Teleconference Meeting Minutes
U.S. EPA Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program
Advanced Monitoring Systems (AMS) Center
Air Stakeholder Committee Teleconference
Thursday, January 22, 2009
l:OOpm-3:OOpm£Sr
FINAL AGENDA
Welcome and Introductions
• New EPA AMS Center Management
o Project Officer John McKernan
o QA Manager Michelle Henderson
• New Stakeholder Steve Ward and Observers
ETV Updates and AMS Center News
• OAR Alternative Technology Initiative
• International ETV
• RFID for Hazardous Waste Package Tracking
EPA Carbon Sequestration Research
Discussion of ETV Carbon Sequestration Monitoring Opportunities
Update on Current Verification Tests
• Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) Devices at Petroleum
Refineries and Chemical Plants
• Field Monitoring for Aerosols and Gases
• Cavity Ringdown Spectroscopy Instruments for Power Plant Applications
Update on Developing Technology Categories
• Fungal Contamination Field Monitors
• Multi-Metal Emission Monitors
• Vapor Intrusion
• Ozone Detector Card
• Odor Management System
• Selected Ion Flow Tube Mass Spectrometers
• Digital Camera Opacity Technique
Vendor Inquiries
Stakeholder Input - Monitoring Technologies on the Horizon?
Recap of Priorities, Action Items, and Next Meeting
Adjourn
Rachel Sell, Battelle
John McKernan,
EPA/Amy Dindal,
Battelle
Dom Digiulio, EPA
All
Tom Kelly, Battelle
Amy Dindal
Tom Kelly
All
Rachel Sell
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ATTENDEES
Stakeholder Committee Members:
Ernest Bouffard, Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
Chuck Dene, EPRI
Rudy Eden, South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD)
Philip Galvin, New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation
Cliff Glowacki, Covenent Associates
Doug Grosse, EPA
Dennis Mikel, EPA
Will Ollison, American Petroleum Institute (API)
Steve Priebe, Idaho National Laboratory
Joann Rice, EPA
Steve Ward, Bayer Material Science (joined late)
Participant:
Cathy Allen, EPA
Dom Digiulio, EPA
Michele Mahoney, EPA
Penny McDaniel, EPA
Danielle Meggyesy, Battelle
SylviaEdgerton, Battelle
ETV AMS Center Staff:
Amy Dindal, Battelle
Michelle Henderson, EPA
Tom Kelly, Battelle
John McKernan, EPA
Rachel Sell, Battelle
Welcome and Introductions
Rachel Sell, Battelle AMS Center Stakeholder Coordinator, welcomed committee stakeholders
and AMS Center staff, then took roll call of the participants in the teleconference. Ms. Sell
proceeded with an overview of the agenda, noting the focus of the call would be on upcoming
ETV events, updates on technology categories moving forward, updates on evolving technology
categories, and identifying priority technology categories for verification.
Ms. Sell introduced John McKernan, the new EPA project officer for the AMS Center. Doug
Grosse, who was serving as the interim project officer, will now represent EPA on both the AMS
Center air and water stakeholder committees. Dr. McKernan previously worked at the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH). He holds a M.S.P.H. and Sc.D. in Environmental Health/Industrial Hygiene. His
primary focus at NIOSH included air monitoring related to human exposure.
Ms. Sell then introduced Michelle Henderson, the new QA Manager for the AMS Center.
Ms. Sell provided a brief introduction about Ms. Henderson as she was unable to make the
teleconference. Before joining EPA, Ms. Henderson acquired 17 years of quality assurance and
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health and safety experience while at The Shaw Group, Inc. as a contractor for the EPA focusing
primarily on issues related to water.
Ms. Sell provided an introduction to new stakeholder, Steve Ward, who works in the Regulatory
Affairs section of Bayer Material Science Health, Safety and Environment (HSE). Ms. Sell
indicated that Mr. Ward would provide a formal introduction during a future stakeholder
conference call.
ETV Updates and AMS Center News
Dr. McKernan provided an update on an EPA program within the Office of Air and Radiation
called the Alternative Technology Initiative. EPA's Alternative Technology Initiative seeks to
reduce the number of sealed radiation sources used in industrial devices and applications. Part of
this effort must involve the acceptance of alternative technologies by those who currently use
sealed radiation sources. As with any new technology, the likelihood of acceptance can be
significantly increased by independent evaluation and verification of a technology's capabilities,
so the program has been exploring collaboration with the ETV program.
Amy Dindal, AMS Center Director, provided an update on AMS Center international activities.
