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| A Systematic Approach to In Situ Bioremediation in Groundwater, Including Decision Trees for In Situ Bioremediation of Nitrates, Carbon Tetrachloride, and Perchlorate
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This document, which was prepared by ITRC, provides guidance for the systematic characterization, evaluation, design, and testing efforts associated with implementing in situ bioremediation (ISB) for a biotreatable contaminant. It serves as guidance for regulators, consultants, responsible parties, and stakeholders when an ISB technology is being considered. This document presents decision trees for reviewing, planning, evaluating, and approving ISB systems for the saturated subsurface and defines site parameters and appropriate ranges of criteria for characterization, testing, design, and monitoring efforts. The information provided in this document will support ISB evaluation.
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| A User's Guide to Environmental Immunochemical Analysis
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Developed by EPA's ORD, the document facilitates transfer of immunochemical methods for the analysis of environmental contaminants to the environmental analytical chemistry laboratory. Field personnel who may have a need to employ a measurement technology at a monitoring site also may find this manual helpful. The document instructs the reader in the use and application of immunochemical methods of analysis for environmental contaminants. It includes a general troubleshooting guide, along with specific instructions for certain analytes. The guide is written in a manner that allows the user to apply the information presented to immunoassays that are not discussed in the manual.
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| Adaptive Sampling and Analysis Program (ASAP), ANL
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Developed by the Environmental Assessment Division (EAD) of ANL, an adaptive sampling and analysis program (ASAP) is an expedited approach to collecting data in support of hazardous waste site characterization and remediation. ASAPs rely on "real-time" data collection techniques and in-field decision-making to keep data collection as inexpensive, focused, and efficient as possible. The Web site provides links to related fact sheets and identifies sites where the ASAP approach has been successfully used.
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| Air Sparging Design Paradigm
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This design guidance resulted from research and development efforts sponsored by the U.S. Air Force Armstrong Laboratory and the U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Research Center and from field research and data analysis conducted by Battelle Memorial Institute, Arizona State University, Oregon Graduate Institute, Parsons Engineering-Science, and Colorado State University. The guidance provides details on air sparging principles; site characterization; pilot testing; system design, installation, and operation; and system monitoring. Use of the design paradigm is illustrated in descriptions of field studies and by using the results of controlled physical model studies. The guidance is organized in sections that provide an overview of air sparging in general and the specific design paradigm followed by a discussion of site characterization, air sparging application, pilot testing, and system design and monitoring.
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Air Sparging: Technology Transfer and Multi-Site Evaluation
CU-9808
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Developed by ESTCP, this document presents an evaluation of the Air Sparging Design Paradigm implemented at 10 field sites. The goal of the study was to determine the effectiveness of the paradigm and to modify it as necessary based on the results of the evaluation. The document explains the technology and demonstration design and provides an assessment of the performance and cost of the technology in field applications.
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Analysis of Selected Enhancements for Soil Vapor Extraction
EPA 542-R-97-007
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The report provides an engineering analysis of and status report on, selected enhancements for SVE treatment technologies. The report is intended to assist project managers who are considering an SVE treatment system by providing them with an up-to-date report on the status of enhancement technologies in an evaluation of each technology's applicability to various site conditions, a presentation of cost and performance information, a list of vendors that specialize in the technologies, a discussion of the relative strengths and limitations of the technologies, recommendations of factors to be kept in mind when considering the enhancements, and a compilation of references. The five enhancement technologies discussed in the report are air sparging, dual-phase extraction, directional drilling, pneumatic and hydraulic fracturing, and thermal enhancement.
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| Analysis of State Superfund Programs: 50-State Study, 2001 Update
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The report, which was prepared by the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) in association with EPA, provides an analytical overview of state Superfund programs and includes information about statutes, program staffing and organization, sites, cleanup activities, cleanup policies and standards, requirements for public participation, funding and expenditures, and enforcement tools. The report also discusses the voluntary remediation and Brownfields Programs established by the states and presents detailed program information arranged in tables that facilitate comparisons among the states. A copy of the report can be downloaded from ELI's Web site at www.eli.org; the report can be found under the topic "Contaminated Sites" under "Research Reports" in the ELI Store section of the site.
