March 25-27, 2015

Little Creek Conference Center, Bldg. 3430, JEB Little Creek, Norfolk, VA (Printable Agenda)

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

0830

Registration/Coffee and Tea

0900

Welcome and Introduction

Workshop Objectives and Structure 

Andrea Leeson

SERDP and ESTCP

0920

Sediment RAOs and Remediation Goals in an Urban Water Body Environment:

  • SWMU 3 Pier 10 Sandblast Yard
  • Joint Expeditionary Base (JEB) Little Creek

Matthew StepienNAVFAC

Cecilia Landin CH2M HILL

0950

ER-2538: Development of A Passive Multisampling Method to Measure Dioxins/Furans and Other Contaminant Bioavailability in Aquatic Sediments (SERDP FY15 New Start)

Rainer Lohmann

University of Rhode Island

1010

ER-2539: Development of an In Situ Passive Sampler for the Detection and Remediation of Explosive Compounds (SERDP FY15 New Start)

Penny Vlahos

University of Connecticut

1030

Break

1045

ER-2540: Actively Shaken In-Situ Passive Sampler Platform for Methylmercury and Organics (SERDP FY15 New Start)

Upal Ghosh

University of Maryland Baltimore County

1105

ER-2541: Multipurpose Sediment Passive Sampler with Improved Tissue Mimicry to Measure the Bioavailable Fraction (SERDP FY15 New Start)

Paul Edmiston

ABSMaterials, Inc.

1125

ER-2542: Optimization of Integrative Passive Sampling Approaches for Use in the Epibenthic Environment (SERDP FY15 New Start)

Jason Belden

Oklahoma State University

1145

Lunch

1245

ER-2543: Nanofiber-Enabled, Multi-Target Passive Sampling Device for Determination of the Freely-Dissolved Sediment Pore Water Concentrations of Organic Contaminants (SERDP FY15 New Start)

Andres Martinez

The University of Iowa

1305

ER-2135: Application of Biofilm Covered Activated Carbon Particles as a Microbial Inoculum Delivery System for Enhanced Bioaugmentation of PCBs in Contaminated Sediment (SERDP)

Birthe Kjellerup

University of Maryland College Park

1325

ER-2427: Understanding the Relationships Among Low Level Metal Influx, Remediated Sediments, and Biological Receptors (SERDP)

Anna Knox

SRNL

1355

Break

1410

ER-2428: Assessment and Management of Stormwater Impacts on Sediment Recontamination (SERDP)

Danny Reible

Texas Tech University

1440

ER-2122: Tracking the Uptake, Translocation, Cycling, and Metabolism of Munitions Compounds in Coastal Marine Ecosystems Using Stable Isotopic Tracer (SERDP)

Craig Tobias

University of Connecticut

1450

ER-200835: Evaluating the Efficacy of a Low-Impact Delivery System for In Situ Treatment of Sediments Contaminated with Methylmercury and Other Hydrophobic Chemicals (ESTCP)

Charlie Menzie

Exponent

1540

Poster Session

1730

Adjourn

Thursday, March 26, 2015

0830

Registration/Coffee

0900

TBD

TBD

0930

ER-2341: Review and Synthesis of Evidence Regarding Environmental Risks Posed by Munitions Constituents (MC) in Aquatic Systems (SERDP)

Todd Bridges

ERDC

1000

ER-2431: Quantitative Thermodynamic Exposure Assessment (Q-TEA) Supporting Resilient Contaminated Sediment Site Restoration (SERDP)

Todd Bridges

ERDC

1030

Break

1045

ER-2429: Combining Mass Balance Modeling with Passive Sampling at Contaminated Sediment Sites to Evaluate Continuing Inputs and Food Web Responses to Remedial Actions (SERDP)

Phil Gschwend

MIT

1115

ER-201431: Integrated Passive Sampler-Food Web Modeling Framework for Monitoring Remedy Effectiveness (ESTCP)

Phil Gschwend

MIT

1145

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

Bart Chadwick

SPAWAR

1215

Lunch

1315

ER-201433: Validation of Passive Sampling Devices for Monitoring of Munitions Constituents in Underwater Environments (ESTCP)

Gunther Rosen

SPAWAR

1345

ER-201368: Demonstration and Validation of Enhanced Monitored Natural Recovery at DoD Sites (ESTCP)

Bart Chadwick

SPAWAR

1415

ER-1771: Assessing Mercury and Methylmercury Bioavailability in Sediment Porewater Using Mercury-Specific Hydrogels (SERDP)

Victor Magar

Environ

1445

Break

1500

ER-201215: Evaluating the Efficacy of Bioaugmentation for In-Situ Treatment of PCB Impacted Sediments (ESTCP)

Kevin Sowers

University of Maryland Baltimore County

1530

ER-201216: Sediment Bioavailability Initiative (SBI): Development of Standard Methods and Approaches for the Use of Passive Samplers in Assessment of Management of Contaminated Sediment (ESTCP)

Susan Kane Driscoll

Exponent

1545

General Discussion

  • Q&A
  • Data Gap/Technology Needs
  • Potential Project Collaboration
  • Improved Technology Transfer

Group

Discussion

1700

Discussion/Wrap-Up

1715

Adjourn