TechDirect, March 1, 2012

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> Upcoming Live Internet Seminars

US and EU Perspectives on Green and Sustainable Remediation, Part 4 - March 6, 2012,
10:00AM-12:00PM EDT (15:00-17:00 GMT).This seminar is a continuation in the series on
international green and sustainable remediation (GSR) efforts (additional information on prior
internet seminars can be found at http://ciuin.ora/consoii/'). This two-hour seminar will: (1) present a US
case study on greening Superfund cleanups at the Apache Powder, Arizona, site; (2) present a
case study on how GSR efforts are being implemented in Central Europe; (3) discuss Austria's
new tool for performing a cost-effectiveness analysis which integrates the environmental and
socio-economic dimension of sustainability; (4) provide an update on developments that support
EPA greener cleanups (e.g., EPA's environmental footprint methodology for estimating or

quantifying a remediation site's footprint [www.ciu-in.ora/areenremediation/methodoioav/index.cfml. and the

ASTM International effort to develop a voluntary consensus-based standard for greener
cleanups [www.ciu-in.ora/areenremediation/subtab b5.cfmT)i (5) present updates on international GSR efforts;
and (6) provide information on 2012 green and sustainable remediation internet seminars and
conferences. An open forum will be held throughout the seminar to respond to participant
questions. For more information and to register, see http://ciu-in.ora/iive .

ITRC Use of Risk Assessment in Management of Contaminated Sites - March 6, 2012,
2:00PM-4:15PM EST (19:00-21:15 GMT). This training course identifies how various risk-based
approaches and criteria are applied throughout the processes of screening, characterization,
and management of contaminated sites. The training course and associated overview
document, Use of Risk Assessment in Management of Contaminated Sites (RISK-2, 2008), are
intended for risk assessors and project managers involved with the characterization,
remediation, and/or re-use of sites. The training and overview document provide a valuable tool

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for federal and state regulatory agencies to demonstrate how site data collection, risk
assessment, and risk management may be better integrated. For more information and to

ITRC Project Risk Management for Site Remediation - March 8, 2012,11:00AM-1:15PM
EST (16:00-18:15 GMT). Remediation Risk Management (RRM) is a course of action through
which all risks related to the remediation processes (site investigations, remedy selection,
execution, and completion) are holistically addressed in order to maximize the certainty in the
cleanup process to protect human health and the environment. Remediation decisions to
achieve such a goal should be made based on threshold criteria on human health and ecological
risks, while considering all the other potential project risks. Through this training course and
associated ITRC Technical and Regulatory Guidance Document: Project Risk Management for
Site Remediation (RRM-1, 2011), the ITRC RRM team presents tools and processes that can
help the site remediation practitioner anticipate, plan for, and mitigate many of the most common
obstacles to a successful site remediation project. Examples of project risks include remediation
technology feasibility risks; remedy selection risks; remedy construction, operation and
monitoring risks; remedy performance and operations risks; environmental impacts of systems
during their operation; worker safety risk, human health and ecological impacts due to remedy
operation; as well as costs and schedules risks including funding and contracting issues. For
more information and to register, see http://www.itrcweb.ora or http://ciu-in.ora/iive .

Understanding the FY12 Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grant
Proposal Guidelines - March 8 and 16, 2012. This seminar will provide an overview of the
Fiscal Year 2012 Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grant application
guidelines for prospective applicants. The seminar will include a description of the history of the
program, eligible use of funds, threshold and ranking evaluation criteria, as well as helpful hints
for submitting a strong proposal. Time will also be allotted for questions and answers. The
deadline for submission of proposals to EPA under this competitive opportunity is April 12, 2012.
For more information and to register, see http://ciu-in.ora/iive .

