Hazardous Substances Technical Liasions OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES TECHNICAL LIAISON REGION 9 NEWSLETTER Winter 2006, Edition 34 Happy New Year! Welcome to the first HSTL Region 9 newsletter of 2006. Let's get the year off to a good start with a newsletter full of the latest information out there on waste cleanup topics. I've finally gotten around to putting this into a more readable format for you. Instead of an email that scrolls down forever (I know, I know!), I've implemented a simple suggestion to convert the text to a .pdf file and just attach it to an email. I hope it works better for you. This quarter, we'll concentrate on the standard updates of new documents and training opportunities. One thing to note is the increasing number of internet seminars available these days. Thanks in large part to the ITRC (Interstate Technical and Regulatory Council) and EPA's Jeff Heimerman, there are many short seminars available online. And the best news is that they are free - a good thing in these days of little travel and training money. So take advantage of them! I've listed them at the top of the "Datebook" section. Just a word or two about our EPA Hurricane Katrina work. Since the last newsletter (October '05), a number of you out there have had the chance to help out with EPA's work down in New Orleans and surrounding areas. It didn't matter whether you were from Regions or ORD, a number of us lent a hand with matters technical and otherwise. Thanks to everyone who helped out, no matter in what capacity. It was an unprecedented event and EPA is helping the folks who live there to recover. As a final note, changes in the Region 9 library are beginning to be implemented. Is this happening in other Regions? What it means immediately for Region 9 is cutbacks in staff and hours. Being in the "information transfer" business has made me appreciate their assistance to EPA and the public. I hope these cutbacks don't affect our productivity. I am no match for their expertise, but will try and help you find Superfund documents if you have trouble. Remember, I can also assist you with Superfund / RCRA / Brownfields technical support through ORD. Please take advantage of that. If you need more information on what this means, please give me a call. Mike Gill EPA Region 9 ORD Hazardous Substances Technical Liaison 415-972-3054 ------- Winter 2006 Edition of the Region 9 HSTL Newsletter: National News • A Reminder About the Superfund Sediments Resource Center • USGS Technical Announcement: Orthorectified Landsat Digital Data Now Available From USGS • Superfund Basic Research Program (SBRP) Research Articles • US EPA Drinking Water Researchers Provide Arsenic Removal Training • Message Mapping: New EPA Guide For Effective Crisis Communication • U.S. EPA Workshop on Nanotechnology for Site Remediation Local News • Special Conference Announcement: International Conference on The Future of Agriculture: Science, Stewardship, and Sustainability • EPA Evaluates Approaches for Assessment of Vapor Intrusion Datebook - Upcoming Events Web Pages • Decision Support Tools (DSTs) Matrix • Triad Project Profiles with Cost & Time Savings Online • EUGRIS, the web portal for Soil and Water management in Europe • CLU-INs New RSS Feed • Scribe - Environmental Field Data Capture Recent Documents, Databases, etc. Serious Scientists Gather 'Round... NATIONAL NEWS A Reminder About the Superfund Sediments Resource Center (From OSWER) The Superfund Sediment Resource Center (SSRC) was created over a year ago to assist EPA project managers with site-specific technical issues related to the assessment and management of risks at contaminated sediment sites. The focus of the SSRC is to provide review and comment on topics related to site characterization such as data collection, data evaluation, and sediment stability; modeling (e.g., hydrodynamic, contaminant fate and transport, and food chain); ecological and human health risks; and the efficacy of remedies such as capping, dredging, monitored natural recovery (MNR), and treatment technologies. The SSRC is designed to provide timely reviews of draft technical work products prepared by EPA, Responsible Parties, States, and Federal Facilities. It provides EPA another opportunity to continue our ------- commitment to improve our remedy decision making at contaminated sediment sites. Look at it as an additional resource to our local and ORD technical support resources. RPMs can access the SSRC via e-mail at sedimentsolutions@ttemi.com or by telephone at 703-390-0698. Consisting of a core staff from OSRTI supported by extramural and in-house scientists and engineers, the SSRC will work with the requesting RPM to access the appropriate expert(s). The SSRC level of effort for most requests is expected to be approximately 40 hours with a turn-around time of less than 30 days. USGS Technical Announcement: Orthorectified Landsat Digital Data Now Available From USGS The US Geological Survey (USGS) now offers, at no cost, selected Landsat 4, 5 and 7 satellite data. Orthorectified Landsat data are available for free download from the Global Visualization Viewer (GloVis) at http://glovis.usgs.gov and Earth Explorer at http://earthexplorer.usgs.gov . The Landsat Orthorectified data collection is a global set of high-quality, relatively cloud-free Orthorectified Landsat 4-5 Thematic Mapper (TM) and Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) imagery. Selected and