| This report is a collection of abstracts summarizing 56 case studies of site remediation applications prepared primarily by federal agencies. The case studies, collected under the auspices of the Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable (FRTR), were undertaken to document the results and lessons learned from technology applications. |
EPA 542-R-01-008
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| This report is a collection of abstracts summarizing 39 case studies of site remediation applications prepared primarily by federal agencies. The case studies, collected under the auspices of the Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable (FRTR), were undertaken to document the results and lessons learned from technology applications |
EPA-542-R-02-006
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| This report is a collection of abstracts summarizing nine new FRTR cost and performance case studies documenting the results and lessons learned from site remediation technology applications. The abstracts are organized by technology, and cover a variety of in situ treatment technologies and some containment remedies. The abstracts and corresponding case study reports are available through the Roundtable Web site, which contains a total of 383 remediation technology case studies. The online version of this document also includes a table (Appendix A) identifying the specific sites, technologies, contaminants, media, and year published for the 383 case studies in the FRTR database. |
EPA 542-R-06-002
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FRTR Technology Cost and Performance Case Study Database
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| This report is a collection of abstracts summarizing 10 new FRTR cost and performance case studies documenting the results and lessons learned from site remediation technology applications. The abstracts are organized by technology, and include several different technologies for treating soil or groundwater contamination or acid rock drainage, with 3 reports addressing soil cleanup, 4 reports focusing on groundwater and 3 reports focusing on treating acid rock drainage. This document also includes a table (Appendix A) identifying the specific sites, technologies, contaminants, media, and year published for the 393 case studies in the FRTR database. |
EPA 542-R-07-004
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FRTR Technology Cost and Performance Case Study Database
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| This report is a collection of abstracts summarizing 17 case studies of site remediation prepared by federal agencies. The case studies, collected under the auspices of the Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable, were undertaken to document the results and lessons learned from technology applications. They will help establish benchmark data on cost and performance which should lead to greater confidence in the selection and use of cleanup technologies. |
EPA 542-R-97-010
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| This report is a collection of abstracts summarizing 86 case studies of site remediation prepared by federal agencies. The case studies, collected under the auspices of the Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable, were undertaken to document the results and lessons learned from technology applications. They will help establish benchmark data on cost and performance which should lead to greater confidence in the selection and use of cleanup technologies. |
EPA 542-R-98-010
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| This report is a collection of abstracts summarizing 78 case studies of site remediation applications prepared by federal agencies. The case studies, collected under the auspices of the Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable, were undertaken to document the results and lessons learned from technology applications. They will help establish benchmark data on cost and performance which should lead to greater confidence in the selection and use of cleanup technologies. |
EPA 542-R-00-006
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| This report is a collection of abstracts summarizing 29 case studies of site remediation applications prepared primarily by federal agencies. The case studies, collected under the auspices of the Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable (FRTR), were undertaken to document the results and lessons learned from technology applications. |
EPA 542-R-03-011
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| This report is a collection of abstracts summarizing 19 case studies of site remediation applications prepared primarily by federal agencies. The case studies, collected under the auspices of the Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable (FRTR), were undertaken to document the results and lessons learned from technology applications. The report includes 7 projects addressing cleanup of soil and groundwater using in situ bioremediation technologies, 4 case studies focusing on soil vapor extraction for treatment of halogenated volatile compounds, and 3 reports covering in situ soil and groundwater treatment using chemical oxidation/reduction technologies. |
EPA 542-R-04-012
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| This report, published by the Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable (FRTR), is a collection of recently published abstracts summarizing 13 cost and performance case studies on the use of remediation technologies at contaminated sites. The case studies include several different technologies for treating soil or groundwater contamination or both, with 7 reports addressing soil cleanup and 8 reports concerning groundwater |
EPA 542-R-05-021
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| This document was prepared by Christine Costello, a National Network of Environmental Management Studies grantee under a fellowship from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This paper provides an overview of treatment technologies being used to remedy environmental problems at abandoned mine sites, with a focus on innovative treatment techniques. |
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| Personal monitoring in the form of activity-based sampling (ABS) is the most appropriate technique to estimate exposure. EPA has thus developed a sampling procedure called ABS, designed to mimic the activities of a potential receptor. |
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| The show highlights three case studies-Santa Monica Bay, the Mississippi River Basin/Gulf of Mexico, and New York City-where polluted runoff threatens watersheds highly valued for recreation, commercial fisheries and navigation, and drinking water. Key scientists and water quality experts, and citizens involved in local and national watershed protection efforts provide insight into the problems as well as solutions to today's water quality challenges. After the Storm also explains simple things people can do to protect their local watershed-such as picking up after one's dog, recycling household hazardous wastes, and conserving water. The program is intended for educational and communication purposes in classrooms, conferences, etc. |
EPA 840-V-04-001
