
2023 to Present
Managing Partner.
Specialty Graphene Research LLC researching and developing a new
technique for manufacturing graphite and large-scale graphene.
2015 to Present
Chief Investigator, Gossman
Forensics. Gossman Forensics, a division of
ChemRight laboratories, Inc., provides chemical and environmental
forensic and expert witness services both nationally and
internationally.
2004 to Present
President, ChemRight Laboratories, Inc. ChemRight laboratories,
Inc. provides laboratory testing services to local communities in
eastern Iowa.
2000 to Present
Managing partner, ERAtech
Group LLC ERA tech Group LLC developed multiple
international waste fuel blending and fuel use facilities in Europe,
South America, and Asia.
1994 to Present
Owner, Hidden Bluffs Farm
Hidden Bluffs Farm is a 670 acre corn, soy bean and timber farm
located in eastern Iowa, including active forest, savanna, and
prairie ecological restoration as part of the farming operation.
1988 to Present
President, Gossman Consulting,
Inc. Gossman Consulting, Inc. provides
technical, regulatory, and scientific consulting services to industry
both nationally and internationally.
5/1987 to 9/1988
Safety-Kleen Corp. Elgin, Illinois
Manager, Cement Kiln Services.
Continued to manage and expand hazardous waste fuel use in cement
kilns after McKesson Envirosystems acquisition by Safety-Klean.
1986 to 1987
McKesson Envirosystems, Fort Wayne, Indiana Manager,
Business Development. Developed and managed cement
kiln outlet for waste fuels including state of the art on-site
laboratory. Fuels outlet permitted overall corporate growth to
record levels. Also assisted in corporate development of
standard company analytical procedures, QA/QC program, and health
and safety evaluation system. Negotiated corporate purchase of
Perkin-Elmer GCs and minicomputers to standardize plant labs.
7/1985 to 3/1986
Marketing Manager. Assisted in technical development and marketing of
cement kiln waste fuels outlet in Puerto Rico. Conducted
systems analysis of three plant labs to improve operations.
Developed and implemented a new waste qualification program,
providing a 50% increase in number of qualifications and adding
$500,000 in corporate revenues for qualification analysis services.
10/1982 to 6/1985
Systech Corp,. Paulding, Ohio
Technical Services
Director and Safety and Regulatory Manager. Transferred
to corporate staff of vice president. Assumed added
responsibilities of corporate safety and regulatory compliance.
originated and performed early design of computerized, plant level
system for receiving, invoicing, and other real time data management
activities.
3/1982 to 10/1982
Technical Services Director. Responsible for all technical
aspects of the Waste-to-fuels Division. Analyzed and specified
analytical equipment and computers for labs in Ohio, California, and
Kansas. Responsible for the design and set-up of each of the
new labs./ Continued training of all new chemists and other
technical personnel. Additional research and development of
faster and more accurate methods of analysis.
2/1980 to 3/1982
Site Manager and Chemist. Built, developed methods for, and operated
pilot project laboratory for analyzing waste solvents prior to their
use as fuel in a cement kiln. Project involved extensive
research into cement chemistry and industrial waste solvent
chemistry in order to determine appropriate and analytical criteria
and methods. Hired, trained, and managed staff of up to five
chemists and technicians. Trained two future site managers.
Position involved extensive communications with cement plant
personnel, industrial waste generators, waste haulers, and corporate
sales and management staff. Also responsible for on-site
interactions with federal and state regulatory personnel.
9/1979 to 2/1980
Self Employed. E. Lansing, Michigan
Private Tutor.
Tutored college students in chemistry, math, and physics.
9/1978 to 6/1979
Science and Mathematics Michigan State University, Teaching Center
Graduate Assistant. Taught lab and recitation section
of Sophomore Physical Science. Supervised one undergraduate
employee. Provided academic advising for undergraduate
students enrolled in interdisciplinary science programs.
Responsible for helping students deal with numerous academic and
bureaucratic problems.
6/1977 to 4/1978
MSU-NSF Heavy Ion Laboratory Michigan State University
Specialist (university faculty
position). Systems engineering work involved
design, construction, and operation of instrumentation systems.
