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HDC SETAC Newsletter

Summer 2010

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Welcome…………………………….1

HDC Board of Directors ……………2

President’s Message…………………3

Upcoming Meetings…………………4

Nanotechnology Update………..……7

New Board Members………………...9

Student Awards……………………..13

Treasurer’s Notes…………………...16

Corporate Sponsor Program………...17

2010 Corporate Sponsors…………...18

IN THIS ISSUE

charge. These corporate sponsors play a vital role in help-

ing to ensure the effectiveness and success of our local

chapter. For a complete listing of sponsors see the Corpo-

rate Sponsors section in this newsletter or visit them on our

website.

Our Fall Workshop is being planned for Wednesday,

October 13, 2010. The location will be the Scherman-

Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary in Bernardsville, NJ. Check

the HDC website for the latest developments. We also hope

to see you in Portland, OR November 7-11 at the SETAC

North America, 31st Annual Meeting. Review the meet-

ing agenda to see when HDC SETAC will hold our own

brief chapter meeting in Portland, OR.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of HDC SETAC I

would like to thank our membership for their continued support of this local chapter. Your comments, suggestions

and ideas are always welcome.

Don Nazario HDC SETAC Past-President (2010-2011)

Summer elections are complete and the HDC

SETAC Board of Directors have a few new members. We

welcome Kris Hallinger, James Maiorana, Eileen Murphy,

Mindy Pensak and Dibyendu Sarkar to the board. With every

change comes a new perspective and new ideas. The entire

board is looking forward to a great year of meetings, discus-sions and opportunities to learn and expand in our careers and

lives.

As before the newsletter will be distributed electronically via

email. You can also find a copy of the current newsletter

posted on our website at www.hdcsetac.org. While on the

website, just click on the link on the right-hand side for news-

letters. You’ll find copies of previous newsletters listed there

also. If for whatever reason you would like to be mailed a

hard copy of the newsletter, please see my contact information

under Board of Directors and I will arrange to have a copy

sent out to your mailing address.

The newsletter has created space for Sustaining and Full

Corporate Sponsors to HDC SETAC. These sponsors may

submit relevant advertising (i.e. for services and products) and

current job postings for inclusion into our newsletter at no

Editor: Don Nazario, HDC Board of Directors

Sherman-Hoffman

Wildlife Sanctuary,

Bernardsville, NJ

Don’t forget – as a current member of HDC SETAC you

are invited to submit your own articles for inclusion in fu-

ture issues of the Newsletter. Contact Don Nazario or any

HDC Board Member for information and requirements.

http://www.hdcsetac.org/


Summer 2010

Hudson/Delaware Chapter of SETAC Board of Directors

Gina Ferreira, HDC President (term 2010-2011) US EPA REGION 2

(212) 637-3768 (phone)

[email protected]

Nellie Tsipoura, Vice-President (term 2010-2011)

NJ Audubon Society (908) 766-5787 (phone)

[email protected]

Don Nazario, Past-President (term 2010-2011) Aqua Survey, Inc.

(908) 788-8700 (phone)

[email protected]

Chris Nally, Treasurer (term 2010-2011)

American Aquatic Testing, Inc. (610) 434-9015 (phone)

[email protected]

Carolyn Bentivegna, Secretary (term 2010-2011) Seton Hall University

(973) 275-2113 (phone)

[email protected]

Pravin Punamiya, Student Board Member

(term 2009-2010)

Montclair State University (973) 655-3456 (phone)

[email protected]

Laurie Gneiding, Board Member

(term 2008-2011)

AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc. (732) 302-9500 (phone)

[email protected]

Nai-chia Luke, Board Member (term 2008-2011)

Camp Dresser & McKee Inc.

(732) 590-4657 (phone)

[email protected]

Ceil Mancini, Board Member (term 2009-2012)

URS Corporation

(215) 367-2470 (phone) [email protected]

Eileen Murphy, Board Member (term 2010-2013) Rutgers University

[email protected]

Dibyendu Sarkar, PhD, Board Member (term 2010-2013)

Montclair State University

(973) 655-7273 (phone) [email protected]

James Maiorana, Board Member (term 2010-2013)

Colgate-Palmolive Company 732-878-7566 (phone)

[email protected]

Kris Hallinger (term 2010-2013)

Arcadis, Inc. (609) 860-0590 (phone)

[email protected]

Mindy Pensak (term 2010-2013)

EPA Region 2

(732) 321-6705 (phone)

[email protected]

2010-2011 HDC SETAC Board of Directors

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Summer 2010

SAVE THE DATE (October 13, 2010) for HDC-

SETAC’s Fall Workshop; Oil in the Environment:

