FEDERAL REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES ROUNDTABLE
REMEDIATION CASE STUDIES:
FACT SHEET AND ORDER FORM
The Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable
(FRTR) has announced the release of 39 new case
study reports describing the cost and performance
of remediation at hazardous waste sites. The new
reports are accessible at www.frtr.gov.
The FRTR leads the federal government's efforts
to promote interagency cooperation to advance
the use of innovative technologies for the
remediation of hazardous waste sites. The FRTR
agenda is driven by the highest priority needs of
the hazardous waste cleanup community. One of
the FRTR's priorities is to document the cost and
performance of completed and ongoing site
remediation projects. Primary members of the
FRTR include the U.S. Departments of Defense,
Energy, and Interior, National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, and the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency.
Areas of emphasis in previous cost and
performance updates have included treatment of
MTBE in groundwater and drinking water and
optimization of groundwater cleanup systems
(2001); bioremediation of chlorinated solvents and
dense non-aqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) treatment
(2000); groundwater pump and treat and incineration
(1998); and thermal desorption, soil vapor
extraction, and land treatment (1995). A total of
313 remediation case study reports are now
available. In addition, the FRTR is making available
110 case study reports about site characterization
and monitoring technologies, and 7 reports about
optimization of long-term monitoring.
The remediation case studies describe actual
applications of technologies at full scale or nearly
full scale. The case studies document real
experiences and lessons learned in selecting and
implementing technologies to treat a wide range of
HIGHLIGHTS
22 new case studies addressing cleanup of
contaminated groundwater using in situ
technologies such as bioremediation, surfactant
flushing, chemical oxidation, thermal treatment,
permeable reactive barriers, phytoremediation, air
sparging, and in-well air stripping
7 new case studies addressing cleanup of
tetrachloroethene (PCE) and related contaminants
at 34 dry cleaner sites, including various in situ
treatment technologies
On-line access with the ability to search and screen
all 313 case studies at
soil and groundwater contamination at a variety of sites.
This information is used by project managers,
technology providers, consulting engineers, and other
interested parties in identifying smarter solutions for
and making better engineering judgements about site
remediation.
CASE STUDY REPORTS - CURRENT STATUS
The 313 FRTR case study reports now available cover
a wide range of technology types and contaminants.
Each report (10-40 pages in length) provides
information about site background and hydrogeology,
a description of the technology design and operation,
data about cost and performance, information about
lessons learned from the project, and points of contact.
The 313 reports, along with additional, related FRTR
resources, are available on CD-ROM (EPA 542-C-02-
004, June 2002). The FRTR case study reports
include almost 40 types of technologies for treating
soil and groundwater contamination, with 137 reports
addressing soil cleanup and 142 reports concerning
EXHIBIT 1. SOIL REMEDIATION CASE STUDIES
Ex Situ Soil Treatment
Thermal Desorption (25)
Incineration (18)
Physical/Chemical Treatment (17)
Physical Separation/Segmented Gate
System (7)
Solidification/Stabilization (3)
Solvent Extraction (3)
Vitrification (2)
Acid Leaching (1)
Soil Washing (1)
Bioremediation (16)-
Land Treatment (9)
Composting (4)
Slurry-Phase Bioremediation (3)
In Situ Soil Treatment
Soil Vapor Extraction (33)
Bioventing (7)
Thermal Treatment (5)
Electrokinetics (5)
Other (11)
Phytoremediation (4)
Vitrification (2)
Fracturing (2)
Chemical Reduction (1)
Drilling (1)
Lasagna™(1)
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Ex Situ Groundwater Treatment
Pump and Treat (44)
Drinking Water
Treatment (3)
groundwater. Exhibits 1 and 2
show the specific technologies
covered by the site remediation
reports, along with the number
of reports for each technology.
CONTAMINANTS AND
MEDIATYPES
Exhibit 3 provides a summary
of the contaminants and media
types addressed by the FRTR
case studies. This exhibit
shows that a variety of
contaminants and media are addressed, with chlorinated
solvents, metals, and BTEX/TPH being the contaminants most
frequently addressed.
PROJECT SCALE
The FRTR has focused the cost and performance effort on full-
scale and large field demonstration-scale projects, providing
practical information about actual field experiences.
Approximately two-thirds of the case study reports are for full-
scale applications.
