Message #46: December 2000
Since November 1, TechDirect gained 304 new subscribers for a
total of 9567. Welcome to everyone just joining TechDirect. This
month we offer a few webcast seminars, an EPA Region 9 grant
solicitation (with a very short deadline), three phytoremediation
documents, two conference proceedings, guidance on Institutional
Controls, and two guidance documents related to managing
Underground Storage Tanks (USTs).
Mention of non-EPA documents or presentations does not constitute
a U.S. EPA endorsement of their contents, only an acknowledgment
that they exist and may be relevant to the TechDirect audience.
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Live Webcasts
1.	Dynamic Data Collection Strategy Using Systematic Planning
and Innovative Field-Based Measurement Technologies. Using
case studies, the seminar provides insight for three distinct data
collection efforts: site characterization, removal/remedial action and
treatment system optimization. Seminars are scheduled for
December 6 and 19. See http://clu-in.org/studio .
2.	Natural Attenuation of Chlorinated Solvents in Groundwater:
Principles and Practices, AND Historical Case Analysis of
Chlorinated Volatile Organic Compound Plumes. Two courses
back-to-back in a 4-hour live training special event via the internet on
Wednesday, December 13, 2000. The training will be offered from
11:00 AM - 3:30 PM, EST (includes a 30 minute break between
topics). N.B. One registration for both courses. See hHD:/fci»-in.0m/st»di0.
New Documents
Subsurface Remediation: Improving Long-Term Monitoring and
Remedial Systems Performance Conference - Proceedings
(EPA 542-B-00-002). This document summarizes the presentations
and workshops of a conference on improving long-term monitoring
(LTM) and remedial systems performance that was held in St. Louis,
Missouri between June 8-11, 1999. The conference was sponsored
and developed by the Federal Remediation Technologies
Roundtable. The conference was designed to provide up-to-date
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information on LTM and systems optimization through presentations
and topical workshops (April 2000, 81 pages). View or download at
http://clu-in.ora/techpub.htm .
Abiotic In SituTechnoiogies for Groundwater Remediation
Conference - Proceedings (EPA 625-R-99-012). This document
summarizes the presentations and case studies from a conference
on Abiotic in situ cleanup technologies held in Dallas August
31-September 2, 1999. The conference provided information on
treatment technologies in the following areas: treatment walls,
thermal enhancement, VOC stripping, in situ oxidation, reactive
zones and in situ flushing (August 2000, 110 pages). Hard copies
only, contact (800) 490-9198 or (513) 489-8190 or fax to (513)
489-8695.
Characterization of Mine Leachates and the Development of a
Ground-Water Monitoring Strategy for Mine Sites" (EPA
600/R-99/007). This report was published by the U.S. EPA National
Risk Management Research Laboratory. The objective of this
research project was to develop a better understanding of the
composition of mine waste leachates and to identify cost effective
ground-water monitoring parameters that could be incorporated into
a monitoring strategy to reliably detect the migration of contaminants
from hard rock mining operations (February 1999, 299 pages). View
or download at http://clu-in.ora/techpub.htm . See also the 3-page Project
Summary Fact Sheet (EPA/600/SR-99/007) at hHD:/fci»-in.0m/tBChD»bs.htm .
An Overview of the Phytoremediation of Lead and Mercury. The
potential use of plants to remediate contaminated soil and
groundwater has recently received a great deal of interest. EPA's
Technology Innovation Office (TIO) provided a grant through the
National Network for Environmental Management Studies (NNEMS)
to assess the status of the use of phytoremediation to clean up lead
(Pb) and mercury (Hg) contaminated soil. This report was prepared
by Jeanna Henry, a student from Salisbury State University during
the summer of 2000 (August 2000, 55 pages). View or download at
http://clu-in.org/techpubs.htm .
The Bioremediation and Phytoremediation of
Pesticide-contaminated Sites. Bioremediation and
phytoremediation are innovative technologies that have the potential
to alleviate numerous pesticide contamination problems. EPA's
Technology Innovation Office (TIO) provided a grant through the
National Network for Environmental Management Studies (NNEMS)
to prepare a technology assessment report on the use of
bioremediation and phytoremediation for the cleanup of
pesticide-contaminated sites. This report was prepared by Chris
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Frazar, a first year graduate student from the University of Montana
during the summer of 2000 (August 2000, 55 pages). View or
download at http://clu-in.ora/techpubs.htm .
The Use of Plants for the Removal of Toxic Metals from
Contaminated Soil. Remediation of metal contaminated soil faces a
particular challenge. Unlike organic contaminants, metals cannot be
degraded. Commonly, decontamination of metal-contaminated soils
requires the removal of toxic metals. Recently, phytoextraction, the
use of plants to extract toxic metals from contaminated soils, has
emerged as a cost-effective, environment-friendly cleanup
alternative. In this paper, Mitch Lasat, an American Association for
the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow, reviews the processes
and mechanisms that allow plants to remove metals from
contaminated soils and discusses the effects of agronomic practices
on these processes (September 2000, 33 pages). View or download
at http://clu-in.ora/techpubs.htm .
