Poster Sessions


ANALYSIS

Analysis of Suspended Solids in the Muddy River Using XRF Instrumentation
Jesse Fejes, Simmons College, Boston, MA

Preparation and Analysis of Total Mercury in Biological Tissue Samples Using Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry
Leonard C. Pitts, Alpha Analytical, Mansfield, MA  

Continuous Profiling of Subsurface Pollutants
Albert Robbat and Thomas Considine, Tufts University , Medford , MA

Why New Coal Tar and Petroleum Forensic Environmental Methods Are Needed
Albert Robbat and Christian Zeigler, Tufts University , Medford , MA

Environmental Analysis and Water Quality Monitoring of Environmental Waters using an In Vitro Bioassay System in Nara
Akiyoshi Sawabe, Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Kinki University, Nakamachi, Nara, Japan

ARSENIC

Arsenic Mobilization Near a Closed Landfill, Ayer MA: A Case Study
Christopher Abate, AMEC Earth and Environmental Inc., Westford, MA

Microbial Transformation of Arsenic Compounds
C. Gallert, Institut für Ingenieurbiologie und Biotechnologie des Abwassers, Universität Karlsruhe

BIOREMEDIATION

Relative Quantitative of Gene Expression during Biodegradation to Select Reliable Reference Genes
Qing Chang,
Yokohama National University , Yokohama , Japan and Chongqing Technology and Business University , Chongqing , China
Takashi Amemiya, PhD., Yokohama National University , Yokohama , Japan
Kiminori Itoh, PhD., Yokohama National University , Yokohama , Japan

Biodegradation of Aromatic Compounds and PAHs by Halophilic Prokaryotes
Lucia R. Durrant, Maricy Bonfá, Francine Piubelli, Departamento de Ciência de Alimentos, FEA, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil

Degradation of Azo Dyes by Bacteria Isolated from a Textile Industry Effluent
Lucia R. Durrant, State University of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Bioremediation of Soils Contaminated with Transformer Oil in Brazil
Satya Ganti, Sarva Bio Remed, LLC, Trenton, NJ

Surfactant Enhanced Bioremediation of F3 and F4 Contaminated Soils
George A. Ivey, B.Sc., CEC, CES, CESA, Ivey International Inc. Campbell River, BC

Investigation of Amendments on the Biodegradation of Perchlorate
Agnes B. Morrow, Jackson State University, Environmental Science MS Program/ U.S. Army Corps of Engineer-Environmental Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS

Biological Treatment of Pentachlorophenol Contaminated Soils Using a Biopile System
Michael Snyder, P.E., Biogenie Corporation, Quakertown , PA
LeeAnn Thomas, P.G.Canadian Pacific, Minneapolis , MN
Michael J. Borda, Ph.D., Golder Associates Inc., Mt. Laurel , NJ

Dehalococcoides Bioaugmentation Using Inter-Well Transfer of Bio-trap® Samplers
Edward Sullivan, P.G., The Whitman Companies, Inc., East Brunswick, NJ

CHEMICAL OXIDATION

Application of Catalyzed Persulfate of Chlorobenzenes in Glacial Till and Bedrock, Corinna, ME
Ian T. Osgerby, USACE, Concord, MA

ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION

Design, Construction, and Performance of an Innovative, Full-scale Constructed Treatment Wetland to Effectively Treat Suspended Constituents in Stormwater at a Turkey Processing Facility
Carl E. Tammi, PWS, ENSR, Westford, MA
Michael Richtig, Cargill Meat Solutions, Wichita, KS
Darryl Engelhardt, Cargill Meat Solutions, California, MO
Jake Sanantonio, PE, ENSR, Westford, MA
Matt Kennedy, PE, ENSR, Westford, MA
Anthony Colella QEP, ENSR, Westford, MA

ENVIRONMENTAL FATE

Characterizing a 1,4-Dioxane Groundwater Plume Upwelling into Wetlands Using the Triad Approach
Jackson Kiker, ECC, Marlborough, MA

Relationship between Hydrocarbon Residuals and Groundwater Concentrations Downgradient in the Borden Aquifer
Jennifer Lambert, University of Waterloo , Waterloo , ON , Canada

HEAVY METALS

The Relationship between Soil Particle Size and Lead Concentration
Dana M. Abouelnasr, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE

Innovative Recycling of Municipal Biosolids:  No Problem with Heavy Metals
Pauline V. Lindo, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Cicero, IL

Geo-REXTM. Easy Quantitative Evaluation of Heavy Metals in the Soils and Paddy-Rice
Kazuaki Nakagawa, Kinki University, Nakamachi, Nara, Japan

Cd Accumulation of Phytolacca americana Hairy Root
Ryuji Takeda, Kinki University, Nakamachi, Nara, Japan

MISCELLANEOUS

Off-Grid Photovoltaic System in a Temperate Climate Greenhouse in Virginia
Douglas Mose, Ph.D., George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

Nitrate Removal from Synthetic High Nitrate Waste by a Denitrifying Bacterium
Rashmi R. Nair, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, India 
Stanislaus F. D’Souza, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, India 