Implemented computer controlled magnet mapping system and was
involved in design and operation of cyclotron control systems.
Technologies included digital and analog electronics,
mini-computers, cryogenics, RF systems, super-conducting magnets,
and vacuum systems. Wrote the in-house bi-weekly engineering
newsletter "Cyclotron News" updating technical changes and
developments in operating and future systems.
6/1975 to 6/1977
Research Aide. Same as above. Also performed
computer assisted analysis of nuclear spectra; occasionally
supervised other student employees doing computer analysis.
Gave tours of the cyclotron lab to school groups and the general
public.
1/1975 to 5/1975
Shaw High School Madison, Indiana
High School Teacher (temporary).
Taught one class of high school chemistry.
9/1973 to 4/1975
Hanover College Hanover, Indiana
Teaching Assistant.
Assisted teaching college freshman chemistry. Supervised and
prepared labs. Graded lab reports and tests.
7/1974 to 8/1974
Systems Technology Corp. Dayton, Ohio
Skilled Labor.
Implemented the conversion of a mothballed sewage digester to a
methane producing solid waste/sewage digester. Included
supervising one other employee, purchase of all needed equipment and
supplies, and implementation of drawn-up design.
ASTM Standards and Development
ASTM standard development is a consensus based process involving the input and contributions from numerous individuals. David Gossman has been involved in the
process of developing, reviewing and approving numerous ASTM standards. Following are ASTM standards for which he was either principal author or had substantive
input and involvement in developing:
D 4978
Test Methods for Screening of Reactive Sulfides in Waste
D 4979
Test Method for Physical Description Screening Analysis in Waste
D 4980
Test Methods for Screening of pH in Waste
D 4981
Test Method for Screening of Oxidizers in Waste
D 4982
Test Methods for Flammability Potential Screening Analysis of Waste
D 5057
Test Method for Screening Apparent Specific Gravity and Bulk Density of Waste
D 5058
Test Methods for Compatibility of Screening Analysis of Waste
D 5177
Guide for Waste Acceptance at Hazardous Waste Incinerators
D 5283
Practice for Generation of Environmental Data Related to Waste Management Activities: Quality Assurance and Quality Control Planning and Implementation
D 5368
Test Methods for Gravimetric Determination of Total Solvent Extractable Content (TSEC) of Solid Waste Samples
D 5468
Test Method for Gross Calorific and Ash Value of Waste Materials
D 5513
Practice for Microwave Digestion of Industrial Furnace Feedstreams and Waste for Trace Element Analysis
D 5530
Test Method for Total Moisture of Hazardous Waste Fuel by Karl Fischer Titrimetry
D 5681
Terminology for Waste and Waste Management
D 5792
Practice for Generation of Environmental Data Related to Waste Management Activities: Development of Data Quality Objectives
D 5830
Test Method for Solvents Analysis in Hazardous Waste Using Gas Chromatography
D 5839
Test Method for Trace Element Analysis of Hazardous Waste Fuel by Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry
D 5928
Test Method for Screening of Waste for Radioactivity
D 6050
Test Method for Determining of Insoluble Solids in Organic Liquid Hazardous Waste
D 6052
Test Method for Preparations and Elemental Analysis of Liquid Hazardous Waste by Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence
Patents
Patent Holder and Sole Inventor
US 8,980,205 Mar. 17, 2015 “Method for Reducing the Mercury (Hg) and Other Metal Emissions from a Plant for Manufacturing Cement Clinker and Other Industrial Processes”
Coinventor
US 8,163,045 Apr. 24, 2012 “Method and System of Making a
Burnable Fuel”
US
8,268,073 Sept. 18, 2012 “System and method for making cement
and cement derived therefrom”
US 8,324,443 Dec. 4, 2012 “Secure Containers having
unidirectional apparatuses for used or unused materials and methods for making
and using same”
US 10,150,613 Dec. 11, 2018 “Packaging designed to be a fuel component and
methods for making and using same ”
Investigated fire at hazardous waste recycling facility.
