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2002 Progress Report: HSRC Technology Transfer, Training, and Outreach

EPA Grant Number: R828773C005
Subproject: this is subproject number 005 , established and managed by the Center Director under grant R828773
(EPA does not fund or establish subprojects; EPA awards and manages the overall grant for this center).
Center: HSRC (1989) - South and Southwest HSRC
Center Director: D. Reible, Danny
Title: HSRC Technology Transfer, Training, and Outreach
Investigators: Fitzpatrick, Leigh , Ford, Denise Rousseau , Hodges, M. , Schmitter, Bob
Current Investigators: Schmitter, Bob , Ford, Denise Rousseau
Institution: Georgia Institute of Technology , Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge
Current Institution: Georgia Institute of Technology , Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge
EPA Project Officer: Lasat, Mitch
Project Period: October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2006 (Extended to September 30, 2007)
Project Period Covered by this Report: October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2002
Project Amount: Refer to main center abstract for funding details.
RFA: Hazardous Substance Research Centers - HSRC (2001)
Research Category: Hazardous Waste/Remediation

Description:

Objective:

One objective of the Hazardous Substance Research Center (HSRC) of the South/Southwest (S/SW) is to provide technology transfer and community outreach. Assistance to communities is provided through the Technical Outreach Service to Communities (TOSC) and Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities (TAB) programs.

TOSC. The objective of TOSC is to provide no-cost, nonadvocate technical assistance to communities in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regions 4 and 6 addressing issues of environmental contamination. The TOSC assistance efforts strive to provide a community with the information it needs to ask pertinent questions regarding contamination in their neighborhoods and remediation options, and to become informed participants in any decision-making processes. This effort also has the objective to widely disseminate research findings and technical expertise to interested communities with regard to hazardous substance/sediment remediation research.

By working closely with local, state, and federal environmental protection agencies, TOSC has been able to assist small, newly organized communities and large, multicommunity organizations that have an established presence and are a driving force in local environmental assessment and remediation efforts. TOSC markets its services directly to communities through participation in national and regional environmental conferences, through contact with state and federal environmental agencies, and through word-of-mouth from communities that have benefited from TOSC's services. Broader dissemination of the Center's work is achieved via workshops and presentations, traditional publications, electronic newsletters, Internet, and Web activities.

TAB. The objective of TAB is to provide no-cost, nonadvocate technical assistance to communities and municipalities in EPA Regions 4 and 6 addressing the redevelopment of environmentally contaminated property, also known as brownfield properties. TAB assistance efforts strive to provide a community or municipality with the information needed to ask pertinent questions regarding the sustainable redevelopment of brownfields and remediation options, and to become informed participants in any decision-making processes.

By working closely with local, state, and federal environmental protection agencies, TAB has been able to assist small, newly organized communities and large, multicommunity organizations that have an established presence and are a driving force in local environmental assessment and remediation efforts. TAB markets its services directly to communities through participation in national and regional environmental conferences, through contact with state and federal environmental agencies, and through word-of-mouth from communities that have benefited from TAB's services.

Progress Summary:

TOSC. During the 2002 calendar year, TOSC had 19 communities on its Active list (see Table 1, TOSC communities assisted in Year 1). Although some communities requested and received more assistance than others, a community is considered active if there is continued contact between the two parties, and a desire on the community's part to have TOSC available to provide assistance if needed. Nearly all of these communities have a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in place or in development with TOSC. The active communities TOSC is assisting are facing problems ranging from groundwater contamination, air quality/permitting issues, landfills, and soil contamination.

In addition to these active communities, TOSC has provided technical assistance via telephone and electronic mail to 10 additional communities. These assistance efforts are usually one-time efforts, without a need for an MOU. Some of these assistance efforts are with communities outside of the EPA Regions the TOSC S/SW Program serves, providing the TOSC S/SW Program with a nationwide presence.

Table 1. TOSC Active Communities

Augusta, GA The city is trying to redevelop the Goldberg Scrap yard site. TOSC is reviewing environmental sampling data, presenting several redevelopment visioning and brownfields 101 presentations. The city has a Brownfield Pilot grant.
Spartanburg, SC The city is interested in developing a brownfield site. TOSC has evaluated groundwater and air permit data for the facility on site and has provided some general brownfield assistance to ReGenesis Corp. The city has a Brownfield Pilot grant.
Barnwell, SC Possible groundwater contamination issues. TOSC is reviewing more than 4,000 pages of material pertaining to a possible push for Superfund status.
Holly Hill, SC TOSC has reviewed air permit applications and provided various types of technical assistance.
El Paso, TX The community is concerned about elevated levels of arsenic and lead in their neighborhoods. TOSC has reviewed sample results and is researching lead and arsenic cleanup criteria.
Corpus Christi, TX The Community Citizens for Environmental Justice (CFEJ) community group has environmental and health issues pertaining to more than 40 old unengineered landfills. TOSC is reviewing several documents, has presented an educational workshop, and will be presenting at a community health symposium.
Southern Pines, NC TOSC has reviewed several versions of the RI/FS.
Shreveport, LA The Residents for Air Neutralization (RAN) community group is concerned with facilities near their neighborhood. TOSC has reviewed placement of an air monitor, presenting an educational workshop about the facilities, their processes, the waste generated, fate and transport of these toxic chemicals, as well as health effects of the chemicals. TOSC will be teaming with ATSDR on the health portion of the workshop.


The following is a list of TOSC Web Activities:

TAB. During the 2002 calendar year, TAB had 11 communities and municipalities on its Active list. Although some communities and municipalities requested and received more assistance than others, a community is considered active if there is continued contact between the two parties, and a desire on the community's part to have TAB available to provide assistance if needed. Many of TAB's clients are recipients of the U.S. EPA's Brownfield Assessment Demonstration Pilot Grants. Nearly all of these communities have a MOU in place or in development with TAB.

