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Vapor Intrusion In Commercial & Industrial Buildings: Assessment & Mitigation
September 23, 2008 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
NEWMOA and the Brown University Superfund Basic Research Program (SBRP) sponsored a Vapor Intrusion Mitigation Workshop. The Workshop focused on vapor intrusion evaluation and mitigation technologies for commercial and industrial sites. See the brochure [PDF].
Meeting Agenda and Presentations
9:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:30 Welcome and Introductions
Jennifer Griffith – NEWMOA
Kelly Pennell – Brown University
9:45 EPA Update on Vapor Intrusion: [PDF]
- EPA/OSHA Differences Regarding Commercial/Industrial Buildings
- Practical Uses of the Vapor Intrusion Database
Helen Dawson – EPA, Region 8
10:30 Break
10:45 Strategies for the Evaluation of the Vapor Intrusion Pathway and Background Indoor Air Concentrations [PDF]
Rosemary McCafferty – Haley & Aldrich, Boston, MA
11:30 Update on Brown University’s 3D Vapor Intrusion Model: [PDF]
- Research Results and Practical Implications
Kelly Pennell – Brown University, Providence, RI
12:15 Lunch (provided)
1:15 Observed Sub-slab to Indoor Air Attenuation Factors for Industrial and Commercial Buildings [PDF]
Rosemary McCafferty – Haley & Aldrich, Boston, MA
2:00 Break
2:15 HVAC Primer: [PDF]
- How HVAC Systems Work
- Implications for Vapor Intrusion
Steven Caulfield – Turner Building Sciences LLC, Harrison, ME
3:15 Commercial Mitigation Case Studies & Lessons Learned [PDF]
David Folkes – EnviroGroup, Denver, CO
4:00 Adjourn