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> 2005 Third International Phytotechnologies Conference
April 20-22, 2005

Sponsored by: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Research and Development (ORD) and
Technology Innovation and Field Services Division (TIFSD)

Conference Proceedings

Tuesday April 19, 2005
Field Trip
9:00 am  - 5:00 pm
Department of Energy Savannah River Site
There will be an optional field trip on Tuesday April 19, 2005 to the Department of Energy Savannah River Site in Aiken, SC. For more information about the Savannah River site please see http://www.srs.gov. The tour will leave the Hyatt Regency Altanta hotel at 9:00 am and return to the hotel at 5:00 pm. If you are interested in attending the field trip and are a U.S. citizen please send your full name, mailing address, date of birth, and social security number to Lee Newman at newman2@gwm.sc.edu by March 29, 2005. If you are a non U.S. citizen please contact Lee Newman by March 22, 2005 to determine if security clearances can be obtained for you to visit the site. The field trip is free and transportation will be provided to and from the Hyatt Regency Altanta hotel.

Wednesday April 20, 2005
Day 1
8:30 am  - noon
PLENARY SESSION -  Opening Remarks and Overviews
Co-Chairs Steve Rock and Ellen Rubin
Felicia Barnett, EPA - ORD Region 4 - Welcome
Stan Meiburg, EPA Region 4 - Region 4 Perspective on Phytoremediation and it's Use
Randy Parker, EPA ORD - Investigating Innovative Approaches to Site Reclamation
Walt Kovalick, EPA TIFSD – Phytotechnology Trends and Prospects
Break from 9:45 to 10:15
Jerry Schnoor - Phytoremediation From the Molecular to the Field Scale
Nelson Marmiroli - The European Initiatives
David TsaoCost Comparisons of Phytotechnologies to Other Remedial Approaches
Mike ReynoldsAre We There Yet?
Lunch on your own 12:00 - 1:15
1:15 -3:15
Session 1A – Advances in Fundamental Phytoremediation Research
Co-Chairs Mitch Lasat and Steven McCutcheon
Danielle R Ellis* and David E Salt Molecular Mechanisms of Trace Element Hyperaccumulation in Plants
David Crowley*; Haakrho Yi, Joong Wook Park, and Ian Balcom Identification of Plants and Plant Derived Substances That Enhance Biodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Soils
Leon V. Kochian*, Ashot Papoyan, Hendrik Kupper, Laura Ort Seib, Nicole Pence, Melinda Klein, and Matthew Milner Investigating Molecular/Physiological Mechanisms of Plant Heavy Metal Accumulation Using Thlaspi caerulescens as a Model Plant System
Clayton L. Rugh*, Endang Susilawati, Donald K. Russell, Laura A. Carreira, and John C. Thomas. PAH Phytodegradation with Concurrent Habitat Restoration Using Native Plant Species at a Historic Industrial Coke Oven Facility
1:15 -3:15
Session 1B – Persistent Organic Pollutants
Co-Chairs Barbara Zeeb and Jason White
Jason C. White*, Zakia D. Parrish, Mehmet Iselyen, Martin P.N. Gent,  Brian D. Eitzer, and MaryJane Incorvia Mattina Enhancing the uptake of weathered persistent organic pollutants byCucurbita pepo
Kelly Hurt* Successful Full Scale Phytoremediation of PCB and TPH Contaminated Soil
Barbara Zeeb*, Melissa Whitfield, Allison Rutter, and Ken Reimer Phytoextraction of PCBs: A Case Study
Asil.Nurzhanova*, P.Kulakow, E.Rubin, I.Rakhimbaev, A.Sedlovskiy, L.Erickson, K.Zhambakin, S.Kalygin, E. L.Kalmykov, Monitoring Plant Species Grown in Pesticide Contaminated Soil
Xingmao Ma and John H Pardue Enhancement of Reductive Dechlorination of Aged Hexachlorbenzene in Planted Sediment
L. Moklyachuk*, B. Sorochinky, P.A. Peter Kulakow Phytotechnolgies for Management of Radionuclide and obsolete pesticide Contaminated Soil in Ukraine
Break from 3:15 to 3:30
3:30 to 5:30
Session 2A – Advances in Fundamental Phytoremediation Research (cont.)
Co-Chairs Mitch Lasat and Steven McCutcheon
Stephen Ebbs*, Rajat Ghosh, Joseph Bushey, David Dzombak Cyanide Phytoremediation: Removal and Fate in Soil-Water-Plant Systems
Jason C. White*, MaryJane Incorvia Mattina, Brian D. Eitzer, Mehmet Isleyen,Zakia D. Parrish, and Martin P.N.Gent Mechanistic Investigation into the Uptake and Translocation of WeatheredPersistent Organic Pollutants from Soil by Cucurbita Sspecies
Joseph M. Jez*, Rebecca E. Cahoon, Phil A. Rea, Roger N. Beachy Towards Developing New Phytoremediation Tools: Molecular Engineering of Phytochelatin Biosynthesis
Elizabeth Pilon-Smits*, Douglas Van Hoewyk, Miriam Loeffler, Norman Terry, Danika LeDuc, Gary Banuelos, Marinus Pilon Genetic Engineering of Plant Selenium Metabolism for Phytoremediation
3:30 to 5:30
Session 2B – Case Studies
Co-Chairs Ari Ferro and Felicia Barnett
George Prince* and Christopher Gussman Phytoremediation Success and Experience at a Site in Southern New Jersey
Craig Just*, and Lou Licht. Using Hybrid Poplar to Meet "No Further Action” Criteria for an Organic Solvent Site
Ari M. Ferro*, Nickolee Zollinger,  and Bruce Thompson Groundwater Phytoremediation System Performance at the SRSNE Superfund Site.
Jan Japenga*, Luc Bonten, Rafal Kucharski, Ola Sas-Novosielska, Nikolai Dinev Revegetation as a tool for risk containment of heavy metal polluted sites
Shea Jones* A Phytoremediation Pilot Project at the LCP Chemicals Superfund Site
Poster Session from 5:30 to 7:30