generated through NASA's Commercial Remote Sensing Program, the datasets provide two full sets of global coverage over an approximate 10-year interval (circa 1990 and circa 2000) and total nearly 16,000 scenes. Other data sets will be added as they become available, including the Landsat Orthorectified Multispectral Scanner (MSS) data set (circa 1975). Users can download an entire scene, containing all bands, metadata, jpeg and header information in a single zipped format file. For more information regarding Orthorectified data, please go to http://eros.usgs.gov/products/satellite/landsat_ortho.html or contact USGS Customer Service, EROS, 800- 252-4547 or custserv@usgs.gov. The Landsat Program is the longest running program providing vital images of the Earth?s surface from space. The first Landsat satellite was launched in 1972 and since then, Landsat satellites have been providing a constant stream of moderate-resolution images. In 1999, the Landsat Program took a giant leap forward technologically with the launch of Landsat 7. The instruments on the Landsat satellites have acquired millions of images of the surface of the planet, providing a unique resource for scientists who study agriculture, geology, forestry, regional planning, education, mapping and global change research. The USGS serves the nation by providing reliable scientific information to describe and understand the Earth; minimize loss of life and property from natural disasters; manage water, biological, energy, and mineral resources; and enhance and protect our quality of life. http://www.usgs.gov**** (Contact: Wayne Miller, 605-594-6161) ------- Superfund Basic Research Program (SBRP) Research Articles The SBRP has funded research/outreach activities at over 100 hazardous waste sites. It falls under the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). This research is described in detail on their webpage (http://www-apps.niehs.nih.gov/sbrp/) and the locations are shown on the map below. Superfund Basic Research Program *Q^: O SBRP Multiproject Grantees SBRFMultiproectGramCo aborting nstilLTkns Q SBRP ResearduOutreach at Superfund Sites O SBFR'STTH Grantees O Ex.olorato^.'Deveiopmenial Researcn Grantees A Indicates more than one site at location Here are the titles of the recent papers released by the SBRP since mid-2005. For more details on these or past research briefs by year, go to: http://www-apps.niehs.nih.gov/sbrp/researchbriefs/index.cfm . Identifying Predictors of Mercury Burdens in Fish Manganese Exposure via Drinking Water and Children's Intellectual Function Lead-Induced Oxidative Stress in Astroglia Advances in Photocatalytic Remediation Technology Understanding the Mechanisms of Naphthalene-Induced Cytotoxicity ------- US EPA Drinking Water Researchers Provide Arsenic Removal Training (From NRMRL News, Nov 2005) At a national workshop on Arsenic Removal from Drinking Water, held August 16-18, 2005 in Cincinnati, Ohio, EPA researchers provided in-depth treatment technology training to about 170 participants from a variety of public and private organizations. The workshop was designed primarily for state drinking water staff, design engineers, and small systems owners and operators, and it attracted representation from 28 states. The program covered arsenic regulations and requirements, as well as treatment technologies, design and operation criteria, residual disposal and costs. In January 2001, the federal arsenic standard was reduced from a 50 |ig/L maximum contaminant level to 10 |ig/L. Since the new rule was established, the EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) has led efforts to provide more cost-effective technologies for small drinking water systems, as well as technical assistance and training to help owners and operators improve arsenic removal treatment technologies and reduce compliance costs. Workshop presentations by staff from EPA's ORD and Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water offered fundamental information on arsenic treatment technologies, compliance guidance, and system design. Other presentations were made by academic and consultant specialists on arsenic chemistry and reduction. On the third and final day of the workshop, attendees participated in a NRMRL Treatment Decision Exercise, which gave them the opportunity to put into practice some of the information presented. The success of the workshop and the ongoing need for arsenic treatment information has made future workshops likely; information on arsenic treatment technology research and future workshops is available at http://www.epa.gOv/ORD/NRMRL/arsenic/and/orhttp://www.epa.gov/safewater/arsenic.html. Message Mapping: New EPA Guide For Effective Crisis Communication (From NRMRL News, Jan 2006) Communicating information about everyday health risks, such as smoking or obesity, is a significant challenge for health professionals. But far more challenging is the need to communicate health risks in a crisis situation-actual or potential. Recent public health disasters such as the Hurricane Katrina aftermath, demonstrate the need to provide clear and consistent messages to the public, the news media, policy makers and other stakeholders. One powerful tool for risk managers facing a crisis is a new systems-based technique for analyzing and presenting information called Message Mapping. Similar to information mapping systems that are gaining favor in the private sector, message mapping as a public health