Date Posted: 01/02/20
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guidance resources related to the assessment and remediation of
contaminated soil, sediments and ground water.
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Open Solicitation
ESTCP Solicitation. The Department of Defense (DoD)
Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP)
released its annual solicitation on January 7, 2010. This
solicitation requests pre-proposals via Calls for Proposals to
DoD organizations and Federal (Non-DoD) organizations as well as
a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Private Sector
organizations. The DoD Call for Proposals requests pre-proposals
related to: (1) environmental restoration; (2) munitions
management; (3) sustainable infrastructure; (4) weapons systems
and platforms; and (5) energy. The Non-DoD Federal Call for
Proposals and the BAA request pre-proposals in the following
topics only: (1) protection and remediation of contaminated
groundwater; (2) military munitions detection, discrimination,
and remediation; (3) ecosystem service methodologies and tools
for DoD installations; and (4) energy efficiency and renewable
energy for DoD installations. The submission deadline for
pre-proposals is March 4, 2010. View more information about the
solicitation and detailed instructions at
http://www.estcp.org/opportunities/ .
Upcoming Live Internet Seminars
2010 CARE RFP National Webcast - February 2, 23, 26, 2010,
1:00PM-3:00PM EST (18:00-20:00 GMT). This webcast is an
opportunity for potential applicants to the 2010 CARE
cooperative agreement grant program to learn more about the
program and ask questions about the Request for Proposals issued
in December 2009. For more information and to register, see
http://clu-in.org/live .
ITRC In Situ Bioremediation of Chlorinated Ethene - DNAPL Source
Zones - February 9, 2010, 2:00PM-4:15PM EST (19:00-21:15 GMT).
Treatment of dissolved-phase chlorinated ethenes in groundwater
using in situ bioremediation (ISB) is an established technology;
however, its use for DNAPL source zones is an emerging
application. This training course supports the ITRC Technical
and Regulatory Guidance document In Situ Bioremediation of
Chlorinated Ethene: DNAPL Source Zones (BioDNAPL-3, 2008). This
document provides the regulatory community, stakeholders, and
practitioners with the general steps practitioners and
regulators can use to objectively assess, design, monitor, and
optimize ISB treatment of DNAPL source zones. For more
information and to register, see http://www.itrcweb.org or
http://clu-in.org/live .
ITRC Enhanced Attenuation of Chlorinated Organics: A Site
Management Tool - February 11, 2010, 11:00AM-1:00PM EST
(16:00-18:00 GMT). This training on the ITRC Technical and
Regulatory Guidance for Enhanced Attenuation: Chlorinated
Organics (EACO-1, 2008) describes the transition (the bridge)
between aggressive remedial actions and MNA and vise versa.
Enhanced attenuation (EA) is the application of technologies
that minimize energy input and are sustainable in order to
reduce contaminant loading and/or increase the attenuation
capacity of a contaminated plume to progress sites towards
established remedial objectives. Contaminant loading and
attenuation capacity are fundamental to sound decisions for
remediation of groundwater contamination. This training explains
how a decision framework which, when followed, allows for a
smooth transition between more aggressive remedial technologies
to sustainable remedial alternatives and eventually to Monitored
Natural Attenuation. This training will demonstrate how this
decision framework allows regulators and practitioners to
integrate Enhanced Attenuation into the remedial decision
process. For more information and to register, see
http://www.itrcweb.org or http://clu-in.org/live .
ITRC Phytotechnologies - February 25, 2010, 11:00AM-1:15PM EST
(16:00-18:15 GMT). This training familiarizes participants with
ITRC's Phytotechnology Technical and Regulatory Guidance and
Decision Trees, Revised (Phyto-3, 2009). This document provides
guidance for regulators who evaluate and make informed decisions
on phytotechnology work plans and practitioners who have to
evaluate any number of remedial alternatives at a given site.
This document updates and replaces Phytoremediation Decision
Tree (Phyto-1, 1999) and Phytotechnology Technical and
Regulatory Guidance Document (Phyto-2, 2001). It has merged the
concepts of both documents into a single document. This guidance
includes new, and more importantly, practical information on the
process and protocol for selecting and applying various
phytotechnologies as remedial alternatives. For more information
and to register, see http://www.itrcweb.org or
http://clu-in.org/live .