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| Application Guide for Bioslurping - Volume 1
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This application guide, which was developed by Battelle for NFESC, is presented in two volumes. Volume I provides principles and practices of bioslurping to assist project managers in preliminary decision-making. Based on Volume I, a site manager may determine whether this technology is feasible for a site contaminated with light nonaqueous phase liquid (LNAPL).
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| Application Guide for Bioslurping - Volume 2
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This application guide, which was developed by Battelle for the Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center (NFESC), is presented in two volumes. Volume I provides principles and practices of bioslurping to assist project managers in preliminary decision-making, and Volume II contains a detailed description of the bioslurper system; testing procedures; system design, installation, operation, and monitoring; and an approach for site closure.
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| Application of Field-Based Characterization Tools in the Waterfront Voluntary Setting
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This report investigates the reasons voluntary action to redevelop potentially contaminated property is subject to market constraints and other pressures that differ vastly from those that affect corrective action programs. It sets forth in detail the current level of application of field-based characterization tools at 115 waterfront brownfields sites and sites being addressed under VCP programs.
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| Archived Internet Seminars
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Through the CLU-IN Web site, EPA has presented numerous Internet Seminars covering a wide variety of technical topics related to hazardous waste characterization, monitoring, and remediation. For each seminar topic, EPA has selected the highest-quality offerings and placed them in archives that are accessible on the site. The seminars are Web-based slide presentations with an accompanying audio portion. Examples of archived seminars include the following:
Application of Transport Optimization Codes to Groundwater Pump-and-Treat Systems;
Biosensors for Environmental Monitoring - Parts 1 and 2;
Dynamic Data Collection Strategy Using Systematic Planning and Innovative Field-Based Measurement Technologies;
In Situ Treatment of Groundwater Contaminated with Nonaqueous-Phase Liquid (NAPL) Contamination: Fundamentals and Case Studies (In Situ Chemical Oxidation);
In Situ Treatment of Groundwater Contaminated with NAPL Contamination: Fundamentals and Case Studies (NAPL Characterization and Related Cleanup Issues).
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Arsenic Treatment Technologies for Soil, Waste, and Water
EPA 542-R-02-042
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This report, which was prepared by EPA, contains current information on treatment technologies for wastes and environmental media containing arsenic. The intended audience for the report includes hazardous waste site managers, generators and treaters of arsenic-contaminated waste and wastewater, owners and operators of drinking water treatment plants, regulators, and the interested public. The report 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.
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Assessing Contractor Capabilities for Streamlined Site Investigations
EPA 542-R-00-001
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Developed by EPA's BTSC, the resource will assist decision-makers on brownfields projects in evaluating the capabilities of contractors who are being considered to perform work in support of site investigations. The resource also identifies potential activities that contractors can perform to enhance the site investigation process through innovative approaches. A comprehensive series of questions that decision-makers can use in interviewing contractors and evaluating those contractors' qualifications is presented, followed by information about the relevance of the questions and potential answers to them.
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| Assessment of Phytoremediation as an In-Situ Technique for Cleaning Oil-Contaminated Sites
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The document, which is based on a review of the relevant literature, provides examples of the phytoremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons and discusses the key mechanisms of that process, as well as the special considerations involved in phytoremediation of petrochemicals. The document also discusses the benefits, limitations, and costs of phytoremediation, compared with alternative approaches, including natural attenuation, engineering, and bioremediation.
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ASTM Standard Guide for Accelerated Site Characterization for Confirmed or Suspected Petroleum Releases
E1912-98(2004)
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Developed by ASTM, the guide describes accelerated site characterization (ASC), a process used to rapidly and accurately characterize confirmed or suspected releases of petroleum. The guide provides a framework that responsible parties, contractors, consultants, and regulators can use to streamline and accelerate site characterization. The guide is available at a cost and can be ordered online at www.astm.org.
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ASTM Standard Guide for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase II Environmental Site Assessment Process
E1903-97(2002)
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Developed by ASTM, the guide discusses a framework for employing good commercial and customary practices in the United States during Phase II environmental site assessments of commercial property with respect to the potential presence of a range of contaminants within the scope of CERCLA as well as petroleum products. The guide, which is available at a cost, can ordered online at www.astm.org.
