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     Future Activities:

     •   Development  of  fiber  optics  sensor  for  aqueous  phase  measurements  to
         extend its application to in situ groundwater monitoring.

     •   Improve  the  sensitivity  of  the  chloroform  sensor for  application  to  the
         monitoring of trihalomethanes in drinking water.

     o   Development  of several  compound-specific sensors, for compounds  such as
         gasoline, aviation gasoline (JP-4), and trichloroethylene.

Future Monitoring and Measurement Technology Efforts:

     •   Development  and  demonstration  of  immunoassay  and  fiber  optic sensor
         technology.

     •   Identification  of  private  entities  which  have   monitoring  technologies  to
         demonstrate,  specifically   for  monitoring   in   the  saturated  and   vadose
         zones.

     •   Consideration of  identified  technologies that can  be  used  to  measure  to
         determine the physical and chemical character of contaminants.

     t   Consideration of  identified technologies  that  can  be  used  to  measure  and
         monitor  the  stresses  imposed  by  contaminants   on complex  ecosystems  at
         Superfund sites.

     •   Coordination  with  other  ORD laboratories  to identify  existing and  planned
         research which  may  be  useful for  environmental monitoring at  Superfund
         sites and considered under the SITE Program.
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For Further Information  Contact:

            Mr. Eric Koglin
            USEPA/EMSL-LV
            944 East Harmon Avenue
            Las Vegas, Nevada 89119

            Telephone: (702)798-2368
            FTS 545-2368
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SITE PROGRAM OVERVIEW



    Program Description


     Calendar of Events


 Commonly Asked Questions


         Legislation


       Document List

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             SUPERFUND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION
                         (SITE) PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Purpose:
     The  SITE  Program  assists  technology  developers  in  the  development  and
evaluation  of  new  and  innovative  treatment  technologies,  and  thus  enhances  the
commercial  availability  and  utilization  of  these  technologies at  Superfund sites  as
alternatives to land-based containment systems presently in use.

     The  SITE  Program  is  intended   to   encourage  the  use  of  alternative  or
innovative  treatment technologies  at  Superfund  and  other  hazardous  waste sites  to
achieve more permanent protection of human health and the environment by:

     •   Carrying  out  a program  of research,  development,  demonstration,  testing
         and evaluation of alternative or innovative treatment technologies.

     •   Gathering   reliable  performance  and  cost  data  on alternative  technologies
         to  help  overcome  concern on  the parts  of responsible  parties,  site  owners,
         and  the  affected  community  that  new  processes  are  safe,  effective, and
         economical.

Definition of "Alternative Technologies" Eligible for the Program:

     •   Technologies   which  permanently   alter   the  composition  of  hazardous
         substances  through   chemical,   biological,   or  physical  means  so  as  to
         significantly  reduce  its  toxicity,  mobility,  or  volume   (or  any  combination
         thereof).

     •   Measurement  or  monitoring  technologies  that  characterize  or  assess  the
         extent  of  contamination,  the  chemical   and  physical character  of  the
         contaminants,  and  the stresses  imposed by  the  contaminants  on complex
         ecosystems at sites.

     •   Technologies   at   the  laboratory,  pilot  or  demonstration  scale;     fully
         proven, commercially available technologies are not eligible.

Regulatory Authority:

     •   Section 209(b)  of SARA amends  Title III  of CERCLA by  adding  Section
         311  which  directs  the  Environmental Protection   Agency  to   establish  an
         "Alternative   or    Innovative    Treatment   Technology   Research   and
         Demonstration Program."

     •   Section  121(b)  of   SARA  states  a  preference  for treatment  technologies
         that  permanently  reduce  the   volume, toxicity  or  mobility  of  hazardous
         substances.

     •   Section 209(b)  of  SARA authorizes  EPA  to use  hazardous substances  from
         or   representative  of  Superfund sites  for  alternative  technology research
         and demonstrations.

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Program Components:

     •   Demonstration   Program   --   The   demonstration   and   evaluation   of
         technologies  developed by  private  industry have  been  the  primary focus of
         the  first year  of  the  program  (Fiscal  Year  1987).   Through  cooperative
         agreements  between  the  technology  developers  and   EPA,  the  developers
         provide  and   operate  the  technology,   and   EPA  conducts  sampling  and
         analysis.  The  major objective  of the demonstration program is to develop
         reliable  performance  and cost information on the  technologies  selected so
         that  they  can  be  adequately  considered in  Superfund  decision  making.
         Demonstrations  take  place  at Superfund  sites,  EPA  Test  and  Evaluation
         facilities  or  developer  sites  .under  conditions   that  either  duplicate  or
         closely simulate wastes and conditions found at  the Superfund sites.

     •   Emerging Technologies  Program  --  In  Fiscal Year 1988,  EPA  will  assist
         private   industry  in  the  development   of   new  technologies   from  the
         conceptual  stage   to  pilot-scale  demonstration.    EPA  will  provide  some
         financial  assistance  to  the  developers in  this program.    It is anticipated
         that  this effort will take place at  the  developer's  facility  or at an EPA
         Test and Evaluation Facility.

     •   Measurement  and  Monitoring Techniques Program —  EPA  laboratories are
         exploring technologies that  will  permit  improved  assessment of the  extent
         of   contamination,   characterization  of   contaminants,   and   evaluation  of
         remedial/removal   activities  at hazardous  waste  sites.    The  Environmental
         Monitoring  Systems  Laboratory  in  Las Vegas,  Nevada, has been  supporting
         the  development  of immunoassays  for   toxic  substances  and   fiber  optic
         sensing for in situ analysis at Superfund sites.

     •   Technology   Transfer   Program    —    Dissemination   of   data    from
         demonstrations   conducted  under   the   SITE  Program   is  the   key  to
         increasing  the  use  of  alternative  technologies  at  Superfund  sites.    EPA
         has   developed  a  clearinghouse   for  information  relevant  to  the  SITE
         Program. The Clearinghouse consists of three major components:

         -   a hotline, incorporated into the RCRA/CERCLA hotline;

         -   an  electronic   bulletin  board,  using   the  OSWER  Technology Transfer
            Bulletin Board;

         -   a reference library, the EPA Library Hazardous Waste  Collection.

For Further Information, Contact:

     Michael Mastracci  -- EPA  Office of  Research and Development, (202)382-5747
     or FTS 382-5747
     John   Kingscott  --   EPA  Office  of  Solid  Waste  and   Emergency  Response.
     (202)382-4362 or FTS  382-4362
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                    SITE PROGRAM CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Demonstration Program:

July 31 - August 5, 1987



October 13-16, 1987


October 16, 1987

November 2-13, 1987
November 16,  1987-
January 1988
January 1988


December 1987



Winter 1988


January 15,  1988

February 15; 1988

February 1988


March 1988



March 1, 1988

April 1988


May 1988
Shirco Infrared Systems Inc.(now ECOVA
Corporation) Demonstration
Peak Oil Site, Brandon, Florida

Hazcon Inc. Demonstration
Douglassville, Pennsylvania

Announcement of SITE 003 Solicitation

Shirco Infrared Systems Inc.(now ECOVA
Corporation) Demonstration
Rose Township Demode Road, Michigan

American Combustion Inc. Demonstration
EPA Combustion Research Facility, Jefferson,
Arkansas

Terra Vac Inc. Demonstration
Groveland, Massachusetts

Shirco Infrared Draft Performance Data
Report (Peak  Oil Demonstration, Brandon,
Florida)

Detox Inc. Demonstration
Conroe, Texas (under consideration)

SITE 003 Solicitation Available

Report to Congress on SITE Program available

Hazcon Inc. Draft Performance Data Report
(Douglassville, Pennsylvania)

Shirco Infrared Systems Final Performance
Data Report (Peak Oil Demonstration,
Brandon, Florida)

SITE 003 Proposals due

Shirco Infrared Systems Draft Performance
Data Report (Rose Township, Michigan)

Hazcon Inc. Final Performance  Data Report
(Douglassville, Pennsylvania)
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Spring 1988


June 1988



Emerging Technologies Program:

September 17, 1987


November 10, 1987

December 15, 1987

March 1, 1988
NYSDEC Demonstration
Love Canal, New York

Shirco Infrared Systems Inc. Final
Performance Data Report (Rose Township,
Michigan)
ETP-001 Solicitation in Commerce Business
  Daily

ETP-001 Request for Proposal Available

ETP-001 Pre-proposals due

ETP-001 Full Proposals due
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      MOST COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SITE PROGRAM
Q:   What is the SITE Program?

A:   The SITE program  (Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation)  program, is
     EPA's   response  to  the  Superfund  Amendments  and Reauthorization  Act  of
     1986.   It is a formal  program to enhance the  development and  demonstration,
     and thereby  establish  the  commercial  availability,  of  innovative  technologies
     at  Superfund  sites  as  alternatives  to  the  containment  systems  presently  in
     use.
Q:   Who manages the SITE Program?

A:   It is  jointly managed by  the Office of  Solid Waste  and Emergency  Response
     (OSWER) and the Office  of Research and Development (ORD).
Q:   How can a technology developer participate in the SITE Program?

A:   Currently,  there are two opportunities to participate:

     1)  Emerging   Technologies  Program.   A  Request  for Proposals  (RFP)  was
     developed  for  the  Emerging  Technologies  Program  (ETP) of SITE.   This RFP
     was  issued November 10,  1987 and pre-proposals  were due December  15, 1987.
     This  portion  of   the   program   will  foster  the   further  development   of
     technologies  for  Superfund  cleanup  that  are  not  yet  ready  for  full-scale
     demonstration.    The  ETP  will   provide  funding  to  technology   developers
     through  competitive  cooperative  agreements  for  taking  promising  bench-scale
     technologies  to   the  pilot   scale.     The   next  RFP   for   the   Emerging
     Technologies Program is planned for  November 1988.

     2)  Demonstration  Program.   A Request  for  Proposals (RFP)  for the third
     annual  solicitation   for  the  SITE  demonstration  program  was  issued  January
     15,  1988.   This solicitation  should be of interest  to private  firms that have
     developed  technologies   applicable   to  onsite  cleanups,   and   have  adequate
     financial  resources to commercialize and  market  these  technologies  for  use at
     actual waste sites.  Proposals are due  March 1, 1988.
Q:   Which companies are currently in the program?

A:   A list  which  includes a  contact  for  each company  is  available of  the  SITE
     001  developers (from the first  year  solicitation)  and the SITE 002  developers
     (from the second year solicitation).  Write to the:

           SITE Technology Evaluation Staff
           U.S. EPA, HWERL
           26 West Martin Luther King  Drive
           Cincinnati, Ohio  45268
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Q:    What type of technologies are of interest to the SITE Program?

A:    All  treatment  technologies that  have application  to  the  cleanup of  abandoned
      hazardous  waste  sites,  but   in  particular  technologies  to treat  contaminated
      soils  and sludges.    The  types  of  technologies  currently in the  SITE  program
      (numbers  of  developers  in  parenthesis)  are:    Thermal  (7),  Extraction  (3),
      Stabilization/ Solidification (6), Biological (5), and Chemical (1).
Q: .   Whom can I contact to obtain general information about the SITE Program?

A:    Contact  Mike Mastracci ((202) 382-5747)  or John  Kingscott ((202) 382-4362)
      in Washington, D.C.
Q:   How many developers are currently participating in the SITE Program?

A:   Currently there are 12 from SITE-001 and 10 from SITE-002.

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Q:   How may demonstrations have been completed?

A:   Three  have been completed:
     1)  The  Haztech/Shirco  Infrared Incinerator   demonstration  in Tampa,  Florida
         from  July  31  to  August  5,  1987 at  the  Peak Oil  site.   The final  report
         will be available in March 1988.
     2)  The  Hazcon,  Inc.  demonstration  in  Douglassville, Pennsylvania on October
         13-16, 1987. The final report will be completed in May 1988.
     3)  The  Shirco   Infrared  Systems,   Inc.   Demonstration  at   Rose  Township-
         Demode Road in Michigan on November  2-13,  1987.  The final report will
         be  completed in June  1988.
     Two additional demonstrations are currently underway:
     1)  American  Combustion,  Inc. demonstration  at  the  EPA Combustion Research
         Facility in  Jefferson,  Arkansas  began  on  November 16,  1987  and  will
         continue through January 1988.
     2)  The  Terra Vac  demonstration  at the Groveland Wells  Superfund  site  in
         Groveland, Massachusetts  began  in   January 1988  and  will  run  for  6-8
         weeks.


Q:   What funds are available for the FY88 SITE Program?

A:   The demonstration  program  has  approximately  S14  million  available.    Note
     that these  funds  are  not  provided  to  the   developer.   The developer  must
     bear the costs of moving  his technology  to  the site,  operating  it during  the
     demonstration, cleanup  and  transportation  back  to his  base  of operations.
     EPA   (through   its   contractors)  pays   for   the   cost   of  developing   the
     demonstration   plan,   the   actual   testing   during   the   demonstration,   and
     reporting on the results.

     The emerging technologies program   has  $1   million  available.    This will  be
     used  to fund  6-10  projects  at  a  cost  of $150,000/year  maximum for  up  to
     two year period.


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Q:   How  do  I  get  on  a  mailing  list  to  receive  information  about  the  SITE
     Program?