What We Know and What We Are Learning All Over

Again

HDC-SETAC will hold its annual Fall Workshop

on Wednesday, October 13th at the Scherman-

Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary in Bernardsville, New Jersey. The theme of this year’s workshop

is: ―Oil in the Environment: What We Know

and What We Are Learning All Over Again.‖

The workshop program will include invited pres-

entations by representatives from different sectors

(business/industry, academia, and government) providing unique perspectives on this timely

theme. Several of our speakers have been directly

involved with BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Poster presentations (on the workshop theme or

any other SETAC-related topics) will be displayed

during the workshop. Poster abstracts (250 words or less) must be submitted via email to Nai-Chia

Luke at [email protected] on or before Friday,

September 24, 2010.

For questions please contact the meeting co-chairs

C a r o l y n S . B e n t i v e g n a , C a r o [email protected] or Laurie Gneiding, lau-

[email protected]. Come brush-up on your knowledge of oil contamination: it has been and will con-tinue to be an important issue.

SEE YOU THERE!

Gina Ferreira,

HDC President 2010-2011

Since our last newsletter, a lot has gone on at

HDC-SETAC. Our current Past President, Don

Nazario, became President after the Spring 2009 an-

nual meeting held in Bear Mountain, New York. He

presided over several board meetings, a Winter Social

at Mannion’s Pub in Somerville, NJ, and the annual Spring 2010 meeting at Prallsville Mills, NJ.

I became president in April of this year and Nellie Tsi-

poura is the new Vice President. A combination board

meeting and Meet and Greet for members and prospec-

tive members was held June 11th at the Scherman-

Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary. If you missed any of

these events, they are summarized in this newsletter.

HDC-SETAC’s election just ended and we welcome

Kris Hallinger, James Maiorana, Eileen Murphy,

Mindy Pensak and Dibyendu Sarkar to the board for a three year term. The board is committed to providing

more opportunities for students to participate in the

activities of the local and national SETAC groups. We

also plan to offer our members more opportunities to

meet their colleagues in both formal and informal set-

tings through a joint HDC Chesapeake Potomac Spring

2011 meeting and more socials and Meet and Greets.

The contributions from our board members, many of

our regular members, and our corporate sponsors allow

HDC-SETAC to bring all of our events and programs to you. I hope to see you at the upcoming workshop

and other SETAC events.

As always, members are reminded to submit your own

articles, regional meeting and course information, and

suggestions for workshop speakers and topics, and

suggestions to improve our outreach to prospective

members including students.

Gina Ferreira

HDC President 2010-2011

President’s Message: Upcoming Meetings—

Riverwalk in

New Orleans,

LA.


mailto:[email protected]?subject=HDC%20SETAC%202010%20Fall%20Workshop





Summer 2010

Upcoming Meetings— Joint SETAC Meeting between Hudson-Delaware and Chesapeake-Potomac Regional Chapters in Wilmington, DE in April

2011.

The idea to have a joint meeting of these two

regional chapters has been around for some

time now. Recently Tim Iannuzzi—Arcadis,

Inc. and Don Nazario—Aqua Survey, Inc. sat

down together over lunch to try and get the

process moving. Board of Directors for both

regional chapters approved the idea and plans

have begun to host a 2-day meeting in the

Wilmington, DE area in April of 2011. It was

determined that these two chapters basically

run their meetings fairly similar so it should

be easy to merge their ideas and put together

a thought provoking and fun-filled meeting.

If you’re interested in helping out with this

joint meeting please contact either Don

Nazario at [email protected] or Tim

Iannuzzi at [email protected] and

pledge your support.

31st Annual Meeting in Portland, OR is

coming up in November!

SETAC North America’s 31st Annual Meet-

ing will take place in Portland, Oregon from

November 7 – 11, 2010 at the Oregon Con-

vention Center. The theme of the meeting is

―Bridging Science with Communities.‖ The

meeting will start with a day of short courses

and proceed with technical sessions and plat-

forms. Guest speakers include Jane

Lubchenco from NOAA (invited), Ernesta

Ballard, Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation,

and Bruce Hope of the Oregon Department of

Environmental Quality. Early bird registra-

tion starts July 20th until August 15th followed

by standard registration that runs from August

15th until October 4th. For more information

on the meeting and logistics, go to http://

portland.setac.org.

mailto:[email protected]?subject=Joint%20SETAC%20Meeting

mailto:[email protected]?subject=Joint%20SETAC%20Meeting

http://portland.setac.org/

http://portland.setac.org/


Summer 2010

Our most recent Meet & Greet Social occurred on June 11th at the Scherman-Hoffman Wildlife