Thursday April 21, 2005
Day 2
8:30 to 10:30
Session 3A – Ecological Restoration and Brownfields
Co-Chairs Scott Fredricks and Paul Deutsch
Karl Ford*, Dennis Neuman and Ed Glenn Ecological Restoration of BLM Abandoned Mine Sites
Jianwei Huang*, Brenda R. Jones, Richard Henry, and David W. Charters. Phytostabilization and Habitat Restoration of Copper-Contaminated Mine Tailings
J. Jordahl*, J. Dickey, J. Smesrud, M. Madison, G. Roland, M. Hart, M. Hall, R. Coles, R. Harasick, Milad Taghavi,  M. Schaaf, P. Brown, L. Wheeler, M. Griswold, J. Richards and R. Tiller Phytostabilization of Owens Dry Lake, CA
Mark D. Sprenger*, S. Brown, S. Fredericks, H. Compton, R. Henry, and A. Maxemchuk Biosolids Treated Mining Waste - Have We Solved or Created a Problem
Jim Landmeyer* Effect of Planted Poplar Trees on Ground-Water Hydrology and Contaminant Geochemistry at a BTEX- and PAH-Contaminated Brownfields Site; 1998-2004
8:30 to 10:30
Session 3B –Volatile Organic Contaminants in Groundwater
Co-Chairs Harry Compton and Joel Burken
Joel G. Burken* Phytoremediation of VOC’s: Understanding Fate and Innovative Applications
G. Gopalakrishnan*, M.C. Negri*. B. Minsker, C.J. Werth . Monitoring Soil and Groundwater Plumes using Trees in an Existing Phytoremediation System
J.G. Isebrands*, D.L. Rockwood, R. B. Hall, Angela Lindner, A. Pacheco, Neil Brown, and R.M. Lange. Field Evaluation of Phytoremediation of Perchloroethylene with Populus Clones at LaSalle Electric Utilities, LaSalle, Illinois
William H. Schneider*, J. Burken, D. Strobridge, J Wrobel Annual Hydraulic Containment of a Ground Water Plume by Poplar Tress
Break from 10:30 to 11:00
11:00 to 1:00
Session 4A –Metals
Co-Chairs Alan Baker, Michael Blaylock, and David Glass
J. Scott Angle*, R. Chaney, M. McIntosh, A. Baker,  R. Reeves, S Wang, R Simmons, and J R. Angle Thlaspi caerulescens for Extraction of Cd from Soil: Progress Towards Commercialization
M.P. Elless*, A.L. Ulery, and M.J. Blaylock Transient Phytoextraction Agents --- A New Class of Soil Amendments for Lead Phytoextraction
Eugenia J. Olguín* and Teresa Pérez-Pérez Lead Removal in Continuous Operated Plug Flow Lagoons with Salvinia minima and its Rhyzospheric Microalgae
Cynthia L. Teeter*, Anthony Bednar, Richard A. Price, Elly Best, Edward T. Hughes, Mike Blaylock. Phytoremediation Feasibility and Verification Studies Of Arsenic Contaminated Soils Spring Valley FUDS
11:00 to 1:00
Session 4B –Volatile Organic Contaminants in Groundwater (cont.)
Co-Chairs Joel Burken and Harry Compton
J. Sokol*; D. Rieske, J. Ritchey, S. Childers, and M. Galanti Measuring Effectiveness of Phytoremediation For a TCE-Contaminated Groundwater Plume Using Sap Flow Instrumentation
Thomas Spriggs* and Barbara Nwokike Phytoremediation of a Chlorinated Solvent Plume using fast-growing Cottonwood and Hybrid Poplar Trees
Garrett C. Struckhoff*; J. Burken, J. Schumacher. Vadose Zone PCE: An Important Sourceand Fate in Planted Systems
David Tsao*, L. Diaz Del Castillo, A. Kolhatkar, B. Padlo, S. Fiorenza, J. Burken , and J. Weishaar Groundwater Plume Delineation using Tree Trunk Cores and Diffusion Samplers
Lunch on your own 1:00 to 2:30
2:30 to 4:30
Session 5A –Metals Continued
Co-Chairs Alan Baker, Michael Blaylock, and David Glass
Chaoyang Wei*,  Xin Sun, Cheng Wang, Wuyi Wang Arsenic hyperaccumulation property by Pteris vittata and its influencing factors: a comparative field study
Michael Blaylock* What Do You Do with the Biomass?
David J. Glass*, Andrew Heaton, Laura Carreira, JackKozuchowski, Richard Meagher. Obtaining Regulatory Approval and Implementing Field Trials ofTransgenic Plants for Mercury Phytoremediation
Christopher Anderson* Gold phytoextraction in developing countries. Using the value of gold to pay for the clean-up of degraded land
2:30 to 4:30
Session 5B –Oils and PAHs
Co-Chairs Peter Kulakow and David Tsao
Paul Schwab* Advancements in the Remediation of Soils Contaminated with Petroleum and Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons
Lei Yang* and Jui-Yann Wang Microbial Approach of Rhizoremediation for Soils Contaminated by PAHs
Elizabeth Guthrie Nichols*, and Thorne S. Gregory Field Methods to Evaluate the Impact of Plant Carbon on PAH Bioavailability
Greg Thoma*, Thanh B. Lam, Susan Ziegler, Duane Wolf Novel approaches to measurement of rhizosphere effects in phytoremediation of oil contaminated soils
Peter Kulakow* Lessons Learned from the RTDF Field Trials
Poster Session from 5:30 to 7:30