A:   The Hazardous  Waste Engineering  Research  Laboratory  (HWERL) maintains a
     mailing  list  for SITE  as  well  as  15  other  categories of  interest.   Write  to
     the:

            Technical Information Manager
            U.S. EPA
            HWERL,  Room G88
            26 West Martin Luther King Drive
            Cincinnati, OH 45268

     and you wilt be sent a postcard which will enable you  to  choose  the  areas  of
     interest that you wish to receive information about.
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                            SITE DOCUMENT LIST
Q:   What publications about SITE are available now?

A:                       SITE Strategy and Program Plan,
                   (available through NTIS $13.95 PB 87-181939)
                                 December 1986

                              SITE Operations Plan
                               (OSWER 9380.2-02)
                                   July 1987
               (available only to EPA personnel through Jane Powers)
                                 FTS 382-4364

                            SITE After the First Year
                      (Ronald D. Hill/HWERL FTS 684-7861)
                                 November 1987

                       SITE Program:  The Results to Date
                     (Ronald D. Hill/HWERL FTS 684-7861),
                                 November 1987

                    Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation
                       (SITE) Program Conference Brochure
                       prepared for the HMCRI Conference,
                             November 16-18, 1987
                           available from Jane Powers
                                 FTS 382-4364

                   SITE Program Progress and Accomplishments
                              A Report to Congress
                                 January 1988
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                             SITE CONTACT LIST
General SITE Information
Gregory Ondich (ORD)

John Kingscott (OSWER)
FTS 382-5747
(202)382-5747
FTS 382-4362
(202)382-4362
SITE Clearinghouse Information    Michael Mastracci (ORD)
                              FTS 382-5747
                              (202)382-5747
OSWER Bulletin Board
Jim Cummings (OSWER)
FTS 382-4686
(202)382-4686
EPA Library Hazardous
  Waste Collection
EPA Library
Washington, D.C.
FTS 382-5922
(202)382-5922
Hazardous Waste Control
  Technology Data Base
C.C. Lee (HWERL-Cinn)
FTS 684-7520
(513)569-7520
Treatability Data Base
Ken Dostal (WERL-Cinn)
FTS 684-7503
(513)569-7503
Case History Files Data Base
Richard Griffiths
  (HWERL- Edison)
FTS 340-6629
(201)321-6629
SITE Demonstration Program
Stephen James
  (HWERL-Cinn)

Norma Lewis
  (HWERL-Cinn)

Jane Powers (OSWER)
                               Linda Galer (OSWER)
                               Jim Cummings (OSWER)
FTS 684-7877
(513)569-7877

FTS 684-7665
(513)569-7665

FTS 382-4364
(202)382-4364

FTS 382-4363
(202)382-4363

FTS 382-4686
(202)382-4686
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SITE 003 Solicitation
William Frietsch
  (HWERL-Cinn)
FTS 684-7659
(513)569-7659
SITE 003 Financial Assistance      David Berg (ORD)
                               FTS 382-5748
                               (202)382-5748
Emerging Technologies Program    Michael Black
                                (HWERL-Cinn)
                               FTS 684-7664
                               (513)569-7664
Innovative Development and
  Evaluation Program
Gregory Ondich (ORD)
FTS 382-5747
(202)382-5747
Measurement and Monitoring       Eric Koglin (EMSL-LV)
  Techniques Program
                               FTS 545-2368
                               (702)798-2368
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       SITE CLEARINGHOUSE






       Overview of Components



            Bulletin Board



EPA Library Hazardous Waste Collection



          Related Data Bases
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          SUPERFUND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION (SITE)

ALTERNATIVE HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY CLEARINGHOUSE

 The  Alternative  Hazardous   Waste  Treatment  Technology   Clearinghouse  is  an
 information  center  designed  to serve the  needs of  EPA  staff as  well  as  other
 individuals  and groups  involved  with Superfund cleanup  activities  and  alternative
 technology development and use.

 Hotline—The  hotline  is  the   primary  source  of information  on Hazardous  Waste
 Treatment Technologies.  It provides:

      •   Information on SITE demonstration projects updated monthly;

      •   Information on other SITE Program components;

      •   SITE Program solicitation information;

      •   Referral to other relevant databases;

      •   Information on the EPA Library's Hazardous Waste Collection.

      The hotline  is accessible via the existing RCRA/CERCLA hotline ((800)  424-
      9346 or (202) 382-3000), beginning in December 1987.

 Bulletin  Board for  EPA  Personnel—Currently housed  in  the  Office  of Solid  Waste
 and Emergency Response (OSWER) Technology Transfer Bulletin Board, it contains:

      •   Directory of relevant databases;

      •   SITE Program status reports and contact persons.

      Additional information  on  the  SITE  Program will  be  available in  January
      1988.    The  Bulletin Board  is  accessible  to  all  EPA  personnel through  a
      personal computer.

 Reference  Library—The   existing  EPA  Library  Hazardous   Waste   Collection,  an
 information  repository  for books,  journals,  reports and other  relevant documents,
 has been expanded to include:

      •   Land  Disposal   Restrictions   "Best  Demonstration  Available  Technology"
          (BOAT) Development Documents;

      •   SITE Demonstration Reports, as they  are completed;

      •   Directory of existing technology databases.

      The entire  collection is  located at EPA  Headquarters and  Regional  Libraries,
      and five EPA Office of Research  and Development  Laboratory  Libraries.   It
      is  also accessible through an automated  database  available  from  the  National
      Technical Information Service.

  For   more  information  on  the   Clearinghouse,   contact   Michael  Mastracci,
 (202)  382-5747,  FTS 382-5747, or write:  Office of Environmental  Engineering and
 Technology  Demonstration  (RD681),  Office of Research  and   Development,   U.S.
 Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. 20460.
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   OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE BULLETIN BOARD

Purpose:

     The  Office  of  Solid  Waste  and  Emergency  Response  (OSWER)  Electronic
Bulletin  Board   facilitates   communication   and  the  dissemination  of   information
between EPA Headquarters,  Regional offices and the Laboratories.

Who Can Join:

     All EPA  staff  can join.    Others  interested should  contact  Jim Cummings at
(202)382-4686 or  FTS  382-4686.   A  Users' Manual  is available  that  describes how
to join and use the Bulletin Board.

Description:

     The OSWER Bulletin  Board  is a  computer  system  that  receives telephone calls
from  other computers.   The Bulletin  Board allows  its  callers  to post  messages  or
read messages  that  other  callers  have  posted.   Other  services  are  also available,
foremost of  which is the exchange of widely-used  programs and  databases  between
the  Bulletin Board and the caller.

     The electronic  Bulletin Board works  like  a "normal" bulletin  board in  many
respects.   On  a  normal  bulletin  board,  when  a  message  is  posted,  chances are
there  is no  one   else  at the bulletin  board at  exactly the same  time.   People are
free to visit the  bulletin  board  at  their own convenience.   Furthermore, it is not
necessary  to  read every message  thoroughly to  find the  information  needed  from
the  bulletin  board.    It  is  possible to  scan over  the  messages and pick the ones
that are  of  particular interest.    A  good electronic  bulletin  board  incorporates
these  same features,  only  it  does so  electronically.   Thus,  information may  be
exchanged over great distances and at high speeds.

Information Available:

     •  News:     A  news   bulletin is  automatically  displayed.    This  bulletin  is
        updated frequently.

     •  Information:
        -  training  and technology transfer workshops  and  seminars  from  OSWER
           and ORD
        -  Lists  of new publications from ORD
        -  Various topical directories.

     •  Mail: Exchange messages with  other OSWER Bulletin Board users:
        -  private messages for specific individuals
        -  throw a discussion open to anyone interested in responding.

     •  Technical Assistance:    The  Board  is   a  way   to  get  technical assistance
        from other EPA  experts.  Leave a message to  "anyone"  and  somebody will
        respond to the  question.
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     •  Exchanging  Files:    On  the  Board  there  is  a  variety  of  databases  and
        public  domain  programs   that   will  run   on  EPA's  IBM  PC-XT/AT
        microcomputers.   It  is possible to  copy these  files  directly from  the  Board
        to  the  microcomputer if suitable  communications  software  is  being  used.
        It is  possible to send  personal databases  and public programs to  the  Board
        to share with other EPA staff.

     •  Ordering  Technical  Publications:   It  is possible  to  order certain  EPA/ORD
        publications  by  answering  a  questionnaire while  on-line.   The  document
        will be mailed to the address specified.

     •  Conferences:   It is  possible  to   join  any of  several  conferences  on  the
        Board  which  are   dedicated  to  a  specific  subject  area.    There  is  a
        conference  for  the  SITE  Program.    While  in  the  conference,  special
        conference  news  bulletins,  programs,  databases,  and   questionnaires  are
        accessible.    It  is   also  possible  to  exchange  messages  that only   other
        members of the conference will see.

How to Use the System:

     A Users' Manual  and Users' Guide  are available to assist users in joining and
using the  Bulletin Board.  A  copy  can be obtained from  the  EPA Project Manager,
Jim Cummings,  at (202)  382-4686 or FTS 382-4686.    In  order to use the  OSWER
Bulletin Board, the following are needed:

     •  A Personal Computer  or Terminat:   Almost any  computer or terminal  will
        do, as  long  as  it has  the ability  to connect via a  modem to  the telephone
        lines.   Using  a computer  is  preferable  to  using  a terminal, since  it  will
        usually  allow additional  capabilities such  as  transferring files between the
        computer and  the  OSWER  Bulletin  Board.   An  IBM  PC or AT compatible
        computer is recommended.

     •  A Modem:   A  modem is used to  connect the  computer  or  terminal to the
        telephone  lines.   Almost any  1200 or  2400 baud modem  will  work.    A
        Hayes  compatible   modem  is  recommended,   and  is   required  by  many
        communications programs running on IBM PC or AT compatible  computers.
        Cables and telephone jacks  may  also be  required to connect  the  modem  to
        the computer or terminal and to the telephone system.

     •  A Communications  Program:   This is  necessary only  if  a  computer is  used
        to   connect  to   the  Board   (terminals  have   built-in   communications
        programs).   CrossTalk,  the  EPA  standard  microcomputer  communications
        program,  is a  good choice  for use with the OSWER  Bulletin Board.   Make
        sure  that the  communications   program   selected   is   compatible  with  the
        computer and  modem.   For the  highest  compatibility,  a  program that can
        perform Xmodem or Ymodem file  transfers should be  chosen.

Contact:

     The  OSWER  Bulletin  Board is  operated  under contract  to Office of Program
Management  and Technology.   The Contact  Person is Jim  Cummings  ((202)382-4686
or FTS 382-4686).
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                  EPA LIBRARY HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION
Purpose:     The  Hazardous Waste  Collection is  designed to meet  the information needs
             of  EPA  staff and  the  public  by  making   key documents  and  services
             readily available through the EPA library network.
Contents:     Hard   copies   of   documents   in   the  Collection   are   available   in  the
             Headquarters   and    Regional    libraries,    the    National   Enforcement
             Investigations  Center,  and  the  laboratory  libraries  in  Cincinnati,  Edison,
             Research Triangle Park,  Ada  (Oklahoma),  and Las  Vegas.    A  list  of the
             documents   is  available   in  all  EPA   network  libraries.    The  Collection
             includes:    EPA  and  other  reports,  books,  OSWER  policy  and  guidance
             directives,   Land    Disposal   Restrictions   Best   Demonstrated   Available
             Technology  (BOAT) documents,  legislation  and regulations,  periodicals,  and
             a listing of commercial  databases  containing  hazardous   waste  information.
             Reports  on   SITE   demonstrations,   including   Performance   Data   and
             Applications Analyses, will be added as they are completed.
Access:       The  entire  Collection  is  accessible  through  a  database,  using  an  IBM
             PC/AT  or compatible equipment.   The  database  provides  automated search
             and retrieval capability by the following access points:

                Keyword/Subject Heading
                Abstract
                Title
                Author
                Sponsoring Organization/Office
                Project Manager's name
                Contract number.

             The database collection is organized into three areas:

             •  Periodicals
             •  Monographs,  books, non-EPA reports, EPA  reports, OSWER  policy  and
                guidance directives, legislation and regulations
             •  Commercial databases.

