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SUMMARY:TCE Vapor Intrusion: State of the Science\, Regulations\, & Technical Options Workshop
DESCRIPTION:9:00      Registration & continental breakfast \n9:30      Welcome & Introductions\n              Jennifer Griffith\, NEWMOA & Eric Suuberg\, Brown University \n9:45      TCE Basics\n              Professor Kim Boekelheide\, Brown University\n                 –  Why do we care so much about this chemical?\nToxicology\nWidespread use\n* Current & historic uses\n* Industries/site uses where TCE contamination should be suspected\nBreakdown products\n–  How the view of TCE impact has changed over time\nReference concentration changes\nFetal cardiac acute short term exposure impacts \n10:30     TCE Fate & Transport\n                Professor Eric Suuberg\, Brown University\n                   –  DNAPL behavior in the subsurface\n–  Vapor intrusion basics\n–   Effect of preferential pathways for DNAPL & VI movement\n–   VI movement into buildings\n–  Evaluating soil gas\, sub-slab & indoor air data \n11:15     Break \n11:30     Practical Aspects of VI Assessment for TCE\n               David Shea\, Sanborn\, Head & Associates\n                   –  VI investigation methods & sampling tools\n–  Distinguishing background from VI\n–  Addressing spatial & temporal variations\n–  Confounding factors: VI pathways\, HVAC systems\, & in-structure mixing \n12:15     Lunch (provided) \n1:00      Approaches to Managing TCE Risks\n              Gary Ginsberg\, CT DPH\n              Paul Locke\, MassDEP\n                    –  Why standards vary:\nOSHA vs. cleanup\nState vs. state\nEPA vs. EPA\nChronic vs. acute\n–  Overview of TCE standards & guidance in the NEWMOA states\n–  Making decisions under regulatory uncertainty \n1:45      VI Mitigation Methods Overview\n              Robin Mongeon\, NH DES\n                      –  Site remediation\n–  Institutional controls\n–  Building controls \n2:15      Break \n2:30      State Case Studies:  Addressing TCE Vapor Intrusion\nCT:  Carl Gruszczak\, CT DEEP & Phil Warner\, HGC Environmental Consulting\nME: Troy Smith\, ME DEP\nMA: Gerard Martin\, MassDEP\nNH: Robin Mongeon\, NH DES\nRI:   Ashley Blauvelt\, RI DEM\nVT:  Richard Spiese\, VT DEC \n4:00      Adjourn
URL:https://www.newmoa.org/event/tce-vapor-intrusion-state-of-the-science-regulations-technical-options-workshop/
LOCATION:Brown University – Barus and Holley Building\, 182 Hope Street\, Providence\, RI\, United States
CATEGORIES:Waste Site Cleanup
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140328T090000
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SUMMARY:Communicating Risk to the Public Workshop
DESCRIPTION:9:00   Registration and continental breakfast \n9:30   Welcome and Introductions\n         Jennifer Griffith\, NEWMOA; James Rice\, Brown University \n9:45   Social\, Psychological\, and Economic Considerations\n         James Rice\, Brown University\n                 – How do people think\, and how does this affect risk communication? \n10:15 When is an Exposure Toxic and What is Toxicity?\n         Kim Boekelheide\, Brown University\n                  – What can an expert witness say about toxicology? Where do the numbers\ncome from? Do mouse models make sense? How does a toxicologist\nextrapolate from animal models? What does that mean for my kid? \n11:00 Break \n11:15 Controlling and Managing Your Message\n         Laurie Rardin\, Dartmouth College Superfund Research Program\n                   – Dartmouth SRP Case Study: Arsenic in Food Products \n11:45 Understanding Today’s News Media\n         Sunshine Menezes\, Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting\n                   – Where do reporters get their information nowadays? What do they\nlatch onto? \n12:15 Lunch \n1:15   Delivering a Message to the Community\n           Lenny Siegel\, Center for Public Environmental Oversight\n                 – Where do you start? How do you handle homeowner access for drinking\nwater & indoor air testing? What about public meetings? \n2:30   Break \n2:45   Gorham Silver Site:  A Case Study in Risk Communication\n          Robert Vanderslice\, Rhode Island Department of Health\n                 – Including challenges & lessons learned recommendations\n \n3:15   Risk Communication Planning: The Process\n          Madeleine Scammell\, Boston University\n                  – How do you move forward?  Identify goals; Assess knowledge; Message\nmethods; Plan implementation \n4:00   Adjourn
URL:https://www.newmoa.org/event/communicating-risk-to-the-public-workshop-2/
LOCATION:Brown University – Barus and Holley Building\, 182 Hope Street\, Providence\, RI\, United States
CATEGORIES:Waste Site Cleanup
