TechDirect, August 1, 2013
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> Upcoming Live Internet Seminars
CEC Hazard Ranking System (HRS) Webinar Series - October 15, 17, 21, 22,
28, and 30. The Hazard Ranking System (HRS) webinar series is an
intermediate-level course designed for personnel who are required to compile, draft and
review preliminary assessments (PA), site inspections (SI), and HRS documentation
records/packages submitted for proposal to the National Priorities List (NPL). The
course is intended for EPA Regional, state, tribal and contractor personnel, who
support EPA in the Superfund site assessment/NPL listing process. This course
assumes a basic understanding of the HRS and its context within the site assessment
process. The training course is intended to enable staff to prepare HRS packages for
the NPL and to plan PAs and Sis to address future HRS scoring issues. This training
course provides details of the structure and application of the revised HRS and
information related to the preparation of HRS packages, including HRS scoresheets,
documentation records and site summaries. The course will incorporate an interactive
case study to provide practical application of the HRS. The webinar series consists of
six two-hour sessions over three weeks. In order to receive credit for taking the course,
participants must participate in each session. If you are unable to make one of the
sessions, archived versions will be made available at www.ciu-in.om that you can take to
receive credit for the missed live session. In order to receive credit for a missed session,
you must complete the missed session within 2 months of the originally scheduled date
and submit an evaluation form from that archived module. For more information and to
register, see httEV/cjuHrvorcj/yv^.
ITRC Environmental Molecular Diagnostics: New Tools for Better Decisions -
August 8, 2013,11:00AM-1:15PM EDT (15:00-17:15 GMT). Environmental molecular
diagnostics (EMDs) are a group of advanced and emerging analytical techniques used
to analyze biological and chemical characteristics of environmental samples. Although
EMDs have been used over the past 25 years in various scientific fields, particularly
medical research and diagnostic fields, their application to environmental remediation
management is relatively new and rapidly developing. The ITRC Environmental
Molecular Diagnostics Fact Sheets (EMD-1, 2011), ITRC Environmental Molecular
Diagnostics Technical and Regulatory Guidance (EMD-2, 2013) and this companion
Internet-based training will foster the appropriate uses of EMDs and help regulators,
consultants, site owners, and other stakeholders to better understand a site and to
make decisions based on the results of EMD analyses. At the conclusion of the
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training, learners will be able to determine when and how to use the ITRC
Environmental Molecular Diagnostics Technical and Regulatory Guidance (EMD-2,
2013); define when EMDs can cost-effectively augment traditional remediation data
sets; and describe the utility of various types of EMDs during remediation activities. For
more information and to register, see http://www.itrcweb.ora or http://ciu-in.ora/iive .
Renewable Energy Projects on Federal Lands: A Practical Guide and Examples -
August 8, 2013, 2:00PM-4:00PM EDT (18:00-20:00 GMT). This webinar will present a
practical guide developed by the U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy
Management Program (DOE/FEMP) to help navigate the complexities of developing
large renewable energy projects at Federal Facilities and attracting the necessary
private capital to complete them. The guide is available for download from the DOE
FEMP WebSite (http://www1 .eere.energy.aov/femp/pdfs/larae-scalereauide.pdfV In addition, tWO Specific
areas will be discussed in which renewable energy was sited on Federal sites with
historic contamination.The Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR), a property
historically used for military training activities, has renewable energy projects - wind,
solar and geothermal - installed and in development by multiple organizations within the
Department of Defense, the U.S Coast Guard and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The MMR site participated in the first EPA-NREL RE-Powering Feasibility Studies in
2009 and is among the first feasibility study sites to move forward with a renewable
energy development project. For more information on that solar study, go to the
RE-POWering Feasibility Study webpage (http://www.epa.aov/renewableeneravland/rd studies.htm^ OT
access the report directly (http://www.nrei.aov/docs/fviiosti/49417.pdf'). At the DOE Pantex site near
Amarillo, Texas, an 11.5 MWwind energy farm is being developed to generate
approximately 45 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, meeting more than 60%
of the installation's annual energy needs. For more information and to register, see
http://clu-in.org/live .
ITRC Soil Sampling and Decision Making Using Incremental Sampling
Methodology Parts 1 and 2 - August 20 and 27, 2013. This 2-part training course
along with ITRC's web-based Incremental Sampling Methodology Technical and
Regulatory Guidance Document (ISM-1, 2012) is intended to assist regulators and
practitioners with the understanding the fundamental concepts of soil/contaminant
heterogeneity, representative sampling, sampling/laboratory error and how ISM
addresses these concepts. Through this training course you should learn: basic
principles to improve soil sampling results, systematic planning steps important to ISM,
how to determine ISM Decision Units (DU), the answers to common questions about
ISM sampling design and data analysis, methods to collect and analyze ISM soil
samples, the impact of laboratory processing on soil samples, and how to evaluate ISM
data and make decisions. In addition this ISM training and guidance provides insight on
when and how to apply ISM at a contaminated site, and will aid in developing or
reviewing project documents incorporating ISM (e.g., work plans, sampling plans,
reports). For more information and to register, see http://www.itrcweb.ora or http://ciu-in.ora/iive .