In addition to these active communities, TAB has provided technical assistance via telephone and electronic mail to 10 additional communities. These assistance efforts are usually one-time efforts, without a need for an MOU to be developed. Some of these assistance efforts are with communities outside of the EPA Regions the S/SW TAB Program serves, providing the S/SW TAB Program with a nationwide presence. See Table 2 for a list of Active TAB participants.

Table 2. Active TAB Participants

Augusta, GA The city wants to redevelop the Goldberg Scrap yard site. TAB is reviewing environmental sampling data, presenting several redevelopment visioning and brownfields 101 presentations. The city has a Pilot BF grant.
Spartanburg, SC The city is interested in developing a brownfield site. TAB evaluated groundwater and air permit data for the facility on site, and provided some general brownfield assistance to ReGenesis Corp. The city has a BF Pilot grant.
Lake Charles, LA The city is in the early stages of building a brownfields program. We provided some basic information for an EPA Brownfields grant. TAB is in the early stages of working with the city.
Atlanta, GA The city is identifying brownfield properties. TAB is providing training and educational seminars.

Journal Articles:

No journal articles submitted with this report: View all 11 publications for this subproject

Supplemental Keywords:

data dissemination, Superfund, hazardous waste, community outreach, technical assistance, brownfields, redevelopment, sustainability. , Scientific Discipline, Waste, Health, RFA, Risk Assessments, Health Risk Assessment, Ecological Risk Assessment, Hazardous Waste, Hazardous, Ecology and Ecosystems, outreach material, human health risk, technical outreach, community support, contaminant dynamics, contaminant transport, hazardous substance contamination, technology transfer, human exposure
Relevant Websites:

http://www.cluin.org exit EPA

Progress and Final Reports:
Original Abstract
2003 Progress Report
2004 Progress Report


Main Center Abstract and Reports:
R828773    HSRC (1989) - South and Southwest HSRC

Subprojects under this Center: (EPA does not fund or establish subprojects; EPA awards and manages the overall grant for this center).
R825513C001 Sediment Resuspension and Contaminant Transport in an Estuary.
R825513C002 Contaminant Transport Across Cohesive Sediment Interfaces.
R825513C003 Mobilization and Fate of Inorganic Contaminant due to Resuspension of Cohesive Sediment.
R825513C004 Source Identification, Transformation, and Transport Processes of N-, O- and S- Containing Organic Chemicals in Wetland and Upland Sediments.
R825513C005 Mobility and Transport of Radium from Sediment and Waste Pits.
R825513C006 Anaerobic Biodegradation of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene and Other Nitroaromatic Compounds by Clostridium Acetobutylicum.
R825513C007 Investigation on the Fate and Biotransformation of Hexachlorobutadiene and Chlorobenzenes in a Sediment-Water Estuarine System
R825513C008 An Investigation of Chemical Transport from Contaminated Sediments through Porous Containment Structures
R825513C009 Evaluation of Placement and Effectiveness of Sediment Caps
R825513C010 Coupled Biological and Physicochemical Bed-Sediment Processes
R825513C011 Pollutant Fluxes to Aquatic Systems via Coupled Biological and Physicochemical Bed-Sediment Processes
R825513C012 Controls on Metals Partitioning in Contaminated Sediments
R825513C013 Phytoremediation of TNT Contaminated Soil and Groundwaters
R825513C014 Sediment-Based Remediation of Hazardous Substances at a Contaminated Military Base
R825513C015 Effect of Natural Dynamic Changes on Pollutant-Sediment Interaction
R825513C016 Desorption of Nonpolar Organic Pollutants from Historically Contaminated Sediments and Dredged Materials
R825513C017 Modeling Air Emissions of Organic Compounds from Contaminated Sediments and Dredged Materials title change in last year to "Long-term Release of Pollutants from Contaminated Sediment Dredged Material"
R825513C018 Development of an Integrated Optic Interferometer for In-Situ Monitoring of Volatile Hydrocarbons
R825513C019 Bioremediation of Contaminated Sediments and Dredged Material
R825513C020 Bioremediation of Sediments Contaminated with Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons
R825513C021 Role of Particles in Mobilizing Hazardous Chemicals in Urban Runoff
R825513C022 Particle Transport and Deposit Morphology at the Sediment/Water Interface
R825513C023 Uptake of Metal Ions from Aqueous Solutions by Sediments
R825513C024 Bioavailability of Desorption Resistant Hydrocarbons in Sediment-Water Systems.
R825513C025 Interactive Roles of Microbial and Spartina Populations in Mercury Methylation Processes in Bioremediation of Contaminated Sediments in Salt-Marsh Systems
R825513C026 Evaluation of Physical-Chemical Methods for Rapid Assessment of the Bioavailability of Moderately Polar Compounds in Sediments
R825513C027 Freshwater Bioturbators in Riverine Sediments as Enhancers of Contaminant Release
R825513C028 Characterization of Laguna Madre Contaminated Sediments.
R825513C029 The Role of Competitive Adsorption of Suspended Sediments in Determining Partitioning and Colloidal Stability.
R825513C030 Remediation of TNT-Contaminated Soil by Cyanobacterial Mat.
R825513C031 Experimental and Detailed Mathematical Modeling of Diffusion of Contaminants in Fluids
R825513C033 Application of Biotechnology in Bioremediation of Contaminated Sediments
R825513C034 Characterization of PAH's Degrading Bacteria in Coastal Sediments
R825513C035 Dynamic Aspects of Metal Speciation in the Miami River Sediments in Relation to Particle Size Distribution of Chemical Heterogeneity

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