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SUMMARY:Vapor Intrusion Updates Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Agenda \n9:00 – 9:30      Registration and continental breakfast \n9:30 – 9:45      Welcome and Introductions\n                      Jennifer Griffith\, NEWMOA & James Rice\, Brown University \n9:45-11:00         General Overview of Vapor Intrusion\, Including:\n                              Kelly Pennell\, University of Kentucky [PDF]\n–  Overview of the VI problem & characterizing VI exposure risk\n–   Field sampling methods\n                              Eric Suuberg\, Brown University [PDF]\n–  Influence of background concentrations\n–  USEPA VI Attenuation Factor & other relevant databases \n11:00-11:15      Break  \n11:15-12:00      Vapor Intrusion: USEPA and the Burden of Proof\n                             Henry Schuver\, US Environmental Protection Agency [PDF] \n12:00-1:00        Lunch \n1:00-1:20          Review of Vapor Intrusion Guidelines by State\nLaurent Levy\, Gradient [PDF] \n1:20 – 2:00         State Panel – What’s going on in my state?\n                     Carl Gruszczak\, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection [PDF]\nBecky Blais\, Maine Department of Environmental Protection [PDF]\nGerard Martin\, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection [PDF]\nRobin Mongeon\, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services [PDF]\nAngela Harvey\, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management [PDF]\nRichard Spiese\, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation [PDF] \n2:00 – 2:15      Break \n2:15 – 3:45      Update on Brown University’s VI 3D Computer Model:\n                           Ahsan Munir\, COMSOL [PDF]\n– Introduction to software platform\n– Modeling equations and the art of gridding\n                           Eric Suuberg & Rui Shen\, Brown University and Kelly Pennell\, University of Kentucky [PDF]\n                                    – Sampling of results and examples of lessons learned\n–  Comparison to Johnson & Ettinger Model \n 3:45 – 4:00      Open Discussion and Questions \n 4:00                    Adjourn
URL:https://www.newmoa.org/event/vapor-intrusion-updates-workshop/
LOCATION:Brown University – Barus and Holley Building\, 182 Hope Street\, Providence\, RI\, United States
CATEGORIES:Waste Site Cleanup
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SUMMARY:Vapor Intrusion In Commercial & Industrial Buildings: Assessment & Mitigation
DESCRIPTION: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. More information:  brochure [PDF]. \n9:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast \n9:30 Welcome and Introductions\nJennifer Griffith – NEWMOA\nKelly Pennell – Brown University \n9:45 EPA Update on Vapor Intrusion: [PDF] \n\nEPA/OSHA Differences Regarding Commercial/Industrial Buildings\nPractical Uses of the Vapor Intrusion Database\n\nHelen Dawson – EPA\, Region 8 \n10:30 Break \n10:45 Strategies for the Evaluation of the Vapor Intrusion Pathway and Background Indoor Air Concentrations [PDF] \nRosemary McCafferty – Haley & Aldrich\, Boston\, MA \n11:30 Update on Brown University’s 3D Vapor Intrusion Model: [PDF] \n\nResearch Results and Practical Implications\n\nKelly Pennell – Brown University\, Providence\, RI \n12:15 Lunch (provided) \n1:15 Observed Sub-slab to Indoor Air Attenuation Factors for Industrial and Commercial Buildings [PDF]\nRosemary McCafferty – Haley & Aldrich\, Boston\, MA \n2:00 Break \n2:15 HVAC Primer: [PDF] \n\nHow HVAC Systems Work\nImplications for Vapor Intrusion\n\nSteven Caulfield – Turner Building Sciences LLC\, Harrison\, ME \n3:15 Commercial Mitigation Case Studies & Lessons Learned [PDF]\nDavid Folkes – EnviroGroup\, Denver\, CO \n4:00 Adjourn
URL:https://www.newmoa.org/event/vapor-intrusion-in-commercial-and-industrial-buildings-assessment-mitigation-2/
LOCATION:Brown University – Barus and Holley Building\, 182 Hope Street\, Providence\, RI\, United States
CATEGORIES:Waste Site Cleanup
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20070611T080000
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SUMMARY:Vapor Intrusion Mitigation
DESCRIPTION: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. Presentations included case studies of vapor intrusion mitigation actions performed at various environmental remediation sites. \nAgenda \n9:30 Welcome and Overview of Brown University’s Superfund Basic Research Program (SBRP) \nKelly Pennell – Brown University \n9:45 Vapor Intrusion Mitigation – Applied Theory\nRay Cody – EPA Region I \n10:45 Break \n11:00 Vapor Intrusion Mitigation System – Performance Evaluation\nBill Wertz – New York State DEC \n12:00 Lunch (provided) \n1:00 Evaluating Bio-degradation and its Effect on Vapor Intrusion at Petroleum Hydrocarbon Sites\nRobert Ettinger – GeoSyntec \n2:00 Break \n2:15 Installing Vapor Intrusion Mitigation Systems in Residential Settings: A Case Study from the Raymark Superfund Site\nRon Curran – Connecticut DEEP \n2:45 Gaining a Better Understanding of Vapor Intrusion using a 3-D Modeling Approach\nKelly Pennell – Brown University \n3:15 Open Discussion \n3:45 Adjourn
URL:https://www.newmoa.org/event/vapor-intrusion-mitigation/
LOCATION:Brown University – Barus and Holley Building\, 182 Hope Street\, Providence\, RI\, United States
CATEGORIES:Waste Site Cleanup
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