Environment Quick News
   
A Monthly Report on EPRI's Environmental Research Programs March 2009

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Dear Environment Sector members:

For years you have told us that EPRI research was often difficult to find and difficult to use.  We’ve listened, and now we’re acting.  We’ve taken several steps in the past month to streamline our communications and outreach to members and other stakeholders.

Some of these changes are reflected in this issue of Quick News itself.  We have tried to make articles shorter, reflecting key results or take-home messages.  Where we are reporting on a published document, we now provide only a few lines about the content, plus a link to the document itself, a report summary, or the abstract of a paper.  This way you can quickly skim to find what you are interested in and pursue in greater depth those topics where you need more information.

In addition, our web team has worked hard to improve your ability to find what you are looking for on EPRI's website, epri.com.  Some of the new capabilities include:

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These and other actions we’re taking will provide easier and more efficient access to our research results and help you extract more value from your EPRI membership at a time where your research dollars are at a premium.  Write us back, and tell us if these improvements have been valuable to you and what else we might do to improve your ability to access and use EPRI information.

We also want to inform you about an upcoming workshop on the issue of coal combustion products management.  The workshop will take place on April 1st and 2nd at the Sheraton Station Square Hotel, 300 West Station Square Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.  Senior executives from all entities owning or operating coal-based generation are invited to participate, along with one member of their technical staff.  For more information, click here.


