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2003 Progress Report: Hazardous Substance Research Center/South and Southwest
EPA Grant Number: R828773Center: HSRC (2001) - South and Southwest HSRC
Center Director: D. Reible, Danny
Title: Hazardous Substance Research Center/South and Southwest
Investigators: Reible, Danny , Edge, Billy , Fitzpatrick, Leigh , Hughes, Joe
Current Investigators: Reible, Danny , Edge, Billy , Hughes, Joe , McCook, Leigh Fitzpatrick , Pardue, J.
Institution: Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge , Georgia Institute of Technology , Rice University , Texas A & M University
Current Institution: Georgia Institute of Technology , Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge , Rice University , Texas A & M University , University of Texas at Austin
EPA Project Officer: Lasat, Mitch
Project Period: June 1, 2001 through September 30, 2006
Project Period Covered by this Report: June 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003
Project Amount: $5,550,000
RFA: Hazardous Substance Research Centers - HSRC (2001)
Research Category: Hazardous Waste/Remediation
Description:
Objective:The objective of the Hazardous Substance Research Center/South and Southwest (HSRC/S&SW) is to provide basic and applied research, technology transfer, and community outreach that address hazardous substance problems, especially the engineering management of contaminated sediments and other problems of special interest to communities within U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regions 4 and 6. Because of past and present toxic releases, these regions face serious hazardous substance problems and yet contain a significant fraction of the wetlands and inland waters found in the United States. The mission of the Center is to be a primary provider of the tools and process knowledge required to respond to the hazardous substance problems posing the greatest risks to people and the environment. The Center consists of Louisiana State University as the lead institution, Georgia Institute of Technology, Rice University, and Texas A&M University. The broad range of expertise available to the research and outreach teams will insure our ability to be truly community and problem driven.
Progress Summary:The research themes of the Center include: (1) assessing the physical, chemical, and biological availability of contaminants in sediments; (2) evaluating and enhancing biotransformation processes in sediments; and (3) improving the science of risk management for contaminated sediments. The overriding objective is to improve the effectiveness of remedial approaches by seeking to understand and minimize contaminant release and exposure. Four broad research topics are under evaluation. These projects seek to: (1) evaluate the bioavailability of desorption-resistant contaminants; (2) develop improved approaches for in situ containment and treatment; (3) assess contaminant losses during removal and episodic storm events; and (4) evaluate phytoremediation for remediation in wetlands and confined disposal facilities. During this reporting period, significant progress was made in each of these research areas. Notable accomplishments during the funding years 2002-2003 include:
• 17 technical journal publications
• 14 technical presentations at national and international meetings
• 8 other publications and presentations
• 12 students pursuing advanced degrees in environment science and technology.
The specific activities within the Center-supported research program are detailed in separate reports that are included herein. An updated list of all Center publications also is attached. In addition, the research program has seen application at several sites. The Center has attracted outside research funds to: (1) conduct a demonstration program on active capping in the Anacostia River, Washington, DC; (2) evaluate the fate and transport of mercury in contaminated sediments with specific application to Pompton Lake, NJ; and (3) evaluate the feasibility of capping very soft, nonaqueous phase liquid-containing sediments with specific application to a site in Lake Charles, LA.
These programs are in addition to the a variety of projects attracted by individual investigators in the Center that build on the research products of the Center, but are administratively monitored outside of the Center. Many of the investigators within the Center also are routinely asked to apply their expertise to provide advice on remedy evaluation and selection at a variety of contaminated sediments sites. In this capacity, we generally provide advice for the lead party, who may be the responsible party, or federal or state regulators. A partial list of specific sites where Center personnel have been asked to provide insight and support over the past year include:
• Pine Street Canal, Burlington, VT
• Onondaga Lake, Syracuse, NY
• Study Area 7, Jersey City, NJ
• Welch Creek, Martin County, NC
• Grasse River, Massena, NY
• Fox River, Green Bay, WI
• Hudson River, Hastings, NY
• Thea Foss Waterway, Tacoma, WA.