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ASTM Standard Guide for Process of Sustainable Brownfields Development
E1984-03(2003)
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The guide, which was developed by ASTM, discusses redevelopment of a brownfields property and is intended for all stakeholders. It identifies impediments to such redevelopment and suggests solutions that can facilitate completion of a successful project. It describes a flexible process of sustainable brownfields redevelopment that actively engages property owners, developers, government agencies, and the community in conducting corrective action, economic evaluation, and other efforts that promote the long-term productive reuse of a brownfields property. The guide, which is available at a cost, can be ordered online at www.astm.org.
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ASTM Standard Guide for Risk-Based Corrective Action Applied at Petroleum Release Sites
E1739-95e1(2003)
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The purpose of the guide is to define RBCA as a process for assessing and responding to a petroleum release in a manner that ensures the protection of human health and the environment. The guide will assist brownfields decision-makers who wish to become familiar with another approach that can be used to assess environmental risk at a site, in conformity with applicable federal, state, local, and tribal regulations. The diversity and flexibility of a RBCA approach is defined and discussed, and the tiered approach of the process is summarized. Although the RBCA process is not limited to a particular site, the guide emphasizes the use of RBCA in response to releases of petroleum. Examples of RBCA applications also are provided. The guide, which is available at a cost, can be ordered online at www.astm.org.
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ASTM Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process
E1527-00(2003)
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The purpose of the practice, which was developed by ASTM, is to define commercial and customary practices in the United States for conducting Phase I environmental site assessments of commercial real estate with respect to the range of contaminants within the scope of CERCLA, as well as petroleum products. Research and reporting requirements also are identified. The practice, which is available at a cost, can be ordered online at www.astm.org.
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| Bioremediation of Chlorinated Solvent Contaminated Groundwater
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The report is intended to provide a basic summary of in situ treatment technologies for groundwater contaminated with chlorinated solvents. It includes information gathered from a range of currently available sources, including project documents, reports, periodicals, Internet searches, and personal communication with parties involved in the use of the technologies.
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| Breaking Barriers to the Use of Innovative Technologies: State Regulatory Role in Unexploded Ordnance Detection and Characterization Technology Selection
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The report, which was published in 2000 by the ITRC, contains an analysis of case studies from states having experience in remediating UXO-contaminated sites. The report supports early and meaningful state regulatory involvement in the selection of innovative UXO characterization and remediation technologies. The report also offers recommendations to ensure the appropriate participation of states in the selection of technologies for characterizing and remediating UXO-contaminated sites.
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| Brownfields and Land Revitalization Technology Support Center
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EPA established BTSC to ensure that brownfields decision-makers are aware of the full range of technologies available for conducting site assessments and cleanup actions and can make informed decisions for their sites. The center helps government decision-makers evaluate strategies to streamline the site assessment and cleanup process, identify and review information about complex technology options, evaluate contractor capabilities and recommendations, explain complex technologies to communities, and plan technology demonstrations. BTSC is coordinated through EPA's OSRTI and works through EPA's ORD laboratories. The center works closely with EPA's Office of Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment and in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Argonne National Laboratory (ANL). Localities can submit requests for assistance:
Through their EPA Regional Brownfields Coordinator
Online at www.brownfieldstsc.org
By calling 1 (877) 838-7220 (toll free)
For more information about BTSC, contact Dan Powell of EPA's OSRTI at (703) 603-7196 or powell.dan@epa.gov.
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Brownfields Handbook: How to Manage Federal Environmental Liability Risks
EPA 330-B-01-001
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In November 1998, EPA issued "The Handbook of Tools for Managing Federal Superfund Liability Risks at Brownfields and Other Sites." The handbook provided a compilation of tools and a discussion of how to use them for evaluating the benefits of reusing a brownfields property. The updated edition of the handbook published in November 2002 summarizes the tools available to clarify and address barriers to site cleanup and reuse posed by RCRA. In addition, the handbook summarizes the tools and initiatives that have been implemented since 1995. These include the Superfund Redevelopment Initiative (SRI), the UST-related initiatives, RCRA reforms, and improvements in the prospective purchaser agreement process. The handbook also provides updated lists of brownfields policies and guidance documents and EPA contacts. An electronic copy of the handbook is available at www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/publications/cleanup/brownfields/handbook. In addition, this site contains policies and guidance documents issued since the publication of the 2002
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Brownfields Technology Primer: Requesting and Evaluating Proposals that Encourage Innovative Technologies for Investigation and Cleanup
EPA 542-R-01-005
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BTSC prepared this primer to assist site owners, project managers, and others preparing RFPs to solicit support in conducting activities to investigate and clean up contaminated sites. It is specifically intended to assist those individuals in writing specifications that encourage contractors and technology vendors to propose options for using innovative characterization and remediation technologies at brownfields sites. The primer also provides information, from a technology perspective, to guide review teams in their evaluations of proposals and the selection of qualified contractors.
