Hazardous Substances
Technical Liasions
OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES TECHNICAL LIAISON
REGION 9 NEWSLETTER
Winter 2007, Edition 38
Happy New Year 2007!
The beginning of the year not only means a new Congress (with a San Francisco woman in
charge of the House, I might add!), but it's also time for the latest EPA Region 9 HSTL
Newsletter. I think I know which is more important, but I'm only here to give you the latest
Newsletter. If you are new to my list, welcome. If not, you hopefully will still find this
compilation of waste cleanup related information useful! In this issue, I'll cover the latest from
the ETV program, guidance on the cleanup of mine waste, a section about the ORD drinking
water test and evaluation (T&E) facility, and a summary of the recent Groundwater Resources
Association of California's conference on high resolution site characterization and monitoring,
which was held in Long Beach and attended by many EPA tech support folks. Also, don't miss
the latest new documents and unpcoming conferences.
Once again, please remember that ORD provides a great tech support service to EPA
Superfund/RCRA staff. The Tech Support Centers can assist you with many issues, including
site characterization and monitoring, engineering and treatment, aerial photos, and subsurface
characterization. Just contact me and I'll get you moving towards site cleanup!
Mike Gill
EPA Region 9
ORD Hazardous Substances Technical Liaison
415-972-3054
Winter 2007 Edition of the Region 9 HSTL Newsletter:
National News
New Tools and Technologies
Remote Abandoned Mines: Some Cleanup Approaches
EPA's Test and Evaluation Facility, Cincinnati, OH
From Treatment Plant to Tap: The Safe Delivery of Drinking Water
ETV Publishes Technology Briefs
ETV Verifications
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Local News
High Resolution Site Characterization and Monitoring Symposium
Free Soil Vapor Extraction System Hardware
Datebook - Upcoming Events
Web Pages
Contaminant Data Dictionary
Pharmwaste Listserv
EUGRIS Corner
New In-Situ Flushing Profiles
API Launches New Soil and Groundwater Website
CLU-IN Field Analytic Technologies Area
Recent Documents, Databases, etc.
Serious Scientists Gather 'Round...
NATIONAL NEWS
New Tools and Technologies
Remote Abandoned Mines: Some Cleanup Approaches
(From NRMRL Monthly, Dec 11, 2006)
The boom-and-bust history of early western mining towns is well preserved in American folklore
and song. Unfortunately, that colorful legacy has a darker side that can be seen today in hundreds
of abandoned non-coal mines whose metal-laden wastewaters contaminate the delicate
ecosystems of the west and pollute thousands of downstream creeks and rivers.
According to the EPA scientists and engineers who have joined in a multi-agency effort to
remediate mine waste damage, more than 600,000 U.S. mines have polluted an estimated
180,000 acres of lakes and 12,000 miles of streams. To help meet this environmental challenge,
EPA land remediation researchers are testing a variety of risk evaluation and cleanup
technologies, some of them through the Engineering Technical Support Center (ETSC) in
Cincinnati. A major ETSC challenge is how to treat millions of gallons of acid mine runoff
without ready sources of power, in remote locations that are accessible only a few months of
each year. Furthermore, in an era of shrinking funding, the treatment technologies must be cost
effective with low operating and maintenance costs, and be sustainable. One ETSC approach is
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through the development of new microbial technologies using polymerase chain reaction and
DNA/RNA research.
Partnering with other federal agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service, the Bureau of Land
Management, the mining industry, and the university community, ETSC researchers are testing
low-cost and innovative biochemical reactors that combine bacterial reactions with chemical
processes (e.g., lime dissolution and chemical precipitate) to increase the pH of the acidic mine
water. Sulfate-reducing bacteria precipitate metals from the water by their reduction of sulfate to
sulfide. A by-product of this reaction is bicarbonate, which also increases the pH of acid mine
drainage. Here are a few examples of site-specific treatment technologies.
- At the Peerless Jenny Mine in Montana, a four-year test of an innovative design combining a
constructed wetland with a bioreactor has resulted in a completely passive (i.e., gravity-fed)
system that requires minimal maintenance and no external energy source. No added chemicals
are used in this method, which generates a 50-gallon-per-minute flow of clean water that meets
ambient water quality standards for both EPA and the State of Montana.
- A full-scale rock substrate sulfate-reducing bioreactor system designed by the University of
Nevada-Reno and ETSC researchers currently operates at the Leviathan Mine site in California.
To maximize the benefits of treating toxic waters and metal precipitation in settling ponds, this
bioreactor operates in a recycle mode rather than the passive gravity mode.
- At the Luttrell Repository, which is a 100,000-cubic-yard repository of mine wastes located
within the Ten Mile Creek Superfund site in Montana, a leachate collection system sends mine
waste runoff to a biochemical reactor for treatment. While the discharge waters from the sulfate-
reducing bacteria bioreactor currently meet most clean water standards, research is continuing to
develop a more efficient and sustainable bioreactor.
