From rschaffner@gzea.com Mon Oct 13 16:21:52 1997 Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 15:37:20 -0400 From: "I. Richard Schaffner, Jr." To: london@sunsite.unc.edu Subject: ****Intrinsic/Enhanced Bioremediation Resource**** ****Intrinsic/Enhanced Bioremediation Resource**** (Please forward this invitation to colleagues concerned with remediation of environmental contaminants. I apologize if you have previously received this invitation). Environmental Scientist/Engineer, GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. (GZA) hosts the Bioremediation Discussion Group (BioGroup, http://biogroup.gzea.com) on the Internet. The BioGroup consists of a moderated mailing list serving >1,600 members worldwide, including consultants, regulators, researchers, and industry representatives. (Postings are moderated to screen out off-subject/commercial material). The BioGroup is a global forum for discussion of intrinsic bioremediation (natural attenuation) and enhanced bioremediation. It is our hope this forum provides a medium to transfer technology, standardize biotreatability protocols, and advance the science/engineering of bioremediation. GZA recognizes that bioremediation is not a panacea for soil/groundwater contamination; however, we believe it is an under-utilized remedial technology, limitations notwithstanding. The forum was developed to be a springboard for the pursuit of innovative approaches to bioremediation. Because its success is a function of member participation, GZA invites anyone with experience/interest in bioremediation to join. Due to the complex biogeochemical processes that control contaminant transformation, we welcome input from environmental engineers, hydrogeologists, soil scientists, microbiologists, environmental chemists, and all who wish to contribute to this important topic. Postings are archived as a collaborative effort of the University of Guelph (Environmental Biology Department), the National Water Research Institute (Environment Canada), and GZA. The archive URL is http://gwrp.cciw.ca/internet/bioremediation/biorem-archive.html. To join the BioGroup, please visit http://biogroup.gzea.com, select "Membership Info", and follow the directions therein. Members select whether to participate in a non-digest mode (i.e., receive each message at the time it is accepted) or a digest mode (i.e., receive one message each day summarizing all the postings of that day). ***There is no membership fee.*** Please direct any questions about the BioGroup to my attention. Regards, I. Richard Schaffner, Jr., P.G. Technical Specialist, GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. (http://www.gza.net) Moderator, Bioremediation Discussion Group (http://biogroup.gzea.com) E-mail: rschaffner@gzea.com Phone: 603.623.3600 Fax: 603.624.9463