             The  database  is  available  for purchase  through  the  National  Technical
             Information Center (NTIS); the NTIS ordering number is PB87-152690.
Location/
Contact:
The  Collection  is  located  in  a separate  area of  the  Headquarters  Library
for easy  access.   Contact  the  EPA  Headquarters Library  reference  staff,
Room  M2904,  Telephone   (202)382-5922   or  FTS  382-5922,  for  further
information on the Collection.
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            HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY DATABASE
Purpose:    Provide detailed information on thermal treatment technologies

Target
Audience:   Regulatory and technology research communities
Contents:
Access:
Contact:
            •   Data from 80 thermal treatment facilities

                     facility description
                     waste characterization
                     design
                     operation and performance

            •   Types of thermal treatment:

                     boiler
                     fume burner
                     fluidized bed^
                     hearth
                     liquid injection
                     rotary kiln
                     other

            •   Trial burn data are 80% complete; gaps may include:

                     length of burn
                     heat  capacity
                     waste concentration range
                     chlorine content
                     ash content
                Prototype  stage  .-   available  to  EPA  and  other  Federal   agency
                personnel only

                Stored  on VAXH/780  host  computer -  access via PC using  dBASE
                III format.
     C.C.  Lee,  U.S.  EPA,   Hazardous  Waste  Engineering  Research  Laboratory,
     Cincinnati,  Ohio for password  (Agency  personnel only) (513)569-7520  or  FTS
     684-7520
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                            TREATABILITY DATABASE
Purpose:
To   collect  and   disseminate  existing   treatability   data  on   the
removal  of  specific  compounds  from  various  waters   and   waste
streams.
Treatability Methods Include:
                     Activated Sludge
                     Aerobic Fixed Film
                     Trickling Filter
                     Anaerobic Fixed Film
                     Resin Exchange
                     Air Stripping
                     Steam Stripping
                     Wet Air Oxidation
                     Reverse Osmosis
                     Anaerobic Lagoons
                     Activated Carbon (Granular)
                     Filtration
                     Chemically Assisted Clarification
                     Sequential Batch Reactor
Specific Compounds:
                     Compounds frequently found at Superfund NPL Sites

                     -  Trichloroethylene
                     -  Toluene
                     -  Benzene
                     -  Chloroform
                     -  1,1,1 -Trichloroethane
                     -  1,1,2-Trichloroethane
                     -  1,2-Dichloroethane
                     -  1,1-Dichloroethane
                     -  Ethylbenzene
                     -  Vinyl chloride
                     -  Chlorobenzene
                     -  Carbon tetrachloride
                     -  Methylene chloride
                     -  Pentachlorophenol
                     -  1,2-trans-dichloroethyIene
                     -  Naphthalene
                     -  Phenanthrene
                     -  Benzo (a) pyrene
                     -  Phenol
                     -  PCB - 1221
                     -  PCB - 1232
                     -  PCB - 1242   '
                     -  PCB - 1248
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                     -  PCB -  1254
                     -  PCB -  1260
                     -  PCB -  1248 (Arochlor 1016)
                     -  BHC - gamma (lindane)

                     Partial  listing of the "Priority Pollutants"

                     -  Acenaphthene
                     -  Acrolein
                     -  Acrylonitrile
                     -  Benzidine
                     -  1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
                     -  Hexachlorobenzene
                     -  1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
                     -  Chloroethane
                     -  2-Chlorophenol
                     -  1,2-Dichlorobenzene
                     -  1,3-Dichlorobenzene
                     -  1,4-Dichlorobenzene
                     -  2,4-Dichlorophenol
                     -  2,4-Dimethylphenol
                     -  Nitrobenzene
                     -  2,4-Dinitrotoluene
                     -  2,6-Dinitrotoluene
                     -  2-Nitrophenol
                     -  4-Nitrophenol
                     -  2,4-Dinitrophenol
                     -  Chrysene
                     -  Acenaphthylene
                     -  Anthracene
                     -  Fluorene
                     -  Pyrene
                     -  Tetrachloroethylene
Water and Waste Stream Sources Include:
                     Clean water
                     Synthetic wastewater
                     Domestic wastewater
                     Municipal ieachate
                     Hazardous Ieachate
                     Industrial wastewater
                     Groundwater
                     Surface water
                     Tap water
                     RCRA-listed wastewater
                     Superfund wastewater
                     Activated sludge effluent
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Access:         •    Accessible  via  an  IBM  compatible  personal  computer  using
                    FOCUS.
               •    Hardcopy,  floppy  disk,  and  manual  are  available  to  EPA
                    personnel.
Contact:

     Ken Dostal, U.S. EPA, WERL-Cinn., (513)569-7503 or FTS 684-7503
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                              CASE HISTORY FILES


Purpose:     To   provide  on-scene   coordinators   (OSCs)   with   a   database   of
            information   pertaining  to  past  responses   to   releases  of  hazardous
            substances.  To help OSCs determine:

            •   If similar incidents have previously occurred;

            •   If so, how were they handled;

            •   How successful was the effort;

            •   What was the cost.


Contents:

            •   Date

            •   Location

            •   Hazardous material involved

            •   Interacting substances

            •   Geographical and hydrogeological characteristics

            •   Affected area, population, resources

            •   Containment actions

            •   Cleanup actions
                            i
            •   Treatment technologies used

            •   Cost information

            •   Other factors


Access:     •   Access via EPA on-line Technical Information Exchange (TIX)

            •   Available to all EPA personnel.
Contact:    Richard   A.  Griffiths,  Releases   Control   Branch,  Hazardous  Waste
            Engineering  Reasearch  Laboratory,  Edison   NJ.   (201) 321-6629  or
            FTS  340-6629.
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   DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM






Summary of Participants and Contacts



    Site Demonstration Locations



      001 Project Descriptions



      002 Project Descriptions



          003 Solicitation
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Developer
 SITE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS



Technology         Developer Contact     EPA Contact
First Solicitation, RFP SITE 001
American Combustion,
Inc.
Norcross, GA
DETOX Industries, Inc.
Sugarland, TX
Hazcon, Inc.
Katy, TX
Haztech/Shirco
Atlanta, GA
International Waste
Technologies
Wichita, KS
Ogden Environmental
Services
San Diego, CA
Pyrolysis Systems, Inc./
New York State
Resources Conservation
Company
Bellevue, WA
Shirco Infrared
Systems, Inc.
Dallas, TX
Terra Vac, Inc.
Dorado, PR
Westinghouse Electric
Corporation
Madison, PA
Westinghouse Electric
Corporation
Madison, PA

Pyretron Oxygen
Burner
Biological
Degradation
Solidification/
Stabilization
Infrared Thermal
Destruction
In-Situ
Stabilization
Circulating
Fluidized Bed
Combuster
Plasma Arc
Solvent Extraction
Infrared Thermal
Destruction
In-Situ Vacuum
Extraction
Pyroplasma System
Electric Pyrolyzer

Mark Zwecker
(404)662-8156
Thomas Dardas
(713)240-0892
Ray Funderburk
(713)391-1085
Fred Stroud
(Reg. IV)
(404)347-3931
Jeff Newton
(316)269-2660
Harold Diot
(619)455-2383
Nicholas Kolak
(NY State)
(518)457-0414
Paul McGough
(206)828-2455
Scott Berdine
(214)446-0313
James Malot
(809)723-9171
Carrie Penman
(412)722-5709
William Reed
(412)722-5303
III- la
Laurel Stanley
(513)569-7881
FTS 684-7881
Ronald Lewis
(513)569-7856
FTS 684-7856
Paul dePercin
(513)569-7797
FTS 684-7797
Howard Wall
(513)569-7691
FTS 684-7691
Mary Stinson
(201)321-6683
FTS 340-6683
Joseph McSorley
(919)541-2920
FTS 629-2920
C.C. Lee
(513)569-7520
FTS 684-7520
Edward Bates
(513)569-7774
FTS 684-7774
Linda Galer
(202)382-4363
FTS 382-4363
Mary Stinson
(201)321-6683
FTS 340-6683
C.C. Lee
(513)569-7520
FTS 684-7520
Ivars Licis
(513)569-7718
FTS 684-7718
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Developer
Technology
Developer Contact     EPA Contact
Second Solicitation, RFP SITE 002
Air Products and
Chemicals, Inc.
Allentown, PA

Battelle Pacific
Northwest Laboratory
Richland, WA

CF Systems Corporation
Cambridge, MA
Chemfix Technologies,
Inc.
Metairie, LA

MoTec, Inc.
Mt. Juliet, TN
Retech, Inc.
Ukiah, CA
Sanitech, Inc.
Twinsburg, OH
Soliditech, Inc.
Houston, TX
Waste Chem Corporation
Paramus, NJ
Zimpro Environmental
Control Systems
Rothschild, WI
Fluid Bed
Biological Systems
In-Situ
Vitrification
Solvent Extraction
Robert Freudenberg
(203)358-3200
James Hansen
(509)376-5063
John M. Moses
(617)492-1631
Chemical Fixation/    C. Paul Lo
Stabilization          (504)831-3600
Liquid/Solid          John Bogart
Contact Digestion .    (615)754-9626
Plasma Heat
Ion Exchange
Solidification
R.C. Eschenback
(707)462-6522
Sidney Nelson
(216)425-2354
David Stang
(713)778-1800
Volume Reduction/   Hans Theyer
Solidification         (201)599-2900
Powdered Activated   A jit Chowdbury
Carbon/Biological     (715)359-7211
Richard Griffiths
(201)321-6629
FTS 340-6629

Jonathan Herrmann
(513)569-7839
FTS 684-7839

Dick Valentinetti
(202)382-2617
FTS 382-2617

Edwin Earth
(513)569-7669
FTS 684-7669

Eugene Harris
(513)569-7862
FTS 684-7862

Laurel Staley
(513)569-7881
FTS 684-7881

Richard Traver
(201)321-6677
FTS 340-6677

Walter Grube
(513)569-7798
FTS 684-7798

Edwin Earth
(513)569-7669
FTS 684-7669

John Martin
(513)569-7758
FTS 684-7758
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                               SITE 001 PROJECTS
Thermal Technology
     American Combustion, Inc.
     New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)
     Ogden Environmental Services, Inc.
     Shirco Infrared Systems, Inc.
     Westinghouse Electric Corporation
        Electric Pyrolyzer
        Pyroplasma System
Biological Treatment

     Detox Industries, Inc.


Solidification/Stabilization

     Hazcon, Inc.
     International Waste Technologies


Extraction

     Terra Vac, Inc.
     Resources Conservation Company
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                     SITE PHASE 001

                    Project Descriptions
American Combustion, Inc.
Detox Industries, Inc.
Hazcon, Inc.
m-3f
International Waste Technologies
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
(NYSDEC)
Ogden Environmental Services, Inc.
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III- 31
Resources Conservation Company
Shirco Infrared Systems, Inc.
IH-3p
Terra Vac, Inc.
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
  Electric Pyrolyzer
  Pyroplasma System
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                                   SITE 001  PROJECT
Developer:       American Combustion, Inc.
                2985 Gateway Drive
                Norcross, GA  30071

Process:         PYRETRON Burner
Technology:     Thermal Technology
                 (a)     Brief Description:   The PYRETRON,  an  oxygen-air-fuel  burner,
                        can  be  fitted  onto any conventional incinerator.    It  is  designed
                        to increase the  efficiency  of  waste destruction,  while decreasing
                        off-gas emissions.

                 (b)     Technical   Description:     The  PYRETRON,   an  oxygen-air-fuel
                        burner,  can  be  fitted  onto  any conventional  combustion  unit for
                        burning liquids  or  solids and sludges.   Pure oxygen  in  combination
                        with  air and  natural  gas is  combusted  in  a proprietary  burner to
                        destroy   liquid  hazardous  waste.    Solids  and  sludges   can  be
                        coincinerated  when the  burners are  used   in  conjunction  with  a
                        rotary kiln or  similar  equipment.    The  use  of  oxygen  allows  a
                        higher  burning  temperature   (up  to  4500°F  as  compared   to  a
                        maximum  of   2400°F   in  a   conventional  burner)  without  the
                        addition  of  excess  air.   Using less  air is advantageous  because
                        the  nitrogen in  air  takes  away heat,  puts  a greater load on the
                        air  pollution  control  equipment,  and  requires  a longer  retention
                        time  in the  combustor  before  the  waste  is  fully incinerated.   The
                        higher temperatures also ensure more complete  incineration of the
                        wastes,  thereby  increasing  the  destruction   and  removal  efficiency
                        and  reducing stack gas  emissions.   The rate  of  waste throughput
                        is also   increased,   thus reducing  unit   costs.    The  PYRETRON
                        burner  is  a  proprietary  design  which employs  advanced   fuel
                        injection  and  mixing   concepts  to provide   faster  ignition  and
                        more thorough  burning  of  wastes. " Burner operation  is computer
                        controlled  to automatically  adjust the amount  of oxygen according
                        to sudden changes in the heating value of the waste.
Applicable Waste:
X Developer claim
	 Demonstrated
X Solids
X Soil
X Sludge
X Liquid
_ Gas
X PCBs
X Organics
X Inorganics
	Heavy Metals
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Developer      American Combustion Inc.

Process:        PYRETRON Burner
Demonstration Status:

  Site:

  Date:

  Waste Type:


  Capacity:

  Public Involvement:
EPA Combustion Research Facility (CRF), Jefferson, Arkansas

November 16, 1987 through the end of January 1988

Soil  contaminated  with about  60  organic  compounds and  sulfuric
acid from the Stringfellow Acid Pit Superfund site, California
	Public Meeting
	 Public Comment Period
	 Field Visit Day  - November 20,  1987
__ Other
  Demonstration Report:

  Applications Report:

  Developer Contact:

  EPA Contact-
Mark Zwecker (American Combustion) (404) 662-8156

Laurel Staley (EPA HWERL-Cinn.) (513) 569-7881, FTS  684-7881
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                                    SITE 001 PROJECT
Developer:       DETOX Industries, Inc.
                12919 Dairy Ashford
                Sugarland TX  77478

Process:         Biological Degradation
Technology:     Biological Treatment
                 (a)      Brief   Description'.     Natural   microorganisms,  which   eat   the
                         contaminant,   are  added  to   the  contaminated   area.    When  the
                         contaminant (food source) is gone, the microorganisms die.

