United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Office of Soiid Waste
and Emergency Response
(5102G)
EPA 542-B-99-008
January 2000
www.epa.gov/tio
r/EPA
Innovative Treatment
Technology Developer's
Guide to Support Services
(Fourth Edition)
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NOTICE
This material has been funded wholly or in part by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) under Contract Number 68-W-99-003. This guide is
intended for use as a source of information for technology developers seek-
ing assistance. Inclusion in this guide or the mention of trade names, com-
mercial firms, or ventures does not constitute an endorsement by EPA. In
addition to consulting the resources identified in this guide, developers of
innovative hazardous waste treatment technologies are encouraged to con-
tact local programs, facilities, and universities that are not listed. To obtain
additional copies of this guide, fill out the request form on page iv.
This guide is available electronically at , where it-
may be updated. Refer to the electronic version for new resources and
updated information.
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FOREWORD
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognizes the challenges
that developers and vendors of hazardous waste treatment technologies
face. The Technology Innovation Office (TIO) of EPA's Office of Solid
Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) is charged with promoting the
use of innovative technologies for characterizing and remediating contami-
nated sites. One of TTO's goals is to remove barriers to innovation and to
the commercialization of innovative technologies. Another goal is to pro-
vide information about commercialization assistance programs and resources
available to technology developers. This guide provides information about
sources of assistance and support for efforts to bring technologies from the
proof-of-concept stage to the commercialization stage.
This information is intended to be useful both to established developers of
treatment technologies and to those newly entering the field. Your com-
ments and suggestions for future editions are welcome. The electronic
version and suggestion page can be found at . Also,
you can use the form on page iv to make such suggestions or to order
additional copies of the guide.
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EPA542-B-99-008
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION - FOLLOWING THE TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT PROCESS 1
II. BROAD CATEGORIES OF ASSISTANCE 3
II.A Financial and Market Research Assistance 4
Grants and Loans 5
Investors and Venture Capitalists 6
Business Planning 7
Market Research and Analysis 8
II.B Technology Testing, Demonstration, Evaluation,
and Transfer Assistance 9
Full-Scale and Field Demonstrations 10
Bench-Scale and Pilot Demonstrations 11
La boratory Treatability Stu dy Facilities 12
Research and Development Centers 13
Independent Testing and Certification Programs .15
Technical Assistance 16
Information Dissemination Assistance 17
Permitting and Regulatory Assistance 19
//. C Business Development Assistance 21
Networking and Business Facilitation 22
Direct Sales and Marketing 23
Commercialization Assistance 24
Export Assistance 25
Procurement and Proposal Development Assistance 26
II.D Administrative and Financial Management Assistance 27
Business Management and Administration 28
Financial Management 29
III. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF RESOURCES 42
Advanced Technology Program, U.S. Department of Commerce 43
Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE) Innovative
Technology Program 43
Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE) Business
Opportunities 44
Air Force Small Business Environmental Database (AFSBED) 44
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Table of Contents (continued)
America's Business Funding Directory 44
Angel Capital Electric Network (ACE-Net) 44
Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 45
Business Assistance Center, U.S. EPA Region 3 45
Business Communications Center, U.S. Department of Energy 45
California Environmental Technology Certification Program, California EPA.. 46
California Environmental Technology Export Program 4 6
California Remedial Technology Assessment Program 46
Capital Network 47
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 47
Center for Environmental Industry and Technology 47
Commerce Business Daily (CBD), U.S. Department of Commerce .......... 48
DataMerge Venture Capital Database .48
Doing Business with EPA, U.S. EPA Office of Acquisition Management 48
Envirobiz Market Research 48
Environment in Asia. Asia Environmental Trading, Ltd 49
Environmental Business Council Resources 49
Environmental Capital Network 49
Environmental Export Council 50
Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP),
LI.S. Department of Defense 50
Enviro-Tech Center, Otis Air National Gua rd Base, MA 51
Environmental Technology Networks, U.S. Agency for International
Development Global Technology Network 51
Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program 51
EPA Hazardous Waste Clean-up Information (CLU-IN) Web Site 52
EPA REmediation And CHaracterization Innovative Technologies
(EPA REACH IT) 52
EPA-WASTE Listserve: All Hazardous and Solid Waste and
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act Federal Registers 52
eWeb 53
Export-Import Bank of the United States 53
Federal Technology Transfer Act Program, U.S. EPA 53
Foresight Science and Technology, Inc. 54
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Globaltechs 54
GNET Contracting Opportunities 54
Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic Hazardous Substances Research Center 55
Great Plains-Rocky Mountain Hazardous Substances Research Center 55
Ground Water Remediation Field Laboratory, Dover AFB, DE 56
Ground-Water Remediation Technologies Analysis Center (GWRTAC) .... 56
Gulf Coast I lazardous Substance Research Center ..56
TTazen Research, Inc. ...57
Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID 57
IIT Research Institute (IITRI), Chicago, IL 57
Illinois Pollution Prevention and Technical Assistance Program 58
Illinois Waste Management and Research Center 58
Innovative Treatment Remediation Demonstration (ITRD) Program 59
International Buyer Program, U.S. Department of Commerce 59
International Trade Administration (ITA), U.S. Department of Commerce 60
International Venture Capital Institute 60
Interstate Technology and Regulatory Cooperation (ITRC) Working Group.. 61
Market Access and Compliance (MAC) On-Line, U.S. Department
of Commerce 61
MBI International's Center for Biotechnology Entrepreneurship 62
McClellan Air Force Base, Sacramento, CA 62
Michael D. Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship, University of Maryland .. 63
National Business Incubation Association 63
National Center for Ground Water Research 63
National Center for Integrated Bioremediation Research and Development. 64
National Defense Center for Environmental Excellence 64
National Environmental Technology Demonstration Program,
LI.S. Department of Defense 65
National Environmental Technology Test Sites (NETTS) Program 66
National Environmental Waste Technology Testing and Evaluation Center ... 66
National Technology Transfer Center 67
Naval Construction Battalion Center, Port Hueneme, CA 68
Naval Environmental Leadership Program (NELP) 68
New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology 68
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New Jersey Institute of Technology - Otto H. York Center for
Environmental Engineering and Science 69
New Mexico State University 69
Northeast Hazardous Substance Research Center 70
Oak Ridge Subsurface Weirs, Oak Ridge, TN ...70
Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management.
U.S. Department of Energy 71
Office of EnvironmentalTechnologies Exports, U.S. Department
of Commerce 71
Office of International Trade, U.S. Small Business Administration 72
Office of Science and Technology, U.S. Department of Energy 72
Olympic Venture Partners 73
Ontario Centre for Environmental Technology Advancement.. 73
Overseas Private Investment Corporation ..74
Program Research and Development Announcements (PRDA) and Research
Opportunity Announcements (ROA), U.S. Department of Energy 74
Remediation Information Management System (RIMS).... 75
Remediation Technologies Development Forum .75
Research Triangle Institute 76
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Superfund. and Emergency
Planning and Community Righl-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Hotline 76
Sanclia National Laboratories 76
Savannah River Research Campus 77
Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) 77
Small Business and Contracting Opportunities, U.S. Department of Defense .. 78
Small Business Development Center Program, U.S. Small Business
Administration 78
Small Business Guide to Federal R&D Funding Opportunities 79
Small Business Innovative Research Program, U.S. Small
Business Administration 79
Small Business Technology-Transfer Program, U.S. Department of Energy.. 79
Smithville Phase IV Bedrock Remediation Program 80
Solution Quest 80
South and Southwest Hazardous Substance Research Center 81
Southern Technology Applications Center (STAC) 81
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State Science and Technology Institute (SSTI) 82
State Sources of Commercialization Assistance 82
State University of New York at Buffalo 83
Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation (SITE) Program, U.S. EPA.... 83
Superfund Technical Liaison Program, U.S. EPA 84
Sustainable Business Network 84
TechCon 85
TechKnow 85
Technology Transfer Society 85
Tennessee Technology Foundation 86
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Assistance Information Service.
U.S. EPA 86
Trade Information Center, U.S. Department of Commerce 87
UNISPHERE 87
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USAGE) Environmental Programs
Contracting Opportunities ....87
U.S. Business Advisor: Laws and Regulations 88
U.S. EPA Laws a rid Regulations...... 88
U.S. EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory - Environmental
Sciences Division (NERL-ESD) 89
U.S. EPA National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL) 90
U.S. EPA Test and Evaluation Facility 91
U.S. Small Business Administration 91
University of California., Los Angeles, GA ..91
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 92
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 92
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 92
University of Waterloo, Ontario 93
University of Wyoming Center for Environmental Studies, Laramie, WY. 93
Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology 94
Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant, Chattanooga, TN 94
Waterways Experiment Station (WES) Hazardous Waste Research Center .... 95
Western New York Technology Development Center 95
Western Region Hazardous Substance Research Center 96
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I. INTRODUCTION -
FOLLOWING THE TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
This guide is intended to assist developers of innovative hazardous 'waste treatment
technologies by identifying sources of assistance as they progress through the
development, demonstration, and commercialization process. Mirroring the stages
of that process and identifying resources appropriate to each stage, the guide will
help developers to sort through the maze of resources available to find those that
meets their needs. This guide identifies four broad categories of assistance
available to technology developers: (1) Financial and Market Research Assistance;
(2) Technology Testing, Demonstration, Evaluation, and Transfer Assistance; (3)
Business Development Assistance; and (4) Administrative and Financial
Management Assistance. These four categories correspond to the four steps of the
technology development process bulleted below.
Technology developers can use the guide to find answers to the following
questions:
• Proof of Concept - Where can I find financial assistance for developing
and commercializing the technology? Who can help me identify appropriate
markets for my technology?
• Developing, Testing, and Demonstrating Your Technology - How do I get:
my technology accepted by the marketplace, and (once it has been accepted)
how do 1 let people know about my technology and what it can do?
* Getting the Work -1 low do I find business opportunities so that I can sell
my technology?
• Getting Paid - How do I run my business to ensure I get paid and make
money?
Chapter II identifies available resources and groups them into the categories of
assistance. Chapter II also presents subcategories of assistance and possible ways
the resources may help a technology developer. Chapter III alphabetically lists
resources identified in Chapter II and provides a brief description of each re-
source along with contact information.
Figure 1 on the following page graphically presents the organization of this guide.
Figure 1 illustrates the flow of the technology development process, the broad
categories of assistance that correspond to each step of the technology development
process, and lists the specific subcategories of resources available in this guide.
Table 1, found on page 30, is a large matrix of all the resources listed in this
guide, cross-referenced to the types of services they provide at various stages of
the technology development process.
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H. BROAD CATEGORIES OF
ASSISTANCE
This guide contains information about support services that are available to
assist vendors and other organizations involved in the development of
environmental investigation technologies, treatment technologies, and other
technologies used in environmental remediation.
This chapter provides you with an orientation to the resources in the guide
by grouping the services into broad categories of assistance. These
categories are presented sequentially by the phase of the development
process in which the technology being developed currently is classified.
A brief introduction to each broad category of assistance helps lead you to
the resources of interest. Each introduction also provides a list of questions
that the resources in that category can help you answer.
The resources are organized further according to the more specific
subcategories of support that are offered under each of the broad categories
of assistance. A description of each of the subcategories of support is
provided, followed by the names and page in Chapter III of the specific
resources that offer that type of support. You should note that any resource
might be listed under more than one category and/or subcatcgory, as many
of the resources can provide assistance during more than one phase of the
technology development process.
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of
Concept
Financial and
Assistance
A barrier to the development of new and innovative technologies, especially
for small and medium-size businesses, is funding. Further, when a company or
consortium is able to invest considerable funds in research, development,
testing, or some other element that will lead to the commercialization of a
technology, outside resources often are needed to provide protection against
and help minimize the inherent risk associated with new business ventures. As
a technology developer moves through the stages of growth, capital needs rise
substantially, but availability of capital may not increase. Therefore other sources
of funding may be required.
This section provides information about resources that support the financial
assistance needs of the technology vendor, large or small. The resources can
help identify seed money that can assist a small company in getting a new idea
off the ground. Some of the resources in this category may prove helpful as
well to an entrepreneur who needs an investor or venture capital partner.
The resources listed in the Financial and Market Research Assistance
category will help vendors answer one or more of the following questions:
« Are grants or loans available for technology research, development,
or testing?
• Which organizations provide financial assistance for technology research and
development?
« What are the requirements for obtaining financial assistance? Are there
cost-sharing requirements, or does it matter how big my company is?
• Are there programs in my state that provide financial assistance to
technology developers?
• Are there any business development resources (such as facilities or ser-
vices) in my area?
• Are there organizations that wish to invest venture capital in start-
up or growth companies?
« Is there information about technology markets?
» How do I assess the potential need "out there" for my technology?
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Grants and Loans
Resources of this type help companies find funding for various aspects of
technology development and commercialization. Grants generally are pro-
vided by federal or state government agencies, or by private, nonprofit or
not-for-profit foundations or associations. They usually are targeted to small
or disadvantaged companies, but larger companies may qualify in some
cases. Grants and grant assistance often are focused on research that may
help get a new technology off the drawing board or support the evaluation
of an emerging technology that is not quite field-ready. Loans are more
widely accessible than grants, but their terms require repayment of the
funds. Some lending institutions or support agencies, especially those op-
erated by the federal government, offer very favorable terms that make a
loan attractive to a potential borrower, for example, in a developing coun-
try. Private banks also may provide business loans for domestic and interna-
tional activities.
in the
Advanced Technology Program, U.S. Department of Commerce 43
America's Business Funding Directoiy '14
California Remedial Technology Assessment Program 46
DataMerge Venture Capital Database 48
Export-Import Bank of the United States 53
Foresight Science and Technology, Inc 54
Illinois Waste Management and Research Center 58
New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology 68
Northeast Hazardous Substance Research Center 70
Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management,
U.S. Department of Energy 71
Office of International Trade, U.S. Small Business Administration 72
Overseas Private Investment Corporation 74
Program Research and Development Announcements (PRDA) and Research
Opportunity Announcements (ROA), U.S. Department of Energy 74
Small Business Guide to Federal R&D Funding Opportunities 79
Small Business Innovative Research Program,
U.S. Small Business Administration 79
Small Business Technology Transfer Program,
U.S. Department of Energy 79
State University of New York at Buffalo 83
U.S. Small Business Administration 91
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Investors and Venture Capitalists
Some resources in this guide will help users find organizations or institu-
tions that invest in or provide capital for start-up and early-stage businesses.
Many funds are interested in new technologies and consider investments in
the development and commercialization of environmental technologies. Some
services and on-line resources lead users to interested investors and ven-
ture capital funds, helping entrepreneurs find money to finance their busi-
nesses and develop their ideas.
in the
America's Business Funding Directory 44
Angel Capital Electronic Network (ACE-Net) 44
Capital Network 47
Center for Environmental Industry and Technology 47
DataMerge Venture Capital Database 48
Environmental Capital Network 49
eWeb 53
International Venture Capital Institute 60
MBI International's Center for Biotechnology Entrepreneurship 62
Michael D. Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship, University of Maryland ..63
National Business Incubation Association 63
Olympic Venture Partners 73
Ontario Centre for Environmental Technology Advancem ent 73
Small Business Technology Transfer Program,
U.S. Department of Energy 79
Sustainable Business Network 84
Tennessee Technology Foundation 86
Trade Information Center, U.S. Department of Commerce 87
UNISPHERE 87
U.S. Small Business Administration 91
Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology 94
Western Newr York Technology Development Center 95
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Business Planning
The development of a sound business plan is crucial to the success of any com-
pany, whether it is a completely new enterprise or an established company that
is expanding into new or different markets. Business plans also require periodic
refinement to adapt them to changing market conditions. Business planning is
important to the future of a company. Resources that support business planning
provide assistance in setting up and maintaining all aspects of a business. On-
line resources also can be accessed at less cost than other resources to obtain
information about business planning.
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America's Business Funding Directory 44
Angel Capital Electronic Network (ACE-Net) 44
Business Communications Center, U.S. Department of Energy 45
California Remedial Technology7 Assessment Program 46
Environmental Capital Network 49
EM Hazardous Waste Clean-up Information (CLU-IN) Web Site 52
eWeb 53
Foresight Science and Technology, Inc. 5'1
IIT Research Institute (IITR1), Chicago, IL 57
MBT International's Center for Biotechnology Entrepreneurship 62
Michael D. Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship,
University of Maryland 63
National Business Incubation Association 63
Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) 77
Small Business Development Center Program,
U.S. Small Business Administration 78
Solution Quest 80
Southern Technology Applications Center (STAC) 81
Technology Transfer Society 85
U.S. Small Business Administration 91
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Market Research and Analysis
Maiket rescaich and anahsis evolve constant!}, because maiket miornution ot
the greatest value tends to have a short life span. To access a marketplace or
position themselves for a particular project or contract, companies need accurate
information and adequate lead time. Government organizations often conduct
market analysis and provide the resultant information in reports that more and
more frequently are available on-line, as well as in hard-copy versions. Such
information usually is available at little or no cost. Other market analysis research
is available from private-sector organizations that maintain voluminous and up-
to-date demographic and other information about companies and their activities.
Such sendees and the information they provide generally are available at a cost.
in the
Air Force Small Business Environmental Database (AFSBED),
California Environmental Technology Export Program
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46
Envirobiz Market Research 48
Environment in Asia, Asia Environmental Trading, Ltd 49
Environmental Technology Networks,
U.S. Agency for International Development Global Technology Netwrork.51
EPA Hazardous Waste Clean-up Information (CLU-IN) Web Site 52
Federal Technology Transfer Act Program, U.S. EPA 53
Foresight Science and Technology, Inc. 5'1
Globaltechs 54
GNET Contracting Opportunities 54
International Trade Administration (ITA), U.S. Department of Commerce 60
Market Access and Compliance (MAC) On-LIne,
U.S. Department of Commerce 61
MBI International's Center for Biotechnology Entrepreneurship 62
Michael D. Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship, University of Maryland ..63
Office of Environmental 'technologies Exports,
U.S. Department of Commerce 71
Office of International Trade, U.S. Small Business Administration 72
Ontario Centre for Environmental Technology Advancem ent 73
Remediation Information Management System (RIMS) 75
Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) 77
Small Business Development Center Program,
U.S. Small Business Administration 78
Small Business Guide to Federal R&D Funding Opportunities 79
Southern Technology Applications Center (STAC) 81
State Sources of Commercialization Assistance 82
TechCon 85
Tennessee Technology Foundation 86
Trade Information Center, U.S. Department: of Commerce 87
UNISPHERE 87
U.S. Small Business Administration 91
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These primarily technical support resources help move technologies from the
concept stage to the marketplace. Some of these resources also provide con-
tinual support for the provision of information to people who buy technologies
for application. All technology developers can benefit from state or federal
programs and private-sector services that support testing, demonstration, evalu-
ation, verification, and (in some cases) certification of their products and meth-
ods. Such services may provide testing locations that otherwise might be diffi-
cult to find. They may offer a process by which the application of new technol-
ogy is reviewed objectively and the results published. The developer then can
use those results to encourage future applications. Technology transfer resources
help to disseminate information about a technology, sometimes at minimal cost
to the developer. The resources can help further the development of a technol-
ogy through research and help bring a developed technology to the commer-
cially applicable stage.
The resources listed in the Technology Testing, Demonstration, Evaluation,
and Transfer Assistance category will help vendors answer one or more of the
following questions:
• Are there independent: testing facilities or organizations that can evaluate my
technology?
• Can I obtain assistance in conducting treatability testing at the laboratory
scale, bench scale, or pilot scale?
• What: programs are there for field-testing my technology at actual sites,
and how do I gain access to them?
• Who can I contact to obtain technical information or reports about sites?
« Is information available about the results of university- or government-
funded research programs?
« Can I obtain technical assistance from university or government experts
to support research and development efforts for my technology?
« How can I distribute validated performance data to potential custom-
ers for my technology?