risk management tool was first adopted following the anthrax attacks of 2001. Now EPA risk management researchers have applied the message mapping technique to environmental crisis communication in a new workbook called Risk Communication in Action: Tools of Message Mapping. The goal of the workbook is to create effective risk communication messages through the construction and labeling of units of information. The result is a "map" for delivering credible organizational information to the media, the public, and all other affected groups in a wide range of crisis situations. For the complete article, please go to: http://www.epa.gov/ORD/NRMRL/news/news012006.htm . ------- U.S. EPA Workshop on Nanotechnology for Site Remediation A workshop on the topic of using nanomaterials for site remediation was held back in October in Washington, DC. The purpose of the workshop was to present the latest research results from federally sponsored research grants and current practices in order to raise the level of understanding and explore the use of nanotechnology for hazardous waste site remediation. Plenary talks were followed by break-out sessions. The workshop was open to members of the academic, government, and industrial communities, as well as the general public. The workshop served as a communication and scientific reporting forum on remediation research and technologies and as a stimulus for increased collaborations among the various researchers and government scientists. It also served as a forum for discussion of research needs, barriers and incentives for applying new research results and technologies for remediation. I've included a listing of the presentations and speakers in the table below. Proceedings will be published and will include an update on federally funded research and current applications. A partnership for a future solicitation for research on nanotechnology and site remediation will be formed. At present, a draft version of a proceedings webpage is located at: http://www.emsus.com/frtr/nano/index.htm . (Be aware that this is draft and may change at some point in the near future.) ------- Talk Can Nanotechnology Thrive in the Environmental Technology "Bazaar"? Navy Strategy to Innovative Technology Implementation Nano-Scale Iron Particles: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications Oxidation of Organic Contaminants on Nanoparticulate Zero Valent Iron (ZVI) Structure and Reactivity of NanoParticles Containing Zero Valent Iron (ZVI): Bridging the Gap Between Ex Situ Properties and In Situ Performance Heavy Metal Sequestration Using Functional Nano-Porous Materials Dendritic Nanomaterials for Environmental Remediation Nanotechnology and the Environment: Nano-Scale Research at Temple University Field Performance of Nano-Scale Emulsified Zero Valent Iron (ZVI) Use of Nano- and Micro-Scale Zero Valent Iron (ZVI) at Navy Sites: A Case Study Implementation of a Nano-Scale Iron Source Remediation Demonstration - From Laboratory to Field In situ Groundwater Treatment Using Nanoiron: A Case Study In Situ Treatments Using Nano-Scale Zero Valent Iron (nZVI) Implemented in North America and Europe Evaluation of the Control of Reactivity and Longevity of Nano-Scale Colloids by the Method of Colloid Manufacture On day 1 of the workshop, five simultaneous breakout groups discussed research needs and data gaps and reported their findings to the plenary. Why This Workshop: Why Nanotechnology at EPA? Legal/Regulatory/Policy Issues Nanoparticle Transport in Porous Media Nanoiron in the Subsurface: How Far Will It Go and How Does It Change? Speaker and Affiliation Walter Kovalick Jr., Ph.D. Director Technology Innovation and Field Services Division U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Richard Mach Naval Facilities Engineering Command Wei-Xian Zhang Lehigh University David Sedlak University of California, Berkeley Paul Tratnyek Oregon Health and Science University Glen Fryxell Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Mamadou Diallo California Institute of Technology David Kargbo U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3 Jacqueline Quinn National Aeronautics and Space Administration Nancy Ruiz Department of the Navy Keith Henn TetraTech NUS, Inc. Harch Gill PARS Florin Gheorghiu Golder Associates, Inc. David Vance Arcadis All Attendees Barbara Karn Office of Research and Development U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Marty Spitzer House Committee on Science U.S. House of Representatives Mark Wiesner Rice University Greg Lowry Environmental Engineering Carnegie Mellon University ------- Health Risk Assessment of Manufactured Nanomaterials: More than Just Size Kevin Dreher National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory UU.S. Environmental Protection Agency Nano and the Public: Duh, Yuck, and Wow! Julia Moore Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars On day 2 of the workshop, five simultaneous breakout groups discussed public perception and communication; technology transfer and validation; and legal, regulatory, and policy issues and reported their findings to the plenary. All Attendees LOCAL NEWS Special Conference Announcement: International Conference on The Future of Agriculture: Science, Stewardship, and Sustainabilitv A conference co-sponsored by my ORD colleagues, the Hazardous Substances Technical Liaisons, is set to be held from August 7-9, 2006 in Sacramento, CA. It is also co-sponsored by the