[CPEO-MEF] [Fwd: Soils, Sediments, and Water Conference]

[Susan Gawarecki <loc@icx.net>]

I thought list members might be interested in this conference.

Susan Gawarecki

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Subject: 	Soils, Sediments, and Water Conference
Date: 	Mon, 19 Sep 2005 09:58:08 -0400 (EDT)
From: 	Denise Leonard <dleonard@schoolph.umass.edu>
To: 	loc@icx.net



ANNOUNCEMENT

21ST ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOILS, SEDIMENTS AND WATER

Analysis, Site Assessment, Fate, Environmental and Human Risk 
Assessment, Remediation and Regulation

University of Massachusetts at Amherst October 17-20, 2005

Conference Directors: Paul T. Kostecki, Ph.D., Edward J. Calabrese, 
Ph.D., Cliff Bruell, Ph.D.,

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The annual Conference on Contaminated Soils atthe University of 
Massachusetts at Amherst has become the preeminent technicalnational 
conference in this important environmental area. The conference attracts 
approximately 700 -800 attendees annually from across the United States 
as well as from Canada andother foreign countries. Attendees includea 
wide variety of representation from state and federal agencies; 
military; industries including railroad,petroleum, transportation, 
utilities; the environmental engineering andconsulting community; and 
academia.

This year's conference promises to be anexciting opportunity for all 
those concerned with the challenge of developingcreative, cost-effective 
assessments and solutions that can withstand thedemands of regulatory 
requirements. There will be a strong and diverse technical program in 
concert with avariety of educational opportunities available to 
attendees. The exhibition section brings the real-worldapplication to 
the technical theory and case studies, which will be presentedin the 
platform and poster sessions. Focused workshops will provide attendees 
with the type of practicalapplication information, which will impact 
their job performance immediately.

*Platform(oral) and Poster sessions include:* Analysis,Arsenic, 
Bioremediation, Bioremediation of Acid Mine Drainage Wastes, 
ChemicalOxidation, Ecological Restoration and Natural Treatment Systems, 
Ecoterrorism:Research Issues, Environmental Biotechnology, Environmental 
Fate, EnvironmentalForensics, Environmental Stewardship and Proactive 
Management at Small ArmsRanges, Evolving Strategies for Dealing with 
Contaminated Sediments, HeavyMetals, Indoor Air, Legal, MTBE, 
Ozone,Pesticides, Remediation Strategies for Contaminated Soils and 
Sediments,Perchlorate: Emerging Issues and Innovative Remedial 
Approaches, RegulatoryRisk Assessment, Soil Geochemical Background on a 
Continental Scale,Pay-for-Performance Remediation Technologies - Methods 
& Case Studies ofScience & Economics, Phytoremediation, Remediation, 
Site Assessment

*Workshops include:*

1)Theory and Use of Field Portable X-ray Fluorescence for Soil Analysis

2)In-Situ Chemical Oxidation Workshop

3) The Role of Anaerobic BiodegradationProcesses in Passive and Enhanced 
MonitoredNatural Attenuation Programs

4)Application of Classic and Emerging Techniques in Environmental Forensics

5)Environmental Fate of Hydrocarbons in Soils and Groundwater

6)Applied Environmental Forensics Workshop

7) MassachusettsContingency Plan Method 2 Risk Characterizations

8) In-SituThermal Remediation

9) Perchlorate:The Path to Regulatory Standards Setting and Future 
Assessment & CleanupImplications

10) NIMS(National Incident Management System) and the Environment

More information is available at our website, _www.UMassSoils.com_

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Denise Leonard, Conference Coordinator

Tel: 413-545-1239

Email: dleonard@schoolph.umass.edu

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