c/EPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5102G)
EPA 542-F-98-008
Aprit 1998
clu-in.com
Consortium for Site
Characterization Technology
Environmental Technology
Verification Reports
The Consortium for Site Characterization Technology (CSCT) is a pilot verification
program operating under EPA's Environmental Technology Verification (ETV)
Program. The CSCT is a partnership involving EPA, DOD, DOE, States and private
sector companies. The ETV Reports document demonstration activities and present and
evaluate the demonstration data to verify technology performance relative to vendor
claims. Each report includes a 3-page verification statement.
The Site Characterization and Analysis Penetrometer System (SCAPS) LIF Sensor
and Support System EPA 600-R-97-019
The Rapid Optical Screening Tool (ROST) LIF System for Screening of Petroleum
Hydrocarbons in Subsurface Soils EPA 600-R-97-020
Field Portable GC/MS; Viking Instruments Corporation SpectraTrak™ 672
EPA 600-R-97-148
Field Portable GC/MS; Bruker-Franzen Analytical Systems, Inc. EM640™
EPA 600-R-97-149
Field Portable XRF Analyzer; Scitec MAP Spectrum Analyzer EPA 600-R-97-147
Field Portable XRF Analyzer; HNU Systems SEFA-P Analyzer EPA 60p-R-97-144
Field Portable XRF Analyzer; TN 9000 and TN Lead Analyzer EPA 600-R-97-145
Field Portable XRF Analyzer; Metorex X-MET 920-MP EPA 600-R-97-151
Field Portable XRF Analyzer; Metorex X-MET 920-P and X-MET 940
EPA 600-R-97-146
Field Portable XRF Analyzer; Niton XL Spectrum Analyzer EPA 600-R-97-150
UPCOMING REPORTS:
Well-head Monitoring
Decision Support Software
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Measurement in Water
Field Analytical Methods for Measuring Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
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TECHNOLOGY
CONSORTIUM FOR SITE CHARACTERIZATION
TECHNOLOGY
The Consortium is one of several pilot verification programs operating under the aegis of
the EPA Environmental Technology Verification (EIV) Program. One of the roles of the
Consortium and ETV is to plan and execute demonstrations and to assist developers with
designing and conducting their own demonstrations. The goal of this effort is to generate
credible cost and performance information. The Consortium will also transfer information to
regulators, users, and developers.
The Consortium will fulfill the need for independent evaluation of monitoring and site
characterization technology performance. The Consortium brings together the interests of
Federal and state regulators; Federal technology evaluation and verification entities; and
potential end users of these technologies to facilitate independent and expert verification of
technology performance. Customers, investors, and regulators alike will judge a technology
on its merits, backed by quality data.
The Consortium employs a third-party verification organization (DOE National Laboratory)
to develop demonstration plans, conduct the evaluations, and write the final reports. Based
on the assessment of the needs of users, the Consortium annually solicits available vendors,
selects appropriate technologies, and fields performance evaluations. Technologies are
selected based on their applicability to the identified category of need, their maturity
(commercially ready, full-scale field units), and the willingness of the vendors to participate.
After the field evaluation, the Consortium produces reports on each technology
accompanied by a verification statements signed by the Director of EPA's National Exposure
Research Laboratory.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Eric Koglin
(702) 798-2432
koglin.eric@epa.gov
Steve Billets
(702) 798-2232
billets.steve@epa.gov
Daniel Powell
(703)603-7196
powell.dan@epa.gov
Visit the CSCT home page at
http://www.epa.gov/etv/ or http://clu-in.com/csct.htm
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