Environment Quick News   
A Monthly Report From EPRI's Environment Sector September 2007

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Dear Environment Sector members:

Climate change continues to dominate the news with more debate in Congress and discussion among the presidential candidates. It will also be front and center in several upcoming meetings hosted by the Bush Administration and the international community.

EPRI’s Summer Seminar with the Board of Directors focused on the PRISM study, including the results of the MERGE economic analysis illustrating the benefits of a successful technology R&D program in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, EPRI and the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) published two complementary studies on the environmental benefits of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles, capped off by a press briefing at the National Press Club. We also published the results of the economic assessment of California’s climate change program, a project supported by Southern California Edison.

On another topic, we would like to call your attention to the upcoming advisory meetings in Cleveland. The focus of the meetings will be planning for the 2009 annual offering. The area councils and sector council will be asked to review and prioritize the proposed research program to ensure we have the most robust and responsive portfolio possible. Since only those in attendance will have the opportunity to weigh in, we strongly encourage you to participate.

We hope you had an enjoyable summer and look forward to seeing many of you in Cleveland the week of September 24.
Bryan Hannegan
Vice President, Environment
bhannegan@epri.com
650-855-2858		 Michael Miller
Director, Environment
mmiller@epri.com
650-855-2455
ENVIRONMENT SECTOR
Environment Sector Peer-Reviewed Literature Status Posted on epri.com. Spreadsheets showing the status of all articles submitted to third-party peer-reviewed publications are now available on epri.com.
AIR QUALITY
Program 42: Air Toxics Health and Risk Assessment
Wisconsin Mercury Seminar Presentations. The State of Wisconsin Natural Resources Board held a July 2007 Mercury Seminar in Stevens Point, WI.
Program 91: Assessment Tools for Ozone, Particulate Matter, and Haze
Results of EPRI-NRDC Study of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles Released. On July 19, EPRI and the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) released results of their collaborative study of the impacts of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) on global climate and U.S. air quality.
Progress on Three Projects To Be Described at September Advisory Meetings. Results and plans for the following three projects will be among those discussed at the upcoming Environment Sector and Area Council Advisory Meetings, to be held Sep. 24–28 in Cleveland, OH.
Program 92: Assessment of Air Quality Impacts on Health and the Environment
Texas ARIES Field Data Collection Extended Through 2007. The Texas ARIES field effort, originally scheduled to gather comprehensive aerometric data at the Hinton Street site in Dallas over an 18-month period (ending June 2007), has been extended through the end of 2007 primarily because of cost-saving measures implemented by the field contractor.
Hansen Serves on Three EPA Peer Review Panels. Senior project manager Alan Hansen was invited to serve on panels reviewing.
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE

