PROGRAM

Wednesday, 28 November 2001

"Soil Chemistry and Microbiology & Site Investigation and Modelling"

0800: Arrival and Registration for Delegates

0900: KEYNOTE SPEAKER

"From Site Investigation to Mathematical Modelling and Prediction"

Prof Kerry Rowe

1000: Morning Tea

PARALLEL STREAM ONE - SOIL CHEMISTRY AND INORGANIC POLLUTANTS

1030: Heavy Metals in Soils: Sources, Chemical Reactions and Forms

B. Singh (101I)

1100: Metal Speciation and Bioavailability - Application to Environmental Risk Assessment

M.R. Howell (113I)

1130: Implications of Dupoit-Forchheimer Approximations on Solute Transport

M.J. Simpson & T.P Clement (28O)

1145: Using Artificial Recharge to Reduce the Environmental Impact of Coal Mining in the Latrobe Valley, Victoria

J. Schaeffer, M. Laird, S Kacavenda & S Yuen (18O)

1200: Lunch

1300: Chemical Analysis for Acid Sulphate Soil Identification and Management

L.A.Sullivan, N.J. Ward & R.T. Bush (110I)

1330: Engineering Strategies for Controlling Acid Sulphate Soils Problems in Low-lying Coastal Areas

B. Indraratna, W.C. Glamore, B. Blunden, J. Downey & G.A. Tularum (58I)

1400: A Field Investigation of Acid Sulphate Soils

D.W Rassam, F.J Cook & E Gardner (11I)

1415: Spontaneous Combustion in Open Cut Coal Mining Spoil Piles: Progress Toward tyreatment of This Challenging Legacy

A.R. Leventhal & J.N. Carras (10I)

1430: Afternoon Tea

1500: Site Investigation and Interpretation

I.A. Hosking (96I)

1530: Common Shallow Geophysical Methods for Site Assessment, The Benefits and Limitations

S. Williams & F Links (129O)

1545: Contaminant Transport Modelling in Fractured Porous Media - The Double Porosity Approach

C.J. Leo (117I)

1615: Reactive Flows in Earth Sciences: Application to Ore body Genesis and Environmental Hazards

R. Freji-Ayoub, H.-B. Muhlhaus, L. Probst & J.L. Walshe (118I)

PARALLEL STREAM TWO - SOIL MICROBIOLOGY AND ORGANIC POLLUTANTS

1030: mpact of Molecular Biology on the Understanding of Soil Microbiology

M.R. Gillings & A.J. Holmes (107I)

1100: Behaviour of Non-aqueous Phase Liquids in Soils

N. Singhal (55I)

1130: Research Into Sub-surface Migration of an Oil Pollutant into Aquifers

L.A. MacDonald & G.P Matthews (52O)

1145: Impact of Uncertainty of Biokinetic Parameters on Bioremediation of Contaminated Acquifers and Human Health Risk - An Overview

C. Wethasinghe, S.T.S. Yuen, J.J Kaluarachichi & R Hughes (83O)

1200: Lunch

1300: Modelling and Design of Bioremediation Systems

T.P Clement & T.R. Gautam (111I)

1330: Use of Air Flushing Technologies for the Removal of Petroleum Hydrocarbons from Contaminated Aquifers

C.D. Johnston (95I)

1400: The Importance of Site Assessment in Designing Effluent Disposal Systems

L. Dawes & A. Goonetilleke (35O)

1430: Afternoon Tea

1500: Natural Attenuation Processes and Site Monitoring

M.J. Dale (116I)

1530: Implications of Differences in Organic Environmental Behaviouron Investigation and Remediation of Contaminated Sites - Case Studies

M. Paton & B. Mann (57I)

1600: Phenol Removal From Contaminated Clay by Electrokinetics

N. Shariatmadari, V.K. Garga & A Falamaki (64O)

1615: Metal Bio-Precipitation and Sulfate reduction in Landfill Leachate

R. Samaranayake, N. Singhal, G. Lewis & M.M. Hyland (32O)

1800-2000: WELCOME RECEPTION (Harbour View Function Centre)

