Vapor Intrusion Updates Workshop

Thursday, September 26, 2013
Brown University
182 Hope Street
Providence, RI

Friday, September 27, 2013
Westford Regency Inn and Conference Center
219 Littleton Road
Westford, MA

Agenda

9:00 - 9:30 Registration and continental breakfast

9:30 - 9:45 Welcome and Introductions
Jennifer Griffith, NEWMOA & James Rice, Brown University

9:45-11:00         General Overview of Vapor Intrusion, Including:
  Kelly Pennell, University of Kentucky [PDF]
-  Overview of the VI problem & characterizing VI exposure risk
- Field sampling methods
  Eric Suuberg, Brown University [PDF]
-  Influence of background concentrations
- USEPA VI Attenuation Factor & other relevant databases

11:00-11:15 Break

11:15-12:00 Vapor Intrusion: USEPA and the Burden of Proof
Henry Schuver, US Environmental Protection Agency [PDF]

12:00-1:00 Lunch

1:00-1:20 Review of Vapor Intrusion Guidelines by State
Laurent Levy, Gradient [PDF]

1:20 - 2:00 State Panel – What’s going on in my state?
   Carl Gruszczak, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection [PDF]
Becky Blais, Maine Department of Environmental Protection [PDF]
  Gerard Martin, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection [PDF]
  Robin Mongeon, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services [PDF]
  Angela Harvey, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management [PDF]
  Richard Spiese, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation [PDF]

2:00 - 2:15 Break

2:15 - 3:45 Update on Brown University’s VI 3D Computer Model:
Ahsan Munir, COMSOL [PDF]
- Introduction to software platform
- Modeling equations and the art of gridding
Eric Suuberg & Rui Shen, Brown University and Kelly Pennell, University of Kentucky [PDF]
- Sampling of results and examples of lessons learned
- Comparison to Johnson & Ettinger Model

3:45 - 4:00 Open Discussion and Questions

4:00 Adjourn

For more information, contact Jennifer Griffith at .