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Brownfields Technology Primer: Selecting and Using Phytoremediation for Site Cleanup
EPA 542-R-01-006
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BTSC developed this document to provide an educational tool for site owners, project managers, and regulators to help evaluate the applicability of the phytoremediation process at brownfields sites. The primer explains the types of biological processes involved in phytoremediation; provides examples of the sites and contaminants where phytoremediation has been applied; and discusses technical considerations in selecting and designing phytoremediation systems, activities necessary to operate and maintain phytoremediation systems, and examples of estimated potential cost savings from using phytoremediation versus more conventional treatment processes. The primer also provides a comprehensive list of other resources that are available to assist decision-makers in evaluating phytoremediation as an option for cleaning up contaminated sites.
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Brownfields Technology Primer: Using the Triad Approach to Streamline Brownfields Site Assessment and Cleanup
EPA 542-B-03-002
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This document, which was prepared by EPA's BTSC, provides an educational tool for site owners, project managers, and regulators to help streamline assessment and cleanup activities at brownfields sites. The primer also discusses strategies to reduce costs, decrease time frames, positively affect regulatory and community acceptance, and improve the economics of redevelopment at brownfields sites. The primer is organized in three sections: an introduction; a description of the three elements of the Triad approach, with examples describing the use of each element; and a discussion of the role of the technical team in managing a project, procurement considerations when a project is being planned, and decision-support software and other tools that are available to help brownfields site managers.
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| Brownfields: A Comprehensive Guide to Redeveloping Contaminated Property, Second Edition
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The book, which was published by the American Bar Association (ABA), is aimed at an audience of real estate and environmental attorneys, property owners and developers, environmental regulators and consultants, and state and local government leaders. The book provides an overview of and background information about brownfields issues as well as explanations of the federal and state laws governing brownfields. Legal, business, financial, and political issues associated with redeveloping contaminated property also are addressed. The book presents the scientific concepts used to clean up contaminated property, describing risk assessment and remediation strategies. Comprehensive information about state voluntary cleanup programs also is provided. Originally published in 1997, the Second Edition of this book was released in 2002. The book can be purchased through ABA's Web site at www.abanet.org or at bookstores across the country. The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) for the book is 1-57073-961-7.
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Capstone Report on the Application, Monitoring, and Performance of Permeable Reactive Barriers for Ground-Water Remediation: Volume 1
EPA 600-R-03-045a
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This report, which was developed by EPA, discusses geochemical and microbiological processes within zero-valent iron PRBs that may contribute to changes in iron reactivity over time and decreases in reaction zone permeability. Two full-scale PRBs are evaluated in this report. Detailed water sampling and analysis, core sampling, and solid-phase characterization studies were carried out to: (1) evaluate spatial and temporal trends in contaminant concentrations and key geochemical parameters, (2) characterize the type and nature of surface precipitates forming over time in the reactive barriers, and (3) identify the type and extent of microbiological activity within and around the reactive barriers.
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Capstone Report on the Application, Monitoring, and Performance of Permeable Reactive Barriers for Ground-Water Remediation: Volume 2
EPA 600-R-03-045b
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This report, which was developed by EPA, discusses soil and groundwater sampling methods and procedures used to evaluate the long-term performance of PRBs at two sites: one in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and the other one in Denver Federal Center near Lakewood, Colorado. Both PRBs were installed in 1996 and have been monitored and studied since their installation to determine their continued effectiveness in removing contaminants from groundwater. The report points out that an effective monitoring program requires appropriate soil and groundwater sampling techniques.
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Catalog of EPA Materials on USTs
EPA 510-B-00-001
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The booklet provides an annotated list of UST materials and includes ordering information. Many of the informational leaflets, booklets, videos, and software items listed are designed to provide UST owners and operators with information to help them comply with the federal UST requirements.
