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The Truth about Ecological Revitalization – Case Studies and Tools to Improve your Cleanups

The Truth about Ecological Revitalization – Case Studies and Tools to Improve your Cleanups. Superfund HQ Support. Michele Mahoney Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation. OSWER. Current involvement Support for ecological revitalization. Purpose.

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The Truth about Ecological Revitalization – Case Studies and Tools to Improve your Cleanups

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  1. The Truth about Ecological Revitalization – Case Studies and Tools to Improve your Cleanups Superfund HQ Support Michele Mahoney Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation

  2. OSWER • Current involvement • Support for ecological revitalization

  3. Purpose • EPA Administrator’s Priorities • Taking Action on Climate Change • Improving Air Quality • Assuring the Safety of Chemicals • Cleaning Up Our Communities • Protecting America’s Waters • Expanding the Conservation on Environmentalism and Working for Environmental Justice • Building Strong State and Tribal Partnerships

  4. http://www.cluin.org/ecotools Topics on EcoTools Web site

  5. http://www.cluin.org/ecotools Quick Page Links Quick Page Links • Why restore disturbed or contaminated lands? •  Why are ecosystems important to ecological land reuse? •  Archived internet seminars for ecological restoration •  Further EPA information and resources on ecological land reuse •  Glossary of ecological land reuse terms

  6. http://www.cluin.org/ecotools Archived Internet Seminars and Presentations http://www.cluin.org/ecotools/narpm2010

  7. http://www.cluin.org/ecotools Fact Sheets

  8. http://www.cluin.org/ecotools Ecological Revitalization Database 99 project profiles!

  9. http://www.cluin.org/ecotools Ecological Revitalization Database

  10. http://www.cluin.org/ecotools Case Studies

  11. http://www.cluin.org/ecotools Feedback and Updates

  12. http://www.cluin.org/ecotools Site after Site before Principles for Ecological Land Reuse

  13. Recycling of industrial by-products http://www.cluin.org/ecotools SOIL AMENDMENTS Reduces exposure of contaminants Restores soil quality Soil Amendments Quick Page Links • Why is soil health important? • Why are soil amendments? • What is compost? • What are biosolids? • Biosolids Recycling: Restore, Reclaim, Remediate (video) • Further Information and Resources

  14. http://www.cluin.org/ecotools Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration

  15. http://www.cluin.org/ecotools Plants and Revegetation CO2 microbial respiration Uses CO2 to store carbon in biomass Translocation O HORIZON Soil & Plant Sequestration of Atmospheric CO2 A HORIZON B HORIZON C HORIZON R HORIZON

  16. Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration • Three Sites: • Stafford Airport Site, Virginia • Sharon Steel Site, Pennsylvania • Leadville Site, Colorado

  17. How to get involved Organizations and Resources Act locally

  18. Feedback and References • EcoTools Web site • Today’s presentations • Reference material • Fact Sheets • Ecological Revitalization Database • Case studies • Feedback • Web site • Reference material http://www.cluin.org/ecotools

  19. Michele Mahoney US EPA OSWER Technology Innovation & Field Services Division Phone: (703) 603-9057 Email: Mahoney.Michele@epamail.epa.gov

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