National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL) mine waste researchers have been
testing remedial technologies for nearly 20 years in 10 states. Results are shared with the public
at workshops and on the Web. Since 1998, a series of workshops and conferences have attracted
more than 1,600 participants from local and federal government agencies, tribal organizations,
universities, the mining industry, and other involved groups. Topics have included mining-
impacted pit lakes, mercury and arsenic management in mining, mining-impacted Native
American lands, and sustainable modern mining applications. Recognizing acid mine drainage
from abandoned mines as a long-term environmental issue, industry professionals share the
desire of EPA and other agencies to develop control techniques that meet the demands of
individual sites.
To learn about other NRMRL mine waste programs, visit our Mine Waste Technology Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/ORD/NRMRL/std/mtb/mwt/index.html). For further information on risk
management approaches to abandoned mine sites and their potential revitalization and reuse,
visit EPA's Abandoned Mine Lands Program (http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/aml/).
For further information, please contact Patricia Schultz, NRMRL Office of Public Affairs, 513-
569-7966.
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EPA's Test and Evaluation Facility, Cincinnati, OH
(From Chris Impellitteri, NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH)
Back in October, 2006, EPA's Chris Impellitteri sent out a note to educate folks about the EPA's
Test & Evaluation (T&E) facility, which is located at the Cincinnati Municipal Sewer District.
T&E is a laboratory geared for bench and pilot scale research and development on water
treatment technologies, distribution systems, and water quality monitoring. They tend to focus
on small drinking water systems; those serving 25 to hundreds.
They are currently involved with several projects with EPA regional offices including:
RARE- Region II - Water filtration technologies for high-turbidity surface water systems - San
German, Puerto Rico (RARE funding finished, but project continues)
RARE-Region VI - UV/Ozone treatment for removal of MTBE in ground water supplies
(ongoing)
RARE-Region III- Predicting Radon in Ground Water Sources (proposed)
Non-RARE projects include:
Mt. Rainier National Park, WA (Region X)-Bag filtration for supplying drinking water
Lake Kabetogama, MN (Region V) - Bag filtration, low-pressure UV studies
St. Louis, MO (Region VII) -Bag filtration
Potable Water Onboard Commercial Aircraft, Chicago, IL (Region V) - Mobile ozonation
treatment unit
Chris also provided an outline that lists many water research related projects. There are also
projects on phytoremediation (metal/arsenic removal via water hyacinth uptake) and
pervaporation. If anyone is interested in further information on any of the subjects, please
contact Chris at
Current Research
Water Treatment
Point-of-use/Point-of-entry
"Kitchen Sink" Studies-Treatment at the tap
Reverse Osmosis
Modified GAC
Ion Exchange Resins
Ultraviolet Light
Low-Cost Variance Technology for arsenic treatment
Treatment units built entirely from parts acquired from local hardware store
Activated alumina media
Commercially available iron-oxide media
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Filtration-Removal of bacterial and viral surrogates: Cryptosporidium-sized beads (3 micron),
E. Coli, B. Subtilis, MS-2 Coliphage
Bag/Cartridge filtration
Micro, nano, ultra filtration
Homeland security/emergency response
Multiple barriers for microbial pathogen and chemical removal
Physical filtration
Carbon filtration
UV
Advanced Oxidation Processes: Combinations of hydrogen peroxide, ozone, and UV
Disinfection: On-site chlorine generation systems
Small System Package Plants
Automated treatment combined with remote monitoring
Distribution Systems
Organotins: Leaching from PVC pipes
Distribution System remote monitoring
Homeland Security
Monitoring for introduced contaminants via water quality parameters
Source Water Protection
Watershed Remote Monitoring: Weather stations and continuous water quality monitoring
stations
Watershed Biomonitors
Daphnia toximeter
Algae toximeter
Clam biosensors
Fish biosensors
Future Research
Electrofiltration
Remove Cryptosporidium-sized particles
Reduce coagulant usage and disposal cost
Nanotechnology
Impact of nanoparticles (zero-valent iron, titanium dioxide, silica) on removal of organic
pollutants by GAC adsorption
Nanofiltration
Water reuse for small systems
Pulsed ultraviolet light
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Pathogen inactivation
Destruction of organic chemicals
Improved ozone introduction systems
Disinfection by-product reduction in small systems
Characterization of radionuclide (Uranium, Radium) bearing waste residuals
Design and test small, mobile treatment systems for emergency response
From Treatment Plant to Tap: The Safe Delivery of Drinking Water
(From NRMRL Monthly, Nov 8, 2006)
The United States enjoys one of the world's highest standards of drinking water, but EPA water
researchers are always alert to new risks of contamination, whether at the point of treatment or in
the distribution systems that carry finished water to the consumer. One example is the ongoing
NRMRL research into possible impacts on water distribution systems following changes in
disinfection practices. About a third of major U.S. water companies are changing from traditional
chlorine treatment to chloramine treatment to guard against harmful disinfection by-products
(DBFs) resulting from the reaction of chlorine with organic matter in the water. Chloramine, a
combination of chlorine and ammonia, is a weaker oxidizer than chlorine and thus, less likely to
create harmful DBFs. While the change to chloramine enhances some aspects of water quality, it
may also generate electrochemical reactions capable of dissolving lead from the mineral lining of
water pipes.