Bryan Hannegan
Vice President, Environment
bhannegan@epri.com
(650) 855-2858
Michael Miller
Director, Environment
mmiller@epri.com
(650) 855-2455
Tina Taylor
Director, Env. Business Development
tmtaylor@epri.com
(650) 855-2819
AIR QUALITY
Program 42:  Air Toxics Health and Risk Assessment
United Nations Negotiations on a Mercury Treaty—EPRI’s Role.  With EPRI’s direct technical support, the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has been considering both voluntary and binding conventions for controlling mercury transport between countries and mercury-associated activities within countries.
How Uncertainty About Mercury Emissions Affects Global Mercury Cycle.  Lohman K, et al.  “Sensitivity of the global atmospheric cycle of mercury to emissions,” Applied Geochemistry 23 (2008) 454–466, doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2007.12.022 (E228051).  Simulation case studies presented in this paper show how estimated global concentrations of mercury in the air are affected by current uncertainties about mercury emissions from specific source categories.  Accounting for emission uncertainties in modeling atmospheric mercury helps researchers make predictions that are consistent with observed mercury concentrations.  For more information, contact Leonard Levin, (650) 855-7929, llevin@epri.com.
Researchers Investigate Mercury in the Great Salt Lake.  Peterson, C., and M.S. Gustin.  “Mercury in the air, water and biota at the Great Salt Lake (Utah, USA),” Science of the Total Environment, 405 (2008) 255–268, doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.06.046 (E228055).  Researchers tested their hypothesis that atmospheric chemistry in the Great Salt Lake Basin encourages airborne mercury to deposit in the lake by using information they collected about mercury concentrations in air, water, and brine shrimp to model mercury deposition.  Recent Utah Department of Health mercury advisories cautioning people who may eat birds that feed on the lake’s brine shrimp have increased concern about mercury in the Great Salt Lake.  For more information, contact Leonard Levin, (650) 855-7929, llevin@epri.com.
Paper Reviews Asian Contribution to Global Mercury Cycle.  Jaffe, D., and S. Strode.  “Sources, fate and transport of atmospheric mercury from Asia,” Environmental Chemistry, 5 (2008) 121–126 (E228052).  This paper reviews the sources of mercury coming from Asia, the environmental fate of these emissions, and their global transport.  Because Asian sources account for 54% of all anthropogenic mercury emissions to the atmosphere and 7–20% of all mercury deposition in North America, understanding Asia’s contribution to the global mercury cycle is critically important.  For more information, contact Leonard Levin, (650) 855-7929, llevin@epri.com.
Program 91:  Assessment Tools for Ozone, Particulate Matter, Regional Haze and Atmospheric Deposition
Two Projects Combine to Inform the Regional Transport Issue.  Results from two different projects in Program 91 are combining to examine the contribution of various emissions sources to regional air quality.
Preliminary Simulations of Interstate Transport Modeling Completed.  The Advanced Modeling System for Transport, Emissions, Reaction, and Deposition of Atmospheric Material (AMSTERDAM) is being used to elucidate the impact of electric utility emissions on interstate transport of pollutants, particularly when a plume-in-grid model (such as the Advanced Plume Treatment, APT) is used.
Air Quality Area News
Announcing Release of Improved EPRI Regional Air Quality Model.  The EPRI Advanced Modeling System for Transport, Emissions, Reaction, and Deposition of Atmospheric Material (AMSTERDAM) is now available from the University of North Carolina’s Community Modeling and Analysis System Center (CMAS).
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
Visit the Global Climate Webpage
Program 102:  Global Climate Policy Costs and Benefits
New Climate Brief on Key Climate Variables“Key Climate Variables Relevant to the Energy Sector and Electric Utilities” (1018548).  This Brief presents information on some key climate variables that may affect the energy sector, including changes in long-term trends and changes in extreme events.  For more information, contact Naresh Kumar, (650) 855-2990, nkumar@epri.com.
Program 103:  Greenhouse Gas Reduction Options
Success Story:  An Analysis of CO2 Policy Impacts on Western Power Markets.  “EPRI Analysis Benefits Western Utilities by Examining Impacts of CO2 Price on Western Power Markets” (1018610).  Western U.S. utilities needed to better understand the challenges they face from potential climate policies limiting CO2 emissions.  EPRI teamed with PacifiCorp to design a project analyzing scenarios for different CO2 prices and examining how these prices would impact the ability of western utilities to meet specific environmental goals.  For more information, contact Victor Niemeyer, (650) 855-2744, niemeyer@epri.com.  
Success Story:  PRISM Analysis Provides Valuable Tool to Help Shape Company’s Climate Change Strategy.  “PRISM Analysis Benefits Oglethorpe Power Corporation:  Shapes Response to a Carbon-Constrained Future” (1018604).  Oglethorpe Power Corp. (OPC) needed to show its Board of Directors the significant challenges the company might face in light of potential climate change policies limiting GHG emissions, as well as to discuss possible mitigation options.  EPRI quickly developed a company “PRISM” analysis illustrating the risks OPC may face from evolving climate policy, as well as GHG mitigation options to help it address these challenges.  For more information, contact Adam Diamant, (510) 260-9105, adiamant@epri.com.
Supplemental Project to Assess Impact of Climate Policy on Retrofit Investment in Fossil Generation.  “Assessing the Impact of Climate Policy on Retrofit Investment in Fossil Generation” (101868).  This project is intended to help utilities quantify the potential value of retrofit investments that aim to keep existing coal generating units compliant with increasingly strict air and water quality standards.  For more information, contact Victor Niemeyer, (650) 855-2744, niemeyer@epri.com.
EPRI Hosts Fourth GHG Emissions Offset Policy Dialogue Workshop.  The workshop explored the potential key role domestic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions offsets in the agricultural and forestry sectors may play in evolving U.S. climate policy approaches.
LAND AND GROUNDWATER
Program 49:  Coal Combustion Products—Environmental Issues
How Arsenic and Selenium Leach From Coal Fly Ash.  The Leaching Behavior of Arsenic and Selenium From Coal Fly Ash (1015545).  Researchers examined and modeled processes that control how arsenic and selenium leach from coal fly ash under various environmental conditions.  For more information, contact Ken Ladwig, (262) 754-2744, keladwig@epri.com.
Invited Presentations Showcase Beneficial Uses of Coal Combustion Products.  Presentations by EPRI’s Ken Ladwig at recent and upcoming Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) meetings showcase the beneficial uses of coal combustion products (CCPs).
Fact Sheet Summarizes Coal Combustion Product Research Achievements and 2009 ObjectivesEPRI Coal Combustion Product Management Research—Research Summary 2009 Programs 49 and 78” (1018549).  This one-page Fact Sheet gives a quick summary of the information and services offered by EPRI in the area of CCPs, the industry needs and issues addressed, program impacts, key accomplishments, and objectives for 2009.  For more information, contact Ken Ladwig, (262) 754-2744, keladwig@epri.com.