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Full-Scale and Field Demonstrations
Full-scale and field demonstration programs, usually implemented by federal or
state government agencies, provide excellent opportunities for companies to
obtain valuable, practical application information and cost and performance
data for new technologies that are field-ready. The guide highlights a number
of well-established programs that provide the means of conducting full-scale
demonstrations and evaluating technologies, as well as information about how
each program works, what kinds of technologies the programs demonstrate,
and requirements for participation. The resources also present information about
programs that can provide locations for such demonstrations.
in the
Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE) Innovative
Technology Program 43
Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 45
California Remedial Technology Assessment Program 46
Center for Environmental Industry and Technology 47
Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP),
U.S. Department of Defense 50
Enviro-Tech Center 51
Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program 51
EPA Hazardous Waste Clean-up Information (CLU-IN) Web Site 52
Ground Water Remediation Field Laboratory. Dover Air Force Base, DE 56
Idaho National Engineering Laboratory. Idaho Falls, ID 57
Innovative Treatment Remediation Demonstration Program 59
MB! International's Center for Biotechnology Entrepreneurship 62
McClcllan Air Force Base, Sacramento, CA 62
National Center for Integrated Bioremediation Research and Development .64
National Environmental Technology Test Sites (NETTS) Program 66
National Environmental Waste Technology Testing and Evaluation Center ...66
Naval Construction Battalion Center, Port Hueneme, CA 68
Naval Environmental Leadership Program (NELP) 68
New Mexico State University 69
Northeast: Hazardous Substance Research Center 70
Oak Ridge Subsurface Weirs. Oak Ridge, TN 70
Office of Science and Technology, U.S. Department of Energy 72
Program Research and Development: Announcements (PRDA) and
Research Opportunity Announcements (ROA). U.S. Department of Energy ...74
Remediation Technologies Development Forum 75
Smithville Phase IV Bedrock Remediation Program 80
Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation (SITE) Program. U.S. EPA 83
Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant, Chattanooga, TN 94
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Bench-Scale and Pilot Demonstrations
Bench-scale and pilot demonstration programs are similar to programs that
demonstrate technologies on a full scale; however, the programs are more
suitable for emerging technologies that are not field-ready and that require
additional testing in a smaller, more controlled environment to help bring them
to the next level of development and commercialization. The resources pro-
vide specific information about such programs and how they work.
in the
Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE)
Business Opportunities 44
Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 45
Center for Environmental Industry and Technology 47
EPA Hazardous Waste Clean-up Information (CLU-IN) Web Site 52
Hazen Research, Inc. 57
Illinois Waste Management and Research Center 58
MBT International's Center for Biotechnology Entrepreneurship 62
National Center for Integrated Bioremediation Research and Development ...64
National Defense Center for Environmental Excellence 64
National Environmental Technology Demonstration Program
U.S. Department of Defense 65
National Environmental Waste Technology-' Testing and Evaluation Center ...66
New Mexico State University 69
Program Research and Development Announcements (PRDA) and
Research Opportunity Announcements (ROA), U.S. Department of Energy ...74
Remediation Technologies Development Forum 75
State University of New York at Buffalo 83
Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation (SITE) Program, U.S. EPA 83
U.S. EPA National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL) 90
U.S. Small Business Administration 91
University of Waterloo, Ontario 93
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Laboratory Treatability Study Facilities
Ill many cleanup progums 111 the I s and L!SLV\licit, site-spt-uhc titatabilitx
studies are required to ensure that a selected technology — or a technology
being considered for application — is feasible and suitable for the contami-
nants, geophysical conditions, or other characteristics that are factors in the
cleanup. Companies that conduct treatability studies that meet the requirements
of the cleanup decision makers may need access to a facility appropriate for
the testing. The guide identifies technology incubators that: provide laboratory
space and equipment and analytical services and offer permitted facilities for
conducting treatability studies, as well.
In addition to information about facilities and services, developers benefit from
information about testing procedures applicable to their technologies. EPA's
Office of Research and Development (ORD) has developed generic treatability
study guidance and is developing treatability study protocols for individual
technologies. For information about the availability of the protocols, contact
David Reisman at the U.S. EPA National Risk Management: Research Laboratory,
(513) 569-7588.
in the
Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 45
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 47
Enviro-Tech Center 5 1
EPA Hazardous Waste Clean-up Information (CLU-IN) Web Site 52
Ground Water Remediation Field Laboratory. Dover Air Force Base, DE 56
Hazen Research, Inc 57
Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID 57
Illinois Waste Management and Research Center 58
MBI International's Center for Biotechnology Fntrepreneunship 62
National Center for Integrated Bioremediation Research and Development 64
National Defense Center for Environmental Excellence 64
National Environmental Waste Technology Testing and Evaluation Center ..66
Northeast Hazardous Substance Research Center 70
Oak Ridge Subsurface Weirs, Oak Ridge, TN 70
Program Research and Development Announcements (PRDA) and Research
Opportunity Announcements (ROA), U.S. Department of Energy 74
Remediation Technologies Development Forum 75
Sandia National Laboratories 76
Smithville Phase IV Bedrock Remediation Program 80
Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation (SITE) Program. U.S. EPA 83
U.S. EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory - Environmental Sciences
Division (NERL-ESD) 89
U.S. EPA National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL) 90
U.S. EPA Test and Evaluation Facility 91
University of Waterloo, Ontario 93
University of Wyoming Center for Environmental Simulation Studies,
Laramie, WY 93
Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant, Chattanooga, TN 94
Waterways Experiment Station Hazardous Waste Research Center 95
Western New York Technol ogy Devel opment Center 95
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Research and Development Centers
Programs and organizations that conduct research in hazardous suInstances and
hazardous waste promote technology conceptualization and the development
of new technologies. Such centers generate and maintain information that
helps scientists and engineers better understand the most persistent and trouble-
some problems in a given field. Through their research, they explore ways to
solve those problems. Some programs are designed specifically to assist in the
development of cleanup technologies.
Resources Highlighted in Guide
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Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 47
Enviro-Tech Center 51
EPA Hazardous Waste Clean-up Information (CLU-IN) Web Site 52
Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic Hazardous Substance Research Center 55
Great Plains—Rocky Mountain Hazardous Substance Research Center 55
Gulf Coast Hazardous Substance Research Center 56
Hazen Research, Inc 57
Illinois Waste Management and Research Center 58
Innovative Treatment Remediation Demonstration Program 59
MBI International's Center for Biotechnology Entrepreneurship 62
National Business Incubation Association 63
National Center for Groundwater Research 63
National Environmental Waste Technology Testing and Evaluation Center ... 66
National Technology Transfer Center 67
New Jersey Institute of Technology -
Otto H. York Center for Environmental Engineering and Science 69
New Mexico State University 69
Northeast Hazardous Substance Research Center 70
Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management,
U.S. Department of Energy 71
Remediation Technologies Development Forum 75
Research Triangle Institute 76
Sandia National Laboratories 76
Savannah River Research Campus 77
South and Southwest Hazardous Substance Research Center 81
Southern Technology Applications Center (STAC) 81
Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation (SITE) Program, U.S. EPA 83
U.S. EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory - Environmental
Services Division (NERL-ESD) 89
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Research and Development Centers
in the (continued)
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U.S. EPA National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL) 90
U.S. EPA Test and Evaluation Facility 91
University of California, Los Angeles. CA 91
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 92
University of Florida, Gainesville, FI 92
University of Tennessee. Knoxville, TN 92
University of Waterloo, Ontario 93
University of Wyoming Center for Environmental Simulation Studies,
Laramie, WY 93
Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology 94
Waterways Experiment Station Hazardous Waste Research Center 95
Western New York Technology Development Center 95
Western Region Hazardous Substance Research Center 96
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Independent Testing and Certification Programs
Some demonstration programs, and a number of other programs operated at
the federal and state government levels, are conducted to verify that a tech-
nology performs as its developers claim and, in some cases, certify the feasi-
bility and performance of a technology. EPA generally does not certify
cleanup technologies, but it does administer a program that seeks to verify
technologies. Other state and federal agencies offer programs that include
certification.
in the
California Environmental Technology Certification Program, California EPA ....46
Center for Environmental Industry and Technology 47
Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP),
U.S. Department of Defense 50
Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program 51
EPA Hazardous Waste Clean-up Information (CLU-TN) Web Site 52
TIT Research Institute (IITRI), Chicago, IT, 57
Illinois Pollution Prevention and Technical Assistance Program 58
Innovative Treatment Remediation Demonstration Program 59
Interstate Technology and Regulatory Cooperation (ITRC) Working Group..61
MBI International's Center for Biotechnology Entrcprcncurship 62
National Defense Center for Environmental Excellence 64
National Environmental Technology Demonstration Program,
U.S. Department of Defense 65
National Environmental Waste Technology Testing and Evaluation Center 66
Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management,
U.S. Department of Energy 71
Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation (SITE) Program, U.S. EPA 83
UNISPHERE 87
U.S. EPA National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL) 90
U.S. EPA Test and Evaluation Facility 91
University of Wyoming Center for Environmental Simulation Studies 93
Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology 94
Waterways Experiment Stations Hazardous Waste Research Center 95
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Technical Assistance
The resources below are able to provide answers to technical questions and problems
which may arise in the technology development and commercialization process.
in the
Advanced Technology Program, U.S. Department of Commerce 43
EPA Hazardous Waste Clean-up Information (CLU-IN) Web Site 52
Federal Technology Transfer Act Program, U.S. EPA 53
Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic Hazardous Substance Research Center 55
Great Plains-Rocky Mountain Hazardous Substance Research Center 55
Gulf Coast Hazardous Substance Research Center 56
Illinois Waste Management and Research Center 58
MBT International's Center for Biotechnology Entrepreneurship 62
National Defense Center for Environmental Excellence 64
National Technology Transfer Center 67
New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology 68
New Jersey Institute of Technology -
Otto H. York Center for Environmental Engineering and Science 69
Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management,
U.S. Department of Energy 71
Office of Science and Technology, U.S. Department of Energy 72
Sandia National Laboratories 76
Small Business Development Center Program,
U.S. Small Business Administration 78
Southern Technology Applications Center (STAC) 81
Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation (SITE) Program, U.S. EPA 83
Superfund Technical Liaison Program, U.S. EPA 84
Tennessee Technology Foundation 86
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Assistance Information Service,
U.S. EPA 86
U.S. EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory - Environmental Sciences
Division (NERL-ESD) 89
U.S. EPA National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL) 90
University of California, Los Angeles, CA 91
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 92
Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology 94
Waterways Experiment Station Hazardous Waste Research Center 95
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Information Dissemination Assistance
Information dissemination is a form of technical and technology information
transfer that helps distribute information about technologies and methods to the
people who make decisions about their use. Some regularly updated electronic
resources or publications maintained by EPA or other government agencies
provide a means for a vendor to distribute information about its technology
widely at very little cost. Other sources, on the Internet or elsewhere, are
accessed for a fee. Government and private-sector organizations routinely dis-
tribute technical and technology information domestically and internationally
during conferences, training courses, symposia, and other events attended by
potential users of technologies. Resources listed in this category provide infor-
mation about those organizations and their services, as well as obtaining infor-
mation about events related to technology.
Highlighted in the Guide Page
Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE)
Innovative Technology Program 43
Air Force Small Business Environmental Database (AFSBED) 44
California Environmental Technology Export Program 46
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 47
Environmental Business Council Resources 49
Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP),
U.S. Department of Defense 50
Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program 51
EPA Hazardous Waste Clean-up Information (CLU-IN) Web Site 52
EPA REmediation And CHaracterization Innovative Technologies
(EPA REACH IT) 52
Federal Technology Transfer Act Program, U.S. EPA 53
Global techs 54
GNET Contracting Opportunities 54
Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic Hazardous Substance Research Center 55
Great Plains-Rocky Mountain Hazardous Substance Research Center 55
Ground-Water Remediation Technologies Analysis Center (GWRTAC) 56
Gulf Coast Hazardous Substance Research Center 56
Illinois Pollution Prevention and Technical Assistance Program 58
Innovative Treatment Remediation Demonstration Program 59
International Venture Capital Institute 60
Interstate Technology and Regulatory Cooperation (ITRC) Working Group..60
National Center for Ground Water Research 63
National Defense Center for Environmental Excellence 64
Continued on following page
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Information Dissemination Assistance
in the (continued)
National Environmental Technology Demonstration Program,
U.S. Department of Defense 65
National Technology Transfer Center 67
Naval Environmental Leadership Program (NELP) 68
New Jersey Institute of Technology -
Otto II. York Center for Environmental Engineering and Science 69
Office of Science and Technology, U.S. Department of Energy 72
Remediation Information Management System (RIMS) 75
Remediation Technologies Development Forum 75
Research Triangle Institute 76
Small Business and Contracting Opportunities.
U.S. Department of Defense 78
South and Southwest Hazardous Substance Research Center 81
State Science and Technology Institute (SSTI) 82
Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation (SITE) Program, U.S. EPA 83
Superfund Technical Liaison Program, U.S. EPA 84
TechCon 85
TechKnow 85
Technology Transfer Society 85
U.S. EPA National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL) 90
University of California, Los Angeles, CA ,
91
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 92
Waterways Experiment Station Hazardous Waste Research Center 95
96
Western Region Hazardous Substance Research Center
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Permitting and Regulatory Assistance
As important as demonstrating that a technology works is ensuring that the devel-
opment, testing, and use of the technology is carried out in accordance with applic-
able laws and regulations. Permits may be required, but in some cases can be
waived. Technologies must be capable of meeting cleanup standards and must be
implemented in a manner that ensures the health and safety of workers on the site
and nearby populations. Waste derived from the use of the technology must: be
handled properly. Those considerations are just a few of the issues that the permit-
ting and regulatory assistance resources listed in this category cover.
Since federal and state regulatory programs are dynamic, and because require-
ments differ from state to state, it is not possible to provide definitive guidance in
this guide. Interested parties should contact appropriate EPA regional or state
regulator}* personnel for up-to-date information about regulatory requirements.
EPA has issued a number of regulatory provisions intended to provide relief from
permitting and testing requirements for technology developers. Since the extent
to which states have adopted those provisions varies, developers should contact
authorities in their EPA regions or states to verify the applicability of regulatory
provisions in a particular jurisdiction.
Contact the regions below to find information about research, development and
demonstration (RD&D) permitting and the Treatability Studies Sample Exclusion
rule in a specific state.
EPA REGIONAL CONTACTS
Region 1
Region 2
Region 3
Region 4
Region 5
Region 6
Region 7
Region 8
Region 9
Region 10
Connecticut. Maine, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
New Jersey, New York,
Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
Delaware, Maryland. Pennsylvania,
Virginia, West Virginia, District of Columbia
Alabama, Florida. Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi,
North Carolina. South Carolina, Tennessee
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota.
Ohio, Wisconsin
Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico,
Oklahoma, Texas
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
Colorado. Montana, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada,
American Samoa, Guam
Alaska. Idaho, Oregon, Washington
(617) 918-1111
(212) 637-3000
(215) 814-5000
(404) 562-9900
(312) 353-2000
(214) 655-2200
(91.3) 551-7003
(303) 312-6312
(415) 744-1305
(206) 553-1200
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Permitting and Regulatory Assistance
in the
Business Assistance Center, U.S. EPA Region 3 45
California Remedial Technology Assessment Program 46
Center for Environmental Industry and Technology 47
Environment in Asia, Asia Environmental Trading, Ltd 49
EPA Hazardous Waste Clean-up Information (CLU-IN) Web Site 52
EPA-WASTE Listserve: All Hazardous and Solid Waste and Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Federal Registers . 52
Innovative Treatment Remediation Demonstration Program 59
Interstate Technology and Regulatory Cooperation (ITRC) Working Group .. 61
National Environmental Technology Test Sites (NETTS) Program 66
Resource Conservation Act (RCRA). Supcrfund, and Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Hotline 76
Southern Technology Applications Center (STAC) 81
Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation (SITE) Program, U.S. EPA 83
Superfund Technical Liaison Program, U.S. EPA 84
TechCon 85
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Assistance Information Service, U.S. EPA.... 86
Trade Information Center, U.S. Department of Commerce 87
U.S. Business Advisor: Laws and Regulations 88
U.S. EPA Laws and Regulations 88
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the
Assistance
Business development assistance includes support services that can help
companies identify, pursue, position for, and win work for the services a
company provides or for sales of a firm's products. Larger companies tend
to have and use internal resources for developing business; however, ex-
ternal resources—especially in the form of easily accessible information
about market trends, contract opportunities, and similar information—are
crucial to companies, regardless of size. Smaller companies, or even larger
firms that do not have internal resources available at a given time, may
decide to access or hire external services to support marketing or proposal
efforts or to facilitate business in a new or remote market—for example, in
the international arena. Such resources consist of services and information
that are offered for a fee and those that can be obtained at no cost. Included
among them are databases and on-line networks, market reports, and infor-
mation about the procurement: process. The resources are available from
government, private-sector, domestic, and international sources.
The resources listed in the Business Development Assistance category
will help vendors answer one or more of the following questions:
• Are there opportunities for partnerships or collaboration with federal
laboratories, academic institutions, or other parties interested in the
development and use of environmental technologies?
* Is planning assistance available for matching my technology with an
actual site?
« How can I obtain financing for exporting environmental technologies?
• Are there any trade development programs for foreign markets?
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Networking and Business Facilitation
Numerous organizations can help a technology company become involved in
business or technical networks that focus on certain issues, such as the envi-
ronment or a particular industry, or those that are broadly based, representing
business interests in general. Such organizations may operate under the aus-
pices of federal or state governments. Trade and industrial associations, cham-
bers of commerce, and other private-sector organizations also provide links
among their clients or members and others who have mutual interests.
Developers also can access information about innovative treatment technolo-
gies and make information about their technologies available to potential
users of remediation technologies through various federal databases and bul-
letin boards.
in the
Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE)
Business Opportunities 44
Air Force Small Business Environmental Database (AFSBED) 44
Environment in Asia, Asia Environmental Trading, Ltd 49
Environmental Business Council Resources 49
Environmental Capital Network. 49
Environmental Technology Networks,
U.S. Agency for International Development Global Technology Network ... 51
EPA Hazardous Waste Clean-up Information (CLU-IN) Web Site 52
Federal Technology Transfer Act Program. U.S. EPA 53
Foresight Science and Technology, Inc 54
Illinois Pollution Prevention and Technical Assistance Program 58
International Buyer Program, U.S. Department of Commerce 59
International Venture Capital Institute 60
Michael D. Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship, I Jniversity of Maryland 63
National Defense Center for Environmental Excellence 64
Office of International Trade, U.S. Small Business Administration 72
Savannah River Research Campus 77
Sendee Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) 77
Small Business Development Center Program,
U.S. Small Business Administration 78
Southern Technology Applications Center (STAC) 81
TechCon 85
Technology Transfer Society 85
Tennessee Technology Foundation 86
UNISPHERE 87
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Direct Sales and Marketing
Organizations that provide direct sales and marketing services expand the
work force of a small company for a specific period of time or for a specific
purpose. Such resources are involved directly in representing a company and
promoting the sales of its product, as well as identifying and encouraging
interest. Some organizations are essentially deal brokers that help bring buyer
and seller together and negotiate the terms and conditions of sales. Direct:
marketing also may take the form of advertising in various media, including
the Internet.
in the
Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE)
Business Opportunities
Air Force Small Business Environmental Database (AFSBED),
Business Assistance Center, U.S. EPA Region 3
Page
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Business Communications Center, U.S. Department of Energy 45
Center for Environmental Industry and Technology 47
Commerce Business Daily (CBD), U.S. Department of Commerce 48
Doing Business with EPA, U.S. EPA Office of Acquisition Management 48
Envirobiz Market Research 48
Environmental Export Council 50
EPA Hazardous Waste Clean-up Information (CLU-IN) Web Site 52
Foresight Science and Technology, Inc. 54
GNET Contracting Opportunities 54
Ground-Water Remediation Technologies and Analysis Center 56
International Buyer Program, U.S. Department of Commerce 59
MBI International's Center for Biotechnology Entrepreneurship 62
Michael D. Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship, University of Maryland...63
Research Triangle Institute 76
Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) 77
Small Business Development Center Program,
U.S. Small Business Administration 78
Small Business Guide to Federal R&D Funding Opportunities 79
Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Program 79
Southern Technology Applications Center (STAC) 81
State Sources of Commercialization Assistance 82
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USAGE)
Environmental Programs Contracting Opportunities 87
U.S. Small Business Administration 91
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Commercialization Assistance
Commercialization support is focused on bringing new products and tech-
nologies to market. Such resources provide a combination of market re-
search, business facilitation and development, and technology transfer. They
may be able to identify specific demand for a technology or link a vendor
to available funding. Such resources generally are specialized consulting
services, but on-line and other resources also are available.
in the
Business Assistance Center, U.S. EPA Region 3.