When cities such as Washington, D.C. and Greenville, North Carolina, began experiencing
unusually high levels of lead in drinking water after switching to chloramines, NRMRL water
researchers responded with collaborative monitoring, corrosion control studies, and pipe-scale
analyses that are leading to new findings about the transport of lead in water systems. This new
EPA research has shown that lead coatings in pipes tend to be stable and insoluble in the
presence of highly oxidizing (chlorine-treated) water. But with the shift to chloramines, the
oxidizing power of the water is lowered, resulting in the potential dissolution of lead from the
thin shell of mineral scales lining pipe walls. Although some outside studies have corroborated
the NRMRL scale-dissolution findings, pipe-scale chemistry is complex and many other
potential mechanisms exist for pipe-scale destabilization. Further corrosion studies are needed to
aid in understanding the role of these mechanisms across the diverse array of water chemistries
and treatment histories of U.S. water systems.
Currently, NRMRL researchers are collaborating with researchers in several cities who are doing
anticipatory studies or monitoring before-and-after treatment changes. Work is also being done
with the U.S. Geological Survey (for elemental analysis of the solids); Pegasus Environmental
Services (for in-house lab assistance); and the U.S. Department of Energy (for use of the
Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory in determining the speciation of lead
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solid phases). The results of these combined efforts will reinforce the EPA mission of ensuring
safe drinking water-from the treatment source right to the consumer tap.
For further discussion of this research area, please go visit our Corrosion, Scaling, and Metal
Mobility Research web site at http://www.epa.gov/nrmrl/wswrd/cr/index.html.
For further information, please contact Patricia Schultz, NRMRL Office of Public Affairs, 513-
569-7966.
ETV Publishes Technology Briefs To Summarize Technology Performance And Verification
Outcomes For Targeted Technology Categories And Topical Areas
(From ETV listserve of Jan 3, 2007)
The ETV Program is targeting technology categories and topical areas to create two-page
summaries of technologies verified, or in- process of being verified, and their performances. If
available, environmental, human health and regulatory, as well as other outcomes of technology
verification are also discussed and are taken from the in-depth case studies published as ETV
Program Case Studies: Demonstrating Program Outcomes, Volumes I and II (see
http://www.epa.gov/etv/).
To date, ETV has published technology briefs for the following technology areas: fuel cells,
microturbine/combined heat and power technologies, ETV for green buildings, ETV for energy,
and baghouse filtration products. ETV is in-process of developing briefs for these additional
areas: arsenic drinking water treatment, arsenic test kits, continuous emission monitors for
mercury, dioxin emission monitoring, ambient ammonia monitors, stormwater, ETV for
combined animal feeding operations, and residential nutrient reduction. All technology briefs
will be posted to the ETV Web Site and will be used by ETV centers and the Program to conduct
outreach of verification results to targeted audiences.
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ETV Verifications
ETV has completed verification testing and reports for 380 innovative environmental
technologies! For a full list of ETV verifications, visit:
http://www.epa.gov/etv/verifications/verification-index.html
> Diesel Engine Retrofit Emissions Control Technologies: Retrofit technologies that control
emissions of particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons, or carbon monoxide from heavy
duty diesel engines. Technologies include add on devices such as exhaust catalysts and
particulate matter filters, engine modifications, selective catalytic reduction systems, fuel
modifications and reformulations, alternative fuels, and lubricants used on mobile diesel engines
and some categories of stationary engines. For more information, contact Drew Trenholm, RTI,
at (919) 316-3742.
-> Fabric Filter Media: Filter media used in baghouses to control fine particulate matter. For
more information, please contact Drew Trenholm, RTI, at (919) 316-3742.
-> Ventilation Air Cleaning or Filtration Technologies: Products for cleaning or filtering
ventilation air. Verifications can include ASHRAE 52.2 type efficiency testing for particles from
0.3 to 10 microns, efficiency testing for particles from 0.03 to 10 microns, and efficiency testing
for bioaerosols (fungi, bacteria, and virus). For more information, please contact Debbie Franke,
RTI, at (919) 541-6826.
> Enzymatic Test Kits Verified:
http://www.epa.gov/etv/verifications/vcenterl-38.html
> Storm Water Source Area Treatment Device Verified:
http://www.epa.gov/etv/verifications/vcenter9-9.html
-> Immunoassay Test Kits For Biotoxins Verified:
http://www.epa.gov/etv/verifications/vcenterl-31 .html
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LOCAL NEWS
High Resolution Site Characterization and Monitoring Symposium
(With assistance from Richard Willey of Region 1, Boston)
Grotmdwater Resources Association Presentation:
The 2nd Symposium in its Series on Tools and Technologies
HIGH RESOLUTION SITE CHARACTERIZATION & MONITORING
November 14-16, 2006
Westln Hotel, Long Beach, California
This past November, EPA's Tech Support Project (consisting of the Ground Water [GW],
Engineering and Federal Facilities Forums) met in Long Beach for their Fall meeting and made
the most out of the time by also attending the above-named symposium. The symposium was
sponsored by the Groundwater Resources Association of California, EPA, four private sector
companies, several California State agencies, and the National Ground Water Association. Over
280 people attended the symposium. Members of the GW Forum worked with the symposium
planners to ensure a useful meeting for the EPA tech support attendees. As well as attending as
many sessions as possible, the 3 Forums conducted their business sessions. For a complete
summary of these business sessions, please see the following website:
http://www.epa.gov/tio/tsp/meetings.htm .
