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The Symposium is organized and presented by Battelle.
Battelle’s environmental services staff offer specialized expertise to government and industrial clients in the U.S. and abroad. Combining sound science and engineering solutions with creative management strategies, Battelle works with project managers to develop technically sound, innovative, and cost-effective solutions to complex problems in site restoration, risk assessment, hydrogeologic assessment and monitoring, and sustainable remediation.
Battelle is the world’s largest independent research and development organization, providing innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing needs through its four global businesses: Energy, Environment, and Material Sciences; Laboratory Management; National Security; and Health and Life Sciences. It advances scientific discovery and application, conducting $6.5 billion in global R&D annually through contract research, laboratory management, and technology commercialization. Battelle oversees 22,000 employees in more than 130 cities worldwide, including seven national laboratories that Battelle manages or co-manages for the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and one international energy research laboratory. Battelle also is one of the nation’s leading charitable trusts focusing on societal and economic impact and actively supporting and promoting science and math education.
The following Symposium sponsors have contributed financial support. Click on the company name beneath any logo to view the corporate description provided by the sponsor.
The Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) and the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP)
AECOM is a world leader in developing innovative bioremediation and sustainable remediation solutions. We have a long history of solving complex site challenges using an effective endpoint strategy, addressing a broad range of contaminants, and working with diverse stakeholders. Bringing together the best resources, AECOM remediation teams critically assess the nature and extent of contamination, risks to receptors, and safe exposure levels, and develop and utilize leading-edge biological, chemical, and physical technologies to reduce project costs. AECOM is a sponsor of the Sustainable Remediation Forum (SURF) and received an Environmental Business Journal Award for advancing the science and application of Green and Sustainable Remediation through contributions to technical literature (including developing guidance for first mover states) and development of advanced tools such as the Sustainable Remediation Tool (SRT™). AECOM is a global design/management firm with 52,000 employees in 100 countries, serving the transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, water, and government markets. www.aecom.com
The American Petroleum Institute (API) is the only national trade association that represents all aspects of America’s oil and natural gas industry. Its more than 400 corporate members, from the largest major oil company to the smallest of independents, come from all segments of the industry. They are producers, refiners, suppliers, pipeline operators, and marine transporters, as well as service and supply companies that support all segments of the industry. The API Soil/Groundwater Technical Group has sponsored more than two hundred projects over the last 30 years, and its work is frequently presented at Battelle conferences and in peer-reviewed journals. It has been a leading contributor on such key topics as monitored natural attenuation, risk-based corrective action, soil vapor transport, and residual NAPL management. www.api.org/ehs/groundwater
As an all-environmental national consulting and engineering company with a proven reputation for strong client advocacy, Brown and Caldwell delivers cost-effective solutions that are firmly based in meeting our clients’ immediate and life-cycle business objectives. Across the full spectrum of environmental challenges, value-added results are produced by our skillful applications of traditional and innovative chemical, biological, and physical remediation technologies, as well as our ability to effectively educate regulators on our state-of-the-art, science-based approaches. Our team-building culture promotes close communication and consensus-building among our engineers and scientists, clients, regulators, and other stakeholders. We develop defensible, sustainable solutions for a range of services that include the planning, design, implementation, and operation of small- and large-scale remediation systems. Our realistic technical and risk-based approaches leverage local regulatory knowledge and relationships while meeting our clients’ long-term goals—a formula for success that has been proven to save significant time and expense. For more than 60 years, Brown and Caldwell’s reputation for responsive, high-quality service has been secured by accomplishments on a variety of remediation, engineering, and construction projects. www.brownandcaldwell.com
As a full-service consulting, engineering, construction, and operations firm, CDM delivers sustainable solutions to help clients improve the environment and infrastructure. With more than 4,400 staff in 100+ offices worldwide, our multidisciplinary staff of scientists, planners, and engineers are proven in the areas of soil and groundwater remediation, permitting and cultural inventories and analyses, and local/regional planning. In particular, CDM is an industry leader in evaluation, selection, and implementation of innovative remediation technologies. We have a proven history in developing and implementing effective strategies that not only gain regulatory approval but also fulfill the specific needs of our clients. www.cdm.com
