United States Office of Solid Waste EPA/542/R-92/001
Environmental Protection and Emergency Response Number 1
Agency Technology Innovation June 1992
Office(OS-110W)
VISITT
Vendor Information System
for Innovative Treatment
Technologies
USER MANUAL
(VISITT Version 1.0)
Any questions, call VISITT Hotline: 1-800-245-4505
^gy Printed on Recycled Paper
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NOTE TO USER:
The initial release of the VISITT system and database contains information collected from vendors by the EPA
through winter 1991-92. VISITT database updates will be released on a regular basis so that VISITT will
remain a dynamic tool in linking remediation professionals with the evolving innovative technology field. EPA
strongly encourages you to register as a VISITT user. As a registered user, you will receive announcements of
new software and data releases, and other relevant innovative technology information from EPA's Technology
Innovation Office.
To register as a VISITT user, please call the VISITT Hotline at 800-245-4505 or 703-883-8448.
DISCLAIMER
Inclusion in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Vendor Information System for
InnovativeTreatment Technologies (VISITT) does not aj^ to the Agency approves,
recommends, Hcenses, certifies, or authorizes the use of jany of the technologies; Nor does
the Agency certify ihe accuracy of the data- Inclusion aeainJOnly that the vendor has
provided information on a technology that EPA considers to be innovative.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section Page
1.0 INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 VISITT Installation 3
1.2 Common Installation Errors and Their Solutions 4
1.3 Troubleshooting System Errors 5
1.4 VISITT Standard Features 6
2.0 STANDARD OPERATIONS 8
2.1 Searching for Records 8
2.1.1 Building A Query 8
2.1.2 Selecting Key Terms for the Query 9
2.1.3 Focusing a query with And/Or Logic 10
2.2 Performing Search 11
2.2.1 Preparing to Perform the Search 12
2.2.2 How to Perform a Search 12
2.3 Printing the Results of a Search: How to use the Print Operation 12
2.3.1 Print Selection Window 13
2,3.2 The Printing Parameters Window 13
2.4 Clearing the Key Terms from a Query with the "Clear Criteria" Command 14
2.5 Quit 14
3.0 SEARCH CATEGORIES 15
3.1 Waste 16
3.2 Technology 17
3.3 Vendor 18
3.4 Site 19
4.0 REPORTS 20
4.1 Technologies and Scale of Development 20
4.2 Contaminant Group 20
4.3 Waste 20
5.0 UTILITY 20
5.1 Unarchive Data 20
5.2 Reorder Files 21
6.0 THE VENDOR INFORMATION RECORD 21
6.1 Description 22
6.2 Highlights 22
6.3 Limitations 22
6.4 Other Comments ,._ __.„ 22
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6.5 Estimated Price Range 23
6.6 Summary of Performance 23
6.7 Representative Projects 24
6.8 Available References 25
6.9 Waste Information 25
6.10 Bench-Scale Information . . . 25
6.11 Pilot-Scale Information '.'.'.'.'.'. 25
6.12 Full-Scale Information 26
Appendices
A Categories and Definitions for Technologies Featured in VISITT
B Description/Definition of VISITT Submenu Items
C Vendor Information Record
LIST OF TABLES
Table Page
1 Installing VISITT 3
2 Troubleshooting Installation Errors 4
3 Troubleshooting System/Operation Errors 5
4 Standard Keyboard Commands 6
5 Print Selection Options 13
6 Print Parameter Commands 14
7 Overview of Main Menu Items 15
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure Page
2.1 Waste Description, Submenu, and Look-Up Table 8
2.2 And/Or Logic Window 10
2.3 The And/Or Logic used with Search Criteria and Search Values 11
2.4 Vendor/Treatment Technology List 12
2.5 Print Parameters Window 13
3.1 Main Menu Search Categories 15
3.2 Search by Waste Description, Submenu and Look-up Table 16
3.3 Sample Query by Waste Category 16
3.4 Search by Technology, Submenu, and Look-up Table 17
3.5 Sample Query by Technology Category 17
3.6 Search by Vendor, Submenu, and Look-up Table 18
3.7 Sample Query by Vendor Category 18
3.8 Search by Site, Submenu, and Look-up Table 19
3.9 Sample Query by Site Category 19
5.1 Utility Submenu 20
6.1 General Vendor Information Record/Screen 21
6.2 Description Technology Screen 22
6.3 Highlights Screen 22
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6.4 Limitations Screen 22
6.5 Other Comments Screen 22
6.6 Estimated Price Range Screen 23
6.7 Summary of Performance: Screen 1 23
6.8 Summary of Performance: Screen 2 23
6.9 Representative Projects 24
6.10 Available References Screen 25
6.11 Waste Information Screen 25
6.12 Bench-Scale Information Screen 25
6.13 Pilot-Scale Information Screen 1 26
6.14 Pilot-Scale Information Screen 2 26
6.15 Full-Scale Information Screen 1 27
6.16 Full-Scale Information Screen 2 27
6.17 Full-Scale Information Screen 3 27
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1.0 INTRODUCTION
What is the Vendor Information System for Innovative Treatment Technologies (VISITT)?
The Technology Innovation Office (TIO) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Solid
Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) has developed the Vendor Information System for Innovative
Treatment Technologies (VISITT) to provide current information on innovative treatment technology. VISITT
contains technology information submitted by developers, manufacturers, and suppliers of innovative treatment
technology equipment and services. This database provides a means for innovative technology vendors to make
their products and capabilities known to the state, federal, and private sector professionals such as yourself.
You can use VISITT to screen technologies that may be appropriate for cleanup of the nation's hazardous waste
sites, or to gain additional information about these technologies.
EPA believes that VISITT offers an unprecedented opportunity for users such as you to screen innovative
technologies for engineering feasibility and to identify those vendors who provide treatability studies and cleanup
services. Innovative technologies are undergoing rapid change and improvement, making it difficult to maintain
current information on their developmental status and commercial availability. VISITT will play an important
role in the further expansion of this market by improving the access between remediation professionals and
innovative technologies and their vendors.
What does VISITT contain?
The information contained in the VISITT database is drawn from EPA's Vendor Information Form (EPA Form
540/2-91/011) as it was assembled and submitted by the innovative treatment technology vendor. This form has
been reproduced in VISITT as the Vendor Information Record. EPA's authority to collect this information in
Section 311 of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (42 USC 9601 et. seq.). EPA also
received approval to collect this information from the office of management and budget under the Paperwork
Reduction Act (OMB #2050-0114). Each record contains the engineering specifications and performance data
that vendors want you to know about their technologies, grouped into parts similar to the form submitted by the
vendor: (1) General Vendor Information, and (2) Other Information Options.
General Vendor Information supplies the vendor's name and address, the technology type
and trade name, the status of the technology's application - bench, pilot, or full scale - and a
contact name and phone number.
Other Information Options provides descriptions of the technology and available performance
information:
• Description • Estimated Price Range • Waste Information
• Highlights • Summary of Performance • Bench Scale Information
• Limitations • Representative Projects • Pilot Scale Information
• Other Comments • Available References • Full Scale Information
One of EPA's highest priorities is to generate new methods to treat contaminated soil, sludge, solids, and
sediments, and to treat ground water in situ. All of the 150 plus technologies featured in the VISITT system
address these media and wastes and are directed at remediation of contaminated sites. Industrial wastes
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generated on an ongoing basis and innovative measurement, monitoring, and containment technologies are not
addressed by the VISITT database.
VISITT allows you to:
• Get full information on innovative technologies that treat the wastes you choose or that have been
employed at specific sites
• Identify vendors by treatment technology type and trade name, site name, and location
• Find out about technologies employed at cleanup sites, or about vendors who have conducted
treatability studies on specific wastes, or cleanups at particular sites
• Choose a visual display of successive record screens on your monitor
• Print entire records to a DOS file or direct entire records to a standard or laser printer
• Scroll through a vendor's information record page by page, using menu selections
• Print an entire record, just as the vendor submitted it, with a single print command
• Print only the portion of the record that you're interested in
The Print commands help you create a more permanent document for your use after you have searched VISITT
for the exact information you want to study and consider. VISITT has been designed to save you time and
effort by selecting only information that you want to consider — rather than your sifting through countless
printed records containing vendor and technology information, the search capabilities of the VISITT system will
do the sifting for you and provide you with a specific and condensed summary of available innovative treatment
technology information.
Is special training necessary to operate VISITT?