Thursday, 29 November 2001

"Engineering Solutions for Contaminated Sites and Landfill Design"

0900: KEYNOTE SPEAKER

"Waste Containment: Strategies and Performance"

Prof Craig Benson

1000: Morning Tea

PARALLEL STREAM ONE - MUNICIPAL LANDFILL DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE

1030: Design of Clay Liners for Waste Containment

J.K. Kodikara (97I)

1100: Transport of Landfill Leachate in Soils: Model Applications

J. Islam & N. Singhal (48O)

1115: The use of geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) in containment applications-An Australian perspective

P. Philips & M. Eberle (84O)

1130: Microbiology of Landfills

G.E. Swarbrick (98I)

1200: Lunch

1300: Bioreactor Landfills - Do they work?

S.T.S. Yuen (42I)

1330: Development of an Actively Gassing Landfill Site

W Starke (13O)

1345: Gas permeability of Three Needle Punched Geosynthetic Clay Liners

T. Vangpaisal & A. Bouazza (4O)

1400: Analysis of Soil Types for use as Mono-Layer Covers on Landfills

M. Jones, C. Thorley & E Boczek (36O)

1415: Heat and Fluid Transfer from Sanitary Landfill in Bangkok Subsoil: A Coupled Theoretical Approach

K.M. Neaupane & K. Deeprom (40O)

1430: Afternoon Tea

1500: Construction on Former Landfills

A. Bouazza & E. Kavazanjian Jr. (62I)

1530: Landfills in Metropolitan Sydney

M.J. Thom (112I)

1600: Landfills in the Hunter Valley

Mr J.H. Whitehead (56I)

PARALLEL STREAM TWO - ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS FOR CONTAMINATED LAND

1030: Reactive Walls

D.W. Smith & H.R Fletcher (80I)

1100: A Sequential Multi-Zone Treatment System for the Degradation of Nitroaromatics

L.S.J. Bell, J.F. Devlin, R.W. Gillham & P.J. Binning (81O)

1115: Prefabricated Vertical Drains Enhanced Soil Vapor Extraction System

O.M. Collazos, J.J. Bowders & A Bouazza (6O)

1130: In Situ Fuidization for Remediation of contaminated Sandy Sites

N. Khalili & R.K. Niven (94I)

1200: Lunch

1300: Thermal Soil Treatment Processes

J.A. Lucas, L.J. Wibberley, E.M. Kennerdy B.Z. Dlugogorski (92I)

1330: Thermodynamic Recovery of Organic Wastes

S. Campbell & M. Hicks (91I)

1400: Slope stability and spreading of landfills

H. Brandl (7I)

1430: Afternoon Tea

1500: Mined Landform Design

D.J. Williams (115I)

1530: The Design of Post-Mining Landscapes Using Geomorphic Guidelines

G.R. Hancock, G.R. Willgoose & R.J. Loch (135O)

1545: Retaining Wall on Landfill Waste

G. Schmertmann, T. Wanner, J. Lewis & T. Grant (59O)

1600: The Use of Statistics in Contaminated Site Assessment

Mr P.W. Hitchcock & F. Tuyl (121I)

1900-2230: CONFERENCE DINNER AND AWARDS NIGHT (Wyndham Estate)

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Friday, 30 November 2001

"Managing Environmental Impacts: Toxicology, Assessment, Regulation & Planning and Education"

0900: KEYNOTE SPEAKER

"Homebush Bay Dioxin Remediation Project"

Dr Ian Swane

1000: Morning Tea

PARALLEL STREAM ONE - TOXICOLOGY AND RISK ASSESSMENT

1030: Environmental Monitoring - Soil and Groundwater Issues

D. Adams, G. Ellis, D. Wenig & N. Ryan (119I)

1100: Exposure Assessment of Metal Contaminants

G. Batley (102I)

1130: Design and Construction of a Repository for Explosive Contaminated Soil

I. Kluckow & P. Thornton (34O)

1145: Poster Session

1230: Lunch

1330: Environmental Pollution: Effects on Male Fertility and Germline Mutagenesis