The research program is complimented by a technology transfer and outreach effort focused nationally on contaminated sediments and their management, but regionally with respect to the broad range of hazardous substance issues that impact communities in the South and Southwest. The technology transfer efforts disseminate the research advances of the Center via both print and electronic media. An up-to-date summary of the Center, including reports and other broader interest publications, can be found at: www.hsrc-ssw.org. The outreach efforts focus on providing environmentally troubled communities in the region technical assistance to enable them to better understand and participate in decisions being made about their hazardous substance problems. The outreach activities are driven by local concerns, which often include visible problems in the air and soil rarely driven by relatively low visibility sediment problems. Despite this, the Center has been involved in outreach efforts specifically directed toward contaminated sediments at Lake Charles, LA, and Indiana Harbor, IN, this past year. In addition, the outreach programs have benefited an additional 16 communities in U.S. EPA Regions 4 and 13 in Region 6 over the past year. The outreach programs include both the Technical Outreach Services to Communities (described separately herein) and a Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) program (detailed in a separate report).
Future Activities:We will continue to provide basic and applied research, technology transfer, and community outreach that address hazardous substance problems, especially the engineering management of contaminated sediments and other problems of special interest to communities within U.S. EPA Regions 4 and 6.
Journal Articles: 61 Displayed | Download in RIS Format
| Other center views: | All 260 publications | 82 publications in selected types | All 61 journal articles |
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Apitz SE, Davis JW, Finklestein K, Hohreiter DW, Hoke R, Jensen RH, Jersak J, Kirtay VJ, Mack EE, Magar VS, Moore D, Reible D, Stahl Jr RG. Assessing and managing contaminated sediments: part I, developing an effective investigation and risk evaluation strategy. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 2005;1(1)2-8. |
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Apitz SE, Davis JW, Finklestein K, Hohreiter DW, Hoke R, Jensen RH, Jersak J, Kirtay VJ, Mack EE, Magar VS, Moore D, Reible D, Stahl Jr RG. Assessing and managing contaminated sediments: part II, evaluating risk and monitoring sediment remedy effectiveness. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 2005;1(1):e1-e14. |
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Chai Y, Kochetkov A, Reible DD. Desorption resistance of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and duration of exposure. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 2006;25(11):2827-2833. |
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Chai Y, Kochetkov A, Reible DD. Modeling biphasic sorption and desorption of hydrophobic organic contaminants in sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 2006;25(12):3133-3140. |
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Chai Y, Kochetkov A, Reible DD. The use of coarse, separable, condensed-phase organic carbon particles characterize desorption resistance of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in contaminated sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 2007;26(7):1380-1385. |
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Chen W, Kan AT, Newell CJ, Moore E, Tomson MB. More realistic soil cleanup standards with dual-equilibrium desorption. Ground Water 2002;40(2):153-164. |
R828773 (Final) R828773C004 (2002) R826694C700 (Final) |
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Chen W, Lakshmanan K, Kan AT, Tomson MB. A program for evaluating dual-equilibrium desorption effects on remediation. Ground Water 2004;42(4):620-624. |
R828773 (Final) R825513C023 (Final) R825513C024 (Final) R831718 (2005) |
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Chen W, Cong L, Hu H, Zhang P, Li J, Feng Z, Kan AT, Tomson MB. Release of adsorbed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons under cosolvent treatment: implications for availability and fate. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 2008;27(1):112-118. |
R828773 (Final) R831718 (Final) |
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Cheng X, Kan AT, Tomson MB. Naphthalene adsorption and desorption from aqueous C60 fullerene. Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data 2004;49(3):675-683. |
R828773 (Final) R828773C004 (2003) R831718 (2005) |
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Cheng X, Kan AT, Tomson MB. Study of C60 transport in porous media and the effect of sorbed C60 on naphthalene transport. Journal of Materials Research 2005;20(12):3244-3254. |
R828773 (Final) R831718 (2005) |
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Cheng X, Kan AT, Tomson MB. Uptake and sequestration of naphthalene and 1,2-dichlorobenzene by C60. Journal of Nanoparticle Research 2005;7(4-5):555-567. |
