Arsenic

Arsenic Risk to Residents – An Understanding for Spring Valley, DC 
Steven H. Lamm, MD   Consultants in Epidemiology and Occupational Health, Inc. , Washington, DC,

Arsenic: A Potential Toxic Metal in Urban Soils Under High Traffic Pressure  
Gebhard B. Luilo, University of Dar es Dalaam, Tanzania

Arsenic in Soil and CCA Treated Wood by Field Portable X-ray Fluorescence  
David Mercuro, NITON LLC, Billerica, MA  

Removal of Arsenic from Contaminated Water Using Alkali Fly Ash Permeable Reactive Barrier (AFA-PRB) Material
Hossein Rostami, Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA 
William Brendley, Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA 

Arsenic Speciation in the Tailings Impoundment of a Gold Recovery Plant in Siberia  
Olga V. Shuvaeva, Institute of Organic Chemistry, RAS SB, Novosibirsk, Russia

Background Study of Elevated Arsenic in Soil at a Rhode Island Site
Stephen Zemba, Cambridge Environmental Inc., Cambridge, MA

Bioindicators of Environmental Health: Concepts and Application

Ligninolytic Enzymes and Phytotoxic Effects Following Growth of Strains of Pleurotus in MWI Fly Ash Contaminated with PCDD/Fs  
L. R. Durrant, Campinas State University, Brazil

Using Microarrays to Determine Genetic Biomarkers in Largemouth Bass Exposed to Environmental Contaminants
Patrick Larkin, Ph.D., EcoArray, LLC, Alachua, FL

Hazard Assessment of Pesticides and Metals in Sediment from South Florida Canals
Gary Rand, Ph.D., Florida International University, Miami, FL

Reliability of Numerical Sediment Quality Benchmarks Compared to Sediment Characterization Data as Indicators of Suitability for Dredged Material Disposal 
Ann B. Shortelle, MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc., Gainesville FL

Bioremediation

Biodegradation of Recalcitrant Aliphatics, PAHS and PAS Compounds in Liquid Culture
Juan Manuel Arce-Ortega, National Polytechnic Insitute, Mexico City, Mexico

Comparison of Dinitrotoluene Degradation by a Mixed Culture in Aqueous Batch System  
Rakesh Bajpai, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO  

The Effect of Aggregate and Initial Contaminant Concentration on the Biodegradation Rate of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons  
Ramona Boodoosingh, Tufts University, Medford/Somerville, MA

Anaerobic Bioremediation of Mixed Chlorinated Solvent-Hydrocarbon NAPL in a Glacial Sand Aquifer using SRC
Tamara S. Buitendorp, Earth Tech, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI

Effect of Bacteria Augmentation on Aromatic and Asphaltenic Fraction Removal in Solid Culture  
E. Cervantes-Gonzalez, National School of Biological Sciences, Mexico City, Mexico

Biodegradation of Diuron and Staple by White- Rot and Soil Fungi  
L. R. Durrant, Campinas State University, Brazil

Biodegradation of PAHs in Soil by Two Deuteromycete Fungi  
L. R. Durrant, Campinas State University, Brazil

In-Situ Bioremediation of Pesticide Impacted Soil at the THAN Superfund Stie, Montgomery, Alabama  
Steven Gable, Adventus Remediation Technologies, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Enhanced Aerobic Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons using Permeox® Plus  
Scott M. Hulseapple, URS Corporation, Clifton Park, NY

Degradation of 4-Aminobenzene Sulphonate by a Newly Isolated Bacterial Culture  
Leela Iyengar, Biotechnology Laboratory, Kanpur, India

Rapid Biological Treatment of Residual DNAPL with Slow Release Electron Donor HRC-X™ 
Stephen S. Koenigsberg, Regenesis Bioremediation Products, San Clemente, CA

Enhanced Reductive Dechorination- A Broader Perspective
Denice Nelson, ARCADIS G&M, Minneapolis, MN

Aerobic Mononitrotoluene Biodegradations in Batch and Continuous Reactor Systems  
Jan Paca, Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, Czech Republic

Effectively of Hydrocarbons Contaminated Soils Biodegradability Test Evaluated in Different Mexican Soils  
Martha E. Ramirez, Instituto Mexicano del Petroleo, Mexico City, Mexico

