EPA 542-F-97-023
November 1997
Technology Verification
Program
Wellhead Monitoring for Volatile
Organic Compounds
1997 Verification Area
TECHNOLOGY
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Consortium for Site Characterization Technology
Developers face many problems moving new site characterization and
monitoring technologies from prototype to routine use. These include
convincing regulators and customers the product meets its performance
claims; lack of credible performance data; access to unbiased third parties
to evaluate the data; and identifying representational test sites and
challenging demonstrationdesigns. The government's interest in achieving
national goals faster, better, and less expensively warranted a united effort
to address these problems.
1 The Consortium is a partnership of DoD, DOE, EPA, and the private
• sector whose goal is to increase the acceptance and use of innovative field
j monitoring, and characterization technologies in assessing and supporting
* remediation of contaminated sites. The Consortium achieves this goal by
I supplying technology buyers, developers, consulting engineers, states, and
* EPA Regions with high quality performance data for new technologies
verified by independent third parties under the auspices of EPA.
j How Does The Process Work?
The Consortium supports demonstration and verification testing of site
characterization and monitoring technologies by: assisting developers with
selecting sites; preparing and approving demonstration plans; and auditing
demonstrations. Datainterpretation,preparationof a verification report, and
• issuance of a verification statement are the responsibilities of EPA and the
I verification organization.
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; The process begins with an assessment of the needs of the user community.
| The Consortium determines the status of technologies to meet those needs,
• including the maturity of those technologies. Qualified vendors are invited
I to participate and work with the verification organization to develop test
f plans in accordance, with CSCT guidance. Field testing is performed at tvo
\ separate sites. Results are reviewed by EPA, the vendor, and are peer
j reviewed by technical experts. A final report (including an EPA
Verification Statement) is then issued.
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Wellhead Monitoring for Volatile
H Organic Compounds
What it is: The technologies within this category address a broad
spectrum of characterization and monitoring needs .encountered in local
and regional groundwater monitoring programs. Each fulfills a specific
characterization or monitoring role. Many of the technologies
complement the capabilities of others in the category. The technologies
demonstrated include a sensor providing real-time detection of TCE and
other trihalomethanes, field portable gas chromatograph/mass
spectrometers, and a multi-gas photoacoustic spectroscopy unit.
When/where demonstrated:
> Aiken,SC September 8,1997
(DOE's Savannah River Site)
> Sacramento, CA September 22,1997
(McClellan Air Force Base)
Who participated:
- Perkin Elmer/Photovac
- Inficon
- Electron Sensor Technology
- Inribva AirTech Instruments, A/S
- Sentex Systems Inc.
The EPA Verification Statements will be posted on the Internet when
completed. See the last page of this folder for Web site addresses. Hard
copies of completed reports can be requested from the National Center for
Environmental Publications and Information (NCEPI) by calling 1-800-
490-9198. NCEPI's Web site may be visited at www.epa.gov/ncepihom.
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For more information on the Consortium, contact:
Eric Koglin
EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory
Environmental Sciences Division
P.O. Box 93478
Las Vegas, Nevada 89193-3478
702-798-2432 fax 702-798-2261
Internet: koglin.eric@epamail.epa.gov
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I Steve Billets
I EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory
, Environmental Sciences Division
! P.O. Box 93478
I Las Vegas, Nevada 89193-3478
1 702-798-2232 fax 702-798-2261
Internet: billets.steve@epamail.epa.gov
Dan Powell
EPA Technology Innovation Office (5102G)
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
703-603-7196 fax 703-603-9135
Internet: powell.dan@epamail.epa.gov
Updated information on CSCT activities, including evaluation reports
and verification statements and reports, is available electronically at
two World Wide Web sites maintained by EPA:
http://www.epa.gov/etv (ETV Homepage)
http://clu-in.com/charl.htm (Hazardous Waste Cleanup
Information (CLU-IN) Homepage)
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