ITRC Biofuels: Release Prevention, Environmental Behavior, and Remediation - March 13,
2012, 2:00PM-4:15PM EDT (18:00-20:15 GMT). This training, which is based on the ITRC's
Biofuels: Release Prevention, Environmental Behavior, and Remediation (Biofuels-1, 2011),
focuses on the differences between biofuels and conventional fuels specific to release
scenarios, environmental impacts, characterization, and remediation. The trainers will define the
scope of the potential environmental challenges by introducing biofuel fundamentals, regulatory
status, and future usage projections. Participants will learn how and when to use the ITRC
biofuels guidance document for their projects. They will understand the differences in biofuel
and petroleum behavior; become familiar with the biofuel supply chain, potential release
scenarios and release prevention; be able to develop an appropriate conceptual model for the
investigation and remediation of biofuels; and select appropriate investigation and remediation
strategies. For more information and to register, see http://www.itrcweb.ora or http://ciu-in.ora/iive .

Superfund Redevelopment Initiative Webinar Series: Aligning Remedies with Reuse -
March 21, 2012, 2:00PM-4:00PM EDT (18:00-20:00 GMT). The Superfund Redevelopment
Initiative (SRI) hosts a series of quarterly webinars on redevelopment of Superfund sites across
the country. These webinars share the history of redevelopment, discuss the different types of
reuse that are possible and share how particular Superfund sites have become reuse success
stories. In addition to the webinar sessions, SRI also highlights a new site and its redevelopment
story every other month. For more information and to register, see http://ciu-in.ora/iive .

ITRC Mine Waste Treatment Technology Selection - March 22, 2012,11:00AM-1:15PM EDT
(15:00-17:15 GMT). ITRC's Mining Waste Team developed the ITRC Web-based Mine Waste
Technology Selection site (http://www.itrcweb.ora/mininawaste-auidance/) to assist project managers in
selecting an applicable technology, or suite of technologies, which can be used to remediate
mine waste contaminated sites. Decision trees, through a series of questions, guide users to a
set of treatment technologies that may be applicable to that particular site situation. Each

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technology is described, along with a summary of the applicability, advantages, limitations,
performance, stakeholder and regulatory considerations, and lessons learned. Each technology
overview links to case studies where the technology has been implemented. In this associated
Internet-based training, instructors provide background information then take participants
through the decision tree using example sites. Project managers, regulators, site owners, and
community stakeholders should attend this training class to learn how to use the ITRC
Web-based Mine Waste Technology Selection site to identify appropriate technologies, address
all impacted media, access case studies, and understand potential regulatory constraints. For
more information and to register, see http://www.itrcweb.ora or http://ciu-in.ora/iive .

Early Life Exposures - Long-term Health Consequences: Session 2, Metals and Metal
Mixtures - March 28, 2012,1:00PM-3:00PM EDT (17:00-19:00 GMT). The second session
"Early Life Exposures - Long-term Health Consequences: Session 2, Metals and Metal Mixtures"
features SRP grantees Dr. Robert Wright (Harvard University) and Dr. Rebecca Fry (UNC-CH)
and their work with early exposure to metals and the resulting developmental effects. To better
understand the neurodevelopmental consequences of exposure to mixtures of lead,
manganese, and arsenic, Dr. Wright is conducting three cohort studies of metals and
neurodevelopment among populations of children in Bangladesh, Mexico and Oklahoma. The
combined efforts of these studies investigate the effects of mixed metal exposures on child
development, comparing different developmental windows of exposure from prenatal life to age
two. Prenatal exposure to cadmium has been associated with poor birth outcomes including low
birth weight. Dr. Fry's research aims to obtain a better understanding of the underlying biological
mechanisms involved in this association. This study employs in vitro and in vivo approaches to
investigate gene-environment interactions that influence cadmium-induced signaling of
inflammatory response genes. For more information and to register, see http://ciu-in.ora/iive .

