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HSRC Technology Transfer, Training, and Outreach
EPA Grant Number: R828773C005Subproject: 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 , Schmitter, Bob
Current Investigators: Schmitter, Bob , Ford, Denise Rousseau
Institution: Georgia Institute of Technology , Rice University
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 Amount: Refer to main center abstract for funding details.
RFA: Hazardous Substance Research Centers - HSRC (2001)
Research Category: Hazardous Waste/Remediation
Description:
Objective:The S&SW Center's Technology Transfer, Training, and Outreach program is designed to disseminate research advances and technical information and assistance to public and private sector audiences. These audiences encompass those who are responsible for management and oversight of hazardous substance clean-up projects and those community members living in and around these sites. Targeted audiences include environmentally troubled communities, state environmental regulatory staff, public officials, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regional staff, environmental contractors, industry, other research institutions, and private sector organizations involved in hazardous substance management.
The S&SW Center utilizes a variety of methods to disseminate this information, including: the Internet and world wide web, training workshops, research symposia, conferences, traditional publications, site assistance visits, environmental exhibitions, and public hearings. This Center has historically developed partnerships with organizations including ATSDR, AEPI, the Sediment Management Workgroup, and the Army Corps of Engineers to meet the goals of sharing information and knowledge with other relevant communities.
Approach:The technology transfer activities will include the continued development and promotion of an online Sediments Research Community, which will be maximized to reach as many of the participants as possible while engaging them in meaningful interaction through chats where appropriate and on-line learning materials. Additional technology transfer activities include further development of web-based resources such as workshops and fact sheets, particularly as they relate to new research and information regarding the management of contaminated sediments, sponsorship of regular workshops and conferences, distribution of Research Briefs ? one page fact sheets summarizing research objectives and progress, and development and dissemination of an electronic newsletter. The Center also proposes to transfer technology developed in research projects through field demonstration activities, coordinated by the Center Director. Separate funding will be sought in order to leverage these resources.
The Center's outreach activities to environmentally troubled communities will assist those communities in understanding the contaminants that threaten them so they may participate fully in site remediation efforts. The outreach program maintains a toll-free hotline for use by community members to access HSRC outreach assistance, and disseminates this number and information regarding the assistance activities to EPA regional offices, community action networks, and local municipalities. This programmatic activity includes site visits, evaluation of technical documents, participation in public meetings, and development of web and printed resources.
The outreach component will continue to serve long-term TOSC communities in Regions 4 and 6, while assisting with new communities and needs. In addition, TOSC will increase its presence and assistance abilities by hosting a forum for similarly situated communities to exchange information and resources via the Internet, developing technical documents addressing community-specific environmental issues, and developing a network of expertise capable of responding to localized needs in a timely manner. This network will encompass technical assistance providers at the primary institutions (GTRI, Rice, LSU, and Texas A&M), plus affiliated Minority Academic Institutions and Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Other proposed projects include partnering with Howard University to provide training for the U.S. Conference of Black Mayors. The S&SW Center will continue to work with the Technical Outreach Services to Native American Communities in an effort to gain increased interaction with tribal communities, particularly in Region 6, as a focus for year one of this effort.
Publications and Presentations:Publications have been submitted on this subproject: View all 11 publications for this subproject | View all 426 publications for this center
Supplemental Keywords:TOSC, TAB, empowerment, stakeholders, education. , 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
Progress and Final Reports:
2002 Progress Report
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