Sanctuary in Bernardsville, New Jersey. The

event was preceded by a board meeting open to

all members. The topic of the social was Warblers of New Jersey presented by Mike

Anderson of the NJ Audubon Society. After a

combined presentation and light dinner, the group was led by Mike on a bird walk on the sanctuary

grounds in order to see native bird species includ-

ing some warblers. The group viewed and heard several species of birds. The warblers encoun-

tered were ovenbird, northern waterthrush and

common yellowthroat. Other birds noted were

scarlet tanager, veery, wood thrush, grey catbird, indigo bunting and white-breasted nuthatch. The

Sherman-Hoffman center has a newly renovated

building and is ideal for small groups for meetings or get-togethers.

HDC-SETAC plans to have more of these socials in the future to cater to the interests of our current

members and attempt to gain new members. If

you have any suggestions for topics and/or loca-

tions for our next social event, please send them to Gina Ferreira at [email protected].

Meet & Greet Social—June 11, 2010

Hands On Training Don Nazario, Aqua Survey, Inc.

HDC SETAC Past-President 2010-2011

It’s been over three years since I joined Aqua

Survey, Inc. and one thing has remained the

same; there is always something new to learn.

My hands on training these days has been more

than just sediment vibracoring and 28-Day bio-

accumulation studies. Our varied projects have

encouraged me to read about ancient Korean

history, study electromagnetic detectors and

learn how to successfully plan and run a sedi-

ment symposium of 150 people within 3

months.

At Aqua Survey sediment is our primary focus.

Helping to figure out what’s in the sediment is

the real work we perform. Much of our sedi-

ment sampling gathers sediment destined for

analytical chemistry, toxicity and geotechnical

labs across the U.S. We perform geophysical

surveys to map the sediment and determine

what other debris might be contained within the

sediment like unexploded ordnance or possibly

treasure. Specifically searching for treasure is

not uncommon at Aqua Survey.

This summer we continued to support Mel

Fisher’s Treasures in Key West, FL and map the

seafloor with our electromagnetic (EM) sled. I

myself traveled to Key West as part of an ad-

vance party and helped to prepare the EM sled.

You don’t complain about the 96° heat when

you’re in a beautiful place like Key West.

We’ve opened a small field office there staffed

by Eric Smith, our boat captain and archeologi-

cal diver. Eric himself recently returned from

Egypt after working with Frank Goddio’s team

diving and researching Cleopatra’s Lost Palace.

Visit our ASI website to view a recorded web-

cast from Alexandria, Egypt.

Aqua Survey in Key West, FL


http://www.aquasurvey.com/video/view/asi_webcast_from_egypt


Summer 2010

MEET AND GREET/SOCIAL RECAPS

In the fall of 2009, HDC-SETAC began a tradition of having informal gatherings to meet our current

members and solicit new members. Our Fall 2009

Networking Social was held on September 30, 2009 at Mannion’s Pub in Somerville, New Jer-

sey. The topic of interest was ―Nanotechnology:

A Brief Overview‖ presented by one of our board members, Laurie Gneiding of AMEC Earth & En-

vironmental, Inc. The social was well attended

and the timely topic evoked many questions from

the audience.

As a follow up to this presentation, Laurie has

provided an update to her Fall 2008 newsletter article (see website for full article) concerning the

use of nanoparticles in site remediation. Her up-

date continues on the next page.

Fall Social—September 30, 2009

August 22-27, 2010 — Biodiversity Assessment

at Omega Institute, New York

Visit www.eomega.org for more information or to

register.

September 14 & 15, 2010 Vegetation Identifi-

cation for Wetland Delineation – South New Jersey Call (732) 932-9271 or email

[email protected] for more information.

Contaminant Chemistry 3 series course

www.nwetc.org

September 13 - 17, 2010 Albany, New York

September 20 – 24, 2010 Pittsburgh, Pennsyl-

vania

1 – Contaminant Chemistry 101 – 1 day

2 – Applied Contaminant Chemistry and Trans-port in Soil and Groundwater – 2 days

3 – Monitored Natural Attenuation of Petroleum

and Chlorinated Hydrocarbons in Soil and Groundwater – 2 days

September 29 – October 1, 2010 Stormwater

Management for Engineers, New Jersey

www.cpe.rutgers.edu

North American Offshore Wind, Conference

and Exhibition—October 5—7, 2010 in Atlantic

City, NJ. www.offshorewindexpo.org

MABPOM 2010, Mid-Atlantic Bight Physical

Oceanography and Meteorology Meeting.

