Message #113: July 2006

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Internet Seminars

Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR) Training - July 11. This is your
chance to review the basics - what the federal LDR regulations are,
how to apply them as regulators, and even how they apply in real
life. This presentation will focus on the federal regulations with the
idea that the states often have more restrictive regulations or
different interpretations. A state speaker will assist the primary
speaker from EPA. Please note that this seminar consists of two,
one-hour sessions with a 15-minute break. For more information and
to register, see http://clu-in.org/studio .

Uses of Rapid Assessment Tool (RAT) - July 18. RAT is mapping
software that provides a real-time continuous data collection and
assessment in the field. RAT is being developed in-house by the
EPA Region 5 Field EnvironmentaL Decision Support (FIELDS)
group as a standalone program and does not require any licensing.
For more information and to register, see http://clu-in.org/studio .

ITRC What is Remediation Process Optimization And How Can
It Help Me Identify Opportunities for Enhanced and More
Efficient Site Remediation? - July 27. This training discusses the
value of optimization in efficiently and objectively setting and
attaining remediation goals. Key elements of RPO that will be
discussed in the training include: Appropriate use of up-to-date
conceptual site models (CSM); Flexible Remedial Action (RA)

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operations considering technology limitations and risk assessments;
use of treatment trains for each target zone, and developing
performance objectives for each element; development of an exit
strategy for each remedy component considering life-cycle factors;
and life-cycle cost analysis as a decision-making tool with the
requirement that protectiveness must be maintained or improved.
For more information and to register, see http://clu-in.ora/studio .

ITRC An Overview of Direct-push Well Technology for
Long-term Groundwater Monitoring - August 3. 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://clu-in.ora/studio.

New Documents

EPA Technology Programs and Inter-Agency Coordination. This
report was produced by the National Advisory Council for
Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT) for EPA. The
report focuses on the evaluation of EPA's internal technology
programs, the organization of their presentation to the public, and
recent efforts to cross organizational lines to more effectively solve
problems that are impeded by the lack of commercially available
technology. In particular, the report contains the EPA Technology
Development Continuum, the entire text of which can be found in
Appendix D. The Subcommittee reviewed a substantial subset of
EPA's many and diverse technology facilitation programs, 24 of
which have been identified to date (May 2006, 56 pages). View or

download at http://www.epa.gov/etop/nacept/ .

Measurement and Monitoring: 19th Quarterly Literature Search.

This service is provided by the U.S. EPA Office of Superfund
Remediation and Technology Innovation as a part of its
Measurement and Monitoring for the 21st Century Initiative. EPA has
identified 16 areas related to waste site cleanup where significant
technology needs exist and, thus, require research and or technology
demonstration to help advance new tools to address these needs.
The 19th quarterly update of literature contains new citations related

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to the needs areas (April 2006, 81 pages). View or download at

http://clu-in.ora/proarams/21m2/

Downward Solute Plume Migration: Assessment, Significance
and Implications for Characterization and Monitoring of "Diving
Plumes? (API Bulletin 24). This document was produced by the
American Petroleum Institute (API) Soil and Groundwater Technical
Task Force. The report?s purpose is to promote a common
understanding of the phenomenon of diving plumes. The term
"diving plume" refers to the gradual downward vertical migration of a
dissolved-phase contaminant plume to greater depths in the
subsurface with increasing distance along the flow path, resulting in
the existence of a region of uncontaminated water overlying portions
of the plume. An unrecognized diving plume could result in an
inadequate evaluation of risk to receptors, erroneous interpretation of
the significance of natural attenuation, under-design of a remediation
system or inadequate assessment of remedial performance. (April

2006, 38 pages). View or download at http://api-ec.api.org/filelibrarv/ACF2A9.pdf .

Occurrence and Implications of Selected Chlorinated Solvents
in Ground Water and Source Water in the United States and in
Drinking Water in 12 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States,
199372002 (SIR 2005-5268). This report was published by the U.S.
Geological Survey. The purpose of this report is to present
information on the occurrence and implications of four solvents in
ground water, source water, and drinking water. The USGS collected
or compiled data on select chlorinated solvents in samples of ground
water, source water, and drinking water. The water samples were
collected during 199372002. Data on solvents in ground water and
source water were available for the conterminous United States,
Alaska, and Hawaii. Data on solvents in drinking water only were
available for 12 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States. The occurrence
and distribution of four solvents were examined, including:
methlyene chloride, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, tetrachloro-ethene, and
trichloroethene (2006, 82 pages). View or download at

http://pubs.usas.aov/sir/2005/5268/sir20055268.pdf .

