Green Remediation

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
TUESDAY, JUNE 15
7:30-8:30	Registration and Continental Breakfast
Exhibit Hall and Posters - All Day
8:30-8:50	Welcome Paul Kostecki, Conference Director, University of Massachusetts Amherst Arnold Layne, Director, TIFSD, U.S. EPA OSRTI Janine Commerford, Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup, Mass DEP
8:50-10:15	Plenary Session: Green Remediation -The Big Picture (Part I) National Perspective Lisa Feldt, Deputy Assistant Administrator U.S. EPA OSWER Regional Perspective Curt Spalding, Regional Administrator EPA New England Economic & Policy Perspective Lucy Edmondson, Deputy Commissioner for Policy and Planning, Mass DEP
10:15-10:30	Break
10:30-12:00	Plenary Session: Green Remediation -The Big Picture (Part II) Environmental Perspective Terry Collins, Director, Institute of Green Science and Professor, Carnegie Mellon University Energy Perspective Doug Dahle, Principal Program Manager, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
12:00-1:30	Lunch
Note: Click on Author names to see Abstracts
	Session 1	Session 2	Session 3
	Understanding the Environmental Footprint Moderator: Michael Gill, U.S. EPA, Region 9	Policy and Regulatory Considerations Moderator: Jim Harrington, NYSDEC	*Economic Considerations* Moderator: John Podgurski, U.S. EPA New England
1:30-2:00	Environmental Footprint Analyses for Contaminated Site Cleanups Carlos Pachon, U.S EPA	Navy's Approach to Sustainable Environmental Remediation Karla Harre, NAVFAC Engineering Service Center	Kin-Buc Solar Project William Penn, Clean Land Fund
2:00-2:30	Going Green Can Reduce Your Financial Footprint: Hill AFB's Basewide Focus on Green Remediation Barbara Hall, Hill Air Force Base	Army Green and Sustainable Remediation: Implementation and Policy Carol Dona, USACE	Brownfields to Brightfields: Brownfields with Solar Technology Lori Ribeiro, Nexamp
2:30-3:00	Estimating Cross-Media Pollution to Determine the Sustainability of Groundwater Remediation Maile Smith, Northgate Environmental Management, Inc.	Appropriate Consideration of Worker Risk when Factoring Sustainability into Remedy Decisions Elizabeth Quinn, U.S. EPA Land and Chemicals Division	ASTSWMO Greener Cleanups Task Force - A Look at Some Barriers, Incentives and Myths of Green Remediation Thomas Potter, Mass. DEP
3:00-3:30	Break
	Session 4	Session 5	Session 6
	*Understanding the Environmental Footprint* Moderator: Michael Gill, U.S. EPA, Region 9	Policy and Regulatory Considerations Moderator: Dan Powell, U.S. EPA Technology Integreation & Information Branch	*Renewable Energy and Site Reuse* Moderator: John Podgurski, U.S. EPA New England
3:30-4:00	Use of Net Environmental Benefit Analysis (NEBA) to Support Sustainable Remediation Practices and Environmental Stewardship Derek Pelletier, ENVIRON	EPA Cross-Program Policy and Regulatory Considerations on Green Remediation Dan Powell, U.S. EPA Technology Integration and Information Branch	Design and implementation of Wind and Solar Energy Systems at Brownfields and Superfund Sites Robert Shatten, Boreal Renewable Energy Development
4:00-4:30	Estimating the Environmental Footprints of Clean-Up Remedies Pilot Study Karen Scheuermann, U.S. EPA	AFCEE Legacy BRAC Performance-Based Remediation: alternative contracting strategies to reduce liabilities by incorporating sustainable practices David Strainge, AFCEE	EPA Provides Outreach for Beneficial Use of Landfill Methane Kelly Fagan, Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure, Inc.
4:30-5:00	TAML Activators: New Hope for Water Terry Collins, Carnegie Mellon University	Regional Efforts to Incorporate Green Remediation Across the Cleanup Programs Deb Goldblum, U.S. EPA	Wind Energy and Remediation: A Case Study Rose Forbes, Chemical Engineering, Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment
5:00-7:30	Welcome Social and "Green" Barbeque (Complimentary to all registered attendees)

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16
	Session 7	Session 8	Session 9
	*Quantifying the Environmental Footprint* Moderator: Carlos Pachon, U.S. EPA	*Sustainable Site Cleanup and Reuse* Moderator: Kevin Carpenter, NYSDEC	Renewable Energy and Site Reuse Moderator: Eva Tor, Mass. DEP
8:30-9:00	High Resolution Site Characterization: A Key Component of Targeting and Optimizing Green Remediation Approaches Stephen Dyment, U.S. EPA OSRTI	Sustainable Remediation at a LEED Silver Brownfield Site David Winslow, GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc.	Life Cycle Environmental Impacts Associated with Solar and Wind Power Alternative Energy Systems Erica Becvar, AFCEE
9:00-9:30	Cancelled Development of a Sustainability Screening Tool for Site Remediation Planning GOLDSET Karin Witton, Golder Associates, Inc.	Integrating Green and Sustainable Practices into an Urban Brownfield Redevelopment Project Melissa Koberle, Camp Dresser & McKee Inc.	Passive (Wind-Driven) Systems for Sub-Slab Venting to Mitigate Potential Vapor Intrusion Jackie Lanzon, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.
