Message #19: September, 1998
Since August 1, TechDirect gained 145 new subscribers for a total of
4813. Welcome to all the newcomers. If your peers are interested in
subscribing to TechDirect, they may do so on the Clean-Up
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[First name] [Last name]. Visit the TechDirect archive at
httn://ciu-in.om/techrtrct/ to catch up on documents previously highlighted. For
anyone interested, we have posted a rough breakout of the
TechDirect subscribers, at http://clu-in.org/techdrct.
EPA Guidance
Clarification Regarding Use of SW-846 Methods, (Memorandum
from the U.S. EPA Office of Solid Waste dated August 7, 1998).
SW-846 contains the analytical and test methods that EPA has
evaluated and found to be among those acceptable for testing under
subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
In most situations, SW-846 functions as a guidance document
setting forth acceptable, although not required, methods to be
implemented by the user, as appropriate, in responding to
RCRA-related sampling and analysis requirements. The
memorandum sets forth the guidance as a clarification to SW-846
for reference and distribution to the States and to other interested
parties, including laboratories and the regulated community [August
1998, 21 pages]. View or download from hnD://duHn.oro/tBChnuhs.htm. For hard
copies, contact (800) 424-9346 or (703) 412-9810.
Documents and Compact Discs
information Resources for Innovative Remediation and Site
Characterization Technologies (EPA 542-C-98-003). This new CD
ROM is produced by the U.S. EPA Technology Innovation Office
(TIO). It assembles in one place, most of the publications and
databases produced by TIO over the last few years. It operates on
Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 Systems [July 1998], For copies of
the CD ROM, contact (800) 490-9198 or (513) 489-8190 or fax your
request to (513) 891-6685.
Site Remediation Technology InfoBase: A Guide to Federal
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Programs, Information Resources, and Publications on
Contaminated Site Cleanup Technologies (EPA 542-B-98- 006).
This document was prepared by member agencies of the Federal
Remediation Technologies Roundtable [August 1998, 70 pages].
View or download from http://clu-in.ora/techpubs.htm. For copies, contact (800)
490-9198 or (513) 489-8190 or fax your request to (513) 891-6685.
Technology Summary Report: In Situ Flushing (TI-98-01). This
report was developed by the Ground Water Remediation
Technologies Analysis Center (GWRTAC). GWRTAC continually
compiles laboratory-, pilot-, and full-scale case study information for
a variety of innovative in situ technologies for ground-water and soil
remediation. This report provides a "snapshot" of the contents of
GWRTAC's "living" database on in situ flushing case studies to
provide the reader with basic information on activity in laboratory
research, field demonstration, or full-scale application of this
technology. A variety of tables, graphs, and interpretive text is
presented to analyze the content of the GWRTAC database as of
August 7, 1998. View or download
at http://www.awrtac.org/html/tech misc.html#FLSH08071998.
Cumulative Risk Assessment Guidance-Phase I Planning and
Scoping (Memorandum and Guidance Document). The practice
of risk assessment within the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) is evolving away from a focus on the potential of a single
pollutant in one environmental medium for causing cancer toward
integrated assessments involving suites of pollutants in several
media that may cause a variety of adverse effects on humans,
plants, animals, or even effects on ecological systems and their
processes and functions [July 1997, 14 pages]. View or download at
http://www.epa.aov/swerosps/bf/adc.htm#risk.
Aerobic Cometabolic In Situ Bioremediation Technology
Guidance Manual and Screening Software Users Guide. This
document, prepared by the U.S. Air Force, provides information on
the use of aerobic cometabolic in site bioremediation as a
technology for the treatment of groundwater contaminated with
chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons [June 1998, 82 pages].
Previously located at http://en.afit.af.mil/env/insitubio.htm.
Case Studies on Environmental Emergencies (Volume 4). This
report was developed by the University of Virginia under cooperative
agreement with the U.S. EPA. It contains 16 case studies based
upon actual, significant chemical spills or incidents that occurred in
the U.S. [August 1995, 257 pages]. Volumes 1-3 are out of print, a
limited supply of Volume 4 is available first come. Contact Ann
Eleanor at eleanorann^eEamajLeEajCjov.
