Environmentally Safe Practices for the Use and Storage of Hazardous Materials. Co-author and editor. A 43 page booklet developed for use by business and government to promote proper management of hazardous materials. Adapted for use by Alachua County using materials developed by Dade County Department of Environmental Management. March 1992.

Guest Columnist, the Miami Herald, the Florida Times Union, the St. Petersburg Times, the Tampa Tribune, the Gainesville Sun. Protecting Florida’s Drinking Water from Petroleum Contamination. March 1990.

Guest Writer, Gainesville Sun, Planet Earth, A User’s Guide, (a twenty page supplement to the Gainesville Sun, published April 15, 1990, in conjunction with Earth Day 1990). Articles included: Environmental Do’s and Don’ts for Your Car, Environmental Do’s and Don’ts for the Yard, the Trick to Getting Safe, Pure Well Water, Well vs. Tap Water: Often a Matter of Taste, Balloons: Sea Turtles’ Death Trap, Alachua County’s A Mecca of Environmental Consulting, and Ways that Businesses Can Cut Their Environmental Liability.

Policy Issues Related to Groundwater Protection and The Groundwater Protection Program of Alachua County published in the Conference Proceedings, Local Aquifer Protection: Goals and Strategies. Orlando, Florida. November 21-22, 1991.

The Gainesville Radon Map and Citizen’s Guide to Radon, (an original map of radon soil gas potential for the Gainesville area and radon guidance materials for homeowners developed from local homeowner radon data and USEPA materials). 1991.

Memberships

Solid Waste Association of North America, Member; 1994 - present

Recycle Florida Today, Member; 1994 - present

Professional Presentations

The Role and Importance of Local Government Environmental Protection Agencies in the Protection of Florida’s Environment.; Governors Environmental Efficiency Study Commission; 1987

Report on the Governor’s Environmental Efficiency Study Commission; Panel Discussion; Annual Conference of the National Association of Environmental Professionals; 1988

Protection of Groundwater and the Need for Secondary Containment for Underground Petroleum Storage Tanks; Environmental Regulatory Commission; Florida Department of Environmental Protection; 1991

Local Aquifer Protection Goals and Strategies: Approaches, Issues, Difficulties and Successes; National Conference on Aquifer Protection ; 1991

Establishing a Local Environmental Protection Program; Hernando County Commission ; 1992

The Role of Local Governments in Reducing Radon Exposure; Annual Conference; Georgia Association of Counties ; 1992

The Role of Local Governments in Reducing Radon Exposure; Annual Conference; Colorado Association of Counties ; 1992

Alachua County’s Program to Reduce Radon Exposure; National Conference of Radiation Control Directors; 1992

Recovery, Recycling, Reintegration, Composting in the United States; Annual Conference; Geneva, Switzerland; 1997

The Role of LocalGovernments in Protecting Florida’s Environment; Legislative Session; Florida Legislature, House Community Affairs Committee; 1992

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SPECIAL TRAINING Received the 40-hour OSHA Hazardous Materials Training Certification. August 1992. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Member, Florida Defenders of the Environment. Member, Recycle Florida Today. Member, Solid Waste Association of North America. Former Member, National Association of Environmental Professionals. Former Member, National Water Well Association. SHORT COURSES TAUGHT Hydrogeology TREEO Course, Gainesville, Florida. (Assisted Dr. Daniel Spangler and Mr. Rand Edelstein in teaching a TREEO Hydrogeology Course.) Course taught on various occasions. The Proper Management of Hazardous Wastes, TREEO Course, Gainesville, Florida. (Taught the portion of the course dealing with local environmental protection programs.) Course taught on various occasions. Local Government Environmental Protection Programs, Florida Chamber of Commerce, Environmental Permitting School, Tallahassee, Florida. Course taught on two occasions.

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Mission	The mission of the Bill Hinkley Center for Solid and Hazardous Waste Management is to coordinate and engage in research, training, and service activities relating to Florida's solid and hazardous waste management issues.

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