Visit the Global Climate Webpage

Program 102: Global Climate Policy Costs and Benefits
Williams Presents EPRI Approach to AB 32 Implementation at Annual CCEEB Seminar. Larry Williams was an invited presenter at the 2007 Summer Issues Seminar of the California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance (CCEEB), held July 23–27 near Tahoe City, CA.
Program 103: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Options
7th Annual EPRI-IEA-IETA Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading. The 7th Annual EPRI-IEA-IETA Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading will be held Oct. 8–9 in Paris, France.
Supplemental Project: Progress on Pilot Demonstration of CO2 Capture and Storage. “CO2 Capture and Storage Pilot Demonstrations 1.7-MW Chilled-Ammonia Pilot” (1013048).
Area News
Results of EPRI-NRDC Study of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles Released. On July 19, EPRI and the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) released results of their collaborative study of the impacts of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) on global climate and U.S. air quality.
EPRI Plans Series of Meetings/Webcasts for Climate Area Funders; Sept. 13 Meeting Will Focus on GHG Offset Program Design. On July 24, EPRI presented the first of an anticipated series of meetings and webcasts intended to help funders of Programs 102 and 103 understand the possible implications of climate policy choices and explore ways to communicate key insights.
LAND AND GROUNDWATER ISSUES
Program 49: Coal Combustion Products—Environmental Issues
New Project Evaluates Cost-Effective Treatments for Boron in Wastewater and Groundwater. New research will identify cost-effective technologies for removing boron from power plant wastewater and groundwater.
Program 50: MGP Site Management
Persulfate In Situ Chemical Oxidation Demonstrated at Laurel Street MGP Site. In Situ Chemical Oxidation of MGP Residuals: Field Demonstration Report (1015411).
Mid-Year MGP Workshop Results Summarized. A "Summary of Mid-Year MGP Workshop Results" is now posted on epri.com.
EPRI MGP 2007 Symposium Booklet and CD Available. EPRI MGP 2007 Symposium Advances in Manufactured Gas Plant Site Remediation (1015346).
Program 59: PISCES—Plant Multimedia Toxics Characterization
Using Ontario Hydro as a Reference Method for Continuous Mercury Measurement. Guidelines for Mercury Measurements Using the Ontario Hydro Method (1014081).
Wisconsin Mercury Seminar Presentations. The State of Wisconsin Natural Resources Board held a July 2007 Mercury Seminar in Stevens Point, WI.
WATER AND ECOSYSTEMS
Program 54: Fish Protection at Steam Electric Power Plants
Second Thermal Ecology and Regulation Workshop. More than 100 participants have registered for EPRI’s Second Thermal Ecology and Regulation Workshop, to be held in Westminster, CO, on Oct. 2–3.
Report Published on Geiger Multi-Disc Screening System. Latent Impingement Mortality Assessment of the Geiger Multi-DiscTM Screening System at the Potomac River Generating Station (1013065).
Report Published on Evaluation of CWIS Area of Influence for Ohio River Facilities. Cooling Water Intake Structure Area-of-Influence Evaluations for Ohio River Ecological Research Program Facilities (1015322).
Program 55: Watershed and Water Resource Management
Report Published on Energy/Water Sustainability Research Program for the Electric Power Industry. Program on Technology Innovation: An Energy/Water Sustainability Research Program for the Electric Power Industry (1015371).
Progress on Water Quality Trading Feasibility Analysis. EPRI has made substantial progress in its feasibility analysis for a water quality trading (WQT) project in the Ohio River Basin.
Phase 2 of Project on Management of Non-Cooling-Water Waste Streams Under Way. The second phase has begun in EPRI’s assessment of the efficacy and cost of water management practices to help power companies address environmental issues associated with stormwater and non-cooling-water releases.
Article in EPRI Journal Discusses Utility Efforts Toward Water Sustainability. The Summer 2007 issue of the EPRI Journal contains an article on water sustainability entitled, “Running Dry at the Power Plant.”
Recognition for EPRI's Leadership on Water Sustainability Issues. A recent news release by DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories discussed potential partners for the two labs’ research on energy-water issues.
Program 56: Effluent Guidelines and Water Quality Management
EPRI Provides FGD Wastewater Reports to EPA for Effluent Guidelines Study. In response to EPA’s request, EPRI earlier this year provided the Agency with a number of EPRI reports to help EPA in its two-year study to determine whether to proceed with a formal rulemaking to update the effluent guidelines for the steam electric industry.
Second Workshop on Impact of FGDs on Wastewater Scheduled for October. As a follow-up to last year's workshop in Atlanta, a second workshop on the impact of FGDs on wastewater will be held Oct. 29–30 in St. Louis, MO.
Update on TI- Funded FGD Wastewater R&D. Many power plants have installed or are planning to install FGDs for SO2 control.

