This fact sheet presents a snapshot of nanotechnology and its current uses in remediation. It presents information to help site project managers understand the potential applications of this group of technologies at their sites. The fact sheet also identifies contacts, such as vendors or project managers with field experience, to facilitate networking.

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The UMass Environmental Institute and U.S. EPA are organizing an International Conference on the Environmental Implications and Applications of Nanotechnology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst June 9-11 2009. Abstracts are being sought for platform and poster presentations that address the full range of environmental implications and applications of manufactured nanomaterials and nanotechnology, from state-of-the-art research to emerging technologies to full-scale case studies.

Topics of interest include Characterization, Detection, and Analysis; Green Nanotechnology; Nano Regulatory and Policy Issues; Environmental Fate and Transport; Bioavailability, Toxicity, and Exposure; Pollution Control and Remediation. All conference papers will be considered for publication in the UMass open access online journal, International Journal for Soil, Sediment and Water. Abstracts are due by November 1, 2008 (platform presentations) or by April 30, 2009 (poster presentations).

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his forum will be structured on dual tracks with common sessions. Technical presentations on sampling, assessment, risk, and engineering are being planned, and case studies illustrating a cross section of vapor intrusion issues from the perspective of community stakeholders, Brownfields, EPA, and states will be presented. There will be two breakout sessions: one on community issues and one on government programs. Although all speakers are by invitation only, poster presentations are welcome.

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Members of EPA's three Technical Support Project (TSP) forums-the Engineering, Federal Facilities, and Ground Water Forums-helped to sponsor or present several training and panel sessions at this year's National Association of Remedial Project Managers (NARPM) conference in Portland, OR. Members of the forums hosted additional technical presentations and discussed current and future forum activities, such as preparing technical issue papers and addressing technical issues affecting the regional offices. This newsletter highlights these presentations and activities.

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Demonstrations of Method Applicability (DMA) are a key component of using real-time measurement technologies and are presented in this bulletin through: answers to frequently asked questions on key aspects of DMAs, examples of DMAs performed at hazardous waste sites, and sources of additional information for communities and project teams that desire to implement DMAs and the Triad approach.

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The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has released a new guidance document that presents an option for expediting and encouraging cleanup of sites with elevated concentrations of metals in soil. The guidance is applicable on a case-by-case basis to operating and closing hazardous waste facilities and Brownfields sites. The approach streamlines the cleanup process by (1) limiting the number of evaluated technologies to two cleanup alternatives: excavation/disposal and containment/capping; (2) providing guidance for establishing background concentrations, screening levels, and cleanup goals; and (3) providing resources that facilitate remedy implementation, documentation, and administrative processes.

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