Midwest Hazardous Substance Research Center. It will address success stories in the areas of: air quality, water quality, waste management, and environmental stewardship, with the goal of linking promising research and lessons learned from EPA's Superfund Program and other arenas (state of the science) with on-the-ground agricultural activities (state of the practice). Abstracts for an oral presentation or a poster presentation are due March 1, 2006. For a complete list of presentation topics requested and abstract instructions, see: http://www.dce.ksu.edu/dce/conf/ag&environment/ . EPA Evaluates Approaches for Assessment of Vapor Intrusion The following article is not specifically about local issues in Region 9, but since we are dealing with a number of vapor intrusion sites, it should be of great local interest. It is from the November, 2005 edition of OSWERs Tech News and Trends. The U.S. EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response developed guidelines in 2002 for screening the migration of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the subsurface into buildings, otherwise known as "vapor intrusion" (VI). The guidance applies to sites where halogenated organic compounds constitute the primary risk to human health. To supplement the guidance recommendations, EPA currently is evaluating empirical methods that provide increased reliability in VI data quality at a reasonable cost and which address bias caused by nonenvironmental anthropogenic conditions. To assess VI empirically, EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) recommends concurrent use of sub-slab sampling and indoor air sampling. This combined approach helps to differentiate VOCs potentially originating from environmental sources from those originating from non-environmental sources such as ------- gasoline, paint, or solvents stored inside buildings. Sub-slab air sampling allows for sample collection directly beneath living spaces, thereby eliminating uncertainty posed by the analysis of data collected from distant monitoring locations. Sub-slab sampling also helps to determine whether, and to what extent, petroleum hydrocarbon biodegradation may be occurring onsite. A detailed summary of the study will be available from ORD and Region 1 early this year. EPA's earlier guidance, OSWER Draft Guidance for Evaluating the Vapor Intrusion to Indoor Air Pathway from Groundwater and Soils (Subsurface Vapor Intrusion Guidance) [EPA530-D-02-004] is available online at http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/ca/ei s/vapor .htm. Contributed by Ray Cody, EPA Region 1 (cody. ray(a),epa.gov or 617-918-1366) and Dominic Digiulio, Ph.D., ORD NRMRL (digiulio.dommic(a),epa.gov or 580-436-8605) . For complete article, go to: http://clu- in.org/download/newsltrs/tnandtl 105.pdf . DATEBOOK UPCOMING EVENTS This section of the newsletter is an attempt to present both EPA and non-EPA sponsored environmental technology related courses and conferences. But being a quarterly publication, it is impossible for this newsletter to always be up-to-date. For the most pertinent information on upcoming EPA courses, see http://www.trainex.org. These events are listed chronologically. Many of the entries in these newsletters are from TIO's "TechDirect" emails (thank you Jeff Heimerman!). TechDirect prefers to concentrate mainly on new documents and the internet live events. However, they do support an area on the CLU-IN webpage where announcement of conferences and courses can be regularly posted. Sponsors can input information on their events at http://clu-in.org/courses . Likewise, the page has an area for upcoming events that might be of interest. It allows users to search events by location, topic, time period, etc. Many of you know that www.clu-in.org routinely place seminars in the CLU-IN Studio archive after they have aired. This provides access to the slides and the audio file for each presentation. Some of you requested that we make these audio files more portable. Now we have done that. For more recent seminars, you now have the option to download them in MP3 format which will allow you to listen via portable music players. You may also subscribe to our podcast feed, which will alert you when new seminar archives are available. For more information, see http://clu-in.org/live/archive.cfm . ------- ITRC Internet Based Training These are typically 1-2 hour online courses where the participant follows a webpage presentation, while listening on the phone. Check - http://www.itrcweb.org or http://www.clu-in.org/studio/seminar.cfm for times and registration. NOTE: All dates/times are subject to change - check http://www. itrcweb.org for the most up-to-date information. Jan. 24tn - Permeable Reactive Barriers: Lessons Learned and New Directions 2:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. EASTERN Time January 25th: NIEHS Superfund Basic Research Program: DNAPLs - Biological Remediation Processes 2-4 pm EST Jan. 26tn - Environmental Management at Operational Outdoor Small Arms Firing Ranges 11:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. EASTERN Time Feb. 7tn - Strategies for Monitoring the Performance ofDNAPL Source Zone Remedies 2:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. EASTERN Time Feb. 9tn - Guidance for Characterization, Design Construction and Monitoring of Mitigation Wetlands 11:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. EASTERN Time Feb. 23rd - Radiation