Because VISITT is menu driven, no training is necessary to begin using the program. However, this user's
manual serves as a reference for such routine procedures as data querying, site and technology matching, report
printing, and printer selection. Instructions also are provided in the manual for software installation and
software maintenance.
Contents of this Manual
Chapter 1 shows you how to install VISITT on your PC or network and how to use the standard VISITT
features and commands and gives you some tips for troubleshooting errors that may occur during installation
and use of VISITT. Chapter 2 shows you how to select criteria for searches, perform searches, and print the
information that VISITT retrieves for you. Chapters 4 and 5 discuss some of the special utilities and options
available for database contents and files. Chapter 6 gives a detailed description of the contents of the Vendor
Information Form as it is reproduced in VISITT.
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The appendices included with this manual are provided to help you understand the source of VISITT's database
information. Appendix A provides definitions of VISITT technology types. Appendix B provides defmintions
and descriptions for the submenu items featured under each Main Menu Search Category. Appendix C provides
a facsimile of printed vendor information record.
1.1 VISITT Installation
The VISITT software is compiled for speedy operation using Clipper and dBASE 3 Plus compatible database
files. Dbase 3 Plus or Clipper is not required to operate the VISITT software. Create a backup copy of the
installation software disks. Store the original disks in a safe place and use the backup disks for installation.
Table 1: Installing VISITT
System
Requirement
The VISITT system software requires an IBM-compatible computer running DOS 3.3 or higher, and at least 640k
of RAM. You should have at least 3 megabytes of free disk space, and your file configuration in your Config.sys
should be at least 35 (consult your DOS manual).
For printing reports, the software supports drivers for the following printers:
Diconix 150, 80 column
HP LaserJet 2/3 Fixed Pitch
NEC Pinwriter P5200/P5300
Toshiba P1351/P351 130 column
Jetware (Font 123 - Lotica type)
Epson MX/FX/RX 80 column
HP LASERJET II Internal Fonts Only
NEC Pinwriter P6/P7 Series
Toshiba P1341/P321 80 column
HP LASERJET Font J - Math Elite
HP LASERJET Font G - Legal Elite HP LASERJET Font D - Prest. Elite
HP LASERJET 3 FIXED PITCH
System
Installation
The install program creates a directory on your computer's hard drive and copies the program files into that
directory. VISITT software always will exist in the VISITT directory under the desired directory in your
< Target Drive >. There should be no other directory named VISITT under the directory you chose in your
< Target Drive >. Be sure to remove any such directory before attempting the VISITT installation.
Before running the installation program, you should be positioned in the drive where you want your VISITT
directory to be created (consult your DOS manual).
To start the install program:
Step 1
Insert the diskette labeled INSTALLATION DISK #1 into the appropriate source drive of the
computer and, at the DOS prompt, type the drive letter designating your source drive and press
< Enter >.
Step 2
• At the letter prompt for the designated drive, type
INSTALL and then press < Enter >.
Step 3
• If you are using two 5-1/4" installation disks you will be prompted to insert disk number 2 in your
drive. Having done so, press any key to continue.
Installation
Example
Installation Example: If you are installing from the A drive and want your VISITT application in your hard disk
C drive, your source drive will be A: and your target drive will be C:. You would then type the following:
A: press < Enter >
INSTALL A: C:
When all the files from the disk are installed on the computer, the system will inform you that the installation is
complete and will prompt you to remove the installation disk. The system then will return to the DOS prompt.
At the DOS prompt, type VISITT to start the system.
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1.2 Common Installation Errors and Their Solutions
Some errors may occur during the installation of VISITT. Table 2 below provides a summary of the errors
most likely to occur during installation procedures and some suggested solutions:
Table 2: Troubleshooting Installation Errors
MESSAGE
"Environment Error"
"Missing Source/Target
Drive Parameters"
"No Such Source Drive"
"No Such Target Drive"
"Source Drive Does Not
Have Installation Program"
•System Error. Consult
Your Database
Administrator.''
Target Drive Must Be
Different From ... (Source
Drive)"
REASON
Not enough RAM in the PC or possibly running
another software package, such as Windows, at
the time of installation.
Missing letter designations for your PC's hard
drive or floppy drive in the DOS command to
install VISITT.
Misnamed letter designation for your PC's
floppy drive in the DOS command to install
visnr.
Misnamed letter designation for your PC's hard
drive in the DOS command to install VISITT.
The disk in your floppy drive does not contain
the VISITT installation program.
As internal error in the VISITT program has
occurred.
You are attempting to copy or install VISITT to
the drive which already contains the VISITT
directory.
SOLUTION
Shut off other software. Reboot your PC. Repeat
Installation procedure for VISITT. Be sure other
software is not running while you are using
visnr.
Repeat Installation procedure as outlined in the
VISITT manual.
Repeat Installation procedure as outlined in the
VISITT manual.
Repeat Installation procedure as outlined in the
VISITT manual.
Repeat Installation procedure as outlined in the
VISITT manual. Be certain to use the floppy disk
labeled INSTALLATION DISK I/I while
attempting installation. Once you have launched
DISK If I, VISITT will prompt you to insert
INSTALLATION DISK #2 at the appropriate
moment.
Determine the nature of the error from the
explanation provided in the VISITT directory's
ERROR.TXT file. Show the error explanation to
your database administrator, or call the VISITT
Hotline at 800-245-4505 or 703-883-8448
Repeat Installation procedure as outlined in the
VISITT manual, be certain that the target drive
and the source drive are clearly distinguished in
the DOS command to install the software.
1.3 Troubleshooting System Errors
Errors may occur during normal operation of VISITT. Table 3 below provides several possible errors that may
occur, provides the reasons why some errors may arise, and offers suggestions on the best approach to
rectifying the problem.
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Table 3: Troubleshooting System/Operation Errors
OPERATING PROBLEM
REASON
SUGGESTED SOLUTION
Program won't nin after installation.
Not enough RAM in the PC.
Turn off other software programs such as "Windows"
while using VISITT. Reboot your PC and try to enter
VIS1TT from the DOS prompt. If problem persists, check
your PC to make sure that it possesses at least 640K of
RAM. If your PC has adequate RAM and the problem
persists, call the VISITT Hotline at 800-245-4505 or
703-883-8448.
PC "freezes" after selecting READY
during the print operation.
Hardware and/or line problem
in your printer's configuration.
Consult your information systems or PC specialist for the
proper method of configuring your PC and printer, or call
the VISITT Hotline at 800-245-4505 or 703-883-8448 for
help.
The technology displayed on the
Vendor Information Record
retrieved from the database is
different from the technology you
selected during the "Select Search
Criteria" operation.
VISITT database files are
corrupted.
Select "Utility" from the VISFTT Main Menu and use the
"Reorder" command to reindex your database files. Try
the "Select Search Criteria" operation once again — the
technology displayed should be the technology you
selected.
Message "DVISITT.EXE Does Not
Exist" displayed when the
"Unarchive" command"of the
"Utility" main menu'selection is
initiated.
The file DVISITT.EXE may
have been not copied or
transferred during a DOS
operation, or the file has been
placed inadvertently in a
directory other than VISITT.
Using INSTALLATION DISK #2, copy the file
DVISITT.EXE to your VISITT directory with the DOS
copy command. Enter VISITT from the DOS prompt as
you would during normal launch of the software.
You can determine the exact type of error that has occurred by following these steps to gain access to the
ERROR.TXT piles
Step 1 Press to go to DOS
Step 2 At the DOS prompt, type ERROR.TXT and press < Enter >
Step 3 The latest system error will be described in one or more lines of text.
Step 4 Describe the nature of the error to your programmer, or to a VISITT hotline representative at
800-245-4505 or 703-883-8448. Either person will be able to help you get your VISITT system
back on line and ready to perform searches.
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1.4 VISIT! Standard Features
VISITT contains standard selection screens and uses standard features so you can learn the program faster and
use it more efficiently. Table 4 below details each standard feature and explains how to operate the feature.
Table 4: Standard Keyboard Commands
Returning to Previous
Screen
Use the Escape key (abbreviated in this manual and on your computer keyboard
as ) to leave VISITT operations and selections. For example, if you are
in a VISITT look-up table or in a search category of the main menu, the
key will return you to the previous screen or the main menu, depending on where
you were when you hit .