NARPM Presents...Institutional Controls - April 4, 2012,1:00PM-3:00PM EDT(17:00-19:00
GMT). Come hear the latest on Institutional Controls (IC) during this webinar. Assuming you
know the basics about ICs: (1) they are non-engineered components of a remedy, including
legal and communication mechanisms to protect the remedy, and (2) most Superfund sites
require effective ICs to ensure that remedies remain protective. However, as always, the "devil
is in the details." The planning and implementation of ICs has come a long way since the early
days of Superfund, as we have had to create and innovate to make ICs work for unique
situations. Also, new developments help us with our endeavor for effective ICs. The session will
start with a discussion of the latest guidance: the "Planning, Implementing, Monitoring, and
Enforcing of Institutional Controls" (PIME) Guidance. We will also briefly touch on the 2011
"Recommended Evaluation of Institutional Controls, Supplement to the Five-year Review
Guidance" and other pending IC guidance. This is followed by case study examples involving
local ordinances in Region 7, and complex IC issues in Region 5. Finally, a special topic of
implementing ICs on Tribal Lands will be examined. All questions and issues related to ICs are
welcome! For more information and to register, see http://ciu-in.ora/iive .

NARPM Presents: Two Webinars from the 2011 NARPM Greener Cleanups Sessions -
April 17 and 23, 2012. In May 2011, EPA held its annual National Association of Remedial
Project Managers (NARPM) meeting in Kansas City, MO, and for the fourth year in a row, one of
our most attended sessions was on Greener Cleanups (GC). And like last year, we are offering
those talks again to an online audience! EPA's definition of GC includes the practice of
considering the environmental effects of a remediation strategy (i.e., the remedy selected and
the implementation approach) early in the process, and incorporating options to maximize the
net environmental benefit of the cleanup action. Back in August, we offered the first of three
webinar sessions on the Footprint Methodology, and this April we will showcase the remaining
two webinars.We've got more case studies and maturing policy and guidance that we'd like to
share with an online audience. EPA's Technical Support Project, led by the Engineering Forum,
will present these on April 17th and 23rd, both from 1-3pm Eastern. Each 2 hour session will
include policy and/or case studies, with time for Q&A along the way. For more information and to

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> New Documents and Web Resources

New CLU-IN Mining Sites Focus Area and Seminar Series. The new CLU-IN Focus Area on
Characterization, Cleanup, and Revitalization of Abandoned Mining Sites launched by the
Technology Innovation and Field Services Division (TIFSD) provides site managers, regulatory
agencies, consultants, and the general public with information on technologies and resources
related to the assessment, characterization, cleanup, and revitalization of abandoned mine
lands. The website discusses the most common types of abandoned mining sites, presents a
range of traditional and innovative technologies that may be appropriate for cleanup of mining
sites, provides resources that can assist in mining waste characterization, revitalization, and
reuse, and maintains a current list of Internet seminars and upcoming meetings related to the
characterization, cleanup and revitalization of abandoned mining sites. View and use at

http://clu-in.ora/minina .

Methodology for Understanding and Reducing a Project's Environmental Footprint (EPA
542-R-12-002). EPA developed a methodology to analyze and quantify the environmental
footprint of activities often involved in contaminated site cleanup. A project team can use the
information gained by application of the methodology to identify best management practices
(BMPs) that target large contributions to the footprint at a particular site and help achieve a
greener cleanup. The Agency's corresponding report presents a total of 21 metrics
corresponding to core elements of a greener cleanup and a seven-step process to quantify the
footprint. The report addresses:the purpose of the methodology, the value of footprint analysis,
and the associated level of effort and cost; considerations for evaluating and using the analytical
results; and illustrative approaches to reduce the footprint through various BMPs (February
2012, 1 35 pages). View or download at httEV/dujrvorcj/greenremedjatjor^^ .

