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Fundamentals of Superfund Online Training Course
Please click here more information about the Fundamentals of Superfund Online Training Course.
For more on-line training opportunities please click here.
New Classes!
The RCRA Organic Air Emissions Standards Inspector and Permit Writer Training Workshop will be taking place in Atlanta, GA, Sept. 10-11. Registration for this training is only open to Region 4 Regional and state staffs: AL, FL, GA, NC, SC, MS, TN, KY. Please click here for more information and registration.
The Bioreactor Seminar is taking place in Austin, TX, on Sept. 24. Please click here for more information and registraton.
A new offering of A Systematic Approach to Ground Water Capture Zone Analysis has been announced and will be taking place Oct. 1, 2008, in Denver, CO. The registration deadline for this class is Sept. 12th so please place your registration soon by clicking here for more information and registration.
The Workshop on Monitored Natural Attenuation of Inorganic Contaminants in Ground Water will be taking place in Seattle, WA, Nov. 6. There is no registration fee to attend this workshop. Please click here for more information and registration.
CERCLA Education Center (CEC) Course News
Please click here to see a list of course names for which we currently have offerings scheduled.
There are several classes coming up this fall/winter:
- Advanced Design Application and Data Analysis for Field XRF Instrumentation in Soil Matrices - Oct. 23 in Dallas, TX; and Nov. 6 in Kansas City, MO
- Best Practices for Efficient Soil Sampling Designs - Oct. 6, in Seattle, WA; Oct. 22 in Dallas, TX; and Nov. 5 in Kansas City, MO
- OSC 201 - Oct. 20-22 in Chicago, IL
- Waste Treatment, Transportation, and Disposal - Oct. 23-24 in Chicago, IL
- Remedial Process - Dec. 2-5 in Arlington, VA
- Removal Process - Dec. 2-5 in Arlington, VA
Conference News and Other Information
Space is still available for OECA's Field Activity Compliance Technology (FACT) Training Workshop taking place Sept. 16-18, in Arlington, VA. For more information and registration, please click here. 3 nights lodging (Mon-Wed) will be provided for EPA employees!
The International Environmental Nanotechnology Conference will be held Oct. 7-9, 2008, in Chicago, IL. Please click here for more information and registration.
The Emergency Preparedness and Prevention & Hazmat Spills Conference, hosted by U.S. EPA - Region 3, returns again this year on Oct. 26-29, 2008, in Richmond, VA. Registration is open now! Please click here for more information and registration.
Presentation materials now are available from the 2008 OSC Readiness Training Program held Feb. 4-7, 2008 in San Diego, CA. Please visit http://www.oscreadiness.org/2008 to view presentation materials that were provided for each training course held during the week. From the training program agenda, please select the name of the course or session that you wish to view or download the presentation materials.
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Upcoming Internet Seminars |
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X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) Session 8: Q&A and Resources Review
August 28, 2008 at 01:00 PM EDT
This 8-part internet seminar series covers material that generally is not presented in XRF presentations or training courses. This is an applications course: how can a FP-XRF be used so that its data are highly dependable and defensible. Sampling des....[more] 
In Situ Bioremediation of Chlorinated Ethene - DNAPL Source Zones
September 09, 2008 at 02:00 PM EDT
Treatment of dissolved-phase chlorinated ethenes in groundwater using in situ bioremediation (ISB) is an established technology; however, its use for DNAPL source zones is an emerging application. This training course supports the ITRC Technical and ....[more] 
A Systematic Approach for Evaluation of Capture Zones at Pump and Treat Systems
September 11, 2008 at 02:00 PM EDT
A Systematic Approach for Evaluation of Capture Zones at Pump and Treat Systems presents a systematic approach for the evaluation of capture zones at pump and treat systems, and provides an overview of a recently published U....[more] 
Enhanced Attenuation of Chlorinated Organics: A Site Management Tool
September 11, 2008 at 11:00 AM EDT
Many sites with chlorinated organic contamination in groundwater have gone through extensive remedial evaluations and actions. After years of operating high energy processes, their effectiveness has begun to diminish without remedial objectives being....[more] 
Understanding the EPA Brownfields Proposal Guidelines
September 15, 2008 at 03:00 PM EDT
The EPA Region 8 Grant Writing Workshop is designed to assist local governments, tribes and nonprofit organizations to better understand the proposal criteria and selection process for EPA's Brownfields Assessment, Cleanup and Revolving Loan Fund gra....[more] 
Risk Assessment and Risk Management: Determination and Application of Risk-Based Values
September 16, 2008 at 02:00 PM EDT
Assessment of human health risks posed by exposure to hazardous substances is a vital component to the process of remediation of contaminated sites. Risk-based screening values are developed and used in both planning and conducting site remediation.....[more] 
Survey of Munitions Response Technologies
September 18, 2008 at 11:00 AM EDT
This training introduces state regulators, environmental consultants, site owners, and community stakeholders to Survey of Munitions Response Technologies (UXO-4, 2006), created by the ITRC's ....[more] 
Planning and Promoting of Ecological Land Reuse of Remediated Sites
September 23, 2008 at 02:00 PM EDT
The design and construction of the ecological end-use as an integrated component of the remediation system will realize pronounced benefits. Ecological elements considered at the inception of planning for environmental remediation at Superfund, RCRA,....[more] 
Tree Coring to Assess Subsurface Volatile Organic Compounds
September 25, 2008 at 02:00 PM EDT
Analysis of the volatile organic compound content of tree cores is an inexpensive, rapid, simple approach to examining the distribution of subsurface volatile organic compound contaminants. The method has been shown to detect several volatile petrole....[more] 
Evaluating, Optimizing, or Ending Post-Closure Care at Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
September 25, 2008 at 11:00 AM EDT
Since 1988, more than 6,100 municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills have closed (see http://www.epa.gov/msw/pubs/mswchar05.pdf). Determining when the regulatory post-closure care (PCC) period can ....[more] 
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