< Enter > Selecting an Item
Use the < Enter > key to tell VISITT to accept any entries or perform a
highlighted option you want to select, or to move your position within the
program from a specific search category to its submenu. is always
used to make a selection within a look-up table: when selecting an item from a
look-up table, will select or unselect a highlighted item.
t 4 Highlighting with
Arrow Keys
f t keys are used throughout the VISITT program to move from one main menu
search category to another, or to scroll through a submenu or look-up table, t I
keys will move your cursor horizontally across a selection of menu items, or
vertically through a submenu or table. You can type the first character of any
menu item name to make a selection as an alternative to the highlighting menu
item and pressing < Enter >.
Help
Using the key to get Help. When you are in any of VISITT's search
categories, submenus, or tables, pressing will generate a Help Window
on your screen with directions for the specific place in the VISITT system from
which you asked for help. You can exit from any help window by pressing
.
Memo Fields
Memo fields are used at several points in the VISITT system to allow you access
to additional information specific to a data field on a Vendor Information Record.
These memo fields contain text descriptions relevant to a treatment technology's
performance or specifications.
Use the key to access memo fields relevant to the General Information
Form, Pilot- and Full-Scale record, and Estimated Price Range record. Whenever
the option is available for use in a specific screen, the feature will be
noted in a message at the bottom of the screen along with several other standard
feature options applicable to that screen or operation.
Print
Use the key to access the print features in the system. Whenever the
option is available for use in a specific screen or record, the feature's
available will be noted at the bottom of the screen along with several other options
which are applicable to that screen or record.
Use the t I keys to move from option to option within the print screen.
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2.0
STANDARD OPERATIONS
There are four distinct operations within the VISITT system: "Select Search Criteria," "Perform Search,"
"Clear Search Criteria," and "Print." Each of the four operations will always perform in the same manner
regardless of the search category in which you want to perform an operation. VISITT is structured so that any
search category can be narrowed to a more specific topic through its "Select Search Criteria" submenu, and
through each search criterion's look-up table items.
2.1
Searching for Records
"Select Search Criteria" allows you to specify and select parameters of a search relative to a search category.
This operation allows you to select specific technologies, locations, vendors, wastes or contaminants to limit the
search to only the information which is useful to you.
Each search category — Waste Description, Technology, Vendor and Site — has its own unique set of
parameters displayed in a submenu of the search category (see Section 3.0 for more information about Search
Categories and their submenus). From this submenu you may select one or several limits on the search
operation (see Figure 2.1 below). These parameters can either expand or restrict the scope of your search.
2.1.1
Building A Query
Figure 2.1 illustrates the "Select Search Criteria" screen and its
major features: (1) the Search Category, (2) the Search Criteria
Submenu, and (3) the Search Criterion Look-up Table. These
components establish the parameters of the query you use to
search for records.
The Search Category shown in Figure 2.1 — "Waste" — has a
Search Criteria Submenu. Each Search Criterion that you select
from the submenu to help you focus your information search has
a Search Criterion Look-up Table unique to that search criterion.
From this look-up table you will select items referred to in
VISITT as Search Values.
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and Look-Up Table
In Figure 2.1, the search category "Waste Description" has a search criteria submenu composed of four
criterion: "Contaminant Groups," "Media," "Waste Source," and "Contaminant Data." The search criterion
"Contaminant Group" has been selected to start building a search, and the search criterion look-up table
"Contaminant Groups" appears to the right of the submenu. The look-up table contains search values — in our
example, "organic chemicals" — relevant to the search criterion.
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2.1.2 Selecting Key Terms for the Query
In order to obtain the innovative treatment technology information contained in VISITT through a search of the
database, you must first choose a number of search values that will help VISITT obtain the specific types of
information you want to read. This process is known as building a query.
You can build a query by following these steps:
Step 1. Choose a Search Category
Choose a Search Category from the Main Menu by moving the highlight with the t * keys. Press
. The "Search by ..." screen will appear.
Step 2. "Select Search Criteria"
The "Search by ..." screen features a menu of three operations. Select Search Criteria will
automatically be highlighted. Press < Enter >. The Search Criteria submenu will appear.
Step 3. Choose Search Criteria
Select a search criterion from the submenu by moving the highlight with the t i keys to a single
criterion. Press < Enter >. The Search Criterion's look-up table will appear to the right of the
submenu.
Step 4. Choose Search Values
Select a Search Value from the look-up table by moving the highlight with the 1I keys to the line
position that features the value you want to include in your search. Press < Enter > to select that
value. When the search value has been selected, a small check mark will appear in the right-hand
margin of the look-up table. Press to exit the look-up table.
Step 5. Additional Search Values and Choosing Selection Logic
Select as many search values as you wish from a look-up table. If you make multiple selections
from a look-up table, VISITT will automatically set the selection logic to "or". This "or" logic
hbroadens your search to cover as many instances in the database when one or more of the search
values match a technology record.
If you wish to create a query that searches for a technology that addresses a unique combination of
search criteria from the same look-up table or from several different look-up table or from several
different look-up tables, you must use the "and" logic. "And" logic will narrow or focus your
search considerably.
To select "and" logic, you must exit the look-up table from which you have made your first search
value selection bypressing . You may choose either (a) to re-enter the submenu look-up
table by pressing < Enter > once again, or (b) to enter a different submenu look-up table. In
either case, VISITT will produce the And/Or Logic Window and prompt you to choose the logic
you want to use in your search. Highlight "And" and press to select "And" logic (for
an illustration of logic selection and an example of the logic process, see section 2.1.3 below).
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Step 6. Removing Search Values
If you decide that you do not want to include a search value which you have just selected, move
the highlight with the t 4 keys to that value. Press < Enter > once again. This will deselect the
search value and remove the check mark from the right-hand margin of the look-up table. This
operation will remove the search value from the set of search parameters you are creating.
Step 7. Loading Selected Criteria
You may now load these selected criteria in the Select Search Criteria screen (see Figure 2.3) by
pressing . This will allow you to "back out" of the look-up table and return to the
submenu where you can select more criteria and their search values to complement your data
search.
Step 8. Locking Selected Criteria
If you are satisfied by the type of search parameters shown on the Select Search Criteria Screen,
move the highlight with the 11 keys to "Perform Search" on the horizontal menu. To begin the
search of the database, please refer to Section 2.2.
2.1.3
Focusing a Query with And/Or Logic
Choosing the type of logic employed in your search allows you to focus or expand the search criteria so that
you can obtain the exact type of vendor/technology records you want. This logic value allows you to search for
a technology that treats soil and sludge media, for example, or a search for a technology that treats halogenated
volatiles or PCBs.
Whenever you begin building your query by selecting search
values from more than one type of search criterion, VISITT will
prompt you to decide on which type of logic you want to employ
by making a selection from the And/Or Logic window (Figure
2.2). And allows you to narrow the search to a unique set of
search values that you specify. Or allows you to broaden your
search to cover as many instances in the database when one or
more of the search values match a technology record.
Or is the default logic selection: do nothing and VISITT will
insert "or" as the logic discriminator when making your search
and retrieving your records.
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And is a selected logic: you must choose it when prompted to do so by VISl'lT during youfsearch criteria and
search value selection process.
Example Of And/Or Logic In A Search/Query
You decide to search for a technology that
treats any one of a set of specific wastes,
the Or logic will be automatically engaged
as you select contaminants from the look-
up table (Figure 2.3). If you want to find
a technology that treats any one of those
specific wastes while they are situated in a
certain medium - in ground water, for
example — you'll have to select the media
search criterion from the submenu.
As you do this, VISITT will prompt you
for "And/Or." If you select Or logic,
VISITT will obtain records that match
only your contaminant search values, and
only your media search values — but the
technologies retrieved from the database
may not address both sets of search values
in combination.
And logic, on the other hand, allows you
to retrieve those technologies that address
both sets of search values in combination;
i.e., those technologies which treat
halogenated volatiles in ground water in
situ.
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2.2
Performing Search
The "Perform Search" command initiates the actual search through the VISITT database for the information you
previously specified within the "Search Criteria" operation.
When you initiate this operation, VISITT will provide you with a list of innovative technology vendors and their
treatment technologies that correspond to the set of search criteria that you had specified earlier. (The
technologies are organized by technology type and developmental status; i.e., B = Bench Scale, P = Pilot
Scale, and F = Full Scale.)
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2.2.1
Preparing to Perform the Search
If you have not already selected a set of search parameters
through the Select Search Criteria operation, please refer to
Section 2.1.2 before proceeding further.
If you have built your search query by selecting specific search
criteria and search values for any matching treatment
technologies in the VISITT database by following the steps
outlined in Section 2.1.2 (Selecting Key Terms for the Query),
you are now ready to perform a search.