Influence of Salinity on Uptake and Toxicity of Zinc in the Earthworm Eisenia Fetida
Olugbenga J. Owojori, MSc., Stellenbosch University, Matieland, South Africa

Contamination of Groundwater by Leaking Sewers – Role of the Unsaturated Zone and the Capillary Fringe
J. Winter, University of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany

PHYTOREMEDIATION

Toxicity and Uptake of Chlordane in Plants
Afrachanna D. Butler, US Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, MS

Understanding the Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Persistant Organic Pollutants (POPs) Uptake and detoxification in Cucurbit species (Zucchini and Squash)
Sudesh Chhikara, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Long-term Maintenance and Monitoring of a Phytoremediation Site and its Associated Reduction of Groundwater Contaminants
Christopher Gussman, Lockheed Martin/REAC, Edison, NJ

Assessing the Potential of Phytoremediation Techniques at the Superfund Site
Julia Kuzovkina, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

Studies on Phytoremediation of Kalakhunta Manganese Mine Waste
Jayesh Panchal, Ph.D., Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, India

Isolation and Characterization of Chromium-Induced Genes from Crambe abyssinica for Phytoremediation of Chromium Contamination
Asma Zulfiqar, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

RADIONUCLIDES

Strategic Approach to the Nuclear Legacy Problem (by the Example of Techa Cascade of Reservois of the Mayak Plant)
Sergey V. Kazakov,
Federal Centre for Nuclear and Radiation Safety, Moscow, Russia

Assessment of Stream Fish Mortality from Short-term Exposure to Illite Clays Used as an In Situ Method for Remediating 137Cs Contaminated Wetlands
Bon-Jun Koo, Ph.D., California Baptist University, Riverside, CA

Imitation Models of 90Sr Behaviour in Soil and Stand of Forest Ecosystems
Sergey V. Mamikhin, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

Evaluation of Indoor Radon Potential in Northern Virginia Using Spacial Autocorrelation, GIS Application and 3-D Visualization
Douglas Mose, Ph.D., George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

Development of a Uranium Transport Model for Assessment of Long Term Plume Stability
Thomas J. Phelan, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc., Acton, MA
Benjamin Bostick, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Doug Larson, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc., Acton, MA
Robin Swift, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc., Acton, MA
Peter Zeeb, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc., Acton, MA

Modeling Radionuclide Transfer in Bottom Sediments of Water Bodies
Sergey S. Utkin, Federal Centre for Nuclear and Radiation Safety, Moscow , Russia

REMEDIATION

Permeable Sorption Barriers for Groundwater Protection Combined with Containment and Anaerobic Treatment of Pesticide Contaminated Soils
George Alther, Biomin, Inc., Ferndale, MI

Site Remediation Using Advanced Mixed Oxidation Technology
Raymond G. Ball, EnChem Engineering, Inc., Newton, MA

Application of Ecological Risk-based Approach to the Remediation of a Former Manufacturing Plant Site
Pieter Booth, Exponent, Inc., Bellevue, WA

Combined Soil and Groundwater Remediation Strategies Using Electrical Resistance Heating
David Fleming, Thermal Remediation Services, Inc.
, Snoqualmie , WA

Surfactant Enhanced Remediation of Contaminated Soil and Groundwater (In-situ and Ex-situ Case Studies)
George A. Ivey, B.Sc., CEC, CES, CESA, Ivey International Inc., BC, Canada

Recent Advances & Lessons Learned in Surfactant-Enhanced Aquifer Remediation
Mark Kluger, Dajak, LLC, Wilmington, DE

RemOx® EC Catalyzed Permanganate for NAPL Stabilization and Flux Reduction
Fayaz Lakhwala, Adventus Americas, Inc. Union, NJ

EHC™ In Situ Chemical Reduction (ISCR) Technology for In Situ Treatment of Persistent Organic Compounds
Fayaz Lakhwala, Adventus Americas, Inc., Union, NJ Ravikumar Srirangam, Adventus Americas, Inc., Union, NJ

EHC-M In Situ Chemical Reduction (ISCR) Technology for In Situ Treatment of Heavy Metals (and Persistent Organic Compounds)
Fayaz Lakhwala, Adventus Americas, Inc., Union, NJ

PCB and Heavy Metal Soil Remediation, Former Concordia Boat Yard South Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Michael E. Martin, Tighe & Bond, Inc., Pocasset, MA

Remediation of Fuel Oil Release at a Historic Residence in Topsfield, MA
Anne McNeil, ENPRO Services, Inc., Newburyport, MA

Presence and Effects on Sewage Treatment Efficiency of Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Bozena Mrowiec, University of Bielsko-Biala, Bielsko-Biała, Poland

Fluoride in Ground Water: Health Effects and Removal Strategy
Gopal Pathak, Environmental Science and Engineering Group, India

Environmental Assessment and Remediation Strategies for Aquifers Layers
Ioana Gloria Petrisor, Haley & Aldrich,  Costa Mesa, CA

