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Kris Lancaster(913) 551-7003
lancaster.kris@epa.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 20, 2004
EPA SCIENTIST TO PRESENT RESEARCH AT GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY MEETING
David Drake, a project officer for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 7 office in Kansas City, Kan., will present results of his research to the Geological Society of America during its 116th annual meeting Nov. 17-20 in Denver.The EPA scientist will discuss a pilot study on how renewable energy can be used to clean up ground water at the Army ammunition plant in Mead, Neb. The study shows how a wind turbine can be used to circulate ground water to remove contaminants.
Drake said the project greatly reduces long-term operating and maintenance costs and conserves fossil fuel resources.
Drake has worked at EPA for more than 11 years and had previously worked for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He and his wife, Kathy, make their home in Lansing, Kan.
He attended Indiana University in Bloomington, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in geology in 1984. He earned a master of science degree in urban environmental geology from the University of Missouri at Kansas City in 1999 and is doctoral student there studying geosciences and public administration.
Drake is also co-author of an article on the renewable energy study in the fall issue of “Remediation.” The quarterly journal focuses on practical ways to diagnose problems at hazardous waste disposal sites and select the best, most cost-effective technology for cleanup.
More than 6,000 geoscientists are expected to attend the meeting.
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/ca/index.htm
