HSRC Program; An EPA Perspective

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1 HSRC Program; An EPA Perspective Mitch Lasat, EPA HSRC Program Manager

2 EPA s Waste Management (GOAL 5) Program Agency Goal 5 Better waste Management, Restoration of Contaminated Sites, and Emergency Response Agency Objective 5.1 Control Risk from Cont Sites and Respond to Emergency 5.2 Regulate Facilities to Prevent Releases ORD Sub- Objective Conduct Contaminated Sites Conduct Active Waste Management Facilities Activity F 51 Contaminated Sites F 52 SITE F 53 Contaminated Sites Tech Supp F 54 Hazardous Waste F 64 Combustion F 65 Waste Management Sub-objective Summaries Conduct Contaminated Sites research Conduct Contaminated Sites research Conduct Contaminated Sites research Conduct Active Waste Management Facilities Res Conduct Active Waste Management Facilities Res Conduct Active Waste Management Facilities Res

3 ORD Contaminated Sites Objective: -Support the need of three OSWER offices: OERR, LUST, and Oil Spills Program Background: - 40 sites to be added annually to NPL (through at least 2010) - More than 300,000 LUST CA sites, cleanup more than $2B/year - More than 20,000 spills/year; an estimated 20M Gallons ORD Goals:!Long-Term Goal 1:Risk assessment-to provide more accurate, rapid and cost effective tools for (1) site characterization, (2) estimate risk to human health, and (3) the ecosystem!long-term Goal 2: Risk management-to provide better tools for selecting, implementing, and verifying remediation options for (1) containment/landfill, (2) contaminated soil and sediments, and (3) contaminated groundwater!long-term Goal 3: Oil spills- To provide better tools, methods, models, guidance, and technical support for assessing and cleaning up spills of petroleum and non-petroleum oils

4 Goal 5 ORD Implementation Strategy EPA s GOAL 5 RESEARCH AREAS Implementation Non-STAR (in house) STAR Grants NCER Agency Goal 5 Better waste Management, Restoration of Contaminated Sites, and Emergency Response Agency Objective 5.1 Control Risk from Cont Sites and Respond to Emergency 5.2 Regulate Facilities to Prevent Releases ORD Sub- Objective Conduct Contaminated Sites Conduct Active Waste Management Facilities Activity F 51 Contaminated Sites F 52 SITE F 53 Contaminated Sites Tech Supp F 54 Hazardous Waste F 64 Combustion F 65 Waste Management Sub-objective Summaries Conduct Contaminated Sites research Conduct Contaminated Sites research Conduct Contaminated Sites research Conduct Active Waste Management Facilities Res Conduct Active Waste Management Facilities Res Conduct Active Waste Management Facilities Res Intramural Labs Intramural/ extramural 1) HSRC Prog (2001) 2) Superfund Minority Institutions-HSR (2002)

5 Superfund Minority Institutions Program; Hazardous Substance Provide extramural funding to minority institutions via grants to conduct research on Superfund related topics Funding: $2.4 million/$400,000 per grant topics: Characterization Risk assessment Remediation Risk communication

6 HSRC Program/Background! In 1986, Congress enacted SARA to amend CERCLA with section 311!In 1989, EPA established five HSRCs: - basic and applied research - dissemination of research results - training and technology transfer - technical assistance to communities!in 2000 funding for these s has been completed

7 ACHIEVEMENTS! 163 field projects! 291 outreach projects! 1, 247 publications! 28 patents and licenses! $157 million budget (core of $65 million).

8 Hazardous Waste in the Environment! About 250 million tons of hazardous waste are generated every year! As of FY99, 1,245 sites on the NPL list! 40 new sites are to be added to the NPL list annually through at least 2010! more than 100 NPL sites, the cleanup cost is estimated in excess of $50 million per site! In addition to NPL sites, there are about 9,000 non NPL-sites that require some degree of cleanup

9 and the Consequences! more than 6 million people live within 1 mile of a NPL site! Adverse effects on human health and ecosystems

10 EPA Reinvest in a New HSRC Cycle

11 HSRC; A Two-Component Grant! Scientific and Technological Goals: risk assessment risk characterization demonstrate and evaluate innovative technologies develop evaluative methodologies for the social and economic consequences of pollution and cleanup efforts! Outreach more recent, but important component

12 FUNDING " CORE GRANT!NCER; 50% ($2.25/year)!OERR; 50% ($2.25/year)!RESEARCH 70%!OUTREACH 30% " COLLATERAL GRANT!BROWNFIELDS!OTHER SOURCES

13 HSRCs are involved in solving major regional problems caused by hazardous substances in the environment Five HSRCs:! for Hazardous Substances in Urban Environments Johns Hopkins University (Lead)/EPA Regions 1, 2, and 3 Theme; Urban Livability! South/Southwest HSRC/EPA Regions 4, and 6 Louisiana State University (Lead) Theme; Contaminated Sediments! Midwest HSRC/EPA Regions 5 and 7 Purdue University (Lead) Theme; Remediation with Managed Natural System! Rocky Mountain Regional HSRC/EPA Region 8 Colorado State University (Lead) Theme; Remediation of Mine Waste Sites!Western HSRC/EPA Regions 9 and 10 Oregon State University (Lead) Theme; Remediation of VOC-Contaminated Groundwater

14 for Hazardous Substances in Urban Environments Johns Hopkins University/EPA Regions 1, 2, and 3 Theme; Urban Livability Projects: exposure pathways from airborne particles exposure pathways from contaminated groundwater and sediments determination of chromium speciation in the environment zero-valent metal treatment of halogenated vapor-phase contaminants

15 South/Southwest HSRC/EPA Regions 4, and 6 Louisiana State University Theme; Contaminated Sediments Projects: bioturbation and bioavailability of residual, desorptionresistant contaminants contaminant release during removal and resuspension in-situ containment and treatment; engineering cap integrity and reactivity phytoremediation in wetlands and confined disposal facilities

16 Midwest HSRC/EPA Regions 5 and 7 Purdue University Theme; Remediation with Managed Natural System Projects: adaptation of subsurface microbial communities in response to chemical stressors interaction of various plant species with microbial PCB-degraders in contaminated soil dewatering, remediation, and evaluation of dredged sediments incorporating natural attenuation into design and management strategies for contaminated sites metals removal by constructed wetlands sustainable remediation

17 Western HSRC/EPA Regions 9 and 10 Oregon State University Theme; Remediation of VOC-Contaminated Groundwater Projects: developing and optimizing biotransformation kinetics for the bioremediation of trichloroethylene strategies for in-situ mixing of contaminants and additives aerobic cometabolism of chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbon compounds with butane-grown microorganisms chemical, physical and biological processes at the surface of palladium catalysts in groundwater development of the push-pull test to monitor bioaugmentation of dehalogenating cultures

18 Rocky Mountain Regional HSRC/EPA Region 8 Colorado State University Theme; Remediation of Mine Waste Sites Projects: Fate and transport focus group: - fate and transport of metals and sediment on surface water - redox transformation, complexation and soil/sediment interactions of As, Se, in aquatic environments Treatment and technologies focus group: - metal removal capabilities of passive bioreactor systems; effects of organic matter and microbial population dynamics Risk assessment focus group: - evaluating recovery of stream ecosystems from mining pollution

19 HSRC Outreach Program! Technical Outreach Services to Communities (TOSC)! Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB)

20 COMMUNICATION!!! " Workshops? " Scientist to Scientist meeting; HSRC PIs and EPA scientists " Presentations of HSRC program research results at national and international meetings " Publications: -SAS reports -point - Technical journals