Program 50:  MGP Site Management
Reactive Capping Project Attracts Attention at Contaminated Sediments Conference.  Jeff Clock presented a poster on reactive capping for coal tar–impacted sediments at the Fifth International Conference on Remediation of Contaminated Sediments, held Feb. 2–5 in Jacksonville, FL.
Managing Free Product During Site Investigation and Closure.  Evaluation of Site Investigation/Closure Requirements and Their Applicability to Residuals from Former Manufactured Gas Plants (1018277).  This report reviews regulatory requirements for identifying free product—coal tar present in concentrations greater than the residual saturation point of soil at a site—and evaluates how site investigation and closure rules in six states apply to source material and free product at former MGP facilities.  For more information, contact Jeff Clock, (845) 608-0642, jclock@epri.com.
Success Story:  Soil Vapor Intrusion Data Support Site Redevelopment Plans.  “EPRI Soil Vapor Intrusion Study Helps We Energies Plan for Redevelopment of Former MGP Sites” (1018611).  EPRI performed a field study to determine if soil vapor containing hydrocarbons from historic MGP operations could migrate into structures that will be built on a remediated site formerly owned by We Energies.  For more information, contact Jim Lingle, (414) 355-5559, jlingle@epri.com.
Program 59:  PISCES—Plant Multimedia Toxics Characterization
EPRI Seeks Host Sites for Trace Metal Multimedia Projects.  EPRI invites interested companies to offer their power plants as host sites for two new projects tracking the fate of trace metals in plant air, water, and solid waste streams.
WATER AND ECOSYSTEMS
Program 54:  Fish Protection at Steam Electric Power Plants
Report Published on Thermal Discharge Research and Regulations.  Clean Water Act Section 316(a):  Past, Present, and Future (1018500).  This report summarizes the status of and future trends in thermal discharge research and regulations under Section 316(a) of the Clean Water Act (CWA).  For more information, contact Doug Dixon, (804) 642-1025, ddixon@epri.com.
EPRI's Closed-Cycle Cooling Research Progresses.  Based on the expected delay in release of EPA’s proposed Section 316(b) Phase II Rule, EPRI is issuing interim reports on the current status of its closed-cycle cooling research for review by funders.
EPRI Meeting With EPA 316(b) Phase II Rule Development Team.  On Jan. 21, Doug Dixon and Dave Bailey met with the EPA Phase II Rule development team to discuss the status of EPRI’s ongoing research and to gather ideas on information gaps that could be addressed via EPRI R&D efforts.
EPRI Extends Final Date for Impingement Mortality and Entrainment National Survey.  Because of the expected delay in release of the revised draft Phase II Rule, EPRI is extending the period for its survey of impingement mortality and entrainment information to March 31.
EPRI 2009 Fish Protection Research Program Plan.  EPRI has adjusted its 2009 R&D program to ensure that its results will provide information to support EPRI’s comments on the draft Phase II Rule—now expected to be released no earlier than summer 2009—and to provide members and the public with information to support future compliance efforts.
Dixon Organizing National Symposium on Fish Community Monitoring in Big Rivers.  EPRI’s Doug Dixon, working with a colleague from the Ohio River Valley Sanitation Commission, recently received approval to conduct a national symposium on Monitoring, Characterizing, and Managing Big River Fish Communities at the American Fisheries Society annual meeting, to be held Aug. 30–Sept. 3 in Nashville, TN.
Program 55:  Strategic Water Issues
Advanced Cooling Technologies Development/Demonstration Advisory Committee Meeting.  The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the various research proposals for the program and to provide input to EPRI in setting priorities for the coming year.
Supplemental Project:  Advanced Cooling Technologies Development/Demonstration.   “Advanced Water-Conserving Cooling Technologies Development and Demonstration” (1018028).  This collaborative effort, led by a team of EPRI and industry experts, proposes a range of projects to develop, test, and deploy efficient advanced cooling technologies.  For more information, contact Kent Zammit, (805) 481-7349, kezammit@epri.com.
New EPA Documents Published Related to TMDLs.  Two recent EPA reports include information related to development of total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) in surface waters, a major focus of work in Program 55.
Program 56:  Effluent Guidelines and Water Quality Management
Supplemental Project:  2009 Evaluations of Mercury and Selenium Flue Gas Desulfurization Water Treatment Technologies.  “Mercury and Selenium FGD Water Treatment Evaluations:  2009 Studies” (1018486).  This project will continue to evaluate promising technologies for treatment of the FGD chloride purge stream—specifically the mercury and selenium constituents.  For more information, contact Paul Chu, (650) 855-2812, pchu@epri.com.
Supplemental Project:  Optimization of a Vertical Flow Wetland to Remove Selenium and Mercury in Flue Gas Desulfurization Waste Water.  “Design Optimization of a Vertical Flow Wetland to Remove Se/Hg in FGD Waste Water” (1018538).  In 2008, EPRI began conducting an ongoing pilot-scale vertical flow wetland system study using FGD wastewater from a bituminous power plant.  Initial results indicate promising selenium and mercury reductions across the organic substrate.  The objective of this study is to build upon those results and characterize selenium and mercury reductions in a full-scale treatment system to further evaluate the design parameters for wetland treatment (i.e., passive treatment) so as to optimize capital, operational and maintenance costs, and space requirements.  For more information, contact John W. Goodrich-Mahoney, (202) 293-7516, jmahoney@epri.com.
Program 58:  Hydropower Environmental Issues
Event Sheet on April Workshop on Hydropower in a Carbon-Constrained Future.  ”Hydropower in a Carbon-Constrained Future:  Applications and Markets” (1018588).  This workshop, to be held April 7–8 in Mendenhall, PA, is the second workshop examining the economic opportunities for hydropower generation that now exist because of climate change issues and the need for renewable energy options.  The highlight of this workshop will be a tour of the Exelon Trade floor and a visit to the Exelon Conowingo hydropower facilities.  For more information, contact Doug Dixon, (805) 642-1025, ddixon@epri.com, or Tom Key, (865) 218-8082, tkey@epri.com.
T&D ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Program 51:  T&D Facilities & Equipment:  Environmental Issues
Software Helps Companies Choose Distribution Poles.  Poles Decision Tool, Version 1.0 (1016892).  This web-based software lets users evaluate and compare distribution poles made of treated wood, nonwood alternatives, and nontreated wood across their full life cycle.  For more information, contact Mary McLearn, (650) 855-2487, mmclearn@epri.com.
Program 57:  ROW:  Siting, Vegetation Management, and Avian Issues

