YOUNG ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS RECOGNIZED AT BATTELLE'S BIOREMEDIATION SYMPOSIUM

Baltimore, MD--Adventus Americas, Inc., Parsons, and Thermal Remediation Services, Inc. joined Battelle in sponsoring the student paper competition held in conjunction with the Ninth International In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium in Baltimore, Maryland.

 

Each winner received a $1,500 cash award and a complimentary Symposium registration. The winners were recognized during the Plenary Session, and each made a presentation during the technical program as follows:

 

Olayinka I. Nwachukwu (University of Glasgow, United Kingdom): poster presentation on "Comparative Effectiveness of Selected Waste Materials in the Adsorption of Lead, Copper, and Zinc"


Alfredo Ortega-Clemente (CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico): platform presentation on "Comparison of Two Types of Fungal Bioreactors with Immobilized Trametes versicolor for Post-Treatment of Anaerobically Pretreated Weak Black Liquor from Kraft Pulp Mills"


Brian G. Rahm (Cornell University, USA): poster presentation on "Relating Dehalococcoides' mRNA Levels to Substrate Availability and Chloroethene Dechlorination Rate"


In comparison with the four previous Bioremediation Symposium student competitions, there were an unusually high number of international entries this year. More than half the entries came from countries outside the U.S.--Australia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, the Republic of South Africa, and Spain.

 

The review process was coordinated by representatives of each of the sponsoring organizations: Sandip Chattopadhyay (Battelle), Michael Mueller (Adventus America. Inc.), Peter Guest (Parsons), and David Fleming (Thermal Remediation Services. Ltd.)

 

Students may submit papers for the upcoming Sixth International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, to be held in Monterey, California, in May 2008. Papers are due November 30, 2007; for details, see www.battelle.org/chlorcon. Planning is under way for the Tenth International In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium. As information on the 2009 Symposium becomes available, it will be posted at www.battelle.org/biosymp.

Sponsors of the 2007 Bioremediation Student Paper Competition:

Battelle (www.battelle.org) is the world's largest nonprofit independent research and development organization, with 20,000 employees in more than 120 locations worldwide, including five national laboratories Battelle manages or co-manages for the U.S. Department of Energy. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Battelle conducts $3.8 billion in R&D annually through contract research, laboratory management, and technology commercialization. Battelle provides innovative solutions to some of the world's most important problems, including global climate change, sustainable energy technologies, high-performance materials, next-generation healthcare diagnostics and therapeutics, and advanced security solutions for people, infrastructure, and the nation. Battelle has a long history of developing successful commercial products in collaboration with its clients, ranging from products to fight diabetes, cancer, and heart disease to the development of the office copier machine (Xerox). As a nonprofit charitable trust with an eye toward the future, Battelle actively supports and promotes science and math education. For more information, visit our Web site or contact Media Relations Manager Mark Berry at (614) 424-5544 or berrym@battelle.org.

 

The Adventus Group (www.adventusgroup.com) provides a growing portfolio of leading environmental remediation technologies, including patented offerings from Adventus Americas Inc., and EnviroMetal Technologies Inc. Its business model supports site owners, environmental engineers, and diverse consulting professionals by providing unbiased design and selection of the most cost-effective remediation strategies. Adventus exclusively offers DARAMEND®, EHC® and related ZVI technologies for In Situ Chemical Reduction (ISCR) along with TERRAMEND®, AQUABLOK+™, EHC-O™, O-Sox™, and mGCW-R™ systems to address myriad soil, sediment and groundwater impacts. Its world-class technical team is a clearly recognized industry leader. Since its inception in 2003, Adventus has successfully deployed field installations at more than 200 sites in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The Adventus family of companies is always seeking strategic partnerships with complementary remediation biotechnologies and qualified international licensees in numerous countries. For more information, write info@AdventusGroup or visit www.adventusgroup.com.

 

Parsons (www.parsons.com) is a leader in such diverse markets as infrastructure, transportation, water, telecommunications, aviation, commercial, environmental, planning, industrial manufacturing, education, healthcare, life sciences and homeland security. Parsons provides technical and management solutions to federal, regional and local government agencies as well as private industries worldwide. Founded in 1944, Parsons is one of the largest 100% employee-owned engineering and construction companies in the United States, with revenues exceeding $3.3 billion in 2006. Parsons overcomes the toughest logistical challenges and deliver landmark design-build projects across the globe, providing facility and infrastructure solutions through superior program management and technology-based approaches. Its ability to plan, design, construct, and operate diverse facilities and infrastructure systems has satisfied clients' needs for more than 60 years. Parsons' 11,500 employee-owners, located worldwide, team with customers and stakeholders while providing dependable services. Parsons measures its success one project at a time by exceeding expectations and satisfying its customers.

 

Thermal Remediation Services, Inc. (www.thermalrs.com) brings the expertise, experience and knowledge gained from performing electrical resistance heating (ERH) on more than 50 projects nationwide to each new remediation site. Since 1997, the TRS team has successfully resolved every unique site condition they have encountered in the field and have achieved every project and contract goal. Their technical approach for ERH remediation is based on lessons learned from the most complex and difficult NAPL remediations, where dynamic and flexible designs and work plans allowed for near-real-time adjustments in the field as unexpected site circumstances and unique data collection opportunities were encountered. TRS has a national reputation for knowledge, expertise, and safety when applying ERH on sites with the broadest range of complex subsurface conditions and logistical challenges (e.g., public, retail, and industrial areas). The "TRS ERH Process" originates from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories; TRS is licensed to apply all of the ERH and Six-Phase Heating patents that Battelle developed on behalf of the U.S. DOE.