Topics to Be Covered
CSM-2021 covers the following themes:
A. Tools for Defining Impacts and Liabilities to Soil, Sediment and Water
- Tools and Methods for Defining Contaminants Distributions such as MIPs, Waterloo Profilers, etc.
- Understanding Matrix Diffusion
- Contaminant Transport in Complex lithologies
- Using the Triad Approaches for Effective Site Characterization
- High Resolution Characterization Techniques
- Data Management and Graphical Tools for Contaminant Distribution and Transport
- Sampling and Monitoring—Analytical Methods, Technologies, and Strategies
- Remediation and Risk Management at Fractured Bedrock Sites
- Developing Effective Conceptual Models
- Emerging Contaminants Issues
B. Tools for Mitigating Impacts to Soil, Sediment and Water
- Biological Methods of Contaminant Treatment
- Bioremediation
- Enhanced Bioremediation Strategies
- New Approaches for Enhanced Bioremediation of Hydrocarbons and PAHs
- Enhanced Bioremediation of Chloromethane and Chlorinated Aromatics
- New Concepts for Enhanced Bioremediation of Chlorinated Ethenes
- ISCO and ISCR Methods for Contaminant Treatment
- Chemical Oxidation
- New Concepts of Chemical Oxidation
- Chemical Reduction
- Coupling of ISCO with Bioremediation
- Applications of Zero Valent Iron (ZVI)
- In-Situ and On-Site Thermal Remediation
- Contaminant Stabilization and Fixation
- Permeable Reactive Barriers
- Phytoremediation
- Natural Attenuation Processes Including Abiotic and Biotic Processes
- Advances in Natural Attenuation
- Innovative Delivery Techniques
- Extraction Technologies using Air, Water, Heat or Energy
- Use of Technical Impracticality
- Plume Management and Treatment
- Source Treatment Technologies
C. Strategies for Managing Contaminated Soil, Sediment and Water
- Green and Sustainable Remediation
- Sustainable Sediment Management
- Integrated DNAPL Remediation Approaches
- Integrating Remediation with Development (brownfields)
- Regulatory Initiative Impacting Contaminated Sites
- Managing Natural Resource Damages
- The Economics of Remediation
- Effective Portfolio Management for Contaminated Properties
- Control versus Treatment
- Managing Third Party Liabilities
- Managing Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials
D. Vapor Intrusion Assessment and Mitigation