Battelle is a participant on a team lead by Dechema (in Germany) to provide support to the
European ETV program. Battelle's role will primarily be involved with joint international
testing that will be focused on harmonizing verification testing across the European, U.S., and
Canadian ETV Programs. The AMS Center is currently performing a joint verification test with
the Nordic Water Technology Verification Center (NOWATECH) in Denmark on a passive
groundwater sampler. A test plan, test protocol, and process document were prepared and
approved by both the U.S. and Nordic ETV programs. Testing is in progress. The AMS Center
is planning for a verification test of radio frequency identification (RFID) devices for hazardous
package tracking across the U.S./Mexico border. Testing is expected to occur in March; a Field
Day is also being planned in conjunction with the test. In addition, the AMS Center is in
discussions with ETV Canada regarding joint verification testing on remote sensing air
monitoring technologies. If testing proceeds, more information will be forthcoming on this joint
verification in future meetings.
EPA Carbon Sequestration Research
Dom Digiulio provided a brief summary of EPA Office of Research and Development research
on geological sequestration of carbon dioxide. Dr. DiGiulio described studies involving the
evaluation of impacts to underground sources of drinking water (USDWs) and techniques for
evaluating potential leakages and migration pathways. He also described a test site (Cranfield in
Natchez, Mississippi) where EPA will be providing groundwater and soil gas monitoring
support.
Discussion of ETV Carbon Sequestration Monitoring Opportunities
Stakeholders participated in a discussion regarding the types of monitoring opportunities
available for geological sequestration of carbon dioxide. This included a discussion of shallow
gas monitoring and issues associated with it. Dr. Kelly indicated that one vendor has approached
the AMS Center with an isotopic analyzer to track stable isotopes in stored carbon dioxide and in
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water. Instead of injecting and measuring surrogate tracers that are more expensive, this
analyzer could measure the anthropogenic carbon dioxide directly.
Chuck Dene asked whether carbon dioxide is injected into wells in a liquefied or gaseous phase.
Dr. Digiulio said that it was supercritical carbon dioxide injection. Danielle Meggyesy described
some of the field testing that Battelle is conducting wth respect to geologic sequestration as part
of the Midwestern Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (MRCSP).
Update on Current Verification Tests
Tom Kelly provided an update on three technology categories (Infrared Cameras for Leak
Detection and Repair (LDAR); Field Deployable Ion Chromatograph; Cavity Ringdown
Spectroscopy (CRDS) and reviewed slides from a PowerPoint presentation distributed to
stakeholders before the teleconference. Input from the stakeholders on these areas included the
following comments:
• Steve Ward asked what the principle of detection was and whether one instrument was
more sensitive than the other. He also asked whether the instruments measured anything
they could not identify. Dr. Kelly explained the FLIR camera was more sensitive, and
that the cameras worked from a list of target species and did not measure anything they
could not identify.
• Phil Galvin believed additional field testing (maximum of 50 leaks) might be warranted.
Update on Developing Technology Categories
Ms. Dindal provided an update on seven technology categories still under development, and
reviewed slides from a PowerPoint presentation distributed to stakeholders before the
teleconference. The areas included fungal contamination field monitors; multi-metals analysis by
XRF; vapor intrusion; ozone detector cards; odor management system; selected-ion flow tube
mass spectrometry; and digital camera opacity. Input from the stakeholders on these areas
included the following comments:
• There was interest from the stakeholders in continuing to focus on developing each of
these areas with the exception of the digital camera opacity technique, since there is a
draft ASTM method in process.
• Dennis Mikel expressed continued interest in the multi-metals analysis by XRF. He
mentioned the possibility of piggybacking a deployment that is being planned for a test
site in Cleveland, and suggested that Battelle contact Bob Willis (EPA ORD/NERL) for
more information.
• After the teleconference, Rudy Eden reported that OdoTech is still interested in ETV
verification testing for their odor management system and should be contacted again by
Battelle.
Vendor Inquiries
Dr. Kelly provided updates on two recent inquiries the AMS Center received.
• Artium Technologies has a new instrument for characterizing soot emissions from gas
turbine and diesel engines as well as other combustion sources. The laser-induced
incandescence method has advantages over other methods for particulate mass
measurements.
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• Bacharach has a new handheld combustion and emissions analyzer that may be a
candidate for verification testing.
Ms. Sell requested the stakeholders provide feedback on the two technologies when they receive
the meeting minutes and provide input as to whether this category of combustion/emissions
analyzer testing should be revisited.
Stakeholder Input - Monitoring Technologies on the Horizon?
Time was running short, so in terms of monitoring technologies on the horizon, stakeholders
were asked to forward any ideas to Ms. Sell.
Recap of Priorities, Action Items, and Next Meeting
Ms. Sell thanked all of the stakeholders for attending the meeting and for their continued input
and contributions to the ETV program. When asked about having an in-person stakeholder
meeting in the coming months, stakeholders requested to not travel in near term. She said the
next stakeholder teleconference would be planned for the May timeframe. The call adjourned at
3:OOpmEDT.
Ms. Sell reviewed the action items brought forth on the call:
1. Ryan James will contact Bob Willis at EPA regarding a multi-metals test being planned
in Cleveland.
2. Tom Kelly will initiate a teleconference with Rudy Eden (SCAQMD) and OdoTech
regarding ETV verification testing for their odor management system.
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