Friday April 22, 2005
Day 3                                       
8:30 to 10:30
Session 6A –Department of Energy and Department of Defense
Co-Chairs Greg Harvey, Mike Reynolds, Christina Negri, and Lee Newman
Michael Kuperberg* Phytoremediation: A view from the other side of the fence
Valentine A. Nzengung* and Holger Penning Mechanisms of Phytoremediation of Co-contaminants: Perchlorate and TCE
Greg Harvey* Long Term Chemistry in the Groundwater beneath the Phytoremediation Plot at the Carswell NAS
Tomas Vanek* Radiophytoremediation and sustainable managementof radionuclide polluted areas
Mike Reynolds*; Dave Ringelberg,; Lee Newman, Steve Larson, Phytoremediation-Humification Strategies for RDX in Surface Soil.
Anna Sophia Knox*, Daniel I. Kaplan, Tom Hinton Elevated Uptake of Th and U by Netted Chain Fern (Woodwardia areloata)
8:30 to 10:30
Session 6B –Landfills
Co-Chairs Lou Licht and Steve Rock
D.J. Daley*,  A.R. Johnson, T.A. Volk, J. Mirck, L.P. Abrahamson Initial Success in Design and Modeling of a Landfill Cover using Salix on the Solvay Wastebeds in Syracuse, NY
Louis Licht*, Erick Miller, Anne Holmes, Peter Bannister, Duvall Landfill Phytocap Site History and Measured 5-year Results.
D.M. McMillan*, D. Foti, R. McNeel An Agronomic Cover at an Industrial Landfill in Central New York
Steven Rose* ,Greg Bickerton and Dale Van Stempvoort Phytotechnology Studies for Passive Groundwater Management at a Closed Waterfront Landfill: Lessons Learned.
William Schubert* Achieving Regulatory Acceptance on a Subtitle D Landfill Cover in the Midwest
Steve Rock*,  W. Albright, C. Benson, T. Abichou Alternative Covers Assessment Program
Break from 10:30 to 11:00  
11:00 to 1:00
Session 7A –Developing Economies
Co-Chairs David McMillan and Terry McIntyre
Yongming Luo, Jing Song*, Longhua Wu, Phytoremediation of Contaminated Land in China: Current status and prospect
A. Sas-Nowosielska*, R. Kucharski, E. Małkowski, T. Lane The use of local plant species as a cost effective method of soil remediation in developing economies
R. Kucharski*, A. Sas-Nowosielska, E. Malkowski, T. Lane Feasibility and social acceptance of soil cleaning methods in developing economies Example from the Republic of Poland
D. Duthe, S. Lorentz*, I. Cameron-Clarke, AJ. Oliver Hydraulic containment, Natural Attenuation and Phytoremediation as a Combined Remediation Strategy for an Industrial Waste Site in South Africa
11:00 to 1:00
Session 7B –Biowaste
Co-Chairs Jerry Schnoor and Ellen Rubin
André Gerth* and Hartmut Thomas Phytoremediation and Wetland Habitat Development on a Contaminated Sewage Sludge Deposit – Practical Experiences
Marta Marmiroli*, Brett Robinson, Nanthi Bolan, Steve Green, Nelson Marmiroli and Brent Clothier A Decision Support System for the phyto-treatment of dairy effluent
Lester G. Stehmeier, Frank van Delft and Jan Slaski Evaluation of Reed Canary Grass as an Enhancer for Landfarms Treating Refinery Sludges: Greenhouse and Field Test Results
Kimberly D. Precht*, Jeremy A. Rentz, and Jerald L. Schnoor Greenhouse treatability studies that guide phytoremediation nutrient management
Conference Adjourns at 1:00pm Friday, April 22

Note: An asterisk (*) denotes the speaker for the session.



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