Page
45
Environment in Asia, Asia Environmental Trading, Ltd 49
Environmental Business Council Resources 49
Enviro-Tcch Center 51
EPA Hazardous Waste Clean-up Information (CLU-IN) Web Site 52
EPA REmediation And CHaracterization Innovative Technologies
(EPA REACH IT) 52
Federal Technology Transfer Act Program, U.S. EPA 53
Foresight Science and Technology, Inc 54
GNET Contracting Opportunities 54
IIT Research Institute (IITRI), Chicago, IL 57
Illinois Pollution Prevention and Technical Assistance Program 58
International Buyer Program, U.S. Department of Commerce 59
MBI International's Center for Biotechnology Entrepreneurship 62
National Business Incubation Association 63
National Environmental Technology7 Test Sites (NETTS) Program 66
National Technology Transfer Center 67
Ontario Centre for Environmental Technology Advancement 73
Remediation Technologies Development Forum 75
Sandia National Laboratories 76
Small Business Development Center Program,
U.S. Small Business Administration 78
Small Business Guide to Federal R&D Funding Opportunities 79
Southern Technology Applications Center (STAC) 81
State Science and Technology Institute (SSTT) 82
TechCon 85
Tennessee Technology Foundation 86
Trade Information Center, U.S. Department of Commerce 87
UNISPHERE 87
Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology 94
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Export Assistance
For companies that wish to export their technologies to other countries, a vari-
ety of resources provide support to help determine the demand for particular
products and make contact with potential foreign buyers, find or provide fund-
ing or a vehicle for a company (or its target clients), or conduct negotiations
with the importer or government authorities of the importing country. Such
resources are found in both the government and the private sector. On-line
resources can help a company learn about the many issues to be considered
when exporting a technology.
Additional information and resources are available in "Financing Environmen-
tal Exports - A Guide to the Fundamentals and Sources," a report published by
the International Trade Administration of the Department of Commerce. This
report is available on-line at by clicking on
"Market Plans."
in the
Business Assistance Center, U.S. EPA Region 3 45
California Environmental Technology Export Program 46
Center for Environmental Industry and Technology 47
Environment in Asia, Asia Environmental Trading, Ltd 49
Environmental Export Council 50
Environmental Technology Networks, U.S. Agency for
International Development Global Technology Network 51
Export-Import Bank of the United States 53
International Buyer Program, U.S. Department of Commerce 59
International Trade Administration (ITA), U.S. Department of Commerce 60
Market Access and Compliance (MAC) On-Line,
U.S. Department of Commerce 61
National Business Incubation Association 63
Office of Environmental Technologies Exports, U.S. Department of Commerce ..71
Office of International Trade, U.S. Small Business Administration 72
Overseas Private Investment Corporation 74
Trade Information Center, U.S. Department of Commerce 87
UNISPHERE 87
U.S. Small Business Administration 91
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Procurement and Proposal Development Assistance
A company that wishes to bid on a government or private-sector contract may
need assistance to ensure that it understands and properly follows the applicable
procurement process and requirements (such as the Federal Acquisition Regula-
tion or its agency equivalent). Some companies also hire external sendees to help
them prepare proposals that give them the best chance to win a contract. The
resources listed in this category will help the user find such assistance, including
many electronic services offered by government organizations.
in the
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Business Communications Center, U.S. Department of Energy 45
Commerce Business Daily (CBD), U.S. Department of Commerce 48
Doing Business with EPA, U.S. EPA Office of Acquisition Management 48
National Business Incubation Association 63
Office of Environmental Technologies Exports,
U.S. Department of Commerce 71
Small Business and Contracting Opportunities, U.S. Department of Defense 78
Small Business Development Center Program,
U.S. Small Business Administration 78
Small Business Technology Transfer Program, U.S. Department of Energy 79
Solution Quest 80
Tennessee Technology Foundation 86
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USAGE)
Environmental Programs Contracting Opportunities 87
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Administrative and financial management assistance is crucial to the suc-
cessful operation of a company because it (1) focuses on aspects of the
business that keep operations running smoothly; (2) addresses functions that
ensure that products are delivered on time and according to terms; and (3)
involves properly accounting for costs, preparing quotes that will lead to a
profit, and getting paid on time. Start-up companies or companies entering
a new market can benefit especially from use of such resources. They may
help a new firm identify the administrative and logistical considerations to
be addressed early. They involve real estate, taxation, and other services
that many companies are not equipped to handle internally.
The resources listed in the Administrative and Financial Management
Assistance category will help vendors answer one or more of the follow-
ing questions:
• Are there organizations that provide office space or administrative
support for technology developers?
• Are there organizations that provide facility space, services, or equip-
ment for technology research and development?
• How can a small company get temporary support during busy periods?
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Business Management and Administration
Companies may consider using external resources for help in managing and
administering a business; however, information and services are available to
support internal completion of those crucial operational functions. Such
resources are Internet sites or publications that provide information about
sound management practices and administrative requirements for any busi-
ness. Some services provide management, or more commonly, administra-
tive support on a long- or short-term basis to supplement the limited per-
sonnel of a small company or fill labor gaps for large companies during
crunch times. Use of temporary support from such services can help a
company find and train personnel who can become full-time employees as
the company grows and prospers.
Several of the resources below are also able to assist in the procurement,
leasing and purchase of office space and equipment and can help compa-
nies make good decisions about facilities and equipment.
Business incubators play a significant role in helping infant businesses sur-
vive and grow. Business incubators are facilities that specialize in providing
small businesses with office space and shared administrative support ser-
vices, identifying sources of capital, performing market analyses, and assist-
ing in business development. The National Business Incubation Association
(NBIA) estimates that there are more than 530 incubators in North America.
For more information contact:
National Business Incubation Association
20 East Circle Drive
Athens, OH 45701
(740) 593-4331
www.nbia.org
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America's Business Funding Directory 44
Environmental Business Council Resources 49
Enviro-Tech Center 51
eWeb 53
National Business Incubation Association 63
Olympic Venture Partners 73
Savannah River Research Campus 77
Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) 77
Small Business Development Center Program,
U.S. Small Business Administration 78
Solution Quest 80
U.S. Small Business Administration 91
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Financial Management
Financial and accounting systems arc becoming more and more sophisticated, and
the requirements for invoicing and reporting (especially for U.S. Government jobs)
more rigorous. The guide identifies resources that provide information or services
in the area of financial management, which may help a company learn about
financial reporting requirements and generally accepted principles of accounting,
suggest electronic systems available in today's market, or lead the company to
organizations that provide such support for firms of various sizes.
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DESCRIPTION OF
RESOURCES
Chapters I and II introduced the purpose of this guide as it related to the
stages of technology development and commercialization. Each stage of
this process was identified and the appropriate resources available to help
with the various parts of the entire commercialization process were identi-
fied. Chapter II oriented the user to the resources found in the guide by
grouping the resources into categories of assistance organized sequentially
by phase of the technology development process. Chapter II also listed
possible ways the resources may assist a technology developer.
Chapter III is the last section of this guide and provides brief descriptions
about the services provided by each of the resources identified to help a
technology developer bring an innovative technology to the market. Phone,
address, and e-mail contact information are presented, and when available.
Web sites. To facilitate locating additional information, resources are listed
in alphabetical order, as they were in the matrix presented at the end of
Chapter II.
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Address:
Advanced Technology
Program
National Institute
of Standards and
Technology
100 Bureau Drive
Mail Stop 4701
Galthersburg, MD
20899-4701
Phone:
(800)ATP-FIMD
(800) 287-3863
Fax:
(301)926-9524
E-mail:
atp@nlst.gov
Web
www.atp.nist.gov
U.S. OF
COMMERCE
The U.S. Department of Commerce's Advanced Technology Program (ATP) pro-
vides technology development grants and technical assistance on a cost-sharing
basis to single businesses or joint ventures conducting research and development: of
technologies that have significant potential to stimulate U.S. economic growth and
improvement in the competitiveness of U.S. industry. The program, administered by
the National Institute for Standards and Technology, strives to support high-risk
technologies that have the potential capability to positively affect the Nation's economy.
ATP will fund development of laboratory prototypes and proof of technical feasibil-
ity, but not commercial prototypes or proof of commercial feasibility. Grants have
been awarded in the areas of environmental technology, energy conservation, bio-
technology, advanced materials, and high-performance computing, for example.
ATP awards up to $2 million, which must be applied to R&D costs only, over three
years to individual firms. Joint ventures are not subject to the $2 million limit, but
must provide more than 50 percent matching fluids and can be funded for up to five
years. Any eligible U.S. business, for-profit independent research organization, or
industry-led joint venture may apply. Universities, government organizations, or
nonprofit independent research organizations may be funded if they are part of a
joint venture or subcontractors to an eligible single applicant or joint venture.
Address:
Air Force Center for
Environmental Excel-
lence
Technology Transfer
Division (ERT)
3207 North Road
Building Suite 532
Brooks AFB,TX
78235-5357
Contact:
Jim Gonzales
Phone:
(210)536-4324
Fax:
(210)536-4330
Web:
www.afcee.brooks.
af.mil/er/orgert.htm
AIR FOR
The Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE) Innovative Technology
Program was established to identify innovative technologies in the areas of site
characterization, remediation, and pollution prevention. The program is based on an
annual solicitation under a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for technology7 dem-
onstration. The purpose of this effort is to field-test innovative remedial or pollution
prevention and control technologies; techniques that save money and time; and those
that facilitate compliance with air, soil, and water regulatory requirements.
Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: remediation tech-
nologies for soil and water contaminated with fuels, chlorinated solvents, pesti-
cides, PCBs, and heavy metals; vapor phase capture and treatment; cost-effective
site characterization techniques; parts cleaning and degreasing; stripping or re-
moval of protective coatings; and treatment of industrial process sludge.
Successful projects historically have been those that satisfied the following
criteria: the technology is based upon sound scientific principles; the proposed
technology has widespread applicability to Air Force operations and processes:
and the proposed technology represents a cost savings when compared with
other technologies currently in use.
Types of contracts available to developers include: cost plus fixed fee; cost
sharing: cost reimbursement; cost plus incentive fee: and time and materials.
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Web:
www.afcee.brooks.af.mil/ AIR FOR
busitiess.htm
This Web site lists information about obtaining requests for proposals and cur-
rent awarded Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE) contracts.
Web:
www.brooks-
smaHbusmess.com
AIR
The Air Force Small Business Environmental Database (AFSBED) is a database
of all environmental firms interested in doing business with the Air Force
Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE) and a centralized Air Force source
list for environmental work. Information is available to small and minority
businesses, government buyers and large prime contractors who also utilize
the database on a daily basis. Lists of Small. Small Disadvantaged and Woman
Owned businesses can be queried from the database for subcontracting oppor-
tunities and teaming partners. Business owners can submit their company's
information to be included in the database.
Web:
www.busmessfundleg.iiet
America's Business Funding Directory is an Internet search engine that can
help new businesses find funding. Funding sources are broken into six catego-
ries: commercial finance, investment funds, equipment leasing, government
funds, real estate finance, and venture capital. Searching the Directory is free,
as is a downloadable Funding Workbook designed to help business developers
create a successful business plan that attracts funding sources.
Web:
http://ace-net
sr.unh.edu/
home-html
The Angel Capital Electronic Network (ACE-Net) is a nation-wride Internet-
based listing service that provides information to angel investors on small,
dynamic, growing businesses seeking $250,000 to S5 million in equity financ-
ing. ACE-Net, sponsored by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business
Administration, was announced by the President of the United States in Octo-
ber 1996.
ACE-Net seeks to lower financial barriers to developing innovative technolo-
gies by allowing angel investors to view the securities offerings of small,
growing companies via the Internet. Angel investors are typically wealthy
individuals with significant business experience.
For more information, view7 the Frequently Asked Questions section of the
ACE-Net Web site.
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Address:
Argonne National
Laboratory
9700 S. Cass Avenue
Argonne, EL 60439
Contact:
Greg Borland
Phone:
(630)252-9561
Fax:
(630)252-9767
E-mail:
gborland@anl.gov
IL
Argonne National Laboratory contains a full range of analytical capabilities,
both for routine compliance analysis as well as unique specialty analysis. Tn
addition, numerous off-site commercial laboratories are located in the area.
Technology developers are permitted to do their own analysis using available
facilities.
This site was historically7 used as a disposal site for liquid chemicals. A variety
of solvents are still present in the soil and groundwater. Types of demonstra-
tions appropriate for this facility include in situ remediation or monitoring of
soil or groundwater.
Contact:
Dr. Al Montague
Phone:
(215) 814-5562 or
(800)228-8711
Web:
www.epa.gov/region3/sbac
U.S. EPA 3
The objectives of EPA Region 3's Business Assistance Center are to: (1) assist
small and medium size businesses in complying with environmental regula-
tions in order to protect the environment while sustaining economic develop-
ment; and (2) seek opportunities to minimize waste generation and promote
Region 3's environmental technology industry. The Center will encourage and
support the development, commercialization, marketing, and exporting of in-
novative environmental technologies developed by firms located in Region 3
(DE, Ml), PA, VA, WV, DC).
Web:
www.pr.doe.gov/
prbus-html
U.S.
OF
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Procurement and Assistance
Management has established the Business Communications Center (BCC) with
the primary mission of assisting companies and individuals in doing business
with the DOE. The BCC's goal is eliminating many of the frustrations and
inconveniences which may have been experienced by companies attempting
to obtain business information from DOE.
The BCC provides a comprehensive and extensive "one-stop" electronic com-
munications center for those wishing to do business with the DOE. A wide
array of DOE-wide business related information is available.
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Address:
Office of Environmental
Technology Air
Resources Board
Sacramento, CA
95812-2815
Contact:
Ms. Tarn Doduc
Phone:
(916)327-5789
Fax:
(916)445-6024
Web:
www.calepa.ca.gov/
programs/eiivlrotech/
encertpg.htm
EPA
California EPA's (Gal/EPA) award-winning certification program is a voluntary
program that provides participating technology developers, manufacturers, and
vendors an independent, recognized third-party evaluation of the performance
of new and mature environmental technologies. Developers and manufacturers
define quantitative performance claims for their technologies and provide sup-
porting documentation; Gal/EPA reviews that information and, where neces-
sary, conducts additional testing to verify the claims. The technologies, equip-
ment, and products that are proven to work as claimed receive official state
certification. The certification program is voluntary and self-supporting. Com-
panies participating in the program pay the costs of evaluating and certifying
their technologies.
Address:
California Environment-
al Protection Agency
Office of Pollution
Prevention and Tech-
nology Development
P.O. Box 806
Sacramento, CA
95812-0806
Contact:
Tim Ogburn
Phone:
(916) 322-5298
Fax:
(916) 327-4494
E-mail:
togburn@commerce.
ca.gov
PROGRAM
The California Environmental Technology Export Program promotes the export of
California environmental technologies internationally. The export program is a
component of the California Environmental Partnership, which, under the leader-
ship of California's Environmental Protection Agency and the Trade and Commerce
Agency, promotes and assists in the development, manufacture, use, and export of
environmental technologies, products, and services. The partnership links the pub-
lic and private sectors to enhance environmental and economic progress.
The export program supports the export of environmental technologies by acting
as a clearinghouse of environmental trade information for domestic sellers and
foreign buyers, performing market studies, soliciting technical advice to identify
international opportunities, participating in technical exchange programs to en-
hance awareness among foreign buyers, coordinating activities and communication
with foreign governments to maximize trade promotion and financial assistance
opportunities, and leading or partnering with other agencies on trade missions.
Address:
Department of Toxic
Substances Control
Site Mitigation Program
P.O. Box 806 T
Sacramento, CA
95812-0806
Contact:
Mark Berscheld
Phone:
(916)322-3294
Fax:
(916)323-3392
The Remedial Technology Assessment Program (RTAP) was established to identify
innovative treatment technologies and to match technologies with appropriate
sites in California to perform site-specific demonstrations of the technologies.
RTAP will assist in locating sources of funding or incentives to participate in
site-specific demonstration projects at California sites. The program also may
issue variances instead of permits to developers as a means of expediting the
application of their technologies to specific sites.
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Contact:
Leonard Rosenthal
Phone:
(512) 305-0831
E-mail:
tcn@ati.utexas.edu
Web:
www.thecapitataetwork.
com/overvlew.ntnil
The Captial Network is a non-profit economic development organization de-
veloped in response to a growing need to provide entrepreneurial ventures
with training and access to investors. The Network offers investor-to-entre-
preneur introduction services, educational programs, venture capital confer-
ences, seminars, literature, software, and an extensive "know-how network"
of experts and advisors.
The Network offers selective, confidential matching service for investors and
entrepreneurs based on mutual business interests.
Address:
Carnegie Mellon
Research Institute
4400 5th Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Contact:
Edwin Minkley
Phone:
(412) 268-3188
Fax:
(412) 268-3101
E-mail:
minkley@andrew.
cmu.edu
PA
Carnegie Mellon Research Institute is an applied research organization that
develops practical applications of technologies for industry and government.
The center's staff specializes in conducting research on biodegradation of solid
waste and hazardous waste materials. Tt also conducts research in the areas of
gas sensors and artificial intelligence concepts to be used as a tool in evaluat-
ing permit requests. The center is primarily funded (85 percent) through indus-
try sponsorships. The remaining funding is obtained through government grants.
In addition to providing research for a diverse group of sponsors, the center
also provides specialized capabilities to smaller companies that do not have
access to such capabilities in house.
Address:
EPA-New England (RAA)
JFK Federal Building
Boston, MA 02203
Contact:
Maggie Theroux or Carol
Kilbride
Phone:
(800) 575-CEIT (in New
England)
(617) 918-1613 (Maggie)
(617) 918-1831 (Carol)
E-mail:
kllbride.carol@epa.gov
FOR AND
EPA-New England has established the Center for Environmental Industry and
Technology (CEIT) to assist in bringing innovative ideas and technologies
that would benefit both the environment and the economy to the market-
place. The CEIT, developed in coordination with representatives from indus-
try, is promoting New England's environmental technologies and the Region's
$10 billion environmental industry. The CEIT takes a four-pronged approach
to address the needs of the environmental industry by:
« Improving the ability of the industry to gain access to state and federal
programs
« Increasing access to technology demonstration sites and testing evaluat-
ion; increasing access to capital
« Bringing down regulatory and institutional barriers facing the environmental
industry
« Marketing environmental products and innovative technologies both here
and abroad
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Web:
http://
cbdnet.access.gpo.gov/
Web:
www.epa.gov/oam
U.S. OF
MERGE
The Commerce Business Daily (CBD) lists notices of proposed government pro-
curement actions, contract awards, sales of government property, and other pro-
curement information. A new edition of the CBD is issued every business day.
Each edition contains approximately 500-1,000 notices. Each notice appears in
the CBD only once. All federal procurement offices are required to announce
proposed procurement actions over $25,000 and contract awards over $25,000,
that are likely to result in the award of any subcontracts, in the CBD.
This site offers the ability to search the CBD database, browse CBD notices,
and subscribe to both printed and electronic versions of the CBD. CBDNet is
provided through an alliance of the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S.
Government Printing Office.
CBD notices that pertain to hazardous waste, solid waste, underground storage
tank remediation, and other environmental topics, as well as summaries from
previous weeks are available for viewing and downloading from the Hazard-
ous Waste Clean-up Information Web site at >
www.datanierge.com/
indexcentraLhttnl
DataMcrgc provides financing sources and financing "how to" programs to
more than 21,000 business owners, commercial real estate finance profession-
als and finance consultants internationally. DataMerge aims to help people
secure funding using time-efficient, easy-to-master methods.
U.S. EPA OF
This Web site provides information about business opportunities with the EPA
in the form of Commerce Business Daily notices and/or downloadable solicita-
tions. Also available on this site are EPA's acquisition forecasts for the current
and the next fiscal years, information on EPA's procurement policies, a list of
EPA's current contracts, and the Federal Acquisition Virtual Library, which pro-
vides links to numerous other federal acquisition resources on the Web.
Address:
7301 Ohms Lane Suite
460 Minneapolis, MN
55439
Phone:
(612)831-2473
Fax:
(612)831-6550
Envirobiz is the on-line Web service of Environment Information, Ltd. (ET), a
consulting service specializing in providing research on the markets for envi-
ronmental services and technologies. El's services are provided through either
custom or subscription-based research services. El also provides situation-spe-
cific analysis for individual clients.
Web:
www.envirobiz.
com/buttons/remhome.htm
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Web:
wwiv.asianenviro.cona
IN LTD.
