Ed Helmig is a Principal Engineer at Arcadis and has 40 years’ experience as an Environmental Engineer and Water & Wastewater Subject Matter Expert (SME). At Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Ed led the design and capital projects for 12 major wastewater treatment systems and dozens of studies totaling over $300M. Among his accomplishments Ed led the team that developed, designed, and demonstrated the first industrial wastewater treatment system in the world specifically designed and proven capable of removing a broad range of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API’s) to non-detectable levels or <1 part per trillion. Ed has authored twenty-two technical papers and delivered technical solutions to manufacturing sites in 27 different countries around the world. Ed has a BS in Environmental Engineering from Temple University where he is also a founding member of the Water Environment Technology (WET) Center that specializes in analytical methods and treatment technology for difficult wastewaters including those containing fluorinated organics (PFAS/PFOA).