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Characterization of Mine Leachates and the Development of a Ground-Water Monitoring Strategy for Mine Sites
EPA 600-R-99-007
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The objective of the research project was to develop a better understanding of the composition of mine waste leachates and to identify cost-effective groundwater monitoring parameters that could be incorporated into a monitoring strategy to reliably detect the migration of contaminants from hard-rock mining operations.
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The guides are prepared by EPA to provide site managers with nontechnical outreach materials that they can share with communities in the vicinity of sites. The guides present information on innovative technologies that have been selected or applied at some cleanup sites, provide overviews of the technologies, and present success stories about sites at which innovative technologies have been applied. Both English and Spanish versions of the guides are available. The guides contain information on the following subjects:
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Clarifying DQO Terminology Usage to Support Modernization of Site Cleanup Practices
EPA 542-R-01-014
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This report, which was developed by EPA, addresses the need to clarify DQO terminology use in order to support modernization of environmental restoration activities. The document presents a basic conceptual understanding of DQO-related terms in a way that facilitates systematic project planning in the context of site cleanups. A list of descriptions of DQO-related terms and concepts appears first in the report, followed by a more detailed discussion of the interrelationships among the concepts.
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| Clean-Up Information Home Page on the World Wide Web (CLU-IN)
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The Internet site, which was developed by EPA, provides information about innovative treatment technologies and site characterization technologies to the hazardous waste remediation community. CLU-IN describes programs, organizations, publications, and other tools for EPA and other federal and state personnel, consulting engineers, technology developers and vendors, remediation contractors, researchers, community groups, and individual citizens. Information about issues related to remediation and site characterization also is provided: technology verification and evaluation; technology selection tools; contaminant-specific information, guidance and application support; case studies; regulatory development; and publications.
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CLU-IN Studio, which is coordinated by EPA's OSRTI, ITRC, and other partners, provides free and unlimited access to Internet technical seminars, live conference Webcasts, and videotapes. The three types of media provide information about and resources relevant to innovative site characterization and cleanup technologies. The 2-hour Internet seminars are live, Web-based slide presentations, each of which has a companion audio portion available by telephone line or RealAudio simulcast. The conference Webcasts are live events that combine Web-based presentation materials with a companion live audio stream. The videotapes, whose viewing time ranges from 6 to 28 minutes, may be viewed or ordered online. Descriptions and registration information for upcoming events as well as links to archived seminars and Webcasts are provided at www.clu-in.org/studio.
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| CLU-IN Technology Focus
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The Technology Focus, a section of EPA OSRTI's CLU-IN site, provides a compilation of the most relevant information sources for a range of remediation technologies. Grouped by specific technologies, the resources provide technology descriptions, information about applications and use of technologies, relevant engineering and regulatory guidance, and links to training sources and additional references. Information about the following technologies is available: air sparging, bioreactor landfills, bioremediation of chlorinated solvents, bioventing and biosparging, electrokinetics, fracturing, groundwater circulating wells, in situ flushing, in situ oxidation, multiphase extraction, natural attenuation, PRBs, phytoremediation, solvent extraction, SVE, soil washing, thermal desorption, and thermal enhancements.
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Cost Analyses for Selected Groundwater Cleanup Projects: Pump-and-Treat Systems and Permeable Reactive Barriers
EPA 542-R-00-013
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Developed on the basis of case studies prepared by EPA, other members of FRTR, and the Remediation Technologies Development Forum, the report presents the results of an analysis of groundwater cleanup costs for P&T systems and PRBs at 48 sites. Targeted for site managers, technology developers, and users, as well as others involved in groundwater remediation efforts, the report provides detailed information about the costs of groundwater cleanup technologies and factors that affect those costs. Of the 48 sites, 32 had P&T systems and 16 had PRBs.
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Cost Estimating Tools and Resources for Addressing the Brownfields Initiatives
EPA 625-R-99-001
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The guide is one in a series of publications designed to assist communities, states, municipalities, and the private sector to address brownfields sites more effectively. The guide, which is designed to be used with the three guides for specific types of sites Technical Approaches to Characterizing and Cleaning Up Automotive Repair Sites Under the Brownfields Initiative, Technical Approaches to Characterizing and Cleaning Up Iron and Steel Mill Sites Under the Brownfields Initiative, and Technical Approaches to Characterizing and Cleaning Up Metal Finishing Sites Under the Brownfields Initiative provides information about cost estimating tools and resources for addressing cleanup costs at brownfields sites. Many decision-makers at brownfields sites may choose to assign the preparation of cost estimates to consultants who are experienced in the cleanup of hazardous waste sites; however, it benefits those decision-makers to be able to provide guidance to their consultants and to understand the process sufficiently well to provide an informed review of the estimates prepared. The guide provides general information about the cost estimation process and includes summaries of various types of estimates. The guide also outlines the process of developing "order of magnitude" cost estimates. Information about resources, databases, and models also is provided.