Richard Willey, Region 1's representative to the GW Forum, compiled a useful summary of the
symposium's proceedings. The symposium offered a good compilation of case studies, tools
(drilling, geophysical logging, and sampling equipment for various media), and reasons why one
should consider high resolution characterization at their site. It included 29 presentations, 12
posters, and an all-day outdoor session where vendors demonstrated the use their equipment at
different "stations". Here is a link to a website (Shutterfly) with pictures from the outdoor field
demo day at the Long Beach Airport
http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8AZNmzJi3aNmKj . The pictures show the
equipment, exhibits, and some (but not all...) of the participants in action.
Some items of note from the symposium include:
- A central theme of the symposium was bridging the gap between research advances and
real world practices in characterizing and monitoring subsurface contamination.
- Fine grained geologic units (silt and/or clay, till) should not be assumed to be "aquitards"
that inhibit or preclude the downward migration of contamination. Field tests, using
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appropriate techniques, should be performed during site characterization or during
remediation 5 year reviews (as needed) to objectively determine that contamination has
not entered or is being transported through aquifer units that may underlie these units.
"Direct push" technologies have revolutionized site characterization, and new instruments
that piggyback on these technologies continue to be developed. The benefits continue to
be improved cost effectiveness of site investigations and monitoring.
- The use of vertical profiling in transects normal to ground-water plume directions is
viewed as the preferred method of determining contaminant distribution and transport
pathways in unconsolidated aquifers. This applies to site characterization, and to
monitoring remedial progress (MNA or engineered remedy). Data density and
sufficiency depend on the question(s) that need to be answered.
Contaminant migration in fractured rock should not be assumed to be limited to
weathered bedrock, shallow bedrock, or by some arbitrary depth in competent bedrock.
Appropriate field testing is needed to accurately characterize, remediate, and determine
potential risk from contaminated ground water.
- Moderate levels of contamination in high permeability zones may pose a greater risk than
high concentrations in low permeability zones. Thus, investigations may need to focus
more on contaminant flux than solely on contaminant concentrations.
- Recent field data suggest that there may not be much seasonal variation in soil-gas
concentrations. If this is borne out at other locations in a variety of climatic zones, there
will be less of a need to collect seasonal concentration data to evaluate vapor intrusion
potential.
- At the end, a panel was asked for their thoughts on impediments and solutions regarding
the use of high resolution tools. Many pointed to risk aversion being one of the major
impediments, both on the responsible party and regulator sides. Another impediment was
lack of education - many folks continue to be unaware of these new tools - and perhaps
fact sheets could be created to help get over this problem. Part of the risk aversion is fear
of increased costs and liability. The fact is that the opposite has been true. Costs have
been cheaper and there appear to be fewer remedy failures when using high resolution
tools.
Proceedings from this symposium are presently being compiled. The Ground Water Forum is
working with the NARPM planning committee to possibly present a subset of this symposium as
a session at the May '07 NARPM meeting.
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Free Soil Vapor Extraction System Hardware
(Message from Jamey Watt, Region 9 RPM)
There is a FREE SVE system available that was recently decommissioned at a site in Tempe,
AZ. It would be great if someone else could use this equipment. It is in good condition and it
operated effectively when in use. The only costs would be in the transportation to another site.
Please contact Jamey Watt if you have additional questions and feel free
to pass the word to others.
Here is a quick description: "The SVE system consists of a 500 SCFM blower and a fluidized
media bed treatment system. The system utilizes a heating chamber and a two-stage chiller
configuration to regenerate the absorbent media and condense concentrated VOC-laden vapors."
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 they 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 their podcast feed,
which will alert you when new seminar archives are available. For more information, see
http://clu-in.org/live/archive.cfm .
CLU-IN Training Area. A training section has been posted to CLU-IN. The Training page
offers visitors a quick glimpse of upcoming training opportunities in a monthly view as well as a
running list of events. Links to upcoming Conference Webcasts, Trainex and Archived Internet
Seminars and Podcasts are available on the Training Page. See: http://www.cluin.org/training .
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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 www.itrcweb.org for the most up-to-
date information.