                 (b)      Technical  Description:    Detox  Industries,  Inc.,  has  developed  a
                         biological   process   for   the   degradation   of   targeted   organic
                         contaminants    in   a    water/sludge/soil    matrix   through    the
                         application   of   proprietary   naturally-occurring   nonpathogenic
                         organisms.   The  process  involves  the  accelerated growth  of  these
                         microorganisms  and  eventual  inoculation  into   the  soil  or  other
                         matrix in  which  the waste  is  contained.   Nutrients  and catalysts
                         are   added  to  the   matrix   to  enhance   the   microbial  activity.
                         Subsequent   inoculations   of   microorganisms,   nutrients,    and
                         catalysts  are  added  over  time on  an as-needed  basis.    The  result
                         is   a   systematic   biodegradation  of  the   contaminants  over  a
                         relatively  short  period   of  time  (usually  two  to   four  months).
                         Detox  claims  that the  process  can  be  applied  on-site  in  soil  or
                         sludge  as  well  as  in open   tanks  where  depth  of contamination
                         makes  in  situ  treatment  impractical.     Byproducts  of  metabolic
                         consumption   are  carbon  dioxide,  water,   and  cell   protoplasm.
                         Once  the  contaminants  have   been biodegraded, the  microorganisms
                         die  due  to   the  lack  of  adapted  food   source,  leaving  behind
                         nonhazardous  cell  protoplasm  which  in  turn acts  as  a  food  source
                         for the indigenous  microorganisms present in the matrix.
Applicable Waste:
X Developer claim
	 Demonstrated
	Solids
X. Soil
X. Sludge
X Liquid
   Gas
_ PCBs
X Organics
	Inorganics
	Heavy Metals
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Developer:      DETOX Industries, Inc.

Process:        Biological Degradation
Demonstration Status:

  Site:


  Date:

  Waste Type:


  Capacity:

  Public Involvement:
United  Creosote Superfund  Site, Conroe, Texas  is  currently  under
consideration.

May - September 1988

85,000  cubic  yards   of  soil  contaminated  with  PCPs,  PAHS,
dibenzofurans, and chlorinated dioxins

12 ft diameter x 6 ft deep tank

	 Public Meeting
	 Public Comment Period
	 Field Visit Day
_ Other

   January/February 1989
  Demonstration Report:

  Applications Report:

  Developer Contact    Thomas Dardas (DETOX) (713) 240-0892

  EPA Contact:
Ronald Lewis (EPA HWERL-Cinn.) (513) 569-7856, FTS 684-7856
John Kingscott (OSWER) (202) 382-4362, FTS 382-4362
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                                    SITE 001 PROJECT
Developer:      Hazcon, Inc.
                P.O. Box 947
                Katy, TX  77492

Process:         Hazcon Solidification/Stabilization
Technology:     Solidification/Stabilization Technology

                 (a)     Brief Description.   Contaminated  soil  is  mixed  with a  proprietary
                         chemical  compound  and  cement.    The  mixture  is  poured  into a
                         mold where  it solidifies  into  a big "cement  block."  Hazcon claims
                         the  waste   is   encapsulated  and  stabilized   by   the  chemical
                         compound.

                 (b)     Technical  Description.     The   Hazcon   solidification/stabilization
                         process   uses "Chloranan",  a patented   nontoxic  chemical  blend
                         which  Hazcon  claims  encapsulates organic,  molecules and  renders
                         them ineffective  in  retarding or inhibiting  solidification.    The
                         wastes are then  mixed  with  pozzolans (such  as  fly  ash, kiln  dust,
                         or  Portland   cement)  and  water  to  immobilize   and  bind   the
                         contaminants   into    a   hardened  concrete-like   mass.       The
                         encapsulated  material  attains  compressive strengths  between  1000
                         and  5000  psi.    It  is  nearly impermeable,   denser  than  concrete,
                         and  only  slightly  porous.    The  Hazcon  process  utilizes  mobile
                         field  blending  units.   These  units, mounted on  trucks  or  trailers,
                         consist  of soil  and  cement  holding bins, a Chloranan  feed  tank,
                         and  a  blending  auger  to mix all of  the components.    Water  is
                         added   as  necessary,  and  the resultant   slurry  is  transferred   to
                         molds.
Applicable Waste:
X Developer claim
	Demonstrated
X Solids
X. Soil
X Sludge
X Liquid
	 Gas
_ PCBs
X. Organics
	 Inorganics
2C Heavy Metals
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Developer:       Hazcon, Inc.

Process:         Hazcon Solidification/Stabilization
Demonstration Status:

  Site:

  Date:

  Waste Type:


  Capacity:
Douglassville Disposal Superfund Site, Berks County, Pennsylvania

October 13-16, 1987

250,000  cubic yards  of soil  contaminated  with volatile  organics,
PCBs, and lead
  Public Involvement:    X Public Meeting - September 9, 1987
                        X. Public Comment Period - August/September 1987
                        X, Field Visit Day - October 14, 1987
                        _ Other

  Demonstration Report:    May 1988 (Final)

  Applications Report

  Developer Contact     Ray Funderburk (Hazcon) (713) 391-1085

  EPA Contact:          Paul dePercin (EPA HWERL-Cinn.) (513) 569-7797, FTS  684-7797
                                          HI-3g
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                                    SITE 001 PROJECT
Developer:      International Waste Technologies (IWT)
                807 North Waco
                Suite 31
                Wichita, K.S 67203

Process:         In Situ Stabilization/Solidification
Technology:     Solidification/Stabilization Technology

                 (a)     Brief  Description:     A   process   which   solidifies  and  stabilizes
                         contaminated soil in the ground, thus soil excavation is avoided.

                 (b)     Technical   Description:      The   in  situ   stabilization/solidification
                         process  utilizes  proprietary  chemicals  and  a  unique  soil  mixing
                         technology  which  precludes  the  need  for  soil excavation.   IWT
                         claims   that    the   process   generates    a   complex   crystalline
                         connective  network  of  organic  polymers  in  a two-step  reaction.
                         The  first  reaction . is  reported  to  produce  chemical  bonding
                         between the IWT  chemicals  and  ions and  neutral organics  present
                         in  the  soil.   The  second  reaction  involves  building  macromolecules
                         which are generated over  a long  period  of time.  The method for
                         injecting   the   chemical  into  the  soil   involves  a   widely  used
                         Japanese  technology  which  utilizes   a  hollow  drill  with helical
                         blades containing  injection  ports.   The  drill is advanced  into the
                         ground  to  the  desired  depth.    The  chemical additive  is  then
                         injected at  low  pressure  to  prevent  excessive  spreading  and  is
                         blended  with the  soil as  the drill rotates.   The  treated  soil forms
                         a  solid  vertical column.    Soil  columns  overlap  to  ensure  all the
                         soil  is  adequately  treated.   The soil  surface is then  covered with
                         a  layer of  asphalt  to  protect the solidified  mass from erosion and
                         infiltration.
Applicable Waste:
Developer claim
Demonstrated
Solids
Soil
Sludge
Liquid
Gas
X PCBs
X Organics
X Inorganics
	 Heavy Metals
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Developer:       International Waste Technologies (IWT)

Process:         In Situ Stabilization/Solidification
Demonstration Status:

  Site:

  Date:

  Waste Type:

  Capacity:

  Public Involvement:
General Electric, Hialeah, Florida
7000 cubic yards of PCB-contaminated soil.
	 Public Meeting -  None required (private site)
	 Public Comment Period
_ Field Visit Day
_ Other
  Demonstration Report:

  Applicable Report:

  Developer Contact:     Jeff Newton (IWT) (316) 269-2660

  EPA Contact:          Mary Stinson (EPA HWERL-Edison) (201) 321-6683,
                        FTS 340-6683
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                                   SITE 001 PROJECT
Developer:       New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
                50 Wolf Road
                Albany, NY  12233

Process:         Mobile Plasma Arc System


Technology:     Thermal Technology

                 (a)     Brief  Description:    A  thermal  process  which   destroys  liquid
                        hazardous  waste  using   an  extraordinarily  high  temperature  heat
                        source, i.e. a plasma arc.

                 (b)     Technical  Description:    The  Plasma  Arc System is based  on  the
                        concept  of  pyrolyzing   waste molecules  using  a   thermal  plasma
                        arc.     The   unit   destroys  liquid  waste  by  dissociation   to  its
                        component  elements.    The  heart  of the  destruction  system is a
                        plasma  arc.   The system  uses 800 kW  of  electric  power  across a
                        colinear   electrode  assembly  to  produce  an  electric  arc  in  a
                        medium  of  dry low  pressure air.   The intense energy  causes  the
                        air  stream  to  become  ionized,  producing a thermal  plasma  with
                        temperatures  ranging  from  5,000  to  15,000°C.    Liquid waste  is
                        injected  directly  into  the  plasma where  the hazardous  molecules
                        are  broken  down  to  their  atomic  states in an  oxygen-deficient
                        atmosphere.    The  atoms  then  recombine  according  to chemical
                        kinetics  to  produce  hydrogen,  carbon  monoxide,  ethylene,  and
                        acetylene.    The  product  gas  is  scrubbed   with  caustic  soda  to
                        neutralize  and  remove  acid  gas (HCI),  and  to  remove  particulate
                        carbon.   The  scrubber  fluid  is  used  once.    The remaining  gas is
                        drawn off  by  an  induction  fan  and  flared.   The entire system is
                        process  computer  controlled.   The computer  updates  temperature,
                        pressure, flow,  fluid  reserve,  and  other performance  parameters
                        while providing continuous online  monitoring. of the process.   The
                        computer  is  programmed  to  shut  down  the  process  in the  event
                        of  deviation  from  set   parameters.   Onboard monitoring  of  bulk
                        gas constituents in the off-gas is provided.

Applicable Waste:        X. Developer claim       _ Solids        X  PCBs
                        	 Demonstrated         	Soil          X,  Organics
                                                 X  Sludge        	  Inorganics
                                                 X  Liquid       	  Heavy Metals
                                                 	Gas
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Developer:       New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Process:         Mobile Plasma Arc System
Demonstration Status:

  Site:

  Date:

  Waste Type:


  Capacity:

  Public Involvement:
Love Canal, New York

Spring  1988

Oily sludge  containing  200-300  chemicals,  including  dioxins  and
chlorinated organics

1 gallon per minute

5£ Public Meeting  - Regularly scheduled since  1982
X, Public Comment Period
X Field Visit Day
X Other
  Demonstration Report:

  Applications Report:

  Developer Contact     Nicholas Kolak (NYSDEC) (518) 457-0414
  EPA Contact:
C.C. Lee (EPA HWERL-Cinn.) (513) 569-7520,
FTS 684-7520
                                                                                  1-15-XX

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                                   SITE 001 PROJECT
Developer:       Ogden Environmental Services, Inc.
                P.O. Box 85608
                San Diego, CA 92138

Process:         Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustor
Technology:     Thermal Technology
                 (a)     Brief  Description:   A transportable  thermal  unit,  in which  wastes
                        are   first   neutralized  with   limestone,   then   incinerated   in   a
                        fluidized bed.

                 (b)     Technical  Description:    In  the  circulating  bed  combustor  (CBC)
                        waste   material  and   limestone,  a  neutralizer,  are  fed  into   a
                        combustion chamber along  with recirculating bed  material  from  a
                        hot  cyclone.   The materials travel  at a  high speed through  the
                        combustion  chamber  to  the cyclone,  where  solids  are separated
                        from  the  hot gases,  which  pass through  a convective  cooler and
                        baghouse  filter before being  exhausted to the  atmosphere.   Ogden
                        claims  the  CBC  is an improvement  over traditional fluidized bed
                        combustion  because it yields improved  performance and  simpler
                        operation.    The   improvements  arise  in  part  from an increased
                        fluidization  of   the   bed  in  the  combustion  chamber  (greater
                        turbulence)  and   the   reinjection   of  solids   removed   from  the
                        combustion  gas.    Advantages over  other  types  of  thermal  units
                        include  lower  temperature  of   operation, reduced  NOX  and  CO
                        generation,   simplicity  of   solid/liquid/auxiliary   fuel   feed,  and
                        better  contaminant  removal.    In   particular,  the  system   has
                        achieved   very  high  destruction   and   removal  efficiencies  for
                        halogenated organics and other acid-containing wastes.
Applicable Waste:
X. Developer claim
	Demonstrated
X Solids
X. Soil
X Sludge
	 Liquid
	 Gas
_ PCBs
X Organics
X Inorganics
	 Heavy Metals
                                           111-31

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Developer      Ogden Environmental Services, Inc.

Process:        Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustor
Demonstration Status:

  Site:                  McColl Superfund Site, Fullerton, California (under consideration)

  Date:                 1988
  Waste Type:
  Capacity:
Soils/sludge  contaminated  with  high  levels  of  oily  organic  and
sulfur compounds.
  Public Involvement:    	 Public Meeting
                        	Public Comment Period
                        	 Field Visit Day
                        _ Other

  Demonstration Report:

  Applications Report:

  Developer Contact     Harold Diot (Ogden) (619) 455-2383
  EPA Contact:
Joseph McSorley (EPA AEERL-RTP, NC) (919) 541-2920, FTS 629-
2920
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                                    SITE 001 PROJECT
Developer:      Resources Conservation Company
                3101 NE Northrup Way
                Bellevue, WA  98004

Process:         Basic Extraction Sludge Technology (BEST)
Technology:     Extraction Technology
                 (a)     Brief Description:    Process  which  separates  recyclable and clean
                         water from contaminated sludges/soils.

