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The program will emphasize field applications and case studies, but many presentations will address laboratory, pilot, and modeling studies of innovative remediation and rational site-closure approaches. Presentations will address the full range of technologies that can be used to remediate sites contaminated by chlorinated and other recalcitrant compounds. Risk, regulatory, and site management issues associated with these technologies will be discussed.
To be considered for placement as platform (oral) or poster presentations, abstracts are due July 31, 2009. Examples of anticipated presentation topics are listed below. Note that this is not a list of sessions, nor is it a comprehensive list. Abstracts are welcome on all topics relevant to the overall scope of the Conference. The list is numbered to provide an easy means of referencing these topics in the “Placement Preference” portion of the abstract submittal form. Before submitting an abstract, please review the abstract format specifications information.
Example Topics
Characterization, Fate and Transport, Risk Assessment, and Environmental Forensics
1.1 Chlorinated solvents
1.2 Perchlorate and other propellants
1.3 MTBE and other oxygenates
1.4 Energetic compounds and munitions constituents
1.5 PCBs/PAHs
1.6 Pesticides/herbicides
1.7 Dioxins/furans
1.8 DNAPLs and LNAPLs—Advances in source and solvent plume characterization
1.9 1,4-dioxane, endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs), and other emerging contaminants
1.10 Heavy metals
1.11 Compound-specific isotope analysis
Site Management
2.1 Remediation cost and technology selection
2.2 Improvements in verification of monitored natural attenuation
2.3 Innovative site assessment and performance-monitoring tools
2.4 Remedy optimization and long-term monitoring strategies
2.5 Risk assessment methods and risk-based cleanup actions
2.6 Site closure and exit strategies
2.7 Post-remediation management
2.8 Landfill leachate control
2.9 Storm water management
Green/Sustainable Remediation
3.1 Sustainability/green metrics and baseline assessments
3.2 Impact mitigation strategies
3.3 Use of on-site renewable energy
3.4 Incorporating sustainability into the remedy selection and design process—Case studies and lessons learned
3.5 Optimizing existing systems—Case studies and lessons learned
3.6 Programmatic considerations
Technological Advances in Bioremediation
4.1 Enhanced bioremediation (above-ground and in situ treatment)
4.2 Bioaugmentation
4.3 Molecular biological tools for remediation
4.4 Physical and microbiological inhibitors to bioremediation
4.5 Phytoremediation
4.6 Other advances in bioremediation for site restoration
Technological Advances in Physical/Chemical Remediation
5.1 Improved delivery mechanisms
5.2 In situ chemical oxidation and reduction
5.3 Advances in permeable barrier construction and materials
5.4 Micro/nanoscale ZVI
5.5 Barriers to VOC vapor intrusion into buildings
5.6 Thermal technologies—Resistive, steam, and RF heating
5.7 Improvements in pump-and-treat applications
5.8 Other advances in physical/chemical remediation
Special Topics in Environmental Management and Remediation
6.1 Sediment sites—Sediment characterization and risk assessment; Containment; Remediation; Beneficial use of dredged materials
6.2 Munitions ranges and explosives-production sites—Characterization and fate and transport of energetic compounds; Treatment of soil and groundwater; Range residue management and processing
6.3 Control of greenhouse gases—Identification and characterization of deep reservoirs for CO2 storage; Predicting geomechanical and geochemical effects of CO2 injection; Monitoring and verification
Inquiries
Questions on abstract submission and review should be addressed to Gina Melaragno (e-mail: chlorcon@battelle.org; phone: 614-424-7866).