9:30-10:00	Sustainable Environmental Remediation: SiteWiseTM Tool Russell Sirabian, Battelle	Greening Brownfields: A Project Life Cycle Approach to Cleanup and Redevelopment John Albrecht, AECOM Environment	Farming Sunshine at a Superfund Site: Planning for Reuse Andria Benner, U.S. EPA Region 9
10:00-10:30	Break
	Session 10	Session 11	Session 12
	Quantifying the Environmental Footprint Moderator: Carlos Pachon, U.S. EPA	Sustainable Site Cleanup and Reuse Moderator: Eva Tor, Mass. DEP	Renewable Energy and Site Reuse Moderator: Steve Mahoney, Mass. DEP
10:30-11:00	USAF Center for Engineering and the Environment Sustainable Remediation Tool (SRT) John Claypool, AECOM	Sustainable Remediation: Green Building Elements of Landfill Construction Projects at the Barksdale Air Force Base, Bossier City, Louisiana Brian Meyer, Weston Solutions Inc.	Generating Electricity from Renewable Resources to Offset Onsite Energy Use at Contaminated Sites Lura Matthews, US EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
11:00-11:30	Quantification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy Consumption from Remediation Systems Mark Patterson, EcoVac Services	Phytoexcluders: A Way to Use Contaminated Soils Constantin-Horia Barbu, Lucian Blaga University	Solar Energy Production on Contaminated Lands: Aerojet Case Study Gary Riley, U.S. EPA Region 9 Superfund Division
11:30-12:00	Uses of Advanced Diagnostic Tools for Sustainable In Situ Remediation Technology Evaluation and Waste Minimization Matthew Burns, WSP Environment & Energy	Green Mountain Power Redevelops Vermont's First Brownfield to Brightfield John Tedesco, Green Mountain Power	Green Remediation Then and Now: Energy-from-Waste in the Pioneer Valley Margretta Morris, Covanta
12:00-1:30	Lunch
	Session 13	Session 14	Session 15
	Green Remedy Selection & Design Moderator: Kevin Carpenter, NY DEC	Sustainable Site Cleanup and Reuse Moderator: Allen Hemberger, Mass DEP	Innovative Technologies for Green Remediation Moderator: Om Parkash, UMass Amherst
1:30-2:00	Green Remediation at a Superfund Site - Passive Removal of VOCs from Contaminated Ground Water Brian LaFlamme, Nationwide Environmental Services	ERP-O Sustainable Remediation Case Study Gregory Brooks, AECOM	Reactive Barriers: Green and Sustainable Remediation of Organic and Metal-Contaminated Soils and Groundwater Pamela Dugan, Carus Corporation
2:00-2:30	Sustainability Analysis of Soil and Groundwater Remediation Alternatives for Site 45, MCRD Parris Island Leanna Woods Poon, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast	Environmental Assessment of Brownfield Rehabilitation Using Life Cycle Assessment - How Site Reuse Trumps It All Pascal Lesage, CIRAIG	The Potential for the Utilization of Macrophytic Alga Chara for Phytoremediation of Cadmium-Contaminated Soils Bernadette Clabeaux, University at Buffalo
2:30-3:00	Comparison of Carbon Footprints for In Situ Bioremediaton Versus Pump and Treat to Address Chlorinated Solvents in Groundwater Joseph Lurgio, Geosyntec Consultants	Ecological Revitalization: Turning Contaminated Properties into Community Assets Michele Mahoney, U.S. EPA Superfund	Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Uptake and Detoxification in Cucurbit Species Sudesh Chhikara, UMass Amherst
3:00-3:30	Break
	Session 16	Session 17	Session 18
	Green Remedy Selection and Design Moderator: Ginny Lombardo, U.S. EPA New England	Sustainable Site Cleanup and Reuse Moderator: Michele Mahoney, U.S. EPA	Innovative Technologies for Green Remediation Moderator: Heather Henry, NIEHS SBRP
3:30-4:00	A Life Cycle Assessment Case Study for Options to Remediate a Groundwater Contaminant Plume Robert Danielson, Fuss & O'Neill, Inc.	Beneficial Uses for Mine Waste: EPA's Initiative to Facilitate the Safe Use of Mining Waste Kenyon Larsen, SRA International, Inc	Nanotechnology for Site Remediation: How Green? Shawn Burnell, ARCADIS U.S., Inc.
