Workshop #7:  Asbestos and the MCP
Wes Stimpson, LSPA, Boston, MA
Paul Locke, MA DEP, Boston, MA
Sarah Weinstien, MA DEP, Boston, MA
Bob Pelletier, Covino Environmental Associates, Inc., Woburn, MA

This session will provide an overview of the new MCP requirements for managing asbestos releases to the environment under MCP.  It will present information to allow the LSP to determine when asbestos releases are regulated by the Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup under the MCP and when more traditional interface with the Bureau of Waste Prevention is required.  In addition, technical and professional practice considerations for LSPs providing professional services in this new area of practice will be provided.

Workshop #8:  Policy Issues in Inter-Agency Coordination
Abhi Deshmukh, UMass, Amherst, MA
Paula Stamps, UMass, Amherst, MA

This roundtable discussion will bring together leading decision-makers from federal, state and local agencies involved in emergency response to address critical concerns and needs of an effective response to a bio/chemical terrorism event. The group will discuss current best practices and highlight issues that need to be addressed to orchestrate an efficient, coordinated response plan. Each of the participating organization representative will make a brief presentation concerning the strategic focus of their particular agency with respect to emergency preparedness.  The roundtable discussion between the presenters and the audience will focus on how federal, state and local agencies can increase their coordination at the level of strategic planning and policy setting.  Participants will also expolore the role of state universities, such as the University of Massachusetts, in providing a platform to facilitate inter-agency coordination.

Workshop #9:  In-Situ Thermal Remediation

Dr. Ralph Baker, TerraTherm, Inc., Fitchburg, MA
Dr. Gorm Heron, TerraTherm, Inc., Fitchburg, MA
Mr. John LaChance, TerraTherm, Inc., Fitchburg, MA

In-Situ Thermal Remediation (ISTR) comprises several robust technologies several robust technologies that have been proven to be able to clean up DNAPL source zones in a wide range of subsurface settings.  These include Steam Enhanced Extraction (SEE), Electrical Resistance Heating (ERH) and In-Situ Thermal Desorption/Destruction (ISTD).  This workshop will present the following topics:

• overview of temperatures achieved in the field

• physicochemical mechanisms underlying ISTR technlogies; what happends to the NAPL?

• in-situ destruction reactions

• overview of SEE, ERH, ISTD, and combined approaches, including Dynamic Underground Stripping (DUS)

• case studies of SEE, ERH, DUS and ISTD, including both low and high-temperature applications

• how to choose the optimal heating technique for a site, including data needed for technology screening, cost evaluation, and design.

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