R828773 (Final) R831718 (2005) |
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Cong L, Kan AT, Tomson MB. A rapid method to characterize the desorption resistant fraction of sediment-sorbed organic contaminants. Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation. |
R828773C004 (2003) |
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Gao Y, Kan AT, Tomson MB. Critical evaluation of desorption phenomena of heavy metals from natural sediments. Environmental Science & Technology 2003;37(24):5566-5573. |
R828773 (Final) R828773C004 (2002) R828773C004 (2003) |
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Gao Y, Wahi R, Kan AT, Falkner JC, Colvin VL, Tomson MB. Adsorption of cadmium on anatase nanoparticles—effect of crystal size and pH. Langmuir 2004;20(22):9585-9593. |
R828773 (Final) R828773C004 (2003) R831718 (2005) |
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Gomez-Hermosillo C, Pardue JH, Reible DD. Wetland plant uptake of desorption-resistant organic compounds from sediments. Environmental Science & Technology 2006;40(10):3229-3236. |
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Gust KA, Fleeger JW. Exposure-related effects on Cd bioaccumulation explain toxicity of Cd–phenanthrene mixtures in Hyalella azteca. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 2005;24(11):2918-2926. |
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Gust KA, Fleeger JW. Exposure to cadmium–phenanthrene mixtures elicits complex toxic responses in the freshwater tubificid oligochaete, Ilyodrilus templetoni. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 2006;51(1):54-60. |
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Gust KA. Joint toxicity of cadmium and phenanthrene in the freshwater amphipod Hyalella azteca. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 2006;50(1):7-13. |
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Himmelheber DW, Pennell KD, Hughes JB. Natural attenuation processes during in situ capping. Environmental Science & Technology 2007;41(15):5306-5313. |
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Kan AT, Fu G, Tomson MB. Effect of methanol on carbonate equilibrium and calcite solubility in a gas/methanol/water/salt mixed system. Langmuir 2002;18(25):9713-9725. |
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Kan AT, Fu G, Tomson MB. Effect of methanol and ethylene glycol on sulfates and halite scale formation. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2003;42(11):2399-2408. |
R828773 (Final) R828773C004 (2003) |
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Kan AT, Fu G, Tomson MB, Al-Thubaiti M, Aramco S, Xiao AJ. Factors affecting scale inhibitor retention in carbonate-rich formation during squeeze treatment. Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal 2004:280-289. |
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Kan AT, Fu G, Tomson MB. Adsorption and precipitation of an aminoalkylphosphonate onto calcite. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2005;281(2):275-284. |
R828773 (Final) R831718 (2005) |
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Kassenga GR, Pardue JH, Blair S, Ferraro T. Treatment of chlorinated volatile organic compounds in upflow wetland mesocosms. Ecological Engineering 2003;19(5):305-323. |
R828773C003 (2002) |
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Kassenga GR, Pardue JH. Effect of competitive terminal electron acceptor processes on dechlorination of cis-1,2-dichloroethene and 1,2-dichloroethane in constructed wetland soils. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 2006;57(2):311-323. |
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Kassenga G, Pardue JH, Moe WM, Bowman KS. Hydrogen thresholds as indicators of dehalorespiration in constructed treatment wetlands. Environmental Science & Technology 2004;38(4):1024-1030. |
R828773 (Final) R828773C003 (2003) |
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Lee S, Pardue JH, Moe WM, Valsaraj KT. Mineralization of desorption-resistant 1,4-dichlorobenzene in wetland soils. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 2003;22(10):2312-2322. |
R828773 (Final) R828773C003 (2003) |
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Lu X, Reible DD, Fleeger JW, Chai Y. Bioavailability of desorption-resistant phenanthrene to the oligochaete Ilyodrilus templetoni. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 2003;22(1):153-160. |
R828773 (Final) R828773C001 (2002) R828773C001 (2003) |
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Lu X, Reible DD, Fleeger JW. Bioavailability and assimilation of sediment-associated benzo[a]pyrene by Ilyodrilus templetoni (Oligochaeta). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 2004;23(1):57-64. |
R828773 (Final) R828773C001 (2003) |
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Lu X, Reible DD, Fleeger JW. Relative importance of ingested sediment versus pore water as uptake routes for PAHs to the deposit-feeding oligochaete Ilyodrilus templetoni. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 2004;47(2):207-214. |
