Potomac Institute for Policy Studies901 N. Stuart Street, Suite 200 (Mezzanine Level)Arlington, VA 22203Tel: 571-372-6565(Printable Agenda)  

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Time

Topic/Title

Speaker

0900

Welcome/Opening Remarks

Andrea LeesonSERDP/ESTCP

0910

ER-2422: Bioaugmentation with Vaults: Novel In Situ Remediation Strategy for Transformation of Perfluoroalkyl Compounds (SERDP) (Limited Scope Presentation)

Shaily MahendraUniversity of California, Los Angeles

0955

ER-2424: Investigating Electrocatalytic and Catalytic Approaches for In Situ Treatment of Perfluoroalkyl Contaminants in Groundwater (SERDP)

Charles SchaeferCDM Smith

1040

Break

1055

ER-201428: Long-Term Performance Assessment at a Highly Characterized and Instrumented DNAPL Source Area Following Bioaugmentation (ESTCP)

Charles SchaeferCDM Smith

1140

ER-201029: Integrated Stable Isotope-Reactive Transport Model Approach for Assessment of Chlorinated Solvent Degradation (ESTCP) (Final Project Summary Presentation)

R. Paul PhilpUniversity of Oklahoma

1225

Lunch

1300

ER-201033: Solar-Powered Remediation and pH Control (ESTCP) (Final Project Summary Presentation)

David LippincottShaw Environmental, Inc.

1345

ER-1742: Mechanisms and Permanence of Sequestered Lead and Arsenic in Soils: Impact on Human Bioavailability (SERDP) (Final Project Summary Presentation)

Nicholas BastaOhio State University

1430

Break

1445

ER-201213: A Flexible Permeable Reactive Barrier for Protection of Wetland Sediments from Heavy Metals in Runoff Water (ESTCP) (Final Project Summary Presentation)

Steve LarsonUSACE-ERDC-EL

1530

ER-1770: Lead and Antimony Speciation in Shooting Range Soils: Molecular Scale Analysis, Temporal Trends, and Mobility (SERDP)

Thomas TrainorUniversity of Alaska

1615

ETC and STC meet with Environmental Restoration Program Manager (Closed Door)

1715

Adjourn

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Time

Topic/Title

Speaker

0900

ER-201028: Passive Biobarrier for Treating Comingled Perchlorate and RDX in Groundwater at an Active Range (ESTCP) (Final Project Summary Presentation)

Paul HatzingerCB&I Federal Services

0945

ER-201427: Performance Assessment of Past Bioremediation Approaches for Chlorinated Solvent Source Zones (ESTCP)

Paul HatzingerCB&I Federal Services

1030

Break

1045

ER-2124: TNT Incorporation and Mineralization by Natural Microbial Assemblages at Frontal Boundaries between Water Masses and in Underlying Sediments in Coastal Ecosystems (SERDP)

Mike MontgomeryNRL

1130

ER-201435: Field Demonstration and Validation of the Training Range Environmental Evaluation and Characterization System (TREECS) and Environmental Fate Simulator (EFS) for the Risk Assessment of Contaminants on DoD Ranges (ESTCP)

Billy JohnsonUSACE-ERDC-EL

1215

Lunch

1245

ER-201210: Designing, Assessing, and Demonstrating Sustainable Bioaugmentation for Treatment of DNAPL Sources in Fractured Bedrock (ESTCP)

Charles SchaeferCDM Smith

1330

ER-201212: Cost-Effective and High-Resolution Subsurface Characterization Using Hydraulic Tomography (ESTCP)

Chin Man MokGSI Environmental, Inc.

1415

Break

1430

ER-2131: Numerical Modeling of Post-Remediation Impacts of Anaerobic Bioremediation on Groundwater Quality (SERDP) (Final Project Summary Presentation)

Robert BordenSolutions IES

1515

ETC and STC meet with Environmental Restoration Program Manager (Closed Door)

1600

Adjourn

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Time

Topic/Title

Speaker

0900

ER-2529: Estimating Mobile-Immobile Mass Transfer Parameters Using Direct Push Tools (SERDP)

Robert BordenSolutions IES

0945

ER-2530: Biogeochemical Processes that Control Natural Attenuation of Trichloroethylene in Low Permeability Zones (SERDP)

Charles WerthUniversity of Texas at Austin

1030

Break

1045

ER-2532: Biologically Mediated Abiotic Degradation of Chlorinated Ethenes: A New Conceptual Framework (SERDP)

Michelle Scherer University of Iowa

1130

ER-2533: A Field Method to Quantify Chlorinated Solvent Diffusion, Sorption, Abiotic and Biotic Degradation in Low Permeability Zones (SERDP)

Richelle Allen-KingUniversity at Buffalo

1215

Lunch

1245

ER-201430: A Rigorous Demonstration of Environmental Fracturing in Low Permeability Media (ESTCP)

Kent SorensonCDM Smith

1330

ER-201327: Demonstration and Validation of a Portable Raman Sensor for In Situ Detection and Monitoring of Perchlorate (ClO4-) (ESTCP)

Baohua GuOak Ridge National Laboratory

1415

Break

1430

ER-201432: Demonstration of New Tools for Improved Source and Recontamination Potential Assessment (ESTCP)

Bart ChadwickSPAWAR Systems Center

1515

ETC and STC meet with Environmental Restoration Program Manager (Closed Door)

1700

Adjourn

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Time

Topic/Title

Speaker

0900

ER-201502: Tools for Understanding Transients in Vapor Intrusion (ESTCP)

Eric SuubergBrown University

0945

ER-201503: Mass Flux Characterization for Vapor Intrusion Assessment (ESTCP)

Helen DawsonGeosyntec Consultants

1030

Break

1045

ER-201504: Demonstration of a Long-Term Sampling Approach for Distinguishing Sources of Volatile Organic Compounds in Indoor Air (ESTCP)

Alan RossnerClarkson University

1130

ER-201505: Sewers and Utility Tunnels as Preferential Pathways for Volatile Organic Compound Migration into Buildings: Risk Factors and Investigation Protocol (ESTCP)

Thomas McHughGSI Environmental, Inc.

1215

Lunch

1245

ER-201501: The VI Diagnosis Toolkit for Assessing Vapor Intrusion Pathways and Impacts in Neighborhoods Overlying Dissolved Chlorinated Solvent Plumes (ESTCP)

Paul JohnsonColorado School of Mines

1330Additional Discussions with PIs

1415

Break

1430

ETC and STC meet with Environmental Restoration Program Manager (Closed Door)

1600

Adjourn