                 (b)     Technical    Description:       BEST    (Basic    Extraction    Sludge
                         Technology)   is   a    patented   solvent   extraction   process   for
                         de water ing and deoiling hazardous  sludges and  contaminated soils.
                         BEST  employs   the   unusual  inverse  miscibility   properties   of
                         aliphatic   amines  (soluble  in  water  below room  temperature  and
                         insoluble   above)  to   break   difficult-to-handle   emulsions   and
                         suspensions.    Sludges  that   resist  physical/mechanical  concentra-
                         tion  are  easily  separated  by  BEST  into  three  distinct  fractions:
                         dischargeable  water,  reusable  oil/organics,  and  dry,  oil-free solids.
                         Heavy  metals  are  isolated   by  conversion  to  hydrated  oxides,
                         which   precipitate  out  and   exit  the   process  with  the  solids
                         fraction.
Applicable Waste:
2C Developer claim
	 Demonstrated
_ Solids
X Soil
X Sludge
	 Liquid
_ Gas
_ PCBs
X Organics
	 Inorganics
X Heavy Metals
                                                                                     1-15-88

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Developer      Resources Conservation Company

Process:        Basic Extraction Sludge Technology (BEST)



Demonstration Status:

  Site:

  Date:

  Waste Type:

  Capacity:

  Public Involvement:    	 Public Meeting
                       	 Public Comment Period
                       _ Field  Visit Day
                       _ Other

  Demonstration Report:

  Applications Report:

  Developer Contact     Paul McGough (RCC) (206) 828-2455

  EPA Contact:         Edward Bates (EPA HWERL-Cinn.) (513) 569-7774 FTS 684-7774
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                                   SITE 001 PROJECT
Developer       Shirco Infrared Systems, Inc. (now ECOVA Corporation, Carollton TX)
                1415 Whitlock Lane
                Suite 100
                Carollton, TX 75006

Process:         Shirco Infrared Thermal Destruction System
Technology:
Thermal Technology

 (a)
                        Brief Description:   A transportable  thermal treatment unit  which
                        uses infrared radiant heat to incinerate hazardous waste.
                 (b)     Technical Description:   The  full-scale  four-component  system  can
                        process from  100 to 250  tons of  waste per day, depending on the
                        waste  characteristics.   The  first  component,  the  primary  furnace,
                        is   lined  with   layers   of   lightweight   ceramic  fiber   blanket
                        insulation.    The  furnace generates  temperatures   up  to   1850°F
                        using  infrared  radiant  heat  provided by horizontal  rows of silicon
                        carbide  rods  (located  above  the  conveyor  belt).    Waste  moves
                        through  the  primary  furnace  on  a  woven  wire mesh  belt.   The
                        second  component,  a  gas-fired  secondary  combustion  chamber,  is
                        capable  of  reaching temperatures  up  to  2300°F.   The secondary
                        chamber  destroys   gaseous  volatiles  from  the  primary  furnace.
                        The  third  component  consists  of  an  emissions  control  system
                        which removes   particulates  in  a  venturi  scrubber.    Acid vapors
                        are neutralized  in  a packed  tower scrubber, and  an induced  draft
                        blower draws  cleaned  gases   from  the scrubber  into  the   exhaust
                        stack.    The fourth  component  consists  of a  process  management
                        and monitoring control center.
Applicable Waste:
         X.  Developer claim
         	  Demonstrated
X Solids
X Soil
X. Sludge
	 Liquid
_ Gas
X PCBs
X. Organics
	 Inorganics
	 Heavy Metals
                                                                                    I-I5-SS

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Developer:      Shirco Infrared Systems, Inc. (Now ECOVA Corporation)

Process:        Shirco Infrared Thermal Destruction System
Demonstration One:

  Site:

  Date:

  Waste Type:


  Capacity:

  Public Involvement:
                      Peak Oil Superfund Site, Brandon, Florida

                      July 31 - August 5, 1987

                      7000 cubic yards of waste oil  sludge  contaminated  with  PCBs  and
                      lead

                      100-250 tons per day (full-scale)

                      	Public Meeting
                      2£  Public Comment Period
                      X  Field Visit Day
                      _ Other

Demonstration Report:     March 1988 (Final)

Applications Report:

Developer Contact     Fred Stroud (EPA Region  IV) (404) 347-3931

EPA Contact:          Howard Wall (EPA HWERL-Cinn.) (513) 569-7691
                      FTS 684-7691
                                         IH-3q
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Developer      Shirco Infrared Systems, Inc. (now ECOVA Corporation)

Process:        Shirco Infrared Thermal Destruction System
Demonstration Two:

  Site:

  Date:

  Waste Type:


  Capacity:

  Public Involvement:
Rose Township Superfund Site, Michigan

November 2-13,  1987

20  acres  of  soil  contaminated with  organtcs, PCBs, and  metals,
principally lead

One ton per day  (pilot-scale)

X Public Meeting - June 30 - July 1, 1987
X; Public Comment Period - June 29 - July 29, 1987
2C Field Visit Day - October 31, 1987 & November 4, 1987

   June 1988 (Final)
  Demonstration Report:

  Applications Report:

  Developer Contact:     Scott Berdine (214) 446-0313

  EPA Contact:
Howard Wall (EPA HWERL-Cinn.) (513) 569-7691
FTS 684-7691
Linda Galer (OSWER) (202) 382-4363
FTS 382-4363
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                                    SITE 001  PROJECT
Developer:      Terra Vac, Inc.
                P.O. Box 1591
                San Juan, Puerto Rico 00903

Process:         Terra Vac In Situ Vacuum Extraction
Technology:

Extraction Technology

 (a)
                         Brief Description:   A vacuum  pump  is  attached  to  a  subsurface
                         well,  causing  contaminants   in  the  soil  and  ground   water  to
                         vaporize and be collected for further treatment at the  surface.
                 (b)     Technical  Description:   Terra  Vac,  Inc.,  has  developed  a process
                         for  the in  situ  vacuum  extraction of  volatile organic  compounds
                         (VOCs)  from  soils  and groundwater.   The  major  functional parts
                         of the  system  are  a  subsurface  extraction  well  and  a  vacuum
                         pump.   The  capacity of the vacuum pump  and the depth of wells
                         used  at a site  are  dependent  on  the  subsurface  conditions (i.e.,
                         soil   type,  stratigraphy,  groundwater   depth)  and  the  chemical
                         characteristics    of   the    contaminants   (i.e.,   vapor    pressure,
                         solubility).  The  vacuum  induces  a negative  pressure  gradient in
                         the  well,  which  propagates laterally (10  feet to  more  than  100
                         feet depending on soil  conditions),  volatilizing liquid and  adsorbed
                         VOCs.   The gases  migrate through  the soil to the area of lowest
                         pressure (the  well),  where  they are extracted  and  pulled  through
                         separation tanks  and  an  air emission  control  technology apparatus
                         before  being discharged to the  atmosphere.   Various air emission
                         control  technologies  include activated  carbon  adsorption,  thermal
                         oxidizers,  catalytic oxidizers, or simple dispersion stacks.
Applicable Waste:
         X  Developer claim
         	Demonstrated
_ Solids
X Soil
_ Sludge
X Liquid
_ Gas
_ PCBs
X. Organics
	Inorganics
_ Heavy Metals
                                           HI-3s
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Developer:       Terra Vac, Inc.

Process:         Terra Vac In Situ Vacuum Extraction
Demonstration Status:

  Site:

  Date:

  Waste Type:




  Capacity:

  Public Involvement:
Groveland Wells Superfund Site, Groveland, Massachusetts

Scheduled for 6-8 weeks beginning January 8, 1988

Two-acre area  with 2000-3000 cubic  yards  of  soil contaminated
with  volatile organic compounds  (VOCs) such as  trichloroethylene,
1,2-transdichloroethylene, and tetrachloroethylene
X Public Meeting - July 29, 1987
2£ Public Comment Period - June 1987
2£ Field Visit Day - January 15, 1988
   Other
  Demonstration Report:

  Applications Report:

  Developer Contact:     James Malot (Terra Vac) (809) 723-9171

  EPA Contact:          Mary Stinson (EPA HWERL-Edison) (201) 321-6683,
                        FTS 340-6683
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                                    SITE 001  PROJECT
Developer:
Process:
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Environmental Technology Division
P.O. Box 286
Madison, PA  15663

Electric Pyrolyzer System
Technology:     Thermal Technology
                 (a)     Brief  Description:     A  thermal  process  which  destroys   liquid
                         hazardous waste  without  oxygen  thereby  producing clean  off-gas.

                 (b)     Technical Description:   The  Electric  Pyrolyzer  is  a mobile  system
                         designed to  thermally  destruct hazardous organic  wastes,  without
                         combustion.    The  system  operates  a  rapid  transfer  of  energy to
                         waste  materials  causing  dissociation  'of  organic  molecules   into
                         individual  atoms.    The  destruction  of  wastes  is   accomplished
                         without  oxidation  and  the  associated  generation of  products  of
                         incomplete combustion  (PIC).   The  Electric  Pyrolyzer is designed
                         to  operate at  temperatures  up to  3250°F.    Residence  times  for
                         materials  in  the  gaseous  and  liquid  phases  are fully controllable
                         by  the  operator.   Thus,  a  wide range  of destruction efficiencies
                         may  be  achieved,  depending   on  regulatory  requirements.     The
                         resultant products are vitrified solids and clean off-gas.
Applicable Waste:
         X  Developer claim
         	 Demonstrated
X
x
   Solids
   Soil
X Sludge
X Liquid
_ Gas
_ PCBs
X. Organics
X Inorganics
	 Heavy Metals

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Developer       Westinghouse Electric Corporation

Process:         Electric Pyrolyzer System



Demonstration Status:

  Site:

  Date:

  Waste Type:

  Capacity:             5-20 tons per day solids

  Public Involvement:    	 Public Meeting
                        	 Public Comment Period
                        	 Field Visit Day
                        	Other

  Demonstration Report:

  Applications Report:

  Developer Contact:     William Reed (Westinghouse) (412) 722-5303

  EPA Contact:          Ivars Licis (EPA HWERL-Cinn.) (513) 569-7718,
                        FTS 684-7718
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                                   SITE 001 PROJECT
Developer:       Westinghouse Electric Corporation
                Environmental Technology Division
                P.O. Box 286
                Madison, PA 15663

Process:         Pyroplasma System
Technology:     Thermal Technology
                 (a)     Brief  Description:    A  thermal  process  which   destroys  liquid
                        hazardous  waste  using   an  extraordinarily  high  temperature  heat
                        source.

                 (b)     Technical  Description:    The  Pyroplasma  System,  like  the Plasma
                        Arc  System  being   demonstrated   by   the   New   York   State
                        Department  of   Environmental  Conservation,   is   based  on   the
                        concept  of  pyrolyzing   waste  molecules  using  a   thermal plasma
                        field.   The unit  has  been  developed  to  destroy  liquid  waste by
                        dissociation  to  its  component   elements.     The   heart  of   the
                        destruction system is a  plasma torch.   The system  uses 800  kW of
                        electric power across a  colinear electrode assembly  to  produce an
                        electric arc  in a  medium of  dry low pressure air.   The intense
                        energy  causes  the  air  stream  to become  ionized,  producing  a
                        thermal plasma with temperatures  ranging  from  5,000  to  15,000°C.
                        Liquid  waste  is  injected   directly   into  the  plasma  where   the
                        hazardous  molecules  are broken  down to  their  atomic  states  in an
                        oxygen-deficient   atmosphere.      The   atoms   then   recombine
                        according   to  chemical  kinetics  to   produce  hydrogen,   carbon
                        monoxide, ethylene,  and acetylene.   The  product  gas  is  scrubbed
                        with  caustic soda  to neutralize  and remove acid gas (HC1), and  to
                        remove paniculate carbon.   The scrubber fluid is  used once.   The
                        remaining  gas  is  drawn  off  by  an induction  fan and  flared.   The
                        entire  system   is  process  computer   controlled.     The  computer
                        updates  temperature,  pressure,  flow,  fluid  reserve,  and   other
                        performance   parameters   while   providing   continuous   online
                        monitoring of  the process.   The computer is  programmed to  shut
                        down  the  process in the  event  of deviation  from  set parameters.
                        Onboard  monitoring of  bulk  gas  constituents  in  the  off-gas  is
                        provided.  The entire unit is contained in a 48-foot trailer.
Applicable Waste:
X Developer claim
	 Demonstrated
__ Solids
_ Soil
_ Sludge
X Liquid
   Gas
_ PCBs
£ Organics
	 Inorganics
	 Heavy Metals
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Developer       Westinghouse Electric Corporation

Process:         Pyroplasma System
Demonstration Status:

  Site:

  Date:

  Waste Type:

  Capacity:

  Public Involvement:
2-3 gallons per minute

	Public Meeting
	Public Comment Period
_ Field Visit Day
_ Other
  Demonstration Report:

  Applications Report:

  Developer Contact     Carrie Penman (Westinghouse) (412) 722-5709
  EPA Contact:
Eugene Harris (EPA HWERL-Cinn.) (513) 569-7862,
FTS 684-7862
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                               SITE 002 PROJECTS
Thermal Technolosv
     Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory
     Retech, Inc.
Biological Treatment

     Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
     MoTec, Inc.
     Zimpro Environmental Control Systems
Solidification/Stabilization

     Chemfix Technologies, Inc.
     Soliditech, Inc.
     Waste Chem Corporation
Extraction

     C.F. Systems Corporation


Physical Treatment

     Sanitech, Inc.
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                     SITE PHASE 002



                    Project Descriptions
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory
C.F, Systems Corporation
Chemfix Technologies, Inc.
MoTec, Inc.
Retech, Inc.
Sanitech, Inc.
Soliditech, Inc.
Waste Chem Corporation
Zimpro Environmental Control Systems
IH-4e
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                                    SITE 002 PROJECT
Developer:      Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (formerly Dorr-Oliver)
                Allentown, Pennsylvania  18195

