Research Projects & Contacts

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Technology Demonstration Projects Conducted by MSE-TA
Roger Wilmoth (EPA), 513-569-7509
Diana Bless (EPA), 513-569-7674
Project #	Title	MSE Contact	EPA Contact

1 Completed (PDF, 829 Kb, 64 pp)	Remote Site Neutralization (Crystal Mine)	Marty Foote 406-494-7431 martin.foote@mse-ta.com	Roger Wilmoth 513-569-7509 wilmoth.roger@epa.gov
2 Completed (PDF, 257 Kb, 20 pp)	Clay-based Grouting (Mike Horse Mine)	Lynn McCloskey 406-494-7371	Roger Wilmoth 513-569-7509 wilmoth.roger@epa.gov
3 Final Report Stage	Sulfate Reducing Bacteria (Lilly Orphan Boy)	Suzzann Nordwick 406-494-7433 suzzann.nordwick@mse-ta.com	Diana Bless 513-569-7674 bless.diana@epa.gov
4 Completed (PDF, 1 M, 69 pp)	Nitrate Removal (Mineral Hill Mine)	Randy Hiebert 406-494-7233 randy.hiebert@mse-ta.com	Roger Wilmoth 513-569-7509 wilmoth.roger@epa.gov
5 Completed (PDF, 1.2 M, 59 pp)	Biotreatment of Cyanide Leach Water (McCoy Cove Mine)	Suzzann Nordwick 406-494-7433 suzzann.nordwick@mse-ta.com	Pat Clark 513-569-7561 clark.patrick@epa.gov
6	Cancelled
7 Completed (PDF, 4.8 M, 147 pp)	Arsenic Oxidation Demo (Susie Mine)	Jay McCloskey 406-494-7262 jay.mccloskey@mse-ta.com	Dave Ferguson 513-569-7518 ferguson.david@epa.gov
8 Completed	Underground Mine Source Control (Miller Mine)	Lynn McCloskey 406-494-7371	Roger Wilmoth 513-569-7509 wilmoth.roger@epa.gov
9 Completed (PDF, 4.8 M, 147 pp)	Arsenic Removal (ASARCO Helena Smelter)	Jay McCloskey 406-494-7262 jay.mccloskey@mse-ta.com	Dave Ferguson 513-569-7518 ferguson.david@epa.gov
Project #	Title	MSE Contact	EPA Contact
10 Completed (PDF, 15.5 M, 55 pp)	Surface Waste Pile Source Control (Peerless)	Lynn McCloskey 406-494-7371	Roger Wilmoth 513-569-7509 wilmoth.roger@epa.gov
11 Completed	Biological Cyanide Heap Detoxification	Diane Jordan 406-494-7189 diane.jordan@mse-ta.com	Pat Clark 513-569-7561 clark.patrick@epa.gov
12 Completed (PDF, 15.5 M, 55 pp)	Sulfate Reducing Bacteria Reactive Wall (Calliope Mine)	Marek Zaluski 406-494-7434 mark.zaluski@mse-ta.com	Diana Bless 513-569-7674 bless.diana@epa.gov
12A Completed	Calliope Mine Internet Monitoring System	Helen Joyce 406-494-7232 helen.joyce@mse-ta.com	Diana Bless 513-569-7674 bless.diana@epa.gov
14 Completed	Biological Barrier (Mammoth Tailings)	Helen Joyce 406-494-7232 helen.joyce@mse-ta.com	Diana Bless 513-569-7674 bless.diana@epa.gov
15 Completed	Tailings Source Control (Mammoth Tailings)	Lynn McCloskey 406-494-7371	Roger Wilmoth 513-569-7509 wilmoth.roger@epa.gov
16 Active (Near Completion)	Integrated Biological Reactor System (Sure Thing Mine)	Brian Park 406-494-7415 brian.park@mse-ta.com	Diana Bless 513-569-7674 bless.diana@epa.gov
16A Final Report Stage	SRB Driven Sulfide Precipitation	Suzzann Nordwick 406-494-7433 suzzann.nordwick@mse-ta.com	Diana Bless 513-569-7674 bless.diana@epa.gov
Project #	Title	MSE Contact	EPA Contact
17 Completed	Lead Dust/Paint Abatement	Helen Joyce 406-494-7232 helen.joyce@mse-ta.com	Alva Daniels 513-569-7693 daniels.alva@epa.gov
18 Completed	Gas Fed SRB Treatment (Berkeley Pit)	Brian Park 406-494-7415 brian.park@mse-ta.com	Diana Bless 513-569-7674 bless.diana@epa.gov
19 Completed	In-Situ Mercury Removal (Sulphur Bank Mine)	Suzzann Nordwick 406-494-7433 suzzann.nordwick@mse-ta.com	Ed Bates 513-569-7774 bates.edward@epa.gov
20 Completed (PDF, 1.3 M, 43 pp)	Selenium Treatment (Kennecott Copper)	Helen Joyce 406-494-7232 helen.joyce@mse-ta.com	Diana Bless 513-569-7674 bless.diana@epa.gov
21 Final Report Stage	Integrated Process for Treating Berkeley Pit Water	Brian Park 406-494-7415 brian.park@mse-ta.com	Diana Bless 513-569-7674 bless.diana@epa.gov
22 Completed	Phosphate Stabilization of Mine Waste Soils	Jay Cornish 406-723-8213 jay.cornish@mse-ta.com	Norma Lewis 513-569-7665 lewis.norma@epa.gov