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| Mobile Bay, AL, was the scene of a joint United States-Canadian study designed to measure the environmental impact of burning spilled oil as a cleanup technique. The experiment was comprised of a series of test burns of oil spilled into a large open tank. Particulate and gaseous emissions from the burn were measured, and the data was used to assess potential environmental impact. This experiment supported an open ocean burn conducted in Canada during the summer of 1993. Running time is 8 minutes. |
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| The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) initiated the Alternative Cover Assessment Program (ACAP) in 1998 to address a growing interest in innovative alternatives to conventional designs for final landfill closure. Interest in alternative cover designs has stemmed from the requirement for adequate long-term protection of human health and the environment, recognized limitations of current prescriptive designs, and cost. |
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| The EPA developed and issued this report in response to inquiries that EPA has received regarding whether there are alternative treatment technologies available to use in place of open burning and open detonation (OB/OD) of energetic hazardous waste, also commonly referred to as waste explosives. This report communicates the current state of alternative technologies that may be applicable for energetic hazardous waste including: munitions and explosives; consumer and commercial fireworks; marine, roadside, and signal flares; auto air bag explosives; and hobby rocket propellants. Specifically, it identifies and describes alternative technologies that have been developed and their status, the types of waste munitions or energetics a technology can treat, and where deployments have occurred. Thus, it provides the formative steps for evaluating the efficacy and the pros and cons of the technologies for particular applications. |
EPA 530-R-19-007
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| The study focuses on anaerobic biodegradation of BTEX isomers in aquifer material from two petroleum-contaminated aquifers. Two different techniques were used to evaluate the ability of indigenous microorganisms to anaerobically degrade BTEX and to estimate the rate of degradation. |
EPA 600-S-97-003
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| Outlines the analysis of 1,4-dioxane in water matrices using a gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer (GC/MS) by the Environmental Response Team/Scientific Engineering Response & Analytical Services (ERT/SERAS) Laboratory. |
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| This report presents a summary of existing studies of barriers that have historically impeded the successful commercialization of ITTs. The goal of An Analysis of Barriers to Innovative Treatment Technologies: Summary of Existing and Current Initiatives is to help ITT providers understand the types of barriers that may challenge the development and full commercialization of ITTs by presenting reasons beyond market forces that inhibit development of ITTs and their routine use. |
EPA 542-B-00-003
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| This document was prepared by Charlene V. Lawson, a Student Diversity Internship Program intern working with staff of the U.S. EPA Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation. This report highlights the preliminary findings obtained from evaluating changes in local air quality following the application of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology using a gas-phase air quality model based on the Regional Atmospheric Chemistry Mechanism, version 2 (RACM2). The report also includes a short description of the RACM2 model, assumptions, data sources, and the overall approach used for the analyses. |
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| This report prepared by the Groundwater Remediation Technologies Analysis Center (GWRTAC) provides an analysis of information pertaining to ground-water remediation projects contained in the title document. Please note that this analysis only addresses projects listed in the first edition of the title document. However, an updated second edition of this document is available online with search capabilities. |
EPA 542-B-96-002
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| The objective of this standard operating procedure is to provide guidance on the requirements for the analysis of malathion in air samples using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS), selective ion monitoring mode. |
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| This method is a modification of NIOSH Method 6009 for mercury. It is applicable to the analysis of indoor air samples of volatilized elemental mercury collected on solid sorbent material (typically Hopcalite) contained in glass collection tubes. |
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| This method is a modification of NIOSH Method 7300 for metals in air (Appendix B). It is applicable to the analysis of indoor air samples collected on cellulose ester membrane filters. |
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| The objective of this standard operating procedure is to provide guidance on the requirements for the analysis of methyl parathion in air samples using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS), selective ion monitoring mode. |
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| This standard operating procedure describes the procedures for the analysis of methyl parathion in carpet samples using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) selective ion monitoring mode. |
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| The objective of this standard operating procedure is to provide guidance on the requirements for the analysis of methyl parathion in soil samples using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) selective ion monitoring mode. |
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| The objective of this standard operating procedure is to provide guidance on the requirements for the analysis of methyl parathion in wipe samples using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) selective ion monitoring mode. |
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| The objective of this Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is to provide guidance on the requirements for the analysis of Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) compounds in air samples using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). |
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| This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) outlines the preparation and analysis of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in dust matrices using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) in the select ion monitoring (SIM) mode. |
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| This report provides an engineering analysis of, and status report on, selected enhancements for the following soil vapor extraction (SVE) treatment technologies: air sparging, dual-phase extraction, directional drilling, pneumatic and hydraulic fracturing, and thermal enhancement. It also offers an evaluation of each technology's applicability to various site conditions, cost and performance information, a list of vendors specializing in the technologies, a discussion of relative strengths and limitations of the technologies, recommendations to keep in mind when considering the enhancements, and extensive references. |