Program 58: Hydropower Environmental Issues

Report Published on Behavior of Eels on Angled Louver Array. Movement Behavior of American Eel (Anguilla rostrata) on an Angled Louver Array at a Hydroelectric Project (1012559) is now available.
T&D ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Program 51: T&D Facilities & Equipment: Environmental Issues
MOSES Leak Tool Now Available. Mineral Oil Spill Evaluation System (MOSES) Leak Tool Version 1.0 (1014055).
Program 60: EMF Health Assessment and RF Safety

Visit the EMF Health Assessment and RF Safety Webpage

Report Summarizes Clinical Effects of Electric Shock. Clinical Effects of Electric Shock (1014940). This technical report surveys the large body of literature on clinical effects of electric shock and provides the first comprehensive characterization and summary of findings.
Paper Describes Meta-Analysis of Magnetic Field Exposure and Childhood Brain Cancer. Mezei G. et al. "Meta-analysis of childhood brain tumors and magnetic fields." Presented as a poster at the Bioelectromagnetics Society Annual Meeting, June 10-14, 2007 in Kanazawa, Japan, and also submitted for publication.
EPRI Comments on an Analysis of Nighttime Magnetic Field Exposure and Childhood Leukemia. Schüz J, et al. “Nighttime exposure to electromagnetic fields and childhood leukemia: an extended pooled analysis.”
Public Webpage Updated. The EMF Health Assessment and RF Safety public webpage was recently updated.
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
Program 62: Occupational Health and Safety
New Science Advisory Committee Holds First Meeting. A new Science Advisory Committee (SAC) met August 16–17 in Palo Alto to offer scientific input to EPRI’s Occupational Health and Safety Program that will complement current input from sponsoring members.
ENVIRONMENT FEDERAL HIGHLIGHTS (Washington D.C. Office, John Novak)
EPRI Participation at Edison Electric Institute (EEI) Environment Meetings. Bryan Hannegan, Vice President – Environment sector, and John Novak – Executive Director of Federal and Industry Activities for Environment and Generation, participated in the EEI environment meetings held in Portland, Oregon from July 18 – 20.
ENVIRONMENT SECTOR SUPPLEMENTAL PROJECTS
Air Quality
Program 42: Air Toxics Health and Risk Assessment
Program 91: Assessment Tools for Ozone, Particulate Matter, and Haze
Program 92: Assessment of Air Quality Impacts on Health and the Environment
Global Climate Change
Program 102: Global Climate Policy Costs and Benefits
Program 103: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Options
Land and Groundwater Issues
Program 49: Coal Combustion Products—Environmental Issues
Program 50: MGP Site Management
Program 59: PISCES—Plant Multimedia Toxics Characterization
Water and Ecosystems
Program 53: Water Quality Criteria Development and Assessment
Program 54: Fish Protection at Steam Electric Power Plants
Program 55: Watershed and Water Resource Management
Program 56: Effluent Guidelines and Water Quality Management
Program 58: Hydropower Environmental Issues
T&D ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Program 51: T&D Facilities & Equipment: Environmental Issues
Program 57: ROW: Siting, Vegetation Management, and Avian Issues
Program 60: EMF Health Assessment and RF Safety. Currently no supplemental projects.
Occupational Health and Safety
Program 62: Occupational Health and Safety
UPCOMING EVENTS
Environment Sector

Environment Sector and Area Council Advisory Meetings
Sep. 24-28, Cleveland, OH.  Contact:  Bryan Hannegan, (650) 855-2858, bhannegan@epri.com.

Environment Sector and Area Council Advisory Meetings
Feb. 11–13, 2008, Scottsdale, AZ.  Contact:  Bryan Hannegan, (650) 855-2858, bhannegan@epri.com.
Air Quality

Air Quality VI Conference
Sep. 24–27, Arlington, VA. Contact: Leonard Levin, (650) 855-7929, llevin@epri.com.
This conference is jointly sponsored by EPRI, EERC, EPA, and DOE. More information is available at the event website.

Environment Sector and Area Council Advisory Meetings
Sep. 24–28, Cleveland, OH. Contact: Bryan Hannegan, (650) 855-2858, bhannegan@epri.com.

International Aerosol Modeling Algorithms (IAMA) Conference
Dec. 4–7, Davis, CA. Contact: Eladio Knipping, (650) 855-2592, eknippin@epri.com.
This conference is sponsored by the UC Davis Air Quality Research Center and the California Air Resources Board. More information is available at the event website.

