Dr. Eldon “Don” Blancher is Co-Chair for the 2009 Water Environment Federation (WEF) conference. The conference is titled TMDL 2009: Combining Science and Management to Restore Impaired Waters, and will be held August 9-12 at the Hilton Minneapolis in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Total maximum daily load (TMDL) requirements are part of the Clean Water Act and they play a pivotal role in determining how the United States will meet its clean water goals. This year’s conference has brought together hundreds of environmental experts to exchange information on challenging issues related to the TMDL process. Dr. Blancher has been involved with WEF in various capacities since 1984, and will serve as a moderator, as well as his role as co-chair for the conference.

For more information on the conference, visit www.wef.org/ConferencesTraining/ConferencesEvents/TMDL

Toxicological & Environmental Associates, Inc. (TEA) is a leader in the design and implementation of engineered phytoremediation systems. TEA has enhanced and extended the effectiveness of standard phytoremediation by utilizing patented and proprietary technologies which direct root growth to achieve outstanding results. We’ve termed our unique approach EnPhySys.

EnPhySys¬† is an excellent “green” technology that can be successfully implemented almost anywhere. TEA currently has numerous projects underway in the United States and Canada, and current proposed work will significantly increase our number of engineered phytoremediation projects in 2010. Several of these projects combine other remediation technologies such as bioremediation and Emulsified Zero-Valent Iron (EZVI). The ability to combine these technologies is one of the most important benefits to using an engineered phytoremediation approach in solving your environmental cleanup issues.

For more information on this environmentally friendly technology, contact Dr. Brad Droy at 225-767-3880 or bdroy@teainconline.com

TEA has recently made significant updates and improvements to our EZVI manufacturing facility. Mr. Gary Booth has been hired as Manufacturing Supervisor, and he is responsible for daily operations and maintenance of the manufacturing equipment and facility, as well as raw material inventories and storage. TEA has completed equipment upgrades and manufacturing process refinements that currently enable us to produce over 1,000,000 gallons of EZVI annually.