Yasemin Kunukcu

Yasemin Kunukcu

4 articles
United States WSP

Biography

Yasemin Kunukcu is a Vice President and PFAS/Microplastics Subject Matter Expert (SME) at WSP in Morristown, New Jersey, with over 25 years of experience in environmental remediation. She holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering and specializes in developing and implementing site-specific solutions for soil and groundwater impacted by emerging contaminants. For the past two decades, her work has centered on improving the understanding of the sources, occurrence, fate, transport, and behavior of emerging compounds—including PFAS, microplastics, and 1,4-dioxane—in both natural and engineered systems. Yasemin has played an active role in the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council (ITRC), contributing to teams focused on Optimizing Injection Strategies and In Situ Remediation, PFAS, and Microplastics. She has also served on the National Groundwater Association (NGWA) PFAS team and contributed as a co-leader and writer for ITRC guidance documents. She continues to serve on the ITRC PFAS and Microplastics teams. Yasemin is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in both New York and New Jersey.

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(Group 2, Poster Board #4) Innovative Treatment of Hexavalent Chromium in Alkaline Industrial Waste
Ravi Srirangam Ramboll
Alan Seech Evonik Corporation
Yasemin Kunukcu WSP
Majda Rabah Roux
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A10. Managing Chromium-Contaminated Sites (Poster) Poster Poster
A10.: Managing Chromium-Contaminated Sites (Poster)
13th International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds
(Group 2, Poster Board #23) Double Trouble: Coexistence of Microplastics and Pre- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Aquatic Environment
Yasemin Kunukcu WSP
B10. Microplastics, Pharmaceuticals, and Other Emerging Contaminants (Poster) Poster
B10.: Microplastics, Pharmaceuticals, and Other Emerging Contaminants (Poster)
13th International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds
Panel Discussion: Microplastics: The State of Science and Uncertainties on Risk-Based Management
Dora Chiang Jacobs
Bharat Chandramouli SGS North America Inc.
Usha Vedagiri WSP
Yasemin Kunukcu WSP
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13th International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds
Microplastics as Vectors of Contaminants and Microorganisms in Aquatic Environments: Current Knowledge and Future Directions
Yasemin Kunukcu WSP
C4. Microplastics and Nanoplastics in the Environment (Platforms) Platform Attachment
C4.: Microplastics and Nanoplastics in the Environment (Platforms)
2025 Bioremediation Symposium