D.E. Sawyer & R.J. Aitken (100I)

1400: Environmental Risk Assessment

R.L. Correll, (69I)

1430: Afternoon Tea

1500: The New Australian Water Quality Guidelines With an Emphasis on Metal Toxicants

M. Warne, J. Chapman, K. McAlpine & C. Humphrey (93I)

1530: Environmental Trust Program

J. Gallagher (128I

PARALLEL STREAM TWO - REGULATION AND PLANNING, ECONOMICS AND EDUCATION

1030: Environmental Policy and Regulations in the UK

H.R. Thomas, P. Shenton, S. Clewer & I.P. Roland (120I)

1100: Salinity in the Hunter: Toward a Better Understanding and Management Framework

A. Raine, C. Cole, S. Mitchell & G. Beale (122I)

1130: The Sustainable Development of Regional Waste Management Centres in Relation to the Carbon Cycle

M. Linich (54O)

1145: Poster Session

1230: Lunch

1330: Social Dimensions of Environmental Risk - Community and Education Challenges

T. Meek (65I)

1400: Educating our Environmental Engineers: The Newcastle Experience

J.D. Kalma & B.J. Williams (105I)

1430: Afternoon Tea

1500: The Framework for Soil Contamination Characterisation as Part of the Albion Explosives Factory Remediation Project

P.Thornton & I. Kluckow (33O)

1515: Integrating the Development and Auditing of Cairnlea, the Former Albion Explosives Factory

P. Sinclair, A. Creek & T. Marshall (67O)

1530: Expert Testimony and the Law

K Ross (103I)

1600: CLOSE OF CONFERENCE

Pre-Conference Workshops: Noah's on the Beach

Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 November

Two pre-conference workshops are to be held over two days Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 November. All workshops are to be run at Noahs on the Beach and delegates are recommended to get accommodation at that venue. Delegates will be sent further details and a timetable prior to the workshops.

Workshop 1- Landfill Design

All technical aspects of municipal landfill design will be covered in this two day course, including the most up-to-date design recommendations and reviewing state-of-the-art information on the performance of new geosynthetic products. The coursework will be presented by two North American experts, Professor Kerry Rowe (Queens University, Canada) and Professor Craig Benson (University Madison-Wisconsin, USA). This course is highly recommended for all engineers involved in the design and management of waste disposal facilities.

Workshop 2 - Management of Acid Sulphate Soils

This two day course covers the latest research findings on acid sulphate soils, through to understanding and implementing the latest acid soil management techniques. The course will be presented by A/Prof Leigh Sullivan (University of Southern Cross), a leading Australian expert who is familiar with all aspects of acid sulphate soil management. The course is highly recommended for soil scientists, geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineers and those involved in implementing and managing regulatory requirements associated with acid soils.

You can register for either of these workshops using the GeoEnv registration form.

Conference Papers

FINAL DUE DATE FOR PAPERS WAS 29 JUNE 2001

Draft papers were due to the conference secretariat by 30 May for review. A final reminder notice was forwarded to all presenters. If draft papers were not received by 29 June, it is possible that your paper has beeen withdrawn from the conference due to publishing deadlines. Paper guidelines and the paper template were forwarded to all invited speakers and submitted abstracts via mail and again via email.

Conference Proceedings

The Conference Proceedings will be provided to all registered delegates. If you are not attending and you wish to receive a copy of the proceedings for GeoEnvironment 2001, please register your interest by sending an email to geoenv@icms.com.au, giving your name, company or affiliation, and number of copies required.

The cost of the proceedings will be published in the registration brochure. The conference secretariat will contact you to advise you of the total cost of your purchase at this time.