ITRC Decontamination and Decommissioning of
Radiologically-Contaminated Facilities - March 4, 2010,
11:00AM-1:15PM EST (16:00-18:15 GMT). This training introduces
ITRC's Technical/Regulatory Guidance, Decontamination and
Decommissioning of Radiologically-Contaminated Facilities
(RAD-5, 2008), created by ITRC's Radionuclides Team. The
curriculum is composed of four modules: Introduction and
Regulatory Basis for Decontamination and Decommissioning (D&D),
Factors for Implementing D&D, Preliminary Remediation Goal (PRG)
Calculators, and Case Studies and Lessons Learned. For more
information and to register, see http://www.itrcweb.org or
http://clu-in.org/live .
New Documents and Web Resources
New CLU-IN Sediments Section. EPA's Office of Superfund
Remediation and Technology Innovation has released a new CLU-IN
section that compiles available information related to
contaminated sediments. Sediments are defined as the organic and
inorganic materials found at the bottom of a water body.
Sediments may include clay, silt, sand, gravel, decaying organic
matter, and shells among other things, but exclude anthropogenic
debris, such as vehicle tires. The classes of contaminants that
are most common in sediment contamination are pesticides, PCBs,
PAHs, and to a lesser extent dissolved phase chlorinated
hydrocarbons. With the right geochemical conditions heavy metals
and metalloids can also occur in sediments or precipitate into
them. The most common sediment treatment technologies are
monitored natural recovery, in situ capping, dredging, and
excavation. EPA will maintain this section by adding new
resources as they become available. View and use at
http://www.clu-in.org/sediments .
CLU-IN Vendor Directory Updated. The CLU-IN Vendor Directory,
available as part of CLU-IN's Vendor and Developer Support area,
has been updated with vendor submissions received through the
end of 2009. Site owners, regulators, researchers, and other
environmental professionals are encouraged to use the directory
to identify vendors and services to meet their remediation and
characterization needs. Technology vendors are encouraged to use
the CLU-IN Vendor and Developer Support area as a resource for
other methods to promote their tools. The next quarterly update
of the directory is scheduled to be completed in April 2010, and
will include updates and additions from remediation and
characterization technology vendors received through March 31,
2010. To update existing vendor information or to add new vendor
information, visit
http://www.clu-in.org/vendor/vendorinfo/directory/ .
Measuring Contaminant Resuspension Resulting from Sediment
Capping August 2008 (EPA/600/S-08/013) . The National Risk
Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL) of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) is developing effective,
inexpensive remediation strategies for contaminated sediments.
This program theme includes the evaluation of capping to
contain/stabilize contaminated sediments. Studies were conducted
by NRMRL to evaluate the resuspension of surface materials
contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). This information, along with
U.S. EPA’s sediment guidance document (1), is intended to: a) be
used as a reference for site managers and U.S. EPA decision
makers who are considering the environmental impacts of capping
contaminated sediments, and b) provide a better understanding of
the techniques and mechanisms that can be applied to minimize
the resuspension of contaminated material during capping. View
or download at
http://www.epa.gov/nrmrl/pubs/600s08013/600s08013.pdf .
The Scotland & Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research
(SNIFFER) has commissioned a Code of Practice on the use of
sludge, composts, and other organic materials for restoration
and land improvement. The consultation period for this document
will be open from January 22 to February 5, 2010. From January
25, 2010, the consultation documents below will be posted on the
SNIFFER website, in the SNIFFER ‘latest news’ section, where
visitors will find the consultation documents for downloading at
http://www.sniffer.org.uk/ .
EUGRIS Corner. New Documents on EUGRIS, the platform for
European contaminated soil and water information. More than 15
resources, events projects and news items were added to EUGRIS 1
- 24 January, 2010. These can be viewed at
http://www.eugris.info/whatsnew.asp . Then select the
appropriate month and year for the updates in which you are
interested. The following report was featured on EUGRIS:
Water Gas Profile for Manufactured Gas Plant Sites (2009). The
profile details the types of processes and contaminants
associated with former water gas plant (manufactured gas
plants). This particular article describes the production of gas
from a specific process, called Water Gas. View or download at
http://eugris.info/newsdownloads/Water%20Gas%20Plants(1).pdf .
