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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