R828773 (Final) R828773C001 (2003) |
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Lu X, Reible DD, Fleeger JW. Bioavailability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in field-contaminated Anacostia River (Washington, DC) sediment. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 2006;25(11):2869-2874. |
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McDonough KM, Murphy P, Olsta J, Zhu Y, Reible D, Lowry G. Development and placement of a sorbent-amended thin layer sediment cap in the Anacostia River. Soil & Sediment Contamination: an International Journal 2007;16(3):313-322. |
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Millward RN, Fleeger JW, Reible DD, Keteles KA, Cunningham BP, Zhang L. Pyrene bioaccumulation, effects of pyrene exposure on particle-size selection, and fecal pyrene content in the oligochaete Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri (Tubificidae, Oligochaeta). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 2001;20(6):1359-1366. |
R828773C001 (2002) R828773C001 (2003) R825513C024 (Final) |
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Murphy P, Marquette A, Reible D, Lowry GV. Predicting the performance of activated carbon-, coke-, and soil-amended thin layer sediment caps. Journal of Environmental Engineering 2006;132(7):787-794. |
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Pandoe WW, Edge BL. Three-dimensional hydrodynamic model, study cases for quarter annular and idealized ship channel problems. Ocean Engineering 2003;30(9):1117-1135. |
R828773 (Final) R828773C002 (2002) R828773C002 (2003) |
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Pandoe WW, Edge BL. Cohesive sediment transport in the 3D-hydrodynamic-baroclinic circulation model, study case for idealized tidal inlet. Ocean Engineering 2004;31(17-18):2227-2252. |
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Priklonsky VI, Reible DD, Tyler JM. Consistent unconfined contaminated disposal facilities dike tidal flow and transport model. Environmental Modeling and Software 2005;20(9):1071-1079. |
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Ravikrishna R, Valsaraj KT, Thibodeaux LJ, Reible DD. Effects of oil and grease on the vaporization of organic compounds from contaminated sediments. Environmental Engineering Science 2002;19(2):101-114. |
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Reible DD, Garcia M. Contaminant processes in sediment. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Sedimentation Manual. |
R828773C001 (2002) R828773C001 (2003) |
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Reible D, Mohanty S. A levy flight–random walk model for bioturbation. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 2002;21(4):875-881. |
R828773 (Final) R828773C001 (2002) R828773C001 (2003) |
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Reible D, Hayes D, Lue-Hing C, Patterson J, Bhowmik N, Johnson M, Teal J. Comparison of the long-term risks of removal and in situ management of contaminated sediments in the Fox River. Soil & Sediment Contamination: an International Journal 2003;12(3):325-344. |
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Reible D, Lampert D, Constant D, Mutch Jr RD, Zhu Y. Active capping demonstration in the Anacostia River, Washington, DC. Remediation Journal 2006;17(1):39-53. |
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Sanchez FF, Thibodeaux LJ, Valsaraj KT, Reible DD. Multimedia chemical fate model for environmental dredging. Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management 2002;6(2):120-128. |
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Tarabara VV, Wiesner MR. Effect of collision efficiency on the evolution of the surface of diffusion-limited deposits. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2001;237(1):150-151. |
R828773C002 (2003) R826694C620 (Final) |
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Tarabara VV, Pierrisnard F, Parron C, Bottero J-Y, Wiesner MR. Morphology of deposits formed from chemically heterogeneous suspensions: application to membrane filtration. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2002;256(2):367-377. |
R828773 (Final) R828773C002 (2002) R828773C002 (2003) |
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Tarabara VV, Hovinga RM, Wiesner MR. Constant transmembrane pressure vs. constant permeate flux: effect of particle size on crossflow membrane filtration. Environmental Engineering Science 2002;19(6):343-355. |
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Tarabara VV, Wiesner MR. Computational fluid dynamics modeling of the flow in a laboratory membrane filtration cell operated at low recoveries. Chemical Engineering Science 2003;58(1):239-246. |
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Tarabara VV, Koyuncu I, Wiesner MR. Effect of hydrodynamics and solution ionic strength on permeate flux in cross-flow filtration: direct experimental observation of filter cake cross-sections. Journal of Membrane Science 2004;241(1):65-78. |
