June 21-26,1992 Kansas City, MO 85th Annual Meeting & Exhibition Air & Waste Management Association The theme is “Shaping our Environmental Heritage.” The meeting and exhibition will cover a range of air, waste, and environmental management issues. Registration is $430 ($350 for A&WMA members). Air & Waste Management Association, P.O. Box 2861, Pittsburgh, PA 15230. July 13-16 Guildford, England Risk Management of Chemicals: Can Chemicals Be Used Safely? Royal Society of Chemistry Principal topics include introduction to risk management; how to manage risks from manufacture, chemical use, and waste; and social dimensions of risk management. An optional preconference teach-in will be held July 11-12. Fee is about $400. John F. Gibson, Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, London W1V OBN, UK; 071-437 8656; fax 071-437 8883; telex 268001. July 13-17 Arlington, VA Waste Testing 81 Quality Assurance Symposium EPA and American Chemical Society Technical focus areas are field and laboratory test methods, cost-effective monitoring programs, quality assurance during field sampling and laboratory analyses, and regulatory compliance. Meetings Department, American Chemical Society, 1155 16th St., N.W., Washington, DC 20036. July 13-17 Baltimore, MD Control of Biohazards in the Research Laboratory The Johns Hopkins University This five-day training course covers the recognition and control of hazards such as infectious agents, oncogenic viruses, chemical carcinogens, and recombinant DNA. Jacqueline K. Corn, The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe St., Room 6001, Baltimore, MD 21205; (410) 955-2609; fax (410) 955-9334.
July 14-22 Ames, IA First International Crop Science Congress Iowa State University Major program themes will be sustainable agriculture, biodiversity, environmental (global) change, future crop improvement, basic sciences of plant growth, and “intellectual property” (patents) rights. International Crop Science Congress, Janet Gardner, Iowa State University, 102 Scheman, Ames, IA 50011-5366; (515) 294-5366; fax (515) 294-6223. July 16-17 Monterey, CA TSCA Compliance Government Institutes, Inc. “EPA has aggressively enforced TSCA” (the Toxic Substances Control Act), according to the sponsor. Topics will include regulatory requirements, testing under TSCA, regulation of n e w a n d existing chemicals, TSCA reporting and recordkeeping, and “substantial risk” reporting. Fee is $895. Government Institutes, Inc., 4 Research Place, Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20850; (301) 921-2345; fax (301) 921-0373. July 20-31 Fort Collins, CO Workshop and Program on Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment Colorado State University The program offers information and hands-on experience for planning, designing, building, operating, and rehabilitating wetlands for wastewater treatment and to serve as wildlife habitat. A newsletter and teleconference eventually will supplement the program. Maurice L. Albertson, Weber Building, Room 203, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523; (303) 491-5753; fax (303) 491-7727. July 21-24 Dallas, TX PERMITS Air Dispersion Modeling Course Bowman Environmental Engineering This “hands-on” course begins with personal computer modeling basics, state and federal regulations, and air pollution meteorology. Air quality models, prevention of signifi-
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cant deterioration, air quality standards, and toxic gas modeling also are covered. Fee is $895. Bowman Environmental Engineering, P.O. Box 9072, Dallas, TX 75229; (214) BEE-LINE; fax (214) BEE-FAXX. July 20-24 Cambridge, MA Quantitative Risk Assessment for Environmental and Occupational Health Hazards Massachusetts Institute of Technology This intensive course traces each step of the pathway from emissions of chemicals into the environment or workplace to ultimate health effects. Topics include pharmacokinetic modeling, noncancer health effects, and policy and communication. The course will be followed by a computer-based “practicum” on July 27-29. Fees are $1300 for the course and $1000 for the practicum. Gail Hickey, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Room E40-252, Cambridge, MA 02139; (617) 253-7693.
