FEDERAL REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES ROUNDTABLE
REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT REPORTS-
A TECHNOLOGY SELECTION AND DESIGN RESOURCE
What are Remediation Technology Assessment Reports?
Remediation technology assessment reports provide an analysis of
remedial technologies based on their use at numerous hazardous waste
cleanup sites. These reports contain information about the application of a
specific technology, such as bioremediation, or about a common
contaminant, such as arsenic, and provide summary findings based on
practical field experience.
What information does the website contain? The website contains a
compilation of multi-site remediation technology assessment reports to
view or download that have been prepared by federal agencies and a state
coalition, the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council. The website
identifies the report title, provides a brief description, and indicates the
name of the agency that prepared the report, as well as the year published.
As of September 2003, the website included 52 remediation technology
assessment reports available at www.frtr.gov/multisitereports.htm.
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Examples of Remediation Assessment Reports
Engineered Approaches to
In Situ Bioremediation of
Chlorinated Solvents:
Fundamentals and Field Applications
Evaluation of Performance and
Longevity at Permeable
Reactive Barrier Sites
Engineering and Design:
Soil Vapor Extraction
and Bioventing
Application Guide for Bioslurping
Technical Protocol for Implementing
Intrinsic Remediation with
Long-Term Monitoring for
Natural Attenuation of
Fuel Contamination Dissolved
in Groundwater
Technical/Regulatory Guidance for
Surfactant/Cosolvent Flushing of
DNAPL Source Zones
US Army Corps
of Engineers®
Criteria Used in Identifying
Remediation Assessment
Reports:
Addresses treatment or
containment technologies
Based on assessment of
performance at multiple sites
Published recently (within past
10 years)
Provide guidelines for
technology selection and design
Why develop a website on
Remediation Technology Assessment
Reports? The Federal Remediation
Technologies Roundtable added these
reports to its website as part of an
ongoing effort to provide cost and
performance information on remediation
technologies. Many of these remedial
technologies have matured from an
emerging developmental stage (bench-
or pilot-scale) to larger-scale field
demonstration and to more common use
for full-scale cleanups. As the
technology matures, valuable information
on remedy selection, design, and
implementation can be gained by
evaluating the technologies that have
been applied at multiple cleanup sites.
Often, examining technology
performance at a single site does not
provide sufficient information to assess
the potential use of the technology at
other sites, due to differences in site
conditions or project objectives.
Remediation technology assessment
reports, based on applications at multiple
sites, provide a broader perspective
about technology use that can help with
selection and implementation of smarter
solutions for site cleanup.
What types of information does a
Remediation Assessment Report
provide? The reports provide
technology performance data for the
http://www.frtr.gov/multisitereports.htm
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technology or contaminant of focus, and allow comparisons to be made across remediation sites. The reports vary in
scope and may include a discussion of selection considerations, implementation considerations, or extend to design
parameters for the technology. Reports providing only information on technology descriptions, literature surveys,
application surveys, regulatory assessments, or presumptive remedies are not included on the web site.
Who would use these reports? The website on remediation assessment reports has been developed for use by a wide
audience, including site managers, regulators, technology providers, and engineering consultants, as well as others with
an interest in hazardous waste site investigation and cleanup.
Who has prepared these reports? All of the reports on the website were prepared by federal agencies or states,
including:
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Department of Defense
• Army Corps of Engineers
• Navy
• Air Force
• Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council
State reports have been provided by the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council (ITRC), a state-lead coalition of
regulators, industry experts, citizen stakeholders, academia, and federal partners that work together to achieve regulatory
acceptance of environmental technologies. Additional information about ITRC is available at .
Technologies/contaminants covered in remediation technology assessment reports compilation:
Air Sparging
Arsenic
Bioremediation
Containment - Barrier Walls
Containment - Caps
Dense Non Aqueous Phase Liquids
Flushing
In Situ Chemical Oxidation
Incineration (on-site)
In-Well Air Stripping
Monitored Natural Attenuation
Multi-Phase Extraction
Permeable Reactive Barriers
Phytoremediation
Soil Vapor Extraction (SVE)
Soil Washing
Solidification/Stabilization
Thermal Desorption
UST Sites/Fuel-Contaminated Sites
What is the FRTR? This web site on multi-site remediation technology assessment reports has been developed under
the auspices of the Federal Remediation Technology Roundtable (FRTR). The FRTR works to promote interagency
cooperation among federal agencies to advance the use of remediation technologies for cleaning up hazardous waste
sites. 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.
Since its inception more than ten years ago, collaborative efforts among member agencies have included preparing cost
and performance remediation case study reports, developing on-line screening matrices for evaluating and selecting
cleanup technologies, and initiating projects for improving existing technology operations. Under the cost and
performance effort, the FRTR has published more than 340 case studies on remedial technology use at specific sites and
more than 120 reports on site characterization and monitoring technologies.
How do I submit new reports or provide feedback? To provide feedback or to propose adding new reports to the
compilation, please contact John Kingscott of EPA's Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation at (703)
603-7189 or by e-mail to kingscott.john@epa.gov.
http://www.frtr.gov/multisitereports.htm
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5102G)
EPA542-F-03-014
September 2003
www.epa.gov
www.frtr.gov
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