4:00-4:30	Incorporation of Carbon Footprint Estimates into Remedial Alternatives Evaluations Lowell Kessell, Treadwell and Rollo	Urban Contaminated Site and Sustainable Requalification: Economical, Technical and Public-Private Cooperation Annalisa Gussoni, Municipality of Milan - Claudio de Albertis	Sustainable Green Remediation by Solar Energy Conversion into Electrochemical Redox in Groundwater Akram Alshawabkeh, Northeastern University
4:30-5:00	Sustainability Incorporation into Remedial System Evaluations: Case Study Using the SiteWise Sustainable Environmental Remediation Tool Carol Dona, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers	Wisconsin Initiative for Sustainable Cleanups Site Specific Sustainability Analysis Case Study Gregory Brooks, AECOM Environment	Turning Acid and Green Sludge Into Marsh and Green Grass, Barker Chemical Case Study Kevin Matheis, EPA Region 2
5:00-7:00	Reception andPoster Session (Presenters will be available to discuss their posters during this special session)

THURSDAY, JUNE 17
	Session 19	Session 20	Session 21
	Green Remedy Selection and Design Moderator: Ginny Lombardo, U.S. EPA New England	Environmental Footprint Mitigation Moderator: Bryan Olson, U.S. EPA New England	Innovative Technologies for Green Remediation Moderator: Heather Henry, NIEHS SBRP
8:30-9:00	Incorporating Green Chemistry into Contaminated Site Remediation Maureen Dooley, Regenesis	Remedial Process Optimization: A Sustainable Remediation Approach James Colmer, BB&E, LLC	Detoxification of Atrazine by Switchgrass in a Phytoremediation Setting Joel Coats, Iowa State University
9:00-9:30	Select the Right Tool for Your Project: A Green Remediation Tool Review and Comparison Maryline Laugier, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc	Remedial Process Optimization for Green Remediation: Airforce Case Study Rick Wice, Shaw Environmental, Inc.	In Situ Biogeochemical Degradation of Chlorinated Solvents at Hickam AFB, Hawaii Using Sustainable Remediation Technologies Rob Steffan, Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure, Inc.
9:30-10:00	Transparency in Selection of Sustainable Remedies Michael Musso, HDR Engineering, Inc.	Long-Term Monitoring Optimization and Sustainable O&M at Legacy Sites Mindy Vanderford, GSI Environmental Inc.	Engineering Plants for Arsenic Containment: What We Know and Where We Should Go Om Parkash, UMass Amherst
10:00-10:30	Break
	Session 22	Session 23	Session 24
	Green Remedy Selection and Design Moderator: Allen Hemberger, Mass. DEP	Environmental Footprint Mitigation Moderator: Mary Sanderson, U.S. EPA New England	Innovative Technologies for Green Remediation Moderator: Om Parkash, UMass Amherst
10:30-11:00	Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for Identifying Sustainable Remediation Alternatives Timothy Havranek, ENTRIX, Inc	Improving Remedial Efficiency and Sustainability of a Multi-Phase Extraction System via Pulse Operation Omar Uppal, XDD, LLC	Forensic Isotopes Support Chlorinated Solvent Investigation and Help Achieve Green Remediation Yi Wang, ZymaX Forensics/DPRA
11:00-11:30	Advancing Sustainability by Integrating Restoration with Remediation Kristin Searcy Bell, ENVIRON	The Greening of a PRP Lead Site in Central Florida Mark Fleri, WRScompass	Self-Sustaining Treatment for Active Remediation (STAR): Scientific Principles and In Situ Field Application for the Treatment of Coal Tar in Soils Gavin Grant, SiREM Laboratories
11:30-12:00	Greening Decision-Making: Application of Economic and Decision Analysis Techniques for Greener Cleanups Poh Boon Ung, ARCADIS	New Perspectives on Treatment Plant Optimization: Taking the Carbon Footprint into Consideration and Achieving Greener Remediation David Dedian, Woodard & Curran Inc	Innovative Green Remediation of Contaminated Sediments Sandip Chattopadhyay, Tetra Tech
12:00-2:00	Venture Capital Plenary Panel Complimentary Lunch for all Conference Registrants Financing environmental technologies Identifying parties and aligning interests to foster innovation in environmental cleanup Understanding the role developers play in reducing the environmental footprint of site remediation and redevelopment efforts The panel will focus on the important topic of financing greener cleanups and discuss current trends in the field. The panel will include several experts with backgrounds related to financing environmental technologies and Brownfields redevelopment who will provide their perspectives and share their experiences with conference attendees. Moderator: Carlos Pachon, EPA Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation Panelists: Marc Faecher, Senior Vice President, TRC Companies, Inc. Mary K. McClellan, Senior Financial Advisor, Environmental Finance Willam Penn, Principal of the Environmental Financial Advisor LLL and President, Clean Land Fund Q&A
1:45	Presentation of Student Poster Awards Om Parkash, Conference Co-director and Assistant Professor, Plant, Soil, and Insect Science
2:00	Conference Concludes