EPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5102G)
EPA 542-F-O1-O34
May 2001
www.epa.gov/tio
www.cluin.org
What's New from the
Technology Innovation Office
The Technology Innovation Office (TIO) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was created in 1990 to act as an advocate
for new technologies. TIO's mission is to increase the applications of innovative technologies for the characterization and
treatment of contaminated waste sites, soils, and groundwater. TIO's newest products and services are listed below. All
documents can be viewed or downloaded at: http://clu-in.org/techpubs.htm. For hard copies, contact (800) 490-9198 or
(513) 489-8190 or fax to (513) 489-8695.
Live Internet Seminars
TIO and the Interstate Technology and Regulatory
Cooperation Workgroup (ITRC) regularly host free 2-hour
Internet Seminars on technical topics for waste site
remediation professionals world-wide. Never before has it
been this easy to stay abreast of emerging technical clean-up
issues without leaving your desk. Three to four seminars
occur every month, and are announced on the CLU-IN Studio
site at http://clu-in.org/studio. The website also contains
archived deliveries, both audio and slides, of past seminars.
New MTBE Treatment Case Studies and Website
EPA has developed a useful tool for researching technologies
used to treat methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE)-contaminated
drinking water and sites. This new searchable website
developed by TIO and the Office of Underground Storage
Tanks contains 18 case studies and summarizes technology
performance and cost at an additional 20 sites. The case
studies and summaries document the pilot- and full-scale use
of air stripping and sparging, carbon adsorption, in situ and ex
situ bioremediation, in situ chemical oxidation, soil vapor and
dual phase extraction, and pump-and-treat. Site data includes
contaminants and media treated, technology scale and
description, MTBE concentrations, period of operation, cost,
contacts, and references.
See http://www.epa.gov/oust/mtbe/mtberem.htm.
New Publications. Check box and fax to (513) 489-8695 to
order document.
Groundwater and Subsurface Cleanup Information
D Cost Analyses for Selected Groundwater Cleanup
Projects: Pump and Treat Systems and Permeable
Reactive Barriers (EPA 542-R-00-013)
This report presents the results of an analysis of
groundwater cleanup costs for pump-and-treat (P&T)
systems or permeable reactive barriers (PRBs) at 48
sites. The analysis confirmed that there is a significant
amount of variability in the costs of groundwater
cleanups and that many of the factors that affect costs are
site-specific. However, the data for the 48 sites in the study
suggest three overall conclusions: (1) the types of
contaminants in the groundwater affect the capital costs of a
P&T system; (2) the types of above-ground treatment affect
the annual operating costs of a P&T system; and (3) for the
sites in this analysis, the capital costs for PRBs generally were
lower than those for P&T systems. However, PRBs are not
technically feasible at all sites (February 2001, 23 pages).
D Subsurface Remediation: Improving Long-Term
Monitoring and Remedial Systems Performance
Conference - Proceedings (EPA 542-B-00-002)
This document summarizes the presentations and
workshops of a conference on improving long-term
monitoring (LTM) and remedial systems performance
that was held in St. Louis, Missouri between June 8-11,
1999. The conference was sponsored and developed by
the Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable. The
conference was designed to provide up-to-date
information on LTM and systems optimization through
presentations and topical workshops (April 2000, 81
pages).
Brownfields Support
D Brownfields Technology Primer: Requesting and
Evaluating ProposalsThat Encourage Innovative
Technologies for Investigation and Cleanup (EPA
542-R-01-005)
This 57 page primer expands on the guide (EPA 542-R-
00-061) for assessing contractor capabilities that was
previously prepared by the Brownfields Technology
Support Center. The primer/emphasizes techniques for
soliciting proposals that engourage contractors to use
innovative technologies. It also includes tips and
questions to consider when interviewing contractors to
assess their capabilities in the use of innovative
technologies (February 2001, 57 pages).