Site Cleanup: CERCLA Requirements & Guidance 11:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. EASTERN Time Feb. 28tn - Triad Approach: A New Paradigm for Environmental Project Management 2:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. EASTERN Time 2006 Waste Management National Meeting (Follow up to the National RCRA Meeting) 01/18/2006-01/20/2006 Arlington, VA http://www.awma. org/events/confs/RCRA2006/default. asp 2006 State/EPA Conference on Environmental Innovation and Results January 23-25, 2006 Denver, Colorado www. excelgov.org/StateEPA "PERCHLORATE 2006: Progress Toward Understanding and Cleanup" January 26, 2006 Santa Clara, CA http://www.grac.org/perchlorate ------- Contaminant Chemistry and Transport in Soil and Groundwater January 25 - 26, 2006 Pasadena, California http://www.nwetc.org/chem-403b 01-06_pasadena.htm Course Brochure PDF (includes reg. form, directions, and hotel info): http://www.nwetc.org/FILES/chem- 403ab 01-06 pasadena.pdf "Introduction to Groundwater and Watershed Hydrology: Monitoring, Assessment and Protection" February 9-10, 2006 Glendale, CA http://www.grac.org/hydroreg.html 2006 Waste Tech Landfill Technology Conference February 27 - March 1, 2006 Phoenix, AZ http://wasteage.com/news/Landfill-Conference-072505/ Economic Analysis for Ground Water Remediation: A Tool for Decision-Making February 27-28, 2006 Anaheim, CA http://www.ngwa.org/ Environmental Industry Summit 2006 March 1-3, 2006 San Diego, California http://www.ebiusa.com/summit2006/ Estimating Times of Remediation Associated with MNA and Contaminant Source Removal March 2-3, 2006 Denver, CO http://info.ngwa.org/servicecenter/Meetings/MeetingDetail.cfm?meetingid=650 Society of Toxicology 45th Annual Meeting March 5-9, 2006 San Diego, CA http://www.toxicology.org/ai/meet/am2006 Environmental Geochemistry of Metals: Investigation and Remediation March 6-8, 2006 Denver, CO http://info.ngwa.org/servicecenter/Meetings/MeetingDetail.cfm?meetingid=640 ------- AEHS 16TH ANNUAL WEST COAST CONFERENCE ON SOILS, SEDIMENTS, AND WATER MARCH 13-16, 2006 MISSION VALLEY MARRIOTT SAN DIEGO, CA http://www.aehs.com/conferences/westcoast/index.htm UST/LUST National Conference March 20-22, 2006 Memphis, TN http://www.neiwpcc.org/tanks06/ International Symposium on Site Characterization for CO2 Geological Storage (CO2SC 2006) March 20-22, 2006 Berkeley, CA http://esd.lbl.gov/CO2SC/ The 2006 Joint Services Environmental Management (JSEM) Conference Mar. 20-23, 2006 Denver, CO http://www.jsemconference.com/2006/index.htm International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management March 26-29, 2006 Philadelphia, PA http://muse.widener.edu/~sxw0004/21CONF.html International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management March 26-29, 2006 Philadelphia, PA http://www.eiforum.org.uk/home.asp?pageID=739 Nano and the Environment symposium at Spring, 2006 ACS meeting March 26-30, 2006 Atlanta, GA http://acswebcontent.acs.org/nationalmeeting/atlanta2006/home.html World's Best Technology Showcase Mar. 27 - 29, 2006 Arlington, TX http ://www. wbtshowcase. com/ ------- GLOBE 2006 March 29-31,2006 Vancouver, Canada http://www.globe2006.com Joint 8th Federal Interagency Sedimentation Conference and 3rd Federal Interagency Hydrologic Modeling Conference April 2-6, 2006 Reno, NV http://water.usgs.gov/wicp/acwi/sos/conf/call papers final 10.01.04.pdf Second International Symposium and Exhibition on The Redevelopment of Manufactured Gas Plant Sites (MGP 2006) April 4-6, 2006 Reading, UK http://mgp2006.instep.ws/ Nitrate in California's Groundwater: Are We Making Progress? April 4-5, 2006 Modesto, California http://www.grac.org/se06.pdf The New Modflow Course April 4-7, 2006 Las Vegas, NV http://info.ngwa.org/servicecenter/Meetings/MeetingDetail.cfm?meetingid=653 WasteExpo Conference April 5-7, 2006 Las Vegas, NV http ://www. wasteexpo. com Design and Construction Issues at Hazardous Waste Sites Conference April 19-20, 2006 Philadelphia, PA http://www.rdra.org/construction/ 2006 Ground Water Summit April 23-26, 2006 San Antonio, TX http://www.ngwa.Org/e/conf/0604235095.cfm ------- National Association of Environmental Professionals' 31st Annual Conference April 23-26, 2006 Albuquerque, NM http://www.naep.org/cde.cfm?event=l 14903 WasteExpo 2006 and Medical Waste Conference April 24-27, 2006 New Orleans, LA http ://www. wasteexpo. com/ Low Cost Remediation Strategies for Contaminated Soil and Ground Water April 25-27, 2006 Chicago, IL http://www.ngwa.org/seivicecenter/Meetings/MeetingDetail.cfm?meetingid=655 EnviroExpo & Conference 2006 May 2-3, 2006 Boston, MA http ://www.enviroexpo. com/ Restoring Greenspace: Ecological Reuse of Contaminated Properties in EPA Region 10 May 3-4, 2006 Seattle, WA http ://www. wildlifehc. org/events/Index.cfm?Page= 1 &EventsID=3 919 Solid/Hazardous Waste Conference and Exhibition May 3-5, 2006 Gatlinburg, TN http ://www. state.tn.us/environment/swm/conference/ 5th National Monitoring Conference "Monitoring Networks: Connecting for Clean Water" May 7-11, 2006 San Jose, CA http://water.usgs.gov/wicp/acwi/monitoring/conference/2006/calendar annct 06.pdf 2006 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show May 7-11 2006 Boston, Massachusetts http ://www.nsti .org/Nanotech2006/ ------- 2006 IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment May 8-11, 2006 San Francisco, CA http://www.regconnect.com/content/isee/ Collaborative Cleanups: Coordinating