The role of a prevention advisory committee in maintaining Michigan's prevention effort is examined. Accomplishments in the areas of program development, communication, policy formulation, and advocacy are described and structural aspects contributing to the success of the committee are discussed.

Bench scale laboratory experiments have confirmed the high adsorption capacity of bituminous activated carbon for the removal (>99.9%) of organic contaminants found in groundwaters associated with underground coal gasification (UCG) sites. Based upon recent laboratory and field interpretations. engineering designs are presented for the surface treatment of groundwater contaminated by UCG operations. A methodology is suggested for consideration of other unconventional in situ treatments.

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