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EPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5102G)
EPA 542-F-01-034
May 2001
www.epa.gov/tio
www.cluin.org
What's New from the
Technology Innovation Office
The Technology Innovation Office (TIO) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was created in 1990 to act as an advocate
for new technologies. TIO's mission is to increase the applications of innovative technologies for the characterization and
treatment of contaminated waste sites, soils, and groundwater. TIO's newest products and services are listed below. All
documents can be viewed or downloaded at: http://clu-in.org/techpubs.htm. For hard copies, contact (800) 490-9198 or
(513) 489-8190 or fax to (513) 489-8695.
Live Internet Seminars
TIO and the Interstate Technology and Regulatory
Cooperation Workgroup (ITRC) regularly host free 2-hour
Internet Seminars on technical topics for waste site
remediation professionals world-wide. Never before has it
been this easy to stay abreast of emerging technical clean-up
issues without leaving your desk. Three to four seminars
occur every month, and are announced on the CLU-IN Studio
site at http://clu-in.org/studio. The website also contains
archived deliveries, both audio and slides, of past seminars.
New MTBE Treatment Case Studies and Website
EPA has developed a useful tool for researching technologies
used to treat methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE)-contaminated
drinking water and sites. This new searchable website
developed by TIO and the Office of Underground Storage
Tanks contains 18 case studies and summarizes technology
performance and cost at an additional 20 sites. The case
studies and summaries document the pilot- and full-scale use
of air stripping and sparging, carbon adsorption, in situ and ex
situ bioremediation, in situ chemical oxidation, soil vapor and
dual phase extraction, and pump-and-treat. Site data includes
contaminants and media treated, technology scale and
description, MTBE concentrations, period of operation, cost,
contacts, and references.
See http://vvww.epa.gov/oust/mtbe/mtberem.htm.
New Publications. Check box and fax to (513) 489-8695 to
order document.
Groundwater and Subsurface Cleanup Information
D Cost Analyses for Selected Groundwater Cleanup
Projects: Pump and Treat Systems and Permeable
Reactive Barriers (EPA 542-R-00-013)
This report presents the results of an analysis of
groundwater cleanup costs for pump-and-treat (P&T)
systems or permeable reactive barriers (PRBs) at 48
sites. The analysis confirmed that there is a significant
amount of variability in the costs of groundwater
cleanups and that many of the factors that affect costs are
site-specific. However, the data for the 48 sites in the study
suggest three overall conclusions: (1) the types of
contaminants in the groundwater affect the capital costs of a
P&T system; (2) the types of above-ground treatment affect
the annual operating costs of a P&T system; and (3) for the
sites in this analysis, the capital costs for PRBs generally were
lower than those for P&T systems. However, PRBs are not
technically feasible at all sites (February 2001, 23 pages).
D Subsurface Remediation: Improving Long-Term
Monitoring and Remedial Systems Performance
Conference - Proceedings (EPA 542-B-00-002)
This document summarizes the presentations and
workshops of a conference on improving long-term
monitoring (LTM) and remedial systems performance
that was held in St. Louis, Missouri between June 8-11,
1999. The conference was sponsored and developed by
the Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable. The
conference was designed to provide up-to-date
information on LTM and systems optimization through
presentations and topical workshops (April 2000, 81
pages).
Brownfields Support
D Brownfields Technology Primer: Requesting and
Evaluating ProposalsThat Encourage Innovative
Technologies for Investigation and Cleanup (EPA
542-R-01-005)
This 57 page primer expands on tjie guide (EPA 542-R-
00-061) for assessing contractor capabilities that was
previously prepared by the Brownfields Technology
Support Center. The primer, emphasizes techniques for
soliciting proposals that encourage contractors to use
innovative technologies. It also includes tips and
questions to consider when interviewing contractors to
assess their capabilities in the use of innovative
technologies (February 2001, 57 pages).
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International Developments
D NATO/CCMS Pilot Study Evaluationof Demonstrated
and EmergingTechnologies for the Treatment of
Contaminated Land and Groundwater (Phase III):
2000 Annual Report (EPA 542-R-01-001)
This document reports on the second meeting of the
Phase III Pilot Study. The Phase III study focuses on
technologies for soil and groundwater cleanup and
addresses the issues of sustainability, environmental
merit and cost effectiveness and on emerging
remediation techniques (January 2001, 246 pages).