Tuesday and Wednesday, October 26—27,

2011. Wesley J. Howe Center, Stevens Institute

of Technology, Hoboken, NJ.

www.stevens.edu/mabpom2010

Upcoming Regional Meetings

River Boat Cruise

in New Orleans,

LA.

http://www.eomega.org/


http://www.nwetc.org/

http://www.cpe.rutgers.edu/

http://www.offshorewindexpo.org/

http://www.stevens.edu/mabpom2010

http://www.stevens.edu/mabpom2010


Summer 2010

As regards to nanoparticles in site remediation the nano zero valent iron (nZVI) may soon re-

place macro-sized zero valent iron (ZVI) for the remediation of chlorinated volatile organic

compounds (VOCs). Iron particles are efficient electron donors and strong reducing agents

which aid in dechlorination; however nZVI particles are more efficient as they have greater sur-

face area and higher reaction rates. Another advantage of nZVI is that it can go into areas un-

reachable by permeable reactive barriers (PRBs), unlike its macro-sized counterpart. Since mi-

gration distances are eliminated; remediation of the chlorinated VOCs occurs at point of disso-

lution. And, due to the amplification of the concentration gradient between aqueous phase

chlorinated VOCs and the dense non-aqueous phase liquid (DNAPL), there is an increase in the

mass transfer from DNAPL to aqueous phase. Of course, there are some downsides…nZVI is

more expensive ($20/lb that the macro-sized ZVI ($1/lb) and it agglomerates quickly, thus los-

ing its nano-properties. Studies are ongoing to incorporate stabilizers into the nZVI.

A regulatory update on nanotechnology states that on April 29, 2010, the USEPA Of-

fice of Pesticide Programs (OPP) gave notice that it will issue a Federal Register notice

in June on nanomaterials indicating that nanoparticles (NPs) should be reported under

FIFRA (Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act) because of concerns over human/ecological health. The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) states that the sci-

ence is insufficient to define nanomaterials for purposes of food legislation and will

evaluate NP based on functionality and risk on case-by-case basis. The FDA has re-

quested that NP manufacturers voluntary disclose their toxicity data but have not re-

ceived many responses.

NANOTECHNOLOGY: A Brief Update —

Laurie Gneiding, CEP AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc., HDC SETAC Board Member


Summer 2010

PA DEP Growing Greener Grants

The 2010 Round of the Growing Greener

Watershed Protection and Flood Protection

Grant Programs is OPEN. Application sub-

mittal deadline is September 17, 2010.

Growing Greener remains the largest single

investment of state funds in Pennsylvania's

history to address Pennsylvania's critical en-

vironmental concerns of the 21st century.

Signed into law on Dec. 15, 1999, and reau-

thorized in June 2002, this legislation dou-

bled the

funding for

the Growing

Greener pro-

gram and

extended it

t h r o u g h

2 0 1 2 .

G r o w i n g

Greener has

helped to

slash the

backlog of

f a r m l a n d -

preservation

projects statewide; protect open space; elimi-

nate the maintenance backlog in state parks;

clean up abandoned mines and restore water-

sheds; provide funds for recreational trails

and local parks; help communities address

land use; and provide new and upgraded wa-

ter and sewer systems.

The funds are distributed among four state

agencies: the Department of Agriculture to

administer farmland preservation projects;

the Department of Conservation and Natural

Resources for state park renovations and im-

provements; and the Pennsylvania Infrastruc-

ture Investment Authority for water and

sewer system upgrades. It is estimated there

will be approximately $6 MM available this

year.

Prallsville Mills in Stockton, NJ

(R-L) Ron MacGillivray, Nai-chia Luke, George

Molnar, Gina Ferreira, Nellie Tsipoura

http://www.agriculture.state.pa.us/

http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/brc/grants/

http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/brc/grants/

http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/pennvest/9242

http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/pennvest/9242


Summer 2010

New HDC Board Members

Kris Hallinger - Arcadis

Mr. Hallinger’s educational background includes a B.S. degree in Ecology from Penn State Uni-versity and an M.S. degree in Environmental Science from Rutgers University. He has spent the past 20 plus years in the environmental field as a consultant dealing with various aspects of the natural environment, including ecotoxicologi-cal assessments, ecological evaluations, and ecological habitat enhancement/restoration work aimed at increasing biodiversity and sustainabil-ity. His recent professional responsibilities in-clude client and staff management, staff mentor-ing, strategic and technical planning, conceptual design, project implementation, and budget man-agement. In addition to his professional career as an envi-ronmental scientist, other past experience in-cludes an internship at the Peace Valley Nature Center, where he served as an environmental educator and naturalist, and volunteering at the Mercer County Wildlife Center, a non-profit wild-life rehabilitation center. More recently, Mr. Hal-linger has served on the Board of Directors of the Steamboat Floating Classroom, Inc., a Princeton-based non-profit environmental educa-tion organization, where he conducts environ-mental education activities related to the Dela-ware River watershed and assists with boat maintenance on a volunteer basis. His scientific research background includes con-ducting small mammal research on woodlots in central Pennsylvania, laboratory osmoregulation experiments with turtles, bioaccumulation stud-ies with hard clams, seed bank regeneration in wetlands, and research on acidified lakes in northwestern New Jersey.

