The 28^th Annual International Conference on
Soils, Sediments, Water, and Energy

October 15 - 18, 2012

University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Please click here to submit your abstract. The online system will guide you through the submission of your abstract and author information. We will not accept emailed or faxed abstracts. All abstracts must be submitted online. Deadline for submissions is February 3, 2012. Authors will be notified regarding acceptance in late April/early May.

The abstract title is to be no more than 15 words and the body of the abstract is to be no more than 300 words. Complete contact information must be included for each author. Follow the instructions on the online submission form. Click Here to submit an abstract.

Platform and Poster presenters will have the option of submitting a manuscript to the conference proceedings and/or selected journals. Instructions will be sent to accepted authors.

GENERAL SESSIONS

• bioremediation

• chemical analysis

• cleanup standard setting

• environmental fate and modeling

• hazard exposure and risk assessment  

• heavy metals

• hydrocarbon identification

• innovative technologies

• regulatory programs and policies

• site assessment/field sampling

• soil chemistry

• standard remedial technologies/corrective actions

• case studies on any of the above

SPECIAL SESSIONS

• acid mine drainage

• arsenic

• biotechnology

• chlorinated hydrocarbons, pesticides (PCBs, etc.)

• containment

• contamination at military installations

• dioxin

• ecological risk assessments

• environmental forensics

• human health risk assessment

• MECs

• mercury

• MTBE

• perchlorate

• phytoremediaton

• radionuclides

• railroad sites

• risk based cleanups (RBCA)

• state regulatory programs

• sediments  

ENERGY ENVIRONMENT INTERFACE TOPICS 

• "green" remedial technologies

• "green" brownfields

• leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED)

• renewable energy projects on closed landfills and contaminated sites

• carbon footprint and life-cycle analysis

• environmental concerns of alternative energy from cradle to grave

• recycling of demolition debris

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS FEBRUARY 3, 2012.