Report Updates Vegetation Management Strategies.  Electric Transmission Line Right-of-Way Post-Blackout Vegetation Management Strategies:  2008 Update (1015595).  This report reviews efforts to improve strategies for vegetation management along power line corridors undertaken since EPRI’s 2007 report (1012551) on standards developed after the 2003 East Coast blackout.  For more information, contact John W. Goodrich-Mahoney, (202) 293-7516, jmahoney@epri.com.

EPRI Develops Functional Specifications for Bird Activity Monitor.  Bird Activity Monitoring (BAM) (1015599).  Research reported here developed functional specifications for a video-based bird activity monitor (BAM) that researchers can use to study bird interactions with utility structures such as overhead power lines.  For more information, contact John W. Goodrich-Mahoney, (202) 293-7516, jmahoney@epri.com.

Program 60:  EMF Health Assessment and RF Safety
Visit the EMF Health Assessment and RF Safety Public Webpage

EPRI Launches Pooled Analysis of Childhood Leukemia Survival and Exposure to Electric and Magnetic Fields.  EPRI is launching a pooled analysis to examine survival rates among children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in relation to extremely low frequency electric and magnetic field (ELF-EMF) exposure.

EPRI Models Improve Prediction of Radio-Frequency Burns in the Workplace.  Radiofrequency Burns in the Workplace (1015627).  Researchers developed models to determine threshold conditions for radio-frequency (RF) burns and extended the models to predict the occurrence of burns at frequencies above 3 MHz that had not been modeled before.  For more information, contact Mike Silva, (650) 855-2815, msilva@contractor.epri.com.

Success Story:  EPRI Helps AEP Develop Comprehensive Radio-Frequency Safety Program.  “AEP Uses EPRI Research to Develop Comprehensive RF Safety Program” (1018708).  EPRI developed and implemented an RF safety seminar to address the safety and technical issues involved in working with RF equipment at AEP facilities.  For more information, contact Mike Silva, (650) 855-2815, msilva@contractor.epri.com.  

EMF Newsletter Published.  EMF Research News, January 2009 (1018585).  This semiannual newsletter provides an update on EPRI and non-EPRI research results, ongoing research, and key worldwide events concerning exposure to power- and radio-frequency electric and magnetic fields.  For more information, contact Rob Kavet, (650) 855-1061, rkavet@epri.com.

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
Program 62:  Occupational Health and Safety

Report on Respirable Fraction of Fine Particles of Crystalline Silica in Coal Fly Ash Computer-Controlled Scanning Electron Microscopy (CCSEM) Investigation of Respirable Quartz in Air Samples Collected During Power Plant Maintenance Activities (1015632).  This report presents research using a new electron microscopy method to determine the amount of respirable crystalline silica (quartz) in coal fly ash (CFA).  For more information, contact Gabor Mezei, (650) 855-8908, gmezei@epri.com.

