1. The Truth about Ecological Revitalization – Case Studies and Tools to Improve your Cleanups Michele Mahoney Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation Superfund HQ Support

2. 1 OSWER  Current involvement  Support for ecological revitalization

3. 2 EPA Administrator’s Priorities Taking Action on Climate Change Improving Air Quality Assuring the Safety of Chemicals Cleaning Up Our Communities Protecting America’s Waters Expanding the Conservation on Environmentalism and Working for Environmental Justice Building Strong State and Tribal Partnerships Purpose

4. 3 Topics on EcoTools Web site http://www.cluin.org/ecotools

5. 4 Quick Page Links  Why restore disturbed or contaminated lands?  Why are ecosystems important to ecological land reuse?  Archived internet seminars for ecological restoration  Further EPA information and resources on ecological land reuse  Glossary of ecological land reuse terms http://www.cluin.org/ecotools

6. 5 Archived Internet Seminars and Presentations http://www.cluin.org/ecotools/narpm2010

7. 6 http://www.cluin.org/ecotools Fact Sheets

8. 7 http://www.cluin.org/ecotools Ecological Revitalization Database 99 project profiles!

9. 8 http://www.cluin.org/ecotools Ecological Revitalization Database

10. 9 http://www.cluin.org/ecotools Case Studies

11. 10 http://www.cluin.org/ecotools Feedback and Updates

12. 11 http://www.cluin.org/ecotools Principles for Ecological Land Reuse Site after Site before

13. 12 http://www.cluin.org/ecotools Soil Amendments Recycling of industrial by- products Reduces exposure of contaminants Restores soil quality SOIL AMENDMENTS Quick Page Links  Why is soil health important?  Why are soil amendments?  What is compost?  What are biosolids?  Biosolids Recycling: Restore, Reclaim, Remediate (video)  Further Information and Resources

14. 13 http://www.cluin.org/ecotools Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration

15. 14 http://www.cluin.org/ecotools Plants and Revegetation O HORIZON A HORIZON B HORIZON C HORIZON R HORIZON CO2 microbial respiration Uses CO2 to store carbon in biomass Translocation Soil & Plant Sequestration of Atmospheric CO2

16. 15 Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration Three Sites:  Stafford Airport Site, Virginia  Sharon Steel Site, Pennsylvania  Leadville Site, Colorado

17. 16 Act locally Organizations and Resources How to get involved

18. 17 Feedback and References EcoTools Web site Today’s presentations Reference material Fact Sheets Ecological Revitalization Database Case studies Feedback Web site Reference material http://www.cluin.org/ecotools

19. Michele Mahoney US EPA OSWER Technology Innovation & Field Services Division Phone: (703) 603-9057 Email: Mahoney.Michele@epamail.epa.gov