EPA 542-R-97-007
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| The purpose of this Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is to describe the analysis of air or headspace samples by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) using the Viking SpectraTrak 620. |
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| Appendix A provides summary information on the number of cases in which each technology considered at wood treater sites was screened out in past FSs and RODs in both the initial and detailed analysis phases. |
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| There has been some question as to whether ground water contaminated with restricted RCRA hazardous wastes, which is extracted during a RCRA corrective action or CERCLA response action, must meet the best demonstrated available technology (BDAT) identified for that waste under the RCRA land disposal restrictions (LDRs) prior to each reinjection, in a pump-and-treat reinjection remediation system. This memorandum explains EPA's interpretation of whether the LDRs are applicable or (under CERCLA response actions only) relevant and appropriate to such reinjections or to the remediation as a whole. |
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| This letter addresses the condition in section 3020(b)(2) that the contaminated ground water be treated to substantially reduce hazardous constituents prior to such injection. The substantial reduction of hazardous constituents required by 3020(b) may occur after reinjection. |
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| Voluntary action to redevelop potentially contaminated property operates under vastly different market constraints than mandated corrective action programs. Pressures exist that impact the time scale, cost/benefit ratio, priorities, and resources that allow the action to transpire. Non-market pressures, usually in the form of regulation, also affect decisions over the course of redevelopment. Together, these forces also determine the technologies and methods used to characterize the property, as well as the media sampled. This report will investigate the reasons behind that and detail the current level of field-based characterization tool application at 115 waterfront brownfield and Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP) sites. |
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| Analytical chemistry methods can be classified as 'definitive methods' or 'screening methods.' Environmental decision-makers frequently assume that definitive analytical methods generate 'definitive data,' while screening methods generate 'screening data.' This is misleading. Adopting the concept of 'effective data' could promote cost-savings while ensuring more reliable site decisions, because it recognizes that the information value of data depends on the interaction between sampling design, analytical design, and the intended use of the data. |
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| This report contains current information on the treatment technologies for wastes and environmental media containing arsenic. It summarizes information on 13 technologies used to treat arsenic, identifies sites and facilities where arsenic treatment has been used, and provides references to more detailed arsenic treatment information. The information can be used to help identify and screen treatment technologies that can meet the lower arsenic maximum contaminant level (MCL). The technologies included in the report to address soil and solids are: solidification/stabilization, vitrification, soil washing/acid extraction, pyrometallurgical treatment, and in situ soil flushing. Technologies for water include: precipitation-coprecipitation, membrane filtration, adsorption, ion exchange, permeable reactive barriers, and biological treatment. Two technologies discussed in the report address soils, other solids, and water: electrokinetics and phytoremediation |
EPA 542-R-02-004
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| Provides procedures for asbestos air sampling by drawing a known volume of air through a mixed cellulose ester (MCE) filter. The filter is then sent to a laboratory for analysis. |
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| The purpose of this document is to familiarize and encourage brownfields decision makers to investigate and employ innovative methods for characterizing their sites, to assist brownfields decision makers in assessing contractors' capabilities and familiarity with these methods, and to suggest additional items for contractors to consider in conducting their activities. |
EPA 542-R-00-001
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| This document was prepared by Sean M. Cook, a National Network for Environmental Management Studies (NNEMS) grantee under a fellowship from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The main focus of this paper is discussing the use of zero-valent iron nanoparticles. Due to its unique properties, this manufactured nanoparticle is able to effectively eliminate or neutralize certain recalcitrant pollutants that can be found in aquatic environments (e.g., groundwater aquifers). Nanoscale zero-valent iron (NZVI) particles are typically 5-40 nm sized Fe0/Fe-oxide particles that rapidly transform many environmental contaminants to benign products and are a promising in situ remediation agent. Due to their small size and increased reactivity, these manufactured nanoparticles have the potential to be more effective than the microscale ZVI that is already in use for contaminant remediation in soil and groundwater aquifers. However, little is known about the environmental fate of these nanomaterials once they have undergone biological and non-biological processes within a contaminated aquifer. For this reason, it is important to find out what the possible impacts of these nanomaterials are once they enter the environment and how they could potentially affect human health or the environment. Despite these concerns, NZVI technology and its application are a very promising, efficient and cost-effective method for remediating contaminated soil and groundwater aquifer sites. |
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| This guidance replaces previous Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response guidance regarding perchlorate under the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Contingency Plan, 40 CFR Part 300. Following the National Academy of Sciences' National Research Council review, EPA adopted a reference dose (RfD) for perchlorate of 0.0007 milligram/kilogram-day (mg/kg-day), and this guidance applies that to EPA's CERCLA program. This RfD leads to a Drinking Water Equivalent Level (DWEL) of 24.5 micrograms/liter (ug/L) or 24.5 parts per billion (ppb). |
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| Based on a review of the relevant literature, this document discusses the key mechanisms as well as the special considerations involved in petrochemical phytoremediation in northern climates. The benefits, limitations, and costs of phytoremediation are compared to natural attenuation, engineering and bioremediation. |
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