July 27-31 Bloomington, IN Environmental Applications of Gas Chromatographic Mass Spectrometry Indiana University The course teaches fundamentals of GCfMS a n d interpretation techniques, and covers case studies of pollutants in wastewaters and sediments. Laboratory exercise are carried out with textbook, and wet and dry lab unknowns. Fee is $1500. Ronald A. Hites, Executive Education Program, Indiana University, SPEA 410, Bloomington, IN 47405. July 29-31 Schaumberg, IL Fundamentals of Ground Water Contamination Investigations and Remediation National Ground Water Association This newly revised course includes f u n d a m e n t a l s of g r o u n d w a t e r movement, hydrogeologic investigations, groundwater chemistry and contamination, designing a monitoring system, and soil and groundwater remediation techniques. Fee is $795 ($695 for NGWA members). National Ground Water Environ. Sci. Technoi., Vol. 26, No. 6, 1992 1125
Association, P.O. Box 182039, Dept. #017, Columbus, OH 43 2 18-2039; (614) 76 1-1711. Aug. 10-14 Williamsburg, VA 15th Annual Occupational Safety and Health Summer Institute University of North Carolina Courses will include fundamentals of occupational safety, biosafety, ergonomics, industrial hygiene sampling, complying with OSHA rules, analytical quality control, quantitative methods, and instruments for environmental monitoring. Occupational Safety and Health Education Resource Center, University of North Carolina, 109 Conner Dr., Suite 1101, Chapel Hill, NC 27514; (919) 962-2101; fax (919) 966-7579. Aug. 18-20 Washington, DC Symposium on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Mitigation Research EPA and Acurex Environmental Topics will include global emissions and technology databases, emissions and control of CO, and methane, mitigation technologies, and alternative energy sources such as solar and biomass. Fee is $160 ($200 after July 17). Sue Philpott, Acurex Environmental, P.O. Box 13109, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709; (919) 544-4535; fax (919) 544-5690. Aug. 23-28 Washington, DC 204th ACS National Meeting American Chemical Society Among the technical sessions held will be numerous symposia organized by the Environmental Chemistry Division. Meetings Division, American Chemical Society, 1155 16th St., N.W., Washington, DC 20036. Aug. 23-28 Princeton, NJ IBM PC Applications in Ground Water Pollution and Hydrology National Water Well Association Course topics include computers, data collection techniques, using spreadsheets such as Quattro Pro to handle and display data, models for aquifer cleanup, and introduction to specialized models. Laboratory sessions will be mandatory. The course gives 4.0 Continuing Education Units. Fee is $1495 ($1445 for NWWA members). NWWA Education Department, 6375 Riverside Dr., Dublin, OH 43017; (614) 761-1711. 1126
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Aug. 30-Sept. 4 MontrBal, QC, Canada 9th World Clean Air Congress International Union of Air Pollution Prevention Associations Session topics will include ozone, clean coal, alternative fuels, atmospheric chemistry, indoor air, toxic substances, odors, and risk assessment. There will be exhibits of equipment. Len Mafrica, Air & Waste Management Association, P.O. Box 2861, Pittsburgh, PA 15230; (412) 232-3444; fax (412) 232-3450. Sept. 15-16 Grand Rapids, MI International Symposium on the Implementation of Biotechnology in Industrial Waste Treatment and Remediation MBI This conference will cover uses of biotechnology in treating and remediating wastes. Gretchen L. Smith, Michigan Biotechnology Institute, P.O. Box 27609, Lansing, MI 48909; (517) 336-4606; fax (517) 337-2122; telex 9102 501868 (MBI).
Oct. 6-9 St. Louis, MO Biobased Products EXPO ’92 Agricultural Research Institute Topics and exhibits will include ethanol made from cheese whey, lubricants made from vegetable oil, and many other biobased materials; t h e e m p h a s i s is o n r e n e w a b l e sources of energy and materials. Agricultural Research Institute, 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814-3998; (301) 530-7122; fax (301) 571-1837. Oct. 12-16 Budapest, Hungary 1992 International Symposium on Environmental Contamination in Central and Eastern Europe The Regional Environmental Center for Central & Eastern Europe and other Major topics will include air contamination, monitoring technologies and their transfer, control and remediation technologies, networks for easing the exchange of data, and risk assessment and management. Fee is $395 ($450 after July 30). Roy C, Herndon, Florida State University, 2035 E. Paul Dirac Dr., 226 HMB, Tallahassee, FL 32310; (904) 644-5524; fax (904) 574-6704.
Sept. 21-24 Chicago, IL Fifth International Symposium on Gas, Oil, and Environmental Biotechnology Institute of Gas Technology Topics will include bioactivation of gaseous substrates such as methane, microbial ecology of oil s p i l l s , bioremediation of contaminated soil and water, biofuel cells, and biochemical agents for use in environmental cleanup. Cavit Akin, Biotechnology Research, Institute of Gas Technology, 3424 S. State St., Chicago, IL 60616; (312) 567-3724; fax (312) 567-5209; telex, 25-6189.
Oct. 12-16 San Francisco, CA Eleventh Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research AAAR Topics will include toxic emissions, diesel exhaust, respiratory protection, electrostatic precipitation, lung deposition, indoor air quality, and air filtration. American Association for Aerosol Research, P.O. Box 2396, Berkeley, CA 94702-0396; (510) 540-2644; fax (510) 540-3022.
Sept. 29-Oct. 1 Washington, DC International CFC and Halon Alternatives Conference The Alliance for Responsible CFC Policy Paper and panel topics will include refrigeration and air conditioning alternatives, insulating foams, aerosols, new science, the Montreal Protocol, and global warming. Fee is $340 ($420 on site; $239 for federal employees and Alliance members). International CFC & Halon Alternatives Conference, P.O. Box 236, Frederick, MD 21701; (301) 695-3762; fax (703) 243-2874.
Oct. 19-21 Pittsburgh, PA 53rd International Water Conference Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania Papers will include pretreatment, filtration, removal of organics, wastewater treatment, groundwater contamination, water reuse, computer applications, and analytical techniques. Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh Engineers’ Building, 337 Fourth Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 1 5 2 2 2 ; (412) 261-0710; fax (412) 261-1606.