Brownfields Road Map to Understanding Options for Site Investigation and Cleanup, Fifth
Edition (EPA 542-R-12-001). The new Brownfields Road Map publication and companion
website provide a general outline of how to assess and clean up a brownfields site and introduce
stakeholders to a range of technology options and available resources. General concepts and
basic considerations that affect the cleanup of brownfields sites are described with a new "Back
to Basics" approach that covers setting reuse goals and planning, understanding regulations and
liability concerns, engaging the community and identifying funding. Targeted for non-technical
stakeholders and technical professionals, the Brownfields Road Map walks users through the big
picture of managing a brownfields site from assessment to reuse and introduces technology
options and considerations for each phase. The new Brownfields Road Map website connects
users to the publication online and provides direct access to technical resources. View or
download at httEV/wwwjjrawnfjeldstsc^^

An Approach for Evaluating the Progress of Natural Attenuation in Groundwater (EPA
600-R-11-204). The purpose of this document is to present a simple, statistically based
approach for evaluating the progress of natural attenuation from the data collected during site
characterization and long term monitoring. The intended audience is technical professionals that
actually perform the data analyses (i.e., hydrogeologists, engineers) as well as project managers
who review those analyses and/or make decisions based on those analyses (December 2011,
84 pages). View or download at httEV/wwWjeEajaov/nmiij/Eubs/eOOi^^ .

New Green Remediation Focus RSS Feed. CLU-IN visitors have been notified when new
content is posted by subscribing to our RSS feeds since 2005. We have just added a new
targeted RSS feed for our Green Remediation Focus area. 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 feeds provide headlines and short
descriptions of new CLU-IN content with links to the full version. This happens when new

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content is loaded onto the site. Sound useful? For more information and to subscribe, visit

http://clu-in.org/rss/about/ Of http://clu-in.org/areenremediation/ .

Technology News and Trends (EPA 542-N-12-001). This issue highlights strategies being
used to remediate contaminated soil, sediment, or groundwater while restoring a site's
ecological system. The strategies involve constructed wetlands, phytotechnologies, and soil
amendments (February 2012, 6 pages). View or download at http://ciu-in.om/techpubs.htm .

Technology Innovation News Survey Corner. The Technology Innovation News Survey
contains market/commercialization information; reports on demonstrations, feasibility studies
and research; and other news relevant to the hazardous waste community interested in
technology development. Recent issues, complete archives, and subscription information is
available at http://ciu-in.ora/products/tins/. The following resources were included in recent issues:

• Phytoremediation for the Containment and Treatment of Energetic and Propellant
Material Releases on Testing and Training Ranges

• Fusion of Tomography Tests for DNAPL Source Zone Characterization: Technology
Development and Validation

• Application of Tools to Measure PCB Microbial Dechlorination and Flux Into Water During
In-Situ Treatment of Sediments

Applied NAPL Science Review - January 2012 Issue. This scientific ejournal provides
technical insight into the science behind the characterization and remediation of light and dense
non-aqueous phase liquids (NAPLs). The first issue of volume two focues on the conversion of
TPH to NAPL Saturation. View or download the latest issue at httn ://www.h2altd.com/ansr .

EUGRIS Corner. New Documents on EUGRIS, the platform for European contaminated soil and
water information. More than 31 resources, events, projects and news items were added to
EUGRIS in February 1-24, 2012. These can be viewed at http://www.eunris.info/whatsnew.asp. Then
select the appropriate month and year for the updates in which you are interested. The following
resource was posted on EUGRIS:

A Risk/Benefit Approach to the Application of Iron Nanoparticles for the Remediation of
Contaminated Sites in the Environment (CL:AIRE, CB0440). This report, published in
October 2011, provides an update to the Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering's
2004 report, which recommended that there should be a precautionary approach to the release
of nanomaterials into the environment, until more about the environmental impacts were known.
This new report reviews additional research, field studies, and an evolution in the understanding
of nanoparticles. View or download at

http://www.claire.co.uk/index.php?option=com phocadownload&view=file&id=275:Other-CLAIRE-Documents<emid=61 .