The Environment in Asia Web site is produced and funded by Asia Environ-
mental Trading, Ltd., a consulting and information services company dedicated
to environmental issues and markets in Asia. Tt is a free service to give viewers
around the world a by-country and regional introduction to the real issues and
latest developments. It also acts as a networking center by offering contact
details of relevant organizations (e.g., Environment Ministries around Asia) and
links to related Web sites. The content of this site is geared towards the ''busi-
ness of the environment" and "environmental issues in business" around Asia.
This site features a country-by-country introduction to the region's emerging
and developed markets: air, water, solid waste and environmental services.
Web:
http://clu-ln.org
Environmental business council is a general term used to describe a variety of
specific organizations that aim to advance the awareness, competitiveness and
growth of the environmental industry. In order to advance their goals, environ-
mental business councils support the development and transfer of innovative
environmental technology through such activities as barrier reduction, eco-
nomic development, and marketing at local, regional, and/or national levels.
An on-line directory of environmental business councils is available at by clicking on Search and typing "EEC." This on-line directory
provides contact information, council function (such as research and develop-
ment, barrier reduction, market development), and type of assistance they may
provide relative to the phases of the technology development process.
Address:
The Environmental
Capital Network
416 Longshore Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Contact:
Keith
Phone:
(734)996-8387
Fax:
(734)996-8732
E-mail:
kraab@recycle.com
Web:
http://bi2serve.com/
Environmental. Capital.
Network/
The Environmental Capital Network (ECN) brings together environmental com-
panies and investors, and offers services to both. ECN provides individual,
professional, corporate and institutional investors with access to early stage and
expansion companies commercializing environmental and "green" technolo-
gies, products and services, and also assists such companies in more efficiently
and effectively raising capital. Also, ECN organizes a series of investors' con-
ferences and forums to introduce investors to early and expansion stage com-
panies, and to each other. ECN works with investors and companies in a wide
range of energy, industrial process, and other environmental sectors.
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Address:
International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania
Avenue, N.W.
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20004-
3016
Contact:
John Mizroch
Phone:
(202)312-2917
Fax:
(202) 312-2925
E-Mail:
mlzrochj@ctc.com
Web:
www.eec.org
The Environmental Export Council (EEC) is a consortium of approximately 120 of
America's leading environmental business and technology firms, national labora-
tories, universities, and trade associations. EEC was created to provide leadership
to the U.S. environmental industry in order to realize the extraordinary potential
to grow and compete effectively in the burgeoning global marketplace.
The Environmental Exchange Program provides U.S. environmental companies
with the opportunity to showcase their products, technologies, and sendees while
assisting Asian environmental professionals and organizations to address critical
areas of environmental need such as the introduction of clean technologies and
pollution prevention, solid and hazardous waste management, reduction of air
emissions, water and wastewater treatment, and medical waste management.
The Latin America Environment and Energy Market Development Project is dedi-
cated to building a critical mass of internationally-aware and successful companies
in the environmental and energy sectors, through experience and exposure to
markets in Latin America and the Caribbean region. The program, which is funded
under the U.S. Department of Commerce Market Development Cooperator Pro-
gram, involves innovative cooperative activities between government and the
private sector designed to take advantage of key business opportunities in Latin
America by leveraging the strengths of the U.S. environmental and energy sectors.
Address:
901 North Stuart Street
Suite 303
Arlington, VA 22203
Contact:
Jeff Marqusee
Phone:
(703)696-2120
Fax:
(703)696-2114
Web:
wwiv.estcp.org
U.S. OF
The Environmental Security Technology Certification Program's (ESTCP) goal is to
demonstrate and validate promising, innovative technologies that target the De-
partment of Defense's (DoD) most urgent environmental needs. These technolo-
gies provide a return on investment through cost savings and improved efficiency.
ESTCP's strategy is to select lab-proven technologies with broad DoD and market
application. These projects are moved aggressively to the field for rigorous trials
that document their cost, performance, and market potential.
Successful demonstration leads to acceptance of innovative technologies by
DoD end-users and the regulatory community. To ensure that the demon-
strated technologies have a real impact, ESTCP incorporates these players in
the development and execution of each technology. ESTCP demonstrations:
• Address real DoD environmental needs.
« Significantly reduce costs and risks and expedite implementation.
• Document and validate the cost and performance of new technologies for
DoD end-users and the regulatory community.
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Address:
Enviro-Tech Center
3137 North Inner Street
Otis Air National Guard
Base, MA 02542
Contact:
Kristin Smith
Phone:
(508)563-3648
Fax:
(508)563-3628
E-mail:
KristinSenvirotechcenter.
org
Web:
WWW.
envirotechcenter.org
AIR MA
The Environmental Technology (Enviro-Tech) Center is an independent: non-
profit corporation located at the Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR),
focused on demonstration and commercialization of emerging environmental
technologies. MMR will have close to a half a dozen of the largest groundwa-
ter extraction and treatment systems in the U.S. operating after the year 2000.
Technologies which increase the effectiveness and decrease the operating
costs of these systems are one of the focus areas of the Center.
Phone:
(800)872-4348
Web:
www.usgtn.org/pages/
energy.html
FOR
The Global Technology Network (GTN) assists U.S. businesses in gaining access to
Latin American, Asian, African and other international environmental markets by pro-
viding current trade and business leads, and market information through the Environ-
mental Technology Networks for Asia and the Americas (ETNA) and the GTN - Africa
service. ETNA assists the U.S. business community in gaming access to global environ-
mental and energy markets by providing trade leads and market information.
Business opportunities for I J.S. companies are identified by in-country public and private
sector partners. GTN, through its extensive environmental database, matches the develop-
ing country's needs with U.S. companies that have appropriate technologies, products, and
expertise. The leads are sent by fax or e-mail to U.S. companies registered in the GTN
system. Any U.S.-based environmental firm is eligible to receive trade leads - to register
call or download a registration form from the Web site.
Contact:
Penelope Hansen
Phone:
(202)564-3212
E-mail:
hansen.penelope@epa.gov
Web:
www.epa.gov/etv/
The Environmental Technology7 Verification (ETV) Program verifies the perfor-
mance of innovative technical solutions to problems that threaten human health
or the environment. ETV was created to substantially accelerate the entrance
of new site characterization and monitoring technologies into the domestic and
international marketplace. ETV verifies commercial-ready, private sector char-
acterization and monitoring technologies through twelve pilot programs. The
ETV Web site contains a list of technologies verified and complete information
on the ETV pilots.
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Web:
http://clu-in.org
EPA
The Hazardous Waste Clean-up Information (CLU-IN) Web site provides informa-
tion about innovative treatment technologies to the hazardous waste remediation
community. Tt describes programs, organizations, publications and other tools for
federal and state personnel, consulting engineers, technology developers and
vendors, remediation contractors, researchers, community groups, and individual
citizens. The site is managed by the EPA Technology Innovation Office, but is
intended as a forum for all waste remediation stakeholders.
EPA
(800) 245-4504 (helpline)
Web:
www.epareachlt.org
EPA REmediation And CHaracterization Innovative Technologies (EPA REACH
TT) is a newr system managed by the EPA Technology Innovation Office that
lets environmental professionals use the power of the Internet to search,
view, download and print information. More than 750 service providers
offering 1,300 innovative remediation and 150 characterization technologies
are currently in the system. Through EPA REACH IT, you can use the Internet
to share information about the capabilities of your technology with a virtually
unlimited audience. Since EPA REACH IT is free to both technology provid-
ers and users of innovative technologies, it is a cost-effective way to market
your innovative treatment, field analytical, or characterization technologies to
decision makers who are directly involved in selecting technologies for use
at hazardous waste sites. Technology developers need only to complete the
Vendor Information Form (VIE) on-line at . Once
your data is submitted, EPA will perform a technical review before the data is
entered into the system. EPA reaches cleanup personnel and investors through-
out the United States and abroad by advertising EPA REACH IT in trade
journals, at conferences, and through direct mailings to an extensive list of
potential users.
Web:
www.epa.gov/
epaoswer/hotUne/
listsrv.htm
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ACT
EPA maintains several free electronic mailing lists of interest to Hotline cus-
tomers, including lists for Federal Registers, EPA press releases, and a Hotline
mailing list. Subscribers to the lists receive e-mailed copies of Federal Regis-
ters, press releases, or Hotline updates and monthly reports as they are
released. Archives of the Federal Registers and press releases are maintained
on the EPA World Wide Web server.
To subscribe to the EPA-WASTE listserve, send an e-mail to:
1. listserver@unixmail.rtpnc.epa.gov
2. Leave the subject line blank, or put a period in the subject area
3. Type the following in the body of the message:
subscribe EPA-WASTE
Example: subscribe EPA-WASTE John Smith
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Contact:
JetomeKatz
Phone:
(314)977-3864
Fax:
(314)977-3897
Web:
www.siu.edu/eweb
eWEB
eWeb is an Internet site that provides information to individuals interested in
starting, running, or growing a business. This site provides "how to" help as
well as information on business planning, financing, franchising, business
management, etc. eWeb is supported by the St. Louis University Entrepre-
neurship Program.
Address:
Export-Import Bank of
the United States
811 Vermont Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20571
Phone:
(800)565-3946
Fax:
(202)565-3380
Web:
www.exlm.gov
Address:
U.S. Environmental
ProtectionAgency
OSPRE/ORD
26W.MartinIi]tlier
RinglMve
Oncfanati,OH45268
Contact:
Cynthia Gravino
Phone:
(513)569-7960
Fax:
(513)569-7132
Web:
www.naliisdagov/ttlc/
guideJhtm
and
www.ete2.org
OF THE
Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank's mission is to create jobs through exports. It
provides guarantees of working capital loans for U.S. exporters, guarantees
the repayment of loans or makes loans to foreign purchasers of U.S. goods
and services. Ex-Im Bank also provides credit insurance that protects U.S.
exporters against the risks of non-payment by foreign buyers for political or
commercial reasons. Ex-Im Bank does not compete with commercial lenders,
but assumes the risks they cannot accept. It must always conclude that there
is reasonable assurance of repayment on every transaction financed.
ACT
U.S. EPA
In the past, legal and institutional barriers have prevented government and
industry from collaborating in developing and marketing effective technologies
to prevent and control pollution. The Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986
(FTTA) removes some barriers to the joint development: of commercial treat-
ment technologies. The FTTA allows flexible Cooperative Research and Devel-
opment Agreements (CRADA) among federal laboratories, industry, and aca-
demic institutions.
Under CRADAs, companies may be given exclusive rights to market and com-
mercialize new technologies that result from the collaboration. For industry, the
key advantage of CRADAs is the speed and ease with which the agreements
can be negotiated and signed. CRADAs are not subject to federal contracting or
grant requirements.
The FTTA also established in each federal agency an office of research and
technology application (ORTA) which is responsible for technology transfer
within each agency.
More information and links to Federal Technology Transfer Offices on the
Internet are available at ,
Also visit the Environmental Technology Commercialization Center (ETC2), an
EPA technology transfer center, for more information on technology commer-
cialization and CRADAs, at .
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Address:
Foresight Science
and Technology, Inc.
P.O. Box 6815
New Bedford, MA
02742
Contact:
Phyi Speser
Phone:
(508) 984-0018
Fax:
(508) 984-0405
E-mail:
phyl@seeport.com
Web:
www.seeport.com
Address:
GLOBAIiechs
c/o OCETA
63Poison Street, 2ridFloor
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M5AIA4
Phone:
(416)778-5264
Fax:
(416)778-5624
E-mail:
info@glolKiltechs.com
Web:
www.glolMltechs.coni
Web:
www.gnet.org/
fllecomponent/
2501.html
INC.
Foresight Science and Technology, Inc., is a research and development corpor-
ation that specializes in commercialization of technology; grantsmanship, fund
raising, and capitalization; and program development and evaluation. Foresight's
Technology Niche Analysis Commercialization (TNAC) process helps their cli-
ents to design R&D projects, find and obtain R&D funding, locate markets for
emerging technologies, successfully license or sell their technology to compan-
ies in those markets, and commercialize their technology through direct pro-
duct sales, joint ventures, and strategic alliances. Foresight charges a fee for its
sendees commensurate with the services provided.
Foresight also has created, with funding from the National Science Foundation,
the Small Business Guide to Federal R&D Funding Opportunities, which is
available at .
GLOBALTECHS
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is an on-line site remediation technologies directory that pro-
vides detailed technical and project information on over 650 proven interna-
tional technologies. Subscribers to GLOBALfecfe can access technology de-
scriptions, project data and results, technology contacts, and cost information all
on-line. GLOBALfc?cfe, searched via browser, keyword or problem solver, en-
ables subscribers to identify technologies for specific site criteria. GLOBALlecbs
provides pertinent, current information to both potential users and suppliers of
site remediation services, without the vendor or developer bias.
GLOBALlechs was created from merging two databases currently commercially
available: SEDTEC and REMTEC™. GLOBALtechs also has been updated and
expanded to provide the latest information and most innovative technologies in
site remediation. Additions and updates to the information will occur on a
continuous basis to ensure subscribers access to the newest information.
Single user subscriptions offer unlimited access to the GLOBALtechs on-line
database, cover a period of 12 months from the date of purchase, and are
priced at $995.00 each.
GNET provides information and links to many contracting and teaming opportu-
nities in the environment and technology arena, as well as data that can help
product or service providers plan for future opportunities. Included are procure-
ment notices from the Commerce Business Daily, Department of Defense, De-
partment of Energy, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
GNET maintains an interactive database, TechKnow, where technology providers
can enter information about their innovative technology. This information is then
readily available to remediation site managers and other decision-makers. Users
of TechKnow can also list their remediation technology needs, which technology
providers can search themselves to find a match. Some of the largest remediation
sites in the United States regularly list their technology needs on TechKnow.
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Address:
The University of
Michigan
Suite 181
Environmental and
Water Resources
Engineering Building
Ann Arbor, MI
48109-2125
Contact:
Walter Weber, Jr.
Phone:
(734)763-1464
Fax:
(734)936-4391
Web:
www.engin.umicfa.edu/
dept/cee/research/
HSRC/index.html
The Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic Hazardous Substance Research Center serves
EPA Regions 3 (DR, MD, PA, VA, WV, DC) and 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI).
Participating institutions are the University of Michigan, Michigan State Univer-
sity, and Howard University. The center's research program focuses on remediation
technologies for sites contaminated with organic pollutants by integrating biorc-
mediation with complementary chemical and physiochemical technologies. The
center focuses on four general areas of research: biodegradation and bioventing;
remediation of NAPLs in the saturated zone; remediation of soluble/sorbed con-
taminants in the saturated zone; and field research studies. This basic research
agenda will move into field studies with the establishment of the National Center
for Integrated Bioremediation Research and Development at Wurtsmith Air Force
Base, Oscoda, Michigan. A second field study site is located in St. Joseph, Michi-
gan analyzing the lake-aquifer interface and the intrinsic biorcmcdiation of chlo-
rinated solvents.
The center can offer technical assistance to developers interested in in situ
bioremediation technology, as well as a field study site for collaborative work
at Oscoda, Michigan. Other technology transfer activities include the publishing
of research, production of a scientific journal entitled Synergos, and information
outreach and exchange among other centers, state agencies, consultants, and
the interested public.
Address:
101 Ward Hall
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS
66506-2502
Contact:
Larry Erickson
Phone:
(785)532-6519
Hotline:
(800)798-7796
Fax:
(785)532-5985
Web:
www.ensg.ksu.
edu/HSRC
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The Great Plains-Rocky Mountain Hazardous Substance Research Center was
established to conduct research on environmental concerns in EPA Regions 7
(LA, KS, MO, NE), and 8 (CO, MT, ND, SD, I IT, WY). The center focuses on
identification, treatment, and remediation of hazardous substances in agricul-
ture, forestry, mining, mineral processing, and other industries as well as waste
minimization related to these industries. The center also provides technology
transfer assistance and training. Training initiated this year is being completed
in conjunction with Native American colleges and other minority institutions.
Developers can reach the Center's Technical Assistance Hotline by calling
(800) 798-7796.
Kansas State University, which serves as the lead institution for the center, also
houses the Kansas State University Center for Hazardous Substance Research.
Kansas' center focuses its research on environmental contamination in ground-
water and soils resulting from spills, leaking tanks, agricultural residue, solid
waste disposal, and surface water pollutants. In addition, Kansas' center con-
ducts training related to the manufacture, disposal, and transport of hazardous
substances.
Participating institutions are Kansas State University, Montana State University,
South Dakota State University, the University of Iowa, the University of Mis-
souri, the University of Montana, the University of Nebraska, the University of
Utah, and Utah State University.
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Address:
Ground Water Reme-
diation Field Laboratory
Bldg 459, P.O Box 02063
Dover AFB, DE
19902-2063
Contact:
Alison Lightner
Phone:
(302) 678-8284
Fax:
(302) 677-4100
AIR DE
The 3.5 acre Ground Water Remediation Field Laboratory (GRFL) site for con-
tained release studies is in a previously unimpacted area that has been an open
field since the base started. GRFL also oversees other areas at Dover Air Force
Base available for remediation demonstrations. Types of demonstrations appro-
priate for this facility include in situ remediation, characterization, or monitoring
of soil or groundwater.
Address:
GWRTAC
320 William Pitt Way
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
Phone:
(800) 373-1973
(412) 826-6835
Fax:
(412) 826-6810
E-mail:
gwrtac@gwrtac.org
Web:
www.gwrtac.org
Address:
Lamar University
P.O. Box 10613
Beaumont, TX 77710
Contact:
Jon Curless
Phone:
(409) 880-8768
Fax:
(409) 880-2397
E-mail:
curlessjh@hal.laiiiar.edu
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CENTER
Ground-Water Remediation Technologies Analysis Center (GWRTAC) is a spe-
cialized national environmental technology transfer center that provides current
information concerning innovative groundwater remediation technologies.
GWRTAC offers a wide range of information on the state of development of all
emerging groundwater remediation activities through a World Wide Web site.
searchable case study databases, pertinent technical documents, e-mail to mem-
ber subscribers, and a toll-free assistance line.
On the Web site, GWRTAC maintains a Technology Database, a Vendor Informa-
tion Database, and a database of Technology Reports, all of which can be accessed
by technology providers who can enter information about their innovative ground-
water remediation technology. Once entered into the system, vendor information
is available to professionals with immediate groundwater remediation needs.
The Gulf Coast Hazardous Substance Research Center (GCHSRC) was estab-
lished under the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986. It is
funded by EPA, the State of Texas, and Industrial Associates. Participating
institutions are Lamar University - Beaumont, Louisiana State University, Missis-
sippi State University, Texas Engineering Experiment Station/Texas A&M Uni-
versity, the University of Alabama, the University of Central Florida, and the
University of Houston. The purpose of the center is to conduct research to aid
in more effective hazardous substance response and waste management through-
out the Gulf Coast through waste minimization and alternative technology de-
velopment. In its support of 50 to 70 research projects annually, 80 percent of
the center's program is concentrated on waste minimization and innovative
waste treatment technology development: and 20 percent: of the effort is di-
rected toward technology supporting activities.
GCHSRC's Information and Technology Transfer Program (I&TT) is responsible
for improving dissemination of the information and technologies resulting from
the center's research. The Gulf Coast Environmental Library was established in
1991 for use by researchers, faculty, students, and the public. It exists to serve
business and industrial clients in their environmental information needs, includ-
ing text of new federal and state regulations, samples of industrial waste mini-
mization efforts, and copies of EPA test methods.
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Address:
4601 Indiana Street
Golden, CO 80403
Contact:
Nick Hazen or
Rick Kenney
Phone:
(303) 279-4501
Fax:
(303) 278-1528
E-mail:
hazenn@hazenusa.com
Web:
www.Hazemisa.com
INC.
Hazen Research, Inc. has over 75,000 square feet of offices, laboratories, pilot
plants and demonstration plants in Golden, CO for the custom development
and design of separation processes. Hazen has expertise with the following
technologies: thermal processing, soil washing, materials handling, water treat-
ment, leaching, and recovery from solution, particularly for metals. In addition,
Hazen provides waste characterization, commercial analytical services, process
engineering, and feasibility studies to its clients.
Hazen has capabilities to investigate and develop process technology for a
wide range of wastes. Hazen undertakes treatability testing on RCRA regulated
waste under the treatability exemption and also is licensed to conduct treatabil-
ity testing on TSCA regulated waste. In addition, Hazen has a Radioactive
Materials License.
