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2003 Progress Report: 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 , Hodges, M. , 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 Period Covered by this Report: October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003
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 objective of this research project 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. Our Technical Outreach Services to Communities (TOSC) assistance efforts strive to provide communities with the information they need to ask pertinent questions regarding contamination in their neighborhoods and remediation options, and to become informed participants in any decisionmaking processes. This effort also has the objective of widely disseminating research findings and technical expertise on hazardous substance/sediments remediation to interested communities.
Progress Summary: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, contact with state and federal environmental agencies, and word of mouth from communities that have benefitted from TOSC's services. Broader dissemination of the Center's work is achieved via workshops and presentations, traditional publications, electronic newsletters, Web sites, and Internet-based communication.
Outputs/Accomplishments
Outreach Activities. During the 2003 calendar year, TOSC assisted 16 communities with various needs and issues. A listing of the communities that TOSC has assisted in this funding year is provided below. TOSC continues to maintain a steady level of work assisting communities in nearly every state in the South and Southwest. Activity continues with long-term clients in areas such as Corpus Christi, Texas, and Southern Pines, North Carolina. For community groups such as the Citizens for Environmental Justice (CFEJ) in Corpus Christi, Texas, TOSC activities have included numerous document reviews, public meeting attendance, a workshop presentation, and facilitation both within CFEJ as well as with state and federal agencies. Shorter, less intensive efforts were conducted on behalf of several community groups, including Wade Walker Park in Atlanta, Georgia, where TOSC has provided technical reviews for several documents.
During the latter months of 2003, several new communities expressed interest in TOSC assistance. Work continues with the challenging issues arising from assistance with Fort McClellan, Alabama, and with air quality issues in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Communities assisted by TOSC in 2002-2003 include:
Region 4
Southern Pines, North Carolina
Holly Hill, South Carolina
Wade Walker Park, Atlanta, Georgia
Fort McClellan, Anniston, Alabama
Savannah, Georgia
Augusta, Georgia
Columbus, Mississippi
Navassa, North Carolina
Region 6
Calcasieu Estuary Community Task Force, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
Calcasieu League for Environmental Action Now, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
ASARCO Inc., El Paso, Texas
CFEJ, Corpus Christi, Texas
Residents for Air Neutralization, Shreveport, Louisiana
Lisbon, Louisiana
Alsen Environmental Justice Community Organization, Alsen, Louisiana
Concerned Citizens of Iberville Parish, Iberville Parish, Louisiana
Technology Transfer Activities
Web Activities.
Main Center Web Site
• Regular maintenance with continuous updating of the What's New
Page.
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Preparation of a Web page on Louisiana State University's celebration
of 25 years of U.S. EPA hazardous substance research with video clips of main
speakers' presentations.
Outreach Web Site
• Regular maintenance and addition of several new communities.
•
Addition of three new Environmental Update fact sheets.
•
Updating of the Technical Assistance to Brownfields Page with new program descriptions.
Five Center Web Sites
• Redesign of five Center outreach sites for greater graphic appeal.
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Continuous updating of the What's New Page.
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Addition of link to Research Briefs for all of the Centers.
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Coordination of publicity for Center Research Briefs to the National Institutes
of Health e-mail distribution list.
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Updating of outreach map of community assists.
Anacostia Web Site
• Continuous expansion of reports available for download on this site.
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Updating of the What’s New Page.
Sediments Research Community (SedWeb Site)
• Updating of Links to Resources Page.
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Redesign and continuous maintenance of Bulletin Board Page.
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Publication of monthly e-mail newsletter on news developments in the sediments
research community.
Online Center Newsletter
• Publication of Spring/Summer and Fall 2003 issues of Web-based newsletter for the Center.
Sediment Stability Workshop Web Site
• Preparation of a Web site for a workshop on Sediment Stability with Powerpoint presentations available for download.
Publications
• Development of the Hazardous Substance Research Center outreach CD-ROM.
• Preparation and publication of three Environmental Updates for Communities with one in development: (1) Understanding the Principals of Groundwater; (2) Guidelines for Getting a Contaminated Site Placed on the National Priorities List; (3) Environmental Update of the Petroleum Industry; and (4) Quality Reassurance for Brownfields Communities (in development).
• Production of a new Research Brief (number 24) on the Fate of Heavy Metals and Inorganic Compounds During Sediment Resuspension.
• Development of new Research Brief on the Bioturbation and Bioavailability of Residual, Desorption-Resistant Contaminants.
• Publication of progress reports on Center-sponsored research projects on the main Web site.
Future Activities:We will continue to provide to provide no-cost, nonadvocate technical assistance to communities in U.S. EPA Regions 4 and 6 addressing issues of environmental contamination.
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, Technical Outreach Services to Communities, TOSC, Technical Assistance to Brownfields, TAB, empowerment, stakeholders, education, health, waste, ecology and ecosystems, hazardous, hazardous waste, health risk assessment, risk assessments, community support, contaminant dynamics, contaminant transport, hazardous substance contamination, human exposure, human health risk, outreach material, technical outreach, technology transfer. , 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.hsrc.org 
http://www.sediments.org
Progress and Final Reports:
2002 Progress Report
Original Abstract
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