Arsenic Working Group and Sandia National Laboratories Plan Joint Workshop
The November 29 meeting of the Arsenic Working Group in Dallas, TX will be a workshop held jointly with Sandia National Laboratories (SNL).  SNL has a vigorous program in arsenic studies, including work in both soil and water remediation.  Workshop participants will hear about novel approaches to removing arsenic from water under development at SNL, which is a member of the Arsenic Water Technology Partnership funded through the U.S. Department of Energy.  The Partnership is a $13 million, multi-year effort to accelerate the development of innovative arsenic treatment technologies from bench-scale to pilot-scale demonstration.  In 2004–2006, SNL conducted pilot-scale demonstrations of a wide range of alternative technologies under differing conditions at six arsenic-contaminated sites; results are available online.  EPRI sponsored research using hybrid ion exchange, phytoremediation, and in situ chemical fixation will also be discussed at the workshop.  For more information, contact Mary McLearn, (650) 855-2487, mmclearn@epri.com.  Note:  See related arsenic articles under Program 42 or 53.