Figure 2.4: Vendor/Treatment
Technology List
2.2.2
How to Perform a Search
Performing a search to retrieve vendor information records is simple.
Step 1: Select "Perform Search" by moving the highlight across the menu of the "Search by ..." screen to
"Perform Search." Press . The "Vendor/Treatment Technology List" will appear.
Step 2: Select a specific vendor and technology from the list with your arrow key(s) and < Enter >.
Step 3: When you are finished viewing the information about a selected vendor and treatment technology, press
until you return once again to the Vendor/Treatment Technology List. If you'd like to view
the records of another vendor and its associated treatment technology from the list, select another line-
item with the t 4 keys and press < Enter > to view the complete records of another vendor and its
innovative treatment technology from the list.
2.3 Printing the Results of a Search: How to use the Print Operation
Unlike other VISITT operations displayed on a menu - "Select Search Criteria", "Perform Search", and "Clear
Search Criteria" — the Print operation is accessible by a control key so that you are able to print any look-up
table or portion of the Vendor Information Record to either a DOS file or a printer. Use the < F3 > key to
access the print features in the system.
Printing is available for database information such as statistical summaries, lists of search values, and whole or
partial vendor information records. Whenever the printing option can be used in VISITT, its
availability will be noted at the bottom of the screen along with several other options relevant to that screen or
record.
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2.3.1 Print Selection Window
Pressing the Print key when you are positioned at the General Vendor Information Screen will allow
you to choose between two choices: (1) Printing all the information options displayed on the screen (both
"General Vendor Information" and "Other Information Options") by selected Vendor or (2) Printing only the
highlighted option you select from one of the 12 "Other Information Options".
Table 5: Print Selection Options
To Print An Record
Information
Simply press the key while the "General Vendor Information" Screen is displayed. The "Print
Selection" window will appear and prompt you to choose between full record printing or highlighted option
printing. Highlight "Print All Information Options" with the 1 t keys and then press < Enter >. The
"Print Parameters" window will appear (see 2.3.2 below).
To Print Highlighted
Information Option
First, highlight one of the 12 "Other Information Options" displayed at the bottom of the "General Vendor
Information" Screen. Next, press to generate the "Print Selection" window. Highlight "Print
Highlighted Information Option" with the t t keys, and press < Enter >. The "Print Parameters" window
will appear (see 2.3.2 below). Remember, you must highlight one of the 12 information options before you
press or VISIT! will print the default highlight option: "Description of Technology."
2.3.2 The Printing Parameters Window
Pressing generates a window that allows you to select or
modify any of the four printing operation parameters: "Current
Printer Selection," "Current Output Selection," "Ready," and
"Cancel." "Current Printer" allows you to specify to VISITT
the type of printer you are using with your PC, and "Current
Output", and designates the destination of your print operation -
whether a DOS file or a printer. "Ready" allows you to start a
print operation and "Cancel" stops it. Table 6 contains
definitions of the components and instructions for selecting them.
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Window
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Table 6: Print Parameter Commands
Current Printer
Current Output
Ready
Cancel
Allows you to specify the type of printer you are using with your PC or network. Move the highlight
with the 1 1 keys to Current Printer and press < Enter >. A look-up table of the printers available to
you will appear on your screen. Highlight the printer you want with the 1 1 keys, and press < Esc > to
select.
Allows you to specify the destination for your print command. You may send your information output to
a printer, or to a DOS file. Move the highlight with the t 1 keys to Current Output and press
< Enter > . A window will appear on your screen asking you to choose between a printer or a DOS
file. Highlight your choice with the t* keys, and press < Enter >. If you choose your output
destination as a DOS file, VISITT will prompt you to enter a file name of up to 8 characters in length
plus a 3 character file extension, as the destination. This file will be placed automatically in the VISITT
directory on your PC or network. When you've specified a file name, press .
Sends the desired printout to your current output.
Returns you to the previous operation (Pressing < Esc > will also do this operation).
2.4 Clearing the Key Terms from a query with the "Clear Criteria" Command
This command allows you to remove all of the Search Criteria, Search Values, and any And/or Logic you
described during the "Select Search Criteria" operation.
To remove all of the search criteria from your screen, press when the "Clear Criteria" operation
command is highlighted.
2.5 Quit
The Quit operation lets you exit the search operations portion of the VISITT system and return to main menu
search categories or, if you already are in the main menu, exit VISITT and return to DOS.
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3.0
SEARCH CATEGORIES
The VISITT search categories displayed horizontally on your
screen allow you to search through the VISITT for specific
information by Waste, Technology, Vendor, and Site. Within
each of these search categories there is a submenu that
identifies specific parameters, or limits, you can place upon the
search. These search categories and submenu parameters offer
you the ability to fine-tune your search for information and
thereby avoid the generation of related, yet nonrelevant
information from the VISITT database. (In addition to these
search categories, the main menu also contains two additional
items: Reports and Utility. See Sections 4 and 5 for more
information on Reports and Utility features.)
Table 7: Overview of Main Menu Items
Figure 3.1: Main Menu Search Categories
Category
Description
Manual
Section
Waste
The waste category allows you to retrive records for treatment technologies
based on y our knowledge of the wastes you need to treat. The waste
category's submenu has four selections — Contaminant Group, Contaminant
Data, Media, and Waste Source — that help you narrow you search.
3.1
Appendix B
Technology
The technology categories allows you to obtain the records for treatment
technologies based on your knowledge of a technology. The technology
category's submenu has five selections - Technology Type, Media,
Contaminant Group, Status, and Contaminant Data - that help you narrow
your search.
3.2
Appendix
A, B
Vendor
The Vendor category allows you to retrive records and Vendor information
based on your recognition of a trade name or Vendor name. This
category's submenu selections ~ Vendor name, trade name, setate, and
country - help you narrow your vendor search.
3.3
Appendix B
Site
The site category allows you to retrive records for treatment technologies
based on the specific site which used a technology contained in the
database. The site category's submenu selections - Site Name, Cleanup
Type, State, and Country - help you obtain technologies matched to site
and cleanup criteria.
3.4
Appendix B
Reports
This main menu feature allows you to get a quick summary of thet number
of technologies in the VISITT database by the scale of development for
each technology type, the contaminant groups treated by the technologies,
and the number of waste source treated by the technologies.
4.0
Utilities
This main menu feature allows you to replace an older version of the
database with a new release, or to reindex your database files whenever
you copy or move VISITT from one PC to another.
5.0
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3.1 Waste
This main menu category allows you to retrieve records for treatment technologies based on your knowledge of
die wastes you want to treat. The search parameters are contained in look-up tables accessible through the
Waste submenu. To view this submenu and its search criteria ~ Contaminant Group, Contaminant Data,
Media, and Waste Source:
Move your cursor with the arrow keys along the main
menu to Waste and press Enter. (If you decide that the
items in the submenu are not appropriate to your search
process, simply press Esc to return to the main menu.)
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category
Example of a Search using the Waste Category
If you are interested in looking up all of die technologies available for treating soil contaminated with
Select Contaminant Group from the submenu, press , and select halogenated volattles
from die Contaminant Group Look«up Table. Press ,
Then select Media from the submenu, press < Enter >, and select Soil from the Media Look-
up Table. Press .
theft $eject Waste Source from the submenu, press , and select Industrial
Landfills from the Waste Source Look-up Table. Press when your selection
process is completed to lock the search criteria and search values i
will «*rieve from the database all of the technologies which meet your criteria, You can then
view them in turn, or select a few to examine at length. (See Section 2 of the manual for detailed
instructions on Selecting Search Criteria and Performing a Search.)
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3.2 Technology
This main menu category allows you to obtain the records for treatment technologies based on your knowledge
of a technology. The search parameters - "Technology Type", "Media", "Contaminant Group", "Status", and
"Contaminant Data" - are contained in look-up tables accessible through the Technology search category's
submenu. To view this submenu and its search criteria:
Move your cursor with the arrow keys along the
main menu to Technology and press Enter. (If you
decide that the items in the submenu are not
appropriate to your search process, simply press Esc
to return to the main menu.)
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Appendix B provides full definitions and
descriptions for each submenu item in the
technology category
Example of a Search using Technology Category:
for solvents or halogenated volatile*, for example — and you want to find if therfr are any technologies
offered by vendors that adhere to the treatment process you nave in mind:
Select Technology Type from the submenu, press < Enter >, and select Soil Washing fcarn
fee Technology Type Look-up Table. Peess .