> Conferences and Symposia

Calls for Abstracts for the 'Sustainable Remediation 2012' Conference, Vienna, Austria,
November 14-16, 2012. USEPA and CLAIRE are partenering to host the 'Sustainable
Remediation 2012' Conference November 14-16 2012 in Vienna. The conference will provide a
venue for professionals and interested parties from multiple backgrounds to share experiences
and perspectives on how contaminated sites can be remediated with a lower environmental
footprint, and how their reuse can contribute to a more sustainable development. The
conference call for abstracts is open between March 2 and April 27, 2012. For more information,

SG6 www.sustainableremediation2012.org .

Facility Decommissioning Training Course, Las Vegas, NV, March 12-15, 2012. The

purpose of this Argonne National Laboratory course is to provide information on the basic steps
in the decommissioning process and impart lessons learned from past experiences in

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decommissioning.In this manner, elements learned at this training course will assist in
decision-making, planning, and implementation associated with the decommissioning of various
types of nuclear facilities. Moreover, a major objective of this training course is to demonstrate
the need for early and complete project planning to achieve safe and cost-effective
decommissioning of research reactors and other small nuclear installations. For more
information and to register, see http://www.dd.ani.aov/ddtrainina/.

LNAPLs: Science, Management, and Technology ITRC 2-day Classroom Training, Boston,
MA, April 5-6, 2012. Led by internationally recognized experts, this 2-day ITRC classroom
training will enable you to develop and apply an LNAPL Conceptual Site Model (LCSM),
understand and assess LNAPL subsurface behavior, develop and justify LNAPL remedial
objectives including maximum extent practicable considerations, select appropriate LNAPL
remedial technologies and measure progress, and use ITRC's science-based LNAPL guidance
to efficiently move sites to closure. Interactive learning with classroom exercises and Q&A
sessions will reinforce these course learning objectives. For more information and to register,

SG6 http://www.itrcweb.ora/crt,asp .

Registration Now Open!! 2012 Remediation Innovative Technology Seminar (RITS),
Washington, DC, May 1-2, 2012. RITS is the premiere showcase for the latest Navy
Environmental Restoration (ER) technology, methodology, and guidance news. The seminar is
geared toward Navy Remedial Project Managers (RPMs), but will welcome other Department of
Defense personnel, federal/state/local regulators, and contractors (with a current, active Navy
ER contract) to attend. The RITS is offered only one time in 2012, so don't miss this opportunity
to benefit from high-caliber, Navy-focused information. For more information and to register, see

https://portal.navfac.navv.mil/portal/paae/portal/NAVFAC/NAVFAC WW PP/NAVFAC NFESC PP/ENVIRONMENTAL/ERB/RITS PAGE

Registration Now Open!! 2012 National Training Conference on the Toxics Release
Inventory and Environmental Conditions in Communities, Washington, DC, April 11-13,
2012.This year's theme is "Understanding the Past and Promoting a Sustainable Future." This
conference will feature presentations on topics ranging from environmental conditions onTribal
lands, to industry achievements in pollution prevention, to what the Toxics Release Inventory
(TRI) might look like in 2020. To check out the draft agenda and register, see

http://www.chemicalriaht2know.ora/tri-conference/2012-tri-national-conference/ . For questions OT more information,

please contact Caitlin Briere atbriere.caitiin@epa.aov or 202-566-1646.

ITRC's 2012 Spring Membership Meeting, Des Moines, IA, April 16-20, 2012. The 2012
Spring Membership Meeting will offer environmental professionals who are ITRC members from
across the country an opportunity to network and collaborate on innovative approaches to
solving environmental challenges. As always, this meeting continues to focus on our members
by providing the following: meetings for all 2012 ITRC Teams, discussions about ITRC's
direction with ITRC's Board of Advisors and Director, opportunities to expand your network in
the environmental community, and engagement with ITRC project teams during technical
sessions enabling members to discover more about innovative strategies other teams are
pursuing for 2012 and beyond. For more information and to register, see

http://www.itrcweb.ora/2012SprinaMeeting.asp .

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