Estimating Environmental Footprints Using SEFA (Spreadsheets for
Environmental Footprint Analysis) - August 22, 2013, 2:00PM-4:00PM EDT
(18:00-20:00 GMT). The process of cleaning up a hazardous waste site uses energy,
water and other natural or materials resources and consequently creates an
environmental footprint of its own. In 2012, the EPA released the "Methodology for
Understanding and Reducing a Project's Environmental Footprint" which presents
green remediation metrics associated with contaminated site cleanup and a process to
quantify those metrics in order to achieve a greener cleanup. In conjunction with the
Methodology, the EPA developed a set of analytical workbooks known as "SEFA"
(Spreadsheets for Environmental Footprint Analysis), which can be used to quantify the
environmental footprint of a site cleanup. This 2-hour internet seminar will provide an
overview of the SEFA tool, demonstrate how to use the tool and provide case studies
on sites where the tool has been used. Opportunities will be provided throughout the
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seminar for participants to submit questions and observations regarding the SEFA tool.
For more information and to register, see http://ciu-in.ora/iive .
The Use of Passive Samplers to Monitor Organic Contaminants at Superfund
Sediment Sites - August 26, 2013, 2:00PM-4:00PM EDT (18:00-20:00 GMT).
Passive samplers are useful new tools for assessing contaminant exposures and
evaluating the potential for adverse environmental effects at Superfund sites. Since the
1990s, passive samplers have been used for monitoring contaminant concentrations
in the water column, soil and sediment interstitial waters, and air at sites around the
world. However, their use in sediments to date has been primarily for research. This
webinar will introduce the concepts behind passive sampling, the types of passive
samplers currently available to monitor dissolved organic contaminants, and the general
methods for deployment and analysis. It will also discuss the potential uses of passive
samplers in the different phases of the Superfund process and the advantages and
disadvantages of their use. This webinar is based on, and complementary to, the
recently released Sediment Assessment and Monitoring Sheet on the use of passive
samplers at Superfund sites, published by EPA in December, 2012, and available at
http://www.epa.aov/superfund/health/conmedia/sediment/documents.htm. For more information and fo
register, see http://clu-in.ora/live .
Military Munitions Support Services - Case Studies and Lessons Learned -
August 29, 2013,1:00PM-4:45PM EDT (17:00-20:45 GMT). This is the last monthly
webinar session for the Military Munitions Support Services (M2S2) community. During
this session, speakers will make presentations on a variety of case studies and lessons
learned from the investigation and remediation of munitions projects. For more
information and to register, see http://ciu-in.ora/iive .
Mining Site Metals: Exposure Pathways and Bio-Assays - September 3, 2013,
1:00PM-3:00PM EDT (17:00-19:00 GMT). This two-part seminar will feature Dr.
Miranda Loh and Dr. Robert Root from the University of Arizona Superfund Research
Program and will focus on characterizing arsenic exposure at a former mine and
smelter site in Arizona. For more information and to register, see http://ciu-in.ora/iive .
Biofuels: Release Prevention, Environmental Behavior, and Remediation -
September5, 2013, 11:00AM-1:15PM EDT (15:00-17:15 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://clu-in.ora/live .
SRP Funding Opportunities Web Seminar - September 5, 2013, 2:30PM-3:30PM
EDT (18:30-19:30 GMT). The SRP will be holding a web seminar to provide
information about the recently released Individual Research Grants (R01) Funding
Opportunity Announcement: Biogeochemical Interactions Affecting Bioavailability for in
situ Remediation of Hazardous Substances. During this webinar Superfund Research
Program personnel will review the FOA and answer participants' questions. For more
information and to register, see http://ciu-in.ora/iive .
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> New Documents and Web Resources
The Roles of Project Managers and Laboratories in Maintaining the
Representativeness of Incremental and Composite Soil Samples (OSWER
9200.1 -117FS). This fact sheet explains how improved processing of soil samples to
control the effects of soil heterogeneity will improve data quality and decision-making. It
recommends application of incremental-composite sampling procedures in the
laboratory to improve soil processing and subsampling precision (June 2013, 6 pages).
View Or download at httn://clu-in.om/technuhs.htm .
Optimization Review: French Gulch/Wellington-Oro Mine Site Water Treatment
Plant, Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado (EPA 542-R-13-013).The document
discusses the optimization review performed at the French Gulch/Wellington-Oro Mine
Site. The optimization review is focused on the water treatment plant operational
effectiveness and efficiency. The optimization review includes discussion and
evaluation of influent sources, metals mass loading, discharge criteria, solids handling
and an operating cost breakdown (May 2013, 63 pages). View or download at
http://clu-in.org/techpubs.htm .