Assisted state attorney general’s office investigation into potential prevention and preparedness options for a chemical manufacturer located adjacent to a residential area.
Investigated meat grinder accident to help determine causation.
Investigated and prepared report on house fire/explosion involving propane supply system.
Investigated industrial explosion and fire involving peroxides.
Investigated and prepared expert report on a flash fire associated with the cleaning of a rail car.
Investigated explosion in wastewater treatment plant during deconstruction of storage tanks.
Investigated and provide expert report on fire and injury relative to use of consumer product.
Investigated cases of pesticide drift on multiple occasions.
Expert investigation involving alleged manufacture of dangerous explosive devices.
Investigated trans-Atlantic cargo ship fire and explosion that resulted in multiple fatalities.
Investigated railcar derailment, fire and chemical contamination following mishandled cleanup.
Investigated personal injury caused by a chemical burn that occurred in the workplace.
Investigated explosion at a wastewater treatment plant that caused a fatality and resulted in a wrongful death lawsuit.
Investigated city wastewater treatment system that was inadequately maintained and subsequently caused damage to several parties and their property.
Investigated and determined causation of fire in an oxygen tank regulator resulting in personal injury lawsuit due to burns to the individual’s lungs.
Investigated explosion in home caused by an acetone-based cement stain in which individuals were badly burned, and determined there were inadequate warnings regarding the product.
Investigated zirconium explosion and fire at hazardous waste incinerator, resulting in a multi-party lawsuit, and determined causation was due to mismanagement of the waste materials prior to delivery at the facility.
Investigated potential offensive odor contamination in a liability lawsuit.
Provided technical analysis in a personal injury case involving chemical burns caused by hydrofluoric acid in an aluminum cleaner.
Provided technical analysis for the Department of Justice in a case involving potential violations of the Clean Air Act from an industrial source.
Provided technical support on various issues in support of the cement industry's lawsuit against EPA regarding certain aspects of the BIF regulations.
Determined causation in a personal injury lawsuit involving explosion of aerosol paint can.
Determined causation in an investigation of a propane related home explosion.
Investigated explosion of automobile air conditioner Freon refill aerosol can in a personal injury lawsuit.
Investigated causation for an industrial fire involving a methane digester.
Provided an environmental forensic investigation of soil PCB contamination.
Conducted sampling and testing for an investigation into possible workplace heavy metal contamination.
Performed chemical analysis to determine causation of an industrial chemical flash fire at an incineration facility in a multi-party workplace personal injury lawsuit.
Investigated possible illegal processing of RCRA hazardous waste in potential violation of federal hazardous waste laws in a criminal lawsuit.
Performed investigation of dust contamination and ground water impact related to personal property adjacent to a quarry in a civil lawsuit.
Investigated health and safety of working conditions and potential environmental regulation violations on behalf of a labor union.
Investigated and determined causation of an industrial pipeline rupture and fire at a hazardous waste plant in a multi-party wrongful death lawsuit.
Provided analysis and testimony for a personal injury lawsuit concerning an individual burned by industrial furnace material.
Performed environmental forensic analysis to determine causation and actual source of dioxin emissions in an enforcement action.
Provided expert witness report in patent dispute.
Investigated and provided testimony in a civil case concerning contamination of private property following containment failure of a lagoon in which oil field waste had been dumped.
Provided technical reports and supporting materials concerning emission modeling to assist attorneys in adjudicated permit hearings in New York State.
Investigated hazardous waste violations in an enforcement action by the EPA.
Performed chemical forensic examination and determined causation as part of an investigation into a large industrial railcar explosion and fire.
Determined causation of an explosion and fire in the flammable liquids tank farm of a waste management facility.
Provided expert report and testimony in an adjudicated permit hearing for a hazardous waste facility in Texas.
Assisted in obtaining patents for client on conversion of medical waste into industrial fuel.
Assisted client in specifying new GC systems for PCB determinations.
Lead the successful effort to permit a new cement plant in the city of Chicago – the first new cement plant permitted in a major city in decades.
Taught class in Dubai on Risk Assessments for high risk industries.