Cleanups to Revitalize America's Communities May 9-10, 2006 Location TBD Contact: Ellen Manges (202) 566-0195 http://www.epa.gov/landrevitalization 2006 NGWA Western Focus Ground Water Conference May 16-17, 2006 San Francisco, CA http://info.ngwa.org/servicecenter/Meetings/MeetingDetail.cfm?meetingid=639 MODFLOW and More 2006: Managing Ground-Water Systems Conference May 21-24, 2006 Golden, Colorado http://typhoon.mines.edu/events/modflow2006/modflow2006.shtml Isotopic & Hydrogeological Characterization of Fractured Rock Settings: Current and Novel Approaches May 22-23, 2006 Pittsburgh, PA http://info.ngwa.org/servicecenter/Meetings/MeetingDetail.cfm?meetingid=654 Fifth International Battelle Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds May 22-25, 2006 Monterey, CA http://www.battelle.org/environment/er/conferences/chlorcon/default.stm Contaminated and Hazardous Waste Site Management: Theory, Practice, and Outdoor Field Demonstrations June 12-16, 2006 Toronto, Canada http ://www. contaminatedsite. com/index.html ------- EPA's NARPM 2006 Conference June 19-24, 2006 New Orleans, LA http://www.epanarpm.org/narpm2006/home.htm Environmental Forensics June 20-21,2006 Columbus, OH http://info. ngwa.org/servicecenter/Meetings/MeetingDetail. cfm?meetingid=651 10th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference June 26-30, 2006 Washington, DC http://www.sitestories.com/greenchem2006/index.html 2006 Community Involvement Conference and Training June 27-30, 2006 Milwaukee, WI http://www.epa.gov/superfund/action/community/ciconference/2006/ The Future of Agriculture: Science, Stewardship, and Sustainability August 7-9, 2006 Sacramento, CA http://www.dce.ksu.edu/dce/conf/ag&environment/ Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant Madison, Wisconsin August 6-11, 2006 www.mercury2006.org WASTECON 2006 September 19-21, 2006 Charlotte, NC http ://www. swana. org ------- 22nd Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments and Water University of Massachusetts Amherst October 16-19, 2006 www.UMassSoils.com Second Biennial Central and Eastern European Environmental Health Conference (CEEHC) September 17-20, 2006 Bratislava, Slovakia http://www-apps.niehs.nih.gov/sbrp/events/index.cfm Partners in Environmental Technology Technical Symposium & Workshop November 28-30, 2006 Washington, D.C. http://www.serdp.org OR http://www.estcp.org WEB PAGES Decision Support Tools (DSTs) Matrix DSTs are interactive software tools used by decision-makers to help answer questions, solve problems, and support or refute conclusions. They can be incorporated into a structured decision-making process for environment site clean-up. DSTs often support multiple functions, such as data acquisition, spatial data management, modeling, and cost estimating. The matrix is a table that provides general information about each DST, such as the types of files that may be imported to, or exported from, the DST, the characteristics of applicable sites (contaminants and media) and the functions it performs. All DSTs that were evaluated are free to the public. View and use at http://www.frtr.gov/decisionsupport/index.htm . Triad Project Profiles with Cost & Time Savings Online The Triad Resource Center (TRC) website provides the information hazardous waste site managers and cleanup practitioners need to implement the Triad effectively. Federal and state partners have documented 15 Triad projects through profiles available on TRC, with additional profiles to be added soon. Each profile describes the primary objective(s) of the project, site history, team members and collaboration methods, real- time measurement technologies, data management techniques, project timelines, as well as discussions of the Triad elements applied. Electronic documents such as Statements of Work, Sampling and Analysis Plans, and Decision Logic Diagrams are supplied to many profiles to further demonstrate the use of Triad in the project. Furthermore, cost and time savings have been highlighted for each profile. Visitors can access the Triad profiles at: http://www.triadcentral.org/user/index.cfm . ------- EUGRIS, the web portal for Soil and Water management in Europe The EUGRIS portal is a web based European information platform, which is openly available and provides comprehensive and overarching information resources for sustainable groundwater and land management practices. EUGRIS provides access to information on soil and groundwater management from throughout the European Union, including research projects, technical information, available training, legislation, guidance and support tools. See: http://www.eugris.info . CLU-IN's New RSS Feed Do you want immediate notification when new items are added to CLU-IN? Interested in registering for thier internet seminars as soon as they are available? CLU-IN regulars can now be notified when new content is posted by subscribing to the RSS feed. RSS is a form of web syndication and information aggregation. Instead of having to repeatedly browse websites for information of interest, this information is sent directly to you. CLU-IN's RSS feed provides headlines and short descriptions of new CLU-IN content with links to the full version. This happens when new content is loaded onto the site. Sound useful? Subscribe at: http://www.clu-in.org/rss/. Scribe - Environmental Field Data Capture Scribe is a software tool developed by the USEPA's Environmental Response Team (ERT) to assist in the process of