23 Completed	Revegetation of Mine Soils (Leadwood/Big River Chat Piles)	Darcy Bryne-Kelly 406-494-7419 dbryne@mse-ta.com	Diana Bless 513-569-7674 bless.diana@epa.gov
24 Completed	Improved SRB Reactors	Marek Zaluski 406-494-7434 mark.zaluski@mse-ta.com	Diana Bless 513-569-7674 bless.diana@epa.gov
25 Completed	Passive Treatment of Arsenic	Suzzann Nordwick 406-494-7433 suzzann.nordwick@mse-ta.com	Diana Bless 513-569-7674 bless.diana@epa.gov
Project #	Title	MSE Contact	EPA Contact
26 Completed	Prevention of AMD Generation from Open-Pit Highwalls	Lynn McCloskey 406-494-7371	Roger Wilmoth 513-569-7509 wilmoth.roger@epa.gov
28 Active	Mine Site Telemetry using a Fuel Cell	Helen Joyce 406-494-7232 helen.joyce@mse-ta.com	Roger Wilmoth 513-569-7509 wilmoth.roger@epa.gov
29 Completed	Remediation Technology Evaluation (Gilt Edge Mine) Test Cells	Helen Joyce 406-494-7232 helen.joyce@mse-ta.com	Norma Lewis 513-569-7665 lewis.norma@epa.gov
30 Active	Acid/Metal Tolerant Plants	Jay Cornish 406-723-8213 jay.cornish@mse-ta.com	Roger Wilmoth 513-569-7509 wilmoth.roger@epa.gov
31 Completed	Remote Analytical Monitor	Helen Joyce 406-494-7232 helen.joyce@mse-ta.com	Jim Lazorchak 513-569-7076 lazorchak.jim@epa.gov
33 Final Report Stage	Micro encapsulation to Prevent AMD	Suzzann Nordwick 406-494-7433 suzzann.nordwick@mse-ta.com	Norma Lewis 513-569-7665 lewis.norma@epa.gov
34 Active	Bioremediation of Anchor Pit Lake (Gilt Edge Mine)	Brian Park 406-494-7415 brian.park@mse-ta.com	Norma Lewis 513-569-7665 lewis.norma@epa.gov
35 Completed	Biological Prevention of AMD (Gilt Edge Mine) Rock Pit	Helen Joyce 406-494-7232 helen.joyce@mse-ta.com	Norma Lewis 513-569-7665 lewis.norma@epa.gov
36 Completed	Ceramic Microfiltration	Mary Ann Harrington-Baker 406-494-7240 maryann.harrington@mse-ta.com	Dave Ferguson 513-569-7518 ferguson.david@epa.gov
	Additional MSE Projects & Contacts 2002 (Activity III)
Project #	Title	MSE Contact	EPA Contact
38 Final Report Stage	Linking Waterfowl with Contaminant Specialization in Riparian Soils	Suzzann Nordwick 406-494-7433 suzzann.nordwick@mse-ta.com	Norma Lewis 513-569-7665 lewis.norma@epa.gov
39 Final Report Stage	Long-Term Monitoring of Permeable Treatment Wall at the Interstate Site	Lynn McCloskey 406-494-7371	Norma Lewis 513-569-7665 lewis.norma@epa.gov
40 Active	ENPAR's Electrochemical Cover	Brian Park 406-494-7415 brian.park@mse-ta.com	Diana Bless 513-569-7674 bless.diana@epa.gov
	Additional MSE Projects & Contacts 2003
41 Completed	Update of Case Studies	Suzzann Nordwick 406-494-7433 suzzann.nordwick@mse-ta.com	Ed Bates 513-569-7774 bates.edward@epa.gov
42 Active	Physical Solutions for Acid Mine Drainage at Remote Sites	Jay McCloskey 406-494-7262 jay.mccloskey@mse-ta.com	Diana Bless 513-569-7674 bless.diana@epa.gov
43 Active	Thallium Removal from Mine Waste Waters	Helen Joyce 406-494-7232 helen.joyce@mse-ta.com	Norma Lewis 513-569-7665 lewis.norma@epa.gov
44 Cancelled	Remediation of Underground Mines Using Source Control / Passive Tech	Lynn McCloskey 406-494-7371	Roger Wilmoth 513-569-7509 wilmoth.roger@epa.gov
45 Cancelled	Microbial and Geochemical Responses in Acid Producing Mine Tailings	Randy Hiebert 406-494-7233 randy.hiebert@mse-ta.com	Diana Bless 513-569-7674 bless.diana@epa.gov
	Additional MSE Projects & Contacts 2004
46 Final Report Stage	Cyanide Heap Biological Detoxification Phase II	Diane Jordan 406-494-7189 diane.jordan@mse-ta.com	Pat Clark 513-569-7561 clark.patrick@epa.gov
	Additional MSE Projects & Contact 2005
47 Active	Sustainability of Substrates in SRB Bioreactors	Marek Zaluski mark.zaluski@mse-ta.com	Diana Bless 513-569-7674 bless.diana@epa.gov
48 Cancelled	Passive Treatment Technology Evaluation for Reducing Metal Loading	Brian Park 406-494-7415 brian.park@mse-ta.com	Norma Lewis 513-569-7665 lewis.norma@epa.gov