SITE CHARACTERIZATION AND MONITORING
As shown in Exhibit 4, the FRTR has added a substantial
number of case study reports about field-based site
characterization technologies, such as organic chemical
characterization and surface geophysical techniques. These
case studies cover the full range of activities used to conduct
site characterization and monitoring, with most case studies
focused on technologies used in the investigation stage of
site cleanup.
PROGRESS OVER TIME
Over the past twelve years, the FRTR has made a significant
contribution to increasing the supply and availability of cost
and performance information from federal cleanups. The
inventory of reports now encompasses a wide variety of
technologies and contaminants and is continually being
expanded by new case studies from contributing agencies.
The new reports address technology applications which are
deemed to be relevant and often correspond to technical
themes which are discussed at regular FRTR meetings.
More recently, the FRTR has begun to include additional case
studies about topics related to optimization for site cleanup.
Optimization activities are changes that enhance
protectiveness, reduce cost, provide for technical improvement,
or lead to faster cleanup or increased likelihood of site closeout.
Specific activities include treatment technology optimization
(e.g., evaluation checklists and handbooks), monitoring
optimization (e.g., sampling frequency and data management
and evaluation), or simulation optimization (e.g., hydraulic and
contaminant transport).
In the future, the FRTR will continue to focus on providing
cost and performance case studies about timely topics and
sharing experiences and lessons learned based on actual field
applications of technologies.
EXHIBIT 2. GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION CASE STUDIES
In Situ Groundwater Treatment
Bioremediation (32)
Permeable Reactive Barrier (13)
Air Sparging (11)
Chemical Oxidation (8)
Multi-Phase Extraction (7)
Monitored Natural Attenuation (6)
Flushing (6)
Other (12)
In-Well Air Stripping (3)
Phytoremediation (3)
Thermal Treatment (3)
Bioslurping (1)
Constructed Wetlands (1)
Membrane Filtration (1)
EXHIBIT 3. SUMMARY OF CONTAMINANTS AND
MEDIA FOR REMEDIATION CASE STUDIES
EXHIBIT 4. SITE CHARACTERIZATION AND
MONITORING CASE STUDY REPORTS
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REMEDIATION CASE STUDIES - ORDERING INFORMATION
The following FRTR documents are available free-of-charge from the U.S. EPA/National Service Center for Environmental
Publications (NSCEP), while supplies last. To order, mail this completed form to:
U.S. EPA/National Service Center for Environmental Publications
P.O. Box 42419
Cincinnati, OH 45242
or FAX to (513) 489-8695. Also, telephone orders may be placed at (800) 490-9198 or (513) 489-8190.
CD-ROM
Q FRTR Cost and Performance Remediation Case Studies and Related Information, Third Edition, June 2002
(EPA-542-C-02-004)
Abstracts of Remediation Case Studies
Q Abstracts of Remediation Case Studies, Volume 1, March 1995 (EPA-542-R-95-001)
Q Abstracts of Remediation Case Studies, Volume 2, July 1997 (EPA-542-R-97-010)
Q Abstracts of Remediation Case Studies, Volume 3, September 1998 (EPA-542-R-98-010)
Q Abstracts of Remediation Case Studies, Volume 4, June 2000 (EPA-542-R-00-006)
Q Abstracts of Remediation Case Studies, Volume 5, May 2001 (EPA-542-R-01 -008)
Q Abstracts of Remediation Case Studies, Volume 6, June 2002 (EPA-542-R-02-006)
Abstracts (2 page summaries) of each case study are available in five volumes. Volume 1 covers the 37
reports published in March 1995, Volume 2 the 17 reports published in July 1997, Volume 3 the 86 reports
published in September 1998, Volume 4 the 78 reports published in June 2000, Volume 5 the 56 reports
published in May 2001, and Volume 6 the 39 reports published in June 2002.
Guide to Documenting and Managing Cost and Performance Information for Remediation Projects
Q Guide to Documenting and Managing Cost and Performance Information for Remediation Projects, Revised
Version, October 1998 (EPA-542-B-98-007).
The FRTR Guide provides recommended procedures for documenting the matrix characteristics and technology
operation, performance, and cost for conventional and innovative cleanup technologies. An example format is
provided, as well as look-up tables for several key remediation parameters.
On-Line Access (http://www.frtr.gov)
The case studies and case study abstracts are available on the Internet through the FRTR home page at
http://www.frtr.gov. The home page provides links to individual FRTR members' home pages, and includes
other information and activities on site characterization and remediation technologies.
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