James Maiorona – Colgate Palmolive

Jim works for Colgate-Palmolive in the Environ-mental, Occupational Health & Safety department, which is a perfect fit for him, as he’s always been interested in the environmental sciences. His edu-cation has served him well in his current position. He studied Biology in College and is currently working on a masters degree in Environmental Management. Since working in the EOHS department He’s be-come more interested in how industry manages concerns regarding environmental toxicity. He says, “A company like Colgate-Palmolive is par-ticularly concerned since many of our products end up going down the drain to wastewater treat-ment, and later into the environment. I'm happy to be part of a department that investigates our for-mulation choices in order to minimize the impact we may have on the environment.” Jim has con-ducted several environmental evaluations of raw materials, and has had the opportunity to be in-volved with a life cycle assessment project. He recalls that conducting a life cycle assessment has proved to be very challenging and fascinating. Through conversations with other scientists and engineers within the company and at conferences Jim has gained a deeper appreciation of the com-plexity of environmental issues surrounding the actions of industry. Jim is aware that SETAC is a global society with several geographical units, however he didn't know that there were local chapters within North America as well. He was excited to hear about the Hudson/Delaware Chapter since it is the re-gion where He both works and lives. He states, “It's a pleasure to be able to travel only a short distance to meet like-minded professionals and to be able to learn from and share experiences with them. I would like to serve on the Board of Direc-tors so that I may help ensure the continued exis-tence of this valuable forum and to share my en-thusiasm for environmental science/toxicology as well as expand my knowledge in the field.”

New Orleans, LA


Summer 2010

Eileen Murphy - Rutgers University

Now with Rutgers University but more recently with NJDEP Eileen Murphy worked as a man-ager in the Division of Water Supply with the NJ Dept. of Environmental Protection. Before that, she served as the Director of the NJDEP’s Division of Science, Research and Technology from 2004-2009 and as Assistant Director from 2000-2004. For 11 years, she worked as a research scientist within the group. Dr. Murphy has chaired several high-profile workgroups investigating the science frame-work behind NJDEP policies, and is presently a chartered member of EPA’s Science Advisory Board. She has also served on a National Academy of Sciences expert panel. Dr. Murphy has focused much of her career on drinking water science, including contaminant occurrence and fate & transport. She provides leadership and direction to the drinking water program on the issue of unregulated organic contaminants in drinking water, having au-thored the Interested Party Review discussion paper outlining various technical and policy recommendations to address the occurrence of these contaminants in drinking water. She has worked with colleagues from US Geological Survey and other research groups to investi-gate the occurrence, fate and transport, and toxicity of low levels of these unregulated con-taminants in both drinking water and wastewa-ters. She has testified before the state legisla-ture on this issue. Dr. Murphy has served on the NJ Drinking Wa-ter Quality Institute for 20 years (four years as a voting member) and has been invited to tes-tify before the Clean Air Council, Drinking Wa-ter Quality Institute, Environmental Justice Task Force, and Mercury Task Force among others. She has chaired the state’s Chromium Workgroup, the PFOA Task Force and Indoor Air Quality Workgroup and currently chairs the Standards Coordination Committee, which she co-founded. Dr. Murphy has a Ph.D. in Environmental Sci-ence from Rutgers University and a Masters of Science degree from Northern Illinois Univer-sity. She earned a B.S. from the University of Notre Dame.

Mindy Pensak - U.S. EPA

Mindy Pensak is a Biological Technical Assis-tance Coordinator for the Region 2 EPA CER-CLA program. In this position Ms. Pensak par-ticipates as member of the national EPA Eco-logical Risk Assessment Forum and provides a broad range of technical support to the Super-fund program. Her work encompasses the de-velopment of sampling and analysis plans, as-sessing data, and developing screening level and baseline level ecological risk assessments with the goal of quantitatively evaluating ecologi-cal risk at Superfund sites. She has been em-ployed in this current position for the past 16 years, and during this time has had the opportu-nity to employ her technical skills at a variety of DOD and other complex sites, including many with significant sediment contamination. More recently she has been involved with military mu-nitions investigations at a DOD facility. Prior to joining the CERCLA program, Ms. Pen-sak headed the EPA Region 2 Indoor Air Pro-gram and worked with FEMA to educate and train nuclear power plant employees in respond-ing to emergencies in which radioactive materi-als may be released. Ms. Pensak has a Bache-lor of Science in International Environmental Studies and a Masters in Environmental Sci-ence, both from Rutgers University.


