Joe Tarsavage

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Division Manager, Environmental Solutions

Joe Tarsavage is the Division Manager for Battelle Memorial Institute’s Environmental Solutions Division. He has more than 35 years’ experience in environmental consulting largely focused on site remediation involving emerging technologies and contaminants such as PFAS. He has a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware and is a licensed professional engineer in Pennsylvania.
Battelle Memorial Institute is the largest independent nonprofit research and development institute in the world. We support a diverse spectrum of clients, from small start-up companies to multinational corporations and government agencies. Battelle has a long history of developing solutions to the evolving issues surrounding emerging contaminants, such as PFAS, including developing analytical methods, fate and transport modelling, and PFAS remediation and destruction technologies. Battelle is also recognized globally for its conferences addressing various environmental challenges, such as the recent Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds (commonly recognized as Battelle Chlorinated), held this year in Fort Worth, TX.

Battelle's Chlorinated Conference: PFAS, AI, and What's Next
June 9, 2026

Battelle's Chlorinated Conference: PFAS, AI, and What's Next

Battelle's Chlorinated Conference draws 1,500 environmental professionals from 23 countries, and its division manager explains why PFAS treatment is pushing the industry to its limits. Joe Tarsavage , Division Manager of Envi...

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