Hazardous Substance Research Centers/South & Southwest

What's New

Progress Reports on Demonstration Project On-Line

A final 18-month progress report on the Anacostia River Demonstration project is on the reports page and is the first listing under "Cap Monitoring." In addition, there is a downloadable presentation on the demonstration delivered to project director Dr. Danny Reible to the Anacostia Watershed Toxics Alliance on May 16, 2007. It is the first item under the "Presentations" section.

2004 Audio-Visual Progress Report Available

Dr. Danny Reible, director of the Anacostia demonstration project, presented an audio-visual report on 2004 progress to the science advisory committee of the Hazardous Substance Research Center/South & Southwest. Click here to see the presentation.

Anacostia Capping Project Featured in Radio Broadcast

The Anacostia River active capping demonstration, a project under the direction of the HSRC/South & Southwest, was featured in a recent broadcast of WTOP in Washington, DC. Click here to listen to an archived version of the program, which was entitled "Anacostia Solution to Pollution?"

Expanded Collection of Project Photographs Online

A series of photographs from various stages of the Anacostia advanced capping demonstration is now viewable on this web site.

Reible Speaks at Anacostia Demonstration Press Day

HSRC/South & Southwest Director Dr. Danny Reible spoke to the news media about progress on the Anacostia advanced capping demonstration in May. Click here to read his comments.

Corrected Versions of Major Reports Online

The demonstration project's prime contractor, Horne Engineering Services, has corrected the Basis of Design document and draft Site Characterization Report. Links to these documents are now available at the top of the reports page.

2003 Progress Reports Available for Download

Principal investigators for the Anacostia demonstration project's current roster of sponsored research projects made progress reports at the South & Southwest/Hazardous Substance Research Center's Science Advisory Committee in New Orleans, Louisiana, in October. Click here to download these documents, which are presented under the heading "Technology Development Progress Reports".

Project Director Makes Presentation on Project at International Sediments Conference

Dr. Danny Reible of LSU, the director of the Anacostia project, made a presentation on the demonstration's progress to date at the Second International Conference on the Remediation of Contaminated Sediments in Venice, Italy, in early October. An HTML version of presentation slides are available here, and a PDF version of the paper authored for the conference by Reible and several colleagues can be downloaded here.

Draft of Site Characterization Report Completed

The Anacostia demonstration project's prime contractor, Horne Engineering Services, completed a draft site characterization report in September 2003, and this document is available online.

June-July 2003 Project Status Report On-Line

Click here to download the PDF version of the June-July 2003 project status report for the Anacostia River capping demonstration.

Chart Summarizes Status of Major Capping Projects

A chart summarizing the status of 109 contaminated sediment capping projects in North America, Europe and Asia has been prepared and is available for download here.

The document was developed by Dr. Danny Reible, a LSU chemical engineering professor who heads the Anacostia River capping demonstration, in collaboration with the international law firm of McDermott, Will & Emory and the Johnson Company, a specialized environmental consulting firm based in Montpelier, Vermont.

The chart provides project information such as chemicals of concern, site conditions, design thickness, cap material, cap area, date built, performance, and general comments.

New Presentations Added to Reports Page

Several new items have been added to the "Reports" page of this site in April. Two video clips describe recent shallow coring work in the Anacostia capping demonstration. In addition, there is a Powerpoint overview of progress to date that was presented to the Anacostia Watershed Toxics Alliance April 1.

Archived Version of Internet Workshop on Anacostia Project Now Available

The Hazardous Substance Research Center/South & Southwest, in conjunction with the EPA Technology Innovation Office (TIO), delivered a live Internet workshop March 12 on the Anacostia River demonstration of innovative "active capping" technologies. Speakers were project director Dr. Danny Reible of Louisiana State University and one of the project's principal investigators, Dr. Greg Lowry of Carnegie-Mellon University. An archived version of the presentation, with presentation slides and audio of the speakers, is available at: http://www.clu-in.org/studio/. Select the "Internet Seminars" button and then go to "Archived Seminars."

Video Progress Reports and Project Overview Added to Web Site

This web site now contains video versions of a project overview and first-year progress reports. To see them select select the "Reports" button on the left navigational bar. Download the free QuickTime player to view these movies.

Anacostia Project Reports Now On-Line

Progress reports for the first year's research in Anacostia Capping Demonstration Project is now on this web site. Click here or select the "Reports" button on the left navigational bar.

HSRC/SSW Awarded $2.25 Million Project for Anacostia River Clean-Up

$2.25 million in federal funds has been designated for a project led by the South & Southwest HSRC to demonstrate an innovative sediment capping technology on the Anacostia River.

The Anacostia is one of the nation's 10 most endangered rivers, flowing from Maryland to the District of Columbia, where is empties into the Potomac River. Click here to read a basic account of the purposes of this project.