Address:
Idaho National
Engineering Laboratory
850 Energy Place, MS 111B
Idaho Falls, ID 83401
Contact:
Kathleen Hain or
Dennis Green
Phone:
(208) 526-4392 (Hain)
(208) 526-1367 (Green)
Fax:
(208) 526-0160
E-mail:
hainke@inel.gov
ID
The Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) initially was established by
the federal government as the National Reactor Testing Station in 1949. and
now conducts research and development in materials science, physcial sci-
ence, biotechnology, environmental science, and geoscience. There are three
main areas available for technology demonstrations. The Record of Decision
(ROD) for Test Area North includes provisions for innovative remediation tech-
nologies. The Central Facilities Area and the Radioactive Waste Management
Complex are appropriate for demonstration of near-surface technologies such
as barrier walls. The Test Area North is currently used for handling, storage,
and research development of spent nuclear fuel. In addition, reactor safety
studies, energy research, and defense programs (including production of tank
armor) also are conducted.
Address:
IIT Research Institute
Energy and Environ-
mental Sciences
10 West 35th Street
Chicago, IL 60616
Contact:
Gug Sresty
Phone:
(312) 567-4232
Fax:
(312)567-4286
E-mail:
gsresty@iitri.org
Web:
www. iitr i. or g
IIT IL
The IIT Research Institute (IITRI) is designed to encourage cooperation among
its 300 member research scientists at the main campus of the Illinois Institute of
Technology and the 400 additional scientists at satellite campuses. Specific
IITRI services available to developers of hazardous waste treatment technol-
ogy include professional testing and evaluation, technology development plan-
ning assistance, and services for matching innovative technologies with actual
site needs. IITRI evaluates innovative technologies independently under confi-
dential conditions, and conducts professional testing to verify developer claims.
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Address:
Illinois Waste
Management and
Research Center
1 East Hazelwood Drive
Champaign, IL 61820
Contact:
Tim Lindsey
Phone:
(217) 333-8955
Fax:
(217) 333-8944
E-mail:
tllndsey@wmrc.hazard.
uluc.edu
Web:
www.wmrc.uiuc.edu
The Illinois Pollution Prevention and Technical Assistance (PPTA) Program is
administered through the Illinois Waste Management and Research Center
(WMRC). WMRC operates a testing and evaluation facility. The PPTA program
acts as an intermediary among local Illinois businesses, technology developers,
and regulatory agencies to reduce waste generation. The PPTA program offers
advice to technology developers and access to networks within the state's
business community. Information is offered on the availability of innovative
hazardous waste treatment technologies. Participation in this program may offer
developers of innovative hazardous waste technologies the opportunity to ap-
ply their technology to actual hazardous waste sites in the state of Illinois.
Address:
Illinois Department of
Natural Resources
1 East Hazelwood
Drive
Champaign, EL 61820
Contact:
George Vander Yelde
Phone:
(217) 333-8940
Fax:
(217) 333-8944
E-mail:
Gwelde®
wmrc. hazard.uiuc.edu
The Waste Management and Research Center (WMRC) located on the Univer-
sity of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign campus, was created by Illinois State legis-
lation to support research and development on hazardous waste prevention,
treatment, and remediation technologies. The facility accommodates researcher
and vendor work at the large bench and small pilot-scales.
The center awards approximately SI million annually to sponsor five categor-
ies of research. These categories include waste characterization and assess-
ment; waste reduction and pollution prevention; waste treatment, disposal, and
remediation; environmental processes and effects; and risk assessment and
policy analysis. Proposals are solicited on an annual cycle during late fall and
winter. Funding for research projects that are selected averages approximately
$75,000 per year.
The 22,000 square foot Hazardous Materials Laboratory houses a pilot scale,
high-hazard and two treatability study laboratories for working with industry
and technology developers on waste reduction and treatment projects. The lab
also has a full range of analytical support capabilities. It can accommodate
technologies up to approximately tractor trailer size. Developers are currently
authorized to conduct up to 1,000 kg treatability studies. The program uses
$100,000 of the center's research funds to provide testing assistance on pollu-
tion prevention technologies and techniques.
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Contact:
Mike Hlghtower (Sandia)
Phone:
(505)844-5499
Fax:
(505)844-0968
E-mail:
mmhight@sandia.gov
The Innovative Treatment Remediation Demonstration (ITRD) program is funded
by the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Restoration (EM-
40) to help accelerate the adoption and implementation of new and innovative
remediation technologies. Developed as a Public-Private Partnership program
with Clean Sites. Inc., and EPA's Technology Innovation Office (TIO) and coordi-
nated by Sandia National Laboratories, the ITRD program attempts to reduce
many of the classic barriers to the use of new technologies by involving govern-
ment, industry, and regulator}* agencies in the assessment, implementation, and
validation of innovative technologies.
Web:
www.ita.doc.gov/uscs/
uscsibp.html
U.S. OF
COMMERCE
The U.S. Department of Commerce (U.S. DOC) International Buyer Program is
designed to help companies achieve their international marketing goals through
participation in domestic trade shows. Each year the U.S. DOC selects more
than 20 leading U.S. trade shows to promote worldwide through its global
network of offices.
Commercial specialists at U.S. embassies and consulates abroad conduct inten-
sive promotion campaigns for each International Buyer Program show. Quali-
fied buyers and prospective representatives and distributors are recruited from
all over the world to travel to the show.
As a U.S. exhibitor at a selected International Buyer Program show, you are
offered many complimentary services:
« Worldwide promotion of your products and services through the Export
Interest Director}*, published by the show organizer and distributed to all
international visitors at the event, as well as to our commercial offices
abroad.
« Export counseling and services to help you meet prospective international
distributors, representatives, and buyers at the International Business Cen-
ter. Access to hundreds, sometimes thousands, of current international
trade leads in your industry.
« Use of the on-site international lounge, business meeting facilities, and
interpreter services.
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Phone:
(800)872-8723
Web:
www.ita.doc.gov
U.S.
OF
The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration's (ITA)
mission is:
• To encourage, assist, and advocate U.S. exports by implementing a national
export strategy, by focusing on the big emerging markets, by providing
industry and country analysis for U.S. business, and by supporting new-lo-
export and new-to-market businesses through strategically located U.S.
Export Assistance Centers, 83 domestic Commercial Service Offices and
13-! Overseas Offices and commercial centers in 69 countries.
• To ensure U.S. business has equal access to foreign markets by advocating
on behalf of U.S. exporters who are competing for major overseas con-
tracts, and by implementing major trade agreements, such as the General
Agreements on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), North American Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA), and the Japan "Framework."
« To enable U.S. businesses to compete against unfairly traded imports and
to safeguard jobs and the competitive strength of U.S. industiy by enforcing
antidumping and countervailing duty laws and agreements that provide
remedies for unfair trade practices.
The ITA maintains assistance centers for trade information, export assistance,
trade compliance, and import administration.
Address:
International Venture
Capital Institute
P.O. Box 1333
Stamford, CT 06904
Contact:
Caroll. A. Greathouse,
President
Phone:
(203) 323-3143
Fax:
(203)
The mission of the International Venture Capital Institute (IVCD is to promote
entrepreneurship and joint ventures with entrepreneurs and small businesses,
with an emphasis on networking and communication. IVCI assists in the forma-
tions and organization of networking organizations and prepares publication
that may be of use to small companies and entrepreneurs seeking sources of
funding. One such publication that may be of use is The Directory of Business
Incubators and Attached University Industrial Parks.
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Web:
www.itrcweb.org
AMD
The Interstate Technology and Regulatory Cooperation (ITRC) Working Group
was initiated by the Western Governors Association to expedite the use of
technology for the characterization and cleanup of contaminated sites. Twenty-
six states have participated in this project. Most of the participating states have
agreed to accept: each other's test results if the agreed upon testing protocols
are used. This would make it possible to test a technology in one of these states
and have such results accepted in the 25 other states. In addition to the state
representatives, there are a number of other groups, such as the Southern States
Energy Board and a number of stakeholders who have participated.
Web:
www.inac.doc.gov
AND U.S.
OF
The U.S. Department of Commerce Market Access and Compliance (MAC) offic-
ers help U.S. businesses to overcome barriers to trade and investment. With
expertise on nearly 200 countries, they provide critical, in-depth information
enabling U.S. firms, particularly small- and medium-sized companies, to benefit
fully from market access openings from the over 200 trade agreements which the
U.S. has concluded over the past 5 years. Such expertise is vital to full and open
access for U.S. business entering or expanding into world markets.
MAC maintains a series of sites that act as information resources for those
interested a variety of topics, including:
• Russia and Newly Independent States: BISNIS ON/Line Special American
Business Internship Training Program
• SABIT Central and Eastern Europe Business Information Center: CEEBICnet
« Big Emerging Markets: BEMS
• Trade Compliance Center: TCC
» North American Free Trade Agreement: NAFTA AMBIT Program for
Northern Ireland and the Border Counties of Ireland TransAtlantic Business
Dialogue: TABD
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Address:
MBI International
P.O. Box 27609
Lansing, MI 48909
Contact:
Deborah Windlsh
Phone:
(517) 337-3181
Fax:
(517)337-2122
E-mail:
iivindlsh@nibi.org
MBI FOR
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
MBI International, in conjunction with its subsidiaries, Grand River Technolo-
gies, Inc. (GRT), and the nonprofit BioBusiness Incubator of Michigan (BBTM),
encourage entrepreneurs to come to the Center for Biotechnology Entrepre-
neurship to develop, demonstrate, and move their technologies into the mar-
ketplace. MBI is a nonprofit technology research and business development
corporation that seeks public and private partnerships to commercialize prom-
ising technologies for environmental cleanup, industrial waste treatment.
agribased industrial products and processes, etc.
MBI offers a variety of services to assist in technology commercialization,
including:
« Business and Technical Assessment—MBI will work with individuals and
organizations to present ideas on business opportunities related to their
technology areas.
« In-License—MBI will in-license promising technologies, develop and dem-
onstrate their technical and market feasibility, and ready the technologies
for commercialization.
• "Turnkey Operations"—MBI will provide the facilities and expertise to
develop technologies and processes, demonstrate the technical and market
feasibility, and ready them for commercialization.
• Contract Services—MBI can provide any aspect of the technology
development process under contract, including business and market
opportunity analysis.
« Business Partnership Development—MBI can identify industrial partners,
match technology with a customer's needs, and develop commercialization
plans to introduce the technology to the market.
Address:
McClellan Air Force
Base
5050 Dudley Boulevard,
Building
McClellan AFB, CA
95652-1389
Contact:
JiinLu
Phone:
(916) 643-0830 ext. 466
Fax:
(916) 643-0827
E-mail:
lu.jim@mcclellati.af.mil
AIR CA
The McClellan Air Force Base has been engaged in a wide variety of opera-
tions involving the use, storage, and disposal of hazardous materials. These
include industrial solvents, caustic cleaners, electroplating chemicals, heavy
metals, diesel and jet fuel. PCBs, low level radioactive wastes, and a variety of
fuel oils and lubricants. Types of demonstrations appropriate for this facility
include In situ and ex situ remediation characterization, or monitoring of soils
and groundwater. This is a CERCLA (Superfund) site; all remediation activities
are exempt from permitting.
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Address:
College of Business
and Management
University of Maryland
Van Munching Hall
College Park, MD
20742-1815
Phone:
(301)403-4290
fax.:
(301)403-4292
E-mail:
dingfnan@rhsmith.
umd.edu
Web:
www.bmgt.unid.edu/
Dlngman
Address:
20 East Circle Drive
Suite 190
Athens, OH 45701-3751
Phone:
(740)593-4331
Fax:
(740)593-1996
Web:
www.nbia.org
Address:
Energy and
Environmental
Systems Institute
Rice University
P.O. Box 1892 MS316
Houston, TX 77251-1892
Contact:
C.H. Ward
Phone:
(713) 527-4086
Fax:
(713)
E-mail:
wardch@rlce.edu
D. FOR
The Michael D. Dingman Center for Entrcprcncurship, operated by the Univer-
sity of Maryland, offers low-cost mentor services to new and mature emerging
growth companies in the Mid-Atlantic region. Areas of assistance include: busi-
ness planning, marketing strategies, financing, legal issues, and corporate
partnering. Mentors are successful entrepreneurs, accountants, attorneys, con-
sultants, and Maryland Business School faculty. The Center also manages the
operation of the Baltimore-Washington Venture Group, which provides a forum
where entrepreneurs and companies meet with providers of capital and man-
agement team candidates. The Venture Group facilitates contacts that lead to
transactions such as financing, joint ventures, consulting relationships, and man-
agement team additions.
Business incubation is a dynamic process of business enterprise development.
Incubators nurture young firms, helping them to survive and grow during the
start-up period when they are most: vulnerable. Incubators provide hands-on
management assistance, access to financing, and orchestrated exposure to criti-
cal business or technical support services. They also offer entrepreneurial
firms shared office services, access to equipment, flexible leases and expand-
able space, all under one roof. Many incubators offer general management
advice, business planning and implementation services, office services, assis-
tance in obtaining financing, marketing assistance, financial/accounting ser-
vices, technology consulting, legal/intellectual property assistance, and other
services such as export assistance, bid assistance, conflict: resolution services,
computer laboratories, etc. The National Business Incubation Association Web
site provides links to dozens of incubators, as well as links to organizations that
may provide various forms of commercialization and other assistance.
FOR
The focus of the National Center for Ground Water Research is to conduct
interdisciplinary, exploratory research to elucidate the behavior of synthetic
organic chemicals in the subsurface. Participating institutions are Rice Univer-
sity, the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, and the Univer-
sity of Texas at Austin. The center, a university consortium, conducts research,
training, and technology transfer needed for groundwatcr quality protection
and restoration. The goal of the consortium is to conduct an interactive and
focused multi-disciplinary research program that contributes to the basic sci-
ence and methodologies needed to achieve risk reduction through protection
and restoration of groundwater resources. The center's investigators have con-
tributed to the development of models for chemical transport: analysis, contami-
nation potential of chemicals, and decision-support systems for the application
of chemical transport models.
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Address:
National Center
for Integrated
Bioremedlatlon
Research and
Development,
Wurtsmith Air Force Base
4140 E. California
Oscoda, MI 48750
Contact:
Mike Barcelona
Phone:
(734)763-6512
Fax:
(734)763-6513
E-mail:
mikebar@engin.
umich.edu
Web:
http://ncibrd.engin.
umich.edu
NCIBRD was established in 1993 with funding from the Department of Defense (DoD)-
Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) through EPA's
Office of Research and Development. NCIBRD's mission in the DoD-SERDP Natu-
ral Environmental Technology Test Sites (NETTS) program is to support the develop-
ment and evaluation of fuel and chlorinated solvent hazardous waste site characteriza-
tion and remediation technologies. Its mission is shared with NETTS locations at: Dover-
AFB, DE, and McClellan AFB, CA (U.S. Air Force); and Port Ilueneme, and CA (U.S.
Navy). NCIBRD represents the thrust of DoD/SERDP demonstration and evaluation
efforts on in situ integrated physical, chemical and biological environmental technologies.
and provides year-round test locations for site characterization and remediation technol-
ogy evaluations.
Its primary field location is at the former Wurtsmith AFB (WAFB) in Oscoda, MI. The
WAFB location was, prior to 1993, a Strategic Air Command B-52 Base. It is now under
the authority of the U.S. Air Force Base Conversion Agency (USAF-BCA) which has
responsibility for the cleanup and conversion to civilian use of the more than fifty contami-
nated sites and associated properties.
Address:
National Defense Cen-
ter for Environmental
Excellence
11450 Scalp Avenue
Johnstown, PA 15904
Contact:
David Roberts
Phone:
(814)
Fax:
(814) 269-2798
E-mail:
robertds@ctc.com
Web:
www.ndcee.ctc.
com/index, htm
EXCELLENCE
In 1990, the Department of Defense (DoD) established the National Defense Center
for Environmental Excellence (NDCEE) in Johnstown, PA, to lead and support DoD
facilities and the associated industrial base in adopting a comprehensive approach to
pollution prevention, and to address other high priority environmental issues. The
NDCEE is operated by Concurrent: Technologies Corporation (CTC), a non-profit
institution. DoD encourages CTC to offer its pollution prevention services to U.S.
industry to improve its competitiveness in the global economy.
The NDCEE, through CTC, identifies, evaluates, demonstrates, and transitions
environmentally-acceptable manufacturing processes to its client base, and pro-
vides related information services. NDCEE's other focus areas include: environ-
mental restoration; waste minimization; waste management; materials recycling;
risk assessment; and medical waste management. A key resource is a 185,000
square foot Demonstration Factory, which incorporates production-scale, state-
of-the-art equipment that enables the NDCEE to perform process demonstra-
tions, validations, education, and training activities.
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U.S. OF
The DoD/National Environmental Technology Demonstration Program (NETDP) is a
coordinated effort of the Air Force, the Army, the Navy, and EPA to establish a
coordinated environmental technology testing and evaluation program to help re-
duce the duplication of effort and inefficiencies associated with multiple pro-
grams. Areas of responsibility are divided among the services and EPA.
The NETDP uses the Reliance agreements as its foundation. It focuses on the
demonstration of remediation technologies that respond to the primary needs
of the services.
As the principal manufacturer of field weapons, the Army has been given the
lead in the area of energetics materials remediation technology, and the Navy
and Air Force have been given primary responsibility for technology develop-
ment in the area of petroleum, oils, lubricants (POL) and solvents.
EPA. through the University of Michigan, is developing the National Center for
Bioremediation Research and Development at Wurtsmith Air Force Base in
Oscoda, Michigan, which will provide a controlled field test-bed facility for
conducting the investigations required to develop, evaluate, and establish a
general basis for the design and engineering of integrated bioremediation sys-
tems. The project focuses principally on in-situ remediation of surface soils,
subsoils, surface waters, and groundwatcr contaminated by organic materials.
EPA's Consortium for Site Characterization Technology will identify7, evaluate,
demonstrate, and transfer information about innovative and alternative monitor-
ing, measurement, and site characterization technologies.
DOD/National Environmental Technology Program
Army Eiwironmental Technology
Ewaluation Center
JeffMarqusee
USAEC, SE1M-AEC-TSD
APG,MD 21010-5401
(703)656-2120
Consortium for Characterization
Technology
Eric Koglin
U.S. EPA NERL
P.O. Box 93-178
Las Vegas, NV 89193-2478
(702)798-24-32
Navy Eiwironmental Technology
Demonstration for Advanced
Fuel Hydrocarbon Remediation
Technologies
Ernest Lory
NFESC. ESC-411
560 Center Drive
PoitHueneme, CA 93034-4328
(805)982-1299
National Center for Bioremediation
Research and Development
Mike Barcelona
University of Michigan, North Campus
1ST Building - Room 1221
220 Bonisteel Boulevard
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2099
(734) 763-6512
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Web:
www.hgl.com/serdp/
netts/default.html
PROGRAM
The National Environmental Technology Test Sites (NETTS) Program was estab-
lished in 1993 to facilitate the transition of environmental remediation technolo-
gies to full-scale use by overcoming the barriers that presently inhibit commer-
cialization of such technologies. The NETTS Program is a comprehensive tech-
nology demonstration, evaluation, and transfer program which addresses barr-
iers to the commercialization of innovative remediation technologies. The
Program's goal is to establish a coordinated environmental testing and evalua-
tion program to reduce the cost and accelerate the pace of remediation technol-
ogy development and deployment.
The Program provides sites for applied research and comparative demonstra-
tions for evaluating numerous innovative cleanup, site characterization, and
monitoring technologies. The Program is funded by the Strategic Environmental
Research and Development Program (SERDP).
Address:
P.O. Box 4078
Butte,MT 59702
Contact:
Mary Ann Harrington-
Baker
Phone:
(406) 494-7240
Fax:
(406) 494-7230
E-mail
maryanfab@rnse-ta.coni
The National Environmental Waste Technology Testing and Evaluation Center
uses the facilities and capabilities of the U.S. Department of Energy Component
Development and Integration Facility, Montana College of Mineral Science and
Technology, and Montana Technology Companies. Full testing and evaluation
services are available in laboratory-, bench-, pilot-, and demonstration-size
facilities, including a fully equipped analytical laboratory and environmental
monitoring and support facilities. In addition to analytical equipment and facili-
ties, access is available to more than 300 personnel with research, develop-
ment, testing, operating and evaluating experience in mining and hazardous
waste treatment technology.
The center also has access to the largest Supeifund site in the country, and to
the Berkeley Pit that contains approximately 22 billion gallons of groundwater
contaminated with metallic and inorganic acid mine drainage.