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Data Quality Objective Process for Hazardous Waste Site Investigations
EPA 600-R-00-007
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The document focuses on the DQO process as the appropriate systematic planning process to support decision-making. The DQO process is an important tool for project managers and planners to use in defining the types, quality, and quantity of data needed to make defensible decisions. The document is based on the principles and steps developed in Guidance for the Data Quality Objectives Process, but is specific to investigations of hazardous waste sites. The guidance is also consistent with Data Quality Objectives Process for Superfund: Interim Final Guidance (EPA 1993) and Soil Screening Guidance: User's Guide (EPA 1996). Although the document focuses on EPA applications, the guidance also is applicable to programs at the state and local levels.
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The DQO Web site, which is sponsored by DOE, is a helpful resource for those responsible for preparing a data collection design. The Web site defines the DQO process and explains its role in ensuring that a data collection activity produces results of sufficient quality to support decisions based on those results. The Web site provides step-by-step procedures for the DQO process. It also provides a decision process flow chart, describes purposes and goals related to the use of the DQO process, and reviews relevant DOE and contractor directives. It also provides information on data quality assessment (QA); describes a number of available training courses; lists contacts; and provides glossaries of relevant terms, as well as links to related sites.
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| Dense Nonaqueous Phase Liquids (DNAPLs): Review of Emerging Characterization and Remediation Technologies
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This document, which was developed by ITRC, is an educational tool for regulators and project managers who work with DNAPL-contaminated sites. The emerging characterization technologies discussed in the document include geophysical and direct-push technologies, and in situ tracers. Emerging remediation technologies described in the document include in situ flushing, dynamic underground stripping, six-phase heating, and in situ chemical oxidation. The document also presents stakeholder concerns about application of these emerging technologies.
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Design Solutions for Vapor Intrusion and Indoor Air Quality
EPA 500-F-04-004
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This fact sheet, compiled by EPA OSWER, provides an overview of technical and health issues regarding vapor intrusion into indoor air and its effect on land redevelopment. The fact sheet discusses how to anticipate the potential for vapor intrusion; evaluate the extent of the problem; and prevent or correct the problem.
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Directory of Technical Assistance for Land Revitalization (BTSC)
EPA 542-B-03-001
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EPA's BTSC has prepared the directory to provide information about technical assistance that is available from federal agencies to assist regional, state, and local government personnel in assessment and cleanup decision-making for brownfields reuse and revitalization. This directory includes information about 37 organizations within 10 federal agencies that provide different types of support to help with site assessment and cleanup, including technical support and funding sources. Profiles are included for the agencies and organizations and contain the following types of information: background and location information, relevancy to revitalization, description of the areas of expertise available, discussion of the types of services available, types of funding available and eligibility, contact information and the process for requesting assistance, and examples of specific instances where the organization has previously provided support for site revitalization. Information in the profiles is believed to be current as of March 2003. To help maintain current information, the directory is available as an online searchable database at www.brownfieldstsc.org/directory.
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DNAPL Remediation: Selected Projects Approaching Regulatory Closure - Status Update
EPA 542-R-04-016
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This paper, which was prepared by EPA's OSRTI, is a status update on the use of DNAPL source reduction remedial technologies. The document provides information about recent projects in which regulatory closure has been reached and projects that are approaching regulatory closure following source reduction. Information is presented about the challenges associated with DNAPL remediation and the types of in situ technologies used, and data and findings are included concerning the relative effectiveness of field applications of these technologies. Project profiles for eight field applications are provided that illustrate some of the findings presented in the paper.