The Center for Sustainable Groundwater and Soil Solutions is the hub of the applied science and technology development program for the Department of Energy’s (DOE) EM-32 Office of Groundwater and Soil Remediation. The Center is managed and operated by the Savannah River National Laboratory with participation by numerous other federal and nonfederal organizations. The Center’s goal is to develop, demonstrate, and transfer technologies and strategies that address the DOE’s priority environmental risks, as well as those risks faced by private and public organizations nationally. To reach that goal, scientific and technical advances are balanced with nontechnical realities of implementation (e.g., safety, cost, stakeholder needs, sustainability, and collateral effects). A key philosophy held by Center personnel is that one should develop solutions that synergistically combine technologies, meet remedial objectives, minimize the problem, have minimal negative collateral environmental impacts, and emphasize low energy use and sustainability. srnl.doe.gov/csgss/
North Wind, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of CIRI, an Alaska Native Corporation, is an award-winning, small disadvantaged business that takes pride in its leadership position within the small business community in providing innovative solutions in the fields of engineering, geosciences, natural/cultural resources, geographic information systems, waste management, remediation consulting, and construction services for a variety of public and private clients across the United States. North Wind specializes in, among other things, the application of cutting-edge in situ and ex situ remediation strategies for a variety of contaminants in groundwater, soils, sediments, and surface water. North Wind’s staff also have developed and applied state-of-the-art operational strategies and microbial characterization techniques to facilitate a deeper understanding of bioremediation leading to reduced operations and maintenance costs. North Wind provides superior technical services that combine demonstrated and innovative techniques with a team of dedicated and qualified personnel to safely and cost-effectively meet or exceed all commitments and attain total customer satisfaction. www.northwind-inc.com
Regenesis is the global leader in advanced technologies for the proven and low-cost remediation of contaminated groundwater and soil. In 1994, the Company initiated its first directive, to lower the cost of petroleum hydrocarbon treatment by significantly reducing (and in some cases eliminating) remediation system design, installation, and operation/maintenance. During this period, Regenesis pioneered the use of controlled-release oxygen for enhanced, in situ, aerobic bioremediation with the introduction of Oxygen Release Compound (ORC®). Since then, Regenesis has continued to revolutionize in situ and ex situ remediation with a diverse range of cost-effective technologies such as RegenOx™ in situ chemical oxidation, Hydrogen Release Compound (HRC®), 3-D Micoemulsion (3DMe®), and Metals Remediation Compound (MRC®). To date, environmental professionals around the globe have successfully applied Regenesis products at more than 17,000 project sites worldwide. For technical support and design services free of charge, please call 949.366.8000 or visit www.regenesis.com
RNAS was founded in 1998 as a bioremediation consulting company. Our experience led us to practical solutions for successful enhanced bioremediation. To avoid potential conflicts of interest with our consultant clients, RNAS now focuses exclusively on providing high-quality bioremediation products. RNAS was the first company to manufacture emulsified vegetable oil for bioremediation. Our state-of-the-art manufacturing methods (U.S. Patent 6,806,078) produce kinetically stable emulsions with the smallest submicron oil droplets in the industry. Since the first injection in March 2002, millions of pounds of Newman Zone® have been successfully applied at hundreds of sites. For aerobic remediation, RNAS provides the low-cost, low-maintenance oxygenation system O2Zone® (U.S. Patent 6,561,497). Neutral Zone®, an insoluble colloidal buffer, also is now available to address low pH at bioremediation sites or sites where pH is the primary contaminant. Please contact us (763-585-6191) or visit our web site for technical support or further information. www.RNASinc.com
The Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) and the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) are the Department of Defense's environmental research programs, harnessing the latest science and technology to improve DoD’s environmental performance, reduce costs, and enhance and sustain mission capabilities. SERDP and ESTCP respond to environmental technology requirements common to all of the military Services, complementing the Services’ research programs. SERDP and ESTCP promote partnerships and collaboration among academia, industry, the military Services, and other Federal agencies. Both manage investments in five program areas, each of which focuses on a specific component of DoD’s environmental responsibilities—Energy and Water, Environmental Restoration, Munitions Response, Resource Conservation and Climate Change, and Weapons Systems and Platforms. Achieving sustainable solutions in all five areas is essential to improve environmental performance, reduce costs, and enhance mission capabilities. They are independent programs managed from a joint office to coordinate the full spectrum of efforts, from basic and applied research to field demonstration and validation. SERDP is DoD’s environmental science and technology program, planned and executed in partnership with DOE and EPA, with participation by numerous other federal and non-federal organizations. The Program focuses on cross-service requirements and pursues solutions to the Department’s environmental challenges while enhancing and sustaining military readiness. ESTCP is DoD’s environmental technology demonstration and validation program. The Program’s goal is to identify and demonstrate the most promising innovative and cost-effective technologies and methods that address DoD’s high-priority environmental requirements. Projects conduct formal demonstrations at DoD facilities and sites in operational settings to document and validate improved performance and cost savings. Demonstration results are subject to rigorous technical reviews to ensure that the conclusions are accurate and well supported by data. www.serdp-estcp.org
Inquiries
Questions about Symposium sponsorship may be addressed to:
The Conference Group (1580 Fishinger Road, Columbus, OH 43221), info@confgroupinc.com; phone: 800-783-6338 (U.S. and Canada) or 614-488-2030; fax: 614-488-5747.