DVD Demonstrating Improved Work Practices From Electrical Worker Ergonomic Handbook Under Development.  The interactive DVD will demonstrate how common electrical work practices can be improved and how to mitigate injuries through modifications to existing equipment, tools, and methods.
ENVIRONMENT FEDERAL HIGHLIGHTS (Washington D.C. Office, John Novak)
For more information on the items below, contact John Novak, 202-293-6180, jnovak@epri.com.

Center for the Study of the Presidency John Novak participated in a meeting of the Domestic Energy Production Working Group held by the Center for the Study of the Presidency (CSP).  CSP is a nonpartisan, nonprofit group founded in 1965 to promote leadership in the Presidency and Congress to generate innovative solutions to current national challenges.  The meeting brought together representatives from government, industry, and academia to provide input on domestic energy challenges and RD&D priorities.  The CSP will develop a report and recommendations and provide them to the Obama Administration and members of Congress.

Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum.  John Novak participated in a small invitation-only discussion with senior DOE and State Department officials who comprise the Secretariat of the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF).  The purpose of the discussion was to provide insights into U.S. perspectives and priorities leading up to the CSLF Ministerial Summit in October in London.  Participants expressed the view that as a lead-up to the international climate negotiations in Copenhagen in December, it was important for the CSLF Ministers to make a statement on the role of CO2 capture and storage in meeting global climate change goals, on the status of the technology, and on the RDD&D needs.

International Electricity Partnership (IEP).  Electricity industry leaders, representing utilities providing the majority of the world’s electricity, met in Atlanta, GA, in 2008 and agreed to form an International Electricity Partnership to deliver advanced electric technologies to create a global low-carbon future.  EPRI has been asked to provide technical support to the IEP.  John Novak participated in a meeting with representatives from the Edison Electric Institute and Eurelectric to discuss efforts to develop a roadmap for decarbonizing the electric power sector by the year 2050.

International Energy Agency International CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS) Roadmap.  On Feb. 2 and 3, John Novak participated in the second Roadmap workshop on financing, legal, regulatory, and international collaboration/knowledge transfer issues related to CCS.

Global Carbon Capture and Storage Initiative.  In 2008, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd launched the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Initiative (GCCSI) with the establishment of a Global Institute to speed up the development of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology.  The Australian government will contribute up to $100 million annually to the Institute, which will be based in Australia.  The Institute will work cooperatively with other countries and industry to develop and commercialize CCS technologies to help reduce global CO2 emissions.  EPRI staff have been in discussions with the GCCSI with regard to potential participation or possibly joining the GCCSI as a founding member.

NEW SUPPLEMENTAL PROJECT OPPORTUNITIES
Program 103:  Greenhouse Gas Reduction Options
"Assessing the Impact of Climate Policy on Retrofit Investment in Fossil Generation"
Program 56:  Effluent Guidelines and Water Quality Management
"Design Optimization of a Vertical Flow Wetland to Remove Se/Hg in FGD Waste Water"
"Mercury and Selenium FGD Water Treatment Evaluations:  2009 Studies"
Program 58:  Hydropower Environmental Issues
"Utility Marine Energy Interest Group (UMIG)"
For a complete list of all active Environment Supplemental Project Opportunities click here.
UPCOMING EVENTS
* denotes EPRI sponsored or cosponsored event
Environment Sector

* Environment Sector and Area Council Advisory Meetings
Mar. 16–19, San Diego, CA.  Contact:  Adina Kozuh, (650) 855-2991, akozuh@epri.com.

* Environment Sector and Area Council Advisory Meetings
Oct. 5–8, Boulder, CO.  Contact:  Adina Kozuh, (650) 855-2991, akozuh@epri.com.

Air Quality

* Annual EPRI/UARG Air Toxics Research Coordination Meeting
May 6–8, Palo Alto, CA.  Contact:  Leonard Levin, (650) 855-7929, llevin@epri.com.

9th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant
June 7–12, Guiyang, China.  Contact:  Leonard Levin, (650) 855-7929, llevin@epri.com.  More information is available at the event website.

National Atmospheric Deposition 2009 Annual Meeting & Scientific Symposium
Oct. 6–8, Saratoga Springs, NY.  Contact:  Leonard Levin, (650) 855-7929, llevin@epri.com.

