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CONTAMINANTS AND REMEDIAL OPTIONS AT SELECTED METAL-CONTAMINATED SITES
Citation:
Smith, L. CONTAMINANTS AND REMEDIAL OPTIONS AT SELECTED METAL-CONTAMINATED SITES. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/540/R-95/512 (NTIS PB95271961), 1995.
Description:
This document provides information that facilitates characterization of the site and selection of treatment technologies at metals-contaminated sites that would be capable of meeting site-specific cleanup levels. he document does not facilitate the determination of cleanup levels. his document will assist federal, state, or private site removal and remedial managers operating under Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), Resource Conversation and Recover Act (RCRA), or state regulations. his document focuses mainly on the metalloid arsenic and the metals cadmium, chromium, lead and mercury. ther metals are discussed, particularly where they have a strongly favorable or unfavorable influence on the performance of a treatment technology. ections describing contaminants at metals sites and the behavior, facts, and transport of metals in the environment are provided to assist the remedial manager in identifying the matrix and chemical species likely to be present. he section on remedial options outlines the arrangement of treatment trains to achieve performance levels. echnology performance data provided can help the remedial manager narrow options to those most likely to succeed in achieving site-specific cleanup goals. he descriptions or remedial options cover innovative and emerging technologies, as well as proven treatments. ome standard information sources on containment and water treatment technologies are indicated. hese technology areas are not covered in this document because they already have been thoroughly discussed in other documents.