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Address:
Wheeling, WV 26003
Phone:
(800) 678-6882
Fax:
(304) 243-4388
E-mail:
technology@nttc.edu
Web:
wwiv.iittc.edu
The National Technology Transfer Center (NTTC), housed at Wheeling Jesuit
College, was established by Congress to strengthen the competitiveness of
American industry by ensuring that business has rapid access to marketable
federal technologies and by promoting collaboration between U.S. companies
and federal laboratories in the development and commercialization of
technological products, processes, and services. NTTC addresses these goals
by providing the following sendees:
* Gateway [(800) 678-68821 - Developers can call Gateway to locate laboratory
contacts who can answer technical questions. Technology agents on Gateway
will also provide callers with information on current and completed research
and can help developers explore licensing opportunities and pursue
Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADA). Information
Specialists will draw on the Federal R&D Resource Information System to
address callers' questions. This system includes information on federal
R&D technologies, resources, facilities, and expertise available. It includes
government databases describing research in progress, technical reports,
and new technologies available for commercialization. NTTGs system also
includes an updated electronic directory of federal laboratories and
technology resources.
* Business Gold - Provides users with information on federal technologies
and business opportunities at no cost. The database includes announcements
of new federal technologies available for licensing and development and
solicitations and other technology transfer opportunities.
Developers can access Business Gold using a modem or via the Internet:
Dial-Up Bulletin Board
» Set data bits to 7, stop bits to 1, parity to Even, and emulation to
vt 100
« 300-2400 baud modems dial (304) 243-2561
• 9600 modems and higher dial (304) 243-2560
* For help or more information, call: (304) 243-2570
« First time sign-ons login as guest; no password is required
Internet Connection
« Telnet to iron.nttc.edu (192.188.119,50)
* Login as visitor, using your e-mail address as your password
* For more information, refer to info@nttc.edu
• All files are located in a public directory (/pub). Use anonymous ftp
to transfer files or e-mail the files to your own mailbox.
NTTC also implements an R&D Program and Technology Assessment Program,
through which a panel of industry representatives conduct technical evaluations
of major federal R&D activities. In addition, NTTC develops a range of training
programs focused on technology transfer and enhancing local, state, and regional
economic development.
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Address:
Naval Construction
Battalion Center,
Port Hueneme, CA
Naval Facilities
Engineering Service
Center
Port Hueneme, CA
93034
Contact:
Ernest Lory
Phone:
(805) 982-1299
Fax:
(805) 982-4304
E-mail:
elory@nsesc.navy.mil
CA
Military vehicle use and maintenance and various other facility activities have
contaminated the area at the Naval Construction Battalion Center, Port Hueneme,
CA with fuels and oils, pesticides, detergents, acids, solvents, and heavy met-
als. PCBs are present from transformer fluids. Fire fighting activities at training
burnsites have added other contaminants. In situ and ex situ remediation, char-
acterization, or monitoring of soil, groundwater, and sediments are types of
appropriate demonstrations for this facility. No analytical capabilities are avail-
able for use by technology developers on-site, but there are several commer-
cial laboratories certified by the State of California within a 45-minute drive of
the center.
Web:
www.flelp.iiavy.Do.il
The Chief of Naval Operations Environmental Quality Management Board es-
tablished the Navy Environmental Leadership Program (NELP) to find new and
innovative ways to manage Navy environmental programs. Two shore installa-
tions were designated to perform the NELP mission: on the West coast, Naval
Air Station North Island, Coronado, California; on the East coast. Naval Station
Mayport, Florida. The mission of the NELP is to act as a test bed for new and
innovative technologies and focused management to address the full spectrum
of environmental issues, and to export successes throughout the Navy.
Address:
28 West State Street,
P.O. Box 832
Trenton, NJ 08625-0832
Contact:
John Tesorlero
Executive Director
Phone:
(609)984-1671
Fax:
(609) 292-5920
E-mail:
scitech@scitech.
state.nj.us
ON AND
The New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology is the state of New
Jersey's agency for technology-based economic development. It funds grants
for a series of advanced technology centers, including the Hazardous Sub-
stance Management Research Center and its affiliated centers and technical
assistance programs, based at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
The Commission provides New Jersey small businesses participating in the Fed-
eral Small Business Innovative Research Program with technical and financial
assistance to supplement funding between phases and also funds a small busi-
ness assistance voucher program to enable small and medium-sized companies
to procure R&D services on a small scale from the commission's programs.
The commission can assist larger or out-of-state companies or organizations by
referring them to technical contacts in the New Jersey university system and
coordinating their interaction with those sources of technical assistance.
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Address:
138 Warren Street
Newark, NJ 07102
Contact:
Richard S. Magee
Phone:
(973)
Fax:
(973) 802-1946
OF - H.
FOR AND
The Otto H. York Center for Environmental Engineering and Science (GEES) houses
a number of New Jersey Institute of Technology environmental centers, programs,
and initiatives, including the Hazardous Substance Management Research Center
(HSMRC) and the Northeast Hazardous Substance Research Center. Participating institutions
are Princeton University, Rutgers University, Stevens Institute of Technology, and the University
of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
HSMRC aicLs in the development of new products, processes, and technologies to mini-
mize, treat, and manage hazardous waste; furnishes the public and private sectors with
technologies necessary to identify and remediate hazardous spills and burial sites; and facili-
tates the exchange of ideas and knowledge among industry, government, academia, and
the public. HSMRC's focus areas include: incineration, biological and chemical treatment,
physical treatment; site assessment, and remedial action.
GEES also houses the Emission Reduction Research Center, the Center for Airborne
Organics, the Integrated Pollution Prevention Initiative, and the New Jersey Technical As-
sistance Program for Industrial Pollution Prevention and is affiliated with the Institute for
Hazardous and Toxic Waste Management.
Address:
Waste Management
Education and
Research Consortium
New Mexico State
University
P.O. Box 30001,
MSC WERC
Las Cruces, NM
88003-8001
Contact:
Mr. Abbas Ghassemi
Phone:
(505) 646-1719
Fax:
(505) 646-4149
E-mail:
werc@nmsu.edu
New Mexico State University is the lead organization of the Waste Manage-
ment Education and Research Consortium. Participating institutions are the University of
the New Mexico, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Navajo Community
College, and Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories. The consortium conducts
research in all areas of hazardous waste management. Currently, 32 projects are in pro-
cess, including research on in situ remediation and bioremediation of toxic wastes. Eight
of the projects are in the demonstration stage and approaching commercial realization.
The consortium is examining various technologies that involve sensor instrumentation
and robotics as well as physical, chemical, and biological methods for cleaning up soil
and water. Faculty and staff of the University collaborate with industry and third parties
in developing new technology7. The University distributes requests for proposals that
specify the research topic areas.
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Address:
Northeast Hazardous
Substance Research
Center
New Jersey Institute
ofTechnology
Newark, NJ 07103
Contact:
Richard Magee
Phone:
(973)
Fax:
(973) 802-1946
Web:
www.cees.njlt.edu/
nhsrc
The Northeast Hazardous Substance Research Center (NHSRC) supports EPA
Regions 1 and 2. The center's programs focus on the development and demon-
stration of remediation and treatment technologies. In particular, the center
concentrates on In situ remediation techniques and incineration.
Participating institutions are the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Massachu-
setts Institute of Technology, Princeton University, Rutgers University, Stevens
Institute of Technology, Tufts University, and the University of Medicine and
Dentistry of New Jersey.
Address:
Lockheed Martin
Energy Systems, Inc.
P.O. Box 2008, Mail
Stop 6038, Oak Ridge,
TN 37831-6038
Contact:
Philip M. Jardlne
Phone:
(423) 574-8058
Fax:
(423) 576-8646
E-mail:
jardineptn@ornl.gov
TN
Demonstrations of in situ and ex situ technologies for characterization, or moni-
toring of soil and groundwater are appropriate at the Oak Ridge Subsurface
Weirs.
The field facility is designed to perform groundwater tracer injection experi-
ments in fractured shale bedrock. The site is equipped with numerous multi-
level sampling wells and wells designated for continuous water pressure head
monitoring. Sampling from rock matrix and fracture regimes along the entire
flow field is possible. Injection set-up is computer driven and designed to
deliver transient or steady-state tracer concentrations into rock matrix or frac-
tured regime. The site is conducive to studying advection and diffusion in shale
bedrock. A permit may be required to conduct demonstrations. Two sites of
interest are the Melton Branch and the WAG 5 Branch site.
Melton Branch is an uncontaminated site. It has been used for a variety of storm
driven subsurface flow and transport studies involving inorganic and organic
tracers and natural isotopic tracers.
The WAG 5 Branch site is contaminated with tritium, strontium-90, a variety of
DNAPLs, and toluene. Long-term multi-component groundwater tracer studies
have been conducted here to investigate advective and diffusive mass transfer
of contaminants in the fractured shale bedrock.
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Address:
ItavironmentaiRestoration
andH&ste Management,
Tedmology Development
U.S. Department ofEnergy
Washington, DC
Web:
www.em.doe.gov/er
OF
U.S. OF
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Restoration and
Waste Management: (EM) is charged with overseeing a multibillion-dollar environ-
mental cleanup effort. EM leads a national research, development, demonstration,
testing, and evaluation program to provide environmental restoration and waste
management technologies to DOE sites and to manage waste generated by DOE.
DOE also supports the development of promising environmental cleanup business
and research opportunities through a range of financial assistance vehicles and
technology transfer tools.
Developers can obtain information about DOE's business and research opportun-
ities from the U.S. Department of Energy Environmental Cleanup Technology
Development Program Business and Research Opportunities Guide (DOE/EM-
0115P). This Guide can be purchased from the National Technical Information
Service at (703) 605-6000.
DOE/EM's largest assistance vehicles are Research Opportunity Announcements
(ROA) and Program R&D Announcements (PRDA). See page 74 of this guide for
more information. DOE also provides financial assistance through the Small
Business Innovative Research Program and the Small Business Technology
Transfer Program, both of which are listed in this guide on page 79.
Address:
International Trade
Administration
U.S. Department
of Commerce
Room 1003
14th and Constitution
Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20230
Contact:
Carlos M ontoulieu
Phone:
(202) 482-5225
Fax:
(202) 482-5665
Web:
www.ita.doc. go v/
OF U.S.
OF
The Office of Environmental Technologies Exports (ETE) introduces export-
oriented U.S. environmental technology companies to U.S. government trade
development programs. The trade development programs provide developers
access to information about high-potential export markets and U.S. government
activities related to emerging markets.
ETE also can direct developers to government export financing support programs
and projects, such as the Export-Import Bank, the Overseas Private Investment
Corporation, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, and multilateral develop-
ment banks. In addition, ETE identifies subsector opportunities and requirements
that developers must address to compete for major procurement opportunities.
To reach the ETE Web page, go to and click on "In-
dustries and Sectors'' and then on ''Environmental Technologies.''
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Address:
U.S.
Administration
409 3rd Street S.W.
8th Floor
•Washington, DC 20416
Contact:
James Wilfong
Phone:
(202)205-6720
Fax:
(202)205-7272
E-mail:
james.wilfong®
sba.gov
Web:
www.sba.gov/OIT
OF U.S.
ADMINISTRATION
The U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of International Trade
(OIT) provides export financing and business development assistance to estab-
lished and prospective small business exporters. The Export Working Capital
Program (EWCP) encourages lenders to "back" small-business-exporter deals by
significantly reducing the risk associated with such deals. The EWCP can sup-
port single transactions or multiple export sales. Under the program, the SBA
can guarantee up to 85 percent of a private sector loan as much as $750,000.
Loan maturities are generally set at 12 months, with two options to renew, for a
total of 36 months.
Guarantees can be extended for preshipment working capital, postshipment
exposure coverage, or a combination of pre- and post-shipment financing.
OIT also works in cooperation with other federal agencies and public and
private-sector groups to encourage small business exports and to assist small
businesses seeking to export. OIT's outreach efforts include sponsoring or
supporting export training conferences and developing "how-to" and market-
specific publications for exporters. OIT directs and coordinates SBA's ongoing
export initiatives, such as the Export Legal Assistance Network and SBA's Auto-
mated Trade Locator Assistance System.
Contact:
Kurt Gerdes
Phone:
(301)903-7289
Fax:
(301)903-7457
E-mail:
kurt.gerdes@em.doe.gov
Web:
http://em-50.em.doe.gov
OF U.S.
OF
The Office of Science and Technology (OST) manages and directs targeted basic
research and focused, solution-oriented technology development programs to
support the Office of Environmental Management. OST programs involve re-
search, development, demonstration, testing and evaluation activities designed to
produce innovative technologies and technology systems to meet national needs
for regulatory compliance, lower life-cycle costs, and reduced risks to the envi-
ronment and to public health.
The Technology Management System is designed to provide access to data and
information relevant to OST programs, technologies, and problems.
Within the OST, the Office of Technology Systems maintains focus areas and
cross-cutting study areas on the following:
• Mixed Waste
« Subsurface Contaminants
• Tanks
« Characterization, Monitoring, and Sensor Technology
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Address:
Olympic Venture Partners
2420 Carillon Point
Klrkland, WA 98033
Phone:
(425)889-9192
Fax:
(425)889-0152
Web:
www.ovp.com
and
Address:
Olympic Venture Partners
340 Oswego Pointe Drive
Suite 200
Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Phone:
(503)697-8766
Fax:
(503)697-8863
E-mail:
info@ovp.com
Olympic Venture Partners (OVP) is a technology-focused venture capital firm
in the Pacific Northwest. The firm makes equity investments in early stage
technology-based companies in the western third of North America, while
maintaining a leading market share position in the Pacific Northwest. Specific
emphasis is on firms in the software, life sciences, multimedia, communica-
tions, health care, and environmental sectors.
Address:
63 Poison Street
2nd Floor
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5A1A4
Phone:
(416)778-5264
Fax:
(416)778-5624
E-mail:
oceta@oceta.on.ca
Web:
www.oceta.on.ca
ADWANCEMENT
The Ontario Centre for Environmental Technology Advancement (OCETA) is a
private sector, not-for-profit corporation committed to helping small and medium-
sized enterprises overcome the barriers involved in the commercialization of
new environmental technologies. OCETA works with its clients to develop
plans to help move innovative technologies into the marketplace, which in-
cludes strategic planning, market analysis, financial brokerage, and assistance
with technology demonstrations. OCETA operates on a fee-for-service basis
and can provide flexible financing terms with payment for sendees contingent
upon the future success of the client's business.
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Address:
1100 New York
Avenue, N.W. ,
Washington, DC 20527
Phone:
(202) 336-8799
(OPIC InfoLlne)
Fax:
(202)408-9859
E-mail:
tofo@oplc.gov
Web:
WIVW.OpiC.gOV
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) assists American inves-
tors by financing businesses through loans and loan guarantees, insuring invest-
ments against a range of risks, and providing other investor services in 140
countries and areas worldwide.
OPIC supports, finances, and insures projects that have a positive effect on U.S.
employment, are financially sound, and promise significant benefits to the
social and economic development of the host country. Assistance is available
for new investments, privatizations, and for the expansion and modernization
of existing plants sponsored by U.S. investors. Investments may take the form
of conventional equity investments and loans, construction and service con-
tracts, production sharing agreements, or leases, for example.
Interested parties can receive various OPIC documents by facsimile by mailing
requests to the address above or by calling OPIC FactsLine at (202) 336-8700.
Available documents include the Preliminary Application for Financing (OPIC
Form 115, FactsLine request number 6902) and a Request for Registration for
Political Risk Investment Insurance (OPTC Form 50, FactsLine request number
7902).
Web:
http://
cbdnet.access.gpo.gov
U.S. OF
Program Research and Development (R&D) Announcements (PRDA) are one
of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) major assistance vehicles for de-
veloping technologies. PRDAs solicit a broad mix of proposals where R&D,
including demonstration, testing, and evaluation, is required within broadly
defined areas of interest. DOE may issue a PRDA in response to an individual
program need such as the cleanup of a particular contaminant at a specific
site. Multiple awards for proposals, which may have varied approaches or
concepts, are generally made. Numerous PRDAs may be issued each year.
PRDAs are published in the Commerce Business Daily.
Research Opportunity Announcements (ROA) are another major assistance ve-
hicle for developing technologies. ROAs solicit industry and academic propos-
als throughout the year ("rolling admissions") for potential contracts in applied
research. ROAs support research efforts for the development: of technologies
with potential application in the environmental management program. A pro-
posed technology should improve DOE's capabilities in areas such as in situ
remediation; detection, characterization, and monitoring: efficient separations
technology for radioactive waste; and robotics.
ROAs are published in the Commerce Business Daily. The program includes
some set-asides for small businesses.
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Web:
www.remedial.com
The Remediation Information Management System (RIMS) is an on-line library
of information about nearly 900 remediation technologies. RIMS contains jour-
nals and newsletters, abstract summaries, technology descriptions, cost infor-
mation, case studies, sources, and citations on a variety of technology categor-
ies. RIMS is available at any time to help with feasibility studies, remedial
investigations, and any type of remediation research.
All of the information in RIMS has been put through an extensive quality
assurance and quality control process by the expert project team at the Re-
search Triangle Institute (RTI), so it is objective and reliable. The RIMS data-
base is updated on a monthly basis. RIMS also contains comprehensive listings
for technology vendors. There is a fee to subscribe to the RIMS database, but
before subscribing, RIMS offers a free "test drive" of its services. RIMS can be
located under the Environmental Technologies link on the Web site.
Web:
www.rtdf.org
The Remediation Technologies Development Forum (RTDF) was established in
1992 by the U.S. EPA to foster collaboration between the public and private
sectors in developing innovative solutions to mutual hazardous waste prob-
lems. The RTDF has grown to include partners from industry, several govern-
ment agencies, and academia who share the common goal of developing more
effective, less costly hazardous waste characterization treatment technologies.
The RTDF is one of a few government programs designed to foster public-
private partnerships to conduct laboratory and applied research to develop.
test, and evaluate innovative remediation technologies. Through the unprec-
edented collaboration of the RTDF, companies, government agencies, and uni-
versities are voluntarily sharing knowledge, experience, equipment, facilities,
and even proprietary technology to address mutual remediation problems.
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Address:
P.O. Box 12194
Research Triangle Park,
NC 27709-2194
Phone:
(919)990-8388
E-mail:
dv@rti.org
Web:
wwiv.rd.org/
gen_info.html
Phone:
(800)424-9346
TDD (800) 553-7672
Hours of Service:
Monday-Friday,
9:00 am. - 6:00 p.m. EST
Web:
www.epa.gov/
epaoswer/hotllne/
Index, htm
Research Triangle Institute (RTF) is an independent nonprofit organization per-
forming research in many disciplines for government, industry and other clients
throughout the U.S. and abroad. RTI conducts research that responds to priori-
ties in medicine and pharmaceuticals, public health, advanced technologies,
environmental protection, and public policies.
The Environmental Sciences and Engineering Research Area develops basic
information, regulator}7 strategies, and new technologies for environmental pro-
tection. The three research centers within this area are:
• Environmental Measurements and Quality Assurance
• Environmental Analysis
• Engineering and Environmental Technology
For more specific contact information, browse the various research center pro-
grams on the RTI Web site.
AND
The Hotline responds to factual questions on federal EPA regulations devel-
oped under:
« The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), which includes the
Underground Storage Tank (UST) program
* The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (CERCLA or Superfund)
« The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
« The Oil Pollution Act (OPA)
The Hotline offers information to a broad audience of callers with diverse
backgrounds and varying degrees of regulatory knowledge.
Address:
Sandia National laborator-
ies, New Mexico
P.O. Box
Alberquerque, NM
and
Sandia National laborator-
ies, California
P.O. Box 969
Livermore, CA 94551
Phone:
Technology Transfer
Partnerships Center
(505)M3-4164
Web:
www.sandla.gov
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Sandia National Laboratories have cutting edge technologies and facilities avail-
able for new technology development. Sandia can offer free advice on a
technical problem for a small business to multiyear cooperative research and
development partnerships with industrial corporations. Of particular interest to
technology developers is Sandia's Technology Transfer Partnerships Program,
which partners industry and academia through a wide variety of agreement
types. For more information on Sandia's Technology Transfer Partnerships,
visit or call (505) 843-4164.
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Address:
2120 Williston Road
Alken County, SC 29802
Contact:
Yul Holloway
Phone:
(803) 652-7772
Fax:
(803) 642-2124
The Savannah River Research Campus is a 422-acre technology park under devel-
opment in Aiken County, South Carolina, adjacent to the Savannah River Superfund
Site. The research center will provide office space, research laboratories, and
incubator space in support of research and incubator activities and will span 47,000-
square feet. The research center will be occupied by the Department of Energy,
Westinghouse, and the South Carolina Research Authority, with the Advanced Anal-
ytical Center for Environmental Services locating on the campus in the near future.