Conferences and Symposia
Call for Abstracts!! Green Remediation: Environment - Energy -
Economics, Amherst, MA, June 15-17, 2010. The conference will
address the full range of environmental, energy and economic
aspects of green and sustainable remediation, taking into
account the energy requirements of treatment systems, air
emissions, water use requirements and impacts on water
resources, land and ecosystem use and impacts, energy use and
renewables, material consumption, reuse, and waste generation.
The conference will provide a forum for scientists, regulators,
managers, and other stakeholders from around the globe to
interact and share new knowledge in both basic and applied
research in green and sustainable remediation. Poster abstracts
are encouraged in all areas of green and sustainable
remediation, from basic to applied research, from case studies
to demonstration projects. For more information and to submit a
poster abstract, see
http://www.umass.edu/tei/conferences/GreenRemediation/GreenCallFo
rAbstracts.html .
Green Cleanup Symposium, Philadelphia, PA, February 10-11, 2010.
This symposium is a collaborative effort of the US Environmental
Protection Agency, Drexel University, University of
Pennsylvania, City of Philadelphia, US Army Corps of Engineers,
Wildlife Habitat Council, and the States of New Jersey, New
York, Pennsylvania and Delaware. Join high level decision makers
and the nation's leading thinkers on green cleanup and
revitalization of waste sites to discuss: The ABC's of
Sustainable Reuse; Cleaning up Properties While Using Green
Practices; Cutting-edge Analysis and Tools for Long-term
Cleanups; Initiatives Promoting Renewable Energy on Cleanup
Sites; and Ecological Revitalization at Contaminated Properties.
For more information and to register, see
http://drexel.edu/cities/greencleanupsymposium.html .
Preliminary Assessment and Site Inspection Training, Arlington,
VA, March 2-4, 2010 and San Francisco, CA, March 9-11, 2010.
This course provides participants with an introduction to the
Superfund site assessment process and covers both the
preliminary assessment and the site inspection phases of this
process. The course is designed for individuals with little
experience in the initial evaluation of hazardous waste sites
and focuses on general considerations for sample plan
development, reporting requirements and data evaluation. This
course is open to EPA, state, tribal and contractor personnel
who support site investigation programs. For more information
and to register, see
http://www.trainex.org/offeringslist.cfm?courseid=457 .
Vapor Intrusion Pathway: A Practical Guideline ITRC 2-day
Classroom Training, Norfolk, VA, March 22-23, 2010. The ITRC
2-day Vapor Intrusion Pathway class is planned for three
locations in 2010: Norfolk, Virginia (March 22-23); Cambridge,
Massachusetts (July 12-13); Atlanta, Georgia (October 4-5). Led
by internationally recognized experts, this 2-day ITRC classroom
training will enable you to learn the latest strategies to
conduct site screening and investigations; determine what tools
are appropriate to collect quality data and evaluate the
results; apply multiple lines of evidence to ensure quality
decision-making; build solutions for VI issues through
understanding of mitigation options; and network with
environmental professionals dealing with this interdisciplinary
and complex pathway. Interactive learning with hands-on
exhibits, classroom exercises, and frequent Q&A sessions will
reinforce these course objectives and contribute to a practical
understanding of this difficult pathway. For more information
and to register, see http://www.itrcweb.org/crt.asp .
Alternative Covers For Landfills: Proposing And Evaluating
Projects Toward Regulatory Acceptance, Austin, TX, March
30-April 1, 2010. This 3-day workshop is intended to teach
consultants and engineers how to design and submit quality
proposals for ET covers, and to teach regulators how to evaluate
those proposals. Participants will learn the hydraulic
properties of these covers, how to optimize designs with models,
and how to ensure that the final product is environmentally
protective. Topics will include alternative cover design,
construction, operation, and monitoring, including discussions
of regulatory issues, soil physics, plant-soil-water relations,
hydraulic balance, saturated/unsaturated water movement, and
computer modeling. Regional case studies will be emphasized.
Results and lessons learned from the USEPA Alternative Covers
Assessment Program (ACAP) will be highlighted. For more
information and to register, see http://reg.phytosociety.org .
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