Freshwater Spills Symposium 2002 Agenda, Presentations & Papers

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Phytoremediation of Petroleum Spills in Riparian Areas: An Overview (PDF) (35 pp, 2.5MB)
Christopher Rog - Sand Creek Consultants, Inc

Phytoremediation of Petroleum-Contaminated Soil: Field Trials (PDF) (33 pp, 1.1MB)
Paul Schwab - Purdue University

A Treatability Study for the Phytoremediation of Petroleum-Contaminated Sediments (PDF) (26 pp, 2.4MB)
Jill Shalabi - Purdue University

Carcinogenicity of PAH in Sediment to Benthic Fish (PDF) (17 pp, 1.7MB)

• Paul Baumann - USGS
• Joy McGrath - Hydroqual
• Stanley Rice - NOAA - Exxon Valdez: Long Term Effects from Oil Residual (PDF) (27 pp, 3.1MB)
• Jerry Neff - Batelle - Does Oil Toxicity Increase as it Weathers? (PDF) (19 pp, 2.2MB)

EPA's Counter-terrorism Response Capabilities (PDF) (28 pp, 1.5MB)
Mark Mjoness - USEPA HQ, Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
Fritz Kin - Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC
Jim Augustyn - USEPA, Region 5

Revised 1994 PREP Guidelines PDF) (16 pp, 1.3MB)
Bud Hunt - USEPA HQ, Oil Program Center
Lee Foresman - USCG, National Strike Force
Robert Pond - USCG

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Preparing Integrated Contingency Plans (PDF) (40 pp, 298K)
Alexander Tzallas - USEPA, Region 5

Compliance Assurance: The Missing Component for Effective Oil Spill Prevention (PDF) (1 pg, 34K)
Nelson Smith - USEPA

Synfuel Transportation Presentation (PDF) (19 pp, 137K)
Synfuel Transportation Paper (PDF) (19 pp, 172K)
Lincoln Stroh - USCG

Tundra Treatment Guidelines (PDF) (16 pp, 736K)
Tom DeRuyter - Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

Setting the Stage for a Cooperative NRDA, The Bay Point, California Oil Spill: A Case Study (PDF) (19 pp, 1.7MB)
Michael Ammann - Chevron Texaco

Contribution of Seed Banks to Freshwater Wetland Vegetation Recovery (PDF) (17 pp, 139K)
Milan Vavrek - Louisiana Technical University

The East Walker River Spill: Cleanup in a Severe Winter Environment Presentation (PDF) (27 pp, 446K)
The East Walker River Spill: Cleanup in a Severe Winter Environment Paper (PDF) (15 pp, 85K)
Gary Reiter - Response Management Consultants

Shoreline Assessment and Environmental Impacts from the M/T Westchester Oil Spill in the Mississippi River (PDF) (12 pp, 337K)
Jaqueline Michel - Research Planning, Inc.

Managing Agricultural Resources During Oil Spills: Case of the OSSA II Pipeline Spill in Bolivia 2000 (PDF) (16 pp, 296K)
Charles Getter - Polaris Applied Science, Inc.

Design of an Oil Spill Model Using Modern Software Principles (PDF) (28 pp, 1.5MB)
Jim Weaver - USEPA, Region 4

Spill Response Planning (PDF) (18 pp, 117K)
Marc Shaye - Spill Control Association of America

Integrated Contingency Plan Based on Environmental Sensitivity and Index Maps for Two Texaco Oil Terminal Areas, Brazilian Amazon (PDF) (1 pg, 34K)
Alexandre Cabral - Oceansat Ltda

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Contingency Planning for Oil Spill Accidents in Brazil (PDF) (12 pp, 220K)
Alvaro Souza - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

SPCC & FRP: Progressive Compliance Tools (PDF) (44 pp, 380K)
Arlene Anderson - USEPA, Region 2

Remediation of an Oil-Contaminated Wetland and Pine Forest Site (PDF) (47 pp, 2.2MB)
Wayne Hudnall - Louisiana State University
Dwayne Goodin - Louisiana State University

On-site Monitoring and Laboratory Biotests to Assess the Impact of Fertilizer Treatments on Habitat Recovery in an Oiled Wetland (PDF) (44 pp, 2.1MB)
Kenneth Lee - Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Water Quality Monitoring (PDF) (30 pp, 2.9MB)
Jerry Shulte - OSANCO

Oil Spill in the Iguassu River, Brazil (July 2000) (PDF) (34 pp, 6.6MB)
Irene Gabardo - Petrobras Research Center

