Message #56: October 2001
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Special Announcement
EPA Fall 2002 Fellowships. The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is offering three fall 2002 fellowship programs to
encourage students to pursue careers in environmentally related
fields. These programs include STAR Graduate Fellowships,
Minority Academic Institutions Graduate Fellowships, and Minority
Academic Institutions Undergraduate Fellowships. The deadline for
pre-applications for all three fellowships is November 19, 2001. More
information is available at http://es.epa.gov/nceraa/rfa/#2002
Live Internet Seminars
ITRC Passive Diffusion Samplers - October 9 and 11. This
seminar will present the technical and regulatory considerations
associated with deployment of diffusion samplers, and summarize
major points of the recently issued USGS document, Users Guide
For Polyethylene-Based Passive Diffusion Bag Samplers To Obtain
Volatile Organic Compound Concentrations In Wells. For more
information and to register, see or http://clu-in.org/studio Of http://www.itrcweb.org .
ITRC Advanced Techniques on Installation of Iron Based
Permeable Reactive Barriers and Non-Iron Based Barrier
Treatment Material - October 23 and 25. This ITRC seminar uses
case studies to describe long-term performance of iron-based
systems and details how to design them according to the
heterogeneities of the subsurface. New construction techniques for
excavation and wall emplacement have improved dramatically and
the attention to barrier construction is as critical as is performance
monitoring. It also describes non-iron barrier systems, the material
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most commonly used and the mechanisms encouraging a reduction
in contaminant concentrations within the systems. For more
information and to register, see or httn//nii,-innm/studin or http://www.itrcweb.org .
Documents and Web Resources
Road Map to Understanding Innovative Technology Options for
Brownfields Investigation and Cleanup, Third Edition (EPA
542-B-01-001) This report, published by the U.S. EPA Technology
Innovation Office, includes 91 new and updated resources, an easy
to navigate list of the 150 resources referenced in the document, and
one-page spotlight discussions on topics impacting technology
decisions at brownfields sites. The topics include the keys to
technology acceptance, use of the "triad" approach for streamlining
site investigations and cleanup decisions, and data quality and
representativeness (September 2001, 136 pages). View or download
at http://www.brownfieldstsc.ora . Hard copies should be available in 1-2 weeks,
contact (800) 490-9198 or (513) 489- 8190 or fax to (513) 489-8695.
Brownfields Technology Primer: Selecting and Using
Phytoremediation for Site Cleanup (EPA 542-R-01-006). This
primer explains the phytoremediation process, discusses the
potential advantages and considerations in selecting
phytoremediation to clean up brownfields sites, and provides
information on additional resources about phytoremediation (July
2001, 45 pages). View or download at hHn-//d.-in nmfenhnuhsMm . For hard
copies, contact (800) 490-9198 or (513) 489-8190 or fax to (513)
489-8695.
Tech Trends (EPA 542-N-01-003). This quarterly newsletter is
published by the U.S. EPA Technology Innovation Office. This issue
highlights joint international efforts to demonstrate and evaluate the
performance of innovative technologies for remediating sites with
contaminated soil (September 2001, 6 pages). View or download at
httn://du-in.orn/technuhs.htm. For hard copies, contact (800) 490-9198 or (513)
489-8190 or fax to (513) 489-8695.
Four New ETV Reports. The U.S. EPA Environmental Technology
Verification (ETV) program Site Characterization and Monitoring
Technologies Center published four new verification reports. View or
download all four reports at http://clu-in.org/techpubs.htm .
•	PCB Detection Technology, Dexsil Corporation L2000DX (EPA
600-R-01-049)
•	PCB Detection Technology, Hybrizyme DELFIATM Assay (EPA
600-R-01-052)
•	TNT Detection Technology, Texas Instruments SpreetaTM
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Assay (EPA 600-R-01-064)
• Explosives Detection Technology, SRI Instruments Model
8610C, Gas Chromatograph/Thermionic Ionization Detection
(EPA 600-R-01-065)
Oil Spill Program Update (540-N-01-004). This quarterly newsletter
is produced by the U.S. EPA Oil Spill Program using information
provided by EPA regional staff, and in accordance with regional
information needs. The goal of the Update is to provide
straight-forward information to keep EPA regional staff, other federal
agencies and departments, industries and businesses, and the
regulated community current with the latest developments (July
2001, 7 pages). View or download at http://www.epa.aov/oilspill/docs/vol4no3.pdf .
New CLU-IN Section. The EPA Technology Innovation Office
created a new section within the CLU-IN website called "Topical
Papers on Environmental Data Quality." This section contains
published papers that have been (or are expected to be) literature
references in papers or documents prepared by TIO. These
supporting materials have been published in proceedings of
government-sponsored conferences so they can be very hard for
readers to obtain if they wanted to read the entire reference.
Readers concerned with the issues surrounding data quality may
find these papers valuable for their insights. The authors are often
seasoned professionals who are reporting on lessons learned from
actual projects, providing recommendations based on their expertise,
or raising issues for consideration by the industry. Currently, 17
papers are provided in this section. See http://clu-in.org/char1 .cfm .
EPA Remediation Grant Project Summaries. The U.S. EPA
National Center for Environmental Research has assembled a
searchable database of remediation-related research projects funded
through their grants program. All grants have been placed under 20
topic areas that describe the overall, general objectives of the
projects. Specific information is given for each grant that includes:
title, web address, EPA grant number, principal investigator(s),
institution (university), NCER project officer, dates during which the
grant is funded, and a brief description of the research. Take the link
to the full report on the NCER web site to view complete details of
approach, progress summary/ accomplishments, conclusions and a
complete list of publications. See http://es.epa.aov/ncer/publications/topical/remediation.html .
Conferences and Symposia
ISO/TC 190 Soil Quality, October 8-12, Copenhagen, Denmark.
This is a working meeting of the International Standardization
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Organization/ Technical Committee on Soil Quality. This ISO/TC is a
coalition of 48 countries involved in the development of standards in
the field of soil quality, including classification, definition of terms,
sampling of soils, measurement, detection of soil contamination, and
reporting of soil characteristics. For more information on this
conference, contact the TC's secretary: Gerrald Goselink,
Netherlands Standardization Institute NEN, PO Box 5059, NL-2600
GB, Delft, The Netherlands. Telephone: +31-15 2690 254, or
Gerrald.Goselink@nen.nl .
Reminder - ITRC Phytotechnologies, October 24-25, Amherst,
MA. This two-day course discusses the latest applications of
phytotechnologies in remediation and waste management. The
curriculum focuses on systems design using hands-on team problem
solving and evening homework. Case studies are incorporated into
each major subject area. For more information, see http://www.itrcweb.org
Reminder - ITRC Accelerated Bioremediation of Chlorinated
Solvents, October 23-24, Pasadena, CA and December 4-5, New
Orleans, LA. This two-day course examines the roles of site
characterization, modeling, design, monitoring, and regulatory
interaction in applying in-situ engineered bioremediation. Lectures,
case studies, hands-on exercises and discussion sessions are used
to give participants knowledge and information that can be put
together immediately. For more information, see htt p:// www. it rcwe b. o ra
Reminder - 2001 ITRC Fall Conference, November 5 - 8, Long
Beach, CA. The ITRC Fall conference will feature panel sessions on
issues in remediation technology with national authorities, open
sessions of eight ITRC work teams (Chemical Oxidation, MTBE,
UXO, bioremediation, etc.), training for participants on six
technology/technical areas, networking with public and private sector
professionals and exhibits on environmental technology. For up to
date agenda information and to register, see http://www.itrcweb.org .
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