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| Dry Cleaner Site Assessment & Remediation - A Technology Snapshot
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In this report, the State Coalition for Remediation of Drycleaners (SCRD) evaluates trends in the use of technologies to address dry cleaner sites across the country over the last 3 years. The analysis is based on the responses of 28 states to a 2002 SCRD survey and comparison of these responses to those from a similar survey conducted in 1999. SCRD gathered information on technologies that states have used or evaluated for assessment and remediation of solvent-contaminated dry cleaning sites as well as program- and project-specific information concerning contaminant types, general costs, technologies, cleanup standards, guidance documents, and lessons learned.
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Engineered Approaches to In Situ Bioremediation of Chlorinated Solvents: Fundamentals and Field Applications
EPA 542-R-00-008
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The report provides an overview of in situ bioremediation for the remediation of chlorinated solvents in contaminated soil and groundwater. It describes mechanisms for the degradation of chlorinated solvents, enhancements of such mechanisms by the addition of various materials and chemicals, design approaches, and factors to consider when selecting and using the technology. The report also presents a list of vendors of the technology and nine case studies of field applications.
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Engineering and Design: Adsorption Design Guide
DG 1110-1-2
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The guide, published by USACE, provides practical guidance for the design of liquid- and vapor-phase devices for the adsorption of organic chemicals. The adsorptive media addressed include granular activated carbon (GAC) and other alternative adsorption media, such as powdered activated carbon (PAC) and non-carbon adsorbents. It addresses various types of adsorption media, applicability, use of various adsorption process technologies, design of equipment and ancillary components, availability, advantages, disadvantages, regeneration methods, costs, and safety considerations.
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Engineering and Design: Requirements for the Preparation of Sampling and Analysis Plans
EM 200-1-3
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Developed by USACE, the manual provides guidance for the preparation of project-specific sampling and analysis plans (SAP) for the collection of environmental data. In addition, the manual presents default sampling and analytical protocols that may be used verbatim or modified based in light of the DQOs for a specific project. The goal of the manual is to promote consistency in the generation and execution of sampling and analysis plans and therefore to help investigators generate chemical data of known quality for the purpose to which those data are to be used.
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Engineering and Design: Soil Vapor Extraction and Bioventing
EM 1110-1-4001
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This guide, which was published by USACE to provide practical guidance for design and operation of SVE and bioventing (BV) systems. It discusses all aspects of the engineering of SVE and BV systems, including site characterization, technology selection; bench- and pilot-scale testing, design, installation, operation, and closure.
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| Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP)
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DoD's ESTCP Program promotes innovative, cost-effective environmental characterization and remediation technologies through their demonstration and validation at DoD sites. Successful demonstration leads to acceptance of innovative technologies by DoD end-users and the regulatory community. The Web site provides access to detailed reports about completed demonstration projects that have verified cost and performance of a technology, and fact sheets about ongoing projects where innovative technologies are being tested. Some of the areas under which these demonstrations are being conducted include chlorinated solvents, heavy metals, perchlorate, petroleum hydrocarbons and related compounds and contaminated sediments. Reports about site characterization, monitoring and process optimization are also available. The user can also use the online library to search for reports and fact sheets based on keywords.
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| Environmental Technology Verification Reports
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Produced by EPA's ORD, the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program reports provide extensive information about the performance of commercial-ready, private sector technologies. The reports are intended for buyers of technologies, developers of technologies, consulting engineers, and state and federal agencies. The documents verify the environmental performance characteristics of these technologies based on pilot project results. The reports as well as other information about the ETV Program are available on the ETV Web site. Approximately 100 ETV reports and verification statements about the performance of various technologies are available. Examples of these technologies include ambient ammonia sensors, mercury continuous emission monitors, arsenic test kits, rapid polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technologies, laser-induced fluorescence sensors, cone penetrometer-deployed sensors, environmental DSS, explosives detection, field-portable gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer, field-portable X-ray fluorescence analyzer, groundwater sampling, PCB field analysis technologies, portable gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer, soil and soil gas sampling, wellhead monitoring for volatile organic compounds (VOC), and soil sampling technologies.