Then Meat Media from the submenu, pi-ess < Enter >, and select Soil from the MecBa Look-
up Table. iPress .
Last> select Contaminant Group from the submenu, press » and select balogenated
volatifes and solvents from the Contaminant Group Look-up Table.
from (he database aU the technolo^ You can flien view
them in bira^ or select a few records to examine at length. (See Section 2 of the manual for detailed
insttttctioas on Selecting Search Criteria and Performing 4 Search.)
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3.3
Vendor
The Vendor Category offers yet another way to get information. If you know a vendor or its technology's trade
name, this search category and its submenu criteria allow you to find out where this technology or vendor has
been active in a cleanup. The search parameters are contained in look-up tables accessible through the Vendor
category's submenu selections. To view this submenu and its search criteria ~ Vendor Name, Trade Name,
State, and Country:
Move your highlight with the arrow keys along the
main menu to "Vendor" and press Enter. (If you
decide that the items in the submenu are not
appropriate to your search process, simply press Esc
to return to the main menu and its other search
categories).
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name of the treatment technology you already know.
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3.4 Site
Use this main menu category if you want a list of
sites that may have used an innovative technology
offered by a vendor included in the VISITT database
— in other words, the "experience* for each
vendor's technology. The Site search criteria are
contained in look-up tables accessible through the
Site search category's submenu. To view this
submenu and its search criteria — "Site Name,"
"Cleanup Type," "State," and "Country" - move the
highlight along the main menu to the Site search
category and press Enter. (If you decide that the
items in the submenu are not appropriate to your
search process, simply press Esc to return to the
main menu.)
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When to use the Site Category.
If you know the name of a site> we die Site category to retrieve records on treatment technologies used
at that site, and for iafortnatioa oa (he contaminants, itaedia, or waste sources that the site-specific
4.0 REPORTS
This main menu feature allows you to get a quick summary of the number of technologies in the VISITT
database by three different areas: Scale of Development, Contaminant Group, and Waste.
4.1 Technologies and Scale of Development
This three-screen set lists the technology types alphabetically, and gives numbers of bench, pilot, and full-scale
technologies within each type.
4.2 Contaminant Group
This two-screen set contains a summary break-out of the number of treatment technologies in the VISITT
database that treat specific contaminant groups.
4.3 Waste
This two-screen set contains a summary break-out of the number of treatment technologies in the VISITT
database that treat wastes generated by specific industrial sources.
5.0 UTILITY
In addition to the search categories located on the
main menu, the Utility option allows you perform
two operations necessary to keep your VISITT
system's information current.
5.1 Unarchive Data
This operation expands, or unarchives, the database
files contained in the updated information set
periodically provided by EPA. These updated
information sets contain the most current listing of
vendor data.
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Step One: The files in this information set will be "archived" in a single file called
DVISITT.EXE, and should be copied to the same directory in your PC where the VISITT
system is operating. This step will delete the previous database and substitute the new version
in its place.
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Step Two: Open VISITT, and select the "Unarchive Files" command. VISITT will
automatically expand the new database and allow you to perform searches on the most current
vendor information available.
5.2 Reorder Files
This command reorders the information and its relationship in the database. You may want to execute this
command immediately after the VISITT system is installed in your computer to assure that files are indexed
correctly prior to search operations. You may also use this feature whenever data corruption is detected by the
VISITT system. If this occurs, simply execute the Reorder Files command to reindex your database.
6.0 THE VENDOR INFORMATION RECORD
The principal unit of information contained in the VISITT database is called the Vendor Information record.
Each record contains the key words and criteria that match the submenu selection criteria you specify during
your Search Criteria selection operations. The Vendor Information record has two parts: (1) General Vendor
Information screen, and (2) the Other Information Options submenu. Figure 6.1 shows the General Vendor
Information screen and its components.
The General Vendor Information screen supplies the vendor's name and address, the technology type and
trade name, the status of the technology's application (bench, pilot, or full scale) and a contact name and phone
number.
The Other Information Options submenu furnishes
descriptions of the technology and available
performance information. This submenu's twelve
options are:
1. Description
2. Highlights
3. Limitations
4. Other Comments
5. Estimated Price Range
6. Summary of Performance
7. Representative Projects
8. Available References
9. Waste Information
10. Bench-Scale Information
11. Pilot-Scale Information
12. Full-Scale Information
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For options with multiple screens, the current screen being viewed and its portion relative to other screens is
indicated by the expression "record (or screen) x of n" on the top of the current screen (x is the current record
(or screen) and n is the total number of records (or screens)).
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6.1 Description
The Description option, a submenu selection on the General
Vendor Information screen, is a brief general description of the
treatment process (see Figure 6.2). The description includes
important operating principles that apply to the technology, the
key treatment processing steps, any unique features of the
technology, and whether the full-scale system is or will be batch,
continuous, or semicontinuous.
6.2 Highlights
The Highlights option is a submenu selection on the General
Vendor Information screen. This screen provides a description
of the principal features of the innovative treatment technology
you obtained through your VISITT search, focusing on such
considerations as the technology's treatment niche and its
advantages over other technologies.
6.3 Limitations
The Limitations option, a submenu selection on the General
Vendor Information screen, is a brief description of the key
factors that could affect applicability or the performance of the
innovative treatment technology you have obtained through your
VISITT search.
6.4 Other Comments
The Other Comments option provides a description written by
the vendor of the treatment technology's status, capabilities, and
experience. This screen allows the vendor to discuss aspects of
the technology or its demonstrated experience in a location
within VISITT which may not necessarily correspond to a
search-specific data field.
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6.5 Estimated Price Range
The Estimated Price Range option, a submenu selection on the
General Vendor Information record, provides a "ballpark"
estimated price range per unit of waste treated.
The Estimated Price Range option is composed of two separate
screens: the price range itself, and a ranking of specific factors
that affect the price per unit of waste treated. Select this
submenu option by using the arrow keys to move the highlight
on the General Vendor Information record submenu to the
Estimated Price Range option, and then press Enter.
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6.6 Summary of Performance
The Summary of Performance option, a submenu selection of the
General Vendor Information screen, presents specific
contaminants, contaminant groups, or pollutant parameters that
the vendor believes best represent technology performance.
Each of these items will appear in its own separate screen. The
total number of items and the actual item you are viewing will
appear on the top right corner of your screen. To scroll from
item to item use PgUp/PgDn.
The primary screen in the Summary of Performance option
presents a list of the contaminants which the technology
addresses. Press < Enter > to access the detailed information
about the technology's performance in treating these listed
contaminants.
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Subsequent Screens of the Summary of Performance option
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treatment technology's performance for the specified
contaminant:
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The first three blocks of performance information — treated and
untreated concentration ranges, and equipment scale — are shown within the Summary of Performance screen.
The latter three performance information blocks — waste description, soil classification, and vendor comments -
are in separate memo screens "attached" to the Summary of Performance screen.
To view the information about waste description, soil classification, and vendor comments, press F2. A pop-
up menu will appear above the memo blocks from which you may select the memo you wish to review.
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Use the arrow keys to move the highlight to the memo line you are interested in, and then press Enter. This
command will draw up the information supplied by the vendor on waste description, soil classification, and
other general comments.
Use the PgUp/PgDn keys to scroll through the screens. Pressing the Esc key will return you to the Summary
of Performance screen.
Note: Each technology will contain performance data based on different pollutant parameters, and will
consequently present related summary-of-performance records. For example, an innovative solvent-extraction
technology record for a specific vendor will possess five associated records of performance summaries based on
different pollutant parameters. You can scroll through these summary of performance records for each
technology you've obtained during your search by using the PgUp/PgDn keys. Use the Esc key to exit from
any of the associated performance summary records and return to the General Vendor Information record.
Press Esc again to return to the Vendor/Technology list, or use the arrow keys to select another General
Vendor Information submenu item.
6.7 Representative Projects
The Representative Projects option, a submenu selection of the
General Vendor Information screen, is composed of two screens
which provide detailed representative project information for up
to five separate projects employing the innovative treatment
technology you obtained through your VISll'l search(es). Each
project consists of two screens. The current screen being
viewed and its position relative to the total number of projects
for the vendor is indicated by the expression "record x of n" on
the top right of the screen (x is the current record, n is the total
number of projects for a vendor).
