Workshop #8: In-Situ Thermal Remediation

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

In-Situ Thermal Remediation (ISTR) comprises 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 technologies; what happens to the NAPL?;

• in-situ destruction reactions;

• how to optimize operations to achieve maximum remedial efficiency;

• 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. 

Workshop #9: Perchlorate: The Path to Regulatory Standards Setting and Future Assessment & Cleanup Implications

Workshop Facilitator: Janine Commerford, MA DEP
Workshop Panelists:  Ed Kunce, Deputy Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, and U.S. EPA
Jon Sandoval, Idaho DEQ, representing ECOS-DOD
Shannon Cunniff, DOD
US EPA, Invited
Private Sector representatives, TBA

Perchlorate’s status as an emerging constituent continues to be a hot topic due to the wide spectrum of opinions regarding human health exposure and subsequent risk, the current lack of national drinking water and cleanup standards, and the uncertainties regarding cost of remediation. This Workshop will provide attendees with valuable insight from the federal and state regulatory community pertaining to the myriad of complex issues influencing perchlorate standards development, promulgation and overall policy. Likewise, defense and private industry leaders will provide their perspective regarding what potential effects federal and state regulations and policies have on their bottom line. The Workshop’s goal is to foster the identification of challenges posed by perchlorate and define partnership-based solutions for assessment and cleanup of perchlorate-contaminated sites.

Workshop #10:  NIMS  (National Incident Management System) and the Environment

Alex Sherrin, EPA Region 1
Cris McComb, Director, MEMA  
Mike Gorski, MA DEP, Springfield, MA
Ioana Petrisor, DPRA, San Marcos, CA
John Mitchell, Shaw Environmental, Hopkinton, MA

This roundtable discussion will bring together practitioners and policy makers from federal, state, and local agencies to address critical concerns and needs of an effective response to a bio/chemical terrorism event.  They will highlight the relationship between NIMS, when there is a large-scale disaster or terrorist incident, and the on-going responsibilities involved in fulfilling the state Contingency Plan.  Presenters from the Emergency Management agencies, environmental protection agencies, LSPA, forensic experts, and the university community will explore how local, state, and federal agencies can increase their coordination at the level of strategic planning and policy setting.  Participants will also explore the role of state universities, such as the University of Massachusetts, in deterrence, response, and recovery for mass environmental casualties.

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