Vapor Intrusion Updates Workshop - 2013

Friday, September 27, 2013
Westford Regency Inn and Conference Center
219 Littleton Road
Westford, MA

Agenda for Westford Regency Inn and Conference Center, September 27, 2013.

DRAFT

9:00 - 9:30 Registration and continental breakfast

9:30 - 9:45 Welcome and Introductions
Jennifer Griffith, NEWMOA & James Rice, Brown University

9:45-11:00         General Overview of Vapor Intrusion, Including:
  Kelly Pennell, University of Kentucky [PDF]
-  Overview of the VI problem & characterizing VI exposure risk
- Field sampling methods
  Eric Suuberg, Brown University [PDF]
-  Influence of background concentrations
- USEPA VI Attenuation Factor & other relevant databases

11:00-11:15 Break

11:15-12:00 Vapor Intrusion: USEPA and the Burden of Proof
Henry Schuver, US Environmental Protection Agency [PDF]

12:00-1:00 Lunch

1:00-1:20 Review of Vapor Intrusion Guidelines by State
Laurent Levy, Gradient [PDF]

1:20 - 2:00 State Panel – What’s going on in my state?
Becky Blais, Maine Department of Environmental Protection [PDF]
Gerard Martin, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection [PDF]
Robin Mongeon, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services [PDF]
Richard Spiese, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation [PDF]

2:00 - 2:15 Break

2:15 - 3:45 Update on Brown University’s VI 3D Computer Model:
Ahsan Munir, COMSOL [PDF]
- Introduction to software platform
- Modeling equations and the art of gridding
Eric Suuberg & Rui Shen, Brown University and Kelly Pennell, University of Kentucky [PDF]
- Sampling of results and examples of lessons learned
- Comparison to Johnson & Ettinger Model

3:45 - 4:00 Open Discussion and Questions

4:00 Adjourn