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Accession Number:
AD1013079
Title:
26TH International Conference on Soils, Sediment, Water and Energy, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, October 18 - 21, 2010
Descriptive Note:
Technical Report,01 Dec 2010,30 Nov 2011
Corporate Author:
ASSOCIATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH and SCIENCES FOUNDATION, INC. AMHERST United States
Report Date:
2016-02-10
Pagination or Media Count:
28.0
Abstract:
The conference has attracted professionals and regulatory scientists from 35 countries annually for the last 25 years. The conference has been an excellent vehicle to get national issues and scientific information before the user community including regulators, practitioners and researchers. The objectives of the conference have been to convene interdisciplinary researchers, practitioners and regulatory scientists who focus on environmental impacts of human activities especially in relationship to sustainability. The conference began in 1985 in response to the environmental impacts of the countrys reliance on hydrocarbon based energy production. The conference has expanded its mission to include energy, recognizing the positive impact clean and renewable energy will have on the environment. The 2010 conference covered a variety of topics in the environmental arena including the Clean Energy Session sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory. Other sessions included Marcellus Shale Development Associated Issues and Impacts Sediments Phytoremediation Sustainable RemediationSustainability Nanotechnology Site Remediation Diagnostics, In-Situ Treatment, and Vapor intrusion Vapor Intrusion NAPL Degradation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls PCBs Environmental Forensics Bioremediation Heavy Metals Fate and Transport Innovative Remedial Technologies Site AssessmentField Sampling and Advanced Tools for Assessment. Overall, there were 140 platform presentations, 60 posters and 11 workshops. Forty-eight exhibitors displayed equipment and services relevant to environmental assessment, monitoring and cleanup. The 600 attendees included representatives from state and federal agencies, military, industry including railroad, petroleum, transportation, and utilities, environmental engineering and consulting, and academia.
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