American Rivers National River Cleanup Project

If you’ve ever taken part in a stream cleanup effort you know how satisfying the work can be to volun-teers and organization members. Get noticed for your hard work by registering your waterway cleanup on the American Rivers website (www.americanrivers.org/our-work/restoring-rivers/national-river-cleanup/). If you plan ahead the American Rivers organization will send you free trash bags, t-shirts and even some snacks for your volunteers. The National River Cleanup Project has become one of the most popular and successful stream cleanup programs in the country. The river cleanup is now a year long event and helps to put a dent in the millions of tons of trash that end up in our nation’s rivers and streams every year.

http/www.americanrivers.org/our-work/restoring-rivers/national-river-cleanup/

http/www.americanrivers.org/our-work/restoring-rivers/national-river-cleanup/


Summer 2010

Dibyendu Sakar –


Dr. Dibyendu (Dibs) Sarkar is a Professor of Envi-ronmental Geochemistry and the Director of the Environmental Management PhD program at Montclair State University, New Jersey. Dibs joined MSU in August of 2008 to create and de-velop this unique PhD program, and within less than a year, he has already created tremendous visibility of this brand new program as evidenced in last year's HDC-SETAC annual meeting in Bear Mountain, NY where 3 of his PhD students won the cash prizes in the student presentation cate-gory. His program has also been highlighted in

New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/nyregion/new-jersey/15envirnj.html?_r=2&ref=earth) as one of only four such doctoral programs in the United States that aims to produce "scientists who under-stand policy, and policy people who understand science." Dibs is one of the few academic leaders of this generation who understands and imple-ments the value of a holistic approach in solving environmental problems realizing the need to train the next generation in the same to help them de-velop as future leaders of the green sustainability movement. Prior to joining Montclair State, Dr. Sakar served as a Professor and Associate Dean at the Univer-sity of Texas at San Antonio, developing a PhD program in Environmental Science and Engineer-ing. In his 8 years of academic service so far, he has graduated 3 PhD students, 14 MS students, and has trained 8 post-doctoral research associ-ates. He has published over 200 journal articles, book chapters, conference proceedings and technical abstracts including two books. He has generated more than $2.5 million in grant fund-ing to support his research activities and those of his students. Dr. Sakar has always believed in the value of academia-industry interactions and collaborations, and created an environmental R&D, SIROM Scientic Solutions, currently oper-ating out of Montclair, and among other projects, developing a green, low-cost remediation system for metal removal from military sites. He has also been very active in Professional Society activi-ties. Dibs is an active member of several interna-tional scientific organizations, including but not

limited to the Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, American Geophysical Union, Clay Mineral Society, American Association of Petro-leum Geologists, and of course, HDC-SETAC. He has organized numerous symposia and theme sessions for these societies. He serves as the Associate Editor of Geosphere (the online journal of the Geological Society of America) and of Envi-ronmental Geosciences (the quarterly journal of the Division of Environmental Geosciences of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists). In the 2008 annual meeting of the AAPG, Dr. Sa-kar was the Oral and Poster Committee Chair of the DEG. He serves as a reviewer for more than 25 journals and of grant funding agencies, such as NSF, USGS, USDA, USEPA, etc.


When a spill occurs Aqua Survey is all in.

Field Sampling & Sample Processing

Sediment & Water Column Toxicology Studies

Provision of Key Sediment Test Organism

-Ampelisca abdita

Laboratory Oil Dispersant Studies Oversight of Third-Party Field Teams and Labs

CONTACTS: 908-788-8700 phone Ken Hayes, President: [email protected] Jon Doi, Ph.D., ExecV.P./Lab Director: [email protected] Tom Dolce, Field Ops Manager: [email protected]

Critical Oil Spill Support Services

www.aquasurvey.com

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/nyregion/new-jersey/15envirnj.html?_r=2&ref=earth







Summer 2010

(EPA Region 3) - As part of the process for re-storing the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, EPA has

reaffirmed the federal-state commitment to estab-

lish the Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) - or pollution diet - by the end of this year.

The Bay TMDL will set limits on nitrogen, phos-

phorus and sediment throughout the 64,000-square-mile watershed. Backed by a strong ac-

countability framework, the Bay TMDL includes

state action plans, a series of two-year commit-ments, close monitoring and, if necessary, federal

accountability measures to spur progress.