Taught class in Shanghai, China on Hazard and Operability Analyses (HAZOPs).
Developed safety manual for regional oil and gas pipeline construction firm.
Designed hazardous waste regulations for potential use in a developing country.
Evaluated a draft waste fuel supply contract between a cement manufacturer and a waste management company.
Managed Hazardous Waste Combustor (HWC) Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) compliance testing programs.
Provided expert witness report on the source of a fire and fatality at a hazardous waste management facility.
Performed a company-wide environmental compliance audit including management strategies for more effective compliance.
Provided an expert witness report on the cause of a railcar explosion at a HWF facility.
Provided an expert witness report on the cause of an explosion in the vapor hood space at a hazardous waste fuel storage facility.
Managed a comprehensive, 2 phase, 4 day Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) trial burn at a cement plant.
Evaluated numerous cement plants in Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Australia, Philippines, United Kingdom and Malaysia for potential use of alternative fuels and raw materials.
Provided expert witness report and testing regarding an accident in a cement plant clinker cooler.
Provided expert witness report on a waste recycling patent dispute.
Supervised Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) for a Risk Test Burn at a cement plant under the Boiler and Industrial Furnace (BIF) regulations.
Wrote and supervised testing at numerous cement plants for dioxin emissions relative to preparing for compliance with the MACT rule.
Assisted in the development of strategies for compliance with dioxin emission limits under the MACT rule at numerous cement plants.
Assisted in the preparation of testimony for permit hearings.
Testified at adjudicated hearings required for a Part B permit for a cement plant using hazardous waste fuel in Texas.
Set up the laboratory and trained operating personnel at a waste fuel blending facility in Chilé.
Assisted in the preparation of a permit application for a new cement plant in the US, specifically made calculated emission estimates for metals and organics based on raw material inputs and process design.
Assisted in the development of a dynamic model for predicting metal emission rates from a cement plant as a tool for developing operating modes designed to reduce mercury emissions.
Trained international teams for the performance of feasibility studies for the potential use of waste derived fuels and raw materials in cement plants in developing countries.
Developed corporate standard quality control procedures for alternative raw materials and fuels for cement plants.
Assisted in writing a number of Initial Comprehensive Performance Test Plans for plants complying with the new HWC MACT rule.
Evaluated maximum feed rates for the use of spent aluminum potliner in specific cement plants.
Developed a report on emissions from cement plants using tire derived fuels compared with baseline emissions.
As part of a team, performed a comprehensive review of proposed MACT standard for hazardous waste combustors.
Evaluated three cement plants in Argentina for potential use of hazardous waste fuel.
Assisted with negotiations to set Part B permit operating conditions for a cement plant burning hazardous waste fuel in Texas.
QA/QC review of a HAP test for a cement plant using tire derived fuel.
External QC for EPA funded test to fully characterize PIC emissions from a cement kiln burning hazardous waste fuel.
QA/QC review of comprehensive testing of a Canadian cement kiln utilizing chlorine-containing waste as an alkali reducer.
Comprehensive lab operations review for on-site hazardous waste testing laboratory.
Trial burn review for commercial BIF facility.
Performed a study of metal and particulate emissions for cement kilns using hazardous waste fuel.
Prepared a Waste Analysis Plan for an oil/solvent recycling facility in Chilé.
Assisted in a study comparing proposed HWC (MACT) rules with existing BIF regulations.
Acted as QA/QC manager for one of the first comprehensive RCRA Trial Burns at a cement plant.
Performed a comprehensive review of a proposed update to SW-846.
Performed a detailed QA/QC review of mercury emission data used by EPA to develop/justify MACT controls on cement kilns.
Performed a detailed QA/QC review of dioxin emission data from cement plants not utilizing hazardous waste fuels.
Assisted in development of a comprehensive waste oil/solvent waste fuel program for Chilé.
Acted as QA/QC manager for 1995 update to ROC tests at multiple cement plants.
Evaluated three cement plants in Spain for potential use of hazardous waste fuel.
Assisted in the review of a cement plant’s waste water run off plans.
Reviewed the EPA draft Combustion Emissions Technical Resource Document (CETRED) and assisted various clients in providing technical comments and corrections to EPA.
