Bioavailability - Metals, Organics, and Use at Hazardous Waste Sites

Superfund Research Program

This Risk-e-Learning seminar series focused on the science and policy issues of incorporating bioavailability into risk and exposure assessments. Largely drawing from the successful SRP Bioavailability Workshop: " Assessing Bioavailability as a Determinant of Pollutant Exposure " held in Tampa, FL (February 2008), the web seminar series featured SRP researchers, EPA regulators, and NPL site engineers. The three-part series explored metals, organics and case studies where the consideration of bioavailability has significantly affected decisions about site management.

First Session - Bioavailability of Metals seminar web page , archived recordings
May 28, 2008; 2:00 - 4:00 pm EDT

Moderator: Aaron Yeow, Environmental Health Scientist, Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation, U.S. EPA
Presenter: Dominic Di Toro , Edward C. Davis Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware
Presenter: Nicholas Basta , Professor, Soil and Environmental Chemistry, Ohio State University

Second Session - Bioavailability of Organic Compounds: Methods and Case Studies seminar web page , archived recordings
June 11, 2008; 2:00 - 4:00 pm EDT

Moderator: Karl Gustavson, Contaminated Sediment Liaison to U.S. EPA, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
Presenter: Edward Neuhauser, Principal Environmental Engineer, National Grid
Presenter: Danny Reible , Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin

Third Session - Use of Bioavailability Information at Hazardous Waste Sites seminar web page , archived recordings
June 18, 2008, 2008; 2:00 - 4:00 pm EDT

Moderator: Fred Pfaender , Professor of Environmental Microbiology, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Presenter: Mike Beringer, U.S. EPA Region VII toxicologist
Presenter: Mark Maddaloni, U.S. EPA Region II toxicologist

For more information, contact:

Heather F. Henry, Ph.D. Health Science Administrator; Program Administrator, Superfund Research Program: Tel (919) 541-5330
Fax (919) 316-4606
henryh@niehs.nih.gov

Justin Crane: Tel (919) 794-4702
cranej2@niehs.nih.gov