RESEARCH INTO BIODEGRADATION OF ORGANIC POLLUTANTS IN THE SOIL VAPOR PHASE The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and Development (ORD), National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL), plans to provide assistance to one or more organizations doing research into the area of biodegradation of organic pollutants in the soil vapor phase. The primary contaminant of interest is vinyl chloride. Funding of up to $100,000 for one year for this assistance will be provided under the Regional Applied Research Effort (RARE) program. The research may be conducted at vinyl chloride contaminated sites identified by EPA Region 9 in San Francisco. The statutory authority for this research is the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, Section 311. Research organization with appropriate technical qualifications who are interested in applying for this research assistance should write or send an email Dr. John Haines, USEPA, MS420, 26 West M.L. King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268. Oral requests cannot be accepted. WEB: Not applicable. No RFP available., http://www.epa.gov/superfund. E-MAIL: Not applicable. No contract is involved., Haines.John@epamail.epa.gov. Posted 07/09/99 (W-SN352166).

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