Long-Term Monitoring Optimization Review - Intel Magnetics/Micro-Storage
Corporation Site, Santa Clara, CA. This memorandum summarizes the results of a
long term monitoring (LTM) optimization review for the Intel Magnetics and
Micro-Storage Corporation (IM/MSC) site, located in Santa Clara, California. The
review focused on the conceptual site model (CSM) and opportunities for optimizing the
site's LTM program, including strategic recommendations for future LTM efforts
(February 2013, 73 pages). View or download at httn://ciu-in.nm/technuhs.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 httn://ciu-in.nm/nmducts/tins/. The following
resources were included in recent issues:
•	Use of Activated Carbon to Control Volatilization of Organic Contaminants from
the Indiana Harbor Confined Disposal Facility
•	Review of Mine Drainage Treatment and Sludge Management Operations
•	Interim Inventory and Assessment of Abandoned Mineral Lands in the National
Park System
•	New Institutional Controls (IC) Data Flow Now Available
•	Cooperative Technology Demonstration: Polymer-Enhanced Subsurface
Delivery and Distribution of Permanganate
•	Dense Non Aqueous Phase Liquid (DNAPL) Removal from Fractured Rock
Using Thermal Conductive Heating (TCH): ESTCP Cost and Performance Report
•	Enhanced Attenuation of Unsaturated Chlorinated Solvent Source Zones Using
Direct Hydrogen Delivery
•	A Permeable Active Amendment Concrete (PAAC) for Contaminant Remediation
and Erosion Control
•	Use of Dioxin TEFs in Calculating Dioxin TEQs at CERCLA and RCRA Sites
•	Occurrence and Mobility of Mercury in Groundwater
•	NPL Superfund Footprint: Site, Population, and Environmental Characteristics
EUGRIS Corner. New Documents on EUGRIS, the platform for European
contaminated soil and water information. More than 11 resources, events, projects and
news items were added to EUGRIS in July. These can be viewed at
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http://www.euaris.info/whatsnew.asp. Then sslsct ths appropriate month and year for the updates
in which you are interested. The following resource was posted on EUGRIS:
Mercury Contaminated Land Management State of the Art (NICOLE 2013).
Mercury exhibits physical and chemical properties (liquid metal, surface tension, vapor
pressure) which make it unique and which make the characterization of mercury
contamination at industrial sites a challenge. Its distribution, transport and migration are
unlike that for other metals found at industrially contaminated sites. Characterization,
fate & transport modeling and management of mercury contaminated sites are
challenging due to mercurys unique behavior in the environment. View or download
at http://www.nicole.ora/uploadedfiles/2013-Mercurv-State-of-the-Art-June-2013.pdf.
> Conferences and Symposia
Groundwater High-Resolution Site Characterization (HRSC), Philadelphia, PA,
August 27-28, Chicago, IL, September 24-25, San Francisco, CA, December
12-13. This is a two-day training course that focuses on groundwater characterization
and discusses (1) the impacts of subsurface heterogeneity on the investigation and
cleanup of groundwater and related media, (2) the need for scale-appropriate
measurements and adequate data density, and (3) the tools and strategies that are
available to overcome the impacts of subsurface heterogeneity. After taking this
course, participants will be armed with information that will allow them to improve their
subsurface investigation approaches and develop more realistic and comprehensive
conceptual site models (CSM). CSMs developed based on HRSC strategies and tools
will decrease site uncertainty, improve the remedy selection process for groundwater
remedies, and better enable the evaluation, design, and implementation of targeted in
situ and ex situ groundwater remedies. The recommended audience for this course
includes EPA, federal, state, tribal, and private industry technical project managers,
practitioners and other stakeholders involved in groundwater investigation and
remediation. For more information and to register, see http://www.trainex.ora/hrsc.
U.S. EPA's Region 9 State-of-the-Science Workshop on Mercury Remediation in
Aquatic Environments, San Francisco, CA, September 26, 2013. As part of
implementing EPA Region 9's strategic plan, ORD and the Region are planning a state
of the science workshop to investigate the latest in remediation techniques for mercury
contaminated sites in aquatic environments. The workshop will be held on Thursday,
September 26th at the EPA office in San Francisco. Participation is also possible via
webinar. The objective is to understand the key mechanisms linking source loads,
methylation, and bioaccumulation of mercury to guide future remediation decisions.
The workshop will examine the effect of current remediation practices, such as
removing/capping lake sediments, isolating retort or tailings from waters, and on levels
of mercury in fish tissue. We want to know whether removing these mercury sources
have a real effect on fish tissue levels and to understand the key mechanisms that
actually cause fish tissue levels to drop. And we want to better understand what will
directly affect the methylation process at specific sites so that concrete actions can be
taken to reduce fish tissue levels. The workshop is open to anyone working on or
interested in this topic - regulators, industry, academics and consultants are all invited.
There is no cost for the workshop. There are hookup limits to the webinar option, so if
you are aware of other interested colleagues, please consider sharing a single
registration.For more information and to register, see http://www.trainex.ora/ha.
LNAPLs: Science, Management, and Technology ITRC 2-day Classroom Training,
Garden Grove, CA, October 1-2, 2013. Led by internationally recognized experts, this
2-day ITRC classroom training will enable you to develop and apply an LNAPL
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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 local, state, and federal government;
students; community stakeholders; and tribal representatives, ITRC has a limited
number of scholarships (waiver of registration fee only) available. For more information
and tO register, see http://www.itrcweb.ora/trainina .
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