Performed a detailed QA/QC review of dioxin emission data comprising over 20 tests at a single cement plant, both under baseline conditions and while burning hazardous waste.
Made a presentation at a technical seminar on hazardous waste combustion presented to waste generators and regulatory authorities in the United Kingdom.
Evaluated two cement plants in Chilé for potential use of hazardous waste fuel.
Assisted with a community information program for an existing facility undergoing Part B permitting. Helped the public in attendance to understand the Trial Burn Plan process.
Assisted with the preparation of Trial Burn Plans for a number of cement kilns using hazardous waste. Plans incorporated latest EPA guidance on data required for multi pathway risk assessments.
Provided hardware support and maintenance for in-house state of the art network system including optical character and voice recognition technology.
Provided conceptual oversight to the design of a corporate level multi plant emissions database for a major U.S. cement manufacturer.
Assisted in the review and preparation of client comments on the EPA draft Dioxin Assessment. Assisted international clients in dealing with erroneous EPA conclusions found in the draft report in order to prevent the erroneous conclusions from negatively.
Designed and set up a new GC/MSD system for testing organic hazardous waste.
Prepared a new Waste Analysis Plan and QA/QC Plan for a cement plant using both liquid and solid hazardous waste fuel.
Prepared an analysis of existing metal emission data from cement kilns and incinerators burning hazardous waste, and recommended technology-based metal emission standards that have been presented in a petition for rule making to the USEPA by the Cement Kiln Recycling Coalition.
Assisted in a critical review of QA/QC data from an EPA study of cement kiln dust.
Assisted in responding to regulatory allegations and potential fines for cement plants using hazardous waste fuel.
Evaluated a number of cement kilns in the United Kingdom for hazardous waste fuel potential and made recommendations to help set project priorities.
Assisted in the development of a “green grass” waste fuel burning facility in the United Kingdom with special emphasis on appropriate quality control measures, process monitoring permitting and stack testing.
Developed a detailed GC-MSD technique for determining volatile and semivolatile organics in hazardous waste fuel.
Assisted in the development of a petition for rule making submitted to EPA by the Cement Kiln Recycling Coalition.
Provided technical support on various issues in support of the cement industry’s lawsuit against EPA regarding certain aspects of the BIF regulations.
Evaluated cement plants in Thailand for potential hazardous waste fuel projects.
Assisted in the development of hazardous waste fuel specifications and laboratory testing methods for a cement kiln using hazardous waste fuel in Australia.
Evaluated and made recommendations regarding a potential hazardous waste fuel project for a cement plant in Indonesia.
Performed comprehensive audits of contractor operated laboratories testing hazardous waste fuel at three cement plants.
Assisted in the preparation of an ISO 9000 (British Standard 5750) certification application for a hazardous waste fuel laboratory in the United Kingdom.
Prepared a comprehensive report compiling the results of all BIF compliance testing at industrial furnaces commercially burning hazardous waste fuel in the United States.
Prepared a comprehensive report compiling the results of 20 trial burns at commercial hazardous waste burning incinerators.
Assisted with presentations to a community advisory panel for a cement plant using hazardous waste fuel (HWF) in Indiana.
Prepared a study of recycling opportunities utilizing cement kiln technology for refineries in Venezuela.
Assisted in drafting two requests for hydrocarbon extensions under the BIF regulations.
Assisted in presentations to EPA regions and headquarters regarding the BIF regulations and the HC/CO issue in cement kilns.
Subcontracted metal spiking and process sampling/testing at two BIF compliance tests.
Managed and wrote the reports for BIF compliance tests/trial burns at four cement plants.
Prepared revised BIF Precompliance Certifications for three cement plants.
Developed sample preparation methods for homogenizing non-homogeneous samples of liquid and solid HWF prior to analysis.
Developed and wrote a screening method for radioactive material contamination of HWF.
Developed laboratory testing methods to screen HWF for selected pesticides.
Updated RCRA Operating Plans for three cement plants using HWF to comply with new BIF regulations.