The Savannah River Site is already the location of environmental developments
ranging from hydrogen to robotics to advanced environmental technology and is
assisting companies in their efforts to solve manufacturing and maintenance pro-
blems and to form partnerships in developing and demonstrating technologies.
Address:
U.S. SmaE Business
Administration
409 Third Street, SW
Washington, DC 20416
Phone:
(800) 634-0245
Web:
wwiiv.score.org
OF
The Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) is a nonprofit organization
dedicated to entrepreneur education and the formation, growth, and success of
small business nationwide. SCORE volunteers, working and retired executives and
business owners, dedicate their time and expertise to serve as counselors to America's
small businesses. Experts in accounting, finance, law, marketing, engineering, and
retail provide free counseling and mentoring to entrepreneurs. More than 12,000
volunteer members provide individual counseling and business workshops for
aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners. There are more than 750 coun-
seling locations throughout the country.
SCORE offers the following services:
• No fee prebusiness counseling
« No fee existing business counseling
• No fee mentoring for longer term business advising sessions
« Low cost, local workshops on topics such as business planning and man-
agement, financing, and marketing
* Access to information on relevant subjects, including business planning,
financing and marketing
« Local contacts for additional assistance
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Web:
www.acq.osd.mil/sacibij AND U.S.
OF
The Office of the Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmen-
tal Cleanup and the Small and Disadvantagcd Business Utilization Office work closely
with the small business representatives of each of (lie military services to promote
environmental restoration opportunities within the Department of Defense (DoD)
for small businesses. The continued participation of small businesses in DoD's resto-
ration program is a priority within Environmental Security. This section consolidates
information from each of the military services in one place, including contracting
opportunities and serves as a place for "one-stop-shopping" for small businesses
who are interested in performing environmental cleanup work for DoD.
The site consolidates information across military branches on:
• Contact offices for Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
« Government contract information resources throughout the DoD and the
military services, which may provide environmental restoration-related busi-
ness opportunities
• Reference documents about small business participation in the defense
environmental cleanup mission, contracting, and related topics
* Conferences, meetings, and other events of interest to small businesses
Address:
U.S. Small
Administration
409 Third Street, SW
Washington, DC 20416
Phone:
(202) 205-6766
Fax:
(202) 205-7064
TDD:
(704) 344-6640
The SBA has offices
throughout the United
States. For the one
nearest you, look un-
der "U.S. Government"
in your telephone di-
rectory, or call the SBA
Answer Desk at (800)
8-ASK-SBA or (800) 827-
5722.
Web:
www.sba.gov
U.S.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) administers the Small Business
Development Center (SBDC) Program to provide management assistance to cur-
rent and prospective small business owners. SBDCs offer one-stop assistance to
small businesses by providing a wide variety of information and guidance in
central and easily accessible branch locations. The program is a cooperative
effort of the private sector, the educational community, and federal, state and
local governments. It enhances economic development by providing small busin-
esses with management and technical assistance. There are now 57 SBDCs-one
in every state (Texas has four), the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S.
Virgin Islands and Guam-with a network of more than 1,000 service locations. In
each state there is a lead organization that sponsors the SBDC and manages the
program. The lead organization coordinates program services offered to small
businesses through a network of subcenters and satellite locations in each state.
Subcenters are located at colleges, universities, community colleges, vocational
schools, chambers of commerce, and economic-development corporations. SBDC
assistance is tailored to the local community and the needs of individual clients.
Each center develops services in cooperation with local SBA district offices to
ensure statewide coordination with other available resources.
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Web:
wwiv.seeport.cona/
manuals/r&dbook/
rdguide.htm
Address:
U.S. Small Business
Administration,
Office of Technology
409 Third St. SW
Washington, DC 20416
Phone:
(202) 205-6450
Web:
http://www.sba.gov/
SBHt/sbir.html
Contact:
Dr. Robert Berger
Phone:
(301) 903-1414
Fax:
(301) 903-5488
E-mail:
sbir-sttr@science.doe.gov
Web:
http://sttr.er.doe.gov/sttr
TO R&D
The Small Business Guide to Federal R&D Funding Opportunities was pro-
duced by Foresight Science & Technology, Inc.. under contract to the National
Science Foundation. The purpose of the guide is to assist small businesses
competing for Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and Small Business
Technology Transfer (STTR) awards; however, it includes some information
which may be helpful to SBIR awardees seeking Phase III funding.
The Small Business Guide to Federal R&D Funding Opportunities includes chap-
ters on commercialization, market research, marketing, and financing. The guide
is available on-line at .
U.S.
The Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Program is a highly competi-
tive program that encourages small business to develop their technological
potential. SBIR targets the entrepreneurial sector because that is where most
innovation and innovators thrive. SBIR funds the critical startup and develop-
ment stages and it: encourages the commercialization of the technology, prod-
uct, or service, which, in turn, stimulates the U.S. economy. Each year, ten
federal departments and agencies are required by SBIR to reserve a portion of
their R&D funds for award to small business.
Following submission of proposals, agencies make SBIR awards based on small
business qualification, degree of innovation, technical merit, and future market
potential. Small businesses that receive awards or grants then begin a three-
phase program.
• Phase I is the startup phase.
• Phase II is the R&D phase
« Phase III is the commercialization phase
U.S.
OF
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Small Business Technology Transfer
Program (STTR) is a highly competitive program that reserves specific percent-
ages of federal R&D funding to support innovative technology development by
small businesses.
STTR is similar to the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program in
that both programs seek to increase the participation of small businesses in
federal R&D and to increase private sector commercialization of technology
developed through federal R&D. The unique feature of the STTR program is
that, for both Phase I and Phase II projects, at least 40% of the work must be
performed by the small business and at least 30% of the work must be per-
formed by a non-profit research institution. Such institutions include federally-
funded research and development centers (for example, DOE national labora-
tories), universities, non-profit hospitals, and other non-profits.
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Address:
Smlthvllle Phase IV
Bedrock
Remediation
Program
2769 Thompson
Avenue
Smithvllie, Ontario,
Canada LOR 2AO
Contacts:
Ted O'Neill
Project Manager
toneill@nlagara.com
David Ketcheson
Technical Manager
dketches@niagara.com
Phone:
(905)957-4077
Fax:
(905) 957-4079
IV
Demonstrations of in situ or ex situ remediation, characterization, or monitoring
of soil, groundwater, or fractured rock are appropriate for the facility.
PCB wastes were stored at the site between 1978 and 1985. Chlorobcnzcncs
dissolved the PCB and served as the "carrier"' fluid. Old transformers were
possibly "spent" and overheated; thus conversion to dioxins and furans seems
reasonable. The transformers were cleaned at the site with a chlorinated sol-
vent believed to be trichloroethene. Presence of other chlorinated solvents may
be breakdown products or used industrial-grade solvents. Contaminant releases
were discovered at the facility in 1985. An estimated 8,000 gallons of DNAPLs
have migrated to the underlying bedrock about 19.7 feet below ground surface.
By 1993, the surface of the site had been restored through the use of an on-sitc
mobile incinerator. Research is underway to restore the fractured carbonate
bedrock that was used as a local drinking water supply.
The site has excellent data available and work is in progress to model site
conditions with a 3-D fracture flow model called FRAC3DVS. The site is located
within the Michigan Basin and is composed of relatively simple "pancake''
geology (stratigraphic profile). The local community supports cleanup efforts
and there is no current litigation.
A full service commercial analytical laboratory on contract to the site is about
25 miles away. The laboratory, Zenon, has been accredited by the States of
New York, Virginia, and Washington, and the Department of the Army among
others. Equipment includes GC/MS. GC, and HPLC. Technology developers are
permitted to do their own analysis using available facilities.
A permit is required to conduct demonstrations. Both the technology developer
and the facility must submit applications. The length of time it takes to obtain a
permit depends on the type of demonstration proposed. National and provincial
regulations apply. Permission to add injectants for remediation may be granted on
a case-by-case basis. If a passive containment system is constructed to isolate
contaminants, it may be possible to consider addition of other chemicals.
Phone:
(888)748-8379
E-mail:
lbaUen@solquest.coin
Web:
www.solquest.com
Solution Quest provides a variety of solutions based on its clients needs. These
solutions can generally be grouped into four areas: management, environment-
al, resource, and Internet/Web. Solution Quest can help develop and imple-
ment marketing and sales programs, literature, advertising copy and campaigns,
as well as conduct market research and analysis. Solution Quest can also help
with the development of bids and proposals, and can help your company find
the resources it needs to succeed.
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Address:
3221CEBA Building
Louisiana University
Baton Rouge, IA
70803-6770
Contact:
Danny Relble
Phone:
(225)388-6770
Fax:
(225)38*5043
E-mail:
reibie@che.lsu.edu
Web:
www.hsrc.org/hsrc/
html/south.html
AND
The South and Southwest Hazardous Substance Research Center conducts re-
search on hazardous substance problems unique to U.S. EPA Regions 4 (AL, FL, GA, KY,
MS, NC, SC, TN) and 6 (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX), for example, wood treating
wastes, and is focused on contaminated sediment and dredged material re-
search with project themes. Participating institutions are Louisiana State Uni-
versity, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Rice University. Themes within
these focus areas include contaminant transport and transformation processes,
management and control of remediation technology, ecological effects and
exposure levels of sensitive receptors, and human exposure to chemicals in
contaminated sediments and dredged material. In addition to research, the cen-
ter conducts training and technology transfer activities such as regulatory con-
ferences, newsletters, and technology briefs.
Address:
1900 SW 34th Street
Suite 206
Gainesville, FL 32608-
1260
Phone:
(352) 294-7822
Fax:
(352) 294-7802
E-mail:
STACINF®
nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu
Web:
www.state.fl.us/stac
The Southern Technology Applications Center (STAC) is part of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Southeast Regional Technology
Transfer Center. STAC provides commercialization services that encompass many
of the components necessaiy in maximizing an organization's use of technol-
ogy-related resources. STAG'S expert staff can customize services to assist tech-
nology developers in every phase of the technology development and com-
mercialization processes - from idea generation to sales, marketing and distri-
bution.
Technology Licensing - STAC assists companies, universities, federal laborator-
ies, and individuals in marketing and licensing internally developed technolo-
gies and capabilities. As the Southeast Regional Technology Transfer Center,
STAC assists companies in acquiring technology7 created at NASA's field cen-
ters. STAG'S commercialization staff" has extensive experience in designing,
structuring, and negotiating equitable licensing agreements.
Collaborative Agreements - Federal law allows companies to perform joint
research and development with federal laboratories utilizing collaborative arrange-
ments such as NASA's Space Act Agreements and other federal agencies' Coopera-
tive Research and Development Agreements (CRADA). These agreements provide
companies with access to federal laboratory technical staff, specialized facilities
and unique equipment. STAC assists clients in accessing the vast resources of the
federal laboratories and in structuring collaborative arrangements.
Technology Locating - STAC helps clients in identifying technologies that will
solve manufacturing and product development problems. Awareness of the
technologies available, combined with a thorough knowledge of federal labora-
tory capabilities, allows STAC to direct clients toward technology facilities or
expertise applicable to specific commercial needs.
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Address:
5039 Pine Creek Drive
Westerville, OH 43081
Phone:
(614) 901-1690
Fax:
(614)901-1696
E-mail:
sstl@ssti.org
Web:
www.sstl.org
AND
The State Science and Technology Institute (SSTI) is a national, nonprofit organ-
ization dedicated to improving government-industry programs that encourage
economic growth through the application of science and technology. The
institute also works to advance cooperation between the states and federal
cooperation between the states and federal cooperative technology programs
for more effective economic development.
SSTI provides assistance to state and federal Science and Technology policy
makers and program staff through four service areas:
• Information: SSTI serves as a central resource center for current and
historical information on cooperative technology programs. SSTI pub-
lishes the SSTT Weekly Digest, an electronic newsletter summarizing the top
issues of the week for the science and technology community.
• Education: SSTI holds an annual conference each year for the profes-
sional development and education of state and federal science and tech-
nology leaders. SSTI also sponsors workshops, courses and seminars
designed to assist science and technology program staff in policy forma-
tion, evaluation and program management.
« Research: The institute conducts policy research and impact analyses for
state and federal science and technology programs. Research results are
published through annual and biennial reports, issue briefs, special re-
ports, program papers, and the Compendium of State and Federal Coop-
erative Technology! Programs. Most are available through the Web site or
by ordering directly from SSTI.
« Facilitation: SSTI encourages greater communication and cooperation be-
tween state and federal science and technology programs, including spon-
sorship of meetings designed to encourage dialogue between the states,
federal agencies, industry, and laboratories.
Web:
www.clu-ie.org/
products/ebc/
ebcrpt.htm
OF
The state sources of commercialization assistance can be found on the CLU-IN
Web site. The webpage lists many state environmental business council re-
sources. Also, the webpage summarizes the activitcs of organizations that are
involved in supporting the development and transfer of innovative environ-
mental technology through activities such as barrier reduction, economic devel-
opment, and marketing.
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Address:
New York Center
for Hazardous m&ste
Management
207JarvislMl
BuffiaJo,NYl4260
Contact:
A. Scott Weber
Phone:
(716)645-3446
Fax:
(716)645-3463/3667
E-mail:
weber@acsu.bufMo.edu
Web:
http://
wings.buffalo.edu/
hazwaste
OF AT
The New York State Center for Hazardous Waste Management administers
research and pilot-scale demonstration projects directed at the development of
technologies applicable to the remediation of contaminated environmental me-
dia, waste reduction, waste treatment, and productive reuse of hazardous waste.
The center reviews competitive proposals from university and private industiy
researchers in New York state and awards contracts on an annual basis. The
center is currently involved in a multivendor demonstration of bioremediation
technologies at a state Superfund site. The center draws on R&D talent state-
wide in carrying out its research programs.
Address:
U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency
26 W. Martin Luther
King Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45268
Mail Stop 445
Contact:
Annette Gatchett
Phone:
(513)569-7697
Fax:
(513)569-7620
E-mail:
gatchett. annette®
epamail. epa.gov
wwiv.clu-in.org/
vendweb/demonstr/
sitefram.htm
or
www.epa.gov/OMD/
SITE/lndex.html
U.S. EPA
The Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation (SITE) program was estab-
lished in 1986 by the U.S. EPA's Offices of Research and Development (ORD)
and Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER). Its purpose is to promote
the development and use of innovative technologies to clean up Superfund
sites across the country.
The SITE Program has two major components:
« The Demonstration program - generates performance, engineering,
and cost data through selected innovative technology demonstrations.
EPA publishes an annual solicitation for proposals from developers to
demonstrate their technologies, ideally at actual Superfund
sites. Under this program, the vendor typically pays for the operation of
the demonstration. EPA pays for the planning, sampling, and analysis and
generates reports to communicate the results of the demonstration.
Questions regarding the SITE Demonstration program should be directed
to Vince Gallardo at (513) 569-7176 or Randy Parker at (513) 569-7271.
• The Monitoring and Measurement Technologies Program - supports
the development and demonstration of innovative field-ready technologies
that sample, detect, monitor, or measure hazardous substances in the air,
surface water, soil, wastes, and biological tissues. For more information
contact Steve Billets at (702) 798-2232.
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Address:
U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency
Office of Science,
Planning and Regula-
tory Evaluation (H-8105)
Office of Research and
Development
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
Contact:
Amy Mills
Phone:
(202) 260-7667
Fax:
(202) 260-0507
U.S. EPA
The Superfund Technical Liaison Program was created in 1990 jointly by the
U.S. EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) and Office of Solid
Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) to expand the technical support
available to Regional staff. It is managed within the Regional Operations Staff
of ORD's Office of Science, Planning and Regulatory Evaluation (OSPRE) at
EPA Headquarters.
Technical Liaisons are ORD senior scientists and engineers located in the EPA
Regional hazardous waste offices. They interact on a daily basis with remedial
project managers, on-sccnc coordinators, Regional management, and other haz-
ardous waste personnel. The liaisons foster communications—especially the
transfer of scientific and engineering products—between ORD laboratories
and the Regions. They can provide developers with technical information on
sites and technologies in the EPA Regions.
Superfund Technical Liaisons
Steve Mangion, Region 1
U.S. EPA(HBS)
JFK Federal Building
Boston, Massachusetts 02203
(617) 918-1452
Jon Josephs, Region 2
U.S. EPA
290 Broadway, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10007-1866
(212) 637-4317
Norm Kulujlan, Region 3
U.S. EPA, (3HWO2)
1650 ArOOch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029
(215) 814-3130
Felicia Barnett, Region 4
Office of Technical Sendees,
U.S. EPA
6 IForsyth Street
Atlanta, GA 30303-3415
(404) 562-8659
Robert Moumighan, Region /
SUPR/SACR, U.S. EPA
726 Minnesota Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66101
(913) 551-7913
Robert Stone, Region 8
8EPR-PS, U.S. EPA (6T-513)
999 18th Street, Suite 500
Denver, CO 80202-2466
(303) 312-6777
Mike Gill, Region 9
75 Hawthorne Street (SFD-8-2)
San Francisco , CA 94105
(415) 744-2385
John Barich, Region 10
Technical Support Branch
Environmental Science Division,
U.S. EPA
1200 Sixth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 553-8562
Web:
fattp://
sbn.envlrolirik.org/
busopps/index.html
The Sustainable Business Network is a resource of sustainable business oppor-
tunities that help businesses find the resources they need to grow and help
investors find promising opportunities. This site offers opportunities for inves-
tors and partners, distributors and licensees, and capital and contracts.
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Web:
http://web.ead.anl.gov/
tecfacGo/
Web:
wwiv.techknow.org
Phone:
(312)644-0828
Fax:
(312)644-8557
E-mail:
t2s@t2s.org
Web:
www.t2s.org
TECHCON
TechCon is a Department of Energy (DOE) program connecting DOE's site-
specific environmental management needs with private industry capabilities
and public sector experience. To facilitate the connection, TechCon solicits
information from private industry and the public sector about solutions to spe-
cific remediation project opportunities with DOE. The Web site links to a list of
current projects and instructions so technology developers present their capa-
bilities and project experience to the respective DOE remediation project team,
review submitted capabilities statements and project histories, or communicate
with others involved in the project.
TECHKNOW
TechKnow is a free, interactive database that is available over the Internet. The
database provides information for people interested in environmentally sustain-
able technologies. Originally, TechKnow only contained environmental remediation
technologies but has now branched off to other forms of sustainable technolo-
gies. One of the main goals of the database is to remain current. To do this,
individual technology owners and sponsors are invited to enter in their own data.
They assign themselves a password and can then come in and update their own
entries on a regular basis as the status of the technology changes.
TechKnow was developed by The Global Environment and Technology Foun-
dation (GETF) under a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Department of
Energy and a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Strato-
spheric Protection Divisision. GETF is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation that
fosters innovation by uniting the environment, technology and enterprise to
encourage sustainable practices.
The Technology Transfer Society (T2S) is a not-for-profit professional organization
dedicated to sharing methods, opportunities and schools of thought with the tech-
nology transfer community. T2S achieves its mission through programs, publica-
tions, forums, an annual conference, and other services designed to provide re-
sources of information and contacts. T2S draws these resources from their knowr-
ledgeable members, who have technology transfer experience and expertise.
The T2S publishes the Journal of Technology Transfer three times per year, the
monthly T'Squared newsletter, and a 500 page Annual Proceedings of the
Technology Transfer Society (latest strategies in technology transfer), as publi-
cations to keep you informed. Organizations find opportunities to promote
their businesses and learn how to incorporate technology transfer into their
business strategies. The T2S Annual Meetings feature top technology transfer
professionals presenting the latest topics, and allow international technology
matching and networking opportunities.
The T2S Chapter network includes opportunities to network locally in Arkan-
sas; Boston; Denver; Huntsville, AL; Los Angeles; Northern California: Washing-
ton D.C.; and Wheeling, WV. T2S members receive T2S publications absolutely
free and may attend meetings at member-only discount rates, and may adver-
tise in the T2S publications at a 20 percent discount.