Institutional Controls: A Site Manager's Guide to Identifying,
Evaluating and Selecting Institutional Controls at Superfund
and RCRA Corrective Action Cleanups (EPA 540-F-00-005). This
Fact sheet was produced by the U.S. EPA Office of Solid Waste and
Emergency Response. It provides Superfund and RCRA Corrective
Action site managers and decision-makers with an overview of the
types of Institutional Controls (ICs) that are commonly used or
implemented, and outlines the factors that should generally be
considered when evaluating and selecting ICs as part of the remedy
(September 2000, 32 pages). View or download at
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/resources/institut/guide.pdf .
Operating and Maintaining Underground Storage Tank
Systems: Practical Help and Checklists (EPA 510-B-00-008). This
manual was published by the EPA Office of Underground Storage
Tanks. It contains brief summaries of the federal UST requirements
for operation and maintenance and practical help that goes beyond
the requirements. Checklists prompt the user to look closely at what
kinds of equipment are in use and how to keep that equipment
working properly over the lifetime of the UST system. The manual
provides record keeping forms that also help the UST owner and
operator keep equipment operating properly. Owners and operators
of underground storage tank (UST) systems will find this manual
contains checklists and information that will help them properly
operate and maintain their USTs. State and EPA UST inspectors
can use the manual and its checklists to help educate UST owners
and operators and encourage their compliance with the UST
requirements (August 2000, 51 pages). Available in several formats
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http://www.epa.aov/swerust1/pubs/ommanual.pdf
Automatic Tank Gauging Systems for Release Detection:
Reference Manual for Underground Storage Tank Inspectors
(EPA 510-B-00-009). This manual, developed by the EPA Office of
Underground Storage Tanks, can help State and EPA inspectors
evaluate how well UST owners and operators are using their
automatic tank gauging (ATG) systems to comply with release
detection requirements. Also, the manual provides handouts that
UST inspectors can distribute to UST owners and operators to help
them understand the proper operation and maintenance of their ATG
systems. The manual contains a summary of specifications, based
on third-party evaluations, for ATG systems that detect leaks from
USTs and their piping. Each summary provides information on
certified detectable leak rate/threshold, test period duration, product
applicability, calibration requirements, restrictions on the use of the
device, vendor contact information, printing and interpreting reports,
and sample reports (August 2000, 136 pages). View or download at
http://www.epa.aov/swerust1/pubs/ata 0900.pdf .
New Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) reports
available. The EPA ETV Program published four new evaluation
reports on Open Path Monitors. These reports were produced by
Batelle under cooperative agreement with the U.S. EPA. For more
information on ETV, see http://www.epa.aov/etv . The four specific reports are:
All Sytems Inc. - RAM 2000 Fourier Transform Infrared Open-Path
Monitor (September 2000, 44 pages)View or download at
http://www.epa.gov/etv/07/ail vr.pdf .
Boreal Laser Inc. - GasFinder 2.0 Tunable Diode Laser Open-Path
Monitor (September 2000, 45 pages). View or download at
http://www.epa.gov/etv/07/boreal vr.pdf .
Opsis Inc. - AR 500 Ultraviolet Open-Path Monitor (September 2000,
44 pages). View or download at http://www.epa.gov/etv/07/opsis vr.pdf .
Unisearch Associates - LasIRr Tunable Diode Laser Open-Path
Monitor (September 2000, 43 pages). View or download at
http://www.epa.gov/etv/07/unisearch vr.pdf .
Grant Announcement - Immediate Action
Required !!
Solid Waste Assistance Funds. The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency Region 9 is soliciting proposals for cooperative agreements
that address source reduction, product stewardship, reuse, market
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development, or the purchase or manufacturing of products with
post-consumer recycled content. States, tribes, territories,
multi-state/tribal organizations, universities, local governments, and
not-for-profit organizations located in Region 9 (which includes the
states of California, Arizona, Nevada and Hawaii, the U.S. territories
in the Pacific, and the lands in Indian Country belonging to over 140
federally recognized tribes) are eligible to compete for SWAF. If
interested in responding to this solicitation, please contact Timonie
Hood, EPA Region 9, at (415)744-1113 or by e-mail at
hood.timonie@epa.gov by December 5, 2000, to discuss your
project ideas.. The purpose of this step is to ensure that your project
idea meets the application eligibility requirements. Two page
Pre-proposal due December 15, 2000. For complete information on
the grant solicitation, see http://www.epa .aov/rea ion09/waste/sol id/swaf2001. htm#i ntro .
SITE Solicitation. USEPA plans to issue a request for proposals on
December 1, 2000 to initiate the fifth solicitation for the Superfund
Innovative Technology Evaluation (SITE) Demonstration Program.
The Host Site Solicitation (HSA) is intended to produce proposals
from the private sector, local, state and federal agencies for sites
that will be used as testing areas for innovative technologies. This
solicitation is directed toward those who have the responsibility for
site clean up: EPA Remedial Project Managers, and On Scene
Coordinators, site managers from local, state and federal agencies,
or other site representative. The RFP can be downloaded from the
http://www.epa.aov/ORD/SITE
Conferences and Symposia
The 6th International HCH & Pesticides Forum, Poznan, Poland,
March 20-21, 2001. This conference, organized by the Plant
Protection Institute Poznan and the IHPA (International HCH &
Pesticides Association) deals exclusively with the solutions of
pesticides problems in the environment. The preliminary program is
available at http://hiem.aet2net.dk/HCH-Pesticides/
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