05-03-2013 - EBC-NE to hold site remediation & redevelopment program

The Environmental Business Council of New England will hold a Site Remediation & Redevelopment Program: Vapor Intrusion - Recent Updates in New England and Elsewhere on Friday, May 3. There have been numerous developments in the field of vapor intrusion (VI) over the past year.. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finally released a draft of its final VI guidance. Several states, including New Hampshire and Vermont, have published new VI guidance or updated existing guidance. Massachusetts has proposed important regulatory changes addressing assessment, cleanup and closure of VI sites. There has also been substantial activity related to the evaluation of health risks posed by trichloroethylene (TCE) and tetrachloroethylene (PCE) at VI sites with several U.S. EPA regions and states proposing stringent short-term exposure limits for TCE while relaxing VI screening levels for PCE. This EBC program reviews technical and regulatory challenges when assessing the VI pathway and presents an overview of recent guidance developments at the state and federal level. The program chair is Laurent Levy, Ph.D., P.E., senior project manager, Gradient. Speakers will include: • Ileen Gladstone, vice resident, GEI Consultants • Gerard Martin, chief, compliance, law enforcement and BrownfieldsRedevelopment Section, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection • Robin Mongeon, P.E., project manager, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services • Marilyn Newman, attorney, Mintz Levin • Richard Rago, lead scientist, Haley & Aldrich The program will be held from 7:30am - 12:00pm at the Foley Hoag Enterprise Center, Bay Colony Corporate Center, 1000 Winter St., north entrance suite 4000.