Prepared BIF Precompliance Certification for a cement manufacturer using HWF.
Prepared and made presentations at public meetings in Texas and Colorado regarding the use of HWF in cement kilns.
Provided expert witness testimony during legislative hearing in Texas regarding bills on hazardous waste management and facility permitting.
Developed and wrote a comprehensive laboratory operations manual for use at multiple HWF testing laboratories.
Designed and set up a new laboratory for HWF testing in Ohio. Subsequently trained the new lab manager to operate and maintain the lab in accordance with EPA guidelines.
Performed studies of the impact of the proposed Boiler and Industrial Furnace regulations and other regulations on the hazardous waste/cement kiln market.
Prepared and made presentations to representatives from the oil refining industry regarding opportunities for reusing hazardous waste in cement kilns.
Developed laboratory operating procedure that allows for the determination of sub-ppm levels of mercury in HWF in less than two hours using EPA SW-846 methodology.
Developed a comprehensive database of health and safety information on over 400 compounds known to have been found in hazardous waste fuel.
Designed and set up a new laboratory for HWF testing in Tennessee. This was the first HWF laboratory designed specifically to comprehensively test solid HWF prior to acceptance and the
first to use x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy to determine metals.
Assisted client companies in evaluating technical personnel for positions involved in hazardous waste operations and laboratories.
Co-directed a series of courses on Solvent Recycling and Reuse taught in the United States and Europe.
In conjunction with Southdown Corp., performed a study to determine the viability of proposed EPA stack testing methodology for HCl emissions. Results indicate that ammonium chloride
and other chloride salts produce false positives using the methodology.
Performed technical and market evaluations to determine the suitability and made recommendations regarding the resource recovery opportunities available to various cement plants
throughout the United States as well as Great Britain, Venezuela, and South East Asia.
Performed comprehensive laboratory based study, including field sampling, of cement kiln dust and cement clinker stored and generated at cement plants throughout the country.
Developed and managed the implementation of stack testing plans for cement manufacturers using or planning on the use of hazardous waste fuel. Tests were performed to satisfy state air
permit authorities as well as provide data to be used for future EPA requirements.
Performed a comprehensive evaluation of the potential for utilizing spent aluminum potliner as a fuel in cement kilns. Evaluation included facility design criteria and concepts based on
the study’s technical findings.
Evaluated various resource recovery opportunities for client companies relative to technical feasibility, worker health and safety impact, environmental impact, and regulatory requirements.
Helped to design a system to perform a detailed market analysis of selected types of hazardous waste within a regional market.
Performed RCRA and CAA audits of existing cement kilns utilizing HWF.
Performed a study of various alternatives for the introduction of solid hazardous wastes into cement kilns including the potential for pyrolysis or thermal separation prior to cement kiln
introduction.
Provided detailed calculations of potential limits on metals in hazardous waste fuel based on proposed BIF regulations and stack dispersion models.
Wrote a complete set of RCRA operating plans for a RCRA interim status hazardous waste fuel storage facility located at a cement plant. Guided the engineering design of a bulk liquid HWF
facility for a client cement company including tank farm, truck and rail transfer, and laboratory.
Guided the engineering design of a bulk liquid HWF facility for a client cement company including tank farm, truck and rail transfer, and laboratory.
Developed a comprehensive community information program and implementation plan for a client cement manufacturer considering the use of hazardous waste fuel.
Performed the first comprehensive, published study on the fate of trace metals in the cement manufacturing process. The study provided special insight on how recirculating loads,
as well as the point of introduction, can affect the fate of metals in cement kilns.
Authored a series of published reviews of proposed EPA Boiler and Industrial Furnace regulations. These included specific technical analysis of potential impacts on cement kiln
waste fuel operations with suggestions and guidance for providing comments to EPA.
Managed the economic planning and all stages of business operations of HWF programs for Safety Kleen, which included marketing and sales strategies.
Developed an additional HWF facility for Safety Kleen at a cement plant in South Carolina. This facility has the largest storage facility capacity of any in the country.
Participated in corporate lobbying efforts through representation of Safety Kleen at meetings of the Hazardous Waste Treatment Council and National Association of Solvent Recyclers.
