SUMMARY OF THE REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT FORUM
IN-PLACE INACTIVATION AND NATURAL ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION
TECHNOLOGIES SOIL-METALS ACTION TEAM
CONFERENCE CALL



April 20, 1999
3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

On Tuesday, April 20, 1999, the following members of the In-place Inactivation and Natural Ecological Restoration Technologies (IINERT) Soil-Metals Action Team met in a conference call:

Bill Berti, DuPont Life Sciences (Action Team Co-Chair)
James Ryan, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (Action Team Co-Chair)
Rahul Chawla, DuPont
Scott Fredericks, EPA
Andrew Green, International Lead Zinc Research Organization (ILZRO)
David Mosby, Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Gary Pierzynski, Kansas State University (KSU)

Also present was Christine Hartnett of Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG)..


ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION MEETING

Bill Berti said that the IINERT Action Team will meet in June 1999 to discuss ecosystem restoration. A workshop on using soil amendments for land restoration and two field trips will be held in conjunction with the meeting, he said. Berti said that ERG prepared a draft meeting invitation and that it was sent as an e-mail attachment to conference call participants before the conference call. Some participants could not open the file, so Berti agreed to resend it as a PDF file. He asked conference call participants to submit any comments on the invitation by April 21 so that ERG can finalize it by April 23. Conference call participants agreed that the final invitation should be sent to the IINERT mailing list and the Eco Soil Screening Levels Workgroup's Steering Committee and Task Group chairs. Berti said that the registration cut-off will be June 14, but that he would like to get an idea of how many people will attend by mid-May. Christine Hartnett said that ERG can send Berti periodic updates on who has registered for the meeting.


ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE JOPLIN, MISSOURI, SITE

James Ryan noted that research teams have used a variety of methods to measure bioavailability at the Joplin site. Ideally, Ryan said, he would like to get all the research teams together to publish their collective data. Before doing so, however, the Action Team must identify any data gaps that still require filling. Conference call participants agreed that it would be useful to meet in Columbia, Missouri, to discuss the data. Berti, Ryan, Gary Pierzynski, David Mosby, and Andrew Green said that they are available during the week of May 10, 1999. Mosby agreed to contact other key investigators to ask about their availability. (Ryan and Berti said that it is imperative to have Rufus Chaney [and/or Judith Hallfrisch], Stan Casteel, Mike Ruby, and Sally Brown at the meeting. Mosby said that he will also contact Bob Blanchar and John Yang.) After getting feedback, Mosby said, he will set up the meeting and distribute additional details on a specific date, time, and location. Mosby said that he has already started summarizing the Joplin data; he will bring a draft summary to the meeting.

In addition to talking about having a meeting, conference call participants discussed the following issues related to the Joplin site:


NEXT CONFERENCE CALL

The next conference call is scheduled for May 18, 1999, between 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. EST.


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