Process:         Oxitron Fixed-Film Fluidized Bed
Technology:
Biological Treatment

   (a)
Applicable Waste:
                         Brief  Description:    A  biodegradation  process,  modified:    (1)  to
                         improve  contact  between  the  waste  material  and bacteria;  and (2)
                         to   allow  nonbiodegradable  organic  waste   to   be  collected  for
                         further treatment.
                   (b)   Technical  Description:      A   mobile  fixed-film   fluidized   bed
                         biological  reactor   is  used  to  treat  aqueous  waste  containing
                         hazardous  organic  substances.    Pure  oxygen  is  fed  predissoived
                         and  totally  consumed in   the  process,  limiting air  stripping  of
                         volatile  organics.   The bed can  be either  inert  media or activated
                         carbon.    The  latter  absorbs  organics  and  facilitates  treatment  of
                         more   concentrated   wastes.      Components   which   are   easily
                         biodegradable are  rapidly  converted  to carbon  dioxide and water.
                         Organic  compounds  are   adsorbed  on  the  carbon, producing  an
                         effluent  consistent  with   conventional  activated  carbon  treatment.
                         Compounds  which  degrade more  slowly,  however,  are eventually
                         converted biologically.
            Developer claim
            Demonstrated
_ Solids
_ Soil
	Sludge
X Liquid
	 Gas
_ PCBs
X Organics
	 Inorganics
	Heavy Metals
                                                                                   1-15-88

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Developer:       Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (formerly Dorr-Oliver)

Process:         Oxitron Fixed-Film Fluidized  Bed
Demonstration Status:

  Site:

  Date:

  Waste Type:

  Capacity:
a) 100-300 gallons-per day sand system
b) 1000-5000 gallons per day activated carbon system
  Public Involvement:    	 Public Meeting
                        	 Public Comment Period
                        __ Field Visit Day
                        _ Other

  Demonstration Report:

  Applications Report:

  Developer Contact     Robert Freudenberg (Air Products and Chemicals) (203) 358-3200
  EPA Contact:
Richard  Griffiths (EPA HWERL-Edison)  (201) 321-6629,  FTS 340-
6629
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                                    SITE 002 PROJECT
Developer:      Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory
                P.O. Box 999
                Richland, WA  99352

Process:         In Situ Vitrification (ISV)
Technology:     Thermal Technology
                   (a)   Brief Description:   A process which electrically  produces the  high
                         temperature  needed  to thermally  destroy organic  constituents and
                         convert contaminated soil to a harmless, glass-like product.

                   (b)   Technical  Description:     In  situ   vitrification   (ISV)   thermally
                         destroys organic  constituents  and  converts  contaminated  soil  or
                         sludge  into  a   chemically  inert,   stable   glass  and  crystalline
                         product.     With   the  help  of   a  graphite/glass   starter   path,
                         electrodes  inserted  into  the  ground heat  the  surrounding  soil  to
                         2000°C.   The   graphite  starter  path  is  eventually   consumed  by
                         oxidation   and  the  current   is  transferred  to   the  soil  which  is
                         electrically conductive in the  molten state.   As the  vitrified  zone
                         grows,  it  incorporates nonvolatile  elements  and  destroys  organic
                         components  by  pyrolysis.   The pyrolized  products migrate  to  the
                         surface of  the   vitrified  zone  where   they may oxidize  in  the
                         presence of  oxygen.   A hood is placed  over  the processing area
                         to confine  any  combustion  products.    All  gases  are then  drawn
                         into   an off-gas  treatment  system.    This  process  was developed
                         primarily  for virtifying nuclear  waste  at the Hanford-DOE  facility
                         in Richland,  Washington.
Applicable Waste:
Developer claim
Demonstrated
_ Solids
X Soil
X Sludge
	 Liquid
   Gas
_ PCBs
X Organics
j_ Inorganics
	 Heavy Metals
                                                                                      1-I5-!

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Developer:       Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory, Richland, Washington

Process:         In Situ Vitrification (ISV)
Demonstration Status:

  Site:

  Date:

  Waste Type:

  Capacity:

  Public Involvement:
3-5 cubic yards per hour

	 Public Meeting
	 Public Comment Period
	 Field Visit Day
	Other
  Demonstration Report:

  Applications Report:

  Developer Contact     James Hansen (Battelle) (509) 376-5063

  EPA Contact:
Jonathan Herrmann (EPA HWERL-Cinn.)  (513) 569-7839, FTS 684-
7839
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                                    SITE 002 PROJECT
Developer.      C.F. Systems Corporation
                25 Acorn Park
                Cambridge, MA  02140

Process:         Solvent Extraction with Liquefied Gas
Technology:     Extraction Technology
                   (a)   Brief   Description:      A    process   which   removes   hazardous
                         constituents from contaminated sludges, solids or liquids.

                   (b)   Technical  Description:    This  solvent   extraction  technology  uses
                         liquefied  gases  (carbon  dioxide  or  propane)  near  their  critical
                         conditions   as  solvents  to   remove   organic   constituents   from
                         sludges,  solids,   or   liquid   wastes.     The  solvents   have   lower
                         viscosities   and   higher  diffusivities,   allowing   high  rates   of
                         extraction  compared  with  other solvent  extraction  processes.   The
                         system  includes   a combination  of liquefied  gas  extraction  with
                         vapor  recompression  and  conventional  distillation   to  recycle  the
                         solvents  and  concentrate the organic  constituents   in  an  effluent
                         stream.
Applicable Waste:
X Developer claim
	 Demonstrated
X Solids
__ Soil
X. Sludge
X Liquid
__ Gas
_ PCBs
X Organics
	 Inorganics
	Heavy Metals
X Oils
                                                                                     1-15-88

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Developer:       C.F. Systems Corporation

Process:         Solvent Extraction with Liquefied Gas



Demonstration Status:

  Site:

  Date:

  Waste Type:

  Capacity:             a) 20-30 gallons per minute (full-scale)
                        b) one gallon per minute (pilot-scale)

  Public Involvement:    	 Public Meeting
                        	 Public Comment Period
                        	 Field Visit Day
                        	 Other

  Demonstration Report:

  Applications Report:

  Developer Contact:     John M. Moses (C.F. Systems) (617) 492-1631

  EPA Contact:          Dick Valentinetti (ORD) (202) 382-2617, FTS 382-2617
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                                    SITE 002 PROJECT
Developer
Process:
Chemfix Technologies, Inc.
Metairie Centre, Suite 620
2424 Edenborn Ave.
Metairie, LA  70001

CHEMFIX
Technology:     Solidification/Stabilization Technology

                   (a)   Brief   Description:      A   process   which   stabilizes   hazardous
                         constituents in contaminated sludges, solids, or liquids.
                   (b)   Technical  Description:    CHEMFIX  is  a  proprietary  process  that
                         stabilizes     high-molecular-weight    organic    and    inorganic
                         constituents   in   waste  slurries.     The   CHEMFIX  process  uses
                         soluble  silicates,  silicate  setting  agents,  and additives to  crosslink
                         with waste components to produce a stable, solid matrix.
Applicable Waste:
            Developer claim
            Demonstrated
X Solids
X Soil
£ Sludge
	 Liquid
_ Gas
__ PCBs
X. Organics (nonvolatile)
X. Inorganics
X Heavy Metals
                                                                                     1-15-88

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Developer:      Chemfix Technologies, Inc.

Process:        CHEMFIX



Demonstration Status:

  Site:

  Date:

  Waste Type:

  Capacity:              500-700 gallons per minute

  Public Involvement:    	 Public Meeting
                        	 Public Comment Period
                        	 Field Visit Day
                        _ Other

  Demonstration Report:

  Applications Report:

  Developer Contact     C. Paul Lo (Chemfix) (504) 831-3600

  EPA Contact:          Edwin Barth (EPA HWERL-Cinn.) (513) 569-7669, FTS 684-7669
                                         III-4J
I-I5-H.H

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                                    SITE 002 PROJECT
Developer:      MoTec, Inc.
                Clearview Plaza Mall
                P.O. Box 338
                Mount Juliet, TN 37122

Process:         Liquid Solid Contact Digestion (LSCD)
Technology:     Biological Treatment
                   (a)   Brief Description:   A  biodegradation  process,  specifically  designed
                         to decompose hazardous compounds in certain sludges and soils.

                   (b)   Technical  Description:    This  portable  method  is  a  high  energy
                         form of  organic  waste  biodegradation  known  as  Liquid  Solids
                         Contact  Digestion  (LSCD),   applicable  to  liquids,  sludges  or  soils
                         contaminated  with  organic  compounds.   It  involves  a three-stage
                         aerobic   organic  waste biodegradation  process.   In  the first stage,
                         water  and emulsifiers  are  mixed  with  contaminated sludges  or
                         soils.    In  the   second  stage,   after   the   organics   have   been
                         solubilized, the  mixture  is   transferred to  a  batch  digester,  where
                         acclimated  seed  bacteria   are   added   and   aerobic   biological
                         oxidation  occurs.    The  third  stage   is  a  biological  step  where
                         target  concentration  levels  of  organics are achieved.    The  system
                         uses portable tanks  or lined in situ earthen digesters.
Applicable Waste:
X Developer claim
   Demonstrated
_ Solids
£ Soil
X. Sludge
X Liquid
	 Gas
_ PCBs
X Organics
	 Inorganics
	 Heavy Metals

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Developer:      MoTec, Inc.

Process:        Liquid Solid Contact Digestion (LSCD)



Demonstration Status:

  Site:

  Date:

  Waste Type:

  Capacity:

  Public Involvement:    	Public Meeting
                        	Public Comment Period
                        	 Field Visit Day
                        	 Other

  Demonstration Report:

  Applications Report:

  Developer Contact:     John Bogart (MoTec) (615) 754-9626

  EPA Contact:          Eugene Harris (EPA HWERL-Cinn.) (513) 569-7862, FTS 684-7862
                                         111-41                                   1-15-88

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                                    SITE 002 PROJECT
Developer:
Process:
Retech, Inc.
P.O. Box 997
100 Henry Station Road
Ukiah, CA  95482

Centrifugal Reactor
Technology:
Thermal Technology

   (a)
                   (b)
Applicable Waste:
                         Brief   Description:
                         hazardous wastes.
A   thermal   process,   which   decomposes
        Technical  Description:    A centrifugal  reactor  with  plasma  heat
        decomposes  organics in  a mixed  solid and liquid feed.  The solid
        components  are  melted  and cast or  granulated for disposal.   The
        volatile   compounds   are   vaporized  and   decomposed   in   an
        afterburner  also   heated  by  plasma heat.    Off-gases  are  also
        treated  conventionally.    During  the   process,  solid   and  liquid
        wastes  are  fed steadily  into  the  spinning reactor well.  A plasma
        torch,  with  the  arc  transferred  to a  conducting  spindle,   adds
        energy to  the feedstock.   The  spinning  motion  spreads  out  the
        charge;  the plasma heat turns  liquids  into  gas,  and solids  into
        glassy  or   metallic liquids.    The  temperature  of the condensing
        phase is  so high  that  no combined carbon  can  remain.   If  the
        melt  is metal, it may dissolve  some  carbon.   The  condensed phase
        accumulates in  the centrifugal  reactor  bowl.    When  removal of
        the   condensed  phase  is  desirable,  the  reactor  is   tilted  by  a
        hydraulic mechanism  and  the  "slag" is poured  into a cooling mold.
        The  scrubber  water  contains  enough caustics to  tie  up  halogens
        in  the off-gas.   Almost  all the scrubber water is  recycled, adding
        enough  makeup   to   keep  dissolved  solids   below  the saturation
        level.
            Developer claim
            Demonstrated
 X  Solids
 _ Soil
 	 Sludge
 X  Liquid
    Gas
_ PCBs
X Organics
	 Inorganics
	Heavy Metals

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Developer:

Process:
Retech, Inc.

Centrifugal Reactor
Demonstration Status:

  Site:

  Date:

  Waste Type:

  Capacity:              ISO pounds per hour (quarter-scale)

  Public Involvement:    	 Public Meeting
                        	 Public Comment Period
                        _ Field Visit Day
                        	 Other

  Demonstration Report:

  Applications Report:

  Developer Contact:     R.C. Eschenback (Retech) (707) 462-6522

  EPA Contact:          Laurel Staley (EPA HWERL-Cinn.) (513) 569-7881,  FTS 684-7881
                                                                                  1-15-88

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                                   SITE 002 PROJECT
Developer:       Sanitech, Inc.
                1935 East Aurora Road
                Twinsburg, OH  44087

Process:         Ion-Exchange Technology
Technology:
Physical Treatment

   (a)
                   (b)
Applicable Waste:
                        Brief  Description.'
                        water.
A  process which removes heavy metals  from
        Technical   Description:      Ion-exchange-like   materials  selectively
        remove  toxic   heavy  metals   from  contaminated  groundwater  or
        surface water.   The new materials  are stronger  and more abrasion
        resistant than  resins.   They operate over  a wide  pH range,  have
        high  absorption capacities,  and appear  unaffected  by most  organic
        contaminants  and  changes  in  temperature  or  pressure.   A  series
        of  compounds, selective  to one  or several similar    metals,  have
        been  developed by the  substitution   of  electrophilic  groups  onto
        the   benzene   ring   of   catechol-type   siderophone.      Metal-
        contaminated  water can  be passed  through  a  filter bed made  up
        of  the  coated compounds  attached   to  an  inert  carrier.     Acid
        treatment  of   the  bed   recovers   the  captured  metal   ions   and
        regenerates the bed material.
            Developer claim
            Demonstrated
    	Solids
    _ Soil
    _ Sludge
    X  Liquid
    	 Gas
_ PCBs
	Organ ics
	 Inorganics
X Heavy Metals
                                                                                    1-15-88

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Developer       Sanitech, Inc.