Jan. 25m - Remediation Process Optimization Advanced Training
11:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. EASTERN Time
Jan. 30m - Site Investigation and Remediation for Munitions Response Projects
2:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. EASTERN Time
Feb. 6m - An Overview of Direct Push Well Technology for Long-term Groundwater Monitoring
2:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. EASTERN Time
Feb. 8m - Characterization, Design, Construction and Monitoring of Bioreactor Landfills
11:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. EASTERN Time
Feb. 13m - NIEHS Seminar Series - Metals Remediation using Nanotechnology
Time TEA (This is the second in a series of monthly SBRP/EPA seminars on Nanotechnology -
see http://www.cluin.org/live for information.)
Feb. 15m - Evaluating, Optimizing, or Ending Post-Closure Care at Municipal Solid Waste
Landfills
11:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. EASTERN Time
Feb. 27m - Planning and Promoting Ecological Land Reuse of Remediated Sites
2:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. EASTERN Time
Mar. 15m - NIEHS Seminar Series - DNAPLs Remediation using Nanotechnology
Time TEA See http://www.cluin.org/live for information.)
4th International Conference on Remediation of Contaminated Sediments
January 22-25, 2007
Savannah, GA
http://www.environmental-expert.com/events/conferencegroup-sediments/conferencegroup-sediments.htm
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Hazardous Materials Incident Response Operations
January 22-27, 2007
Cincinnati, OH
http://trainex.org/offeringslist.cfm?courseid=23
Alternative Covers for Landfills, Waste Repositories, and Mine Wastes: Design, Modeling,
Construction, and Monitoring
(final of 4 workshops)
January 23-25, 2007
Riverside, CA
http://www.landfillcover.dri.edu
EPA/USACE Superfund Site Remediation Conference
January 24-25, 2007
New Orleans, LA
Contact: Ken Skahn (703) 603-8801
UCSF - CHE SUMMIT ON ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES TO REPRODUCTIVE
HEALTH AND FERTILITY
January 28-30, 2007
UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center, San Francisco, CA
http://www.ucsf.edu/coe/prhesummit.html
Removal Process for RPMs
January 30-31,2007
Seattle, WA
http://www.trainex.org/offeringslist.cfm?courseid=53
Integrated Modeling for Integrated Environmental Decision Making Workshop
January 30-February 1, 2007
EPA, RTP, North Carolina
http://cfpub.epa.gov/crem/crem_integmodelwkshp.cfm
Removal Process for Remedial Project Managers
January 30-31,2007
Seattle, WA (Region 10 office)
http://www.trainex.org/offeringslist.cfm?courseid=53
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7th National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment: Integrating Environment and
Human Health
February 1-2, 2007
Washington, DC.
http://www.ncseonline.org/2007conference/cms.cfm?id=1245
Hazardous Materials Incident Response Operations
February 5-9, 2007
Edison, NJ
http://trainex.org/offeringslist.cfm?courseid=23
OSC Readiness Training Program
February 12-16, 2007
Miami, FL
http://www.oscreadiness.org
http: //www. trainex. org
EPA Metals F&T Modeling Workshop
February 13-15, 2007
Denver, CO
For more info, contact or
Uniform Federal Policy for Quality Assurance Project Plans
February 14-15, 2007
US EPA, San Francisco CA
https://www.cecos.navy.mil/coursedetail.cfm?courseid=76
Sampling for Hazardous Materials
February 20-22, 2007
Dublin, CA
http://www.trainex.org/offeringslist.cfm?courseid=20
8th EPA Superfund National Radiation Meeting
February 26 - March 2, 2007
San Francisco, CA
http://www.trainex.org/classdetails.cfm?classid=2963&courseid=282
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Environmental Remediation Technologies
February 27 - March 1, 2007
Columbus, OH
http://www.trainex.org/offeringslist.cfm?courseid=2
Radiation Safety
Feb 27 - Mar 1, 2007
Cincinnati, OH
http://trainex.org/offeringslist.cfm?courseid=182&all=ves
SBRP Contaminated Sediments Remedies Workshop
February 28, 2007
Brown University, Providence, RI
GROUNDWATER LAW & POLICY CONFERENCE
March 2, 2007
San Francisco, CA
http ://www. grac. org/law. asp
DTSC Nanotechnology Symposium
March 8, 2007
Cal/EPA Building, Sacramento, CA
http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/TechnologyDevelopment/Nanotechnology.cfm
SETAC / SRA Joint Conference
March 14-16, 2007
Argonne National Laboratory, IL (SW of Chicago)
https://home.comcast.net/~brody.tom/chisra/index_files/Page693.htm
Health & Safety 8 Hour Refresher
March 5-8
San Francisco, CA
To Register: Use the EPA Region 9 START database
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Superfund Academy 101
(Includes Fundamentals and Enforcement)
March 5-9, 2007
San Francisco, CA
http://www.trainex.org/offeringslist.cfm?courseid=254&all=yes
CERCLA 101
March 13, 2007
Region 9, San Francisco
To Register: Use the EPA Region 9 START database
Introductory Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund
March 13-15, 2007
Cincinnati, OH
http://trainex.org/classdetails.cfm?courseid=24&classid=2859
AEHS 17TH Annual West Coast Conference On Soils, Sediments, And Water
March 19-22, 2007
San Diego, CA
http://www.aehs.com/conferences/westcoast/index.htm
EPA Soil Gas Workshop (at the AEHS conference)
March 21-22, 2007
San Diego, CA
http://www.aehs.com/conferences/westcoast/pdfs/PRELIMINARYPROGRAM07.pdf
"Nanotechnology for Contaminated Site Remediation"
(At the 233rd American Chemical Society National Meeting)
March 25-29, 2007
Chicago, Illinois
http://oasys.acs.org/
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Multi-Agency Radiological Laboratory Analytical Protocols (MARLAP): New Practical
Training on MARLAP Part I
March 27-29, 2007
Seattle, WA
http://www.trainex.org/offeringslist.cfm?courseid=487&all=yes
Superfund Redevelopment Initiative
March 28-29, 2007
San Francisco, CA
To register: email bischoff.chereamieฎ epa.gov
Long Term Stewardship Roundtable and Training
April 2-5, 2007
San Diego, CA
Contact: Mike Bellot (703) 603-8905
Biochemical Remediation Technologies
April 3-5, 2007
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Contact Amy Turner at Amy Turner@sra.com or 703-284-6108.
