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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.
The scope of the program is illustrated by the example topics listed below, which was published in the Call for Abstracts, released in March 2009. More than 1,000 abstracts were received. Following review by the Technical Program Committee and session chairs, abstracts have been selected and placed in 65 sessions. On November 20, a letter stating the decision on each abstract was mailed to the corresponding/presenting author. If the abstract was accepted, this letter states the platform or poster session to which it was assigned and provides information on preparing the presentation. The Preliminary Program, listing all presentations in each of the sessions, will be posted at this Web site by December 31. Because of the outstanding response to the Call for Abstracts, the technical program is full. We do not anticipate being able to add any platform or poster presentations. The Technical Committee extends its appreciation to all who submitted abstracts.
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).