University of Massachusetts at Amherst October 16-19, 2006

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 is the preeminent technical national conference in this important environmental area. This annual conference consistently attracts over 800 attendees from across the United States as well as from Canada and other foreign countries. Attendees include a wide variety of representation from state and federal agencies; military; industries including railroad, petroleum, transportation, utilities; the environmental engineering and consulting community; and academia.

This year’s conference will offer exciting opportunities for all those concerned with the challenge of developing creative, cost-effective assessments and solutions that can withstand the demands of regulatory requirements. There will be a strong and diverse technical program in concert with a variety of educational opportunities. The exhibition section brings the real-world application to the technical theory and case studies, which will be presented in the platform and poster sessions. Focused workshops will provide attendees with the type of practical application information, which will impact their job performance immediately.

General topics include: analysis, bioremediation, brownfields, chemical analysis, chemical oxidation, environmental fate and modeling, hazard exposure and risk assessment, heavy metals, including arsenic, mercury and lead, innovative technologies, phytoremediation, radionuclides, regulatory programs and policies, site assessment/field sampling, standard remedial technologies and corrective actions, and case studies on any of the above.

Special topics include: chlorinated hydrocarbons and pesticides, contaminated sites research in Canada, contamination at military installations, ecological risk assessments, emerging contaminants, environmental forensics, MECs, MTBE, natural resource damage assessments, oxygenated fuels, ozone remedial systems, perchlorate, phytoremediation, sediments, and vapor intrusion.

More information is available at http:// www.UMassSoils.com