Message #118: December 2006
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Open Solicitations
NIEHS. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
(NIEHS) is announcing a new funding opportunity as part of the
Superfund Basic Research and Training Program (SBRP). The title
is "Innovative Approaches to Remediation of Recalcitrant Hazardous
Substances in Sediments" and will be awarded under the Individual
Research Project Program (R01) mechanism of the SBRP. The
objective is to encourage research to develop innovative approaches
to address the remediation of contaminated sediments, with
particular emphasis on in situ remedies. All accredited domestic
institutions of higher education are eligible to apply. The application
receipt date is January 11th, 2007 - letters of intent are requested by
December 11, 2006. If interested in applying, please contact
Heather Henry (919) 541-5330. For more information, see
http://www-apps,niehs,nih,aov/sbrp/fundina/fundina2,cfm .
SERDP. The DoD Strategic Environmental Research and
Development Program (SERDP), released its annual Core and
SERDP Exploratory Development (SEED) solicitations for FY 2008
on November 9, 2006. The Core solicitation requests proposals in
response to Statements of Need (SON) related to the SERDP focus
areas of Environmental Restoration, Munitions Management,
Sustainable Infrastructure, and Weapons Systems and Platforms.
For the SERDP Core solicitation, pre-proposals from the non-federal
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sector are due January 4, 2007, and federal proposals are due
March 8, 2007. In addition, two SEED SONs were released within
the Munitions Management and Sustainable Infrastructure thrust
areas. All SERDP SEED proposals are due March 8, 2007. For more
information, see http://www.serdD.org/ .
Upcoming Live Internet Seminars
ITRC Planning and Promoting of Ecological Reuse of
Remediated Sites - December 5 This training is based on the ITRC
Technical and Regulatory Guideline: Planning and Promoting
Ecological Land Reuse of Remediated Sites (ECO-2, 2006). The
document presents a process to promote ecological land reuse
activities considering natural or green technologies instead of more
traditional remedies. The guidance demonstrates that natural or
ecological end-uses are valuable alternatives to conventional
property development or redevelopment. Ecological benefits and a
process for calculating their value are included in the guidance and
reviewed in this training. For more information and to register, see
http://www.itrcweb.ora Of http://clu-in.org/studio .
ITRC Overview of Direct-push Well Technology for Long- term
Groundwater Monitoring - December 7. Direct-push wells have
been used for temporary groundwater monitoring purposes for many
years but are generally prohibited for use as long-term groundwater
monitoring wells. Recent research indicates that direct-push wells
are as well suited for long-term environmental groundwater
monitoring purposes as conventionally constructed wells. This
training introduces ITRC's The Use of Direct-push Well Technology
for Long-term Environmental Monitoring in Groundwater
Investigations (SCM-2, 2006), provides a background in the
principles of direct-push wells, and presents the state of the art
regarding recent research. For more information and to register, see
http://www.itrcweb.org Of http://clu-in.org/studio .
ITRC Risk Assessment and Risk Management: Determination
and Application of Risk-Based Values ? December 12. This
training course describes the development and application of risk-
based screening values. The first module provides a review of key
risk assessment concepts related to risk management. The second
module focuses on the process by which risk-based levels are
derived in different states. The third module examines the
application of risk assessment to remediation operations in two case
studies providing examples of how risk assessment has actually
been implemented, based upon research and case studies
conducted by the ITRC Risk Assessment Resources team. This
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training course describes a number of the reasons behind variations
in risk-based screening values and their use in risk management.
For more information and to register, see httnv/wwwitrnwRhnm or http://clu-in.ora/studio .
Revegetation and Restoration of an Oil Contaminated Wetland
in Northern New Jersey ? December 14. This presentation will
attempt to show that a carefully supervised cleanup followed by a
scientifically driven monitoring program can be effective in removing
oil from a sensitive wetland habitat using the Green Pond Oil Spill
Removal project as the prime example. A monitoring program for
determining the success of the revegetation/restoration effort was
conducted. Species composition and productivity measurements
were an integral part of the parameters to measure the progress of
the effort to determine comparability between the remediated site
and undisturbed wetlands. The presentation will incorporate all that
has been learned from the removal activity in terms of How Clean is
Clean as applied to an oil contaminated fresh water wetland. This
information should be useful for decision makers, responders, and
consultants alike when faced with remediating disturbed or
contaminated habitats. For more information and to register, see
http://clu-in.ora/studio .
Documents and Web Resources
Treatment Technologies for 1,4-Dioxane: Fundamentals and
Field Applications (EPA 542-R-06-009). 1,4-Dioxane is a solvent
stabilizer frequently found at contaminated sites where methyl
chloroform (1,1,1-trichloroethane) was used for degreasing. This
report profiles the occurrence and properties of 1,4-dioxane and
provides a summary of the available remedial technologies. The
information presented should prove useful to project managers and
other regulatory officials who oversee cleanup of contaminated
groundwater, particularly where chlorinated solvents are the principal
contaminant. Consultants, including hydrogeologists, remediation
engineers, and modelers, should also find this report useful, as
should water utility operators and regulators (November 2006, 30
pages). View or download at http://clu-in.org/techpubs.htm .
In Situ Treatment Technologies for Contaminated Soil (EPA
542-F-06-013). This issue paper provides summary information on a
wide variety of in situ technologies for the treatment of contaminated
soil in both the vadose zone and saturated and unsaturated zones.
