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Welcome to ETVoice! Our monthly e-mail contains highlights of the latest developments in the ETV Program and directs you to more detailed information on our Web site or through EPA or other contacts. We hope you find this service useful and welcome your comments and suggestions.
Abby Waits
Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program
Environmental Technology Verification Centers Funding Announcement
A reminder that EPA’s National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL) has issued an announcement for a request for applications for competitive cooperative agreements to design and operate five Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) verification centers: Air Pollution Control Technology Center, Drinking Water Systems Center, Greenhouse Gas Technology Center, Water Quality Protection Center, and Materials Management and Remediation Center. EPA anticipates awarding five separate cooperative agreements (one for each of the five centers being competed) from this announcement. The request for applications opened December 12, 2007, and closes January 28, 2008, at 4:30 p.m., EST. Applications can be submitted in printed hardcopy form by mail or electronically through Grants.gov (see Section IV).
For more information, see the full announcement (PDF) (34 pp, 240 KB).
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U.S. and Canada to Develop Joint Protocol for Verification Testing
U.S. ETV’s Advanced Monitoring Systems (AMS) Center, operated by Battelle, is currently working with ETV Canada to develop a joint verification protocol. In April 2007, the AMS center published a generic verification protocol for rapid soil toxicity technologies (PDF) (45 pp, 208 KB). The protocol is now being revised in collaboration with ETV Canada. The new protocol will include procedures for joint verification of soil toxicity technologies by both ETV programs. The joint protocol is anticipated to be published in Spring 2008.
Contact: Mary Schrock, Battelle (614) 424-4976
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| ETV Verifications |
| ETV has completed verification testing and reports for 399 innovative environmental technologies! See a full list of ETV verified technologies. |
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| Vendor Solicitations |
| ETV centers issue solicitations for vendors and collaborators interested in verification. For more detailed information on these solicitations, visit Vendors Wanted. |
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| Upcoming Conference and Meetings |
For a list of ETV meetings, conferences, and presentations, see Upcoming Events. Meetings at which ETV is exhibiting and/or participating are:
January 9–11, 2008
International Advances in Pesticide Application 2008 will be held at Robinson College, Cambridge, United Kingdom. This international conference, hosted by the Association of Applied Biologists, provides an opportunity to discuss pesticide (and biopesticide) application issues in an informal setting with platform and poster presentations. Key workers from research institutes, industry, and regulatory authorities will provide a unique mix of biological and engineering sciences. The ETV ESTE project, Pesticide Drift Reduction Technologies, will present “Encouraging the Use of Drift Reduction Technologies in the United States.”
Visit: The Association of Applied Biologists  |
January 16, 2008
Representatives from the ETV ESTE project, Pesticide Drift Reduction Technologies, are meeting with the Chemical Producers and Distributors Association (CPDA) Drift Reduction Technology Working Group in Arlington, Virginia, to discuss the status of the ESTE project and its use of adjuvants. CPDA is a voluntary, nonprofit membership organization in the United States consisting of 73 member companies engaged in the manufacture, formulation, distribution, and sale of $5 billion worth of crop protection chemicals, fertilizers, and adjuvant and inert ingredients used in food, feed, and fiber crops, the care and maintenance of lawns, gardens and turf, and in various forestry and vegetation management markets.
Contact: Mike Kosusko, EPA (919) 541-2734 |
January 27–30, 2008
The EUEC 11th Annual Energy and Environment Conference on Air Quality, Mercury, Climate Change, and Renewable Energy will be held in Tucson, Arizona. EUEC will include over 350 technical presentations made by international experts on clean air, mercury, global warming, renewable energy, and other current issues that affect the energy and environmental sectors. Over 150 organizations and companies will exhibit. Tim Hansen, Southern Research Institute, will represent the ETV Greenhouse Gas Technology Center and will present “Performance Verification of Greenhouse Gas Technologies Under EPA’s ETV Program.” The ETV program will also exhibit.
Visit: EUEC |
February 24–27, 2008
The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance (TPSA) will host the 2008 Annual Stewardship Conference: “Stewardship Strategies and Tools,” in Asheville, North Carolina. TPSA is dedicated to increasing the effectiveness, efficiency, and longevity of pesticide stewardship through proper labeling, judicious application, proper handling of empty containers, and waste minimization. This TPSA conference will facilitate cooperation among parties from around the world who are involved in pesticide stewardship. The ETV ESTE project, Pesticide Drift Reduction Technologies, will present.
Visit: TPSA |
May 19–20, 2008
The Annual ETV Team Meeting will be held preceding the EPA Science Forum at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC.
Contact: Abby Waits, EPA (513) 569-7884 |
May 20–22, 2008
The U.S. EPA Science Forum 2008, “Innovative Technologies: Key to Environmental and Economic Progress,” will be held at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC. The forum will emphasize technology and its application to a healthy and prosperous environment. It will include an Environmental Technology Showcase, interactive sessions, panel discussions, exhibits, and displays. Three themes will guide the session tracks: technology; energy, climate, and the environment; and water system infrastructure and security. The ETV program will be highlighted at the forum through presentations in each of the session tracks.
Visit: EPA Science Forum |
June 24–27, 2008
The Air and Waste Management Association (A&WMA) 2008 Annual Conference and Exhibition will be held in Portland, Oregon. The theme of the 2008 conference is “Integrating Science and Sustainability.” Andrew Trenholm, RTI International, will represent the ETV Air Pollution Control Technology Center and will present “The Evolution of Improved Baghouse Filter Media as Observed in the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program.” The ETV program will exhibit with EPA’s National Risk Management Research Laboratory.
Visit: A&WMA’s 101st Annual Conference and Exhibition |
June 29–July 2, 2008
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) 2008 Annual International Meeting will be held in Providence, Rhode Island. This meeting will highlight advancements in agricultural and biological engineering around the world. A representative from the ETV ESTE project, Pesticide Drift Reduction Technologies, plans to present “Validation Testing of Drift Reduction Technology Testing Protocol.”
Visit: ASABE 2008 Annual International Meeting |
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