Process:         Ion-Exchange Technology
Demonstration Status:

  Site:

  Date:

  Waste Type:

  Capacity:


  Public Involvement:
a) 3-4 gallons per-minute
b) 12 gallons per minute

	 Public Meeting
	 Public Comment Period
_ Field Visit Day
	 Other
  Demonstration Report:

  Applications Report:

  Developer Contact

  EPA Contact:
Sidney Nelson (Sanitech) (216) 425-2354

Richard    Traver    (EPA    HWERL-Edison)
FTS 340-6677
(201)    321-6677,
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                                    SITE 002 PROJECT
Developer:
Process:
Soliditech, Inc.
6901 Corporate Drive
Suite 215
Houston, TX  77036

URRICHEM (reagent)
Technology:     Solidification/Stabilization Technology
                   (a)   Brief  Description:    A  process  which  solidifies  hazardous  waste
                         into sealed cement-like blocks.

                   (b)   Technical   Description:      The   vendor's   proprietary    reagent,
                         URRICHEM,  chemically   and  physically  immobilizes   hazardous
                         constituents  contained  in  slurries.    The  reagent  is  thoroughly
                         blended  with  the  waste  stream.     Microencapsulation  occurs   by
                         cross-linking  the  organic  and inorganic  particles during  a  five-
                         phase   cementation   process,   coating   the  large  particles  with
                         pozzolanic    materials,   and   by   sealing   the   matrix   containing
                         micropores and spaces.  The  reagent formula can  be modified  for
                         the  treatment  of  a  specific  waste,  thus  optimizing  the  chemical
                         reaction    and   resulting   character   of   the   solidified   waste.
                         Soliditech   claims   this   sealing   process   significantly    reduces
                         leaching potential.
Applicable Waste:
         X, Developer claim
         	Demonstrated
	Solids
X Soil
X Sludge
X Liquid
	 Gas
_ PCBs
X Organics
X Inorganics
	 Heavy Metals
                                                                                      1-15-88

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Developer:      Soliditech, Inc.

Process:        URRICHEM (reagent)
Demonstration Status:

  Site:

  Date:

  Waste Type:

  Capacity:

  Public Involvement:
	 Public Meeting
	 Public Comment Period
_ Field Visit Day
   Other
  Demonstration Report:

  Applications Report:

  Developer Contact:     David Stang (Soliditech) (713) 778-1800

  EPA Contact:          Walter Grube (EPA HWERL-Cinn.) (513) 569-7798, FTS 684-7798
                                                                                 I-15-?

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                                    SITE 002 PROJECT
Developer:      Waste Chem Corporation
                One Kalisa Way
                Paramus, New Jersey 07652

Process:         Mobile Volume Reduction/Solidification System
Technology:     Solidification/Stabilization Technology
                   (a)   Brief  Description:   A  process  in which hazardous  material  is first
                         solidified  in 55-gallon  drums, and then  heated.    Any  vapors are
                         further treated prior to being released.

                   (b)   Technical   Description:    Waste   Chem's   process   is  designed   to
                         decontaminate  and  solidify  liquids,  sludges,  or  dried  soils.    A
                         fluidized  waste stream  and  asphalt are  mixed  in a  heated  tank.
                         The   waste-asphalt  mixture  is  discharged  into   drums  where  it
                         solidifies.    Organics that volatilize are  treated  via ozonation  and
                         carbon adsorption.
Applicable Waste:
Developer claim
Demonstrated
X Solids
X Soil
X Sludge
2& Liquid
	 Gas
_ PCBs
2£ Organics
	 Inorganics
X Heavy Metals
                                           HI-4s
                                                         1-15-88

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Developer:      Waste Chem Corporation

Process:        Mobile Volume Reduction/Solidification System



Demonstration Status:

  Site:

  Date:

  Waste Type:

  Capacity:              IS gallons per hour

  Public Involvement:    	  Public Meeting
                        	  Public Comment Period
                        _  Field Visit Day
                        __  Other

  Demonstration Report:

  Applications Report:

  Developer Contact     Hans Theyer (Waste Chem) (201) 599-2900

  EPA Contact:          Edwin Earth (EPA HWERL-Cinn.) (513) 569-7669, FTS 684-7669
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                                   SITE 002 PROJECT
Developer       Zimpro Environmental Control Systems
                301 W. Military Road
                Rothschild, Wisconsin  54474

Process:         Powdered Activated Carbon Treatment (PACT)
Technology:     Biological Treatment
                   (a)    Brief  Description:    A  biodegradation  process,  modified  so  that
                      .   nonbiodegradable waste can be collected for further treatment.

                   (b)    Technical   Description:     A  process  which   combines   biological
                         treatment,  powdered  activated  carbon  treatment  (PACT),  and  wet
                         air  oxidation.     Powdered  activated   carbon  is   added   to  the
                         aeration  basin  at   a  dosage   that  varies   depending   on  the
                         biodegradability  and  adsorptive  characteristics  of  the waste.   Wet
                         air   oxidation  further   treats   the   effluent   using    elevated
                         temperature   and   pressure   to   oxidize    remaining   organics.
                         Treatment  effectiveness depends on  the carbon  dosage applied  and
                         other  process  parameters such  as the  hydraulic retention  time of
                         the  waste  water  in  the  aeration  basin, the  solids  residence  time
                         of the carbon and  biomass, and  the  carbon  concentration in the
                         aeration basin.
Applicable Waste:
Developer claim
Demonstrated
Solids
Soil
Sludge
Liquid
Gas
_ PCBs
X Organics
	 Inorganics
	 Heavy Metals
                                                                                    l-15-x*

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Developer:      Zimpro Environmental Control Systems

Process:        Powdered Activated Carbon Treatment (PACT)



Demonstration Status:

  Site:

  Date:

  Waste Type:

  Capacity:              10,000 gallons per day

  Public Involvement:     	 Public Meeting
                        	 Public Comment Period
                        	 Field Visit Day
                        	 Other

  Demonstration Report:

  Applications Report:

  Developer Contact     Ajit Chowdbury (Zimpro) (715) 359-7211

  EPA Contact:          John Martin (EPA HWERL-Cinn.) (513) 569-7758, FTS 684-7758
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             SITE 003 DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM SOLICITATION
Solicitation
Announcement: October 16, 1987

Solicitation
Available:      January IS, 1988

Proposals
Due:           March 1, 1988
                          NEW FEATURES IN SITE 003
     Co-funding  of projects by EPA  and the developers is permitted  under Section
311(b)(5)j of CERCLA.  The SITE 003  solicitation will include provisions for up  to
50% cost-sharing by EPA of the total estimated cost of the demonstration.

     To   qualify,  the   developer  must  demonstrate  that  private   financing  on
reasonable terms and conditions is not available to carry out the demonstration.

For Further Information,  Contact:

                               Mr. William Frietsch
                                 USEPA/HWERL
                        26 West Martin Luther King Drive
                              Cincinnati, Ohio  4S268
                            Telephone:  (513) 569-7659
                                  FTS 684-7659

For Information on Financial Assistance, Contact:

                              Mr. Michael Mastracci
                                  USEPA/ORD
     Office of Environmental Engineering and Technology Demonstration (RD-681)
                                401  M Street, S.W.
                              Washington, DC  20460
                            Telephone:  (202)382-5747
                                  FTS 382-5747
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                      EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM

Purpose:

      To  foster  the  further  development  of alternative  treatment  technologies that
are at  the  proof of concept stage and  show promise at the bench/laboratory scale,
but  require additional  developmental  assistance  to  reach  the  field  demonstration
stage.     The  goal  is  to  ensure  that  a  steady  stream  of  more  cost-effective
technologies  will  be  ready  to  be demonstrated,  thereby  increasing the  number  of
viable alternatives available for use in Superfund cleanups.

Candidate Technologies:

      •   Recycling

      •   Separation

      •   Detoxification

      •   Destruction

      •   Solidification/Stabilization

Technology Requirements:

      •   Must  propose  solutions  to  critical  disposal  and  treatment  problems  at
         Superfund sites;

      •   Must  have  high  potential  for  successful   transition  from   conceptual  to
         demonstration stage;

      •   Must  show  a  major   commitment or   capability   by  the  developer  to
         commercialize the technology.

Funding Mechanism-Competitive Cooperation Agreement:

      •   Maximum length - 2 years

      •   Maximum amount -$300,000 (total)

                        - $150,000 (per year)

      EPA will fund  part  or all of  an  emerging technology  project development.
The  developer must show progress after  the  first  year before  EPA will consider
funding for a second year.

Schedule:

     •   Solicitation Announcement -  Commerce Business Daily, September 17, 1987

     •   Publicity   -    Trade   and   professional   journals,   newsletters,    various
         conferences

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     •   Request for Proposal available - November 10, 1987

     »   Pre-proposals due - December  15, 1987

     •   Full proposals due - March 1, 1988

     •   Second Request for Proposal planned - November 1988

Proposal Evaluation Criteria:

     •   Technical description of the technology

     •   Description of the proposed project

     •   Summary of data results to date

     •   Estimated resources (funding) needed for test project

     •   Company and personnel experience

     •   Value of technology to Superfund program.

     Proposal  evaluation  criteria  will   incorporate  both  technical  and  cost-sharing
consideration.     Thus,  when  proposals   are   technically  equal,   the   degree  of
developer cost-sharing  will affect selection.

     It is anticipated that there will be 5-15 awards in FY 1988.

For Further Information Contact:

         Mr. Michael I. Black
         USEPA/HWERL
         26 West Martin Luther King Drive
         Cincinnati, Ohio 45268
         Telephone:  (513)569-7664
         FTS 684-7664
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           INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION PROGRAM
Purpose:          The  SITE  Innovative  Development  and  Evaluation  Program  is
                 designed   to   accelerate   the   development  of   EPA-developed
                 technologies  to  the  field evaluation  stage, and  in some  cases,  to
                 evaluate  the  field   demonstration   in   an  effort   to   actively
                 encourage  and  expedite  the  commercialization  of  cost-effective
                 innovative technologies during cleanup operations.
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EPA Mobile Incinerator System

Technology:

     •   The  mobile incinerator  consists  of specialized  equipment  mounted  on  four
         trailers.

     •   The  first  trailer  contains  the  rotary  kiln,  in  which  organic  wastes  are
         vaporized  and  partially  oxidized at approximately  1800°F with  a nominal
         retention  time  up  to  60   minutes.     Incombustible   treated  soil/ash  is
         discharged directly from the kiln.

     •   The  volatile  organic  compounds or gases  from  the  primary  unit or  first
         trailer  pass  through  the  secondary  combustion  chamber  (SCC)  in  the
         second  trailer,  where  oxidation  is  completed  at  a  temperature  of   2200-
         2400°F and a retention  time of 2.2 seconds.

     •   The  flue  gas  exits  from   the  SCC  and   is  cooled  from  2200°F  to
         approximately  190°F   by  a  venturi quench  elbow.   The  gases  then  pass
         into  air  pollution  control  equipment  on   the  third   trailer.    There,
         submicron-sized    particulates    are   removed   by  a    wet    electrostatic
         precipitator,  and  byproduct  acid  gases  are  neutralized  in  an  alkaline
         scrubber.   Gases  are  drawn  through the  system by  an induced  draft fan,
         which  maintains  an overall  vacuum  to ensure  that  no toxic gases escape
         from  the  system.    The  cleaned  gases are  discharged  from  the system
         through a 40 foot high stack.

     •   The  incinerator  can  process  9,000  pounds   of contaminated " soil or  75
         gallons of liquid per hour.

     •   System  performance   is  monitored  through  instruments  and   automatic
         safety shutdown  controls.    Additionally, the  system  is  manually monitored
         and thus can be shut down  by an  operator.

Demonstration Status:

     •   Upon request  from EPA Region VII,  the Mobile Incineration  System  (MIS)
         was  transported  to the James  Denney  Farm site  in McDowell, Missouri, in
         1985.

     •   The  MIS  demonstrated  a greater  than  99.9999%  destruction  and  removal
         efficiency (DRE)  at  a  trial  burn  on  liquids  and  solids  contaminated  with
         dioxins  and  has  been  operated  over   the  past two  years  for  cleanup  of
         dioxin-contaminated  liquids  and  soils at  the  site and  from  numerous  other
         dioxin  sites in  southwest Missouri.   To date,  over  2 million  pounds  of
         solids and 18,000 gallons of liquids have been processed.

     •   Extensive  sampling and  analysis  of the  solid residues  and  scrubber  waters
         have demonstrated that  the  incinerator's  byproducts  are  not  harmful  and
         need not be regulated as hazardous wastes.
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A  number  of engineering changes  have  recently  been  made  which  should
significantly improve  the  operation  of  the  system.    Cyclones  have  been
installed between  the  kiln  and  afterburner  to  collect  the heavy load  of
dust  carryover  that  otherwise  accumulates  in  the   afterburner.     This
carryover  from  burning  dusty  soils was  causing  considerable  down  time
during  incinerator  operations.    Operating  costs  are  expected  to   decline
dramatically  as   capacity   and   reliability  are  increased  and  additional
operating experience is  gained.