2007 Conference on Design and Construction Issues at Hazardous Waste Sites
April 4-5, 2007
Philadelphia, PA
http://hq.environmental.usace.army.mil/rdra-07/
Remedial Process
April 9-13, 2007
Seattle, WA
http://www.trainex.org/offeringslist.cfm?courseid=52&all=ves
Removal Process
April 9-13, 2007
Seattle, WA
http://www.trainex.org/offeringslist.cfm?courseid=45&all=ves
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Remedial Design/Remedial Action (RD/RA)
April 17-19, 2007
Atlanta, GA
http://www.trainex.org/offeringslist.cfm?courseid=47&all=yes
2007 TOXICOLOGY AND RISK ASSESSMENT CONFERENCE
April 23-26, 2007
Cincinnati, Ohio
For further information, contact Pat Daunt at daunt.pat@epa.gov or Nagu Keshava at
keshava.nagu @ epa. gov
The 7th Passive Sampling Workshop and Symposium
April 24-26, 2007
Reston, Virginia
http://www.cerc.usgs.gov/Research/Passive_Conference/psws.htm
2007 Ground Water Summit
April 29-May 3, 2007
Albuquerque, New Mexico
http://www.ngwa.0rg/e/conf/0704295095.cfm
9th International InSitu and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium
May 7-10, 2007
Baltimore, MD
http://www.battelle.org/environment/er/conferences/biosymp/default.stm
10th annual NSTI Nanotech 2007 and BioNano 2007
May 20-24, 2007
Santa Clara, California
http://www.nsti.org/Nanotech2007
The World Environmental and Water Resources Congress
May 15-19, 2007
Tampa, FL
http://content.asce.org/conferences/ewri2007/index.html
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NARPM
May 21-25, 2007
Baltimore, MD (newly suggested location)
http://www.epanarpm.org
OSC 201
June 4-6, 2007
Las Vegas, NV
http://www.trainex.org/offeringslist.cfm?courseid=285&all=yes
EPA Site Assessment Conference
June 19-21, 2007
Denver, CO
http://www.trainex.org/
U.S. EPA Community Involvement Conference and Training
June 19-22, 2007
Jacksonville, FL
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/action/community/ciconference/
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) 2007 Annual Conference and Exposition
June 24-28, 2007
Toronto, Ontario
http://www.awwa.org/ace07/
The Air and Waste Management Association (A&WMA) 100th Annual Conference and
Exhibition
June 26-29, 2007
Pittsburgh, PA
http://www.awma.org/ACE2007/
EPA Risk Assessment Forum
July 9-13, 2007
New York City, NY (Region 2 office)
Contact: Jayne Michaud, (703) 603-8847
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Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products: State of the Science
August 8 - 9, 2007
Portland, Maine
http ://www.neiwpcc. org/ppcpconference/index. asp
23rd National Environmental Monitoring Conference
August 18-25, 2007
Contact: Shannon Sturgeon (703) 605-0509
Introduction to Ground Water Investigations
August 21-23, 2007
Cincinnati, OH
http://trainex.org/classdetails.cfm?courseid=6&classid=2867
Introductory Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund
September 11-13, 2007
EPA Region 9 - Exact location to be determined
http://trainex.org/classdetails.cfm?courseid=24&classid=2865
Preliminary Assessment and Site Inspection Training
September 11-14, 2007
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.trainex.org/offeringslist.cfm?courseid=457&all=ves
Hazard Ranking System
September 18-21, 2007
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.trainex.org/offeringslist.cfm?courseid=38&all=ves
23rd Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments and Water Analysis, Site Assessment,
Fate, Environmental and Human Risk Assessment, Remediation and Regulation
October 15-18, 2007
Amherst, MA
http://www.umasssoils.com/
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SERDP/ESTCP SYMPOSIUM: Partners in Environmental Technology Technical Symposium
& Workshop
December 4-6, 2007
Washington, D.C.
http://www.estcp.org
http ://www. serdp. org/
WEB PAGES
Contaminant Data Dictionary
EPA has developed an electronic data dictionary with information on a priority list of
contaminants. This dictionary can help risk assessors and managers respond more rapidly and
efficiently to environmental contamination incidents.
http://www.epa.gov/nhsrc/news/newsl20606.html
Pharmwaste Listserv
This listserve is sponsored by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Proper
disposal of pharmaceutical waste is an emerging issue nationally as low-levels of various
pharmaceutical compounds are found in waterways across the country. This listserve will help
create a national dialogue to organize, discuss and track ideas, projects, grants, and other issues.
