Betsy Ruffle

Affiliation

AECOM

Track

Biography

Betsy Ruffle is a Senior Scientist with over 30 years’ experience conducting risk-based analyses with a focus on contaminated sediments. She has led baseline risk assessments at Superfund sites and derived risk-based goals for bioaccumulative compounds using deterministic and probabilistic approaches. Betsy has evaluated the basis of surface water quality criteria for bioaccumulative compounds, including PCBs and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and published on the intersection of risk and environmental policy. She serves as a senior technical expert in AECOM’s Risk Assessment and Contaminated Sediment and Waterway Restoration practices. Betsy received a Bachelors in Biology from Vassar College and a Masters in Environmental Health Engineering from Tufts University.