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High Resolution Site Characterization (HRSC): Pragmatic Approaches to Remediation Success

Sponsored by: U.S. EPA, Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM), Office of Underground Storage Tanks (OUST)

Archived: Tuesday, February 20, 2018
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Successful remediation decisions at contaminated sites depend on the quality of the collected data, accuracy of data analysis, and interpretation of that data during site assessment and characterization. This webinar presents various case studies, which demonstrate how to apply HRSC strategies using direct sensing tools advanced using direct push technologies (DPT) and interpretive techniques to support and improve remediation decisions at sites. Examples of direct sensing tools include: hydraulic profiling tools (HPT), membrane interface probe (MIP), flame ionization detector (FID), photoionization detector (PID), and electrical conductivity.

High resolution site characterization strategies and techniques involve a flexible, scalable, and phased approach to site characterization and remediation, and they reduce uncertainty by identifying site characteristics such as:

  • type and behavior of contaminants;
  • vertical and horizontal extent of contaminate distribution;
  • media affected;
  • sources (mass);
  • pathways (transport zones); and
  • storage zones controlling contaminate movement (dependent on lithology, stratigraphy, permeability).

The HRSC systematic approach results in a detailed conceptual site model that is continuously refined over the life of the project and can be used to make successful remediation decisions, which result in faster and more effective site cleanups.

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Presenters:

Tom Kady, U.S. EPA Environmental Response Team (kady.thomas@epa.gov or 732-906-6172)
Tom Kady is a member of EPA's Environmental Response Team. As the field support arm of the Office of Superfund Remediation and Technical Innovation, ERT provides technical support to Remedial Project Managers and On-Scene Coordinators across all regions of EPA. Tom's area of focus is advancing the state-of-the-art of site investigation using real-time, direct-sensing technologies with the express purpose of mitigating threats to human health and the environment more quickly and effectively.


David Swimm, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (David.Swimm@wisconsin.gov or 608-264-8766)
David's graduate work at West Virginia University emphasized geophysics and seismic signal analysis. He worked nearly 12 years in the oil and gas industry specializing in seismic interpretation, borehole geophysics, and reservoir petrophysical studies. He currently works for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in the Remediation and Redevelopment Bureau, specifically addressing detailed NAPL delineation and remedy selection.


Organizer:

Queenie Mungin-Davis, OLEM/OUST/Cleanup Division (Mungin-Davis.queenie@Epa.gov or 202-564-0685)
Queenie M-D has over 25 years of integrated and specialized experience in the geosciences (geology, hydrogeology, sedimentology, geotechnical engineering, geophysics) which has been applied to environmental cleanup, petroleum, engineering, consulting, and the regulatory sectors. In these sectors she’s served as a registered professional geologist, project manager, environmental engineer, physical scientist, and department manager. She brings a wealth of practical knowledge and experience in environmental cleanup problem solving to the work environment.


Moderator:

A photograph of Jean BalentJean 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.



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