Presentation: The Guanabara Bay's Oil Spill Incident - "The Brazilian Exxon Valdez": An Institutional Perspective (PDF) (20 pp, 150K)
Paper: The Guanabara Bay's Oil Spill Incident - "The Brazilian Exxon Valdez": An Institutional Perspective (PDF) (12 pp, 885K)
Mauricio Taam - National Petroleum Agency (Brazil)

Presentation: Endangered Species Act Memorandum of Agreement (PDF) (18 pp, 687K)
Paper: Endangered Species Act Memorandum of Agreement (PDF) (2 pp, 103K)
Amy Cocanour - USCG

Continental Breakfast

Lessons Learned through ACP Exercises (no file received)
Martha Wolf - USEPA, Region 8

Planning and Preparedness: America Incident Support Team Presentation (PDF) (13 pp, 473K)
Planning and Preparedness: America Incident Support Team Paper (PDF) (17 pp, 445K)
Lon Langlois - Conoco Inc.

Public Participation in Environmental Decision Making: USEPA/UNDP Demonstration Environmental Impact Assessment Project in Ivan-Frankivsk Oblast of Ukraine (PDF) (4 pp, 110K)
Charles Brasher - USEPA, Region 5

SPCC and Industry Standards Presentation (PDF) (9 pp, 110K)
SPCC and Industry Standards Paper (PDF) (13 pp, 161K)
Phillip Meyers - Chevron Texaco

Presentation: Recent Developments in API Storage Tank Standards to Improve Spill Prevention and Leak Detection/Prevention (PDF) (16 pp, 79K)
Paper: Recent Developments in API Storage Tank Standards to Improve Spill Prevention and Leak Detection/Prevention (PDF) (13 pp, 97K)
John Lieb - Tank Industry Consultants

Shop Fabricated Aboveground Tank Standards (PDF) (15 pp, 139K)
Wayne Geyer - Steel Tank Institute

The U.S. EPA National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan, Subpart J Product Schedule (40CFR300.900) (PDF) (16 pp, 113K)
Nick Nichols - USEPA HQ, Oil Program Center

Region 5 Inland Shoreline Cleaner Test and Evaluation Protocol (PDF) (31 pp, 382K)
Jason Maddox - NOAA

Oil Spill Response in Fast Currents: A Field Guide (PDF) (15 pp, 366K)
Kurt Hansen - USCG

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The Canadian Compensation Regime (PDF) ((8 pp, 91K)
Kevin MacInnis - Ship-Source Oil Pollution Fund

USCG Incident Management Handbook (PDF) (8 pp, 255K)
Ian Hernandez - Response Management Associates, Inc.

Selection Guide for Oil Spill Applied Technologies (PDF) (11 pp, 76K)
Carol-Ann Manen - NOAA

Spill Prevention Requirements under NFPA 30 (PDF) (22 pp, 136K)
Carl Rivkin - National Fire Prevention Association

Catastrophic Tank Failures: Highlights of Past Failures along with Proactive Tank Designs (PDF) (8 pp, 124K)
John Cornell - Kiefner & Associates, Inc.

German Storage Regulations for Hazardous Substances (PDF) (26 pp, 2.6MB)
Rüediger Steffen - Gesellschaft für Tanküberwachung mbH

Viscous Oil Pumping System (PDF) (18 pp, 2.6MB)
Leonard Rich - USCG

Development of a New Fast-Water Mop Skimmer (PDF) (14 pp, 901K)
Stewart Ellis - ROE-CLEAN DESMI

Presentation: Using New Technology for Controlling Oil Spills in Fast Currents Presentation (PDF) (27 pp, 5.2MB)
Paper: Using New Technology for Controlling Oil Spills in Fast Currents Paper (PDF) (16 pp, 2.7MB)
James Mackey - Hyde Marine

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The Application of Information Technology in the Spill Prevention and Response Environment (PDF) (40 pp, 5.8MB)
Don Smith - USEPA, Region 6

Presentation: Characterization of Facility Response Planning at Facilities that Handle, Store, or Transport Animal Fats or Vegetable Oils (PDF) (2 pp, 38K)
Paper: Characterization of Facility Response Planning at Facilities that Handle, Store, or Transport Animal Fats or Vegetable Oils (PDF) (2 pp, 38K)
Barbara Davis - USEPA HQ

E-Plan Region 6 Pilot Project (PDF) (18 pp, 569K)
James Staves - USEPA, Region 6

Basic Corrosion Principles (No file received)
Mark Baker - Kiefner & Associates, Inc.

Latest Advances of Cathodic Protection for Aboveground Storage Tank Bottoms (PDF) (52 pp, 3.4MB)
James Lary - Corrpro Companies, Inc.