On June 11, EPA Regional Administrator Shawn

M. Garvin reaffirmed to the six watershed states,

the District of Columbia and others, the schedule

ahead.

EPA has adjusted the schedule based on conversa-

tions with the States and DC. EPA is also provid-ing additional financial and technical assistance,

and offering detailed guidance to help jurisdic-

tions develop strong implementation plans and

accelerate on-the-ground action.

While in the process of refining the computer

simulation models, EPA has adjusted the process to allow the jurisdictions to meet the end-of-year

deadline and have all control measures in place to

restore the Bay and its tidal waters by 2025, with 60 percent of the work completed by 2017.

By July 1, EPA will allocate the pollution limits for nitrogen and phosphorus among the six watershed

states and the District of Columbia, allowing for po-

tential load changes from model updates. By August

15, EPA will assign allocations for sediment.

The new schedule eliminates a previous requirement

for jurisdictions to submit preliminary draft Water-shed Implementation Plans by early June. The states

and the District will now complete their draft Phase I

Watershed Implementation Plans - outlining how they will meet the pollution limits - by September 1.

EPA will issue a draft TMDL for a 45-day public

comment period on September 24.The final Phase 1 implementation plans are due November 29, and

EPA will establish the Bay TMDL by December 31.

In 2011, EPA will revise its modeling, utilizing the

results of updates on nutrient management effective-

ness and suburban land characteristics. The states and the District will then submit draft Phase II Wa-

tershed Implementation Plans, allocating the pollut-

ant loads to a much finer geographic scale, and re-

flecting any potential revised load distributions and other updates resulting from the revised model.

Before 2017, EPA will review its models and deter-mine if further upgrades are needed. In 2017 the

states and the District will submit Phase III imple-

mentation plans to ensure that all the control meas-

ures needed to meet Bay water quality standards will be in place by 2025.

Contact Information: David Sternberg 215-814-5548

[email protected]

EPA Reaffirms December 2010

Deadline for Chesapeake Bay

TMDL

Marc Greenberg (L-R) Steve Brown and Ken Hayes

mailto:[email protected]?subject=Chesapeake%20Bay%20TMDL


Summer 2010

Student Awards, HDC SETAC Spring Meeting , April 2010:

Student Highlights for the 2010 HDC-SETAC Spring Meeting

The Hudson-Delaware Chapter of SETAC hosted our 26th Annual Spring Meeting at Prallsville Mills (Stockton, NJ) on April 21-22, 2010. We’re proud to announce and congratulate the winners of the Student Poster and Platform Presentations. We en-courage all faculty and students of the HDC-SETAC region to present their work during our Annual Spring Meeting, regardless of whether or not your work is relevant to the theme of the meeting. Our poster sessions remain diverse and we invite all people to showcase their work in areas of ecology, environmental science, microbiology, envi-ronmental chemistry and toxicology. Visit our website, www.hdcsetac.org, for more information regarding our recent and upcoming events in our Chapter. You can review meeting programs to get a taste for the kinds of events we host.

The Hudson/Delaware Chapter (HDC) of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) is pleased to once again sponsor the student research awards. In 2010 the competition was expanded from six to nine awards, with the inclusion of awards for graduate student platform presentations. The purpose of these awards is to recognize outstanding young scholars and to encourage active participa-tion in SETAC and the Hudson-Delaware Chapter.

(L-R)

Padmini Das and

Nellie Tsipoura

(L-R)

Nellie Tsipouras and

High School student

Aaron Goldberg

(L-R)

Linda Logan,

Anne Ellefson,

Keith Cooper

Chris Nally with his daughter Cora Anne.

http://www.hdcsetac.org/


Summer 2010

Graduate Platform Presentation Awards -

1st Place - Candice Johnson -

Temple University (on right)

2nd Place - Pravin Punamiya - Montclair

State University (on left)


Undergraduate 1st Place

Poster Presentation Award -

Brian Yates - Rowan University


Summer 2010


Graduate Poster Presentation Awards -

3rd Place - John Gondek -

Stony Brook University (on left)

3rd Place - Anne Ellefson - Stony Brook

University (on right)

Graduate Poster Presentation

Awards -

1st Place - Padmini Das -


(on right)

2nd Place - Robert Newby -

Seton Hall University (middle)

3rd Place - Anthony Gerardi -

Seton Hall University (left)

3rd Place - Niveen Ismail - Temple

University (shown below)


Summer 2010

The Hudson-Delaware Chapter of SETAC has seen its

share of downsizing over the past few months, just like

everyone else has. Our list of Corporate Sponsors has

shrunk a bit but not to worry, our chapter is very finan-

cially sound and will weather this downturn better than most. Thanks to our current sponsors for continuing

their support and to a few new ones who have come

forward to help out, HDC-SETAC will be able to con-

tinue our tradition of putting together world-class pro-

grams for our annual meetings and fall workshops.