Developed and managed a "green grass" HWF facility at the largest cement kiln in the world. This process included permitting, community relations, facility design, construction,
personnel hiring, training and management, contract negotiations with the cement manufacturer and training of marketing and sales personnel. The facility was on line burning HWF within five
months after a decision was made by both companies to pursue the project. This HWF facility promoted McKesson Envirosystems revenue and profitability growth to record levels and was one of the
key reasons for Safety Kleen's acquisition of McKesson Envirosystems.
Assisted in the development of McKesson Envirosystems standard analytical procedures, QA/QC program and health and safety evaluation system.
Performed a comprehensive systems analysis at three McKesson Envirosystems solvent recycling/waste fuel-blending facilities to improve efficiency and QA/QC.
Negotiated corporate purchase of laboratory equipment and computers worth $250,000 to standardize plant labs.
Developed and implemented a new comprehensive hazardous waste stream qualification program for McKesson Envirosystems. The system provided a 50% increase in the number of qualifications
and added $500,000 in corporate revenues for qualification analysis services.
Assisted in the technical development and marketing of a cement kiln waste fuels outlet in Puerto Rico, the first and only in the Caribbean.
Developed and helped to equip a laboratory for HWF testing in Puerto Rico and trained laboratory personnel.
Supervised the technical, regulatory and safety aspects of test burns in cement kilns in Illinois, Pennsylvania, California, Kansas, Ohio, and Ontario, Canada from 1982 to 1985.
Participated in community relations programs for HWF facilities in California, Texas, Ohio, and Ontario, Canada.
Designed and set up new laboratories for HWF facilities in California and Kansas. Trained chemists and managers for both facilities.
Co-developed the first quantitative model for evaluating relative health and safety risk from compounds found in HWF. This model has been copyrighted by Systech Corp. and continues to be
utilized in evaluating potential hazardous wastes for inclusion in their hazardous waste fuel program.
Managed the corporate safety and regulatory compliance program for Systech Corp. This program included review of all pre shipment analysis for Systech for over five years. This review
process included a comprehensive toxicological review of each compound identified in every waste stream.
Developed the first comprehensive HWF specification, which met the needs of product (cement) quality, environmental protection and personal health and safety in 1980.
Developed the first comprehensive and field tested system for determining the chlorine specification for HWF used in cement kilns. This system remains proprietary to David Gossman.
The system takes into account a wide variety of parameters including raw material and current fuel chemistry as well as kiln system design.
Developed the first analytical methodology for identifying volatile and semi volatile compounds with potential health and safety impacts in HWF. Later enhanced this methodology by
utilizing wide bore capillary chromatography and multiple detector systems.
In 1983, provided the initial design and system specifications for an on site computerized shipment receipt and invoicing system at multiple commercial RCRA, TSDFs. The system provided
significant manpower savings and paid for itself with interest income from faster invoice receipts within one year.
Developed the first three-tiered hazardous waste testing program in 1981 including pre shipment testing, shipment receipt testing and blended waste testing. By using such a multi tiered
system, this program was the
first to effectively deal with the QA/QC issue relative to testing at RCRA facilities.
Developed a complete operations and safety manual for use at RCRA permitted hazardous waste fuel facilities.
Developed a comprehensive laboratory and operations training program for the Paulding, Ohio HWF facility which has subsequently been used at five additional RCRA permitted hazardous waste
fuel facilities.
Developed and published the first high speed methodology for determining metals in HWF utilizing organic matrix dilution and direct aspiration into an atomic absorption spectrophotometer.
Developed and published the first analytical methodology to utilize ion chromatography to determine F, Cl, Br, S, and P in HWF.
Developed and published the first analytical methodology specifically designed to determine PCBs in HWF. The method was eventually expanded to utilize computerized, graphics based pattern
recognition.
Managed the first commercial hazardous waste fuel (HWF) blending facility operating at a cement plant. The facility in Paulding, Ohio was the first of its kind with a complete on-site
laboratory and storage facility operating in full compliance with RCRA in 1980.