**Research Projects Conducted by Montana Tech of the University of Montana**
Project #	Title	Montana Tech Contact	EPA Contact

1 Completed (PDF, 208 Kb, 39 pp)	Berkeley Pit Research Project	Hsin Huang 406-496-4139 hhuang@mtech.edu	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov
2 Completed	Sludge Stabilization	Mark Peterson 406-496-4263 MEpeterson@mtech.edu	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov
3 Completed (PDF, 212 Kb, 33 pp) 3A Completed (PDF, 2.7 M, 89 pp) 3 B Completed (PDF, 6 M, 79 pp)	Photoassisted Electron Transfer Reactions	Courtney Young 406-496-4158 cyoung@mtech.edu	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov
4 Completed (PDF, 235 Kb, 53 pp)	Metal Removal by Neutral Chelating Polymers	Doug Cameron 406-496-4247 dcameron@mtech.edu	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov
5 Completed (PDF, 402 Kb, 87 pp)	Arsenic Removal	Dr. Larry Twidwell 406-496-4208 ltwidwell@mtech.edu	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov
6	Cancelled
7 Completed	Berkeley Pit Innovative Technology Projects	Dr. Steve Anderson 406-496-4409	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov
8 Completed (PDF, 359 Kb, 97 pp)	Berkeley Pit Lake Characterization - Phase I	Dr. Steve Anderson 406-496-4409	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov
9 Completed (PDF, 236 Kb, 66 pp)	Pit Lake Sediment	Dr. Larry Twidwell 406-496-4208 ltwidwell@mtech.edu	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov
Project #	Title	Montana Tech Contact	EPA Contact
10 Completed (PDF, 783 Kb, 54 pp)	Pit Lake Biology	Dr. Grant Mitman 406-496-4617 gmitman@mtech.edu	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov
11 Completed (Web publication not available)	Berkeley Pit Lake Characterization - Phase II	Dr. Steve Anderson 406-496-4409	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov
12 Completed	Thallium Removal	Dr. Larry Twidwell 406-496-4208 ltwidwell@mtech.edu	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov
13 Completed	Sulfide Complexes of Tailings	Dr. Steve Anderson 406-496-4409	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov
14 Completed	Neural Networking of Pit Lake Data	Curtis Link 406-496-4165 clink@mtech.edu	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov
15 Cancelled
16 Completed	Berkeley Pit Lake Characterization -Phase III	Dr. Steve Anderson 406-496-4409	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov
	New Starts 2000 Montana Tech
Project #	Title	Montana Tech Contact	EPA Contact
17 Completed	Mine Dump Reclamation Using Mountain Bent Grass	Mark Peterson 406-496-4263 MEpeterson@mtech.edu	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov
18 Completed	Investigation of Natural Wetlands Near Abandoned Mine Sites	Dr. Chris Gammons 406-496-4763 cgammons@mtech.edu	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov
19 Completed	Removing Oxyanions of Arsenic & Selenium from Mine Waste Waters Using Galvanically Enhanced Cementation Technology	Dr. Larry Twidwell 406-496-4208 ltwidwell@mtech.edu	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov
20 Completed	Algal Bioremediation of Berkeley Pit Lake System - Phase II	Dr. Grant Mitman 406-496-4617 gmitman@mtech.edu	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov
21 Canceled	Berkeley Pit Water Remediation Plan Using Mill Tailings	Dr. Steve Anderson 406-496-4409	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov
	Additional Montana Tech Projects & Contacts 2002 (Activity IV)
22 & 26 Combined Completed	Organic Matter Degradation Rate in a Sulfate Reducing Wetland	Dr. William Drury 406-496-4203 bdrury@mtech.edu	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov
23 Completed	Sulfate Removal Technology Development	Dr. Larry Twidwell 406-496-4208 ltwidwell@mtech.edu	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov
24 Completed	Algal Remediation of Berkeley Pit Water, Phase III	Dr. Grant Mitman 406-496-4617 gmitman@mtech.edu	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov
25 Completed	Heavy and Toxic Metal Remediation Using Reductive Precipitation / Cementation for Ecosystem Enhancement	Dr. Larry Twidwell 406-496-4208 ltwidwell@mtech.edu	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov
Project #	Title	Montana Tech Contact	EPA Contact
26 See 23 above
27 Completed	Subaqueous Oxidation of Pyrite and Stable Isotope Geochemistry of an Acidic Pit Lake	Dr. Chris Gammons 406-496-4763 cgammons@mtech.edu	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov
28 Completed	The Effects of Plant Species and Rodents on the Sequestration and / or Movement of Mercury from Reclaimed Sites	Dr. Thomas Waring 406-496-4439 twaring@mtech.edu	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov
29 Final Report Stage	Field Monitoring and Evaluation of Reclamation Strategies in the Helena National Forest	Dr. Rich McNearny 406-496-4624 rmcnearny@mtech.edu	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov
30 Final Report Stage	Algal Bioremediation of the Berkeley Pit Lake System-an In-situ Test Using Limnocorrals	Dr. Grant Mitman 406-496-4617 gmitman@mtech.edu	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov
	Montana Tech Projects & Contacts 2003
Project #	Title	Montana Tech Contact	EPA Contact
31 Active	Modified Ferrihydrite for Enhanced Removal of Arsenic from Mine Wastewater	Dr. Larry Twidwell 406-496-4208 ltwidwell@mtech.edu	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov
32 Final Report Stage	Geochemistry and Isotopic Composition of H2S-rich Water in Flooded Underground Mine Workings, Butte, Montana	Dr. Chris Gammons 406-496-4763 cgammons@mtech.edu	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov
33 Final Report Stage	CALPUFF Modeling of Copper Smelter Emissions	Mark Peterson 406-496-4263 mepeterson@mtech.edu	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov
34 Active	Passive Remediation of Sulfide Wastes Through the Utilization of Composite Covers, Lime and Controlled Oxygen Diffusion: A Study of Diffusion Rates Through Composite Covers of Varying Saturation	Phillip Patton 406-496-4778 ppatton@mtech.edu	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov
	Montana Tech Projects & Contacts 2004
35 Active	Modified Ferrihydrite for Enhanced Removal of Dissolved Metals from Mine and Wastewater	Dr. Larry Twidwell 406-496-4208 ltwidwell@mtech.edu	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov
36 Active	Dual Ecosystem Enhancement: In-Situ Pitlake Remediation by Slag Silicate Addition	Dr. Courtney Young 406-496-4158 cyoung@mtech.edu	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov
37 Active	Biosamplers for Studying Contamination	Dr. Holly Peterson 406-496-4339 hpeterson@mtech.edu	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov
38 Active	Visualization of In Situ Douglas Fir Roots and Ectomycorrhizae	Dr. Martha Apple 406-496-4575 mapple@mtech.edu	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov
	Additional Montana Tech Projects and Contacts 2005
39 Active	Influence of Anions on the Removal of Arsenic by Co-Precipitation / Long-term Stability of Ferrihydrite	Mark Peterson 406-496-4263 mepeterson@mtech.edu	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov
40 Active	Vertical Gradients / Biogeochemistry of Flooded Mine Shafts	Mark Peterson 406-496-4263 mepeterson@mtech.edu	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov
Activity V Active	CD-ROM Tech Transfer	Helen Joyce 406-494-7232 helen.joyce@mse-ta.com Mark Peterson 406-496-4263 mepeterson@mtech.edu	Diana Bless 513-569-7674 bless.diana@epa.gov John McCready 513-569-7804 mccready.john@epa.gov
Activity VI Active	Training and Education - Native American Initiative	Mark Peterson 406-496-4263 mepeterson@mtech.edu	George Huffman 513-569-7431 huffman.george@epa.gov Douglas Grosse 513-569-7844 grosse.douglas@epa.gov

