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From page 283...
... , 234 Air sparging, 37-38, 92, 96, 108, 117, 151, 213, 226 Alternatives for Ground Water Cleanup, 1 Alternative Treatment Technology Information Center (ATTIC) Network, 272 American Academy of Environmental Engineers, 16, 85, 258, 269 American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 68 American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
From page 284...
... , 273 Computer simulation models, 206 Congress, action needed by authorizing long-term amortization of remediation liabilities, 5, 69, 76 evaluating issue of national cleanup standards, 6, 77 reviewing effectiveness of state cleanup standards, 71 Superfund reform, 47-48 Congressional Budget Office (CBO) , 4, 18, 47, 49 Consensus building, 8 Consortia.
From page 285...
... See Naval Environmental Leadership Program Environmental Management Science Program, 59 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , 243246 collects data on innovative technologies, 2, 81 developing a standard "template sites" cost comparison system, 16 See also Costs, comparing 285 ensuring consistency in remediation technology selection process, 6, 70-71, 76-77, 198 establishing a coordinated national testing program, 14, 248 establishing a national registry of contaminated sites, 6, 77 evaluating issue of national cleanup standards, 6, 71, 77 improving Superfund and RCRA enforcement, 5, 76 making comprehensive data bases available, 8, 73-74, 154, 267, 270 notifies SEC about compliance with environmental laws, 67 Online Library System (OLS)
From page 286...
... See Verification of innovative remediahon technology performance Global Network for Environmental Technology (GNET) , 275 Government agencies initiating periodic peer review of technologies, 8, 154-155 sharing of data on performance and costs needed, 8, 154 wide variety of, with differing priorities, 45 Ground water contaminants, 80-81 fewer treatment technologies available than for soil, 7 flow rates of, 25-26 innovative technologies in use, 43-44 retention mechanisms of, 28 sources of, listed, 22 transformation mechanisms of, 29 transport mechanisms of, 27, 30 Ground Water Remediahon Technologies Analysis Center (GWRTAC)
From page 287...
... See Testing remediation technologies, determining level of testing required Land farming, 37, 91, 150 Landfilling, 35, 37 Leaking underground storage tanks, 97 cleaning up, 36-38 regulations, 29-31 Legislative reform needed, dealing with likelihood of relaxing cleanup regulations, 3-4. See also Congress, action needed by Lenders, reluctant.
From page 288...
... , 21, 25, 53, 100-101, 120-129 relative rates of biodegradation, 122 research needed, 128- 129 Potassium permanganate, 92, 150 Pozzolonic agents, 90, 131 Precipitation, 90, 138 Predictability under wide-ranging site conditions, 191 Professional organizations, initiating periodic peer review of technologies, 8, 154- 155 Profitability, 193 Property values depressed, 2, 20, 30 fear of pre-sale environmental assessments, 63-64 Public involvement, 9-19, 170-172 avoiding community disruption, 194-195 case histories of, 178-180, 182-183 ensuring public safety, 195-196 Public sector environmental remediation, inadequate cost containment, 4 Pump-and-treat systems, 32-34, 37-38, 93-94, 117, 137-138 failures of, 202 R Radioactive contaminants, 21, 27, 31-32, 90, 134-136 Radio frequency heating, 151-152 Rapid Commercialization Initiative (RCI) , 234 Recommendations, 4-17, 75-77, 154-157, 197198, 247-249, 269-270 Records of Decision Data Base, 276 Redox potential-controlled solid phase formation, 90, 92, 136, 149 Reducing treatment zones, generating, 139 Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances, 184
From page 289...
... See Conventional remediation technologies; Innovative remediation technologies Remediation Technologies Development Forum (RTDF) , 16, 19, 245-246, 258, 269 Remediation technology consultants averse to risk-taking, 153 bias towards providing clients with "safe" technologies, 45 providing diverse range of environmental services, 44 sharing of data on performance and costs needed, 8, 154 Remediation technology providers, 173 compiling and releasing cost figures, 15 considering client and client's consultant in sales strategy, 45 considering concerns of all stakeholders, 10, 198 decline in stocks of, 42-44 offering proof their technology works to reduce risks, 11, 46, 198 start-up difficulties, 2-4, 44, 50, 52, 55, 59, 61-62 ReOpt Data Bases, 276 Residual-phase solvents, 114- 115 Residuals production, 191 289 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
From page 290...
... See Conventional remediation technologies; Innovative remediation technologies Technology Access Services, 277 Technology Assistance Directory, 272 Technology Certification Program, 241, 243 Technology consultants. See Remediation technology consultants Technology development partnerships.
From page 291...
... See Site owners "Template sites." See Costs, comparing Testing remediation technologies, 9-15, 39, 74 75, 182-191, 201-251. See also Verification of innovative remediation technology performance categorizing sites by treatment difficulty, 12-14, 34, 230-240, 248 collecting data needed for, 7-8, 202-216, 245-248 details on prior cleanups often proprietary, 8 determining level of testing required, 213, 215-216, 221, 224 Glossary of Remediation Technologies, 90 95 including experimental controls, 12, 14, 208-209, 248 minimizing testing costs, 11 reporting point of maximum effect, 10, 198 reporting system effectiveness in standardized terms, 10 site-specific testing needed for, 239 testing at client's site, 217-225 using standardized testing protocols, 20, 242-243, 248 Test sites, selecting, 216-227, 232-233 testing opportunities at federal facilities needed, 6-7, 65-66, 74, 77, 225, 227, 232-233 Thermal Resorption, 35-37, 43, 58, 86, 90, 9495, 105-106, 123-124, 131 Thermally enhanced NAPL recovery, 95, 106107 Thermally enhanced SVE, 95 Thermal reduction, 92, 124 TIS.
From page 292...
... See Ground water contaminants Western Governors Association, 11. See also Interstate Technology and Regulatory Cooperation (ITRC)


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