Specifically, the funding provided by our Corporate

Sponsors allows our chapter to provide quality confer-

ences and workshops by allowing us to invite recog-

nized experts on a wide variety of topics, help keep the

cost of attending down for our members, and aids in

paying for many behind-the-scene operating expenses. It also permits us to offer an attractive student award

program for undergraduate and graduate students. And

don’t forget we are also able to support the Delaware

Valley Science Fair, a regional science fair for high

school and middle school students, held each year in

Philadelphia. It really is a great feeling to be able to

participate in so many activities designed to help stu-

dents get a head start on a scientific career. Please

remember we are always looking for volunteers to help

with these projects and are always open to suggestions

about other programs where we may be able to help.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our

sponsors for 2010 again as their continued support

makes the work that the Board of Directors does a little

bit easier. I would also like to remind all our members

that these sponsors represent the entire spectrum of

environmental services currently available today and

that your project could benefit from contacting another

member of the HDC for the particular area of expertise

you are looking for.

Treasurer’s Notes

Thank You

To all the 2010

HDC SETAC

Corporate

Sponsors!

If you would like to join our distinguished list of Corpo-

rate Sponsors, please feel free to contact me at 610-434-

9015 or by E-mail ([email protected]). You can

choose to be a Sustaining Corporate Sponsor with a mini-mum contribution of $1,000, a Full Corporate Sponsor

with a contribution of $500, or an Associate Corporate

Sponsor with a contribution of $250. There is a rather

long list of benefits associated with your sponsorship,

such as complimentary registration for our spring meet-

ings and fall workshops, so please contact me so I can

forward the official invitation to you. We hope that our chapter membership will consider get-

ting their organizations involved in our Corporate Spon-

sorship program! There is no such thing as too many

sponsors for HDC-SETAC.

Chris Nally —

HDC SETAC

Treasurer

New Orleans, LA



Summer 2010

Hudson/Delaware Chapter

Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

CORPORATE SPONSORS PROGRAM

There are three levels of corporate sponsorship.

Sustaining Sponsor ($1,000 or more)

Full Sponsor ($500)

Associate Sponsor ($250)

Benefits of Corporate Sponsorship:

Thank You!

Corporate Sponsors are acknowledged in each HDC-SETAC newsletter with a formal ―thank you‖ on the

inside back cover. The outside back cover of each newsletter contains the names/company logos of our

Corporate Sponsors, noting those that are Sustaining, Full, and Associate (from top to bottom). This tiered

identification of our Corporate Sponsors is also presented on the HDC-SETAC website. Our Corporate

Sponsors are also gratefully acknowledged at all HDC conference and workshop venues (verbally, in pro-

gram brochures, and on posters displayed in the registration area).

Free Meeting Registration

Sustaining Sponsors receive two free registrations to all HDC-SETAC meetings. Full Corporate Sponsors

receive one free registration to all HDC-SETAC meetings.

Advertising

Sustaining and Full Corporate Sponsors may submit relevant advertising (i.e. for services and products) for

inclusion in our newsletter at no charge. Sustaining and Full Corporate Sponsors may also utilize dedicated

table space for display of corporate promotional literature at all HDC conferences and workshops.

Job Posting

Sustaining and Full Corporate Sponsors may submit job postings for inclusion in the HDC-SETAC News-

letter and on the HDC web site.

In addition to the above, if desired, Corporate Sponsors may contribute by covering costs associated with

specific HDC services and activities (e.g., printing newsletters or sponsoring student awards), and will be

specifically and appropriately recognized for these important contributions. The Board of Directors of

HDC-SETAC encourages potential Corporate Sponsors to consider the possibilities and think broadly

when it comes to such opportunities. Please contact any member of the HDC-SETAC Board of Directors if

you have questions.

2010 HDC SETAC CORPORATE SPONSORS

The HDC-SETAC Board of Directors and our membership would

like to thank our Corporate Sponsors for their generous support!!

Sustaining Corporate Sponsors

Integral Consulting, Inc.

Full Corporate Sponsors

AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc.

Aqua Survey, Inc.

Exponent

Camp Dresser & McKee Inc.

Merck & Co., Inc.

Environmental Standards, Inc.

Associate Corporate Sponsors

ExxonMobil, Inc.

Revised 4/20/10

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