**Research Projects Conducted by EPA and the University of Cincinnati**
Project #	Title	UC Contact	EPA Contact

1 Active	Metal Recovery from the Berkeley Pit using SRB's	Rakish Govind 513-556-2666 rgovind@alpha.che.uc.edu	Henry Tabak 513-569-7681 tabak.henry@epa.gov
2 Active	Membrane-facilitated SRB Reactor	Rakish Govind 513-556-2666 rgovind@alpha.che.uc.edu	Henry Tabak 513-569-7681 tabak.henry@epa.gov
3 Completed	Biosorption and Metal Toxicity from SRB treatment	Rakish Govind 513-556-2666 rgovind@alpha.che.uc.edu	Henry Tabak 513-569-7681 tabak.henry@epa.gov

**Research Projects Conducted by EPA Cincinnati**
Project #	Title	EPA Contact	Phone	E-Mail Address

1 Active	Recovery of Metal Values from Berkeley Pit Water	John Burckle Diana Bless Richard Scharp	513-569-7496 513-569-7674 513-569-7393	burckle.john@epa.gov bless.diana@epa.gov scharpe.richard@epa.gov
3 Completed (PDF, 579 Kb, 99 pp)	Performing Quality Flow Measurements at Mine Sites	Lauren Drees	513-569-7087	drees.lauren@epa.gov

Multi Media Tech Transfer Projects
Conducted by U.S. EPA Cincinnati
Project #	Title	EPA Contact	Phone	E-Mail Address

1 Completed	Mining Impacted Pit Lakes 2000 Workshop Proceedings: A Multimedia CD Presentation	John McCready	513-569-7804	mccready.john@epa.gov
2 Completed	Hardrock Mining 2002: Issues Shaping the Industry Conference Newmedia CD	John McCready	513-569-7804	mccready.john@epa.gov
3 Completed	Liquid Crystal Polymers (LCP) As a Machine Fluid CD	John McCready	513-569-7804	mccready.john@epa.gov
4 Completed	Introduction to Comprehensive Performance Evaluations CD	John McCready	513-569-7804	mccready.john@epa.gov
5 Completed	Effective Risk Management of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals Workshop Newmedia CD	John McCready	513-569-7804	mccready.john@epa.gov
6 Completed	Mining Impacted Pit Lakes 2004 Workshop Proceedings: A Multimedia CD Presentation	John McCready	513-569-7804	mccready.john@epa.gov
7 Active	High Profile Top 10 Projects CD	John McCready	513-569-7804	mccready.john@epa.gov

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