2024-05-062024-05-06https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14394/53804<p>The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a global leader in the development of science and engineering tools for environmental assessment and management. As a center for research, education, service and outreach, the University has, for more than a decade, hosted the Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments, Water and Energy. This colloquium is a “must attend” for academics, students, regulatory authorities, policy makers, and the private sector. The Conference is particularly noteworthy for its success in bringing practitioners and analysts from across the globe to share experiences and contribute to the deliberations.</p> <p>Through 2004, conference proceedings were published annually in the hardcover series Contaminated Soils. Now, the University is building on the success of the Annual Conference and the Proceedings series and publishing presented papers from the conference in an open access format. Starting with Volume 11, manuscripts are available both as individual papers or as part of the complete proceedings for that year.</p> <p>Volume 11 includes manuscripts presented at the 21st Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments and Water, held October 17-20, 2005.</p> <p>Volume 12 includes manuscripts presented at the 22nd Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments and Water held October 16-19, 2006.</p> <p>Volume 13 includes manuscripts presented at the 23rd Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments and Water held October 15-18, 2007.</p> <p>Volume 14 includes manuscripts presented at the 24th Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments and Water held October 20-23, 2008.</p> Volume 15 includes manuscripts presented at the 25th Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments, Water, and Energy held October 19-22, 2009 Volume 16 includes manuscripts presented at the 26th Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments, Water and Energy held October 18-21, 2010 Volume 17 includes includes manuscripts presented at the 27th Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments, Water, and Energy held October 17-20, 2011<h3>PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOILS, SEDIMENTS, WATER AND ENERGY</h3> <h2>Aims and Scope</h2> <p>The Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments and Water is a yearly event hosted in October at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The proceedings are an open access annual international publication on the scientific and technical information, data and critical analysis in the areas of Analysis, Site Assessment, Environmental Fate, Environmental and Human Risk Assessment, Remediation and Regulation as applied to contaminated soils, sediments, water and energy. Manuscripts that have been presented at the conference both as poster or platform presentations may be submitted to be included in the conference proceedings for that year.</p> <p>The conference includes the following topics.</p> <p>Analysis - basic analytical problems, with assessment of contaminated soil, sediment or water, and development and evaluation of innovative laboratory techniques and standards.</p> <p>Site Assessment – application and development of field sampling techniques, statistical design, sample collection and handling.</p> <p>Environmental Fate – The movement and partitioning of contaminants and breakdown products in soil, sediment and water, including chemical and physical influences and the mathematical representation of contaminant movement.</p> <p>Environmental and human risk assessment issues – analysis of exposure assessment and health effects to humans and the environment, and risk characterization of sites including remedial actions.</p> <p>Regulation – regulatory programs, policies and legal considerations including numerical standards of cleanups (action levels, maximum concentration levels, cleanup levels), approaches used by the regulatory community, legal issues pertaining to regulatory actions and statutes and private sector transactions.</p> <p>The above general areas include more specific topics presented at the Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments, Water and Energy:</p> Acid Mine Drainage<br> Analysis<br> Bioremediation<br> Biotechnology<br> Chemical Oxidation Remediation Practices<br> Combination of Remediation Technologies<br> Environmental Fate<br> Environmental Forensics<br> Environmental Modeling<br> Heavy Metals<br> Innovative Technologies<br> Legal Issues<br> MTBE<br> Munitions and Explosives of Concern<br> Perchlorate<br> Pesticides<br> Phytoremediation<br> Regulatory<br> Remediation<br> Risk Assessment<br> Site Assessment<br> Sustainable Remediation<br> Vapor Intrusion<br><h2><macro journal_styleguide_label></h2> <div id="styleguide"> <p>This document provides details on typesetting and layout requirements pertaining to final manuscript submission to <em><macro ir_journal.title encode='html'></em>.</p> <h3>Formatting Requirements</h3> <ul> <li>Do not include a title page or abstract. 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For example, Edlin and Reichelstein (1996) can be followed by just Edlin and Reichelstein provided no other Edlin &amp;amp; Reichelstein article is referenced; if one is, then the date must always be attached.</p> <p>When citations appear within parentheses, use commas&amp;#8212;rather than parentheses or brackets&amp;#8212;to separate the date from the surrounding text. For instance, </p> <div class="example"> <pre>" ...(see Smith, 1776, for an early discussion of this)."</pre></div> <div class="clear">&amp;nbsp;</div> </div>Welcome to the site of the Proceedings of the Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments, Water and Energy. This publication will incorporate the conference proceedings from 2005 conference to the present. UPCOMING EVENTS 28th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOILS, SEDIMENTS, WATER, AND ENERGY ANALYSIS, SITE ASSESSMENT, FATE, ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN RISK ASSESSMENT, REMEDIATION AND REGULATION University of Massachusetts at Amherst October 15-18, 2012 Conference Directors: Paul T. Kostecki, Ph.D., Edward J. Calabrese, Ph.D., Clifford Bruell, Ph.D. The annual Conference on Contaminated Soils at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst has become the preeminent national conference in this important environmental area. The conference attracts 700-800 attendees annually which includes a wide variety of representation from state and federal agencies; military; a number of industries including railroad, petroleum, transportation, utilities; the environmental engineering and consulting community; and academia. Expediting and Economizing Cleanups, this conference's theme, will be supported by the development of a strong and diverse technical program in concert with a variety of educational opportunities available to attendees. Live equipment demonstrations will augment the exhibition section which brings real-world application to the technical theory and case studies which will be presented in the platform sessions. Focused workshops will provide attendees with the type of practical application information which will impact their job performance immediately. The conference promises to be an exciting opportunity for all those concerned with the challenge of developing creative, cost-effective assessments and solutions that can withstand the demands of regulatory requirements. More information is available at our website, UMassSoils.General Submission Rules 1. General Information: All manuscripts will be submitted online at Soil Proceedings. 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