Environment Sector and Area Council Advisory Meetings
Feb. 11–13, 2008, Scottsdale, AZ. Contact: Bryan Hannegan, (650) 855-2858, bhannegan@epri.com.

9th International Conference on Mercury as Global Pollutant
Jun. 7–12, 2009, Guiyang, China. Contact: Leonard Levin, (650) 855-7929, llevin@epri.com.
Global Climate Change

Environment Sector and Area Council Advisory Meetings
Sep. 24-28, Cleveland, OH.  Contact:  Bryan Hannegan, (650) 855-2858, bhannegan@epri.com.

EPRI / IEA / IETA 7th Annual Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Workshop
Oct. 8–9, Paris, France.  Contact:  Tom Wilson, (650) 855-7928, twilson@epri.com. 

Environment Sector and Area Council Advisory Meetings
Feb. 11–13, 2008, Scottsdale, AZ.  Contact:  Bryan Hannegan, (650) 855-2858, bhannegan@epri.com.
Land and Groundwater Issues

Air Quality VI Conference
Sep. 24–26, Arlington, VA.  Contact:  Leonard Levin, (650) 855-7929, llevin@epri.com.
This conference is jointly sponsored by EPRI, EERC, EPA, and DOE.  More information is available at the event website.

Environment Sector and Area Council Advisory Meetings
Sep. 24-28, Cleveland, OH.  Contact:  Bryan Hannegan, (650) 855-2858, bhannegan@epri.com.

Fall Sediment Management Work Group Meeting
Sep. 25–27, Berkeley, CA.  Contact:  Andrew Coleman, (650) 855-2249, acoleman@epri.com. 

Air & Waste Management Association Conference on Vapor Intrusion: Learning from the Challenges  
Sep. 26–28, Providence, RI.  Contact:  James Lingle, (414) 355-5559, jlingle@epri.com.  EPRI will be represented by a paper coauthored by James Lingle with Rich Rago and Rosemary McCafferty of Haley and Aldrich entitled “A comparison of indoor air background data and residential indoor air data obtained from soil vapor intrusion assessments at former manufactured gas plant sites in New York.”  More information is available at the event website. 

Wisconsin MGP Remediation Workshop
Oct. 2, Kimberly, WI. Contact: James Lingle, (414) 355-5559, jlingle@epri.com. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and We Energies, the workshop will review current trends at Federal and State levels and provide a forum for open dialogue on MGP topics. James Lingle will speak to invited participants about “Improvements to Perimeter Air Monitoring Methods.”

Joint ECOR-4 and EC-DNAPL-2 Conference
Oct. 15–16, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.  Contact:  Andrew Coleman, (650) 855-2249, acoleman@epri.com.
This conference combines meetings of the Fourth European Conference on Oxidation & Reduction Technologies for In-Situ Treatment of Soil and Groundwater (ECOR-4) and the Second European Conference on DNAPL Characterization & Remediation (EC-DNAPL-2).  More information is available at the event website. 

FGD Gypsum Workshop
Oct. 23–25, Atlanta, GA.  Contact:  Ken Ladwig, (262) 754-2744, keladwig@epri.com.  This conference is jointly sponsored by EPRI, ACAA, EPA, USDA, DOE, and The Ohio State University.  More information is available at the event website.

Sediment Remediation Short Course
Oct. 29–31, Atlanta, GA. Contact: Andrew Coleman, (650) 855-2249, acoleman@epri.com or James Lingle, (414) 355-5559, jlingle@epri.com. This course is sponsored by the Hazardous Substance Research Center/South and Southwest in cooperation with EPA and the Sediment Management Work Group (SMWG).

DNAPL-2 “Source Zone Characterization & Remediation”
Nov. 14-15, Long Beach, CA. Contact: Andrew Coleman, (650) 855-2249, acoleman@epri.com. Dr. Coleman is an invited speaker at this symposium presented by the Groundwater Resources Association of California. More information is available at the event website.