Participants are primarily from various government agencies, but others are welcome to join.
See:
http://lists.dep.state.fl.us/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharmwaste .
EUGRIS Corner
EUGRIS is the platform for European contaminated soil and water information. See the
following link to access the following documents and resources:
http://www.eugris.info/Whatsnew.asp. New entries include:
Risk Based Management of Contamination and Protection of the Soil System in Urban
Environments (2005).
GeoPASS: Use the Optimal Geophysical Technique for Your Subsurface Investigations.
- NICOLE News: October 2006.
Rapid Sample Preparation and Bioanalytical Techniques for Efficient Screening of Organic
Pollutants in the Environment (2006).
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Characterization of PAH-Contaminated Soils Focusing on Availability, Chemical
Composition and Biological Effects (2006).
PROMOTE: Efficiency Control and Performance Verification of Improved Approaches for
Soil-Groundwater Protection and Rehabilitation.
TESTNET: Towards European Sectorial Testing Networks for Environmental Technologies.
RISKBASE: Risk-Based Management of the Water-Sediment-Soil System at the River Basin
Scale.
Environment Agency -UK (2006) Remedial Targets Methodology - Hydrogeological Risk
Assessment for Land Contamination.
European Commission (2005) Risks to Health and the Environment Related to the Use of
Lead in Products.
New In-Situ Flushing Profiles
EPA has developed this CLU-IN area to summarize timely information about selected full- and
field-scale applications of in situ flushing technologies. This area provides information about
ongoing and completed applications to treat chlorinated solvents, petroleum products, metals,
explosives, and PCBs in groundwater and soil. The project profiles provide summary
information about each application, including relevant site information, contaminants and media
treated, technology design and operation, cost information, and performance results, as well as
point(s) of contact and references. Projects for this website are collected using information from
technical journals, conference proceedings as well as other published sources including Record
of Decisions (RODs) or 5-year reviews. As of April 2006, the Web site includes information on
23 in situ flushing project profiles including completed and on-going applications. For more
information, see:
http://clu-in.org/products/isf/.
API Launches New Soil and Groundwater Website
API has reorganized its website to make it easer to find technical information related to
subsurface fate and transport and natural attenuation of fuel constituents, site characterization
and remediation. Sections of the website are devoted to oxygenates (including MtBE and
ethanol), LNAPL and petroleum vapor intrusion. For more information, see:
http://www.api.org/groundwater.
CLU-IN Field Analytic Technologies Area
For those of you familiar with the former Field Analytic Technologies Encyclopedia (FATE), the
information contained there-in can be accessed directly on CLU-IN. They have posted the
information at http://clu-in.org/char/technologies and are working to update each of the
technology areas.
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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
Bioremediation of Acid Mine Drainage Using Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria
Prepared by Sheela M. Doshi, a National Network of Environmental Management studies
grantee, under a fellowship from the U.S. EPA
(August 2006, 72 pages)
http://www.clu-in.org/download/studentpapers/S_Doshi-SRB.pdf
Engineering Issue Paper: In Situ Chemical Oxidation
(EPA 600-R-06-072)
(August 2006, 60 pages)
http://www.epa.gov/ada/download/issue/600R06072.pdf
Grant Guidelines to States for Implementing the Secondary Containment Provision of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005
(November 2006, 13 pages)
http://www.epa.gov/oust/fedlaws/finaLsc.htm
Hazardous Waste Clean-Up Information (CLU-IN) On-line Remediation Databases Fact Sheet
(EPA 542-F-06-006)
(September 2006, 4 pages)
http://www.clu-in.org/download/remed/online_remediation_factsheet.pdf
In Situ Treatment Technologies for Contaminated Soil
(EPA542-F-06-013)
(November 2006, 35 pages)
http://www.clu-in.org/download/remed/542f06013.pdf
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Long-Term Monitoring Network Optimization Evaluation for Operable Unit 2, Bunker Hill
Mining and Metallurgical Complex Superfund Site, Idaho
(EPA 542-R-06-005)
(January 2006, 126 pages)
http://www.clu-in.org/download/remed/hyopt/application/bunker_hill.pdf
Long-Term Monitoring Network Optimization Evaluation for Wash King Laundry Superfund
Site, Lake County, Michigan
(EPA 542-R-06-004)
(June 2006, 89 pages)