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Thibodeaux LJ, Valsaraj KT, Reible DD. Bioturbation-driven transport of hydrophobic organic contaminants from bed sediment. Environmental Engineering Science 2001;18(4):215-223. |
R828773C001 (2002) R828773C001 (2003) R825513C011 (Final) |
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Thibodeaux LJ, Huls H, Ravikrishna R, Valsaraj KT, Costello M, Reible DD. Laboratory simulation of chemical evaporation from dredge-produced sediment slurries. Environmental Engineering Science 2004;21(6):730-740. |
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Tomson MB, Fu G, Watson MA, Kan AT. Mechanisms of mineral scale inhibition. SPE Production & Facilities 2003;18(3):192-199. |
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Tomson MB, Kan AT, Fu G. Inhibition of barite scale in the presence of hydrate inhibitors. SPE Journal 2005;10(3):256-266. |
R828773 (Final) R831718 (2005) |
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Tomson MB, Kan AT, Fu G. Control of inhibitor squeeze through mechanistic understanding of inhibitor chemistry. Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal 2006;11(3):283-293. |
R828773 (Final) R831718 (Final) |
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Tomson MB, Kan AT, Fu G, Cong L. Measurement of total alkalinity and carboxylic acid and their relation to scaling and corrosion. Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal 2006;11(1):103-110. |
R828773 (Final) R831718 (Final) |
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Tomson MB, Kan AT, Fu G, Al-Thubaiti M, Aramco S, Shen D, Shipley HJ. Scale formation and prevention in the presence of hydrate inhibitors. Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal 2006;11(2):248-258. |
R828773 (Final) R831718 (Final) |
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Work PA, Moore PR, Reible DD. Bioturbation, advection, and diffusion of a conserved tracer in a laboratory flume. Water Resources Research 2002;38(6):1088, doi:10.1029/2001WR000302. |
R828773 (Final) R828773C001 (2003) |
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Yan Le, Thompson KE, Valsaraj KT, Reible DD. In-situ control of DNAPL density using polyaphrons. Environmental Science & Technology 2003;37(19):4487-4493. |
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Yang W, Duan L, Zhang N, Zhang C, Shipley HJ, Kan AT, Tomson MB, Chen W. Resistant desorption of hydrophobic organic contaminants in typical Chinese soils: implications for long-term fate and soil quality standards. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 2008;27(1):235-242. |
R828773 (Final) R831718 (Final) |
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Yavuz CT, Mayo JT, Yu WW, Prakash A, Falkner JC, Yean S, Cong L, Shipley HJ, Kan A, Tomson M, Natelson D, Colvin VL. Low-field magnetic separation of monodisperse Fe3O4 nanocrystals. Science 2006;314(5801):964-967. |
R828773 (Final) R831718 (Final) |
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Yean S, Cong L, Yavuz CT, Mayo JT, Yu WW, Kan AT, Colvin VL, Tomson MB. Effect of magnetite particle size on adsorption and desorption of arsenite and arsenate. Journal of Materials Research 2005;20(12):3255-3264. |
R828773 (Final) R831718 (2005) |
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Yuan Q, Valsaraj KT, Reible DD, Willson CS. A laboratory study of sediment and contaminant release during gas ebullition. Journal of Air and Waste Management Association 2007;57(9):1103-1111. |
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Technical Outreach Services to Communities, TOSC, Technical Assistance for Brownfields, TAB, sequestration, bioaccessibility, dredging and dredged materials, plant-based remediation, capping, hurricane, waste, water, analytical chemistry, contaminated sediments, EPA Region, ecological risk assessment, environmental chemistry, environmental engineering, hazardous, hazardous waste, Region 6, bioavailability, biodegradation, bioremediation, contaminant management, contaminated sediment, contaminated soil, fate and transport, hazardous waste treatment, in situ remediation, phytoremediation, Region 4. , Water, Geographic Area, Scientific Discipline, Waste, RFA, Analytical Chemistry, Ecological Risk Assessment, Hazardous Waste, Environmental Engineering, EPA Region, Environmental Chemistry, Contaminated Sediments, Hazardous, bioavailability, treatment, biodegradation, phytoremediation, fate and transport , contaminated sediment, contaminant management, region 4, contaminated soil, bioremediation, hazardous waste treatment, Region 6
Relevant Websites:
http://www.hsrc.org
http://www.sediments.org
http://www.hsrc-ssw.org
Progress and Final Reports:
2002 Progress Report
Original Abstract
Final Report
Subprojects under this Center:
(EPA does not fund or establish subprojects; EPA awards and manages the overall grant for this center).
R828773C001 Bioturbation and Bioavailability of Residual, Desorption-Resistant
Contaminants
R828773C002 In-Situ Containment and Treatment: Engineering Cap Integrity
and Reactivity
R828773C003 Phytoremediation in Wetlands and CDFs
R828773C004 Contaminant Release During Removal and Resuspension
R828773C005 HSRC Technology Transfer, Training, and Outreach