Release Date: 2/19/2009
Battelle recently was selected to operate the Materials Management and Remediation (MMR) Center through August 2011 in an effort to accelerate the use of innovative technologies to improve environmental protection.
The center operates under the umbrella of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program. Under this cooperative agreement, Battelle will verify materials management technologies, including recycling, beneficial use of waste materials, recovery of useful components of waste, and treatment to minimize disposal requirements.
The MMR Center also will verify the performance of technologies that remediate contaminated land and ground water at properties where industrial or commercial activities have resulted in a legacy of hazardous materials that limit future use of the property.
The ETV Program provides opportunities for private companies to voluntarily participate in verification testing with the EPA, through cooperative agreements with private, non-profit research institutes like Battelle. Over 400 technologies have been verified to date through the ETV Program.
Battelle has operated the ETV Program’s Advanced Monitoring Systems Center since 1997 and also has considerable technical expertise in materials management and remediation technologies. “We look forward to leveraging Battelle’s extensive environmental management experience for this EPA program,” said Jeff Wadsworth, President and CEO of Battelle.
Battelle is the world’s largest non-profit independent research and development organization, providing innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing needs through its four global businesses: Laboratory Management, National Security, Energy Technology, and Health and Life Sciences. It advances scientific discovery and application by conducting $5.2 billion in global R&D annually through contract research, laboratory management and technology commercialization. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Battelle oversees 20,400 employees in more than 130 locations worldwide, including seven national laboratories which Battelle manages or co-manages for the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Contact National Media Relations Manager Katy Delaney at (410) 306-8638 or delaneyk@battelle.org or T.R. Massey, media relations specialist, at (614) 424-5544 (masseytr@battelle.org), or Teri Richardson, Project Officer, EPA, at (513) 569-7949 or richardson.teri@epa.gov.