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Technology Developers and Vendors Note!!! We are beta testing
a new Vendor Support area on CLU-IN. The purpose of the Vendor
Support area is to direct technology developers and vendors to
funding sources and technical support for all stages of product
development, from bench-scale to full implementation and
commercialization. We have tried to identify public and private
programs and resources to assist vendors with: Market Analysis,
Research and Development, Testing and Demonstration, Permitting
and Regulatory Assistance, Marketing Assistance, and Contracting
Opportunities. We hope to make improvements based on the
comments registered by users. See http://clu-in.org/vendweb/vendrspt.cfm.
Heads Up!! Small Business Innovation Research Grants. EPA
plans to issue the 1999 SBIR Phase I solicitation on September 17,
1998. The solicitation will be placed on the EPA Office of Research
and Development website, http://es.epa.gov/ncerqa/sbir/, prior to
that date. Proposals will be due November 19, 1998. EPA
encourages interested parties to download the solicitation from the
website. If you are unable to download the solicitation from the
internet you may request a hard copy by sending a fax with your
name and address to SBIR Program Manager, 202-565-2447.
Conferences and Symposia
VOC Recovery Seminar, Cincinnati, OH, September 16-17. The
U.S. EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) in
cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy, the American
Institute of Chemical Engineers and the AICHE affiliated Center for
Waste Reduction Technologies are sponsoring this seminar at the
Vernon Manor Hotel in Cincinnati, Ohio. The purpose of this seminar
is to bring together researchers, technology developers and industry
representatives for a free, two-day seminar on VOC recovery. The
focus will be on specific VOC recovery needs and on case studies
that summarize effective VOC product recovery techniques
applicable to air, water and solid waste. The case studies will
highlight examples which have resulted in significant cost savings to
industry. For additional information and registration, contact SAIC at
513/569-5861, fax: 513/569-5864. Register online at http://www.epa.aov/ttbnrmrl.
1998 Federal Facilities Conference, Reno, NV, September 14-16.
This conference is designed for Federal Agency and Facility
Administrators, Environmental Managers, Environmental
Compliance Officers, and other state, tribal, and local decision
makers. Its purpose is to provide the latest information about
environmental regulations, technology, compliance, planning,
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cultural, and natural resources. For more information, visit:
http://www,epa,aov/reaion09/cross pr/fedfac/index,html.
Brownfields ?98: The Basics and Beyond Showcasing
Successful Partnerships, Los Angelos, November 16-18.
Brownfields ?98 will provide unparalleled networking opportunities,
bringing all major stakeholders in brownfields cleanup and
redevelopment together under one roof. Brownfields ?98 is your
chance to meet with experts in brownfields business, development,
finance, insurance, and law; representatives from grassroots
community organizations and environmental groups; and top federal,
state, and local government officials, to share ideas and experiences
in this exciting and ever expanding field. Brownfields ?98 has
something for everyone - it offers brownfields "beginners" the best
possible way to learn the basics, and brownfields "experts" an
opportunity to learn about the latest policy initiatives, projected
trends, cutting-edge approaches to cleanup and redevelopment, and
the newest brownfields technologies and services from the foremost
experts in the field. For more information on Brownfields '98, please
call the Brownfields '98 Conference Toll Free Hotline at
1(877)838-7220.
Risk-Based Decision-Making Facilitating Real Estate
Transactions and Brownfield Redevelopments, Chicago, IL,
September 28-29. Come to meet your environmental peers and see
how risk-based cleanups have been successfully applied to financial
transactions and brownfield redevelopment; learn how to build a
streamlined and technically defensible risk-based clean up program.
Focus on how Great Lakes States are doing it as case studies for
the nation. For more information, visit: http://www.rtmcomm.com/Calendar.HTM.
The Immunochemistry Summit VII and the Third Workshop on
Biosensors and Biological Techniques in Environmental
Analysis Symposium, will be held December 1-3, 1998. This joint
meeting is sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
the International Association of Environmental Analytical Chemistry,
and the UNLV Harry Reid Center for Environmental Studies. The
meeting will be held in Las Vegas at the Palace Station Hotel. For
registration information, contact Kathy Lauckner at (702) 895-1423
(or e-mail: lauckner@hrc.nevada.edu .). For technical program information,
contact Dr. Jeanette M. Van Emon at (702) 798-2154 (or e-mail:
vanemon.ieanette@epamail.epa.aov).
Remember - 486 Days and Counting!! Ensure Public confidence.
Test all of your waste management systems for Y2K compliance.
We have assembled some web based resources that may help you
identify possible failure scenarios and point to to sources of
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