The Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Organic Chemicals in Ground Water: Prevention, Detection, and Remediation® Conference taking place November 3-4, 2008 in Houston, Texas, is the nation’s leading forum on this topic. Featuring a trade show, workshops, platform presentations, and posters, you will:
- Learn about the newest remediation case studies
- Hear from oil companies and regulators.
Make plans today to attend this conference and also help us celebrate 2008 as the International Year of Planet Earth.
Call for abstracts
Abstracts are being accepted on the following topics, as well as other related topics you believe would be of value. Abstracts are due by 11:59 p.m. ET, May 15, 2008. (If accepted, manuscripts will be due October 12, 2008.)
Site characterization and monitoring
- Improved techniques for delineating contaminated zones
- Assessment of NAPL mobility
- Vapor intrusion assessments and methods
- Hydrocarbon fingerprinting and forensic geochemistry
- Monitoring approaches to document natural attenuation and effectiveness of corrective action
Prevention of ground water contamination
- Case studies
- Gas station underground storage tanks
MTBE and other gasoline oxygenates
- MTBE and TBA remediation technologies
- Ethanol in the subsurface: fate, transport, and cleanup
- Impact of ethanol on petroleum hydrocarbons
- Public policy and regulations
- Ethanol and the environment
Chlorinated solvents
- Fate and transport
- Dry cleaners' sites
- Remediation case studies
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Natural attenuation processes
- Biodegradation of leachates and vapors in the vadose zone
- MNA regulatory issues
Remediation technologies
- Total costs of site closure: actual cases
- Design, selection, operation, maintenance, and optimization of recovery systems
- Innovative technologies
- Interpreting the effectiveness of NAPL recovery systems
- Lessons learned with injected amendments
Clean-up goals and site closures
- Critical evaluations of Risk-Based Corrective Action implementation
- Innovative tools for and applications of RBCA
- Bioavailability and sequestration of hydrocarbons in soils
- Ecological risk assessment/screening processes for receptors
- Validation of RBCA models and spreadsheets
Unexpected surprises: what worked and what didn’t
Submit your abstract. View the submission guidelines.
Exhibitor information
Download exhibitor information and application (PDF).
Fees
Save by registering early!
Conference fees on or before October 4, 2008:
NGWA member — $425
Nonmember — $575
Full-time student (ID required) — $100
Conference fees beginning October 5, 2008:
NGWA member — $475
Nonmember — $625
Full-time student (ID required) — $150
Registration
- Register online through our secure registration system.
- Register by phone by calling NGWA with your credit card information at 800 551.7379 or 614 898.7791. Customer service hours are Monday through Friday 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. ET.
- Register by fax. Print the registration form (PDF), fill it in, and fax it to 614 898.7786. Our fax line is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Register by mail. Print the registration form (PDF), fill it in, and return it with your payment to: National Ground Water Association; ATTN: Registrations; PO Box 73111; Cleveland, OH 44193.
Location
JW Marriott Hotel Houston
5150 Westheimer
Houston, Texas 77056
713 961.1500
fax 712 961.5045
Accommodations: NGWA has secured a block of rooms on a first come, first served basis at the group rate of $174 per night single/double occupancy. These rates apply to the NGWA room block and are valid until the October 13, 2008 cutoff, unless the block has been filled before that date. When making your reservations, be sure to mention you are attending this NGWA program. Remember, you are responsible for securing your own reservations. For guest check-in and checkout times, please contact the hotel directly.
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Information current as of 5-6-2008. For further help, e-mail customerservice@ngwa.org or call 800 551.7379 (614 898.7791).