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This Internet site coordinated by EPA's Office of Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment provides extensive information about EPA's Brownfields Program, including the Brownfields Law, EPA brownfields grants, and technical tools and resources as well as information about brownfields projects across the country. Descriptions of EPA's brownfields pilot projects and points of contact in each of the EPA regional offices are provided, as are descriptions of publications, regulations, and other documents. Brownfields stakeholders involved in selection and use of technologies for environmental cleanup may have particular interest in learning more about EPA's brownfields grant programs, which offer assessment grants, revolving loan fund grants, cleanup grants, and job training grants. Information is also provided on EPA's Targeted Brownfields Assessments (TBA) Program as well as state and tribal response programs. The site also contains routinely updated announcements related to grants and information on pilot projects and success stories. The site provides links to the Web sites of different cleanup programs managed by offices within the EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER). For additional information, visit the Web site at www.epa.gov/brownfields.
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| EPA Dockets
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Dockets, electronic dockets, and information centers serve as the repositories for information related to particular EPA actions. When a rulemaking or nonrulemaking action is announced, a docket is established in EPA Dockets (EDOCKET) with an assigned tracking number to accumulate materials throughout the process. Dockets may contain Federal Register documents, a variety of supporting documentation, and public comments. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in EDOCKET or on hard copy at the EPA Docket Center, EPA West Building, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC. This facility is open from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OSWER Docket is (202) 566-0276. All documents in the docket are listed in the EDOCKET index at www.epa.gov/edocket.
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| EPA Dynamic Field Activities Internet Site
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Hosted by EPA's OSRTI, the Internet site provides resources to assist decision-makers to streamline activities conducted at hazardous waste sites using real-time data and real-time decisions. Descriptions of the specific elements of dynamic field activities are provided, as well as related guidance documents and publications, including links to relevant Internet sites. Information about on-site analytical tools suitable for use during dynamic field activities also is provided.
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| EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Industry Sector Notebooks
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Developed by EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA), the sector notebooks provide extensive profiles of selected major industries. Each profile includes information about an industrial process, information about pollution prevention techniques, pollutant release data, pertinent federal statutes and regulations, compliance and enforcement data, information on government and industry partnerships, descriptions of innovative programs, and bibliographic references. Profiles are available online and on hard copy for the following industry sectors:
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| EPA Office of Solid Waste SW-846 Online: Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Wastes, Physical/Chemical Methods
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Developed by EPA's OSW, the Web site provides test procedures and guidance that EPA recommends for use in conducting the evaluations and measurements needed to comply with requirements established under RCRA. The online manual presents state-of-the-art methods of routine analytical testing that have been adapted for use under the RCRA Program. All the documents found in the Third Edition of SW-846, as updated by updates I, II, IIA, IIB, III, and IIIA, are located at the Web site. It presents procedures for field and laboratory QC, sampling, identification of hazardous constituents in wastes, determination of the hazardous characteristics of wastes (toxicity, ignitability, reactivity, or corrosivity), and determination of the physical properties of wastes. It also provides guidance on selecting appropriate methods. The methods can be downloaded from the SW-846 Web site at no cost.
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EPA ORD Brownfields Guides - Technical Approaches to Characterizing and Cleaning Up Iron and Steel Mill Sites Under the Brownfields Initiative
EPA 625-R-98-007
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The Brownfields Guides, which were developed by EPA ORD, are designed to help communities, states, municipalities, and the private sector address brownfields sites more effectively. EPA has developed this "Iron and Steel" guide to provide decision-makers such as city planners, private sector developers, and others involved in redeveloping brownfields with a better understanding of the technical issues involved in assessing and cleaning up iron and steel mill sites so they can make the most informed decisions possible. This guide provides the user with an understanding of common industrial processes at iron and steel mills and the relationship between these processes and potential releases of contaminants to the environment. The guide also includes a discussion of site assessment, screening and cleanup levels, and technologies that can be used to assess and clean up the types of contaminants likely to be present at iron and steel mill sites. A list of relevant acronyms, a glossary of key terms, and an extensive bibliography are also provided.
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EPA ORD Brownfields Guides - Technical Approaches to Characterizing and Cleaning Up Metal Finishing Sites Under the Brownfields Initiative
EPA 625-R-98-006
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The Brownfields Guides, which were developed by EPA ORD, are designed to help communities, states, municipalities, and the private sector address brownfields sites more effectively. EPA has developed this "Metal Finishing" guide to provide those involved in redeveloping brownfields with a better understanding of the technical issues involved in assessing and cleaning up metal finishing sites so they can make the most informed decisions possible. This guide provides the user with an understanding of common industrial processes at metal finishing facilities and the relationship between these processes and po |