Air Quality VII Conference
Oct. 25–29, Arlington, VA.  Contact:  Leonard Levin, (650) 855-7929, llevin@epri.com.

Global Climate Change

* 14th Annual EPRI Global Climate Change Research Seminar
May 20–21, Washington, DC.  Contact:  Ana Montes, (650) 855-2165, amontes@epri.com.

Land and Groundwater Issues

EPA National Resource Conservation Challenge Training Workshop
Mar. 25–27, Arlington, VA.  Contact:  Ken Ladwig, (262) 754-2744, keladwig@epri.com.  Ken Ladwig will give an invited talk on the use of FGD gypsum in agriculture.  More information is available at the event website.

* World of Coal Ash
May 4–7, Lexington, KY.  Contact:  Ken Ladwig, (262) 754-2744, keladwig@epri.com.  More information is available at the event website.

Battelle Tenth International In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium
May 5–8, Baltimore, MD.  Contact:  Jim Lingle, (414) 355-5559, jlingle@epri.com.  More information is available at the event website.

* Annual EPRI/UARG Air Toxics Research Coordination Meeting
May 6–8, Palo Alto, CA.  Contact:  Leonard Levin, (650) 855-7929, llevin@epri.com.

9th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant
June 7-12, Guiyang, China.  Contact:  Leonard Levin, (650) 855-7929, llevin@epri.com.  More information is available at the event website.

* MGP Mid-Year Meeting
June 25-26, Chicago, IL.  Contact:  Jeff Clock, (845) 608-0642, jclock@epri.com, or Jim Lingle, (414) 355-5559, jlingle@epri.com.

Air Quality VII Conference
Oct. 25-29, Arlington, VA.  Contact:  Leonard Levin, (650) 855-7929, llevin@epri.com.

* EPRI MGP 2010 Symposium
Jan. 27-29, 2010, San Antonio, TX.  Contact:  Jeff Clock, (845) 608-0642, jclock@epri.com, or Jim Lingle, (414) 355-5559, jlingle@epri.com.  More information is available at the event website.

Water and Ecosystems

* Second Forum on Energy & Water Sustainability:  Increasing Resource Productivity
Apr. 10, Goleta, CA.  Contact:  Robert Goldstein, (650) 855-2593, rogoldst@epri.com.  More information is available at the event website.

9th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant
June 7–12, Guiyang, China.  Contact:  Leonard Levin, (650) 855-7929, llevin@epri.com.  More information is available at the event website.

American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting
Aug. 3–Sept. 3, Nashville, TN.  Contact:  Doug Dixon, (804) 642-1025, ddixon@epri.com.  Doug Dixon is organizing a National Symposium on Fish Community Monitoring in Big Rivers during this meeting.  More information is available at the event website.

T&D Environmental Issues

29th International Congress on Occupational Health
Mar. 22–27, Cape Town, South Africa.  Contact:  Gabor Mezei, (650) 855-8908, gmezei@epri.com.  The congress will include a special session on EMF.  More information is available at the event website.

The Bioelectromagnetics Society 31st Annual Meeting
June 14–19, Davos, Switzerland.  Contact:  Rob Kavet, (650) 855-1061, rkavet@epri.com.  More information is available at the event website.

* Mid-Year Joint Meeting of P51 (Transmission & Distribution) and P57 (Rights-of-Way)
July 8–9, Charlotte, NC.  Contact:  Babu Nott, (650) 855-7946, bnott@epri.com.  More information is available at the event website.

* 2009 EMF Scientific Advisory Committee Meeting
July 20–21, Milwaukee, WI.  Contact:  Rob Kavet, (650) 855-1061, rkavet@epri.com.

International Society of Arboriculture 85th Annual Conference & Trade Show
July 24–29, Providence, RI.  Contact:  John W. Goodrich-Mahoney, (202) 293-7516, jmahoney@epri.com.

Ninth International Symposium on Environmental Concerns in Rights-of-Way Management
Sept. 27–Oct. 1, Portland, OR.  Contact:  John W. Goodrich-Mahoney, (202) 293-7516, jmahoney@epri.com.  More information and a call for papers are available at the event website.

Occupational Health & Safety

29th International Congress on Occupational Health
Mar. 22–27, Cape Town, South Africa.  Contact:  Gabor Mezei, (650) 855-8908, gmezei@epri.com.  More information is available at the event website.





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