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Each screen for each Representative Projects record provides some background information about the innovative
treatment technology obtained through your VISITT search:
• Projects' site name and locations
• Project type (under which regulatory authority the project is undertaken)
• Client contacts and phone numbers (if the project is confidential, the vendor may list himself as the
contact)
• Equipment scale of the project
• Project's status: contracted, in cleanup, or completed, and the date of the specific status
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6.8 Available References
The Available References option allows you to view the
documentation made available by the vendor that best describes
the technology and vendor capabilities. Included in this
documentation are any pending or issued patents, and the names,
addresses, and phone numbers of contacts that can supply the
reference on request.
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6.9 Waste Information
The Waste Information option provides specific information on:
• the potential or actual waste/media treated by the selected
technology
• the potential or actual contaminant groups treated by the
technology
• the general sources or types of industrial waste or
contaminated sites that the technology can address.
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6.10 Bench-Scale Information
The Bench-Scale Information Screen provides information on the
Bench-Scale capabilities of the treatment technology and the
number of studies conducted to date. This screen also provides
a memo Meld describing bench-scale testing procedures for the
technology.
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The Pilot-Scale Information submenu option is composed of related screens for each General Vendor
Information record. As a group, the screens provide information regarding the components of a pilot-scale
treatment system, including the pre- and postprocessing components.
The screens in the Pilot-Scale Information option always display several key pieces of information to help you
orient yourself within the records: (1) your location within the series of screens ("screen x of n"); (2) your
location within a series of records for a particular vendor or technology ("record x of n"); and (3) the
technology type and vendor which you obtained during your search operations.
The first screen in the Pilot-Scale Information series provides three pieces of information about the pilot-scale
treatment technology offered by a vendor:
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A memo description of the processes and components of
the treatment technology
The number of Pilot Scale systems planned/designed,
under construction, or constructed
Whether the pilot-scale treatment facility is transportable,
fixed, or in situ
The second screen in the Pilot-Scale Information series provides
four additional pieces of information about the pilot-scale
treatment technology:
• The capacity range per hour of the pilot-scale treatment
system or a prorated capacity for batch processes
• The location of pilot-scale treatability studies (either at the
vendor's location or at a contaminated site)
• The quantity of waste required for pilot-scale treatability
study
• The quantity of waste necessary to test, at the pilot scale,
the feasibility of this technology on a specific waste.
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6.12 Full-Scale Information
The full-Scale Information series of screens provides a variety of information specific to a full-scale treatment
technology:
• The number of full-scale systems planned/in design, under construction, or constructed
• Whether the full-scale system is transportable, fixed, or in situ
• Requirements for operating on site
• The capacity range per hour of the full-scale treatment process
• The number of full-scale cleanups initiated or completed
• If the full-scale facility is fixed, the city and state of the fixed facility will be displayed.
• The major permits obtained for a full-scale system.
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Components of a full-scale treatment system are contained in a
separate, attached memo screen. You can access this screen by
pressing F2. The quantity of textual information contained
within the memo field will vary with the technology and system;
consequently, this information is offered as an attachment. To
exit the memo screen and return to the Full-Scale Information
series, press Esc. Press PgUp/PgDn to move to the
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logistical requirements of the treatment system: space in square
feet; quantities of water, natural gas, and/or electrical power
necessary per day; and the necessity of sewage access
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The screens in the Pilot-Scale Information option always display
several key pieces of information to help you orient yourself
within the records: (1) your location within the series of screens
("screen x of n"); (2) your location within a series of records for
a particular vendor or technology ("record x of n"); and (3) the
technology type and vendor which you obtained during your
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APPENDIX A
CATEGORIES AND DEFINITIONS FOR TECHNOLOGIES FEATURED IN VISITT
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CATEGORIES AND DEFINITIONS FOR TECHNOLOGIES FEATURED IN VISITT
Technology Category
Technology Definition
ACID EXTRACTION
This technology is used to remove hazardous metals from excavated soils and
sludges through the application of an acidic solution. It is a liquid-solid
extraction technology that operates on the principle that the metals of concern
will be preferentially solubilized and thereby removed from the waste. Further
treatment will be required of the metal-containing acid solution.
ADSORPTION - IN SITU
In this technology, containerized adsorptive materials (for example, various
organic polymers, activated carbon, and sponge material) are placed directly in
ground water to remove various hazardous compounds. This technology also
would include systems that drill wells and place adsorptive materials in the air
space above the ground water, in order to achieve reductions of relatively
volatile compounds. The use of this technology will depend to a large extent
on site-specific soil and ground-water characteristics.
AIR SPARGING - IN SITU GROUND WATER
This technology reduces concentrations of hazardous compounds in ground
water by injecting air below the water table. The injected air creates air
bubbles in the ground water. The air bubbles contact dissolved/adsorbed-phase
contaminants and non-aqueous phase liquids (NAPls) in the aquifer, causing
contaminants to volatilize. The volatilized contaminants are transported by the
air bubbles into the vadose zone.
Removal of the contaminants transferred to the vadose zone would be
accomplished by another technology, usually soil vapor extraction. The
application and effectiveness of this technology will depend to a large extent on
site-specific soil and ground-water conditions.
BIOREMEDIATION - GENERAL
This technology uses microorganisms to degrade organic contaminants. The
microorganisms breakdown the organic contaminants by using them as a food
source. End products of the degradation are typically CO, and H2O. Nutrients
such as phosphorous, nitrogen, or oxygen may be added to enhance the
biodegradation process. The VISITT database identifies four subcategories of
this technology, based on the type and media treated. The technologies listed in
this category are those that did not specify one of the processes listed in the
subcategories or were not described in enough detail to be included into one of
the four subcategories.
BIOREMEDIATION - IN SITU GROUND WATER
The defining characteristic of this technology is an injection system (typically
injection wells) to circulate microorganisms, nutrients, and oxygen through
contaminated aquifers. In most instances ground water is pumped, treated to
some extent, and then reinjected with additives that enhance biodegradation.
Common system design consists of a central withdrawal of ground water and
reinfiltration upgradient of the treated area. Biodegradation relies on contact
between contaminants in the ground water and microoganisms.
BIOREMEDIATION - IN SITU SOIL
The target media for this technology are subsurface soils and the vadose zone
above the water table. In this technology, various microbes, nutrients and an
oxygen source are injected through injection wells into the soil. In general,
subsurface soil moisture is required, and soils must be relatively permeable.
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Technology Definition
BIOREMEDIATION - SLURRY PHASE
This technology mixes excavated soil, sludge, or sediment with water to form
a slurry that is mechanically agitated in an environment (usually a tank or
reactor vessel, although in situ lagoon applications are possible) with
appropriate ambient conditions of nutrients, oxygen, pH, and temperature.
Upon completion of the process, the slurry is dewatered and the treated
material disposed.
BIOREMEDIATION - SOLE) PHASE
In this system, excavated soils are placed in a tank, building, or on a lined
treatment bed. Nutrients and other additives are tilled into the soil using
conventional equipment to facilitate microbial growth. The tillage equipment
may provide aeration for the soil as well. Water is provided via a sprayer or
sprinkler system. The VISll'l system includes composting and land farming in
this category.
BIOVENTING
This technology combines soil vapor extraction with bioremediation. It involves
a system of vapor extraction wells that induce air flow in the subsurface
through air injection or through the use of a vacuum. The increased air flow
increases the amount of oxygen available for microbial degradation. A nutrient
solution may be injected with the air or percolated into the soil to enhance
biodegradation.
CHEMICAL TREATMENT - DECHLORINATION
This category includes any chemical treatment technology that results in the
removal or replacement of chlorine atoms bonded to hazardous compounds.
Further treatment of the newly formed chlorinated compounds may be
required.
CHEMICAL TREATMENT
IN SITU GROUND WATER
This technology treats ground water in situ through chemical treatment
technology. In this technology chemicals may be injected into the ground
water to convert hazardous compounds to less hazardous compounds. This
technology is different from conventional pump and treat technologies in that
the ground water is treated in situ and not pumped above ground, treated, and
then reinjected.
CHEMICAL TREATMENT - OTHER
Hazardous compounds are converted to less hazardous or nonhazardous
compounds through chemical reactions. The chemical reactions may be
induced through the addition of other compounds or through exposure of the
contaminant to light (photo-initiated reactions). Treatment technologies that
fall under this classification operate at moderate temperatures and pressure.
DELIVERY/EXTRACTION SYSTEMS
These technologies do not treat hazardous wastes directly but facilitate the use
of other waste treatment technologies. Such technologies may provide a means
of in situ treatment in cases in which such treatment previously was not
feasible. Such VISITT technologies include horizontal wells and other in situ
delivery systems. In cases in which the delivery and extraction technology is
integrally linked to the use of a particular treatment, the technology has been
placed in the same technology category as the technology to which it is linked.