managing environmental data. Scribe captures sampling, observational, and monitoring field data. Examples of Scribe field tasks include soil, water, air and biota sampling. Scribe can import electronic data including analytical lab result data (EDD) and sampling location data such as GPS. Scribe supports handheld extensions, Scriblets, to capture and import sampling and monitoring data collected on handheld PDAs. For more information, see: http://www.ertsupport.org/scribe_home.htm . ------- RECENT DOCUMENTS, DATABASES, ETC. These entries are arranged alphabetically. Thanks to TechDirect, Tech Trends, NRMRL News, the ETV Program, DOE, DoD and others for posting their latest documents. And remember, many of these are available in paper format in the Region 9 library. Use your local library or it may disappear. It's happening at EPA "Anaerobic Biodegradation of MTBE at a Gasoline Spill Site." Wilson, John T., Cherri Adair, Philip M. Kaiser, and Ravi Kolhatkar. 2005. Ground Water Monitoring & Remediation, 25, 3:1003-115. "An Efficient and Simple Aqueous N-Heterocyclization of Aniline Derivatives: Microwave-assisted Synthesis of N-aryl Azacycloalkanes." Ju, Yuhong, and Rajender S. Varma. Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 2409-2411. B AGHOUSE FILTRATION PRODUCT VERIFIED http://www.epa.gov/etv/verifications/vcenter5-2.html "Chemical Processes in Soils." Matocha, C.J., K.G. Scheckel, and D.L. Sparks. Tabatabai, M.A. (ed), Madison, WI. Soils Science Society of America Special Publication Book Series 309-342. "Chromium-Removal Processes During Groundwater Remediation by a Zerovalent Iron Permeable Reactive Barrier." Wilkin, Richard T., Chunming Su, Robert G. Ford, and Cynthia J. Paul. (2005) Environmental Science and Technology, 39(12):4599-4605. Collecting and Interpreting Soil Gas Samples from the Vadose Zone: A Practical Strategy for Assessing the Subsurface Vapor-to-indoor Air Migration Pathway at Petroleum Hydrocarbon Sites (API 4741) November 2005, 106 pages) http ://groundwater. api .org/soilgas/ ------- "Commercial-Scale Aerobic-Anaerobic Bioreactor Landfill Operations." Green, R., G. Hater, C. Goldsmith, F. Kremer, and T. Tolaymat. Proceedings of the 10th Sardinia International Solid Waste Symposium, Sardinia, Italy, September/October, 2005. Contaminated Sediment Remediation Guidance for Hazardous Waste Sites US EPA OSWER 9355.0-85 December 2005 http://www.epa.gov/superfund/resources/sediment/guidance.htm Cost and Performance Report Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron Technologies for Source Remediation (CR-05-007-ENV) (September 2005, 54 pages) http://www.clu-in.org/download/techdrct/td_CR-05-007-ENV.pdf Deployment of Phytotechnology in the 317/319 Area at Argonne National Laboratory-East (EPA/540/R-05/011) (December 2003, 88 pages) http://www.epa.gov/ORD/NRMRL/pubs/540r0501 l/540r0501 l.pdf "Determining Speciation of Pb in Phosphate-Amended Soils: Method Limitations." Scheckel, Kirk G., James A. Ryan, Derrick Allen, and Ninnia V. Lescano. 2005. Science of the Total Environment. 261-272. DISTRIBUTED GENERATION/COMBINED HEAT AND POWER TECHNOLOGY VERIFIED http://www.epa.gov/etv/verifications/vcenter3-17.html DRINKING WATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES FOR ARSENIC REMOVAL VERIFIED http://www.epa.gov/etv/verifications/vcenter2-14.html "Green Separation Processes: Fundamentals and Applications." Varma, Rajender S., Yuhong Ju. Carlos A. M. Afonso and Jo?o P. S. G. Crespo (Eds), 2005. Solventless Reactions (SLR), 2005. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. Ch. 2.2, 53-88. Groundwater Sampling and Monitoring with Direct Push Technologies (EPA 540-R-04-005) (August 2005, 78 pages) http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/dfa/dirtech.htm ------- "Imidazolium-Based Tetrahalide Indate III: Recyclable Catalysts for Efficient Coupling Reaction of Carbon Dioxide." Kim, Y., and R.S. Varma. 2005. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 70 (20),7882-7891. In Situ Bioremediation of DNAPL Source Zones (August 2005, 37 pages) http://www.clu-in.org/download/studentpapers/moretti_dnaplbioremediation.pdf "Laboratory Evaluation of Ten Oil Spill Bioremediation Products in Salt and Freshwater Systems." Haines, John R. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, 32, 171-185. Mercury Species Fractionation and Quantification by Microwave Assisted Extraction, Selective Solvent Extraction and/or Solid Phase Extraction http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/test/pdfs/3200.pdf "Microwave-assisted Cyclocondensation of Hydrazine Derivatives with Alkyl dihalides or ditosylates in Aqueous Media: Syntheses of Pyrazole, Pyrazolidine and Phthalazine Derivatives." Ju, Yuhong, and Rajender S. Varma. Tetrahedron Lett. 2005, 46, 6011-6014. "Monitored Natural Attenuation of MTBE as a Risk Management Option at Leaking Underground Storage Tank Sites." Wilson, John T., Philip M. Kaiser, and Cherri Adair. 2005. EPA Report EPA/600/R-04/179. National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Cincinnati, Ohio. "N Processing Within Geomorphic Structures in Urban Streams." Groffman, P.M., A.M. Dorsey, and P.M. Mayer. 2005 Journal of the North American Benthological Society 24:613-625. "Natural Arsenic Contamination of Holocene Alluvial Aquifers by Linked Tectonic, Weathering, and Microbial Processes." Sanders, J.A., M.K. Lee, A. Uddin, S. Mohammad, Richard T. Wilkin, Mostafa Fayek, and Nic E. Korte. 2005. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems (G3), 6, 4:1-7. Overview of In Situ Bioremediation of Chlorinated Ethene DNAPL Source Zones (Bio-DNAPL-1) (October 2005, 89 pages) http ://www.itrcweb. org/Documents/BioDNAPL-1 .pdf ------- Perchlorate: Overview of Issues, Status, and Remedial Options (PERC-1) (September 2005, 152 pages) http ://www.itrcweb. org/Documents/PERC-1 .pdf Permeable Reactive Barriers for Inorganic and Radionuclide Contamination (August 2005, 63 pages) http://www.clu-in.org/download/techdrct/td_BronsteinPRBPaper.pdf "Reach-Scale Effects of Riparian Forest Cover on Urban Stream Ecosystems." Roy, Allison H., Christina L. Faust, Mary C. Freeman, and Judith L. Meyer. 2005. Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 62, 2312-2329. "Relationships Between Culturable Soil Microbial Populations and Gross Nitrogen Transformation Processes in a Clay Loam Soil Across Ecosystems." Silva, R. G., Eric E. Jorgensen, Scott M. Holub, and Mary E. Gonsoulin. (2005) Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 71:259-270. REVERSE OSMOSIS BASED POINT-OF-USE DEVICE FOR CHEMICAL AGENTS VERIFIED http://www.epa.gov/etv/verifications/vcenter2-18.html A Review of Field Technologies for Long-Term Monitoring of Ordnance-Related Compounds in Groundwater (TR-05-14) (September 2005, 60 pages) http://el.erdc.usace.army.mil/elpubs/pdf/trel05-14.pdf Securing the Promise of Nanotechnology: Is U.S. Environmental Law Up To the Job? A Dialogue (October 2005, 53 pages) http://www.elistore.org/reports_detail.asp?ID=l 1116 Steam Enhanced Remediation Research for DNAPL in Fractured Rock - Loring Air Force Base, Limestone, Maine (EPA 540-R-05-010) (August 2005, 200 pages) http://www.epa.gov/ORD/NRMRL/pubs/540r05010/540r05010.pdf ------- STORM WATER SOURCE-AREA TREATMENT DEVICES VERIFIED http://www.epa.gov/etv/verifications/vcenter9-9.html "Streamlined Remediation System Evaluation for a Ground Water Pump and Treat System for Chemko Technical Services, Inc. Facility" (EPA542-R-05-018) "Streamlined Remediation System Evaluation for a Ground Water Pump and Treat System for Englehard Corporation Facility" (EPA 542-R-05-026) http ://clu-in. org/optimization Technology News and Trends Newsletter: November 2005 (EPA 542-N-05-006) (November 2005, 6 pages) http: //www. clu-in. org/downl oad/techdrct/tdtnandt 110 5. pdf "Temporal Variability in Physical Speciation of Metals During a Winter Rain-On-Snow Event." Morrison, Matthew A. and Gaboury Benoit (2005). Journal of Environmental Quality, 34, 1610-1619. "Treatment of Hexavalent Chromium in a Chromite Ore Processing Waste Using a Mixed Reductant Solution of Ferrous Sulfate and Sodium Dithionite." Su, Chunming and Ralph D. Ludwig. 2005. Environmental Science & Technology, 39,16 :6208-6216. "The Urban Stream Syndrome: Current Knowledge and the Search for a Cure." Walsh, Christopher 1, Allison H. Roy, et al. 2005. Journal of the North American Benthological Society, 24,3:706-723. The Use and Effectiveness of Phytoremediation to Treat Persistent Organic Pollutants (August 2005, 49 pages) http: //clu-in. org/techpub s. htm http://www.clu-in.org/download/techdrct/td_phyto_to_treat_pops_russell.pdf ------- Use of Dynamic Work Strategies Under a Triad Approach for Site Assessment and Cleanup - Technology Bulletin. (September 2005, 9 pages) http://www.brownfieldstsc.org/pdfs/DWSBulletin.pdf "Using Direct-Push Tools to Map Hydrostratigraphy and Predict MTBE Plume Diving." Wilson, John T., Randall R. Ross, and Steven Acree. 2005. Ground Water Monitoring & Remediation, 25,3:93-102. Understanding Procurement for Sampling and Analytical Services Under a Triad Approach (EPA 542-R-05-022) (June 2005, 63 pages) http://www.brownfieldstsc.org/pdfs/procurement.pdf U.S. EPA Nanotechnology White Paper December 2005 External Review Draft (All comments received by January 31, 2006 will be shared with the external peer review panel for their consideration.) http://www.epa.gov/osa/nanotech.htm ------- Serious Scientists Gather ?R o u n d... TI: Long Duration Tests of Room Air Filters in Cigarette Smokers' Homes AU: Batterman, S; Godwin, C; Jia, C JN: Environmental Science and Technology PD: 2005 VO: 39 NO: 18 PG: 7260-7268 PB: ACS AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY IS: 0013-936X PE: SEP 15 URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?unc= 1054381122 Click on the URL to access the article or to link to other issues of the publication. TI: Airborne Particles in New Museum Facilities AU: Salmon, LG; Mayo, PR; Cass, GR; Christoforou, CS JN: Journal of Environmental Engineering PD: 2005 VO: 131 NO: 10 PG: 1453-1461 PB: ASCE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS IS: 0733-9372 URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?unc= 1054478089 Click on the URL to access the article or to link to other issues of the publication. ------- Disclaimer This quarterly newsletter publication is meant to be used for information only. It does not represent the opinion of the management of the regional or national offices of EPA, only that of the author. The accuracy of the information contained herein is not guaranteed, only desired. If corrections are necessary, please contact the author. Thanks again to all of my information resources, which include EPA's OSRTI (formerly TIO), ORD (including NRMRL News) and Region 1's CEIT. Thanks for reading it! Comments and suggestions are appreciated. 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