Reducing the Risk of Aboveground Storage Tank Floor Leaks (PDF) (67 pp, 338K)
Chris Bashor - Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

EPA SWAP Program Reviewed by a Facility Spill Responder (PDF) (18 pp, 2.8MB)
Robert May - Spots, Stevens, & McCoy

In-Situ Burning Case Histories: Uplands and Wetlands (PDF) (44 pp, 19.4MB)
Jaqueline Michel - Research Planning, Inc.

Characteristics of Report Inland and Coastal Spills (PDF) (11 pp, 168K)
Madelyn Carpenter - ICF Consulting

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New and Innovative Warning System (PDF) (6 pp, 153K)
S.H. "Jackie" Jackson - Iberville Parish, Louisiana, Local Emergency Planning Committee

Alternative Economical Solution to AST Dike Area Linings (PDF) (31 pp, 1.5MB)
Rüediger Steffen - Gesellschaft für Tanküberwachung mbH

Alternative to Secondary Containment Lining Presentation (PDF) (48 pp, 3.4MB)
Alternative to Secondary Containment Lining Paper (PDF) (21 pp, 1.5MB)
Tarik Hadj-Hamou, Phil Myers, Thierry Sanglerat - GeoSyntec Consultants

Louisiana's Upland Research Initiatives (PDF) (16 pp, 137K)
Donald Davis - Louisiana Applied and Educational Oil Spill Research Program

Indiana Harbor Canal Pilot Project (PDF) (45 pp, 1.7MB)
Betty Lavis, USEPA, Region 5

Detecting the Chronic Effects of Oil Development in Caddo Lake (PDF) (26 pp, 1.5MB)
Charles Ramcharan - Louisiana State University

Continental Breakfast

Anaerobic biodegradation of Vegetable Oil by Freshwater Sediment Bacteria (PDF) (1 pg, 33K)
Brian Wrenn - Washington University

Guidelines for Bioremediation of Freshwater Wetlands (PDF) (35 pp, 278K)
Albert Venosa - USEPA, ORD

Effects of Intermittent Fertilization on the Rate of Oil Biodegradation in Continuous-Flow Microcosms (no file received)
Brian Wrenn - Washington University

Swanson Creek March Incident: The Challenges of a Wildlife Response on a River (file not available)
Dana Miller - Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research

Case Study on Assessing Bird Injury from Freshwater Oil Spills (PDF) (1 pg, 36KK)
Kristin Skrabis - US Department of the Interior

A Unique Wildlife Response: The John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge Oil Spill
(No file available)
Dana Miller - Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research

Inland Waterways Spill Response Mapping Project: Risk Assessment of Sensitive Resources to an Oil Spill within USEPA, Region 5 (PDF) (31 pp, 7.2MB)
Henry DeHaan, USGS

Environmental Sensitivity Index Mapping in a Freshwater Environment: Jari River Area, Brazilian Amazon (PDF) (1 pg, 34K)
Alexandre Cabral - Oceansat Ltda

Development of Drinking Water and Ecological Unusually Sensitive Areas (USAs): Examples using the Water and Biological Resources of Ohio (PDF) (17 pp, 500K)
Colin Plank - Research Planning, Inc.

MTBE Biodegradation in a High Biomass Reactor (PDF) (61 pp, 1.13MB)
Albert Venosa - USEPA, ORD

Bioremediation as a Removal Response Option at Oil Spill Sites PresenTation (PDF) (49 pp, 3.7MB)
Bioremediation as a Removal Response Option at Oil Spill Sites Paper (PDF) (10 pp, 129K)
Vince Zenone - USEPA, Region 3
Harry Allen - USEPA, Emergency Response Team
Harry Edenborn - US Department of Energy

The M/T Westchester Incident: Response Preparedness Assists Wildlife
(no file available)
Eileen Gilbert - Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research

Overview of Wildlife Concerns in a Freshwater Oil Spill (No file received)
Eileen Gilbert - Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research

Development of Drinking Water and Ecological Unusually Sensitive Areas (USAs): Examples using the Water and Biological Resources of Ohio (PDF) (17 pp, 500K)
Colin Plank - Research Planning, Inc. (cont.)

Great Lakes Information Network Data Directory (PDF) (20 pp, 5.1MB)
Richard Garcia - Great Lakes Commission
Thomas Rayburn - USCG

Environmental Sensitivity Index Mapping and GIS: The Louisiana G-WIS Database (PDF) (38 pp, 15.2MB)
Scott Zengel - Research Planning, Inc.

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