ELECTRICAL SEPARATION
The operating principle of this technology is the establishment of an electric
field that will allow positive and negative ions to migrate through the
contaminated material and thereby be removed. The effectiveness of this
technology will depend to a great extent on the electrolytic nature of the waste.
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Technology Category
Technology Definition
SOIL FLUSHING - IN SITU
This technology consists of recycling substantial volumes of water through a
contaminated area for the purpose of flushing hazardous waste compounds
from the contaminated site. Water is injected into the soil through injection
wells, flows through the contaminated soil and is extraction through extraction
wells. The principal defining characteristic of this technology is the ability to
essentially isolate the injected water from any aquifer, and then to recover the
water for aboveground treatment. The treated water is recycled through the
contaminated area. Treatment chemicals maybe added to the water to help
remove the hazardous constituents of concern (for example, water can be
slightly acidified to help flush toxic metals from the waste site). As is the case
in air sparging in situ ground-water, the use of this technology depends to a
great extent on site-specific soil and ground-water conditions.
MATERIALS HANDLING
These technologies do not treat hazardous waste directly but facilitate the use
of other hazardous waste treatment technologies. Such VISITT technologies
include innovative technologies to dewater waste, and remove debris. In cases
in which material handling technology is integrally linked to the use of a
particular treatment (for example, a specialized reactor for bioremediation), the
technology also has been placed in the same technology category as the
technology to which it is linked.
OFF-GAS TREATMENT
This technology is specifically designed to treat the off-gas generated by
another treatment technology such as thermal desorption or soil vapor
extraction. Treatment of the gases may involve a chemical reaction to convert
the gases to less hazardous compounds. Other treatments may involve a
physical process such as absorption of the gases onto a substrate where they
can be further treated. The VISITT datbase contains only innovative off-gas
treatment technologies.
SLAGGING
This technology applies to hazardous wastes that contain substantial
concentrations of metals (approximately 5 percent or greater). This system
operates in an oxygen environment at temperatures of 3900T (2150°C) or
greater. Metal compounds are converted into a molten slag. Some slagging
systems may require air emission control systems for acid gas, metal vapors,
and paniculate. The VISITT database identifies a separate subcategory of this
technology if treatment of the off-gas generated by this process was specified.
Slagging technologies listed under this category did not specify any type of off-
gas treatment.
SLAGGING - OFF-GAS TREATED
This technology applies to hazardous wastes that contain substantial
concentrations of metals (approximately 5 percent or greater) and organic
compounds. This system operates in an oxygen environment at temperatures of
3900°F (2149°C) or greater. Organics are treated by combustion or other off
gas treatment technology and metal compounds are converted into a molten
slag. The off gas treatment systems may consist of air emission control
systems for acid gas, metal vapors, and particulates.
SOE. VAPOR EXTRACTION
This technology applies a vacuum to a series of extraction wells to create an air
flow through the vadose zone. Air also may be injected through injection wells
to enhance air flow. As air moves through the soil, volatile contaminants
move from the soil and pore water to the air. The contaminated air is
withdrawn often with entrained water. This technology typically strips volatile
organic compounds from the soil. Further treatment of the extracted vapors
usually is required.
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Technology Category
Technology Definition
SOE, VAPOR EXTRACTION
ENHANCED
THERMALLY
This technology typically injects hot air or steam directly into the soil to induce
vaporization of various volatile and semivolatile organic compounds. Injection
of the hot air or steam may occur either through injection wells or by other
devices such as hollow stem augers. The vaporized compounds are extracted
directly from the soil through the use of vapor extraction wells. The hot air or
steam (thermal treatment) enhances volatilization of the contaminant, thus
increasing removal rates and the volatilization of less volatile compounds that
would not have been extracted with non-thermally enhanced soil vapor
extraction. Further treatment of the extracted vapors usually is required.
SOIL WASHING
This ex situ technology uses water and mechanical action to remove hazardous
constituents that adhere physically to soil particles. It makes use of the fact
that contaminants have a tendency to adhere to the organic carbon and fine-
grained soil fraction (silt and clay) as opposed to the coarse grain mineral
fraction (sand and gravel). Surficial contamination is removed from the coarse
fraction of the soils by abrasive scouring. The wash water may be augmented
with a leaching agent, surfactant, pH adjustment, or chelating agent to help
remove organics or heavy metals. The spent wash water will require further
treatment and most likely will be recycled back to the treatment unit.
SOLVENT EXTRACTION
Similar to acid extraction, this technology focuses on the removal of organic
compounds, from contamianted material instead of on the removal of metals.
This is an ex situ liquid-solid and liquid-liquid extraction that operates on the
principle that the organic constituents of concern can be preferentially removed
from the waste to the solvent phase. The solvent used can be varied depending
on the organic compounds to be treated. As with acid extraction, the
contaminated solvent solution will require further treatment.
THERMAL DESORPTION
This technology uses heat in a controlled environment to cause various organic
compounds to volatilize and thereby be removed from contaminated material.
In some cases an inert gas is used to carry the desorbed organics. The
processes are planned and designed to avoid combustion (that is, not conducted
in the presence of oxygen) in the primary unit. This technology differs from
incineration in that the temperature range is usually 300°F - 1200°F (150°C -
650°C). Higher temperatures may be used when there is no oxygen present in
the desorption chamber. Constituents that are volatilized will require further
control. The VISITT database identifies a separate subcategory of this
technology if treatment of the off-gas generated by this process was specified.
Technologies listed under this category did not specify any type of off-gas
treatment.
THERMAL DESORPTION - OFF-GAS TREATED
As defined here, this technology includes all thermal desorption systems that
are followed by some type of off-gas treatment system such as systems that
liquify and recover volatilized constituents, adsorb off-gas with carbon, use a
non-flame low temperature catalytic destruction process, or use incineration
(that is, destruction of organic constituents in a controlled flame combustion
process).
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Technology Category
Technology Definition
VITRIFICATION
This technology treats wastes containing primarily metals and high
concentrations of silicates (soil-like material). This technology uses heat
usually applied through electrical power to melt contaminated soils and sludges
to form a stable glass and crystalline structure with very low leaching
characteristics. The contaminated waste is typically heated to a range of
2900°F to 3600"? (1600°C to 2000°C) well above the soil's melting point. In
some cases vitrifying agents may be added. Metals are encapsulated in the
glass-like structure of the melted silicate compounds. As used here, this
technology also includes systems where treated wastes are ceramic-like in
nature. Constituents that are volatilized will require further control. The
VISITT database identifies a separate subcategory of this technology if
treatment of the off-gas generated by this process was specified. Technologies
listed under this category did not specify any type of off-gas treatment.
VITRIFICATION - OFF GAS-TREATED
As defined here, this technology includes all vitrification systems that include
some type of off-gas treatment such as systems that liquefy and recover
volatilized constituents, adsorb off-gas with carbon, use a non-flame low
temperature catalytic destruction process, or use incineration (that is,
destruction of organic constituents in a controlled flame combustion process).
This technology is useful for wastes containing both metals and organic wastes
containing high concentrations of silicates (soil-like material). As used here,
this technology also includes systems where treated wastes are ceramic-like in
nature. As with Slagging and Thermal Desorption, this technology may
require air emission controls for acid gas, metal vapors, and participates.
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APPENDIX B
DESCRIPTION/DEFINITION OF VISITT SUBMENU ITEMS
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Submenu Selection
Description/Definition
Cleanup Type
Refers to the regulatory or federal authority governing a particular type of
cleanup: Department of Defense, Department of Energy, RCRA, (CERCLA),
and UST, etc.
Contaminant Group
Describes multiple contaminants that have similar chemical and physical
properties. Examples of contaminant groups are halogenated volatiles and
volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
To the right of each contaminant group listed below is the letter cross-
referencing the group to the list of specific contaminants in Appendix C.
ORGANICS
(A) Halogenated volatiles (M)
(B) Halogenated semivolatiles (N)
(C) Nonhalogenated volatiles
(D) Nonhalogenated semivolatiles (O)
(E) Organic pesticides/herbicides (P)
(F) Dioxans/Furans (Q)
(G) PCBs (R)
(H) Polynuclear aromatics (PNAs)
(I) Solvents
(J) Benzene-toluene-ethylbenzene-xylene
(K) Organic cyanide (S)
(L) Organic corrosives (T)
INORGANICS
Heavy metals
Nonmetallic toxic
elements
Radioactive metals
Asbestos
Inorganic cyanides
Organic corrosives
Miscellaneous
Explosives/propellants
Organometallic
pesticides &
herbicides
Country
Indicates which vendor(s) or how many vendor(s) are located in a particular
country or group of countries.