The  unit is currently  processing the remainder  of the  dioxin-contaminated
materials  at  the  Denney  Farm  site and  may  soon  be  processing  EPA's
Office  of   Pesticide  Programs cancelled  pesticides, including  2,4,5-T/Silvex
liquids and solids.
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EPA Mobile Soils Washing System

Technology:

     •   The  Mobile  Soils Washing  System has  been  designed for the  extraction of
         a broad range  of  hazardous  materials  from  spill-contaminated  soils  using
         water as the extraction solvent.

     •   The   system   will:   1)   treat  excavated  contaminated  soils   2)  return  the
         treated  soil  to  the site and 3)  separate  the extracted hazardous  materials
         from  the  washing  fluid   for  further  processing   and/or  disposal.    The
         prototype  has   been   developed  utilizing   conventional   equipment   for
         screening, size reduction, washing,  and  dewatering of the soils.

     •   The  washing-fluid  water  may  contain additives,  such  as  acids,  alkalies,
         detergents, and  selected  organic  solvents  to  enhance  soil  decontamination.


     •   The  nominal processing  rate  is  4   yd^/hr  of contaminated  soil  for  soil
         particles less  than  2  mm  in size, and  up to  18  yd^/hr  for soil  of larger
         particle  size.

Demonstration Status:

     •   The  mobile  soil washer has been successfully  tested at the bench-scale on
         phenol-contaminated  soils   and  at  the full-scale   at  a  lead-contaminated
         site.

     •   Treatment  of phenol-contaminated soils  in the laboratory  resulted  in 98.6%
         removal from inorganic soil and 88.4% removal from organic soil.

     •   Treatment  of lead-contaminated  soil  at  the  Alabama site  resulted  in 90.7%
         removal  of lead,  with  70% of the residual  associated  with  particles larger
         than 2 mm and 30% associated with particles smaller than 2 mm.
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                  EPA Mobile Carbon Regeneration System

                  Technology:

                       •   The  Mobile  Carbon  Regeneration  System  was  designed  for  field  use  in
                           reactivating  spent  granular  activated  carbon  used  in spill  or  waste  site
                           cleanup  operations.    Using   the   process  of - adsorption  in  which  the
                           molecules  of one substance adhere  to the  surface  of another,  the mobile
                           carbon  regenerator  provides  an  important means  of  removing  dissolved
                           organic hazardous material from water.

                       •   When contaminated granular activated carbon (GAC) is  heated in the  kiln,
                           organic  substances  are  desorbed  and  volatilized.    All   vapors  and  gases
                           from  the kiln flow through a  duct  into  the secondary combustion  chamber
                           where  an excess oxygen  level  is maintained.   Temperature  and residence
                           time  are  controlled   to   assure   desorption/detoxification   of  hazardous
                           organic substances, including chlorinated hydrocarbons.

                       •   Off-gases  are   water-quenched  and  scrubbed   with  an  alkaline  solution
                           before being  vented  to   the  atmosphere.   Stack  gases   and  used  process
                           water are monitored.

                  Demonstration Status:

                       •   In   September   1984,  the  Mobile  Carbon  Regenerator  was  successfully
                           demonstrated  in  Edison,  New  Jersey  using spiked  feed   containing Ortho-
                           dichlorobenzene   and  Tetrachloroethylene.    Results   indicated  the   bulk
                           carbon  recovery   was   greater   than  95%  and   the  regenerated  carbon
                           adsorptive activity was greater than 70% of virgin  GAC.
                                 (
                       •   A  second demonstration  took  place  in  Edison,  NJ,  in  September  1986  on
                           carbon  from  groundwater  treatment  at  the   Stringfellow  Acid  Pit   Site.
                           The  primary  contaminant  was  15  wt%  para-Chlorobenzene  Sulfonic  Acid
                           (p-CBSA),  a byproduct   of  DDT production.    Results  indicated  the   bulk
                           carbon  recovery   was   greater   than  95%  and   the  regenerated  carbon
                           adsorptive activity was 50  to 70% of virgin GAC.

                       •   Future   demonstration    plans   include    field   demonstrations   at    the
                           Stringfellow  Acid Pit  Site in   California for the  removal of  p-CBSA and
                           U.S. Army installations for the removal of explosives.
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KPEG Chemical Detoxification

Technology:

      •   The KPEG  process  has been  developed as  a method to dechlorinate  toxic
         organochlorine compounds,  i.e., PCBs,  dioxins, and furans.   In the process,
         potassium  hydroxide  reacts  with  polyethylene glycol  to form an  alkoxide.
         The alkoxide  in turn  reacts  initially  with  one  of the chlorine  atoms on
         the  aryl  ring  to produce  an  ether  and potassium chloride  salt.    In  some
         KPEG  reagent  formulations,   dimethylsulfoxide  (DMSO)  is  added   as  a
         cosolvent to enhance reaction rate kinetics.

  ,    •   The   mobile   field   equipment   comprises   a  2,700-gallon   batch  reactor
         mounted  on  a 45-foot  trailer  equipped with a  boiler and  cooling system
         and a laboratory control room  area.   Heating of the raw  waste  and KPEG
         reagent  mixture  is  achieved by the recirculation of  the waste and reagent
         through  a pump, a high shear mixer,  and a tube-and-shell  heat exchanger.
         The heat  transfer fluid on  the shell  side of the heat exchanger  is heated
         using a boiler or cooled through a series  of fin-type air coolers.

Demonstration Status:

      •   The KPEG process has  been used to  detoxify wastes generated at a wood-
         treating  site  in  Butte,  Montana.   This   waste   was  generated  as an oily
         phase  of  groundwater  and,   after  separation  by  decantation,   contained
         approximately  3%  pentachlorophenol  (PCP) in a  diesel-like oil.   The  PCP-
         oil  waste contained  homologs of  chlorinated dibenzodioxins (CDDs) and
         chlorinated dibenzofurans (CDFs) ranging  from  147 ppb  of tetra-to 84,000
         ppb of  the  octa-congeners.   The  data indicate  that  after processing, all
         CDDs and CDFs  were  destroyed to  concentrations below  detection  limits,
         which were, on the average,  less than 1 ppb.

      •   In  another application, the  equipment was  transported  to  a Superfund site
         in  Kent,  Washington,  where  it  successfully processed  7,550  gallons  spent
         solvent containing an  oily  waste  with  a high moisture  content (28%),  total
         chlorides  of   20,700   mg/1,   and   a   2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
         (2,3,7,8-TCDD)  content of  120  ppb.   No  2,3,7,8-TCDD  was  detected  at
         levels  higher  than the  detection  limit  of  0.3  ppb  in  any of  the  processed
         batches.    Processing  costs  at  the wood  preserving site were  less,  than ten
         percent  of the  estimated   cost  of  on-site  incineration.   However, KPEG
         treatment increases waste volume and the final  mixture must be  disposed.

      *   Plans  are underway, to  field  'test  the  KPEG   process on  agent orange-
         contaminated  soil in  Guam  in  January 1988.   If successful,  the  equipment
         will be transported to Wide Beach,  NY to process PCB-contaminated soil.
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  MEASUREMENT AND MONITORING TECHNIQUES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Purpose:

     To   foster   the   development  and  demonstration , of  new  and   innovative
measurement  and  monitoring  technologies  which  will  be  applicable  to  Superfund
site  characterization.     There   are   four  important  roles   for   monitoring   and
measurement  technologies   at   Superfund   sites:  (1)  to  assess   the  extent  of
contamination  at  a  site  (remedial   investigation  and  for  the  Hazard  Ranking
System);  (2)  to  supply data and  information  to  determine  impacts  on  human  health
and  the  environment  (exposure  and  risk  assessment);  (3) to  supply  data  to  select
the appropriate  remedial action  (feasibility  study);  and  (4)  to  monitor  the  success
or effectiveness of.the  selected remedy.

Research Programs:

     The  Environmental  Monitoring  Systems  Laboratory  in  Las  Vegas, Nevada
(EMSL-LV)  has  been supporting  the  development  of improved  measurement  and
monitoring techniques in conjunction  with  the  SITE  Program, with  a focus  on the
following two programs of research:

     1.  Immunoassay Program

     EMSL-LV's   research   on   immunoassays  for  toxic  substances  actually  began
prior  to  the  enactment  of  SARA.   Laboratory researchers were  initially  interested
in  the  use  of  biomarkers  in  exposure and risk assessment.   The  application of
immunoassays to  environmental  monitoring, however,  is  still  in  the  developmental
stage.

     FY 1987 Activities:

     •   Participation  in  the development  and evaluation of  a monoclonal  antibody-
         based immunoassay for  pentachlorophenol  -- Results of  the  initial testing
         of the  monoclonal  antibody  assay, although  promising,  were  not up to
         expectations  because  of  prevailing  irreproducibility  of  antigen  binding to
         commercial  plates.    Subsequent  research  indicates  that  this problem can
         be overcome and  will  allow  relative standard deviations  of less  than  10%
         for repetitive analysis.

     •   Submission of   two requests   for  information to  the  Commerce  Business
         Daily  — One  requested  information  concerning  general  advancements in
         immunoassay   technology  and  biomarkers.    A  number  of  innovative
         approaches were brought forward  from the  commercial sector.   EMSL-LV
         has   attempted   to  function   as  a  catalyst  to  encourage  the   interaction
         necessary   to   advance   the  field,   particularly   for   field   screening
         applications.   The second Request for. Information was directed  toward
         advanced   analytical   methods   specifically   for  benzene,   ethylbenzene,
         toluene,  and  phenol.     As   a  result   of that  solicitation,   a  cooperative
         agreement  is  being negotiated with Westinghouse  to  develop  monoclonal
         antibody assays for these chemicals.
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                              TABLE OF CONTENTS

I.    SITE Program Overview

     Program Description	1-1
     Calendar of Events    	  1-2
     Commonly Asked Questions	  1-3
     Legislation	1-4
     Document List	1-5
     Contact List    	1-6

II.   SITE Clearinghouse

     Overview of Components	II-1
     Bulletin Board    	II-2
     EPA Library Hazardous Waste Collection	II-3
     Related Data Bases    	II-4

III.  Demonstration Program

     Summary  of Participants and Contacts	III-l
     Summary  by  Location	  III-2
     001 Project Descriptions     	  III-3
     002 Project Descriptions     	  III-4
     003 Solicitation     	III-5

IV.  Emerging Technologies Program	  IV-1

V.   Innovative Development and Evaluation Program    	V-l

VI.  Measurement and Monitoring Techniques Program	VI-1
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     §•   Initiation  of  an   interagency  agreement   with  the   U.S.   Department   of
         Agriculture  to  develop monoclonal  antibodies  and  immunoassays  of mutual
         interest for monitoring programs.
     •   Negotiation  of  an interagency  agreement  with the  California  Department
         of Food  and  Agriculture  for  EMSL-LV  to  develop  sample  preparation
         techniques  for  environmental   matrices  which will  be  compatible   with
         immunoassays.  If consummated, activities will begin by mid-FY 1988.

     •   Negotiation of cooperative  agreements  with scientists at  the University  of
         California,  Berkeley and  Davis  campuses,  to develop  monoclonal antibodies
         and  immunoassays for  selected  compounds of interest  to  Superfund for
         which the commercial sector has shown little interest.

     Future Activities:

     •   Evaluation   of  monoclonal  antibody-based   immunoassays   for  benzene,
         ethylbenzene, toluene, and phenol.

     •   Continuation  of the  evaluation  of the immunoassay  for  pentachlorophenol
         initiated in FY 1987.

     •   Depending  on  the results  of  the  above  evaluation,  demonstration  of the
         pentachlorophenol immunoassay at a Superfund site.

     •   Compilation  of   a   list   of   EPA   priority   compounds   for  potential
         immunoassay  applications.

     •   Investigation  of currently  available  standard delivery  systems  to determine
         potential  use for Agency monitoring activities.

     2.  Fiber Optics Program

     EMSL-LV  embarked  on a  program  in  1982  to  determine   the  feasibility  of
using fiber optic  sensing to monitor groundwater.   The program was a fragment  of
the  Lawrence Livermore  National  Laboratory  sensor development program,  and  it
led  to   the  development  of  lightweight  portable  instrumentation,  a  sensor for"
organic   chloride  detection, a  sensor  for  pH  and,  most importantly,  an  abundant'
interest  in and new ideas for other fiber optic based chemical sensors.

     FY 1987 Activities:

     The  fiber  optic chemical sensor  for chloroform  (the   primary trihalomethane
component) that  has  been  under  development  for about   three  years  has  been
significantly  improved  over  the  last  six  months.    The  latest  modifications  and
calibration  studies  have  permitted  measurement   of  chloroform   concentrations  in
soil  gases  above  contaminated  groundwater  with  confidence   that   the   sensor
response was  linear between  2 and 12  ng/iril.   The reproducibility at 6  ng/ml  in
the  field was ± 10%,  which exceeded that  of  the  portable gas chromatograph  being
used for  verification  in  the  field.   In  addition, the sensor  results were  obtained  in
only 10 to 20%  of the time  required  for  the chromatographic results.   The  latest
modifications  have  resulted in a more  sensitive  and  rugged  sensor  which  can  be
reliably   loaded  with  sensing reagent  in  about  10  seconds.    However,  the  sensor  is
presently limited to making  measurements in the gas  phase.
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