Evaluation, Operation and Design of Deep Air Sparging Systems to Remediate Petroleum Impacted Groundwater
Jason Phillips, Delta Consultants, Novi, MI

Dredge Spoil Pozzolanic Stabilization/Solidification Using Industrial By-Products
Michael Schrock, Carmeuse Lime, Pittsburgh, PA

Methods and Examples of Field Adjustments, without the Interruption of Work Plans and Contracts, after Major Data Discoveries during In-situ Pay-for-Performance Remediations
Ron Adams, PE,  Environmental Remediation and Financial Services, LLC (“ERFS”), Ponte Vedra, FL
Ron Scrudato, PhD,  ERFS, Sea Girt, NJ
David Spader, PG,  ERFS, Sea Girt, NJ
Mark Vigneri, ERFS, ERFS, Sea Girt, NJ
Andrew Waring, CPG; ERFS, Lakewood , NJ

Innovative Injection Method for Sub-Slab Point Source PCE Remediation
Lyons Witten, PG, LSP, New England Environmental, Inc. Amherst, MA

RISK ASSESSMENT

Measurement of Volatile Organic Chemicals (VOCs) in Finfish and Shellfish Harvested from Commencement Bay, Washington
Marcia L. Bailey, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 10, Seattle, WA

Bahamas Environmental Risk Assessment and Cleanup (BERC) Initiative:  Development of Simplistic Analytical Methods and Tools for Ecological Risk Assessment and Remediation of Source Pollutants
Craig A. Bowe, College of The Bahamas, Nassau, New Providence Island, The Bahamas

A Method of Developing Risk-based Cleanup Target Levels at Petroleum Release Sites in Korea
Gyeo-Bung Kim, Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health & Environment, Korea

Chemical Concentration Trends and Amphibian Observations in Freshwater Wetlands Impacted by Coal Combustion Byproducts
Allison Nightingale, AMEC Earth and Environmental, Westford, MA

Cost Benefit Analysis for Risk Management by Uncertainty Reduction:  The Use of Site Specific Studies to Reduce Uncertainty in PRG Development
John Schaffer, Tetra Tech EC Inc., Morris Plains, NJ

Toxicological Considerations, Microbial Issues and Health Risks Related to Field Application of Poultry Waste
Christopher M. Teaf, Florida State University , Tallahassee , FL

SEDIMENTS

Comparison of Bacterial Levels from Water and Sediment among Upper and Lower Areas of Guion Creek
Peter Chu, Dept. of Biology, Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY

Chemical-physical Treatments of Marine Contaminated Sediments – a Comparison
Serena Geraldini, ICRAM -Istituto Centrale per la Ricerca scientifica e tecnologica Applicata al Mare, Roma, Italy

Characterizing the Nature and Extent of Oil Releases to Freshwater Sediment and Assessing Ecological Risk
Janet Keating-Connolly, LSP, Sanborn, Head & Associates, Inc., Westford, MA

Fluvial Sediments Characterization: Triad Approach and Field Determination of TPH Concentration with Hanby Environmental Test
Rudi Ruggeri, ENSR Italia, Milano , Italy
Paolo Pucillo, ENSR Italia, Milano , Italy
Giorgio Zecchini, ENSR Italia, Milano , Italy
Raffaele Pellegatta, ENSR Italia, Milano , Italy

Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils Transported in Surface Sediments in Three Ephemeral Washes, Nelson, Nevada (USA)
Douglas B. Sims, Kingston University London, Surrey, UK

The Use of Calcium Peroxide CaO2 for Biochemical Degradation of PAH’s in the Bottom Sediments of Dam Reservoir
Jan Suschka, Institute of Environmental Engineering PAS, Zabrze, Poland

SITE ASSESSMENT

Challenges Encountered During a Post Excavation Sampling Program for an Urban Brook Impacted with Polychlorinated Biphenyls
Jessica Danieli, Shaw Environmental, Inc., Salem, NH
Sheila Barry, Shaw Environmental, Inc., Hopkington, MA

Case Study: Site Assessment of a World War II Era TNT Manufacturing Facilities
Dean Gouveia, ICF International, Lexington, MA

Web Based GIS for Improved Environmental Decision Making, Facilities Management, and Public Outreach
Dean Gouveia, ICF International, Lexington, MA

Visualizing Subsurface Contaminants in 3-D 
John Sohl, Columbia Technologies, LLC, Baltimore, MD

Characterization of the Vadose Zone for Chlorinated Contaminated Sites in Japan and in Switzerland via In Situ Flux Measurement
Andre Tartre, EcoRemediation Inc., Burlington, VT

Agriculture Non-point Source Phosphorus Loss Risk Assessment in Yellow River Basin by Modified Phosphorus Index
Xiao Wang, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China

VAPOR INTRUSION

Investigation and Mitigation of a Complex Source of Vapor Intrusion Using an Iterative Investigative Approach
Christopher J. Milone, Brown and Caldwell, Allendale, NJ

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