Media
Refers to the actual or potential types of waste media treated: Soil, Sludge,
Solid, Natural Sediment, and Ground Water In Situ.
Example: The vendor indicated that its technology treats one or more of
these media. By selecting this search criterion and specifying one or more of
the media listed on the look-up table, you can retrieve information about the
technologies that treat the media.
Contaminant Data
Refers to the actual hazardous substance or contaminant treated by a
technology resident in the VISITT database.
Vendors have provided in the VISITT application documented examples of
their technologies treating specific contaminants. These examples, found in
the Summary of Performance section of each Vendor Information Record,
refer to the specific contaminant by name. These contaminants accordingly
make up the list of approximately 250 hazardous substances or contaminants
accessed by the Contaminant Data Submenu option.
Site Name
Listing of locations where a vendor is planning to use or is using his
technology.
Example: Use this search criterion if you know the name of a particular site
and want to know if a vendor in the system listed that site and provided waste
information relevant to that site.
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Submenu Selection
Description/Definition
State
Listing of sites referenced by vendors and indexed by state name.
Example: Allows a search for all the sites referenced in VISITT in a specific
state or finds a site if the location is known but the name of the site is
unknown.
Status
Refers to the development status of an innovative treatment technology, and
comprises three categories:
Bench Scale. A technology shown to be feasible with
bench-top equipment in the laboratory, but available data
cannot be used to develop up to full-scale in the absence
of additional pilot-scale or lull-scale experience for similar
applications.
Pilot Scale. Available equipment is of sufficient size to
verify technology feasibility and establish the design and
operating conditions for the full-scale system.
Full Scale. Available equipment is sized and
commercially available for actual site remediation.
Example: If you are interested in only those technologies that are available at
full-scale for the type of contaminant treatment you are interested in, use the
"Status" search criteria to focus the list of the technologies you obtain from
your search.
Technology Type
The term used to describe the types of treatment technologies eligible for
VISITT. Appendix B of this manual provides definitions for the following
VISITT Technology Types:
• Acid Extraction
• Adsorption In Situ
• Air Sparging In Situ
• Bioremediation:
General
In Situ Groundwater
In Situ Soil
Slurry Phase
Solid Phase
• Bio venting
• Chemical Treatment:
Other
Dechlorination
In Situ Groundwater
• Delivery/Extraction Sys.
• Electrical Separation
• In Situ Soil Flushing
• Materials Handling
• Off Gas Treatment
• Slagging: General
Off Gas Treated
• Soil Vapor Extraction:
Other
Thermally Enhanced
• Soil Washing
• Solvent Extraction
• Thermal Desorptkra:
General
Off Gas Treated
• Vitrification
• Vitrification
Off Gas Treated
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Submenu Selection
Description/Definition
Trade Name
A Trade Name ii the particular commercial name assigned by the vendor to
an innovative treatment technology. Trade names are different from the
names for technology types that EPA has used to group similar technologies.
Example: Use this search criterion when you know the vendor's trade name
but do not know the company name.
Vendor Name
Refers to the commercial enterprise which has developed or purveys an
innovative treatment technology.
Example: Use this search criterion when you know the name of a specific
vendor and want to find the technologies, sites, scale of development, etc., in
which the vendor is engaged.
Waste Source
Refers to the general sources or types of industrial waste or contaminated
sites that an innovative technology contained in the VISITT database can
address:
Agriculture
Battery recycling/disposal
Chloro-alkali manufacture
Coal gasification
Dry cleaners
Electroplating
Herbicide manufacture/use
Industrial landfills
Inorganic/organic pigments
Machine shops
Metal ore mining/smelting
Municipal landfills
Munitions manufacturing
Paint/Ink formulation
Pesticide manufacturing/use
Petroleum refining/reuse
Photographic products
Plastics manufacturing
Pulp and paper industry
Organic chemical manufacture
Inorganic chemical manufacture
Semiconductor manufacturing
Rubber manufacturing
Wood Preserving
Uranium mining
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APPENDIX C
VENDOR INFORMATION RECORD
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VENDOR INFORMATION RECORD
Page No. 1
UNITED STATES ENVROMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
VENDOR INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR INNOVATIVE
TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES (VBTIT)
VENDOR INFORMATION FORM
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we of bench-top equipment in the laboratory. Aviilibfe data cannot be
uted lo tale up to lull tcale b the ahtence of addidonal pilot-Male or
fulUcale experience for iimilar appliotiom.
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lyitem. However, h ii not of the tize typically uwd for a cleanup.
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actual lite remediation.
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PART 2:
Pilot- ind Full-Kale Technologies:
Detailed hfonnation an] Performance Data (continued)
Vendor name:
Technology type:
Number of pUot-acale system
Flamed/in design
Under construction
Constructed
Pilot-scale facility is
Transportable
Fined
In situ
City: and Stale: of fixed facility.
Pilot capacity range per hour. Capacity of batch processes is prorated.
to (units)
Can you conduct pilot-scale treatability
studies on some type of waste at your location? yes no
At a ™«iaTnmai*H site? yes no
Quantity of waste needed for pilot-scale Instability study.
to (units)
Estimated or actual number of pilot-scale studies conducted on wastes from different sources
or sites. Does not include tests on surrogate wastes.
Page No. 10
PART 2:
Pilot- and Full-Male Technologies:
Dctaikd Information and Performance Data (continued)
Vendor name:
Technology type:
Full-scale Equipinent/Capabilities
Major unit processes.
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PART 2:
Pilot- and Full-scale Technologies:
Detailed Information and Performance Data (continued)
Vendor name:
Technology type:
Full-scale facility is
Transportable
_ Fixed
m situ
City:
Capacity range per hour.
Logistical requirements for technologies.
Space (area):
Water:
Electrical power:
and Stale:
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of fixed facility.
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gals, per day
amps
volts
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to pef (units)
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PART 2:
Pilot- and Full-scale Technologies:
Detailed Information and Performance Data (continued)
Vendor name:
Technology type:
Factors that have a significant effect on unit price ("I" is highest).
Initial contaminant concentration Excavation
_ Target contaminant
_ Waste quantity
Oration Waste handling
Permitting
_ Depth of contamination
Depth to ground water
_ Residual quantity
_ Residual waste characteristics
_ Site preparation
Pretreaunent
Amount of debris
Utility/fuel rates
Labor rates
Others
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PART 2: Pile*- and Full-wile Technologies:
Detailed Information aid Performance Data (continued)
Vendor name:
Technology type:
Number of full-tale cleanups initialed or completed by thia firm using this technology.
Estimated or actual number of lull-scale cleanups by other firms using this technology.
Major permits obtained for a full-scale system, and issuing aulority (e.g., RCRA, TSCA,
NPDES, and Clean Air Act).
Permit Type:
Issuing Authority:
Permit Type:
Issuing Authority:
Permit Type:
Issuing Authority:
Number of full-scale systems
Planned/in design
Under construction
Contracted
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PART 2:
Pilot- and Full-scale Technologies:
Detailed Information and Performance Data (continued)
Vendor name:
Technology type:
TreaUbillty Study Capabilities (Bench Sole)
Bench-scale IreatabiUty studies conducted on some type of wastes at vendors location?
y~ "»
Estimated or actual number of bench-scale studies conducted to dale. Does not include lesls
on surrogate waste.
Description of bench-scale testing procedure*.
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SUMMARY OF PERFORMANCE DATA
Vendor name:
Technology type:
Contaminant, contaminant group, or pollutant parameter:
Untreated
range
Treated
Equipment
Scale
Waste description:
Soil classification:
Comments:
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REPRESENTATIVE CLEANUP PROJECTS
Vendori
Technology type:
Site name:
City:
Project type:
Client contact:
Affiliation:
Phone number: ( )
Equipment Scale:
Bench scale
Pilot scale
Full scale
Project Status: (Month/Year)
Contracted:
m Cleanup:
Completed:
Waste description:
State
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REFERENCES AND SOURCES
Tectulofy type:
None/Orgmizalioo:
AiUfcv:
0(y:
Sole: 2if:
Phone No.: ( )
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