The document presents information on common practices such as
soil vapor extraction and bioventing, and less frequently used
technologies such as in situ thermal treatment. This information is
intended to give project managers a basic understanding that will
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allow for further consideration of the technology's applicability at a
site (November 2006, 35 pages). View or download the document at
http://clu-in.ora/techpubs.htm .
Hazardous Waste Clean-Up Information (CLU-IN) On-line
Remediation Databases Fact Sheet (EPA 542-F-06-006). This
factsheet describes databases available on CLU-IN Chttny/nn-mnml
sponsored by the U.S. EPA's Office of Superfund Remediation and
Technology Innovation (OSRTI). These databases provide timely
information about selected pilot- and full-scale applications of
innovative treatment and site characterization technologies for EPA
remedial project managers (RPM), other federal and state personnel,
consulting engineers, technology developers and vendors,
remediation contractors, researchers, community groups, and
individual citizens. They have recently been updated, reformatted,
and made available through a Universal Search Engine. They
facilitate and encourage the hazardous waste remediation
community to share their knowledge and experiences about
innovative technologies (September 2006, 4 pages). View or
download at, http://clu-in.org/techpubs.htm .
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 Web site 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/ .
Revegetating Landfills and Waste Containment Areas Fact
Sheet (EPA 542-F-06-001). The U.S. EPA Office of Superfund
Remediation and Technology Innovation (OSRTI) is developing a
series of fact sheets on ecological restoration and revegetation of
contaminated sites. This fact sheet provides information on
revegetation of landfill surfaces for EPA site managers, consultants,
and others interested in the revegetation of landfill surfaces (October
2006, 12 pages). View or download at http://clu-in.org/techpubs.htm .
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Technology News and Trends (EPA 542-N-06-006). This issue
highlights various techniques used to design, construct, and operate
permeable reactive barriers containing organic reactive media.
Implementation of these "biobarriers" (PRBs) involves amending the
aquifer with relatively inexpensive and readily available carbon-donor
materials capable of enhancing biological degradation of
contaminants. Several federal agencies are evaluating this
technology particularly for treatment of ground water contaminated
with perchlorate or volatile organic compounds (November 2006, 6
pages). View or download at http://clu-in.org/techpubs.htm .
Bioremediation of Acid Mine Drainage Using Sulfate-Reducing
Bacteria. This document was prepared by Sheela M. Doshi, a
National Network of Environmental Management studies grantee,
under a fellowship from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
This innovative technology report provides an overview of innovative
acid mine drainage treatment technologies that employ
sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB). Through a synthesis of research
and case studies of SRB treatment at coal and hardrock mine sites, it
presents lessons for further application of this technology (August
2006, 72 pages). View or download at http://clu-in.ora/techpubs.htm .
Phytoremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons. This document
was prepared by Amanda Van Epps during an internship with the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, sponsored by the
Environmental Careers Organization. The purpose of this report is to
compile existing data to evaluate the appropriateness of
phytoremediation for particular sites (August 2006, 171 pages). View
or download at http://clu-in.org/techpubs.htm .
Grant Guidelines to States for Implementing the Secondary
Containment Provision of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The
UST provisions of the Energy Policy Act focus on preventing
releases and direct EPA to help states comply with new UST
requirements. EPA and states, working closely with other
stakeholders, developed the secondary containment grant
guidelines, which include definitions, requirements, and examples for
states choosing to implement the secondary containment provision.
States receiving federal funds must implement the secondary
containment requirements by February 8, 2007. EPA regions will
incorporate the guidelines into their future grant agreements with
states (November 2006, 13 pages). View or download at
http://www.epa.gov/oust/fedlaws/final sc.htm .
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
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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 .
EUGRIS Corner. New Documents on EUGRIS, the platform for
European contaminated soil and water information. See the following
link to access the following documents: http://www.eugris.info/Whatsnew.asp .
1)	How to use EUGRIS to prepare for the forthcoming European
Framework 7 research and development program (open to US
organizations as "third country" participants)
http://www.eugris.info/DisplavNewsltem.asp?NewslD=376 . A call for proposals for the new
Framework 7 Programme is expected December 2006 to January
2007. FP7 will last 7 years and have a budget greater than 50 billion
over this period. The programme is open to organizations in the EU
and many countries outside the EU. For the most part countries
outside the EU can join FP7 proposals only if they can secure their
own funding. The benefit is therefore the gearing of being able to
participate in a much larger project. FP7 includes a range of funding
lines for proposals related to soil and water topics.
2)	Copies of older UK contaminated land guidance documents
scanned to PDF at http://www.eugris.info/DisplavNewsltem .asp?News!D=371 . Some
contaminated land guidance still in use in the UK dates back to the
1980s and has not been available in downloadable form, in
particular: Contaminated Land Reports (CLRs) 1 to 6 and 12, and
Publications of the former Interdepartmental Committee on the
Redevelopment of Contaminated Land (ICRCL). Defra and the
Environment Agency have recently completed scanning these to
PDF, and these are now available for download.
Conferences and Symposia
Reminder! Call for Abstracts for the 2007 Conference on Design
and Construction Issues at Hazardous Waste Sites, April 4 - 5,
Philadelphia. This conference is hosted by the US EPA and the US
Army Corps of Engineers. The conference will provide a forum for
discussion between the private sector and the federal, state, local,
and tribal governments regarding design and construction issues at
hazardous waste sites, including effective methods, lessons learned,
application of technologies, and field approaches. Abstracts are due
by December 15, 2006. For abstract guidelines or to register please
see the conference website at http://hg.environmental.usace.armv.mil/rdra-07 .
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