Optimizing Decision-Making and Remediation at Complex Sediment Sites
Jan. 8–10, 2008, New Orleans, LA. Contact: Andrew Coleman, (650) 855-2249, acoleman@epri.com. This conference is jointly sponsored by U.S. EPA, the U.S. Army Corps, the U.S. Navy, and the Sediment Management Work Group (SMWG). More information is available at the SMWG website.

Environment Sector and Area Council Advisory Meetings
Feb. 11–13, 2008, Scottsdale, AZ. Contact: Bryan Hannegan, (650) 855-2858, bhannegan@epri.com.

MGP 2008
Mar. 4–6, 2008, Dresden, Germany. Contact: Andrew Coleman, (650) 855-2249, acoleman@epri.com or James Lingle, (414) 355-5559, jlingle@epri.com. More information is available at the event website.

6th International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds
May 19–22, 2008, Monterey, CA. Contact: Andrew Coleman, (650) 855-2249, acoleman@epri.com. Dr. Coleman will be speaking at the conference. More information is available at the event website.

9th International Conference on Mercury as Global Pollutant
Jun. 7–12, 2009, Guiyang, China. Contact: Leonard Levin, (650) 855-7929, llevin@epri.com.
Water and Ecosystems

Environment Sector and Area Council Advisory Meetings
Sep. 24-28, Cleveland, OH. Contact: Bryan Hannegan, (650) 855-2858, bhannegan@epri.com.

Second Thermal Ecology and Regulation Workshop
Oct. 2–3, Westminster, CO. Contact: Robert Goldstein, (650) 855-2593, rogoldst@epri.com.

Impacts of FGDs on Wastewater
Oct. 20-30, St. Louis, MO. Contact Paul Chu, (650) 855-2812, pchu@epri.com.

Environment Sector and Area Council Advisory Meetings
Feb. 11–13, 2008, Scottsdale, AZ. Contact: Bryan Hannegan, (650) 855-2858, bhannegan@epri.com.

9th International Conference on Mercury as Global Pollutant
Jun. 7–12, 2009, Guiyang, China. Contact: Leonard Levin, (650) 855-7929, llevin@epri.com.
T&D Environmental Issues

Environment Sector and Area Council Advisory Meetings
Sep. 24–28, Cleveland, OH. Contact: Bryan Hannegan, (650) 855-2858, bhannegan@epri.com.

MOSES Webcast
Oct. 5. Contact: Mary McLearn, (650) 855-2487, mmclearn@epri.com. Participants in the webcast will review EPRI’s Mineral Oil Spill Evaluation System (MOSES) software and will learn about the new MOSES Leak Tool (see item in program 51).

5th International EMF Seminar—Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects
Oct. 16–19, Zhangjiajie, China. Contact: Rob Kavet, (650) 855-1061, rkavet@epri.com.
More information is available at the event website.

Arsenic Working Group
Nov. TBD, Dallas, TX. Contact: Mary McLearn, (650) 855-2487, mmclearn@epri.com.
This will be a joint meeting with Sandia National Laboratories.

Environment Sector and Area Council Advisory Meetings
Feb. 11–13, 2008, Scottsdale, AZ. Contact: Bryan Hannegan, (650) 855-2858, bhannegan@epri.com.

The Bioelectromagnetics Society 30th Annual Meeting
Jun. 8–12, 2008, San Diego, CA. Contact: Rob Kavet, (650) 855-1061, rkavet@epri.com.
More information is available at the event website.

12th International Congress of the International Radiation Protection Association
Oct. 19–24, 2008, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Contact: Rob Kavet, (650) 855-1061, rkavet@epri.com.
More information is available at the event website.
Occupational Health & Safety

Environment Sector and Area Council Advisory Meetings
Sep. 24-28, Cleveland, OH. Contact: Bryan Hannegan, (650) 855-2858, bhannegan@epri.com.

Environment Sector and Area Council Advisory Meetings
Feb. 11–13, 2008, Scottsdale, AZ. Contact: Bryan Hannegan, (650) 855-2858, bhannegan@epri.com.

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