Subsurface Microbial Adaptation to Chemical Stressors
Rachelle R. Rhodes, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA

Estimulation of Hydrocarbon Removal in a Drilling Waste-Contaminated Soil  
N.G. Rojas-Avelizapa, Mexican Institute of Petroleum, Mexico City, Mexico

Treatment of Azo Dyes Containing Simulated Wastewater in Aerobic Batch Reactor  
S. Sandhya, National Environmental Engineering Research Insitute, Chennai, India  

Phytotoxicity and Degradation of Diesel Hydrocarbons in the Soil
Samina Siddiqui, Brunel University, London, UK  

Substrate Versality Studies on the Aerobic Degradation of BTX Compounds
T. Swaminathan, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India

The Efficacy of ORCâ and HRCâ for the Accelerated Natural Attenuation of Pentachlorophenol (PCP)
Anna Willett, Regenesis, San Clemente, CA

Chemical Oxidation

Innovative Safety Controls for Fenton's Remediation:  A Case History  
Richard Cartwright, MECX, LLC, East Amherst, NY

Lessons Learned from the Application of In Situ Oxidation Techniques: Practical Evaluation of Seven Projects
Michael Doherty, Woodard & Curran, Inc., Andover, MA

In-Situ Chlorinated Solvent Remediation using a Circum-Neutral pH Modified Fenton's Process  
Richard Greenberg, In Situ Oxidative Technologies, Inc., West Windsor, NJ

Fuel Oil Spill Remediation with Nanno to Microbubble Peroxide-Encapsulated Ozone Pulsed Perfusion  
William Kerfoot, K-V Associates, Inc., Mashpee, MA

Nanno/Microbubble Ozone Perfusion for Brownfields Remediation  
William Kerfoot, K-V Associates, Inc., Mashpee, MA

Chemical Oxidation of Groundwater Plumes
Dale E. Markley, Philip Environmental Services Corporation (PESC), Columbia, IL

Heavy Metals

Toxicity and Bioaccumulation Testing of Zinc from Weathered Substrates Using Plants and Worms
E.P.H. Best, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center,Vicksburg, MS

Riverbank Stabilization of Lead Contaminated Soils using Native Plant Vegetative Caps  
JoAnn M. Camacho, US EPA Environmental Response Team, Edison, NJ

Phosphate-Based Stablization of Lead Impacted Soil  
Raveendra Damera, General Physics Corp., Elkridge, MD

Heavy Metal Stabilization and Toxicity Reduction by  Interstitial Mineral Solution Crystalization  
Keith Forrester, FESI, Meredith, NH

Study on Leaching Hexavalent Chromium from Cement Treated Soil to the Surrounding Ground  
Kazushi Furumoto, Public Works Research Institute, Ibaraki, Japan

Heavy Metal Content of Soils on Karstic Area in North Hungary Rita Kaszala, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary

Soil Pollution by Heavy Metals from Transport Systems in Lithuania  
Evalina Kliaugiene, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius, Lithuania

The Biosolids Digestion Treatment Reduces Potentially Toxic Elements Availability in Soils and Maize Uptake  
Raúl S. Lavado, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Study on Chromium Contaminated Soils and Waters around a Chromate Factory  
Yilian Lia, Wuhan University, Wuhan City, China

Modified In Vitro Method for the Determination of Lead and Arsenic Bioaccessibility  
James Occhialini, Alpha Analytical Labs, Westborough, MA

Peculiarities of the Heavy Metals Speciation in the Background and Polluted Soils of Russian Plane  
Leonid V. Perelomov, Tula State University, Tula, Russia

Health-ecological Investigation of Soil Pollution with Heavy Metals and Arsenic in a Metallurgical and Ore Output Region
Al. Spasov, National Center of Hygiene, Medical Ecology and Nutrition, Sofia, Bulgaria

Remediation of Lead Contaminated Soil Using Physicochemcial and Phytoremedation Technique: Experience from South West Nigeria  
M.K.C. Sridhar, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

Continuous Biosorption of Pb, Cu and Cd by Phanerochaete chrysoporium in a Packed Column Reactor  
T. Swaminathan, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India

Centrifuge Modeling of Zinc Sorption in Clay
Maria Antonia Tanchuling, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan

Removal of Heavy Metals from Sewage Sludge used as Soil Fertilizer  
Marian Turek, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland

A Bioprocess for Removal of Heavy Metals and Other Inorganics from Various Waters
Brad Wahlquist, Applied Biosciences, Salt Lake City, UT

Metals Remediation Compound (MRC™): A new Slow-Release Product for In Situ Metals Remediation
Anna Willett, Regenesis, San Clemente, CA

Modeling

Modeling Trichloro-Benzene Desorption at the Eastern Woolen Mills Superfund Site  
Myron I. Kuhlman, MK Tech Solutions, Inc., Houston, TX

Application of Flow and Transport Optimization Codes to Groundwater Pump and Treat Systems
Kathleen Yager, U.S. EPA, North Chelmsford, MA

Risk Assessment

Assessing Alternate Approaches to Estimating Uptake of Compounds by Plants and Animals in Ecological Risk Assessments  
William R. Alsop, AMEC Earth & Environmental, Westford, MA

Assessment of Exposure to Arsenic and Manganese from Bangladesh's Drinking Water, Rice and Soil  
Richard Ortega, Universite de Bordeaux, Gradignan, France

Risk Evaluation of Volatile Organic Chemical Contamination of Groundwater/Soils in Support of Property Transfer
Lee Ann Sinagoga, Tetra Tech NUS, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA

Risk Based Cleanup           

Risk-Based Management and Innovative Remedies for Surface Water Protection: A Case Study
S. Grant Watkins, ENSR Corporation, Raleigh, NC

Sediments  

Velsicol/Pine River Sediment Remedial Action Case Study – Work In Progress  
Stephanie Ball, US EPA, Chicago, IL

Sequestration of PAHs from Contaminated Sediments by Treatment with Nonpolar Resin  
Yunzhou Chai, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

Metal Speciation Assessment in Contaminated Sediments - a Case Study  
Kamal K. Chaturvedi, I.P.S.Academy, Indore, India

Alternative Dispute Resolution Techniques At Sediment Cleanup Mega-Sites  
Loren Dunn, Riddell Williams P.S., Seattle, WA

Evaluation of Toxicity in a South Carolina Marsh Sediment Containing PAH and Metals  
Beth M. DuPlessie, AMEC Earth & Environmental, Westford, MA

Risk-Based Remediation of Lead and Chromium impacted Sediments in Lake Waban, Wellesley, MA: A Case Study  
Jennifer Mullen, Haley & Aldrich, Inc., Boston, MA

Geotechnical/Hydrogeologic Factors in In Situ Contaminated Sediment Capping  
Robert D. Mutch, Jr., HydroQual, Inc., Mahwah, NJ

Setting Clean-up Objectives for Metals in Sediment  
Joanne Perwak, Shaw Environmental, Inc., Andover, MA

Microbial Degradation of Atrazine in Coastal Sediments: Distribution of Metabolites into Aqeous and Basic Fractions  
Kelly L. Smalling, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

Site Assessment

Does Low-Flow Sampling Produce Representitive Groundwater Samples?  
James Doherty, Pennoni Associates, Inc., Hopkinton, MA

Passive Vapor Diffusion Sampling for Volatile Organic Compounds in a Bayou  
Tom Dragoo, Parsons, Denver, CO

Use of Innovative Packer Sampling and Geophysical Techniques for Groundwater and Bedrock Characterization  
Andrew Judd, CH2M HILL, Parsippany, NJ

Increasing the Accuracy of LNAPL Volume Determinations in the Subsurface  
Andrew Kirkman, The RETEC Group, Inc., St. Paul, MN

A Practical Application of the Texas Risk Reduction Program at a DNAPL Contaminated Site  
Kiran K. Srinivasan, ENTRIX, Inx., Houston, TX

Increased Accuracy of Site Assessment using Passive Soil Gas Technology
James E. Whetzel, W.L. Gore and Associates, Inc., Elkton, MD

Training Range Issues

Design of a Lead Recovery System for Recreation Firing Ranges in New England  
John W., Duggan, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA

Innovative RangeSafe Program Effectively Manages Lead at Small Arms Firing Ranges
Michael F., Warminsky, AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc., Somerset, NJ

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