D NATO/CCMS Pilot Study: 2000 Special Session -
Decision Support Tools (EPA 542-R-01-002)
This report covers material presented and discussed at
a special session on decision support tools at a
conference sponsored by the NATO Committee on the
Challenges of Modern Society in Wiesbaden Germany
in June 2000. The report contains nine papers on
different aspects of decision support tools that exist for
remediation related activities. It also contains a paper
that captures the discussions from the closing session of
a European conference on decision support issues
(January 2001,128 pages).
Fractured Rock 2001
This CD contains proceedings from this first international
conference dealing with contaminated groundwater in
bedrock. The conference was held March 26-28, 2001 in
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and was cosponsored by TIO, the
US Department of Energy, and the Ontario Ministry of the
Environment The 470 leading experts and practiioners
viewed over 55 oral presentations and 80 posters from the
international community. The CD is available from:
Fractured Rock 2001
c/o Smithville Phase IV
2769 Thompson Avenue
Smithville, ON LOR 2AO
Canada
Overview of Technology Applications
D Updated CD ROM. Innovative Remediation and Site
Characterization Technologies Resources (EPA
542-C-01-001)
The resources on this CD ROM provide information to
help remediation professionalsevaluatesiteassessment
and clean-up alternatives. The CD contains over 100
documents related to innovative technologies (January
2001).
n Treatment Technologies for Site Cleanup: Annual
Status Report (ASR), Tenth Edition (EPA 542-
R-01-004)
The 10th Edition documents, as of the summer of 2000,
the status of treatment technology applications at more
than 900 soil and groundwater cleanup projects in the
Superfund program, and selected RCRA corrective
action sites, US DOE, and US DoD sites. The report
updates the projects included in.the ASR 9th Edition, and
information on projects derived from 96 Records of
Decision signed in 1998 and 1999. The report is based
on the analysis of almost 2,300 Records of Decision
signed since 1982 at 1,451 National Priority list sites.
Specific site information for each technology application
will be incorporated into our on-line technology database
available at http://www.epareachit.org.
D Treatment Experiences at RCRA Corrective Actions
(EPA 542-F-OO- 020).
This fact sheet summarizes information about the use of
treatment technologies at 30 RCRA corrective action
sites. Information on the ongoing and completed
cleanupsincludes type of technology used, contaminants
and media treated, and point of contact. These sites
illustrate the types of cleanups conducted at RCRA
corrective action sites; they are not intended to be
representative of the whole universe of RCRA cleanups
(December 2000, 8 pages).
Updated Citizen's Guide Series
TIO recently updated several of the popular Citizen's Guide
Fact Sheets. The 2-page fact sheets provide a general
description on individual clean-up approaches that can be
used at contaminated waste sites. The fact sheets cover five
questions about each method: What is it?, How does it work?,
Is it safe?, How long will it take?, and Why use it?. The
following titles are now available. In upcoming months, TIO
and the Superfund Program plan to publish an additional 17
fact sheets on various clean up approaches, and Spanish
versions of all of the documents.
D A Citizen's Guide to Bioremediation (EPA 542-F-01-001)
D A Citizen's Guide to Phytoremediation (EPA 542-F-01-002)
D A Citizen's Guide to Thermal Desorption (EPA 542-F-01-003)
D A Citizen's Guide to Natural Attenuation (EPA 542-F-01-004)
D A Citizen's Guide to Permeable Reactive Barriers
D (EPA542-F-01-005)
D A Citizen's Guide to Soil Vapor Extraction/Air Sparging
D (EPA542-F-01-006)
D A Citizen's Guide to Soil Washing (EPA 542-F-01 -008)
D A Citizen's Guide to In Situ Flushing (EPA 542-F-01-011)
D A Citizen's Guide to In Situ Thermal Treatment Methods
D (EPA 542-F-01-012)
D A Citizen's Guide to Chemical Oxidation (EPA 542-F-01-013)
D A Citizen's Guide to Fracturing (EPA 542-F-01-015)
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