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Contact:
Lee Martin
Phone:
(423) 220-8832 or
(615) 253-1946
While the Tennessee Technology Foundation (TTF) was created as a private.
nonprofit corporation with an initial focus on promoting and supporting the Oak
Ridge/Knoxville Technology Corridor, its charter gives it a mission that is statewide
in scope. Thus, the foundation offers its sendees throughout Tennessee. That mis-
sion is to diversify and expand the employment opportunities and capital invest-
ment in Tennessee by promoting technology-based economic development. TTF
does so by (1) providing specialized support to area economic development
organizations in targeting and recruiting high-tech companies and (2) supporting
technology transfer and commercialization.
Among other activities, the foundation's four staff members:
« Promote and nurture joint efforts among Tennessee's universities, federal
research centers and businesses to enhance economic development through
collaborative research and development, joint ventures, facility access, and
similar arrangements
« Provide leadership or assistance on major research and technology-based
project proposals, such as the Superconducting Supercollider
« Promote and offer technical review and writing support to companies ap-
plying for federal Small Business Innovation Research grants
« Identify and market Tennessee's research and technological resources
• Provide customized assistance in finding facilities or sites for technology-
based companies
• Help firms seeking to commercialize federally sponsored and university-
developed technology
• Provide assistance to start-up and existing technology-based firms in obtain-
ing capital and other resources
Address:
401M Street, No. 7408
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:
(202) 554-1404
(202) 554-0551 (TDD)
Fax:
(202) 554-5603
E-mail:
tsca-hotllee@epa.gov
Hours of Service:
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
(ET) Mon-Fri
ACT
U.S. EPA
Developers of technologies for treating polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) should
be aware that these technologies are subject to separate regulation by FPA's
Office of Toxic Substances (40 CFR 761).
Sponsored by the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, the Toxic Assistance
Information Service (TAIS) provides technical assistance and information about
programs implemented under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the
Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act (ASHAA), the Asbestos Hazard Emer-
gency Response Act (AHERA), the Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Reauthori-
zation Act (ASHARA), the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act
(Title X of TSCA), and EPA's 33/50 program. The TAIS provides copies of TSCA
information, such as Federal Register notices and support documents, to request-
ors through its Clearinghouse function.
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Address:
1401 Constitution Av-
enue, NW
U.S. Department of
Commerce
Ronald Reagan Bidding
RUC stop
Washington, DC 20230
Phone:
(800) 872-8723,
(800) 833-8723 TDD
Fax:
(202) 482-4473
E-mail:
tic@Ita.doc.gov
Web:
www. Ita.doc.gov/tlc
U.S. OF
The Trade Information Center is a central access point for information about
federal export assistance programs that provide export counseling, interna-
tional market research and trade leads, overseas and domestic trade events
and activities, export financing, and advice about documentation and licens-
ing requirements. The center is operated by the Trade Promotion Committee,
which includes 19 federal agencies responsible for international trade and
export promotion.
The center provides callers with reports and statistics from the National Trade
Data Bank, which includes more than 10,000 government documents related to
export production and international markets. In addition, the center advises
businesses about upcoming conferences, trade missions, and fairs offered in
the U.S. and overseas by federal, state, and local organizations.
Web:
www.unispfa.ere.com
UNISPHERE
UNISPHERE is an international organization based in Washington, DC supported
by public and private partners in 23 countries. It operates a virtual venture
market for firms with advanced technology products and services. It also expe-
dites firm-to-firm matching and facilitates communication between its partners on
the Internet. The Web site offers in-depth information about UNISPHERE part-
ners, news, discussion groups, and practical information about joint venturing.
Web:
www.environmental.
usace.army.mil/hq/
tools/opportunity/
opportunlty.html
U.S. OF
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USAGE) supports all four pillars of the Army's
Environmental Strategy into the 21st Century: 1) Restoration; 2) Compliance; 3)
Prevention: and 4) Conservation. USAGE provides comprehensive environmental
services to the Army, Department of Defense (DoD), U.S. Environmental Protec-
tion Agency (EPA). Department of Energy (DOE), and other federal agencies.
The majority of the Architect-Engineer (A-E) and construction services utilized by
USAGE are acquired by contract with private firms. USAGE policies and informa-
tion about A-E contracting can be found in Engineer Pamphlet (EP) 715-1-4.
USAGE policies and information about construction contracting can be found in
EP 415-1-5. Copies of these pamphlets are available from the local USAGE
district or from the USAGE Publications Depot.
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Web:
www.bustaess.gov
U.S.
The U.S. Business Advisor exists to provide business with one-stop access to
federal government information, services, and transactions. This site provides
links to over 20 sources of information, including:
• 1990 Clean Air Act Amendment
« Hazardous Waste Program
• NOx Reduction Program
« Ozone Regulations
• Pesticide Regulation Notices
« Press Releases
• Restricted Use Products
Web:
www.epa.gov/
epahome/rules.htnil
U.S. EPA
This Web site provides access to specific regulations and legislation pertain-
ing to environmental protection, including:
« Federal Register documents issued by EPA
• The Unified Agenda; EPA's semiannual regulatory agendas describing regu-
latory actions they are developing or have recently completed
• The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) database
EPA CONTACTS
Region 1
(CT, ME, MA, NH, MI, VT)
(617)918-1111
Region 2
(NJ, NY, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Is-
lands)
(212)637-3000
Region 3
(DE, MD, PA, VA, WV, DC)
(215)814-5000
Region 4
(AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN)
(404)562-9900
Region 5
(IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI)
(312)353-2000
Region 6
(AR, LA, NM, OK, TX)
(214)655-2200
7
(IA, KS, MO, ME)
(913)551-7003
Region 8
(CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY)
(303)312-6312
9
(A2, CA, HI, NV, American Samoa,
Guam)
(415)744-1305
Region 10
(AK, ID, OR, WA)
(206)553-1200
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Address:
U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency
Environmental Sciences
Division
P.O. Box 93478
Las Vegas, NV 89193-3478
Phone:
(702)798-2100
Fax:
(702)798-2637
Web:
www.epa.gov/crdlvweb
U.S. EPA -
The National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL) is EPA's center for the
investigation of technical and management approaches for identifying and
quantifying risks to human health and the environment. Goals of the Laboratory's
research program are to (1) develop and evaluate methods and technologies
for characterizing and monitoring air, soil, and water; (2) support regulatory
and policy decisions; and (3) provide the science support needed to ensure
effective implementation of environmental regulations and strategies.
The staff at the NERL Environmental Sciences Division (ESD) conduct research,
development, and technology transfer programs on environmental exposures
to ecological and human receptors. ESD develops methods for characterizing
chemical and physical stressors, with special emphasis on ecological expo-
sure. ESD develops landscape and regional assessment capabilities through
the use of remote sensing and advanced monitoring technology to issues in-
volving surface and subsurface contamination. To carry out these functions,
ESD applies a multidisciplinary, multimedia approach in both laboratory and
field settings.
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Web:
www.epa.gov/ORD/ U.S. EPA
The National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL), located in Cin-
cinnati, Ohio advances the scientific understanding and the development and
application of technological solutions to prevent, control, or remediate import-
ant environmental problems that threaten human health and the environment.
NRMRL divisions include:
« Air Pollution Prevention and Control Division - located in Research Tri-
angle Park, North Carolina; this division is responsible for research, de-
velopment, and evaluation of air pollution control technologies. Call
(919) 541-2821 for more information.
« Land Remediation and Pollution Control Division - located in Cincinnati,
Ohio; this division conducts research at the basic level as well as bench-
arid pilot-scale to explore innovative solutions to current and future land
pollution problems. Call (513) 569-7861 or (513) 569-7696 for more
information.
• Subsurface Protection and Remediation Division - (formerly the Robert S.
Kerr Environmental Research Laboratory) in Ada, Oklahoma conducts re-
search and engages in technical assistance and technology transfer on the
chemical, physical and biological structure and processes of the subsurface
environment, the biochemical interactions in that environment and fluxes to
other environmental media. Call (580) 436-8500 for more information.
• Sustainable Technology Division - located in Cincinnati, Ohio; this division's
mission is to advance the scientific understanding, development and appli-
cation of technologies and methods of prevention, removal and control of
environmental risks to human health and ecology. Call (513) 569-7509 for
more information.
« Technology Transfer and Support Division - (formerly the Center for Environ-
mental Research Information) located in Cincinnati, Ohio; this division serves
as a focal point for technology transfer activities, communication, and coordi-
nation of information on NRMRL's science activities and research programs
with Agency Program and Regional Offices, state and local governments,
universities and other Federal agencies. Call (513) 569-7406 or (513) 569-
7588 for more information.
• Water Supply and Water Resources Division - located in Cincinnati, Ohio
and Edison, NJ; this division conducts research to help prepare the pri-
mary and secondary regulations for drinking water and to develop tech-
nologies and strategies for controlling waterborne contaminants. Call
(513) 569-7201 for more information.
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Address:
U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency
T & E Facility
Cincinnati, OH 45268
Contact:
Frank Evans
Phone:
(513)569-7051
Fax:
(513)569-7052
U.S. EPA AND
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Test and Evaluation Facility was
constructed in 1979 to accommodate a broad spectrum of approaches to treat-
ing waste-water. However, the RCRA-pcrmittcd facility can perform research
and testing for treatment of hazardous waste. The facility is managed under
contract by the operational support contractor II' Environmental Programs, Inc.
The facility contains a 24,000-square-foot high-bay experimental area, on-site
analytical chemistry laboratories, chemical storage areas, hazardous waste stor-
age facilities, liquid pumping systems, and two 5-ton bridge cranes. The facility's
research capabilities are accessible to other government agencies, as well as to
private industry and developers.
Address:
U.S. Small Business
Administration
Office of Economic
Development
409 Third Street, S.W.
Suite 8200
Washington, DC 20416
Web:
www.sba.gov
U.S.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is an independent agency dedi-
cated to fostering the growth and prosperity of small businesses. The agency
has numerous programs that can be useful to businesses in the development
and commercialization of innovative technologies. With a portfolio of business
loans, loan guarantees and disaster loans worth more than $45 billion, SBA is
the nation's largest single financial backer of small businesses. In 1998, the
SBA offered management and technical assistance to more than one million
small business owners.
Address:
Center for Clean
Technology
7440 Boelter
P.O. Box 951600
Los Angeles, CA
90095-1600
Contact:
Selim Senkan, Director
Phone:
(310) 206-3071
E-mail:
cct@seas.ucla.edu
Fax:
(310)206-3906
Web:
http://
cct.seas.ucla.edu/
cct. home, html
OF LOS OA
The Center for Clean Technology at the University of California at Los Angeles,
founded in 1990, employs a focused, multidisciplinary approach to meeting
pressing environmental challenges. The goal of the center is to create a sci-
ence, engineering, and human resource base for the design of clean, economic-
ally competitive technologies.
The center brings together engineering and applied science research programs
in six areas: pollution prevention; thermal treatment; wastewater treatment;
multimedia transport and transformation; remediation and restoration; and risk
and systems analysis for the control of toxics. More than 30 investigators are
involved in more than 50 research projects.
In addition to collaborative projects, the center maintains technology transfer
and outreach efforts, including an Industrial Affiliates Program and workshops,
newsletters, and technical advisory committee meetings.
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Address:
Center for Hazardous
Waste Research
Department of Civil
and Environmental
Engineering
Cincinnati, OH 45221
Contact:
Dr. Scarplno
Phone:
(513)556-3738
OF OH
In addition to services provided through the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency's Solid and Hazardous Waste Research Facility in Center Hill, Ohio, the
University of Cincinnati conducts research on hazardous waste treatment tech-
nologies. Specific research projects have included: biological treatment that
uses thin film bioreactors, solidification and stabilization of soils, reverse osmo-
sis, composting of hazardous waste, and wastewater treatment. The university
is testing aerobic and anaerobic treatment methods in fluidized bed reactors that
use activated carbons as a support medium.
Address:
The Florida Center for
Solid and Hazardous
Waste Management
2207-D NW 13th Street
Gainesville, FL 32609
Contacts:
John Schert, Paul Still
Phone:
(352) 392-6264
Fax:
(352) 846-0183
Web:
www.floridacenter. org
OF FL
The University of Florida is the host institution for the Florida Center for Solid
and Hazardous Waste Management. Participating institutions are Florida State
University, the University of South Florida, the University of Central Florida,
Florida A&M University, Florida Atlantic University, Florida Institute of Tech-
nology, and the University of Miami. Established by the Florida legislature in
1988, the center conducts research and provides education in hazardous waste
management. Specific areas include methods and processes for recycling, treat-
ing, and disposing of solid and hazardous waste. The center annually issues
requests for pre-proposals from which it selects new research projects and
among which it appropriates funding. Staff of the center provide technical
information by telephone or facsimile, as well as access to the center's library.
The center also operates the Florida Recycling Marketing System (FRMS), an
electronic bulletin board that offers information about waste reduction, waste
exchange, recycling, and composting. The modem access number for FRMS is
(800) 348-1239.
Address:
Center for Environ-
mental Biotechnology
University of Tennessee
676 Dabney Hall
Knoxville, TN 37996-1605
Contact:
Gary Sayler
Phone:
(423) 974-8080
Fax:
(423) 974-8086
OF TN
The Center for Environmental Biotechnology (CEB) focuses on training and
research leading to the development: and effective use of microorganisms for
environmental remediation. CEB is located near more than 70 environmental
service companies, employs 70 professionals in the field, and has 30,000
square feet of fully equipped research space, with 15,000 square feet as a
single laboratory facility exclusively for environmental research and biotech-
nology. CEB receives federal, industry, and university support to conduct re-
search activities. Ongoing investigations include: development of a molecular
probe for monitoring and optimizing TCE degradation: molecular methods for
quantifying microbial degradation of PAH in soil at manufactured gas plants;
and bioluminescent sensor technology for on line in situ measurement of bio-
degradation.
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Address:
Waterloo Centre
for Ground-water
Research
Waterloo, ONT
Canada N2L3G1
Contact:
Dennis Gregor
Phone:
(519)885-1211,
ext. 2189
Fax:
(519)725-8720
OF
The Waterloo Centre is the largest groundwater research center in Canada. The
Centre also is affiliated with other university and nonunivcrsity research groups
in Canada. The Centre performs field research, laboratory testing, and com-
puter modeling research in organic and inorganic contaminant hydrogeology.
Areas of research and testing expertise at the Centre include processes of
contaminant movement through subsurfaces, fate of contaminants, and
remediation technology. The Centre's facilities include experimental laborato-
ries and analytical capabilities. Of particular interest to developers is the avail-
ability of field sites at which the behavior, fate, and remediation of contamin-
ants in the subsurface are tested.
Address:
P.O. Box 3354
Room 6012, Ag. "C"
Laramie, WY 82071-3354
Contact:
Dr. Quentin Skinner
Phone:
(307)766-4139
Fax:
(307) 766-6403
E-mail:
qsklnner@uwyl.edu
OF FOR
WY
The University of Wyoming Center for Environmental Simulation Studies (CESS)
offers developers a five-story environmental simulation laboratory (ESL) con-
sisting of a 24 foot long, 20 foot wide, and 10 foot deep concrete lysimctcr
where large soil embankments can be built. The Center also has developed
detailed plans to construct four additional ESL laboratories. Rainfall, stream
flow, groundwater, sunlight, plant life cycles, and climate can be simulated in
the existing ESL, which is covered by an environmental chamber.
The existing and planned ESLs allow for the systematic testing of technologies
without the initial cost and monitoring difficulties often encountered with large-
scale field trials. Using the ESL, developers can acquire high quality results
through a range of operating conditions and conducted at a scale between
bench, laboratory, and field studies. Contained testing, such as that at CESS, is
often cost effective, timely, and offers a lower risk than field testing. The
University of Wyoming also provides developers access to other support: facili-
ties and technical expertise.
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Address:
CIT Tower
2214 Rock Hill Road
Suite 600
Herndon, VA 21070-4200
Contact:
Jerry Coughter
Phone:
(703) 689-3013 or
(800) 3-TECHVA
Fax:
(703) 689-3041
E-mail:
jcoughter@cit.org
Web:
http://cit.org
FOR
Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) is a nonprofit corporation
created by the Virginia General Assembly to foster the state's technological
growth and competitiveness. CTT matches a company's needs with the R&D
capabilities of faculty researchers and laboratories at Virginia universities.
CIT provides immediate technology transfer and assistance to Virginia com-
panies at no cost. The center strives to help developers initiate research
within six weeks of contact with CIT.
CIT will match Virginia companies in need of technical assistance with uni-
versity experts. CTT also responds to proposals for funding from the com-
pany and university pairs. CIT helps to pull technologies out of Federal
laboratories so that they can be set up at private companies. CIT also works
with universities to develop protocols, that can be sold at a low cost to
Virginia small businesses.
CIT funds and conducts industry-driven research at the University of Virginia,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Old Dominion University,
Virginia Commonwealth University, George Mason University, and the Col-
lege of William and Mary and funds and operates technology development
centers and institutes.
Address:
The Volunteer Site
P.O. Box 22608
Chattanooga, TN
37422-2608
Contact:
Beverly Bair
Phone:
(800)732-1187
E-mail:
volsitel@vol.com
Web:
www.volunteerslte.com/
volsite.htm
TN
A former Army plant that manufactured TNT, the Volunteer Army Ammunition
Plant (VAAP) is now a 7,000 acre eco-industrial park available as a demon-
stration site for technology developers. VAAP is a national demonstration site
for technology developers. VAAP is a National Environmental Testing Center
site with amenities that include warehouses, water and wastewater treatment,
office and administrative spaces. Businesses can use these amenities with
flexible lease terms from the U.S. Army. Types of demonstrations appropri-
ate for this site include in situ and ex situ remediation of soil and groundwatcr.
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Address:
U.S. Army Engineer
Waterways
Experiment Station
3909 HaE Ferry Road
Vicksburg, MS 39180
Contact:
Norman Franclngues
Phone:
(601) 634-3703
Fax:
(601) 634-4263
E-mail:
ffancin@wes.army.mil
Web:
www. wes. army, mil/el/
fawrc
The U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES) is playing a
major role in development of technologies for cleanup of toxic and hazardous
waste in military and civilian sites. Basic and applied research efforts are
coordinated through WES's Hazardous Waste Research Center (IIWRC) that
opened in fiscal year 1988. The HWRC provides research and development
and innovative technology demonstration support to all Corps of Engineers
Districts and Divisions, the ten EPA regions under the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act, the Superfund program and the Assessment and Remediation
of Contaminated Sediments program under the Clean Water Act. The HWRC
conducts research at all levels, from initial laboratory investigations to the
development and application of new and innovative technologies on site.
Research is performed on a cost reimbursement basis and executed through a
variety of federal funding arrangements, including work with the private
sector under cooperative research and development agreements (CRDAs) to
expedite transfer of remediation technologies to the governmental and pri-
vate sector.
Address:
University of Buffalo
Incubator
Balrd Research Park
1576 Sweet Home Road
Amherst, NY 14228
Contact:
Jack McGowan
Phone:
(716) 636-3626
Fax:
(716) 636-3630
E-mail:
jmcgowan@acsu.
buffalo.edu
Web:
http://wings.
buffalo.edu/wnytdc
The mission of the Western New York Technology Development Center (TDC)
is to promote technical business creation and expansion, primarily for the
five western counties of New York. The TDC. located adjacent to the State
University of New York at Buffalo, has established a working relationship,
especially for technical assistance, with the New York Center for Hazardous
Waste Management. The TDC-managed University of Buffalo Incubator pro-
vides both physical space and essential start-up services for new technical
business ventures. The center is a 40,000 square foot facility, which accom-
modates activities requiring up to 2,500 square feet of space. The facility is
outfitted with wet laboratories and central services including compressed air,
vacuum natural gas, and distilled water. In addition, the center provides a full
range of services, including capital resources. Environmental health and safety
services are provided through the University at Buffalo. Prospective develop-
ers are required to submit a business plan or a research plan.
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Address:
Department of Civil
Engineering
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
94305-4020
Contact:
Perry McCarty
Phone:
(650)723-4131
Fax:
(650)725-9474
Web:
www-seep-
server. Stanford, edu/
SEEPWeb/wrhsrc
CENTER
The Western Region Hazardous Substance Research Center services EPA Re-
gions 9 (AX, CA, HI, NV, American Samoa, Guam) and 10 (AK, TD, OR, WA).
Participating institutions are Stanford University and Oregon State University.
The primary research focus for the center is to support the development of
alternative and advanced physical, chemical, and biological processes for treat-
ing hazardous substances in the surface and subsurface environments. A major
focus of the center's research program is in groundwater treatment and
remediation of subsurface contamination.
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