FRTR Presents...Remediation Technologies for Radionuclides and Heavy Metals in Soil, Ground Water and Sediments, Session 2
Sponsored by: Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable (FRTR)
Archived: Wednesday, March 28, 2018
This webinar is part of a series featuring presentations delivered at the November 2017 FRTR Meeting. This meeting focused on remediation technologies for radionuclides and heavy metals in soil, ground water and sediments. More information about the meeting can be found at https://frtr.gov/meetings1.htm. This webinar will cover the following topics:
- Incremental sampling methods for remediation of heavy metals
- Application of an in situ activated carbon amendment for sediment and soil mercury remediation
- Current research in developing new remediation strategies for heavy metals and radionuclides
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Presenters:
Cathy Amoroso, U.S. EPA Region 4 (amoroso.cathy@epa.gov or 404-562-8637)
Cathy Amoroso is a Senior Remedial Project Manager in the US EPA Superfund program, located in EPA's Region 4 office in Atlanta, Georgia. Cathy has over 17 years of experience in the Superfund, RCRA and Federal Facility programs at the EPA. She currently serves as the National Priorities List Coordinator for EPA-Region 4, the FUDS program coordinator for Region 4, and a project manager for several Superfund Sites. Cathy has also worked on DOE and BRAC cleanup programs. Cathy's particular expertise is in site characterization. Cathy earned her B.S. at Emory University and M.S. at Georgia Tech.
Cynthia Gilmour, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (gilmourc@si.edu or 443-482-2498)
I am a biogeochemist and microbial ecologist with special interest in mercury. My group focuses on the microbial mercury methylation process in cultures, sediments and soils. Our research includes mercury fate and transport at multiple scales and in many types of environments, isolation and characterization of Hg-methylating microbes, the bioavailability of Hg for microbial methylation, and novel approaches to remediation of contaminated sites.
Heather F. Henry, Ph.D., Program Administrator, NIEHS Superfund Research Program (heather.henry@nih.gov)
Heather Henry, Ph.D., is a health science administrator for the NIEHS where she oversees Superfund Research Program (SRP) grants that spans human health toxicology, risk assessment, detection technologies and remediation approaches. She provides guidance to potential applicants for SRP’s Multiproject Center Grants (P42s), Individual Research Grants (R01s), Small
Business / Technology Transfer Grants (R41-44; SBIR/STTR), and Conference Grants (R13). Heather studied plant-based environmental remediation
(phytoremediation) and ecological restoration as part of her doctoral work at the University of Cincinnati and as a Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Melbourne and University of Adelaide in Australia. She has been with NIEHS since 2006.
Moderators:
Jean Balent, U.S. EPA Technology Innovation and Field Services Division (balent.jean@epa.gov or 202-566-0832)
Ms Balent is on the staff of the EPA's Technology Innovation and Field Services Division where she has worked to collect and disseminate hazardous waste remediation and characterization information since 2003. Ms Balent manages the Clean Up Information Network website and actively supports online communication and collaboration resources available to EPA. She formerly worked with the US Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Engineering Division in the Buffalo District. Ms Balent was also a member of the SUNY-Buffalo Groundwater Research Group where she constructed and tested large scale models of groundwater flow. Ms Balent has also conducted research relating to the Great Lakes, environmental remediation, and brownfields re-development. She holds a Bachelor's degree in environmental engineering from SUNY-Buffalo and a Master's degree in Information Technology from AIU.
Cindy Frickle, U.S. EPA Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation (frickle.cynthia@epa.gov or 202-566-0927)
Cindy Frickle is a physical scientist with EPA's Superfund program where she reviews and propagates technical information to site cleanup professionals through Clu-In, EPA forums, and interagency channels. Prior to joining EPA, she spent time characterizing contaminated sites, coring sediments, studying microbes, and teaching. She completed her Biogeology MS and Geology BS in the University of Minnesota's School of Earth Sciences.
Webinar Slides and References:
Webinar Slides and References:
- Slide Presentation for Cathy Amoroso (5.36MB/PDF)
- Slide Presentation for Cynthia Gilmour (6.44MB/PDF)
- Slide Presentation for Heather Henry, Superfund Research Program National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (2.70MB/PDF)
Additional Resources:
- Bioavailability Fact Sheet and Demo (developed by SRP Grantees @ UNC and UArizona with USEPA)
- Clu-in session on water testing: An Integrated Approach to Sustainable Solutions: Session IV - Communicating Risk and Engaging Communities: Arsenic and Well Testing
- University of Arizona (UA) Superfund Research Program educational modules for tribal colleges focusing on mining and its environmental and social impacts on tribal lands
- University of Arizona (UA) Superfund Research Program outreach activity for monitoring/minimizing metal uptake into garden plants/vegetables
- Lead at Superfund Sites: Guidance
- OLEM Directive 9200.2-167 "Updated Scientific Considerations for Lead in Soil Cleanups"
- OLEM Directive 9200.1-128 "Recommendations for Sieving Soil and Dust Samples at Lead Sites"
- OLEM Directive 9285.6-54 "Recommendations for Assessing Short-Term Exposure Scenarios Involving Lead at Superfund Sites"
- OSWER 9200.1-78 "Estimating the Soil Lead Concentration Term for the Integrated Exposure Uptake Biokinetic (IEUBK) Model," 2007
- Superfund X-Ray Fluorescence Field Operations Guide, 2017 (SFDGUID-001-R0)
- ITRC Incremental Sampling Methodology:
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