DoD Perchlorate Handbook. This handbook was produced by the
U.S. Department of Defense Environmental Data Quality Workgroup.
It was developed to assist DoD facilities in complying with current
DoD policy governing perchlorate sampling and testing activities for
both environmental restoration/cleanup and compliance monitoring
programs. Intended users of this document include DoD Remedial
Project Managers (RPMs), contractor project managers, and
field-sampling personnel (March 2006, 81 pages). View or download

from http://www.dodperchlorateinfo.net/efforts/policv/ documents/Perchlorate%20Handbook%20Final%203-30-06.pdf

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Environmental Insurance Products Available for Brownfields
Redevelopment. This report was produced by the Northern
Kentucky University under a grant from the U.S. EPA. This study
provides a summary of environmental insurance products, available
as of 2005, that are useful to those involved in the revitalization of
brownfields. The data presented here are based on a detailed survey
administered to representatives of nine insurance companies and in-
depth interviews with the representatives. Drafts of chapters based
on the information gathered were sent to the insurers for validation
of accuracy (February 2006, 58 pages). View or download at

http://www.brownfieldstsc.ora/pdfs/enviro insurance 2006.pdf .

EUGRIS Update. EUGRIS is the portal for soil and management in
Europe. It currently holds listings for 2,445 information resources
such as documents and web site links, 48 funding programmes and
178 R&D projects. EUGRIS has 1,590 registered users who are able
to post information of likely interest to the remediation community.
Three recent resources are: 1) "The Definition of Waste. Developing
greenfield and brownfield sites" The purpose of this guide is to assist
those involved in construction works, including remediation and
building on greenfield and brownfield sites, in determining whether or
not they are handling waste, and if so, their legal obligations.
Environment Agency of England and Wales Department for
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs(2006) 2) "Valuing Our Natural
Environment" The objectives of the study are to: collate existing
valuation research; evaluate different valuation methods; identify
how they compliment and conflict with each other; to examine how
they can be and are used in decision making; and to review different
measures of prosperity. 3) "EU Funding in Brief 2007-2013", latest
on Framework 7 program (which is open to US collaboration - see
next item). To access the EUGRIS portal, see wtny/^Bunrtemfn.

EU Funding in Brief: Special Edition 2007-2013. The European
Commission has reorganized its funding strategy for 2007-2013.
There will be more funds available for virtually any European
organizations, but especially for the IT sector. The total budget
available for the 2007-2013 period is approximately EUR 780 billion
(at 2004 prices). At the same time understanding the funding
mechanisms is getting increasingly complex and putting together
proposals is also getting more and more difficult. There is also an
increased competition from the 25 EU countries. This document
identifies major EU program areas and funding sources (June 2006,
68 pages). For more information see

http://www.euaris.info/newsdownloads/EUFundina 2007-13(1 ),pdf.

Technology News and Trends (EPA 542-N-06-003). This regular

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update is produced by the EPA Office of Superfund Remediation
and Technology Innovation. This issue of Technology News and
Trends highlights field applications of phytoremediation to remove,
transfer, stabilize, or destroy contaminants in soil, sediment, or
ground water. Each application employs one or more of the primary
mechanisms used by plants to remediate sites: phytoextraction,
enhanced rhizosphere biodegradation, hydraulic control,
phytodegradation, and phytovolatilization (May 2006, 6 pages). View

or download at http://clu-in.ora/techpubs.htm .

Conferences and Symposia

Call for Abstracts. Partners in Environmental Technology
Technical Symposium, Washington DC, November 28-30. This
event is sponsored by the Strategic Environmental Restoration
Development Program (SERDP) and the Environmental Security
Technology Certification Program (ESTCP). It will provide attendees:
(1) concurrent technical sessions covering the latest in
environmental research results and technical innovations; (2) poster
sessions featuring more than 300 technical posters; (3) exhibit
booths offering information about funding opportunities in related
research programs; (4) two sessions providing a summary of SERDP
and ESTCP program development and opportunities to conduct
research and demonstrations; and (5) networking opportunities with
more than 800 environmental professionals. The deadline for
submitting abstracts for consideration is July 31, 2006. For more

information, see http://www.estcp.org .

2006 Midwestern States Risk Assessment Symposium,
Indianapolis, August 21-24. The primary topic is chlorinated
solvents. The topic is divided into sessions on Trichloroethylene and
Dry Cleaners. Each session will feature nationally prominent
speakers. For the agenda, logistics and to register, see

http://web.e-enterprise.purdue.edu/wps/portal/Environment/msras .

NOTE: For TechDirect, we prefer to concentrate mainly on new
documents and the Internet live events. However, we do support an
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can be regularly posted. Currently there are 86 conferences and
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eVentS at http://clu-in.ora/cou rses . Likewise, readers may visit this area for
news of upcoming events that might be of interest. It allows users to
search events by location, topic, time period, etc.

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