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GSI is proud to announce the release of MAROS 2.2!
The premier tool in evaluating long-term groundwater monitoring strategies |
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MAROS Training
Opportunities
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The
USEPA is sponsoring a number of LTMO overviews and MAROS training
courses in different regions around the country. Details will be posted.
Long-Term
Monitoring Optimization for Groundwater
The Long-Term Monitoring Optimization (LTMO) training will
provide state and federal regulators with information about
new quantitative methods of LTMO for groundwater. Responsible
parties have used LTMO techniques at more than 50 sites nationwide
and are likely to use them at more sites in the future. As
a result, it is important for regulators to be familiar with
LTMO techniques. Regulators can use these methods to make
appropriate decisions about the optimal location and frequency
of groundwater monitoring and about approving changes to groundwater
monitoring networks. While the training is designed primarily
for state and federal regulators, federal facilities cleanup
managers, potentially responsible parties (PRPs), and contractors
are welcome to attend if space is available. State and federal
regulators from the sponsoring organizations will receive
registration priority.
For more information, please visit
http://www.clu-in.org/courses/search.cfm
Training Schedule(Summer 2008)
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Date |
Location |
| July 30 & 31 |
San Francisco, CA |
| July 16 & 17 |
Helena, MT |
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Future Trainings
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| Fall 2008 |
Denver, CO |
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Features
Description:
The Monitoring
and Remediation Optimization System (MAROS) software has been developed
by GSI and UH for the Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence
(AFCEE) in accordance with the AFCEE Long-Term Monitoring Optimization
guide. The software provides site managers with a strategy for formulating
appropriate long-term groundwater monitoring programs that can be
implemented at lower costs. MAROS
is a decision support tool based on statistical methods applied
to site-specific data that accounts for relevant current and historical
site data as well as hydrogeologic factors (e.g. seepage velocity)
and the location of potential receptors (e.g., wells, discharge
points, or property boundaries). Based on this site-specific information
the software suggests an optimization plan for the current monitoring
system in order to efficiently achieve the termination of the monitoring
program. This public domain software was developed for the Air Force
Center for Environmental Excellence through a Broad Agency Announcement
(BAA) contract with GSI Environmental Inc. Inc. of Houston, TX and
the University of Houston. MAROS is programmed in Microsoft Access.
MAROS 2.2 is compatible
with Access 2000/XP. MAROS 2.2 adds functionality, including improved
power analysis and moment analysis. It also has updated reports,
graphing, and importing.
Features: So What's New?
User-friendly
interface: Graphical
interface features easy to use groundwater monitoring optimization
system and comprehensive guidance manual.
Groundwater
Monitoring: Site-specific
monitoring program that tracks the occurence of contaminant migration
in groundwater. Monitoring program developed in accordance with
AFCEE
Long-term Monitoring Optimization Guide.
Moment
Analysis : Improved
estimation of the center of contaminant mass, and the spread of
mass about the center.
Technical support is available via email from Mindy Vanderford.
System Requirements: IBM-compatible
PC with Pentium or later processor. Recommended minimum 64 MB RAM
(optimal 128 MB RAM). Requires Microsoft Office XP (Access XP), Microsoft
Excel, and Windows 98 or later, or Windows NT.
NOTE: MAROS is not yet compatible with Office 2007
The following files are
available for download:
Setup Files:
- 2003 version: Installation program, help
files, and installation instructions for version 11 of Microsoft Office.
- Office 2000 and Office XP version: Installation program, help files, and installation instructions for version 9 and 10 of Microsoft Office.
Users Manual: User's Manual,
includes screen-by-screen description of software use and comprehensive
explanation of MAROS geostatistical methods, as well as a detailed tutorial.
MAROS Data Preparation (the idiot's guide): Microsoft Word document that describes how to prepare data for use in the MAROS software.
Roadmap to Long-term monitoring optimization (LTMO): A USEPA guidance document that focuses on optimization of established long-term monitoring programs for groundwater.
MAROS Appendixes:
Installation Instructions:
- Download the appropriate version of the MAROS software for your version of MIcrosoft Office (Office 2000 or Office XP/2003) above.
- Run the MAROS self-extracting executable file and the files will install to C:\AFCEE_MAROS_v2_2
- Make a copy of the files from #2 and place in a different location
- Launch MAROS_v2_2.mdb (In order to run the software, all of the XLS files included with the setup program must be in the same directory.)
- Refer to the MAROS users manual
To
view pdf files you need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader, available
free from www.adobe.com.
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