http://www.clu-in.org/download/remed/hyopt/application/bunker_hill.pdf
Management and Treatment of Water from Hard Rock Mines
(EPA625-R-06-014)
(October 2006, 43 pages)
http://www.epa.gov/ORD/NRMRL/pubs/625r06014/625r06014.pdf
Measurement and Monitoring: 21st Quarterly Literature Search
(October 2006, 135 pages)
http://clu-in.org/programs/21m2/
Phytoremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons
Prepared by Amanda Van Epps during an internship with the U.S. EPA sponsored by the
Environmental Careers Organization
(August 2006, 171 pages)
http://www.clu-in.org/download/studentpapers/A_Van_Epps-Final.pdf
Pilot Region-Based Optimization Program for Fund-Lead Sites in EPA Region 3
(EPA 542-R-06-006)
http://www.clu-in.org/techfocus/default.focus/sec/Remediation%5FOptimization/cat/Application/page/2/#region3
Proposal Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grants
(EPA OSWER)
RFP# EPA-OSWER-OBCR-07-01
(October 2006, 92 pages)
http://www.epa.gov/oswer/docs/grants/epa-oswer-obcr-07-01.pdf
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Protocol for Enhanced In Situ Bioremediation Using Emulsified Edible Oil
(DoD ESTCP document ER-0221)
(June 2006, 100 pages)
http://handle.dtic.mi1/100.2/ADA451205
Revegetating Landfills and Waste Containment Areas Fact Sheet
(EPA542-F-06-001)
(October 2006, 12 pages)
http://www.clu-in.org/download/remed/revegetating_fact_sheet.pdf
SERDP & ESTCP Expert Panel Workshop on Reducing the Uncertainty of DNAPL Source Zone
Remediation
(From the workshop held in Baltimore, MD; March 7-8,2006)
(approx. 200 pages)
http://docs.serdp-estcp.org/viewfile.cfm?Doc=DNAPLWorkshopReport%2Epdf
Standard Guide for Collecting Treatment Process Design Data at a Contaminated Site-A Site
Contaminated With Chemicals of Interest
ASTM document D7294-06 (co-written by former EPA Engineering Forum member, Ed Mead)
http://www.astm.org/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/DATAB ASE.CART/REDLINE_PAGES/D7294.htm?E+mystore
Systematic Planning: A Case Study for Hazardous Waste Site Investigations
(EPA 240-B-06-004)
(February 2006, 67 pages)
http://www.epa.gov/quality/qs-docs/casestudy-final.pdf
Technology News and Trends
(EPA 542-N-06-005)
(October 2006, 6 pages)
http://www.clu-in.org/download/newsltrs/tnandtl006.pdf
Technology News and Trends
(EPA 542-N-06-006)
(November 2006, 6 pages)
http://www.cluin.org/download/newsltrs/tnandt 1106 .pdf
Treatment Technologies for 1,4-Dioxane: Fundamentals and Field Applications
(EPA 542-R-06-009)
(November 2006, 30 pages)
http://www.clu-in.org/download/remed/542r06009.pdf
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Vapor Intrusion Pathway: A Practical Guide
(ITRCVI-1)
(January 2007, 173 pages)
http://www.itrcweb.org/Documents/VI-1 .pdf
Vapor Intrusion Pathway: Investigative Approaches for Typical Scenarios
(ITRC VI-2)
(January 2007, 52 pages)
http://www.itrcweb.org/Documents/VI-lA.pdf
Serious Scientists Gather 'Round
....Funny journal article titles.
TI: Getting religious about air pollution Burning incense during holiday church services may be
bad for your health
AU:
JN: Environmental Science and Technology
PD:2006
VO:40
NO: 17
PG: 5167
PB: ACS AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
IS: 0013-936X
PE: SEP 01
URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?unc=1064098329
Click on the URL to access the article or to link to other issues of the publication.
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TI: Exposure of Churchgoers to Airborne Particles
AU: Weber, S
JN: Environmental Science and Technology
PD:2006
VO:40
NO: 17
PG: 5251-5256
PB: ACS AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
IS: 0013-936X
PE: SEP 01
URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?unc=1064098316
Click on the URL to access the article or to link to other issues of the publication.
....Not so funny journal article title.
TI: Comment on "American Exceptionalism? Similarities and Differences in National Attitudes
Toward Energy Policy and Global Warming"
AU: Wallace, D
JN: Environmental Science and Technology
PD:2006
VO:40
NO: 21
PG: 6865-6866
PB: ACS AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
IS: 0013-936X
PE: NOV 01
URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?unc=1064879871
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 ETV and NRMRL
News) and Region 1's CEIT.
Thanks for reading it! Comments and suggestions are appreciated. If you wish to be added to or
deleted from this list, please send me an email, (gill.michael@epa.gov)
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And don't forget the HSTL website http://www.epa.gov/osp/hstl.htm
Mike Gill
ORD Hazardous Substances Technical Liaison
US EPA Region 9 ISFD-84
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-972-3054
415-947-3520 (Fax)
Gill.Michael@epa.gov
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